The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-21 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Arrived at New York, the Baltic steamer, on the sth,
the America, the Lafayette screw-steamer, on the 7tb,
to repair, and the William D. Sewell, from Liverpool;
the Helvetia, the Monmouth, and the Isaac Bell, from
Havre; the Hebe, from Gottenburgh; the Martha's
Vineyard, from Glasgow; the Morley, from Deal; the
Savannah, from London; the Ashley, from Bristol; the
Flandre, from Cardiff; the Factorys, from Rotterdam;
the Annet Lizzy, from liamburgh; and the Alfred and
the Balticus, from Bremen. Arrived at Boston, the
Canada steamer, on the Bth; and the Chieftain, from
Liverpool; the Sultan, from Glasgow. Arrived at Mon-
treal, the Anna, from Liverpool; the Favourite, from
Glasgow; and the Black Diamond, from Ardrossan.
Arrived at New Orleans, the City of Lincoln, the Ca-
millus, and the Woodman, from Liverpool, the Mount
Washington, from Cardiff; and the Alexander, from
Bordeaux. Arrived at Philadelphia, the Onward, the City
of Glasgow screw-steamer, on the sth; and Beatrice, from
Liverpool. Arrived at Quebec, the Nancy, from Water-
ford; the Biatic, from Newcastle; the Times, from Lis-
bon; and the Elizabeth and the Fortunatus, from Liver-
pool. The British brig James Orr, from Cardiff, with
a cargo of railroad iron, is ashore at Wilmington,
North Carolina, vessel a total loss. A portion of cargo '
and stores saved.

Sagg Harbour, July I—The British ship Henry,
ashore at Bridgehampton, has been abandoned, and will
be sold as she hes.

San Diego, June 26—The Considore screw steamer,
from Liverpool and Havre, arrived here to-day after a
very boisterous passage of 11 months. The captain died
during the passage.
New York, July B—The Lafayette screw steamer put
in here to repair, having run down the brig Jane, bound
from Quebec t'or klaryport. The ship Morley, arrived
here, spoke the ship Fanny, from Liverpool, for Mobile,
which reported having passed a ship bound from Liver-
pool for Mobile, on fire; the burning ship having up-
wards of 250 souls on board. The Fanny eould not
assist her, it blowing a gale at the time.

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MALLS.

ARRIVAL OF THE STEAM-SFITP THAMES.

SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 20.—The Royal Mail Com-
pany's steam-ship Thames, Captain George Abbott, ar-
rived this morning, at half-past seven o'clock, from the
West Indies, with the usual mails, in charge of Lieut.
Dennehy, Admiralty agent. On her homeward
voyage the Thames experienced fine weather until the
18th, 19th, and 20th, when, approaching the Channel,
it became very thick and squally. Her latest dates are,
Havannah, June 23; Cbagres, June 25; Carthagena,
June 27; Jamaica, June 28; Demerara, June 27;
Trinidad, June 28; Barbadoes, June 30; Grenada,
June 29; Porto Rico, July 2; St. Thomas, July 4; An-
tigua, July 2; Jacmel, June 30; Santa Martha, June 8;
Grey Town, June 18. She brings 127 passengers,
amongst whom are General Brann, from Valparaiso;
lion. Arthur Petre, from Panama; his Excellency Go-
vernor Darling, from St. Lucia; and his Excellency
Governor M'Dorald, from Dominica; and the following
on freight:—Silver from the Pacific ports, value 829,877
dolls.; gold, value, 244,600 dolls.; gold from California,
40,716 dolls.; specie and bullion from Carthagena,
200,000 dolls.; from Jamaica, 20,000 dolls.; the total
value being 1,335,193 dolls., or, say, 267.0404 sterling,
of which 987,689 is in silver and 327,504 dolls. in gold
and platina. The freight list also comprises—Pearls
value 2,0001., 583 serons cochineal, 114 serons indigo,
100 cases cigars, 92 bales tobacco, 17 barrels and 4
tierces coffee, 27 casks ginger, 2 live turtle, 1 case tor-
toiseshell, and 35 packages sundries.

