The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

were made in the resolution, when it was put and car-
ried unanimously iu the following form, namely—
" That with the view of affording a further opportu-
nity of any explanation or statement to be given by the
directors at a further adjourned meeting, and for ena-
bling them to take measures to lay the Bill now before
Parliament before the shareholders, and which adjourn-
ment this meeting desires to make for those purposes,
this meeting be adjourned toWednesday, the 30th of June,
instant, at Dee's Royal Hotel, in Birmingham, at half-
past two o'clock in the afternoon, when the considera-
tion of all and singular the matters mentioned and re-
ferred to in the requisition of the shareholders of the
29th April last shall be resumed if necessary."
The meeting was then declared adjourned till Wed-
nesday, June 30.

WEST INDIA MAILS.'

SOUTTIAIIPTON, MONDAY MORNING,

The royal mail steam-packet Trent, E. T. Sturdee,
Commander, Lieutenant Densten, R.N., Admiralty
agent, arrived at Southampton shortly before twelve
o'clock last night, after a very quick passage of 19 days
from St. Thomas, experiencing fine weather throughout.
Shc was detained a day and a half at St. Thomas for
coals, or her arrival would have been one of the earliest
on record. She brings 65 cabin passengers, 60 tons of
coffee from Jamaica, in 70 tierces, 51 half tierces, and
200 barrels; 70 bales of sarsaparilla, 35 casks of ginger,
and 1,000 ounces of gold. Her mails are of the follow-
ing dates:—St. Jago de Cuba, May 25; Jamaica, 24th;
Jacmel, 27th; Puerto Rico, 30th; Demerara, 18th; To-
bago, 19th; Trinidad, 19th; Barbadoes, 24th; Granada,
25th; St. Vincent, 25th; St. Lucia, v2sth ; Martinique,
26th; Dominique, 26th; Guadaloupe, 27th; Antigup.,
28th; Montserrat, 27th; Nevis, 27th; St. Kitt's, 27th;
Tortola, 2iiith; St. Thomas, June 1; Fayal, 14th.
The Royal mail steam-packet Forth will bring the
next mail.

By this arrival we learn that the Royal mail steam-
packet Reindeer was at Grenada; the Forth, on the
Spanish Main, left Jamaica on the 16th of May; the
Medway, in the Gulf of Mexico; the Conway, at De-
merara, left Barbadoes on the 9th of May; the Avon, at
Jamaica, left Grenada the 11th of May.

Her Majesty's ship Thetis, Captain Codrington, left
Fayal for St. Michael's on the 14th of June.
The Thetis was at Madeira on the arrival of the Royal
mail steam packet Thames the 9th of June, from Eng-
land: all well. _ _

Two schooners belonging to Nassau had been " fish-
ing" up articles belonging to the wreck of the Tweed
steam-ship, and, amongst other articles, had succeeded
in recovering three hundred bottles of quicksilver, of
which there was, it will be recollected, a large quan-
tity on board at the time this unfortunate ship was
wrecked.

Accounts had reached the Trent relative to the move-
ment of the Americans towards the city of Mexico. It
appears they had taken Perote, distant about one hun-
dred and thirty-five miles from the city. Santa Anna,
in the recent battle of Cerro Gorda, had a narrow
escape. His carriage, in which was his service of plate
and a large quantity of dollars, fell into the enemy's
hands.

It was reported that he had received positive instruc-
tions from the Mexican Congress to destroy the city of
Mexico by fire, rather than allow it to be captured by the
Americans.

The Trent boarded the Brothers, of St. Andrew's,
N. 8., with timber, dismasted, water-logged, and de-
serted by the crew. She was in lat, 42 30 N., and long.
10 34 W.

THE WEATHER.—The whole island has been blessed
with refreshing rains. At Trelawny there has been fine
showers, accompanied by thunder and lightning. These
(the Cornwall Courier says) at the time cooled the sultry
air, which has been very oppressive of late, and re-
lieved the town from the clouds of dust that in windy
weather nearly blinded the inhabitants. The country,
too, will benefit by it, and it is to be hoped the planters
will not soon again experience such drought as they did
last year. The crops generally throughout the parish
are abundant, we learn, and the produce good. We
never remember to have seen the pimento trees more
full of blossom than they are now.
The subscription in behalf of the Irish and Scotch
relief fund was still progressing.

JAMAICA MARKETS.
(From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencer.)
The business during the past fortnight was confined
solely to transactions for immediate use. Our market,
therefore, continues to wear the same appearance of in-
activity and dulness by which it was characterised at the
period of our last issue.

The arrivals have been exceedingly light, and supplies
are diminishing under the purchases for present con-
sumption; but we do not notice the slightest speculative
demand. We have no improvement to report in the state
of the money market.
EZCHANGES ON LoNnox.—Bank Bills, 30 days, 1 ;
60 days, 1 12; and 90 days, 2 per cent. discount. On
New York—Merchants' Bills, 60 days, 5 per cent.
premium.

This being the Queen's birth-dzy, no business will be
:ransacted at the banks and other public offices.

BRAZIL.

The following is a translation of the speech of his
Majesty the Emperor of Brazil on opening the Legisla-
tive Chambers on the 3d of May;—
"Most Honourable and Worthy Representatives
of the Nation,

" The period of our re-assembling, so grateful to the
country, renews the sentiment in my bosom of the lively
satisfaction I always experience when I find myself in
the midst of the national representatives.
" Having determined, as I have announced to you, to
visit the provinces of the empire, I proceeded this year
to the northern part of that of Rio de Janeiro, where I
witnessed with pleasure the progressive improvement in
various branches of its industry; and I was highly gra-
tified by the proofs of attachment to my Imperial person
and adhesion to the constitution of the empire, mani-
fested by the inhabitants.
" I congratulate myself and you on the tranquillity
which so happily prevails throughout the provinces.
"In those of Ceara and Rio Grande del Norte, I re-
gret that the drought has not yet entirely disappeared,
but my Government continues to supply them with
necessaries in order to lessen the evils of this visitation.

" I have endeavoured to maintain amicable relations
and a good understanding with all the Governments in
the old and new world.

" The struggle between the republics of La Plata still
continues. The longer it is protracted the more ardent.
are my wishes to see It terminated. Humanity and the
interests of Brazil, so especially and deeply prejudiced
by its proximity to the seat of war, require it.
" The correspondence with the Legation of the United
States, relative to an occurrence which took place last
year, will be laid before you, occasioned by three seamen
and a lieutenant belonging to the navy of that nation
having been imprisoned. 1 am sorry this negotiation has
not yet been brought to a conclusion, but you may rely
on its being concluded in a manner consistent with the
national dignity.

..
The necessity becomes every day more urgent for
taking measures to improve our judicial institutions, co-
lonisation, commerce, the recruiting of the army, and
organisation of the National Guard ; I therefore direct
your attention to every one of these important objects,
which require your utmost zeal and care.

" It is flighty-gratifying for me to be able to assure you
that the revenue of the state is already adequate to the
ordinary expenditure, and I expect, from the measures
adopted by ray Government, that a surplus will shortly,
accrue, by means of which the national debt may be pro-
gressiively reduced.
" From the reports of my Ministers and Secretaries of
State you will be made acquainted with the affairs of their
respective departments.
" Most Worthy and Honourable Representatives of the
Nation, hitherto you have have been actuated by a com-
mon desire to contribute efficiently to the glory and pro-
sperity of the empire, and by a general wish to join in
the efforts of my Government in promoting so patriotic
an undertaking. I expect you will continue to be actu-
ated by the same motives.
" The session is opened."