The Sun.
London, England, 1857-08-31 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, AUG. 30.
The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship La Plata,
Capt. C. G. Weller, arrived this afternoon, at four
o'clock, from the West Indies, with 100 passengers
and the usual mails in charge of Lieut. Striven,
R.N., Admiralty agent. The latest dates brought
by the La Plata are :--
ram pico July 31

•
1 rept() vvn
Aug. 1

Grenada ...... Aug. 10
•Tamaica — 11
Barba3oes — 11
Jacmel
Antigua — 13
St. Kitt's
Porto Rico — 14
St. Thomas — 16

Vera Cruz
Tanta Martha

C lon

lavana .....

Demerara
Trinidad

Cartimgena

- 10

The freight on board includes specie to the
amount of 2,222,364 dollars ; the specie consists of
1,697,777 dollars value in silver, and 524,587 dol-
Jars value in gold. There have been no casualties
daring tha voyage.
Yellow fever was on the decrease, but still there
were a few cases among the shipping. Mr. Bloker,
of h offic:er of the Clyde, had died of its effects at
it. Thomas, on the 2d of August. Not a single
ease of, yellow fever occurred on board the La
Plata. Dr. Schayl.r, the medical officer of the
ship, administered f, ()In six to fifteen. grains (,f
nophylactic of quin;ne to ea-h of the ship's crew a
tew days prior to her arrival at St. Thomas, and
during her stay 'there. To this treatment it is pro-
bable that the health of -the crew may be attri-
,)utel.

(From De Cordova's Mercantile Intelligencr.

• The inactivity in our market noticed in our report
of the 25th ult. continued all through the past fort-
night, almost every article, the only exceptions
being in flour, pork, and fish. It is difficult to
assign any reason for the dullness of trade ; but we
consider the quiet in most articles, at this time,
arises principally from the fact that counlry orders
are very scant, owing to the celebration of the an-
niversary of Ft eedom, and the apparent intention
:na the part of the pesSen#ry ti continue, yet a
while, the " keeping the Aueust holidays." The
large decline in sugar which we have to report, may
he partly attributed to the falling off in quality of.
parcels lately brought to market. • Logwo ,d has
considerably depreciated in value, consequeut on a
large increase in the supply.
(From the Georgetown Royal Gazette )
Thestirring evei.ts of V!e last fortnight have some-
what disturbed the usual dulness of tropical life.
An outrageous attack made by a low rabble of
woinen and boys on the Governor and Mrs. Wode-
house, as they were proce ding from the public
buildings to the Market Stelling to embark for
England, has aroused the indignation of the respec-
t,ble inhabitArits of tee colony. A large crowd
composed of the lowest scum of the population, had
,assembled in front of the market, and as the Go-
vernor and Mrs. Wodehouse, accompanied by the
Bishop of Guiana, Mr. Walker (the Lieut.-Go-
vernor), the Chief Justice, Hon. W. B. Wolseley,
Elon. D. Macd )nald, Hon. Dr. Blur, Sir W. H.
Holmes, Mr. A. F. Gore, Mr. J. Brumwell, Mr.
E. T. E. ailton, Mr. W. Ware Mr. R. S. Turton
and several gent'emen, were walking to the Stel-
ling, they were assaulted by the mob with st unee,
plaintain stalks, and other missiles. We regret to say
that Mrs. Wodehouse was s;ruck on the forehead
with a s'ntie ; the Bishop received several blows, th-)
L rd Chief Justice was wounded in the ear, and Mr.
Wolseley in the face. Several other gentlemen
were struck with missiles of one kind and another.
"Phis police charged the mob, and kept them back,
but they took none into custody ; and, although
there were several detectives among the crowd in,
plain clothes, they made no arrests. The most
singular fact is, that the police were ignorant of the
fict that the rabble had assembled for the purpose
ef insulting the Governor on his departure, and
that the watchword current amongst them for
several days before was, " Are you going to the
funeral?" " Where ?" "At the Stelling, on Satur-
day afternoon, •at four o'clock." It lied also been
suggested by some of the instigators of these
ruffianly proceedings that "No rotten eggs should
he thrown at the Goveroor on that occasion." The
converse of this was what the patties meant.
In passing through the market several missiles
were thrown at his Excellency. One fi-l'ow was
struek down on the spot by Sir W. Holmes, and
another, names Welch, a man possessel of some
prop:-rty, and the owner of a number of prin.'s, was
recognised. He has since absconded. When the
Governor and his lady had entered the boat, .some
wretches in the slaughter-house threw •offal and
other offensive matter at the boat, and some
women on the Stelling threw stones. As the boats
proceeded to the steamer some African savages,
who were out in the stream in batie,ux, vented
their impotent rall'ee by throwing water with their
peddles towards the beat. His Excelency and
Mrs. WocletionslhAving got on bo3rd, tho atoctno r
departed on her voyage. The guns of the Foil
salti:ed the Governor as the steamer passel.
Tile outrageous conduct of the mob produced a
universal feeling of indignation throughout the city.