The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-18 00:00:00

lity, had been recently shipped to Europe, and the
trees were generally in a flourishing state. The
market was abundantly supplied with provi'sions
and general merchandise, and prices were desdend-
ing. Flour was tariffed at 40s. the barrel.
From Port of Spain (Trinidad) our advices extend
to the 23d ult. A despatch was forwarded on the
16th ult. from Governor -Reath to Archbishop Spac-
capietra, stating her Majesty's Government had
consented to his receiving full salary from the
period of his recognition, only requiring of him the
taking of the oath of allegiance to the Supremo
'Head of the State. A slight shock of earthquake
was felt on Sunday morning, the 19th ult., about
10 minutes to 9 o'clock. Produce was coming
down largely and rapidly to the wharfs and quays,
and ships were busily engaged taking in
.car-
goes. The ye trly report of the Agent-General
of Immigrants had just been published, and the
condition and order of the immigrant laborer in this
colony was represented in it in a very favourable
aspect. From the tabular returns accompanying
the report we learn that the immigrant population
on Dec. 31, 1856, was
‘6,683, since increased by
the arrivals of 849 adults and 101 children. Of the
number there at the beginning of the year 3,484
coolies were under the first indenture kir five years;
334, having completed their first five years, had
accepted the $5O bounty, and indented for another
like period ; 596 had taken the $lO bounty and
entered upon a year's indenture ; 720 had taken-
out certificates of industrial residence.; 657 were
Chinceo and 802 children. The deaths of coolies
during the year were 110, and the births 45. In
1856 the number who returned to India was
240, and the total of arrivals was 566 adults and 61
non-adults. The, Agent-General closes his report
with the note that upwards of 100 of the Chinese
under indenture have applied to purchase the
redemption of their remaining year of industrial
residence, and that there is every reason to believe
that on any future importation of these people
more than two-thirds of the number would pay up
their indentures at the expiry of the third year. A.
careful and searching examination had been made
into the causes of the mortality on board this year's
immigrant vessels, the results of which had not
been.published ; but it was believed that they all
tended to show that the mortality was mainly owing
to'the state in which they were embarked, aided by
the change in diet.
At Martinique the sugar crop was proceeding
prosperously, and high prices were still maintained.
The state of health in the Windward Islands was
very good.

SHIPPING NEWS.
Movements of her Majesty's ships :—April 16, at
Greytown. the Pioneer despatch vessel. April 25, at
Carthagena, the Orion, 90 (senior officer), the Basilisk, 6,
and the Intrepid, despatch; off Carthagena, the Cossack,
21, these ships were awaiting the arrival of the Com-
mander-in-Chief. The Tartar, 21, had gone to New
Orleans with Fillibusters. April 23.—Sailed from Port.
Royal, Jamaica, the Termagant, 24, Commander Kel-
lock, C. 8., for Carthagena ; and the troopship Perse
verance, 6, Commander M'Donald, for the Windward
Islands. Arrived at Port Royal on the 23d the Arab,
12, Commander Pelisser, from a cruise ; 24th, the
A rcher, 15, from Greytown, and was to sail on the 27th
for England ; 27th, the Victor despatch vessel, April
27.—The Brilliant, 22, and the Atalanta, 16, left Bar-
bedew, on a cruise. April 29.—The Perseverance
troopship passed Martinique, steering south-east.
Stations of the Royal Mail Company's steamships :
The Clyde, Captain Heenan, at St, Thomas's from Ja-
maica; the Conway, Captain Lewis, at St. Thomas's,
from the Windward Islands; Dee, Captain Woolcott,
on the Spanish Main route • the Derwent, Captain
Reeks, at Barbadoes ; the Eagle, Captain Hole, at Ja-
maica ; the Solent, Captain Baynton, on the Gulf of
Mexico route ; the Thames, Capt. Woolford, at St.
Thomas's, from the Spanish Main ; the Trent, Capt.
Lends, at Sr. Thomas's, awaiting the arrival of her main
shaft ; the Wye, Capt. Gillies, at St. Thomas's, to sail
for England in two or three days.
On May 15, in lat. 47 deg. 39 min., long. 12 deg. 23
min., the Orinoco passed the American ship Glance,
steering westward ; on the 16th, in lat. 49 deg. 34 min.,
long. 6 deg. 17 min., passed the English brigantine
Sarah King, and a number of other vessels.
• The brig Sarah Birkett, of Whitehaven, Capt. Saw-
ley, was wrecked on her voyage from Cayenne to Deme-
rara for a cargo of timber. She sprang a leak daring a
heavy.gale.anci stranded on the coast near the Coren-
tyne, where she was abandoned. The master and crew
took to the boats andgendeavoured to reach Surinam,
but were unable to do so, and after drifting about for
several days they one morning discovered a vessel in
sight, and on getting near it found that it was the brig
which they had deserted. They went, on board and
got a further supply of provisions, and returning to the
boat they made for Barbie!, which after some difficulty
they..succeeded in reaching. They were unable to save
anything, and were in a destitute condition when they
landed at New Amsterdam." .

