The Sun.
London, England, 1846-06-19 00:00:00

No. 16,770. LONDON, FRI DAY E
At,

ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS, TRAFAL-
GAR-SQUARE.
The EXHIBITION of the ROYAL ACADEMY is now OPEN.
Admission (from Eight o'clock till Seven), One Shilling.
Catalogue, One Shilling.
HENRY HOWARD, RA., See.

BRITISH INSTITUTION, PALL-MALL.
The GALLER Y, with a selection of PORTRAITS ofEMINENT
PERSONS, is OPEN every Day from Ten till Six.
Admission, Is. ; Catalogue Is.
WILLIAM BARNARD, Keeper.

ladiST NIGHT DDT TWO.

W IL SON'S -SCOTTISH ENTERTAIN,
MENTS. Music Hall, Store-street.

WILLIAM LEE SPENCER'S ASSIGNMENT.
NOTICE is hereby given that WILLI4M LEE
SPENCER, of Doncaster, in the county of York, baker,
confectioner, and rag-merchant, has, by an Indenture of ASSIGN-
MENT, bearing date the 4th day of June instant, assigned all his
personal estate and effects, of what nature or kind soever, and
wheresoever the same might be, unto FRANCIS INGHAM, of Don-
caster, aforesaid, grocer, and BENJAMIN SKELTON, of Scrooby,
in the county of Nottingham, miller, upon trust, for the benefit of
the creditors of the said William Lee Spencer, who should execute
the same indenture on or before the 4th day of December, then and
now, next; and that the said Indenture was duly executed by the
said William Lee Spencer, on the said 4th day of June instant, and
such execution thereof was attested by Thomas Blackwell, mason, of
Doncaster, aforesaid, attorney-at-law, and William Parsonson, his
clerk; that the said Indenture was executed by the said Francis
Irgham, on the Bth day of the same month of June, and such execu-
tion thereof was attested by the said Thomas Blackwell Mason, and
William Parsonson, and that the same Indenture was executed by
the said Benjamin Skelton, on the 13th day of the same month of
June, and such execution thereof attested by Edward Sheardown, of
boncaster, aforesaid, attorney-at law, and Robert Andrew, his
clerk.

On MONDAY EVENING, JUNE 22, at Eight o'clock.

Mr. Wilson, in compliance with many requests, he will give his
popular Entertainment, entitled,
THE ADVENTURES OF FRINCE CHARLES,

with the Jacobite songs, illustrative of the rising in )745.

Piandorte-31r. LAND

PART I.—Welcome Royal Charlie—He's ower the hills that I lo'e
weel—Wha wadna fecht for Charlie?—This is no my ain house—Cam
ye by Athole ?—Loons, ye maun gae hame—Charlie is my darling.
PART IL—Johnnie Cope—The women are a' gane wud—Allister
3PAllister —Wae's me for Prince Charlie—There are twa bonnie
maidens —Flora M'Donald's lament.

Tickets, 2s. Reserved Seats, 2s. 6d. Private Boxes for Six, 155.,
for Eight Persons,

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION.
A New and Interesting LECTURE, by Dr. Ryan, on the
PIIENOIIENA and EEFECTZ of HEAT and COLD, at Half-past
Three daily, and on the Evenings of Mondays, Wednesdays, and
Fridays, at Nine o'c'ock. Professor Bachhoffner's LECTURES on
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY, with brilliant experiments, daily.
MACINTOSH'S REVOLVING ENGINE, COLEMAN'S PATENT
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINE for ascending and descending Inclined
Planes, FARRELL'S ARCHIMEDIAN RAILWAY, the ATMOS-
PHERIC RAILWAY, all in action. PORTRAITS of Distill
guished Men in the GOVERNMENT and ARMY of LAHORE,
magnified by the OPAQUE MICROSCOPE. The OXY-HYDROGEN
MICROSCOPE. exhibiting a fine Collection of Living Objects. A
beautiful Picture of the CHAPEL in the CONVENT of St. CA-
THERINE'S, Jerusalem, by Smith, is one of the Series of DIS-
SOLVING VIEWS just introduced.
Admission, Is.; Schools, Half-price.

