The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-23 00:00:00

WEST INDIA and PACIFIC MAILS

ARRIVAL OF THE SEVERN.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—The royal mail
steam-ship Severn, Captain H. Vincent, arrived here
this evening, bringing the usual British and foreign
West India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Heathcoat,
R.N., Admiralty agent. Her latest dates are as follow:
—Greytown Mosquito, April 19; Chagres, 25; Cartha.
gena, 27; Santa Martha, 13; Havannah, 23; Belize,
Honduras, 20; Kingston, Jamaica, 28; Jacmel,
113; San Juan, Porto Rico, May 2; Georgetown, Deme-
rara, April 27; Port of Spain, Trinidad, 29; Grenada,
April 29; Curacoa, 29; Barbadoes, 26; St. Vincent, 29;
St. Lucia, 29; Martinique, May 1; Guadeloupe, 1; Do-
minica, 1: Antigua, 2; Montserrat, 2; Nevis, 2; St.
Kitts, 3; Tortola, 3; St. Thomas's, 4.

The Severn also brings mails of the dates subjoined,
received at Panama by the Pacific Steam Navigation
Company's ship New Granada, which vessel landed
treasure valu3 616,359 dolls., for transmission to Eng-
land, vid Valparaiso:—Chili March 26; Coquimbo, 27;
fluasco, 28; Copiapo, 28; dobija, Bolivia, 30; Iquique,
Peru, 31; Arica, ditto, April 1; Islay, 2; Bisco, 4;
Lime, 8; Callao, 9; Payta, 12; Guayaquil, Ecuador, 14;
Buenaventura, New Granada, 17; Panama, 23.
The Severna was delayed nearly two days at St. Tho-
mas's, waiting for the Windward Island snails. She
brings 135 passengers, and the following on freight, viz.,
specie and bullion on merchants' account, value 717,890
dolls.; gold dust, weight 974 oz.; gold, value 311,494
dolls.; also platina, weight 17,660 oz.; British coin, value
2201. The total value in specie and platina being 1,264,384
dolls., or, say 253,0001. sterling. The freight list also
comprises 234 serons indigo, 175 cases cigars, 167 bales
tobacco, 25 casks coffee, 37 bales sarsaparilla, two boxes
Vanilla, 14 cases anocades, 31 cases plants, 13 barrels
arrowroot, and 95 packages sundries.

We have our customary advices from Jamaica, extend-
ing to the 28th of April. The mail which left South-
ampton in the Dee on the 2d of April reached Kingston
in the Trent on the 26th. The voyage to St. Thomas
was prolonged by strong head winds. The Assembly
was still sitting, and were not likely to leave their
labours for some time. Much delay had taken place in
their business. Several of the country members were
absent, their attendance on their estates being necessary.
No measures of importance had emanated from them
except the Bill authorising the negotiation of a loan to
meet the island debt. Messrs. William Smith and Ed-
ward Lucas, it is said, are appointed the Commissioners
to attend to the matter in England.
The astounding revelations made by Mr. Walter
Knaggs in reference to the Receiver-General's office and
the general mismanagement of the Treasury department,
were engrossing public attention.

Mr. Daniel 'Cilia, senior Member of Assembly for the
garish of St. Mary, has been appointed Custos of that

His Excellency the Governor had called to the Coun-
il the Member of Assembly, Mr. Edward Jordan, se-
lior Member for Kingstown, and Mr. Henry Westmore
and, the junior Member for Metcalf. The last named
genticman, it is said, has declined the honour. Mr.
Jordan would no doubt accept, thus creating a vacancy
in the representation of Kingston.
An election for a Member of Assembly, for the pa•
rish of St. Andrew, in the room of Mr. Macpherson, who
was convicted of forgery, and consequently expelled from
i.he House, took place on the day of the packet's tkpar-
ure. The poll would not be closed until four o'clock,
but up to twelve, when the latest return reached King-
ston, it was reported that Mr. S. W. Mais, Conservative,
was 27 a head of Mr. John Numes, Kingston-house.
Mr. Numes has been rejected in five different pa-
rishes; but it is expected, notwithstanding the stated
majority in favour of Mr. Mais at the House, that Mr.
Numes would be elected.

The weather in almost every part of the island had be-
come very warm—rain much wanted. The cholera still
lingered in the north side.
Our advices from the Flavannah state the fact of a
man having been arrested charged with having tried to
secure the service of a pilot fur an American alleged or
projected expedition. There was not much excitement
in Havannah in relation to the rumours about an ex-
pected invasion; but more apprehension was felt on the
south side of.the island, and business was injured to some
extent.

