The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-31 00:00:00

31, 1851

THE WEST INDIA MAILS,

The Royal West India mail packet La Plata,
Capt. Weller, Admiralty agent Lieutenant Brydges,
R.N., arrived at Southampton yesterday with the
West India, Panama, and Mexican mails. Her
dates of sailing are :—Vera Ctuz, Oct. 5 ; Havana,
10 ; Greytown, 6 ; Panama, 9 ; Jamaica, 11 ; De
merara, 10 ; Barbadoes, 12 ; Antigua, 14 ; St.
Vincent, 11; Grenada, 11 ; St. Thomas, 16.
Professor Ansted, the eminent geologist, had
visited the West India Islands for the purpose of
examining their geological formation, with a view
to mining operations. Ho was struck down with
fever at Havana, and was taken away from there
apparently in a dying state ; he, however, recovered
on his voyage home, and is partially restored to
health.
The freight onboard the La Plata includes specie
to the amount of 1,000,860 dollars ; of which
479,359 dollars' value is in silver, and 508,346 dol-
lars' value in gold.
Of Jamaica the Kingston Morning Journal says,
in its review of the fortnight
Trade has been dull, and agriculturists have
not derived that benefit from the setting in of the
October seasons which they looked for, in conse-
quence of the rains having extended very little to
the interior and north-side parishes, while the
south side of the island has baen visited by heavy
and continuous showers."
In British Guiana the dry season appeared to
have commenced in earnest. The canes exhibit a
healthy and thriving appearance, and a few weeks
of dry weather will bring them generally to a state
of maturity.
In Antigua the weather continued most favour-
able to vegetation.
From Havannah there is little political news.
The unhealthy season is passing away. The state
of trade is satisfactory, and the crops of all kinds
look well.
Dates from Valparaiso are to Sept. 15. The
government had not yet been able to organise a new
cabinet—all the attetnpts made by Sir H. Urmeneta
to that effect having failed, and resulted in his
resigning the task.
Letters from Islay, of Sept. 22, state that affairs
in the south still continue without change. Castilla,
with nearly 5,000 men, has not ventured to attack
Arequipa, and all the efforts that have been made
to bring about a pacific termination of the war have
failed.

An information had been laid against the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company's steamer Valparaiso,
as having a quantity of contraband of war on board,
destined for Africa.
The Mexican Extraordinary, published in the
city of Mexico, notices as follows, in its issue of
Sept. 26, the conspiracy which has been already
mentioned :

Several arrests were made during yesterday of persons
known to belong to the Santa Annista, or old central
Government party. During the early part of the day
considerable excitement prevailed in the streets. Sa
much were some persons affected and convinced that we
were on the brink of a popular tumult that several stores
in the Calle Platoros were closed. Mid-day was the
hour fixed for the outburst of a revolution, which was
variously reported to have had as many varied objects
in view. The only thing that seemed at all settled was
that the present Government was to be tort' down.
But add-day passed, and the merchants who were
alarmed in the morning opened their doors and resumed
business as usual. The day and night have passed, and
we have had no revolution. If rsp,rt be true that a
cmapiracy had succeeded in getting together a large
amount of money, arid had actually corrupted
a number of •fficers of the army, the result
speaks volumes in favour of the untiring watchful
ness of Governor Baz. Rumours of conspiracies come
upon us from all quarters—from Vera Cruz, Orizava,
Jalapa, and other places. Many arrests have been made,
ou wh.tt is reported to be positive proof of complicity in
plans against the Go•7erament. A rumour has reached
here of the great disaffection in the ever-revolGing city of
Puebla. The fact is, rumours of revolts ani robberies
comprise the daily budget of news at this moment. It
is a melancholy state of affairs indeed, and we trust and
pray that the collection of wise heads in this city wilt
devise some ways and means to imitate a better order of
things here.
Three days afterwards the same paper reports,
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Among those who have been arrested, we find the
following:—Generale Mariano Salas, Manuel Obando,
Thmingo Gallos3o, Agustin Zirez, Antonio Bonilla (in-
tendente of police in time of Santa Anna), Lieutenant
Manuel Fernandez de Jauregui, Colonel Dominizuez,
Francesco Guftian, P. Velez, M. Rodriguez, Falcon (son
of him who pronounced in Tomascaltepec)• The fore-
going do not comprise all. There aro many more who
are not well known to the world. There was no move-
ment cf any kind to mar the festivities on the 27th, and
we were unable to discover any extra precaution of the
government in apprzhensiod of trouble.
The Government has set aside 22 per cent. of thei cue-
tom•house receipts to liquidate the claim against it for
the 240,009 dole. stolen from the. British consulate last
winter by Cobos.

THE BRAZILIAN MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDAY EVENING,

The steam-ship Pe ropolis has arrived from the
Brazils with a ship's letter mail, 50 passmgerl, and
a full cargo, comprising 9,000 bags of coffee and a
quantity of miscellaneous merchandise.
After despatching from Cowes her passengers,
&u., by small boat, the Petropolis proceeded on to
Hamburg.
Her latest dates are :—Rio de Janeiro, Oct. 1 ;
Bahia, 6th ; Pernambuco, Bth; St. -Vincent, 16th ;
Lisbon, 26th.
From Rio we learn, under date Sept. 30, that
that the coffee market was firm ; sales since the
15th, 13,500 bags • stock in hand, 100,000 bags ;
freights, dull ; exchange on London, from 27l to I.

The flour market quiet.
There is no news from St. Vineaut.
The Ca,lcutta, had not arrived out when the Pe-
tropolis left.
The fever was de3reaFing-.
The stook market was dull. Exchange was
quoted at 541.