The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-08 00:00:00

DEMERARA.

Our usual files of papers from this place have come
to hand, but we find little worth extracting►. The
propositions which had ken brought forward by
Governor Bat lily for making some changes in the
political institutions of the colony had not, up to the
leaving of the mail, been proceeded with. He is at
present on a visit to the county of Berbice, and, un-
less any sudden emergency should arise, the Court of
Policy will not re-assemble before the 29th.
A severe shock of earthquake was felt on the
morning of the Bth ult., but no injury result
from it.

The weather has been very warm during the past
fortnight, but a few light and partial showers have
fallen. The manufacture of sugar is going on briskly,
and there is a good demand for produce.

JAMAICA.
The news from this island is to the 13th ult., but
;here is little of interest.

The House of Assembly, it was said, would be
called together on Tuesday, the 28th instant, by
which period the business of the Supreme Court and
Middlesex Assizes would be concluded.
The cholera may be said to have disappeared, and
on the whole the island is healthy. The weather was
cloudy and a good deal of rain had fallen, which ren-
dered the agricultural districts remarkably pleasant.
EXCHANGES.—On London—Colonial Bank, 90
days, i per cent., 60 days,
1 per cent., 30 days, li
per cent., all prem. a-
arnaica Bank, 90 days, i per
cent., 60 days, 1 per, cent., 30 days, ji per cent., all
prem. ; merchants bills, 90 days, par. On New
; -
York—Merchants' bills, 60 days, 1 per cent. prem.
Ships spoken with on return voyage.—September
19, passed and exchanged colours with a Hamburgh
brig, showing No. 52, in black figures on white
ground, steering westward. September 28, 5.30
P.M., passed and spoke the barque Merope, of Swan
River, from Sydney for London, out 145 days, in
lat. 38 22 N., long. 40 23 W. October 4, 1 P.M.,
passed and signalled the ship Jane White, of Hull,
steering to eastward, in let. 47 23 N., long. 16 32
W. October 6, 8.30 A.M., spoke the ship Charlotte,
of London, from Calcutta, lat. 49 23 N., long. 6 35
W., steering up Channel.
Stationsatof
St.
the
Thomas,compa d
company's
steam-ships.—The Great
Western,
September 18 ; the Thames
, September 18 ; the Con-
way, on the Havannah and Honduras route; the
Eagle, at St. Thomas, September 18 ; the Derwent,
at Barbadues, September 13.
letf. t
TCialrotmhaags,e fromna September 10 ; the Trent arrived at
St. Englan
THE JAMAICA. BANK.—At the half-yearly meet-
ing of the shareholders of this 'establishment, held on
Mon
of
dsYtle bahainit highly satisfactory report of the transac-
tionsor the six months ending 30th June
last was presented by the directors.—Morning Jour-
nal, Sept. 6.
ASSISTANCE TO JAMAICA FOR, PURPOSES OF CHO•
LERA.—Her Majesty s Government have obtained a
gran
is to be divided
grant of 7,000/. (seven thousand pounds) from Par-
liament, to assist Jamaica in
.hesrudmistresses resulting
from cholera, but whether this
who were sent here
art of the,kyear, or
during the early part of _ , , to be distributed
in the island who
among persons have become sufferers
Journal, Sept. 6.
among the several medical men
from the disease, has not been

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
KINGSTON, JAMAICA, SEPT. 13.
*(From De Cordova 's Mercantile Intelligencer.)
We have but few operations of any importance to re-
port in this number of
the Intelligences. Stocks are
circumstance
generally light, but that
has had no, effect
in inducing the trade to come
forward with any more
alacrity than they have exhibited for some weeks past.
In fact, our business has, during the last few, months,
been narrowing itself within the limits of a strictly
retail trade, speculation has all but ceased ; and, save
andiactive. The how
in very few instances, dealers evince extreme reluc-
tance to venture en wholesale purchases when the con-
trary is optional to them at a proportionate advance of
prices.
The produce market is quiet, and but little is being
done for exportation. Sugars are low, prices ranging from
good
plentiful ordinary,
The finer quali-
tiescrop of pimento is being taken off, but the market as yet
a ukt
ion
is very lightly supplied. .
i.ls.
atr arel 7s'
scarce. for d
ltr m

receipts since our last have been limited
to one cargo of Georgetown and Alexandria, some 1,400
barrels, the most considerable portion of which was
placed at 325: per barrel. The market is again bare.
Meal continues to bring 16s. per barrel. The market
is amply eupplicA.
Rice--A public sale of Madras was attempted in the
early part of the fortnight, but nothing was done. Ben-
gal sells at 13g. to 13s. 6d. Of Carolina 100 tierces have
changed hands at 17s. per 1001 h.
Butter—lrish has been moving slowly, at Sid. for Bel-
fast and 101 for Cork. Udders of the latter rre firm at
the quotation. The market is almost bare of American
and dalifax. The former, of good quality, commands
per powad,

EVENING, OCTOBER B, 1851.