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

WEST INDIA and PACIFIC MAILS.

ARRIVAL OF THE SEVERN.
SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY NIGHT.—Tho royal mail
steam-ship Severn, Captain 11. Vincent, arrived here
this evening, bringing the usual British and foreign
West India mails, in charge of Lieutenant Heatheoat,
R.N., Admiralty agent. Her latest dates are as follow:
—Greytown Mosquito, April 19; Chagres, 25; Cartha-
gena, 27; Santa Martha, 13; Havennah, 23; Belize,
Honduras, 20; Kingston, Jamaica, 28; Jacmel, Hayti,
13; San Juan, Porto Rico, May 2; Georgetown, Done-
rara, April 27; Port of Spain, Trinidad, 29; Grenada,
April 29; Curapa, 29; Barbado,Ts, 26; St. Vincent, 29;
St. Lucia, 29; Martinique, May 1; Guadolonpe, 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 anded
treasure value 616,359 dolls., for transmic,sion to Eng-
land, via Valpar.iso:—Chili, March 26; Coquimbo, 27;
tluasoo, 28; Copiapo, 28; Cobija, Bolivia, 30; Iquique,
Peru, 31; Arica., ditto, April 1; Iday, 2; Kisco, 4;
Lima, 8; Callao, 9; Psyta, 12; Guayaquil, Ecuador, 14;
3u!naventurs, New Granada, 17; Pauama, 23.
The Severne was delayed nearly two days at St. Tho-
nas's, waiting for the Windward Island mails. She
brings 135 passengers, and the following on freight, viz.,
specie and bullion on merchants' account, value 717,890
_tolls.; gold dust, weight 974 oz ; gold, value 311,494
ions.; also platina, weight 17,660 ca.; British coin, value
220/. The total value in specie and platina being 1.264,384
bolls., or, say 253,000/. sterling. The freight list also
comprises 234 serous indigo, 175 cases cigars,l67 bales
tobacco, 25 casks coffee, 37 bales sarsaparilla, two boxes
Vanilla, 14 cases saccades, 31 cases plants, 13 barrels
arrowroot, and 95 p ;ekages sundries.
We have our customary advicas 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 Trenton the 26th. The voyage to St. Thomas
vas prolonged by strong head winds. The Assembly
was still sitting, and were not likely to leave their
laboura 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.
So 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
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. lianiel Flirt, senior Member of Assembly for the
parish of St. Mary, has been appointed Custos of that
district.

His Excellency the Governor ha called to the Conn-
4ILL -the-Uember of Assembly 50.:: ward .7-ardor), se-
"nior Member for Kingsto-wn,.and Mr. Henry Westmore
land, the junior Member for Metcalf. The last named
gentleman, it is said, has declined the honour. Mr.
Jordan would no doubt accept, thus creating a vacancy
in the represdntation 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
,;he House, took place on the day of the "maimed &par-
cure. 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 Names; 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 Havannah state the fact of a
came having been arrested charged with having tried to
secure the service of a pilot for an American alleged or
projected expedition. There was not much excitement
to Havannah in relation, to the rumours about an ex-
pected invasion; bat more apprehension was felt on the
south side of the island, and business was injured to some
extent.
Tne 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 7i per cent. pre-
dun); Paris 4to 5 discount. New York and Boston 5
discount. .There was very little tobacco lett 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
Ind the crop was going on fairly. A ship had arrived
with 176 Coolie labourers. In the St. 'Vincent the
weather was dry, and the sugar works throughout the
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
prerent mail. Advices from Hayti state that the re-
bellion of Prince Botos 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.
rho Emperor having refused these conditions, the Ame-
rican and French representatives prepared 'to embark,
4nd were expected at.Jacmel on their way to Sc. 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 lengnheris bed
design of obtaieitig a footing on the island—the Bay of
Samuna, 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. Ia 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.

[ ADVERTISEMENT]—THE GREAT EXHIBITION,--
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 Sportsnien, 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—anew and
most important invention in Telescopes, possessing such extra-
ordinary powers, that some, 3 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. Meisrs. S. and B. SoLostolis, 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
[AnvEnTisnmEN T.] --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
fiorn 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 PEOOKSBY.—This handsome
owo°sieasledai av,
marine residence. situated at Lams, was exposed
n Wednesday,
the Royal Exchange Sale Rooms, G
and was purchased Robert Graham, Esq., of Glasgow, for
the sum of 3,283/. We believe the property cost originally
upwards of 13,0004
A workman in one of the Glasgow iron foundries
perished on Tuesday, by the metal Dover of a mould box,
which was of great weight, falling, and crushing him to
pieces.
There was an arrival of gold from Russia yester-
day to the amount of about 80,0001. A further moderate
alai will be brought by the next Bull steamer.