And notice is hereby given that the said Indenture is left at the
office of the said Themas Blackwell Mason, in Doncaster, aforesaid,
for the inspection and signature of the creditors of the said William
Lee Spencer, and that such of them as shall not execute the same In-
denture, or signify their consent thereto, within the time aforesaid,
will be excluded all benefit arising therefrom.
All persons indebted to the said William Lee Spencer are required
to pay the amount of their respective debts to the said trustees, or at
my office, forthwith, otherwise proceedings at law will be taken for
recovery thereof. Dated this 16th day of June, 1846.

T BBy
rAeSt?r,l7;o4leitor to the Trustees.
St. George-gate, Toneas.ter,

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSUR
ANCE SOCIETY,
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Empowered by Act of Parliament.
This Institution embraces important and substantial advantages
with respect to Life Assurances and Deferred Annuities. The assured
has, on ell occasions, the power to borrow, without expense or for-
feiture of the Policy, two-thirds of the premiums paid (see Table) ;
also the option of selecting benefits, and the conversion of his in-
terests to meet other conveniences or necessity.
Assurances for terms of years are granted on the lowest possible
rates.

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THE CATHOLIC, LAW, AND GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY.
8, New Coventry-street, Leicester-square.
TRUSTEES.
The Right Hon. the Earl of Shrewsbury, Alton Towers,
Cheadle. Staffordshire.
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shire, North Britain.
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Company, and of the London Joint-Stock Bank.
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Westminster.
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National Bank of Ireland.
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AUDITORS.

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Burlington-street.
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square.

STANDING COUNSEL.
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Ireland—Sir Colman O'Loughlen, Bart., Merrion-square, Dublin.

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J. Petty Muspratt, Esq.
C. H. Turner, Esq.
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The Periodical Valuation of the Policies effected with this Com-
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when an equitable proportion of the surplus premiums will be allotted
to the holder of every such Policy issued prior to that date.
The peculiar feature in the mode of division adopted by this Com-
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surplus he has assisted to create.
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which the system of life assurance is susceptible. Insurances may
be effected on the return or non-return systems ; in either case the
assured will be guaranteed from all liability of partnership, and will
possess the most ample security arising from the large accumulations
of the Company invested in the Government thuds, aqd the unlimited
responsibility of its proprietary.
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with improvements ; and the whole now forms a complete library of
recreation and instruction, at a very trifling cost. Many of the
works are admirably adapted for juvenile readers.
London : James Rums, 17, Portman-street ; of whom may be had
(just published) a "Catalogue of Popular Illustrated Works."

This day is published,
THE LIFE of JESUS. By Professor DAVID
A FRIEDRICH STRAUSS. Translated from the Fourth Ger-
man Edition. 3 vols. Bvo. cloth, 11. 16s.
" Interprets tio, quantem quidem ejus inspicere potuerim, et accu-
rata et perspicua sit, et librum, quantum in ipsa est, popularibus
commendet.' —Dr. Strauss's Preface to this Translation.
"In regard to learning, acuteness, and sagacious conjectures, the
work resembles Nlebuhr's History of Rome.' "—American Christian
Examiner.

London : Chapman, Brothers, 121, Newgate-street.

This day is published,
InHE WORSHIP OF GENIUS, and THE
DISTINCTIVE CHARACTER or ESSENCE OF CHRIS-
11ANITY : an Essay relative to Modern Speculations, and the pre-
sent State of Opinion. By Professor C. Ullman. Translated from
the German by Lucy Sanford. The two works in 1 vol. post Bvo.
cloth, 3s. 6d.
London : Chapman, Brothers, 121, Newgate-street.

WORKS by ROBERT J. CULVERWELL, M.D. M.R.C.S. &c.
One Shilling each, by post One and Sixpence.
1.
ON SIN GL-E and MARRIED LIFE:
(An Original Medical History.)
CONTENTS:
Analysis of the Affections—Early Conventional Restraint—Mis-
direction—Marital Anticipations and Realities—Laws of Paternity—
Maternal Influence—Phenomena of Gestation—On Infelicitous and
Infertile Unions—lncongruous Alliances —Late Marriages—Love
Matches—Curiosities of Twenty-three Year? Medical Experience
&c. &c.

On CHASTITY and its INFRINGEMENTS
An Essay for 1846.)
" Of human itls and frailties I discourse,
Those taught by nature, and by art acquir'd.
Of geed; conceal'd, and disappointments keen,
Which young and gentle, the matured add sage,
The lonely and the mated—all sustain.
IR kindly spirit, herein counsel's giv'n,
How health, how hope, how happiness to gain."

