The Sun.
London, England, 1859-01-19 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING.
The Royal Mail steamer Magdalena, Captain
Baynton, has arrived with the West India and
Pacific mails.

Her dates are :---Nassau, Dec. 15; Greytown,
17th; Colon, 24th ; Jamaica, 26th; Demarara,
25th; Trinidad, 25th; Barbadoes, 27th ; Grenada,
26th ; St. Thomas, Jan. 1.

She brings 35 passengers, 669,295 dollars ill
specie, 894 serons indigo, 155 serons cochineal,
four casks coffee, 118 bags cocoa.
From the latest, accounts from the Islands the
weather was remarkably fine for the season, and
the sugar crops of Barbadoes, Trinidad, and
Demerara most promising. The Islands had beat
unusually healthy.

Business at Jamaica rather active, but no parti'
culax advance reported. Produce quiet, and verY
littlelof any kind brought to market, on account of
the bad state of the roads in the interior.
By a special Act of the Legislature the following
additional duties were imposed from the 22d of
December :—Flour, 2s. per barrel additional ; cod'
fish, 6d. per cwt. do. ; wheat, 3d. per bushel do.
Coffee was rather lower in price, 375. 6d. to 38s. per
100 lb. being the ruling figure.
Freights dull, and nothing offering.
Exchanges on London, I per cent. prem. 90 days;
1 per cent. 60 days ; 11 per cent. 30 days ; mer'
chants' bills, par ; commissariat, I per cent. preni•
The Roman Emperor had arrived at Trinidad
from Madras in 82 days, with 380 emigrants,
eluding women and children. Only two deaths
from sickness during the voyage, and not a sinee,
case sent to hospital. One female committal
suicide.

Her Majesty's ships Caesar and Diadem at Grey'
town on the 17th of December.

Gunboat Jasseur at St. Thomas on the Ist of
January, waiting for the Admiral's mails.
The Indus, bearing Sir Houston Stewart's flag'
at Bermuda, by last accounts.

Her Majesty's sloop Atalanta and the glinhoi&
Jasper were at St. Vincent when the steamer left.

The Magdalena spoke the barque George on the
18th, standing up channel.

Her Majesty's ship Havannah was at Valparaioo
Dec. 1, with Consul-General Miller on board, from
the Sandwich Islands, for the benefit of his health.
The Maypu, Chili= war steamer, has arrive
from Rio de Janeiro.
The South American Republics were generalli
quiet.

The losses by the late fire at Valparaiso amountO
to 3,000,000 dols. The burnt district was soon to 136
rebuilt. Two more fires had subsequently occurrecli
but not much damage was done.

Imports small and exports dull at Valparaio°'
Owing to unsatisfactory accounts from Europe of the
price of copper, silver mines rather improving.
No English man-of-war at Callao on the 12th Dee'
Lima healthy, and crops flourishing.
Great hopes were entertained of the war betwoeil
the Ecuadorians and Peruvians being amieala
settled.

Her Majesty's ship Ganges, Admiral Bayne,
flag, was at Vancouver's Island on the 17th Noir,'
also the Satellite and surveying ship Plumper.
Latest accounts from San Francisco, Californo4
report a severe earthquake shock. No lives lob'
Trifling damage done.
The small cutter Royal Charlie had arrived 64
Grenada, 42 days from Southampton. She had 'II
very tempestuous passage.