The mercantile advices have to some extent been anti-
cipated. Exchange was a little relieved by the arrivals of
Specie, and was quoted on London 7 to 71 per cent. pre-
nium ; Paris 4to 5 discount. New York and Boston 5
discount. There was very little tobacco left of the old
crop, and the new was not yet brought to market in
any quantity.
From Trinidad we learn that the weather was fearful
and the crop was going on fairly. A ship bad arrived
with 176 Coolie labourers. In the St. Vincent the
weather was dry, and the sugar works throughouitie
island were very active. The excess of the present over
last year's crop will be considerable.
Our advices from Demerara have miscarried by the
present mail. Advices from Hayti state that the re-
bellion of Prince Dotes had been easily suppressed by
the energetic measures of Government. He appeared
to have entirely failed to excite the country people to
take up arms in his cause. He had fled to the
woods. The great and exorbitant topic was the col-
lective notes presented to the Emperor by the Plenipo-
tentiaries of France, England, and the United States,
demanding an acknowledgment of the Dominican
Republic or a cessation of hostilities for ten years.
The Emperor having refused these conditions, the Ame-
rican and French representatives prepared to embark,
and were expected at Jacmel on their way to St. Do-
mingo and New York. The Haytiens, loth to believe
that England or France would consent to jeopardise
their commerce for the sake of the United States, which
would alone reap a rich harvest from their long cherished
design of obtaining a footing on the island—the Bay of
Samana, with its surrounding lands for a colony, was
promised to the United States by the Dominicans, in
case its representative succeeded in obtaining an ac-
knowledgment of their independence. In all other re-
spects the country was tranquil, and more produce had
been exported to England and the continent in 1850 and
the first quarter of 1851 than during the three previous
years. Importations had also increased in proportion.

[ ADvEnTisEmENT].—THE GREAT EXIIIBITION.--.
A valuable, newly-invented, very small powerful waistcoat
pocket glass, only the size of a walnut, to discern minute ob-
jects at a distance of from four to five miles, which is found to
be invaluable at the Exhibition, and to Sportsmen, Gentlemen,
and Gamekeepers. To be had at 39, Albemarle-street,
Piccadilly, opposite the York-hotel. Opera and Race-course
glasses with wonderful powers—a small object can be clearly
seen from ten to twelve miles distant. Telescopes—a new and
most important invention in Telescopes, possessing such extra-
ordinary powers, that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece,
will show distinctly, Jupiter's Moons, Saturn's Ring, and the
Double Stars. They supersede every, other kind, and are of
all sizes, for the waistcoat pocket, shooting, military, and sea
purposes. Messrs. S. and B. SoLoszoNs, Opticians, have
invented invaluable preserving Spectacle Lenses. Immediately
they are placed before imperfect vision, every object appears
clear and distinct, the most aged defective sight becomes bright
and brilliant, is brought to its youthful, natural and original
state. The Invisible Organic Vibrator, and all kinds of acoustic
instruments for relief of extreme deafness. 39, Albemarle-
street, Piccadilly, opposite the York Hotel.
[ADVERTISEMENT.] Holloway's Ointment and
Pills wonderfully efficacious in curing several Wounds in a per-
son's Leg.—Extract of a letter from Margaret Jones to
Messrs. Russell and Watson, of Bacchus Marsh, Melbourne,
Port Philip, dated Jan. 6, 1851. " Gentlemen,—Since I ap-
plied at your stores for a supply of Holloway's Ointment and
Pills, I have made a sound cure of my leg after having suffered
from several wounds in it for more than two years. I tried
previously many doctors in the country without obtaining any
relief whatever from their remedies, but by using Holloway's
valuable medicines for a few weeks every wound is healed, and
my leg is now perfectly sound."—Soldby all Druggists, and at
Professor Holloway's Establishment, 244, Strand, London.
THE MANSION OF BILOOKSBY.•—This
marine residence. situated at Largs, was exposed for sale in
the Itoyal Exchange Sale Rooms, Glasgow, on Wednesday,
and was purchased by Robert Graham, Esq., of Glasgow, for
the sum of 3,2831. We believe the property cost originally
upwards of 13,0001.
A workman in one of the Glasgow iron foundries
oover of a mould box,
which was of great wei
perished on Tuesday, by
tit©
metal
falling, and crushing him to
ght,
pieces.
There was an arrival of gold from Russia yester-
day to the amount of about 80,0001. A further moderate
sum will be lcu6ht by the rie4t,dull steamer.