THE PERFECT SUBSTITUTE for SILVER.
The high estimate formed by the public during the ten year,
WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) chemi-
cally purified material has been before it (made into every usefUl and
ornamental article usually made in silver, possessing, as it does, the
characteristic purity and durability of silver), has called into exist-
ence the deleterious compounds of " Albata Plate," " Berlin Silver,"
and other so-called substitutes ; they are at best bad imitations of
the genuine articles manufactured and sold only by him.
Fiddle Threaded King's
Table Spoons and Forks, full size per Pattern. Pattern. Pattern.
dozen .... • • ......... 12s. Od. 28s. Od. 30s. Od.
r

Dessert ditto and ditto, ditto
Tea ditto and ditto, ditto ...... Os. Od. lls. Od. 128. ea.
Gravy ditto .• ..•..... 38. Od. 6s. Od. 7s. Od.

NICKEL ELECTRO-PLATED.--The REAL NICKEL
introduced and made only by WILLIAM S. BURTON (late RIPPON
and BURTON'S), when plated by the patent process of Messrs. El-
cington and Co., is beyond all comparison the very best article, next
sterling silver, that can be employed as such either usefully or orna-
mentally. In the lengthened and increasing popularity of the ma
erial itself, and the high character of the method of plating, the
public have a guarantee that the articles sold by W. S. Burton (and
by him only) are, as it regards wear, immeasurably superior to what
can be supplied at any other house, while by no possible test can
they be distinguished from real silver.

Fiddle. Thread. King's.
-
Tea Spoons, per dozen ....••• • . . • • • • 18s. • . 325. .. 38s.
Dessert Forks „
Dessert Spoons „ .• •••••• • • • • .. 30s. .. 525. .. 625.
Table Forks ~ .•
Table Spoons . ••••• • • • .. 40s .: 725. .. 80s.

Tea and coffee sets, waiters, candlesticks, kc., aTp.ropo
prices. All kinds of re-plating done by the patent process. Detailed
catalogues, with engravings, as well as of every Ironmongery article
sent (per post) tree.
WILLIAM S. BURTON'S (late RIPPON and BURTON'S) stock
of general Furnishing Ironmongery is literally the largest in the
:world, and as no language can be employed to give a correct idea of
its variety and extent, purchasers are invited to call and inspect it.-
39, Oxford-street (corner of Newman-street.) Established in Wells-
street. 1820.

WE ARE MONARCHS OF ALL IN THE
TRADE ; or, COWPER IMITATED.
We are monarchs of all in the trade,
Our right there is done to dispute ;
And the reader will own what we've said
As soon as he 1,,0ks at a suit.
Not a house in the kingdom or out
Such marks of approval has won;
And that's why we hear such a shout
In favour of MOSES and SON.
Oh, Fashion ! what charming attire
,ty MOSES and SON is design'd !
We feel we're constrain'd to admire,
The dress is so much to our mind.

Such, such is the language of these
Who patronise MOSES and SON,
And plainly the compliment shows
What the two noted tailors have done.
A New Work, entitled " Past, Present, and Future," with full
directions for self-measurement, may be bad en application, or
forwarded, " Post Free."

LIST OF PRICES.
READY MADE.

