The Sun.
London, England, 1858-03-17 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, MARCH 17, 1.15
The Royal Mail steamer La Plata, Capt. Weller,
has arrived. Her dates are—Greytown, Feb. 19 ;
Colon, 23 ; Carthagena, 25 ; Jamaica, 27 ; Deme-
rara, 25 ; Tobago, 24 ; Trinidad, 25 ; Barbadoes,
27 ; Grenada, 26 ; St. Thomas's, March 3. She
brings 36 passengers, specie value $1,246,961, also
jewellery and other valuablcs amounting to 12,6561.
229 serous of cochineal, 218 bags of cocoa, and
other cargo.
The Atrato arrived out at St. Thomas's on the
3d inst. at 8 p.m.
The news is good as to the health of the island,
and all well on board the steamer.

Passed the barque Conway Castle, homeward•
bound, March 10, in lat. 37 59 N., long. 42 29 E.
On the 14th spoke the ship Pomona, bound for
Queenstown, and the Hamburg barque Elbe; 15th,
the Alma, bound home from Australia. On the
16th, the Swedish barque Augusta, standing north
and the Arequipa, standing to southward and west-
ward.

The appearance of the crops is all that can be
desired, the young canes thriving and every pro-
mise of an unusually prolific and profitable return
this season. The weather has of late been very
fine.

The Jamaica advises are not to hand.
Intelligence was received at Grenada on the
morning of the 26th ult. of the death at Govcrn-
ment-house of Mr. William Kortright, brother of
his Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, front
fever. He was private secretary to his Excellency.
The commercial storm which lately swept over
America, England, atc., has reached Demerara, and
several houses have stopped. At Berbice Messrs.
Bridges, Sherlock, and Co. have succumbed. IS
Georgetown the failures are reported of Mr. P. A.
Clouston, whose estate will realise a largo dividend,
and Messrs. F. W. Whitney and Co., a house en-
gaged in the American trade, with liabilities
amounting to about $BO,OOO, nearly half of which
is said to consist of accommodation notes. The
affairs of M. A. Coelho, a Portuguese merchant,
involved in some bill transactions with the last•
named firm, were being wound up under inspection.
Trade at Demerara was dull and freights scarce.
The news from the Pacific is of tittle importance.
The monetary crisis had diminished at Ttdpa-
raiso. Her Majesty's ship Ganges had arrived
there, and the Monarch was expected to sail .n
the Bth of January.
The Leopold was at Greytown, the Brunswick at
Colon, the Basilisk cruising off Jamaica, the Imaum
at Jamaica ; the Indus, with Admiral Stewart, to
the Windward Islands ; also the Tartar, the Ate.
lanta, and Buzzard.

STATE OF THE WOOLLEN TRADE.

(From, thi Leeds Mercury, March, 16.)

ROCHDALE, Monday.—" Weary, stale, flat, and
unprofitable" seems ttie local wool-markets. Sales
are few, and these have in soma cases been at
slightly reduced prices.
TRADE OF LEEDS, Saturday.—There has been a
good attendance of buyers in the cloth-halls this
morning, and a rather firmer tone has prevailed.
The demand has principally been for goods of a
light texture. The transactions have been rather
numerous, and, considering the times, of a satis-
factory character.
ROCHDALE, 111,-,nday.—Tho flannel trade is to-
day like the sun, all but totally eclipsed. All
qualities are in poor request, but, except in cases
where ne_essity induces sacrifice, prices are firmly
maintained. This firm adherence to full rates is,
indeed, the only cheering feature in the trade of
the district.

BRADFORD, Monday.—The trade in wools and
worsted yarns continues very languid, and at to-
day's market there is no quotable change in prices.
Some orders have been given out for fancy goods,
which are required to be finished within a specified
time.

HALIFAX, Saturday.—We cintinue to report an
unfavourable state of trade here. The market to•
day, so far as we can learn, has shown no symp-
toms of revival.