Oar accounts frOm Ja-maica by this packet are not of
much importance. The cholera had appeared in several
districts, and a few cases had occurred in Kingston.
Tho weather in certain agricultural parts of the island
bad been unfavourable. Regarding the state of the
island the Colonial Standard has the following:—
" We continue to receive from all parts of the country
complaints of the want of labour experienced generally
throughout the sugar parishes, and especially at St.
George, Metcalfe, and St. Mary. A gentleman largely
connnected, heel as a proprietor and attorney, with the
management of sugar estates assures us that never since
the year 1838 does he remember to have witnessed
such an indisposition on the part of the people to
work as at the present moment. The parishes of
Portland, St. George, Metcalfe, and St. Mary make the
principal portion of their crops between the months
of March and October, so that they are now in the
middle of crop without the means of taking it off. There
is scarcely an estate in any one of the parishes we have
named that has not canes rotting on the ground, while
the plants are being choked with grass and weeds; and
yet, though wages have advanced 25 per cent., labour is
not to be procured either to take off the one or clear the
other. On the contrary, the quantum of labour obtain-
able for a day's wages is often little short of 50 per cent.
below what it was last year. It is probable that one-
third at least of the estimated crop of this year, which
should have been the largest exported for many years
from Jamaica, will be lest from sheer inability to take it
off'; but the consequence to the crops of future years is a
subject for still greater alarm. Unless the planters be
assisted, and that immediately, by a large influx of in-
dustrious population, it is difficult to conjecture how
many estates that are now struggling with this diffi-
culty in the face of foreign competition can escape
abandonment."
From Havannah there is no political news. During
two cr three days before the packet sailed a great deal
of rain had fallen. The influenza, or grippe, was pre-
valent in the city, and a large part of the population was
suffering from it; but the results were not fatal. From
Chagres we learn that the railway from Navy Bay was
rapidly proceeding, and a fresh accession of labourers
had been brought out by the American ships Empire
City and Prometheus. The latter vessel also brought
out several iron steamers for navigating the river be-
tween Grey town and Nicaragua. Very heavy rains had
fallen at Greytown.
into collision
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narrow
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entrance towards the city, the Thames came
down. She
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persons on board, 30 in number, were saved by the
'
boats of the Thames, with the exception'
of the pilot,
who was drowned. The riccideet was not caused by
carelessness on board the Thames, as the schooner was
standing right across
the
passengers on board subscnust have gone on shore.
The steamer mast
and the catastrophe
was inevitable, or the
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The Venezuelan Government be. •
- imposed a rate of
1 doll. per ton upon all vessels carrying - ,
cattle from its
ports.
The decease of the Hon. Charles Chipcbase, collector
of customs in Trinidad, is reported by this mail.
The San Fernando Gazette complains of the scarcity
of labour in many districts of the island.
The accounts from British Guiana are to the 27th ult.
The colony was tranquil.
The Demerara Royal Gazette states that the reform
movement in that colony is principally sustained by ab-
sentee influence.
Instructions had been received by the engineer of the
Demerara Railway Company from the directors in Lon-
don to proceed with the construction of the line as far es
Mahiaca.

A valuable megass-lodge on plantation Montrose,
east coast of Demerara, was destroyed by fire on the
22d ult.

The weather during the fortnight preceding the de-
parture of the packet had been exceodingly
Sugar-making had, in conseqtioncs, entirely ceased.
The Loyal had arrived from St. Michael's, with 72 Por-
tuguese emigrants.
Files of papers from Surinam to the 7th of Jute, tad
Cayenne, French Guiana, to the 24th of May, contain
no news of importance.
Our usual files of papers from St. Lucia, Antigua, and
Barbadoes have miscarried. Her Majesty's schooner
Bermuda was at Grey town when the Thames left. The
French war. steamer Asmod‘e arrived at St. Thomas's
on the 3d inst. The royal wail steam-ship Medway,
with the outward mails of the 17th of June, arrived at
St. Thomas's on the 3d inst., in 16 days from South-
ampton. The Conway arrived from Honduras, Ilavan-
nah, and Jamaica on the 2d, and the Derwent from the
Northern Island route on the same day. The Trent