The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-02 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Parana,
Capt. T. A. Bevis, arrived at Southampton yester-
day morning, with the above-named mails, in charge
of Lieut. Greville, R.N., Admiralty agent. fier
latest dates are :

Tampico Aug. 30
Vera Cruz...:. Sept. 3
Havannah
Santa Martha 7
Greytown (Mos.

Bridgetown (Bar-

ba'ioes
Grenada ...... 10
Carriacou
St. Vincent's — 10
St. Lucia
Martinique
Guadaloupe
Dominique...,.,,, — 13
Ant gun
Montserrat l2
Nevi.
12
St. Kitt's
Tortola
St. Thomas's — 15

quito
Carthagena

Colon

Jamaica , — 11
Hayti — 12
San Juan (Porto
Rico)
Berbice
Demerara

Tobago
Port of Spain
(Trinidad)
This steamer also brings mails of the following
dates trom the west coast of Sonth'Arnerica, received
at Panama by the steamer New Grenada :
Valparaiso (Chili) Aug. 16 Islay (Peru)
Coquimbo
uasco
Uoplapo (rsonvia) la P., tO. ............ 30
CoSja — 20 Guayaquil (Bona-
Iquique (Peru) — 21 dor)
Arica
The Parana experienced fine weather, with light
airs, the early part of the voyage home ; and from
the We-tern Isles, strong gales, with heavy sea from
south to west. She brings 34 passengers, among
whom are Mr. Jam s Crawford, her Majesty's
Consul from Guadaloupe ; Commander de Leon,
from Savannah ; Lieut. Davis, from St. Lucia,
&c. On freight she has $1,711,360 in specie, or,
say, 342,2721. sterling, and a miscellaneous cargo,
including 288 bags of cocoa frol6 Trinidad. A re-
mittance of golddust from Carthagena, of the value
of $127,000, has come by this steamer, and a large
consignment of bark.

" The news from. Jamaica is in every respect unim-
portant. The weather was favourable for cultiva-
tion, and the ensuing crops presented every indica-
tion of an abundant yield. A project was on toot
for the purpose of erecting a "patent slip" in the
harbour of Kingston, and the probable cost esti-
mated at 25,0001. Subscriptions to a large amount
had already Ueeneollec',ed.

De Cordova's Mercantileintelligeneer of the 10th
of Sept. reports a dull state of business for the pre-
ceding fortnight. Small lots of coffee remaining
from the old crop had been sold at 445. to 465. per
1001 b. There had been no arrivals of flour, but the
supply in hand was adequate for the season ; re-
sales had been made at 38s. per barrel for parcels
some little time at market, and a small lot by last
arriv.l had sold at 40s.
Exchances on London were quoted as under
Jamaica and Colt nial Banks.-90 days, 1 per cent.
pm. ; 60 days, 1-4- per cent. pm. ; 30 days, 2 per
cent. pm. Merchants' Bills.-90 days, par. On
New York.-60 days, 1/ per cent. pm. merchants'
bills.