S' E. d.
Tweed Tagliold •••• • • • ••• • • ................from 0 7 6
Chesterfield and Codrington Taglionts ....
Coats in every description and make, including
Summer
.... • • from 0 2 3
the registered Coat .... —• • ...................... 1 2 0
..... 0 2 3
Splendid lidless variety
•• • .... 0 4 6
and Persian ditto, in e
Cashmere Blousesinpaetstreerryn mstiatatemriearl •
~.r.e.5.t;...........
~.......
. ..... • • • 0 6 0
............ 0 4 6
0 9 6
Black and Fancy Satin,
Dress Coats.. ••••• • • • • ******** ••••• • • • I 3 0
Brlatiii.ccky, Idirt.t ditto s.
e r.
. 5.
** ........ :::::::::: : : : : : : .. . *
Frock ditt0..
MADE TO MEASURE.
Coats, of every material adapted for the season, in any
Quilting Vests, 6s. 6d. each, or three f0r.............. 0 19 0
saNt-ialri
,ide;:oihfis,itaiynleanacvndcdfrLasch:on.,..t.o.o.r,d.e.r............ .. .. from 0 16 0
cpasittoh7ez:ll:tostori, in variety of pattern •••• • • • • ••• °8 6
Cashmere ditto • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Ditto
Single-milled and '****—.- o 8 0
dit Albert Victoria ditto •• • ••
• •
• • •
• • •
•"• • ' 0 14 6
Spring prow,
Best Black Dress
Trousers, ditto .............. ••.. •. 0 13 6
In every pattern. .... •• •• ........ 0 10 6
0 19 0
Ditto, best manufactured • ••
•••••••'••••• • • • • •• • • • • 1 12 0
Mourning, to any eaten.; , .a.t. flue minutes n: 0: t:i:es,::.
Frock Coats .......... •• • • •
Ditto, best manufactured • : ****** • ••••••• • • • • • . prom 1 15 0
32 135
00
rdaosdnro, V not approved of,
Any article purchased or made to
wiollbsbeerviienfEed.iamteolyseEtchanandged,
SON,or tTheanor..ey% returnee,
. regret to be
ers, Clothiers, Outfitters, and general Warehousemen,
bliged to guard the public against imposition, brZlin
hat the untradesmanlike falsehood of ' being coamivine g learned
hem," or it's- the same concern, has teen resorted to inenated many in-
stances, and for obvious reasons, they have no connexioann-with.
any other house in or out of London.
And those who desire genuine Cheap Clothing should, to prevent
disappointment, call at or send to the Minories, and Aldgate, City,
London.
E. MOSES and SON. Tailors, Woollen Drapers, Hatters, Hosiers,
and Outfitters, Nos. 154, 155, 156, 157, Afinories, and 83, 84, 85,
and 86, Aldgate, City, London.
NOTIOE.—The entrance to the Bespoke Department is at 84.
Aldgate.
No bus'ness transacted at this Establishment from sunset on
Friday evening till sunset ea Saturday outing, when it is resumed
w tifigTO 014.044

WHAT to EAT, DRINK, and AVOID ;
With Diet Tables for all Complaints.
Contents :—How to ensure perfect digestion, tranquil feelings, a
good night's rest, a clear head, and a contented mind. By an ob-
servance of the Instructions herein contained, the feeble, the ner-
vously delicate, even to the most shattered constitution, may acquire
the greatest amount of physical happiness, and reach in health the
full period of life allotted to man.

" How we should live—what eat, what drink, what shun,
To reach in health full threescore years and ten."

These interesting little volumes, although bearing upon subjects of
very delicate import, as their titles imply, will be found of immea-
surable and general utility, for they tell of matters every living crea-
,ture able to understani ought to know, but which information in
these enlightened times, except that quality promulgated through
questionable channels, is at a very terrible discount.
In the exposition hereby offered of the till now hidden truths of
ngture, of human disappointments and their ways of relief, it is not
attended that every reader shall become his or her own physician
any more than their own lawyer, but it is insisted upon that we
should know the simple principles of our owu organization, the laws
whereby our existence and the issue thereof in their several healthy
states depend, the duties that are expected of us in our individual
capacities in the family circle, and the terms on which the health and
happiness of the present and future race of mankind have to rely.
By such knowledge, and which is herein faithfully imparted,
health will be found to be in our own keeping, and happiness
within the attainment of all ; by the availment hereof in fulfilling
our duty to ourselves, we secure the like advantages on our offspring
to follow, and finally by the cultivation of our faculties, which is in-
consistent with degenerate health, the mind as well as the body may
be exalted to the summit of perfection, as best becomes the highest
of God's creations.

The author's justification for this seeming eulogy of his own writ-
ings, and the avowal of their integrity of purpose, must be measured
by their perusal—hls accredited qualifications guarantee that the
topics broached involve his legitimate study and pursuit.
To be had of Sherwood, 23, Paternoster-row; Carvalho, 147,
Fleet-street; Hannay, 63, Oxford. street'; Mann, 39, Cornhill ; or
direct from the Author, 21, Arundel-street, Strand, who may be ad-
vised personally on these matters daily till Three, and in the Evec-
ngs from Seven till Nine.

