The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-02 00:00:00

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R.N. Her dates a:e,
Bridgetown (Bar- -
batioes) March 13
Grenada .... . 13
St. Vincent - 13
St. Lucia 14
Martinique .....
Guadaloupe — 14
Dominique — 15
Antigua — 15
Nevis — 15
St. Kitt's 15
Tortela - 15
La Guayr- —
St. Thomas —

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The Royal Mail C ,mpa:
Captain 0. G. Weller,
West India, Pacific, and
of Lieutenant Jc ha Hay,
Tampico March 3
Vera Cruz
Havana
Santa Martha — 8
Greytown . — 7
arthagena — 12
Colon
Kingston (Jamaica) 13 Dominique
14 Antigua
San Juan (Porto Nevis
Rico)
Goorgeto (Derne- Vorteis
rara) — 11 Li
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Tobago 10
Porc of Spain (Trini-
dad) — 11
This steamer brings 76 passengers, among whoim
are Lieutenant-Governor Eyre, his lady and family,
from St. Vincent •, Dr. Russell (late suFgeon of h-r
Majesty's ship Pioneer), from. Groytown ; Mr.
Birch (naval instructor. to her Majesty's ship Etiry-
dice), from Barbadoes, &c. On freight she has,—
Gold deist from California
Gold bars from Carthagena 103,,326
Specie from Jamaica 349,766
Silver bars from Havannab
Dollars from other parts of the %Vest Indies 261,740

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Plata pina, value
Pearls

1,673.693
66,043
3,500

$1,743,236

sy 348,6471. sterling.
-"'ival Mail Company's steamer Atrato 'bad
^t St. Thomas, and left for Jamaica ou
_ • 8 a.m. The Trott was at Cprtha- - 4 •V
Watn. the •
nediat3 shaft brok-n.
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-.her, the Parana, leaving for
- • te Clyde was at St. Thornag, for
The- Eagle left Jamaica, on
e ,•t :`!:.tra ch for Honduras. - The Conway
les ; the Dee on the Spanish Main
,+iye and Derwent at St. Thomas ; and
the 60t,..,c on the Gulf route. •
-At Greytown were her Majesty's chips Cossack,
Archer, Victor, Intrepid, and Pioneer.
. At Barbadoes, her Majesty's ship Brilliant ; and
the Tartar was en route for Jamaica.

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At Jamaica, hPr Majesty's ships Imaum, Terma-
gant, and Mariner.
At Greytown, the United States' corvette Sara-
toga, and the dyane at Colon.

The news fromJaniaica extends to the 13th inst.
the day on which the steamer left. Matters were
at the time exceedingly dull in a commercial point
of view, but the sugar crops for the ensuing year
presented a very cheerful aspect, and gave every
indication of yielding good returns to those engaged
in the cultiiation of that product.

The island wa3 very healthy, and tranquillity
prevailed everywhere.
At Demerara the cholera was abating ; in the
city it had nearly disappeared, but still existed with
aslegree of virulence in some of the country vil-
lages. This was nothing more than might natur-
ally be expected, the villages being all: undrained.
Trade had been very dull among the merchants
during the fortnight, owing chiefly to the epidemic.
Freights were scarce—to London, sugar 25., aid
rum 3d. ; to Liverpool, sugar 2s. 6d., and ruin
aid.

Coffee at Barbadoes was in abundant supply, I
and selling at 412 per 1001 b. Cocoa, $l2 50e. per
100 lb.

At Grenada the labours'of the Legislative session
had terminated •in two days, during which brief
period the annual Money Bill, initiated this year
by the Executive Council, was passed in a house
composed of a majority of Executive Councillors,
as the originators and supporters of the measure,
and forwarded to head-quarters. Agricultural
prospects were bright and promising. The weather
had been rather wet fcr sugar making.

Captain Raasloff had addressed a public meeting
in the Government Coupcil-room at Trinidad, on
the 6th of March, in explanation of the proposed
submarine telegraph scheme between the West
India colonies, South America, and Europe. It was
resolved, " That the meeting approved the promed
telegraph, and would like the Government to take
the matter under its favourable consideration, and
to accept the terms offered."
'1 he weather at St. Lucia had been unfavourable
for manufacturing purposes, and retarded the ripen-
ing of the canes.
At Antigua the weather had changed from wet to
dry. The crop would hardly be begun until the
close of March.

Sugar-making was proceeding briskly at Marti-
nique, and the price of the article had risen in the
island up to 30s. and 325. 6d. sterling per cwt.
In Guadaloupe sugar was selling at the rate of
about 28s. to 325. per cwt. for common qualities ;
rum, proof 24, at 68f. per hectolitre (about 2s. per
gallon) ; coffee, 2f. per kilometre ; there was uo
cocoa, cotton, or logwood.
We have received, per La Plata, files of the
Panama Star and Herald to the 10th of March,
but those papers give no Pacific news, the steamer
not having arrived at Panama up to that date.
From California we have news to the 20th of
February. In the interior the snow was melting,
trails opening, and the prospects of the miners
daily becoming more cheering. A resolution to
impeach G. W. Whitman, Controller of State,
for malfeasance in office passed the Assembly on
the 14th by a vote of 55 to 15. Companies were
being formed in the interior to join Walker at
Nicaragua. Articles of impeachment had been
presented against the State Tre isurer, Dr. Bates,
but the day before they were presented he sent in
his resignation, and James L. English, formerly
Mayor of Sacramento, was appointed in his stead ;
no clue had been 9n-tallied to the $124,000. Two
distinct shocks of an earthquake were felt in San
Francisco about 7 p.m. on the sth, which caused
much consternation, but no damage was done.
Dates from Oregon were to the 11th of February ;
the snow bad disappeared, and been succeeded by
heavy rains. The Indians had been making an
outbreak near Fort Sincoe.