The annual session of the Barbadoes Colonial
Parliament came to a close on the 20th of August.
The annual elections of representatives for the
island were to take place on the 15th of Sept.
A
had delibe-
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rEuxrepconsteivoef Council
delibe-
rating upon a despatch of his Excellency Governor
Mocks, bearing reference to the immigration ques-
tion. A Royal order in Council, dated July 16,
makes known her Majesty's pleasure to leave to
their operation the amended Road Act and the Tax
Act, passed on the 23d of March of last by the local
Legislature, which the inhabitants had so largely
petitioned against. There had been a great deal of
rain during the fortnight.
The Court of Policy at Demerara bad had two
sittings since the last mail, but nothing particular
was transacted. The prison hulk nearly foundered during a stiff breeze, and the prisoners had a nar-
row escape of going to the bottom; she has since
been abandoned, the civil engineer reporting her to
be extremely leaky, and her bottom planking so
rotten asi not to bear caulking, and she is to be
broken up. Trade continued dull among the mer-
chants. Produce came in slowly, but freights were
lays scarce than they were a short time back.
The Royal Gazette, of the Bth, has the following
items respecting the recent gold discoveries :—" A. commission, consisting of the Hon. Dr. Blair, Sir
W. LI. HUltnes, Mr. W. IL Campbell, and Mr.
M'Clintock, have proceeded on a tour of explora.
tion through the interior, with the view of reaching
the gold mines on the river Yuruari. The three
first-named gentlemen started from George Town
in the revenue schooner Pheasant, and proceeded
to the/river Waini, up which they ascended to the
place of rendezvous, where they met Mr. Wain. tock and a strong party of Indian guides. Some
Indians who came to George Town on Friday last
brought intelligence that the party intended to start
on the following day on their journey up the river.
The commissioners purpose ascending the Waini
until they come to the &raffia, up which they will
proceed in their bateaux to its source. - From that
point they will strike across the country to the
Cuyuni, and then track up that stream to the con-
fluence of the Yuruari. They will ascend the latter
river until they come to Tupuquen, the site of the
gold mines. They are expected to return in about
six weeks. A gentleman arrived in the city last
week from Venezuela, bringing with him about
15 ozs. of gold. He had visited 'the mines, and re-
pre,ents the gold to be abundant, and the mining
operations as being carried on in the most primi-
tive shion.91

At Trinidad the weather was wet. 288 bags 01
coc a were shipped by the Parana. •
The latest accounts from the French colony alf
Martinique state that the yellow fever had not dia.
app: art d among the shipping at St. Pierre.
lutelligen,:e from San Domingo to the 7th Sept.
had been received at St. Thomas. Gen. Santana
had reached the army of the Provisional Govern-
ment of Santiago and assumed its command. Two
conferences, by means of flags of truce, bad passed
between the Provisional army and that within the
walls of the city, and a cessation of arms for 24
bouts had been determined on, in order to ascer-
tain
whether a pacific a olution of the internal feuds
could not be come to.
From Mexico there is no news of importance.
Troubles were again looked for, many conspiracies
being on foot against the Government of Comon-
fort, mostly stirred up by the priests.
COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.

Yesterday a special Courw held for the purpose of
electing by ballot, in conformity with the resolution of
the 17,h ult., two aldermen and four commoners con-
servators under the Thames Conservancy Act, 1857.
There was a very large attendance of the members of
both court.
Mr. H. L. TAYLOR moved--
" That prior to the ballot taking place for six conserva-
tors to be appointed by this Court, the names of such mem.
bers only be balloted for as are proposed and seconded--
each name to be received without comment ; and any
member, upon his name being submitted to the Court, de-
clining to be included in the ballot will signify the same
by rising in his place."
Deputy GODSON—You are going to turn the Court
into a Quakers' meeting. (Laughter.)
L. Taylor's motion was not seconded, and
consequently fell to the ground.
Mr. ELLIOTT--I bt g to ask the Lord Mayor whether
the office of Conservator of the Thames is an office of
payment, direct or indirect ?
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Mr. FARRAR—WiII your lordship allow me to ask you
whether the answer you gave to that question was
advised by the law officers of the corporation ?
The LORD MAYOR—It was not.—(Alter consulting
the Recorder who at this moment entered the court).—
I can now answer the question. Our law officer has
just advised me that there is no power in the Act of
Parliament to enable the Commissioners to remunerate
themselves.

Mr. MATTHEWS-Will your Lordship inform the
Court whettitr there are any candidates for these im-
portant (laces

The LORD MAYOR—The Act of Parliament has made
every member of the Court a candidate.
After a short discu,sion, the ballot was proceeded
with, and was kept open an hour. At the termination
of the scrutiny,
The RECORDER said—The Lord Mayor instructs me
to dtclare that the election has fallen upon Alderman
Hale, Alderman Humplary, Mr. Jonathan Thorp, Mr:
Joseph Ternley, Mr. Thomas Henry Fry, and Mr.
Thorna.k Dakin, deputy.
The Court then adjourned.

The Royal Humane Society has just prevented Mr.
Richard Ryan, storekeeper of the St. Pancras Work-
house, with a handsome medal, for his heroic conduct
on the 28th of June last, in rescuing a child from drown-
ing, in the Pool of the Regent's-park.