The Third Edition, just published, price 55.,
APRACTICAL TREATISE on STRICTURE
of the URETHRA ; its Causes, Varieties, and Cure ; by AN
IMPROVED METHOD of TREATMENT, of such efficacy, that
by its adoption Urethral Contractions that had resisted for periods
varying from ten to twenty years, all the ordinary means of cure,
have been in a few weeks completely and permanently removed.
The mode of cure is illustrated by numerous cases, showing every
peculiarity incidental to each variety of stricture to which the
Urethra is liable, and the modifications in the treatment consequent
thereon.

BRITISH AND ~ FOREIGN INSTITUTE.
The LAST THREE MEETINGS for the present season
will be as follows :
MONDAY, June 22, at One o'clock, to complete the arrangements
for opening the Club.
FRIDAY, June 26, at Nl4te o'clock, Mr. Buckingham's Description of
Switzerland.
THURSDAY, July 2, at Nine o'clock, Concluding Musical Soirée, and
Address on the Close of the Third Session.

FREEHOLD ESTATES AND OTHER PROPERTY TO BE SOLD.
TO BE SOLD in LOTS, pursuant to an ORDER
of the HIGH COURT of CHANCERY made in a certain
cause of HAMILTON against Viscount LISMORE, with the appro-
bation of SAMUEL DUCKWORTH, Esq., one of the Masters of the
said Court, at the Gray's Inn Coffee House, Holborn, in the month of
June neat. -

A FREEHOLD ESTATE, consisting of 27 acres of Building
Ground, known as the GOSPEL-OAK FIELD and FIVE-ACRE
FIELD. situate between Kentish Town and Hampstead, and adjoin-
ing the land of the Earl of Mansfleld and the laud recently sold by
Lord Southampton.

Also, a RENT CHARGE in perpetuity of 100!. per annum, from
the CHAPEL and BURIAL GROUND of the parish of ST. JAMES,
WESTMINSTER, situate in the Hampstead-road.
Also, a PLOT of GROUND in the HAMPSTEAD ROAD, con-
taining the Reservoir and Premises of the New River Company, and
now on lease to the said Company, for an unexpired term of 946
years, at a clear rent of 200/, per annum.
Particulars and conditions of sale may shortly be had at the said
Master's Chambers, Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane ; of
Messrs. Walker, Grant, and Co., solicitors, 13, King's Toad, Gray's
Inn; and Messrs. Lightfoot, Robson, and Lightfoot, solicitors, 26,
Castle-street, Leicester-square.
WALKER, GRANT, AND COMPANY,
King's-road, Gray's Inn.
THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON THURSDAYNTGHT:--- The Forth, Royal
Mail steam-ship, Chapman, arriva this evening, at
six o'clock, with the usual fortnightly mail. She has rad an
exceedingly rapid passage, and has arrived full a couple of
days before she was expected.
The Forth brings the large number of 131 passengers,
amongst whom are his Excellency the Earl of Elgin,
daughter, sister, Lady Charlotte Bruce, and suite. His Lord-
ship is looking uncommonly well.
The latest dates brought by the Forth are, St. Jago de
Cuba, May 19 ; Demerara, May 19 ; Trinidad, 21; Jamaica,
24; Barbadoes, 24; Grenada, 25; St. Thomas's, 30; and
Faval, June 12.
On frieght are 832 ounces of gold-dust, 8 serons of bark,
80 bales of sarsaparilla, 50 tierces of coffee, 46 barrels of
ditto, a quantity of ginger, 1,260 dollars, and sundry packages
of succades, tamarinds, &c.
The, Forth passed the Medway, outward bound, this morn-
ing at seven o'clock, between Portland and the Lizard.
The news brought by the Forth is of no great moment,
excepting that the drought still continued in the Island of
Jamaica to an alarming extent. Some slight showers had
fallen in one or two parishes, which merely had the effect
of refreshing the parched-up ground for awhile ;in St.
David's, in particular, the weather has been extremely dry
and hot ; in Kingston, the thermometer, in the shade, has
been as high as 96.
Since the last advices some of the islands have been
blessed with rain, but not to any great extent. The'long
drought has wrought so unfavourably upon the crops, that
in almost, if not quite, every island, they will fall off con-
siderably.
The Avon royal mail steam-ship was at St. Thomas's
when the Forth left ; the Clyde was at Jamaica ; the
Glasgow on her usual station ; the Trent en route from
Jamaica to Bermuda, Havannah, &c. ; and the Teviot in the
Spanish main.

