The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-19 00:00:00

H E WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC
MAILS.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Magda-
lena, Capt. George Abbott, arrived at Southampton
on Saturday with the mails from the West Indies,
ao., in charge of Lieutenant Morris, R.N., Admi-
ralty agent. Her dates are—
Nassau (Bahamas) Sept. 15
Belize (Honduras) 17
Santa Martha — 20
Greytown (Mos-
quito) — 20
Carthagena
Kingeton (Jamaica) 26
Jacmel (llayt,) 28
San Juan (Porto
Rico)
Berbice
Georgetown (De-
merara)
Tobago
Port of Spain
(Trinidad)
She also brings mails of the subjoined dates from
the West Coast of South America, received at Pa-
nama by the steamship Bolivia :—Valparaiso,
Sept. 1 ; Coquimbo and Huaso, 2 ; Copiapo, 3 ;
Iquique, 5 ; Arica, 6 : Islay, 8 ; Callao and Lima,
12 ; Payta, 15 ; Panama, 23.
The Magdalena brings 57 passengers, among
whom are Lieut: Boddington, 42d Regiment;
Lieut. Drone, 2d West India Regiment, from
Jamaica ; Rev. R. Comber, Captain Rundle, R.N.,
from Colon ; Lieut.-Colonel Graham, from St.
Lucia ; Lieut. King, 2d West India Regiment,
from Belize, &c. On freight she has,—
Specie and golcidust received across the Isthmus
from the Pacific ports
Specie from Havannah
Ditto from other parts of the West Indies
Total value in dollars, of which $469,689 are
in silver, and $391,053 in gold 5861,642
Or, say 172,3281. sterling ; plata pina, value
$37,061 ; precious stones, diamonds, &c., value
4,410 ; and a cargo consisting of 332 serons of
cochineal, 17 cases of cigars, 645 bales of tobacco,
125 bales of sarsaparilla, 13 cases of tortoiseshell,
48 bales of wool, 221 bales of bark, 95 bags of cocoa,
29 bales of Panama hats, and 63 packages of sun-
di jos.

Bridgetown (Bar-
badoes)
Grenada . 26
Carriacou
St. Vincent's — 26
St. Lucia
Martinique
Guadeloupe
Dominique — 28
Ant.gua — 29
Montserrat — 29
Nevis — 29
St. Kitt's
Tortola
St. Thomas's Oct. 1

$825,766
11,534
24,342

On the outward voyage of the Magdalena, Mr.
O'Donoghue, of Berbice, died of consumption on
the 12th Sept. ; and, on the homeward voyage,
Mr. Eisenblat, of La Guayra, died on the 12th
inst., also of consumption.
The Magdalena experienced fine weather during
the passage home. She exchanged signals on the
13th inst., in lat. 45 21 N., long. 22 29 W., with
the English brig Marian, steering to the eastward.
The :reamer La Plata, with the outward mails
of the 17th ult., arrived at St. Thomas's on the
30th. In lat. 24 31 N., long. 52 34 W., she passed
a sunken vessel, apparently a brig.
Stations of the company's steamships :—The
Clyde, at St. Thomas's, fur the Spanish Main ; the
Conway, from the Windward Islands, for Jamaica :
the Dee, ou the Spanish Main ; the Derwent, at
Barbadoes, for the Leeward Islands ; the Eagle, at
Jamaica, for British Honduras ' • the Thames, from
the Spanish Main, refitting at St. Thomas's; the
" Boston, Sept. 30. Trent, from Jamaica, for the Windward Islands.
" We, the undersigned, presidents of the several Her Majesty's ship Brunswick was at Colon ; the
banks herein named, do hereby agree to discount, on or I Tartar at Greytown ,_. and the Imaum at Jamaica.
before Monday, the sth Oct. proximo, ten per cent, upon Our advices from Jamaica extend to the 27thoutt.
the capital of said banks, to be distributed among our The news is altogether devoid of interest. C
customers as the several Boards of Directors may deter- m-
mercial matters were extremely dull, and the rainy
mine :—Merchants, Massachusetts, New England,
season had set in in good earnest—it rained nearly
Hamilton, Boston, Suffolk, Granite,. Washington, a whole week without intermission. At intervals
Faneuil Hall, Atlas, Union, Traders, Market, North, there wore vivid flashes of lightning, accompanied
Columbian, Eagle, Shoe and Leather, Bank of Com•
mem, State, Eliot, Webster, Broadway, North Ame-
rica , Maverick, City, Shawmut, Exchange, Globe, At- Present a. veryp. cheerful eeierflduilugapapbeuanraanancedy.anTdheexishiaibnidt
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lantic, Boylston, Howard, National, Tremont."
The .New York .Herald of the 2d says : was
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" The Government officeholders throughout the coun-
try yesterday received their quarterly salaries, which in ploosrttoinßitchoetoAKnei
statei
the aggregate amount to a considerable sum and add so that all on board were saved.
much to the metallic currency in active circulation. A De Cordova 's Mercantile Intelligeneer reports the
despatch from Washington states that upwards Onf receipt
existen existence
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wouldg large quantities,
not
b e andtlles7oo,ooo of the public debt has been redeemed withi
ed on account of the crop promising so well ; for
sustain-
the pest day or two. Draughts to this amount drawn on
immediate Wants 3d. was being paid. Sales of
the New York sub-treasurer will be paid in gold to-day.
coffee were quoted •
at 425. to 445. per 100 lb. Mid-
The Supreme Court at Albany has decided that banking
associations have the right to reduce their securities be-
d Ling sugar was in demand, and sales had been
low $lOO,OOO by returning circulating notes, and the
effected at 28s. to 31e., according to quality ; a lot
Superintendent of the Banking Department has accepted
the decision, thereby reversing the practice of the de. very dark sold at 255. Corn was abundant, and
partment. In nonsequence of this action large ameunts American, being little looked for, dull of sale ;
of bank bills have been withdrawn from circulation home growth sold at 4s. per bushel, and American
within the past three clays. The financial pressure has at 10s. per bag. Flour continued dull, selling at
already extended into the far off and newly-settled 38s. to 405., according to quality. Cheese was
territory of Nebraska. Two banks, the Exchange wanted, there being none good at market, and co, n-

" Maine—Exchange Bank, Bangor; Hallowell Bank,
Hallowell ; Hancock Bank, Ellsworth ; Shipbuilders'
Bank, Rockland ; Maritime Bank, Bangor ; Ellsworth
Bank, Ellsworth ; China Bank, China ; Central Bank,
Hallowell ; Sanford Bank, Sanford.
" Massachusetts—Cochituate Bank, Boston; Grocers'
Bank, Boston ; Manufacturers' Bank, Georgetown.
" New Hampshire—Exeter Bank, Exeter ; Lancaster
Bank, Lancaster.
" Vermont—Stark Bank, Bennington ; South Royal-
ton Bank, South Royalton ; Danby Bank, Danby.
"Connecticut—Eastern Bank, West Killingly ;
Wooster Bank, Danbury ; Woodbury Bank, Woodbury ;
Hartford County Bank, Hartford; Colchester Bank,
Colchester.
" Rhode Island—The bills of none of the banks are
received."
The Boston banks have put forth the following
circular :