The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-08 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

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SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING.—The Royal
Steam Packet Company's ship Great Western, Captain
H. J. Woolfe, has just arrived off this port with the
tun,' West Indian and Gult of Mexico mails, in charge
of Lieutenant Ray, R,N., Admiralty agent. She brings
on frieght specie value 798,317 dollars on merchants'
account, also 40.000 dollars on account of the Mexican
dividends, and a large cargo of cochineal, indigo, Peru-
vian bark, sarsaparilla, and sundries.
The Great Western brings 120 passengers, among
whom is Senhor Poyno, late Minister of Finance in
Mexico; also the Baroness De Courcy, &c. The dates
trom Vera Cruz are to the 6th of April; Tampico,
April 4th; Chagres, April 9th; Demerara, April 14th;
Barhadoes, April 16th.
The ship Caroline, of Bristol, Brooks master, from
Tobago, laden with rum and sugar, was burnt at sea, off
the Island of Savo, at the beginning of April. The
crew were saved, and have come home in the Great
Western.

DIORAMA OF THN HOLY LANDA,EGYPTIAN•IIALL
This attractive and fashionable diorama, ,Fecently removed
from Pall-mall, was yesterday houoitied by the presence of
their Rhyal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia,
-PrincePrederick William of Prussia, and his Serene Highness
Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar. The royal party were cha-
peroned by his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, and at-
tended by the following members of their suites t —The
Countess A. de Harke, the Countess Louisa Oriolla. Count
Fackler, Count Golta, Major You 13iyan, 'Colonel Fischer,
and Lieutenant Von Heinz. The followin' members of the
aristocracy and gentry have also reeettly kited the paint-
ing :—The Duke of Northumberland, the Dacheat of Suther-
land and party, the Marquis of Bristol, the Karl and Countess
of St. Germans, the Countess of Essex, the Countess Dowager
of Pembroke, the Earl Jermyn, Lord Campbell, Lord Ernest
Bruce, Lord and Lady John Russell and pal* Miss Burdett
Coutts, isc. &c. • t