The following is a list of the passengers :
His Excellency Earl Elgin, Governor of Jamaica, Lady
Elma (daughter), Lady Charlotte Bruce and servants, Lieu-
tenant-Colonel Arbuckle, R.A., Captain Burrows, R.A:, Mr.
Scott. R.N., Mr. W. Titley and lady, Mr. Lawrence Miss
Lewis, and Miss Martin, and nurse, Hon. E. Thompson, and
servant, Mr. and Mrs. Gibson and child, Mr. Shaw andlady,
Mr. W. Hart, Mr. Jonas Hart, Mr. Bourke, Mr. and Miss
Ashby, and Mr. Ashby, jun., Mrs. Levy and Mr. Levy, jun.,
Mr. Sampson, Mr. M'Ken, Master Malone, Mrs. Farrell,
twelve non-commissioned officers, 38th Regiment, three non-
commissioned officers, one gunner and driver, R.A., and four
invalid seamen, from Jamaica; Colonel Plasaola, lady, chil-
dren, and two servants, Mrs, Courennan, two children and
son, Mr. Narino, and servant, from Santiago de Cuba; Mrs.
Van Waterschoodt, two children, two servants, Rev. Mr.
Fhion, Mr. Irving, from Demerara; Mr. Ramsey, lady, three
children, one servant, Mr. and Mrs. Wynne, Mr. Caldwell,
Mr. Pinto, Dr. Barrow, Assistant-Surgeon, and Lieutenant
Chalton, Royals; Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Guisappe, Mr. Dickenson,
and Mr. Fasces, Hampland, and T. M'Donough, privates,
Royals,. from Trinidad; Mr., Mrs., and Master Briggs, Miss
Jackman and servant, Mr. Milner (manager of the Colonial
Bank in the West Indies), Mr. Packer, Mr. Innis, Mr.
Claremonte, and Mr. Drummond, from Barbadoes; Mr. and
Mrs. Gray and three children from Grenada; Lieutenant
L. Paget, Royal Artillery Horse, from St. Vincent; Lieut.-
Colonels Hort and Archer, from St. Lucia ; Mr. Dieudoune,
lady, governess, four children, and two servants, from Mar-
tinique; Mr. Perez, Mr. Paris, Mr. De Larozire, and Mrs.,
Eydoux, from Martinique ; Count Coetlogon, Mr. Ramand.
and Mr. Farratt, from Guadaloupe ; Mr. Reynolds, from
Porto Rico • Rev. Mr. Weymouth and child, from Montserrat;
Mr. Costa, St. Thomas's.

(From the Jamaica Times, May 25.)
We cannot better commence our present summary than
by directing attention to a report which, strange to say, ob-
tained almost universal currency among the press of the
mother country previous to the sailing of the last packet ;
namely, that the weather in the West Indies had been
generally favourable, and that the crops in Jamaica
and elsewhere " had a most favourable aspect." How
nob m erroneous impression could nave originated, --wo
are totally at a loss to conceive; for we are not aware
that there is a single colony in the West Indies
which answers to the above description. But even sup-
posing that some isolated instance could be found, and that
some equally isolated ignoramus connected with some English
journal had leaped to the mistaken conclusion, it says little
for the industry of our editorial brethren in general, that
instead of examining for themselves the contents of
the various West India papers, they, with only one exception
that we have been able to discover, were content with copy-
ing from each other, and thus permitted an error, unfortu-
nately for us, of the greatest magnitude, to go the round of
the whole British press. The exception, we must in justice
state, is the Colonial Gazette, which, as usual, had taken the
trouble to judge for itself and consequently presented a pic-
ture of distress from theunparalleled drought with which we
have been visited, diametrically opposite to the report so
inexcusably circulated by its contemporaries. In Barbadoes,
in consequence of the late long-continued drought, the crop
will fall off at least one-fifth. In Trinidad, from ,a similar
cause, both the sugar and cocoa crop have suffered materially.
In British Guiana, the loss of stock and destruction of pro-
duce, from a drought of nearly eight months' duration, are
stated to be deplorable in the extreme. In Tobago, the
House of Assembly, in reply to, the expressed hope of the
Lieutenant-Governor that the present crop may prove at
least an average one, distinctly tell him that they have no
such
faywouitrhabpledeetilxiparecstaevtieornit,ybut on the contrary are assured
that "the year 1846 will long be remembered as having
pressed
&c., similar tales of distress are told : and lastly, in
Jamaica, where little or no rain has fallen during the last
ovninc the
entc,ulptiovmatiniorsca of
Grenada,the sta-
ples "in that island. In St.
nine months, the crop will unquestionably
_fall off at least
one-fourth, so that altogether if the West Indies ship
2,250,000 cwts., instead of the 2,850,000 cwts., which they
exported last year, it will be as much as can be expected
under the circumstances, and certainly offers a striking con-
trast to the " favourable aspect " alleged to be borne by the
West Indies in the report above referred to.
Having given the gloomy side of the picture, it is now,
however, our more pleasing duty to state, that the weather
generally has taken a change for the better; although no
extent of rain which has yet fallen is at all calculated to
supply the present wants of the country, far less to provide
for the future, by any accumulation either in our ponds, or
streams.

