The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-20 00:00:00

in a word, it is necessary to unfold to Europe all
the operations of this trade, and its results both on
the coast of Africa and in the colonies, which have
need of labourers. The interests of humanity and
the honour of civilised nations are directly con-
cerned in this question.

A letter from Bucharest says :—" The provisional
council, appointed by the Porte, has just dismissed
at one blow nine out of the seventeen prefects in
the principality, and a regular razzia among the
,judicial authorities is being prepared. A circular
has been addressed to the department of the inte-
rior, interdicting any meeting of the electors, either
public or private, until the lists have been pub-
lished. The Russian and Prussian consuls have
protested against these arbitrary measures."

The electors of Pallanza (Piedmont) have elected
M. Raphael Cadorna, brother of the Minister of
Public Instruction, to represent them in Parlia-
ment. This seat was formerly occupied by the
minister himself, who has now been elected presi-
dent of the deparmental council of Novara. The
college of Ceva has elected M. Grattoni, the
Government candidate.

The inauguration of the Elizabeth, or Weitern
of Austria, railway took place on the 19th.

THE WEST INDIA AND
PACIFIC MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY MORNING.

The Royal Mail Steampacket Company's steam-
ship Magdalena, from St. Thomas's, has arrived
with the following dates :

Greytown (Mosquito), Oct. 18 ; Carthagena, 26th ;
Kingston (Jamaica), 25th ; Jacmel (Hayti), 28th ;
San Juan (Porto Rico), 30th ; Berbice, 25th ;
Georgetown (Demerara), 25th ; Tobago, 24th ; Port
of Spain (Trinidad), 25th ; Bridgetown (Barba-
does), 27th ; Grenada, 26th ; St. Vincent's, 26th ;
St. Lucia, 28th ; Martinique, 28th ; Guadaloupe,
29th ; Dominica, 28th ; Antigua, 28th ; Montser-
rat, 28th ; Nevis, 28th ; St. Kitt's, 29th ; Tortola,
30th ; La Guayra, 28th ; and St. Thomas's, No-
vember 1.

This steamer also brings mails of the subjoined
dates from the West Coast of South America :
Valparaiso (Chili), Oct. 1 ; Coquimbo (Chili), Oct.
2; Arica (Peru), Oct. 7 ; Islay (Peru), Oct. 8 ;
Callao (Peru), Oct. 12 ; and Payta (Peru), Oct. 16.
She brings on freight 332 serons of cochineal, 31
casks of coffee, 124 bales of sarsaparilla, 64 packages
of pimento, 6 cases of tortoiseshell, 10 eases of sue-
cades, 2 barrels of wax, 60 bales of bark, 52 pack-
ages of sundries, and 911,306 in specie.
Among her passengers is the Lord Bishop of
Kingston (Jamaica), from Jamaica.

The outward mail had not arrived when the
Magdalena left.
On leaving St. Thomas's for the first two or three
days the Magdalena experienced a very heavy
northerly swell, caused by the extraordinary wea-
ther which prevailed in the West Indies from the
19th to the 20th; the wind at St. Thomas's blew with
great violence from the south-south-west (which is
very unusual at that port). The packet from Nassau
had a violent gale from the north-east, and reports
from the islands and Jamaica are that the winds
were heavy from all quarters. We, therefore, imagine
a hurricane must have been blowing to northward
and westward. Several vessels have put into St.
Thomas's dismasted—and there is a report that seve-
ral vessels have been lost. The Magdalena had fine
weather until the Bth, when the weather became
unsettled with an increasing breeze from the
north-west, with a heavy north-west swell, and
troubled sea ; on the 9th, wind veered to the
southward and westward, with strong breeze before
midnight to northward and westword ; violent
squalls; on the 10th, wind the same, blowing a mo-
derate gale, heavy beam sea. 11th. Strong gale,
with heavy squalls, very high sea running (ship
under double-reefed foretopsails). 12th. Same
weather; passed a brig scudding under reefed fore-
sail (lat. 41.27, long. 29.15) 13th. Same weather
wind shifting to S.W.; heavy cross sea on, ship
rolling heavily. 14th. Gale still from S.W., and
havling to S.E. towards noon, when it blew with
terrific violence (ship under close-reefed foretop-
sail) ; heavy confused sea, passed a sloop towards
midnight, wind hawled to the eastward. 15th.
Gale moderate, still a very heavy confused sea.
16. Passed the American ship Cheshire.
The Northern States of the Republic of New
Granada are in a very distressing condition, in con-
sequence of its political troubles. The governing
party are exercising the most despotic sway over
their political enemies, who, to save their lives, are
obliged to migrate with their families to other
parts of the Republic. Partial anarchy prevails,
and must become general unless more power is
vested in the President, who is a talented and re-
solute man, and one of the few able to govern his
country in peace. The Federation is satisfactory
in the United States; its effects in New Granada are
deplorable, which is a proof that only a strong
Central Government is adapted to that beautiful
but unfortunate country.
The capital (Bogota) is tranquil, its inhabi-
tants beholding with indifference the depreda-
tions committed in the immediate states, and
when they hear of the most atrocious murder, their
reply is, it is a Delito Politico, and as a matter of
course the assassin is set at liberty, and in a few
weeks becomes again a useful member of society.
Such a state of things is truly appalling in a country
where they boast of its civilisation. The trade
throughout the country is dull, without any prospect
of reaction.