The Sun.
London, England, 1850-09-19 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY.—The royal mail
steam-ship Great Western has just arrived at this
port with mails from the Gulf of Mexico, Havannah,
and Bermuda.

She brings specie, value 833,810 dolls., of which
50,760 dolls. are for the account of Mexican bond-
holders, also 203 serons cochineal, and a general
cargo. The Great Western has no mails from
Jamaica, or the inward or lee ward islands.
These will be brought by the Tay, daily expected.
Our Mexican accounts by this packet mention that
Congress was at last assembled. and no doubt was
entertained that strong measures would be taken for
the financial relief of the country.
The country was tranquil, and the produce of the
mines on the increase.

Among the reforms contemplated were the raising
of various prohibitions, and a further reduction of
Custom••house duties, with the view of putting down
the extensive contraband trade now carried on.

General Arista, the present Minister of War, in
all probability, will be elected to the presidency.
The appointment of Mr. Falconet as their agent, by
the English bondholders, had given general satisfac-
tion. Ile was expected to arrive by the next packet,
and will be just in time to renew and terminate the
negotiations respecting the Mexican Foreign Debts,
the Mexican Government being, as is said, well dis-
posed towards Mr. Falconet.
Mr. Bankhead, the English Minister, has been
seriously indisposed, and intended leaving for Eng-
land shortly.
Trade was very dull both at Vera Cruz and Tam-
pico, owing to the stock of goods being large and the
smuggling of the Americans on the Rio Grande.
The cholera prevailed, but not severely, at Vera
Cruz : a few cases are reported at Tampico. At
Jalapa the visitation of the disease was a very heavy
one.

The day before the packet sailed, Mr. Gifford, the
British Consul at Vera Cruz, was personally assaulted
by a Spaniard.
We have accounts from llavannah to the 26th ult.
The prices for sugar were much higher, and the
stocks were becoming much reduced. Although
freights to England were extremely low, very little
shipping was going forward. Consignments to the
United States offered more advances, and there were
more vessels available fir that destination.

Tobacco was still rising in price.
Exchange on London 12i to 13 premium ; Paris
2A- to 2 discount.

The island of Cuba experienced a severe gale on
the night of the 21st of August, amounting almost
to a hurricane. The injury done in Havannah har-
bour was inconsiderable, but in the interior a good
deal of damage was done by the destruction of corn
fields and plantain trees.
The coffee plantations likewise suffered to a con-
siderable extent, and the sugar canes were greatly

injured.
The cholera bad almost disappeared from Havannah
and its environs, but still lingered in the country, and
had broken out in an important inland district, pre-
viously unvisited.
The result of the judicial examination of the
officers and crews of the two captured vessels had not
been mails public, but we understand that a decision
had been produced &daring the sailors to be inno-
cent, but condemning the mates of the two vessels to
tea yearfl' imprisonment, as having entered upon the
voyage with a knowledge of its object.
Her Majesty's ship Indefatigable, Captain Smart,
had left Havannah for Jamaica. A Spanish line-of-
battle-ship, with two frigates and a brig, and several
war-steamers, are lying in the harbour.

The Matanzas market was about the same as that
at Havannah in regard to prices, but the stock of
sugar there was proportiJnably still small&r.
The Legislature of Bermuda was prorogued by the
Governor on the 26th ultimo.

We have Nassau papers to the 24th August. Se-
v9ral vessels had suffered in the gale of the 12th and
13th of the month. Numerous disasters at sea were
spoken of.

Via Bermuda there are dates from Damerara to the
17th ultimo.

Meetings on the subject of constitutional reform
continue to be held in that colony.

STATE OF TRADE.
(From the Manchester Guardian.)

MADICIIESTER., TUESDAY.—A cessation of business
fur four or five weeks (with the exception of such
small purchases as were unavoidable) had latterly so
reduced the stocks of yarn in the hands of the home
consumers and the foreign buyers, as to produce
among thmn that sort of uneasiness est the advantage
of lower prices should bs let slip, which rendered a
renewal of operations, within a short time, a matter
of pretty great certainty. Towards the latter end of
last week, there were indications of our near ap-
proach to this turning point,:to which we have been
brought somewhat sharply to-day by the effect,
on the Liverpool market, of the Europa 's ad vices of
storms destructive to the cotton plant in some part of
the states. A good deal of excitement has prevailed,
and very extensive transactions would have taken
place, at something like the rates of last week, but
spinners have stood out for an advance of id. to id.
generally upon bundles, whether mule or water.
The manufacturers have supplied themselves to
a moderate amount ; and some of the ship-
pers have bought with considerable freedom—
in a few instances clearing out rather large
parcels. As might be expected, much irregu-
larity has shown itself amongst sellers, some of whom
have raised their quotation in a greater, others in a
lesser, degree, than we have stated above. In the
department of goods there has not been equal anima-
tion. Manufacturers will not sell on last week's

terms ; there is, however, a hanging back on the side
of buyers, which is partly attributable to their having
operated rather freely, at lower prices, a few days ago.
Roc lIDALE, MONDAY.—The manufacturers have
had another brisk demand fur flannels to-day, at
prices much the same as those of the preceding week.
For wool, there has been a very limited demand, and
the manufacturers prefer working up the stocks they
have on hand which have been laid in at lower rates
than they can purchase at present.
MACCLESFIELD, TUESDAY.—Our manufacturers
continue more actively employed; the prospects of a
better demand inducing them to produce more
goods than they have latterly been doing. A good
inquiry generally exists for thrown silks of useful
descriptions ; and a fair quantity has changed hands
during the last week. There are also orders again in
the market for the continent, which contribute to
keep the mills at full work. In the raw silk market
there has been current business at full prices ; some
of the merchants are still looking for higher rates.
HUDDERSFIELD, TUESDAY.—We have had equally
as good a market to-day as last week, though not
quite so much has been done in the hall, although
the demand has been brisker ; but the wool market
having advanced, the manufacturers are holding back
for an advance, not knowing whether they can supply
at the price. The trade of the week has been very
good; several American buyers having been in town.
HALIFAX, SATURDAY.—There is no noticeable
change in the worsted trade, either as regards de-
mand or prices. Neither can we report any altera-
tion in the state of the yarn market. The spinners
are fully employed, and the quotations continue firm.
The sales of wool are moderate, and late rates are
rather stiffly maintained.

LEEDS, TUESDAY.—The market has been quiet to-
day ; but, on Saturday last, a fair business was trans-
acted. Large deliveries are still being made to order,
and business is good in the warehouses._

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 14, 1850.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*238
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 47
Tubercular Diseases ... ... 171
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 95
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 32
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration
•••
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion... ... • —.
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, lc.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations...
•••••
Premature Birth' •••
Atrophy ••• ••• •••
Old Age ••• •••
.6.
Sudden ... „.
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance
Causes not specified ...

... 60
... 13

... 29
... 32
... 24
... 20
•.. 51
... 3

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 929
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated, sponding wcek in the
1841. of 1849. Week.
West Districts... 301,189 . . 347 ... 133
North Districts.. 376,568 .. 345 ... 195
Central Districts 374,199 ... 373 ... 180
East Districts ... 393,067 ... 600 ... 176
South Districts .. 503,346 ... 1,200 ... 245

Totals... ..... 1,948,369
Males ~, ~,
Females

... 2,865

... 929
... 463
... 466