As a natural consequence of the deficiency in our crops,
and the comparative cessation of cultivation during the last
few months, money is unusually scarce, and trade pro-
portionately depressed in all its branches. Indeed, beyond
the mere necessities in food and clothing, little or nothing
has been doing for some time ; and even in these respects
the legitimate merchant has had his operations very much
encroached upon by the number of petty importers which
have lately sprung sip; while many of those who were for-
merly only retailers, are now dabbling in the wholesale line;
and thus articles of merchandise, which formerly only re-
quired to go through first and second hands before they
reached the consumer, are now bandied from party to party,
each transaction creating so much negotiable paper; so that
in fact every hundred pounds' worth of property actually
brought into the country, becomes the basis of a creation
of paper money to at least four or five times that amount.
In the hope of curing this evil in part, as well as no doubt
protecting themselves, the banks have latterly restricted
their discounts very considerably; although it is urged
against them, and we fear not without cause, that they have
been somewhat injudicious in their proceedings on this score,
and have made the system almost a general one, to the
serious inconvenience of the public at large, instead of merely
applying the screw where the circumstances pointed out t hat
it was absolutely called for. There is no doubt, however,
that in the end, a considerable portion of the community
will be benefited .by the measure ; while all that is required,
to restore confidence and credit generally would be the
prospect of a better crop next year—the preparatory culti-
vation for which would soon set a sufficiency of money
afloat. This, however, as we have elsewhere observed, alone
depends upon the weather. Let Providence be only bountiful
in this respect, and we have, comparatively speaking, little
else to fear.
The departure of his Excellency the Earl of Elgin from
our shores—although only for a time—suggests some consi-
deration of the character his Lordship's government for
the four years during which he has now resided in this
island. Coming after so universal a favourate, and so expe-
rienced a tactician as Sir Charles Metcalfe, it certainly
required no common qualities of mind or powers of go-
verning to have maintained even a respectable footing in
public opinion ; but we are sure we only do Lord Elgin
justice, and only echo public opinion, when we say, that
his Lordship, in the discharge of his many and onerous
duties as her Majesty's representative in this island, has
established a reputation for himself essentially peculiar to
himself—the full merits of which are not to be developed
in a day, any more than the public advantages upon which
it is founded, will cease with his Lordship's surrender of the
seals of office.

During his Excellency's absence he will no doubt have
an opportunity of seeing and conversing with many in the
mother codntry deeply interested in the prosperity, as well as
occupied in the external government of the affairs of this and
our sister colonies, and we are sure that when he returns to
us—as return, he will, we hope--it will not be the least
among the many obligations which he has conferred upon us,
that, although absent,:he still watched over our interests.
May the passage be propitious to his Lordship and his illus-
trious family ; and may health and happiness attend them—
the noble creoe not the least in importance, in our estima-
tion—in whatever climes it may be their future lot to be
cast !

This day the inauguration of Major General Berkely has
been appointed to take place.

THE JAMAICA RAILWAY.
(From the Jamaica Dispatch, May 23. )
This railway has been now in operation for six months,
arrvoaduraobnleitrms, the passenger
te
and it will be a source of happiness to the directors and
others interested in it in England to know that not a single
dt of
Of its prosperity
alsoc i w
traffic being quite equal to previous returns, whilst the mer-
chandise traffic has been mere than trebled within the last
we
can peak
in
n the
eams
oosctc
fu
quarter. •