a
Taw CONSENT-OT 8./MERMEN' LITOIMON TO RE'
HAIN WIWI Tilt W AND OF ulna?' erous aid
;highly respectable meeting of the inhishitantiPot,' the Ward'of
Cheap took place at the :King's Headilseeerniia the Poultry,
Mr., deputy Fenopg in, the chair, ftliptpurpose of expre,...
sing their feelings of gratification al -the ann9uncetaent that
their highly-respected Alderman, the Hon.- Member for
Westmoreland, had so .kindly resposigid-to their wishes in
consenting to retain that appointtheg,l.V4 ',the:ac-
ceptance of the office of alderrinin pf the ward of Bridge
Without, vacant by the death of Sir V,. S. Hunter, to which
office his, position as, next aldermateentitled hire.: Remark-
able unanimity was -shown in the,Htneeting upon ,the oc-
casion. The proposers and secooers of the resolutions,
Mr. Winstanley, Mr. Bull, WIT Watsen;,' Mr. Peed,
Mr. Godwin, Mr. ,Hancock, Mr. Barnes,ndmatr,
proved by their speeches that the ,inhabitants ;of the: ward
reflected with great satisfaction on the thirty years con-
nexion which existed, with AlderthaVrhomps6ti, who had
presided over the interests of the waitlarith uncesiing energy,:
firmness, impartiality, and, uniforms. courtesy, and that the
viewed his determination to stay era .g eitheimas,'CalculateYd
still more doselY to cement the titilot°inSvhich preVleuely ex-
isted, and to give greater stability't.biti. e.poition which they
held, by the continuance of the
rink in the Senate and in society lc
confer tdb*i ng
uwi shade
honour upon any constituency.' evi
dence Of the feeling of the inhabitantg ofetri!.° 8"
fume
solved that 'a testimonial eicpresSi'VePOrthelrwaatpd"4 :112.1otiltf
his invaluable services, and prestint,Mark of trienttention
to the ward be presented to the Alderman,t waradn.dpitt a sub-
scription be raised far that purpose in
was then appointed to, carry out the:object of th 'onlmittee
the most tecornitig manner, and. thanks being ,?,meeting
Mr. Deputy Fenning for his conduct, scbgaitru:enthe,vovteesdtrtyo
!separated.
gAßwicu ELECTION Coatuvrxism.---Yesterday this
Committee,- after allowing the ,votseof .11,1 r: John: liesiltine,
which was appealed against on, tkeground of nun-cepunnous
residence, proceeded to inquire inte- those of Mr. John Che-
Yaltier Cobbold, M.P., for Ipswictip,and of his father, Mr.
John Cobbold, who claimed to vote in respect of, certain
premises where they carried on the huainess of rankers,
under the title Of Cox and Cobbold. The first 'objection
was; that they had not, since' July 31, the date when the
registry was made up, resided with n llarwich or seven
miles thereof; that their names had been improperly re-
tained on the register by Sir Walter Riddell, the revising
barrister; and that the premises were not duly rated. Thos.
Robinson, registration clerk, ,pas called, and stated that, on
the. Original hearing of the..,easen the Regiatratioqncourt,
the revising, barrister, on the objections to the votes being
admitted, struck of the names of thezieurs.
Cobbold from the register, 'lint that, upon, 'Berne
arrangment being come to, a ccimmunication'l6 the
effect that the, objectioni were withdrawn beink Shade
to him; the revising barrister placed phleaitege.
examined;t t
de-
Mr J. C. Cobbold,
M.
on again' • d 4
dared that he was qualifie o vote in respect of the property
in question., Sir Walter ,liiddeliale revising barrister, was
called, and !stated that, la pursuarice of evidence given, .he
struck the names ~of Messrs. Col off the .regtater, but
Ghat, in coesequence of _something . that occurred tiheinext.
morning, of which he did net ap have atiyonimo.
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randum on his notes, or any recollpe_ar to
recollects he restored the
votes to the register. Had no note or recofiection Of what
Cobb Old said to hint. = Mr. Sergeant Kinglake 61Vected
to:thensiture 'of the! quittion, it O n Which the int* 'wag
cleared, And,the COMMittaty *flee- considerable Zeribereition,
decided that the questioti.,Shouldenot be--put; and further
resolved that, before theywouldenter into any vote,depicled
on by therievieing barrister,' they would require 'evidenie that,.
the vote Was: especially retained,. or, expunged, or inserted
the list by his decisi,m.'exCept. that the cdthmittee W 04143.6; •
ceive evidence on the legal disqtialification havieg.,,,4en
sinee'3lst of July, 1.850.' The.Coromittee then 4Aiii4,4l-to
eleven o'clock this day.
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PA‘iIENGEIEta A.s 11.tti.wal• litobt iuANcHEsTaitTO •
1-,-9*UOti rem 714 E vc" /444 Exinfgrw-l•--We learn.
ttrat, the
following' were the, number of paseengers from Manchester
booked through to London by .the London and North-
Western Railway on the,three days named in this week, as
compared with the corresponding days
_of last week
day, last week, 83; this.week, 117 ; . Tuesday, last weeks, gg ;
this week, 259; Wednesday, last week, 47 ; this Week, 270.
The 270 is exclusive 'of the. number of through passengers
leading MancheSter bY the night Mail train of Weleesdey.
Yesterday we made -i,Aqiiiries as to the:numbers on Thurs-
day and yesterday; but we were told that,, in the absence Of
Mr. Woollhouse, the stiPerinten dent of the Manchester and
Birmingham station of the line, no information could be sup-
Plied...Wehave bieh told that' Oh TtiethitY- night 91 through
passengers weht,,th Louden by the-that train.; and that. by
the trains of,.that ,day :no fewer than b 3 private' carriages
were conveyed:dom. Manchester. to Londoni on!tatiks coto.
nagt,ed With thelseveral txaiva.-4-Manchester Gitatdifot; _
,grek FitiANCEl:ettiurors.—Tbe finall64,''itc67ountt
(1.-ITHI.) of the United Kingdom for the year 100 have'
bestir printed:. by bider tif the. Houie of - ommeris. . The
accounts arc'- those? _referring to-publieinentne, public ep-
penditureahk,:conablidated: -fund, .funded : debt, aniau fed
debt, dlipositionAtruu, .:patarta*tijaaucruad'ilab'
lug