The Sun.
London, England, 1848-05-05 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY MORNING.—The Forth steam-
ship of the Royal Mail Company, Captain Sturdee, was
announced at half past one this morning by the dis-
charge of the usual guns. She has had a fair passage
home, and brings a considerable freight, and a large
number of passengers. She brings dates from Jamaica
to the 7th ult.; but there is no news of importance.
The papers which have come to hand are full of com-
plaints as usual of the distressed state of the island. The
information of the French Revolution was received at
Jamaica by the Company's steamer Severn, but it tip•
pears to have made but little impression upon the inha-
bitants, who appear to be too much concerned about
their own lamentable conditicm to be alive to what is
passing in other countries.
Considerable dullness and depression prevailed in all
the islands ; but in Jamaica, in particular, matters were
anything but satisfactory.
Commodore Bennett had arrived, and had hoisted his
pendant on board the flag-ship Imaum.
FREIGHT.—DoIIars from Pacific, &c., 335,694, on
account of tnerchatits ; gold dust, 5,075 ozs. ; British
coin, 9581. ; serons of sarsaparilla, 62 ; pearls, 2 boxes,
9501. ; emeralds, 8,0001. ; tierces of coffee, 78 ; barrels
of ditto, 10; arrow-root, 50 tins ; tortoiseshell, 1 case ;
ditto, 28 small packages ; 7 barrels of yams.
NEWS FROM THE ISLANDS.--On leaving San Juan de
Nicaragua, on the 26th of March, everything was quiet
under the government of his Mosquitian Majesty.
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bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 734 dis.—Ditto, 10/. Preference,
2% p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2134 c.—Ditto, No. 4,
New Ha6lypels
Thirds, 2J4 dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Original
N. and B.), 2914—Ditto (N. and B.) Extension, No. 2, 1 p.
—Ditto, G. N. E. Purchase, 34 p.
Quarters,Fifths, 28
MANCHESTER, MA/ 4.
Srocii EXCIIANGt.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
h ini, and Boston, 2 15 -16 dis.—Eirkenheao, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, fryB dis.—East Lancashire, New, 7 dis.—
Ditto, Quarters, 4.e—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths, N 3
North-Western (Hud. and Man. Railway and Canal), 6 dis.
di''.—Ditto ( We:it 'titling Union), 3 15-16 dis.—London and .
ex. int.—Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Prefereneiti
'A, p.—Ditto (Grimsby), Zi a Shares, 21 dis.—Ditto, dim, ,
121. 10s. Shares, 41/i dial.—North British, Thirds, I:V4 dis.—
North Staff“rdshire, 2% dis.—Shrewsbury and BirminghaM
(A)• 4 dii. —Soul h. Eustmi and Dover, 'if I,,—Ditto, Nu. 4,
3 dis.

ROYAL POLY TECHNIC INSTITUTION.—We are glad
to see that the scientitic department of this institution is
likely to be conducted with its wonted vigour, and that
the taste of the public for popular scientific lectures has
not one whit abated. The lectures of Doctor Ryan and
Professor Bachhoffner on chemistry and galvanism are
daily attended by crowded audiences. Doctor Ryan
lectures on the chemistry of domestic life are still going
on; the subject this week will be the connexion between
chemical science and the arts and manufactures—such
as bleaching, dying, calico•prioting, glaas.makin, &c,