THE PACIFIC.

SOUTHAMPTON, MAY 17.

Bp the Orinoco steamer, which arrived this morn-
ing from the West Indies, we are in posession of
files of Panama papers to the 23d ult. The Pacific
Steam Navigation Company's steamer New Gra-
nada, from. Callao, April 12, arrived at Panama on
the 21st, with 63 passengers, and 261,984 dollars
in specie, for England.
Dates from Chili are to March 31. The trial of
the political prisoners 'in Santiago was not over.
Onlthe 30th the Fiscal demanded that sentence of
death be passed on Garfias, Larrain, and Merino.
The public were still kept in the dark relative to
this affair, and it was not generally believed that
any public conspiracy existed.
Her Britannic Majesty's frigate President sailed
on the 28th for England, via Rio Janeiro, for which
place she took 300,000 dollars in specie.
During the fortnight ending March 31 the mar-
ket had been animated, sales having been made for
the Northern and Southern markets, and for Boli-
via' but the scarcity of specie still affected the mar-
ket. In cottons English gray shirtings and Ameri-
can goods were scarce, woollens dull, linens in de-
mand. Silks—stocks full and prices steady. Metals
—Swedish steel scarce, and in demand ; English
iron, full stooks ; tin plates, no stocks in first
hands. Liquors, stock regular and sales moderate.
Coals offered at $ll afloat, but no sales.
Chili Produce—Copper in bars, $23 to $24 per
quintal. Hides, $l9 per quintal, and in demand.
The steamship John L. Stephens, from San Fran-
cisco, April 6, arrived at Panama on the 19th, but
her news has been anticipated via New York.

THE MEETING OF 2HE FRIENDS OF

POLAYD.

(From the Daily News.)
The annual meeting of the friends of Poland
took place on Saturday. There was a respectable
muster of noble names. The Marquis Town,hencl
was in the chair • Lord Harrington, Lord Kin-
naird, Lord Raynham, and Mr. Fox Strangways,
came forward with the expression of most noble
and generous sentiments. But there was little
room for congratulation, and what was uttered in
the way of encouragement and hope was, we regret
to say, of a very shadowy nature.
A great European war has just taken place ; it
has called forth the energies, has taken a large' pull
out of the pockets of the English people, and has
been brought to what is called a satisfactory close.
The belligerents in that war were Russia on the
one side, France and Englandcon the other. And
yet the latter Powers, neither by effort in war nor
by voice in council, evinced even a consciousness
that there was or had been such a country as
Poland.
The cause of this flagrant dereliction lay no doubt
in the belief, which seemed to actuate the Cabinets
of England and of France, that their countries,
however first-rate, were unable to contend effectu-
ally with Russia, unle&s Austria at least, if not
Prussia also, should lend Their aid. And as Austria
is one of the arch-robbers, who not only partitioned
Poland in the last centurv, but who swallowed up
Cracow in this, against the express stipulations of
treaties, the word Poland could not be mentioned
without instant offence aid alarm to Austrian
ears.
The noble marquis who prt tsided at the meeting
of the Polish Association, as well as Mr. Fox
Strangways, seemed to consider the rescue of the
Molds-Wallachians front Russia, and the present
inquiry going on with respect :to their future con-
dition and establishment, as sir camatances favour-
able to the Polish cause. And ivo doubt they were
right in declaring the affinity the at exists between
all the, oppressed races of the 1. 'ast of Europe, of
which oue cannot assert or develop its nationality
without aiding and encouraging th s other.
But with respect to Moldo-Wall.achia, we regret
that we 'cannot share in the generco as hopes of Mr.
Fox Strangways. For the truth is 1, that the Bri-
tish Government have now adopt( d towards the
Principalities the same policy whit d, led to their
neutralisation while the war lasted. These Princi-
palities could have furnished a galls at and efficient
army during the war, as the Poles co uld have done,
if allowed to organise from the f irs t. But no ;
Austria must not be affronted or off, indmd. And so
the Moldo-Wallachs were kept disiu :med throughout
the war. In like manner the Ble i4O-Waliaohe are