The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-08 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY, THREE A.M.
The royal mail steam-ship Tay, Captain Chapman,
has just arrived off this port with the mails from the
West Indies and Spanish Main, in charge of Lieu-
tenant Davies, Admiralty agent.
Her dates from Jamaica are to the 15th of Decem-
ber, Demerara 14, Trinidad 12, Barbadoes 14, St.
Thomas's '2O, Porto Rico 18, Tobago 11, St. Vincent
13, St. Lucia 16, Martinique and Guadaloupe 18,
Antigua, Dominica, and St. Kitt's 19.
The Tay has experienced very heavy weather
since leaving the Western Islands, with gales of
wind from NWT., S.W., &c. On the Ist inst.
she lost a seaman overboard. She brings on
freight specie from California value 552,634 dolls.;
from Carthagena, 48,364 dolls.; from Jamaica,
7,688 dolls. ; from Grey Town and Santa Martha,
16,612 dolls. ; from Tampico, 85,000 dolls.—total,
709,290 dolls. ; also, 62 serons of indigo, 202 bales
of sarsaparilla, 30 cases of succades, and 30 packages
of sundries.

The outward mail steamer of the 21 of December,
from Southampton, was passed by the Tay on the
90th ult., about three hours' sail from. St. Thomas.
On the 19th of December the Tay experienced the
shock of an earthquake at St. Thomas, but having
no communication with the shore, the extent of da-
mage (if any) could not be ascertained.
By the Tay there are dates from San Francisco to
the 14th of November, received by the Tennessee at
Panama.

Large numbers of Americans were returning from
California, and many of them seemed to prefer the
Nicaraguan route, via Realijo and Grey Town. The
Tay conveyed no less than 370 from the latter port
to Chagres, where they emnarked by the various
American steamers for New York. A small number
tool passage to St. Thomas to proceed by the screw
propeller Merlin, vili Bermuda.
Her Majesty's steamer Alban arrived at Jamaica
on the 7th of December from Carthageno, but was
placed in quarantine in consequence of having measles
on board. Her It lajesty's steamer Inflexible was at
Grey Town on the 30th of November. The Scorpion
was at St. Thomas's on the 17th ult. Her Majesty's
troop-ship Apollo sailed from Port Royal for Eng-
land on the 6th ult.

GOVERNMENT REWARD FOR M. SLOANE.YeS..
terday her Majesty's Government offered a reward of 301., in
addition to the 201. previously offered by the guardians of the
West London Union, for the apprehension of Mrs. Sloane.
ST. MARK'S COLLEGE, CHELSEA.—The Rev. Ar-
thur Rawson Ashwell, M.A., late scholar of Gonville and
Caius College, Cambridge, has been appointed to the Vice-
Principalship of this institution.

THE DUTCH NAVY.—According to the almanack
of the Dutch Royal Navy for 1851, the naval force of Hol-
land is now composed of 8] sailing vessels, viz., 2 of 84 guns,
5 of 71, 3 of 60, 10f51,80f44,20f38,9 of $B, 3 of 26, 6of
21, 4 of 22, 2 of 2), 18 of 18, 3of 15, 9 of 14, 10 of 12, 11 of
6 and under; 21 steam-vessels, viz., 18 or 7 guns, 1 of 8,
and 2 (iron) of 4, forming together a force of 102 vessels, car-
rying 2,177 guns. There are in addition 6 sailing vessels
and 2 ,teamers on the stocks.

The Rev. Sir Frederick 011ieley, Bart., and Sir
John Harington, Bart., both of Oxford, have, it is stated, se-
ceded from the Established Church. Sir John Harington
was Mr. Bennett's churchwarden.

The Ipswich Express states that Lord John Man-
ners, M.P., will shortly deliver a series of lectures in Colches-
ter, on the Colonial Church.

KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL.—The Corporation of
King's College Hospital propose to introduce a measure, in
the ensuing session, enabling them to hold lands for the
purposes of the college, for providing sites for the hospital,
for approaches thereto, and for pulling down the present
buildings.

THE MANCHESTER COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—The
recent vacancy in this court, caused by the sudden death of
Mr. Hobson, official assignee, has been promptly filled up by
the appointment of a gentleman named Lee. Dr. Shelton
Mackenzie (who has been only a few months in office) suc-
ceeds Mr. Hobson, as senior official assignee. On Monday, a
bankrupt named Dyson (lately a draper in Bradford, York-
shire), having refused to give satisfactory replies on his exa-
mination, as to the disposal of his moaey and stock in trade,
was committed to prison by Mr. Commissioner Skirrow, and
his examination postponed sine die.

Tlll3 TALLY SYSTEM.—In the City Sherifr'' Court
this day several persons were summoned for tally-bills, and
Mr. Buchanan appeared to defend, and in several cases it
appeared that the defendants knew nothing of the matter,
but that the wives had Nen induced to take the goods with-
out the knowledge of their husbandß. His Honour com-
mented with severity upon the system, and in such cases held
that the tallyvaen were not entitled to recover, the goods not
being necessaries.

THE ROYAL SCOTTISH PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.—The
petition adopted at the meeting held here on Monday last,
and which was addressed by Mr. Bond, the secretary of the
Royal Patriotic Society, set forth that the petitioners were
deeply impressed with the destitute condition of a great part
of the population of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland,
which has been continuous since the year 1846, and was now
more severe than at any previous period, being such as to
force the people to fly from starvation to other districts, or
be impelled to the commission of crime. They consequently
prayed that measures might be devised whereby thot.e legal
or other impediments which prevent the development of the
resources of the' laud may be removed; and, that as igno-
rance of husbandry is the undoubted cause of much of the
prevailing destitution, and as the Royal Patriotic and Indus-
trial Society of Scotland has already commenced the instruc-
tion of the crofters in this important art, that an annual but
moderate grant be given to enable this institution to carry
eTtensirely forward its highly beneficial and patriotic labours.
Scotsman.

The Duke of Wellington, we are glad to state,
continues in excellent health at Strathtieldsaye. The Mar-
quis of Salisbury and Miss Burdett Coutts, we understand,
were the sponsors, by proxy or person, at the recent chris-
tening of the infant daughter gf Sir Charles Wellesley.