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

WEST INDIA MAIL.

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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 ap-
pears to have made but little impression upon the inha-
bitants, who appear to be too much concerned about
their own lamentable condition 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.
FREIGUT.—DoIIars from Pacific, Stc., 335,694, on
account of merchants ; gold dust, 5,075 oas. ; British
coin, 958/. ; serons of sarsaparilla, 62 ; pearls, 2 boxes,
950. ; emeralds, 8,000/. ; tierces of coffee, 78 ; barrels
yams.
odiftdtoit,t2l Isom;allpackages ; 7 barrels of
arrow-root, 50 tins ; tortoiseshell, i case ;
NEWS PROM THE ISLANDS.—Onleaving San Juan de
Nicaragua, on the -
under the government
r Larne left La Guayra
When the company's schhoeorne
"6th of March, everything was quiet
on the 7th of April, no further
everything remaining quiet
of
his
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outbreakuitisri had taken place
and peaceable
and 26th ult., the island of Fayal
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down.noth nothing
had experienced sever
since the 24thaotfeJaranauccsaarlys.;nyera
shocks of earthquake,
Toreno, from Santa Martha,
Marseilles, was wrecked on Morant Keys (east
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of March, in the morning.
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as captain and crew. .
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RAILWAY ,HARE MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, MAY 4.
STOCN EXCHANGE.—There is an active and spirited de-
mand for shares; London,
Midland, and Dover are in very
strong
head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction, 311. Shares, 6 '
di,—Ditto (late C. and B.), 121—Eastern Counties, 14
—Great Northern, 9% dis.—Great Western, 171. Shares,
dis.—Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths (late West Riding
Union), 31'4 dis.—London and North-Western, 1314,—Ditto,
Fifths, 6 p.- Ditto, 401. Shares, 9% p.—Ditto, New Quar-
ters, 21. Bs. 9d. P.—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincolnshire,Quarters, No. 1, 23,4 dis.—Midland Stock, 102 .42—Ditte.
New liaises, 5 dis.—North Staffordshire, 2% dia.—Shrews-
bury, Oswestry, and Chester, 73/4 die.—Ditto, 101. Preferauus,
2% p.—South-Eastern and Dover, 243/4 c.—Ditto, No. 4,
Thirds, 23i dis.—York, Newcastle, and Berwick (Original
N. and B.), 2914—Ditto (N. and B.) Extension, No. 2, 1 p.
-Ditto, G. N. E. Purchase -

_rcL ae, 74, p.
MANCHESTER, MAY 4.
STOCK E.xcHAmaft.—The sales are—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Boston, 2 15-16 dis.—Birkenhead, Lancashire, and
Cheshire Junction, 6% die.—East Lancashire, New, 7 dis.—
Ditto, Quarters, 4% Lancashire and Yorkshire, Fifths,
dis.—Ditto (West Riding Union), 3 15-16 dis.—London and
North-Western (Had. and Man. Railway and Canal), 6 dis.
ex int.-slanchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, Preference,
1,4 p.—Ditto (Grimsby), 501. Shares, 21 dis.—Ditto, ditto,
121. 10s. Shares, 41/‘ dis.—North British, Thirds, o,', die.—
North Staffordshire, 2% dis.—Shrewsbury and Birmingham
(A), 4 dis.—South-Eastern and Dover, 2441—Ditto, Na. 4.
3 dis.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.—We are glad
to see that the scientific 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 manufacturea—such
as bleaching, dying, calico-printing, glass-tnakiag, &c.

ASTLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Proprietor, Mr. W. Batty.
Immense hit of the Easter Spectacle. Overflowing houses to wit-
ness the celebrated Mr. Van Amburgh and his unequalled collection
of trained animals, amongst which will be leund the greatest no-
velty ever seen, a Black Tiger, the first ever known to mingle with
other animals, and has hitherto been considered untameable.
THIS EVENISa,
Will be presented a grand romantic Spectacle, written by Boyle
Barnard, Esq., expressy to introduce Mr. Van Amburgh in his
astounding performance, founded upon a passage in Eugene Sue's
celebrated novel of " The Wandering Jew," and will be produced un-
der the title of MOROK, THE BEAST TAMER. Armand Dugard,
Mr. Van Amburgh.
The Spectacle will be succeeded 143, an incomparable routine of Mr.
Batty's Scenes of the Arena, in which Signor Chiarini and Mdlle.
2dartetta Orsinago, from Italy, will have the honour of appearing.
During the recess the Theatre has been entirely re-decorated.
Box-oflice open from Eleven till Four.
Stage Manager, Mr. W. West.

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TIIE WEATIIER.—S
THERMOMETER, Lowest, 45 ; Highest, 64; /loon, 62.
BAROMETER, 30.22.—WEND N,E. fine.

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