The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-06 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA. MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, AUGUST 4.—The Dee arrived at five
o'clock this afternoon, after a fine passage, with the mails from
the West Indies. Her dates are —From Honduras and Tam-
pico, the 24th of June; Carthagena, the 213th; Trinidad, the
4th of July ; Demerara and St, Jago de Cuba, the 6th ; La
Gaayra and Barbadoes, the 7th ; Jamaica, the 9th ; the Ha-
vannah, the 10th ; and Vera Criss, the 12th of July. The
Dee also brings 197 serous of cochineal, 242 dozen of pines,
471 b. of platina, and 1,157 ounces of gold dust.
The sugar crop throughout the West Indies has been most
abundant, but there is a great falling off in the eoffee crop. The
Hill Coolies work well in all weathers, and continue to give
great satisfaction.
Her Majesty's ships Imaum, Pickle, and Hermes were at
Port Royal, the latter with the Bishop of Jamaica on board, in
quarantine. The ex-President Herrera had proceeded to
Santa Martha, after another attempt to land at Hayti. Santa
Anna was at the Havannah, waiting a favourable opportunity
for returning to Mexico.
General Woll, who commanded in Texas for Santa Anna,
as well as Colonel Garcia, his late private secretary, are pas-
sengers by the Dee.
Letters from Mexico to the 29th of June state, that since the
abortive attempt at revolution on the 7th of June, the city of
Mexico had remained perfectly quiet; but a federalist pro-
nunciamento had been made at Tobasco.

The Congress was to assemble in extraordinary session on
the Ist of July. The Senate had discusssed the tariff, and
made some alterations which compel its being sent back to the
Deputies. Nothing definitive could take place for at least
three weeks. The intention to reduce the duties of 1842 was
still entertained.

'The dispute between the Government and the French Mi-
nister remained unsettled, though a promise had been made of
reparation.
Advices from Texas received in Mexico already represented
that annexation was inevitable. It was generally believed that
General Herrera would be elected President.

The following French ships of war were at Sacrificios :—the
Mercury, 20 guns; the Griffon, 20; and La Perouse,2B.

PROROGATION of PARLIAMENT.
(From the London Gazette of last evening.)
Lord Great Chamberlain's Office, House of Lords,
August 4, 1845.
All Peeresses, on announcing tht-ir intention of being
present on the occasion of the prorogation of Parlia-
ment, on Saturday, the 9th of August, will have places
reserved for them in the House of Lords, if the an-
nouncement be made at this office before five o'clock on
Friday, the Bth inst.
No Lady can be admitted into the body of the House
except in full dress.
No strangers will be admitted except by a ticket from
the Lord Great Chamberlain.
The doors will be opened at twelve o'clock.
tit'ILLOUGHBY DE ERESBY, G.C.

PARLIAMEN TAR Y DI V IS) ONS.
( From the Votes and Proceedings of the House of Commons.)
MONDAY, AUG. 4.
SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY (MR.
WRAY).
Motion made, awl question proposed, " That it appears
from the Report and Evidence laid before this House by the
Select Committee on the South-Eastern Railway Company's
Petition, that Mr. Wray, the Receiver of the Metropolitan
Police District, was, in the year 1836, the retained and paid
agent. of a private Company, to promote the success.of a Bill
introduced into Parliament on their behalf.
" That it also appears, from an Answer to an Address of
this House, that the Secretary of State for the Home Depart-
ment has, in consequence of the Report and Evidence re-
ferred to, addressed a letter to Mr. Wray, expressing his
strong disapprobation of Mr. Wray's conduct.
" That it appears to this House, upon a reference to the
Evidence, that Mr. Wray, on behalf of the South-Eastern
Railway Company, paid the sum of 3001., derived from the
sale of Railway Shares, to Mr. Bonham, for his services as a
Member of this House, and as a Member of a Select Com-
mittee, to which the Bill of this Company was referred; a
circumstance to which the Secretary of State has not adverted
in the letter addressed to Mr. Wray.

" That, in the opinion of this House, such conduct deserves
not only the serious animadversion of the House, but disqua-
lifies Mr. Wray from holding an office of trust and responsi-
bility under the Crown :"—Whereupon Previous Question
put, " That that Question be now put." The House then
divided :

MINORITY-AYES, 18.
Brotherton, J. Moffatt, George Scott, Robert
Collett, John Morris, David Sheridan, R. B.
Elohinstone, H. Norreys, Sir D. J. Tufnell, Henry
Ehrington, Viscount O'Connell, MJ. Yorke, Henry R.
Dicott, Bickham Palmerston, Lord TELLEIB.
Fielden, John Plumridge, Captain Hawes, B.
Mitchell, T. A. Russell, Lord J. Shell, R. L.

MAJORITY—NOES, 81.
Antrobus, Edmund Fuller, A. E. Nicholl, John
Baillie, H. J. Gaskell, J. M. Palmer, George
Barkly, H. Gladstone, W. E. Patten, J. W.
Baring, W. B. Gordon, Captain Peel, Sir Robert
Borthwick, Peter Gore, M. Peel, Jonathan
Bowles, Admiral Gonlburn, Henry Polhill, Frederick
Broadley, H. Graham, Sir J. Pollington,:Viscount
Bruce, Lord E. Greene, Thomas Pringle, Alexander
Buller, Sir J. Y. Hamilton, G. A. Rashleigh, William
Burrell, sir C. Hamilton, W. J. Richards, Richard
Cardwell, Edward Hamilton, Lord C. Scott, 'Francis
Chelsea, Viscount Henley, J. W. Shaw, Frederick
Clerk, Sir G. Herbert, Sidney Sibthorp, Colonel
Clive, Viscount Hope, G. W. Smith, T. B. C.
Collins, W. Houldsworth, T. Somerset,,Lord G.
Cockburn, Sir G. Hume, Joseph . Spooner, Richard
Corry, Henry Inglis, Sir 1L H. Stuart, Henry
Cripps, William Kelly, Fitzroy Sutton, Henry
Darner, Colonel Lincoln, Earl Tennent, J. E.
Darby, George Lowther, Sir J. H. Thesiger, Sir F.
Denison, E. B. Lygon, General Trench, Sir F. W.
Dick, Quintin Mackinnon, W. J. Vesey, Thomas
Douglas, Sir H. Maclean, Donald Ward, Henry
Duckworth, Sir J. 31'Neill, Duncan Wellesley, Lord C.
Duncan, George Meynell, Captain Wood, Colonel T.
Estconrt, T. G. B. Mildmay, IL St. John TELLERS.
Fitzroy, Henry Mundy, E. 31. Young, John
Fremantle, Sir T. Neeld, John Baring, Henry

PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS.
TUESDAY, JULY 29.
REPORT FROM THE SELECT COMMITTEE ON
- GROUP (X) OF RAILWAYS.
TOTTENHAM AND ,FARRINGDON-_STREET JUNG•

TION RAILWAY BILL.
Lord Courtenay reported from the Select Committee on
Group X of Railways, to whom several petitions against the
Bills comprised in the said group, together with the Report
of the Board of Trade thereon, were referred, that in the
vise of the Tottenham and Farringdon-street Junction
RailWav Bill they had heard p-rties in support of several of
the saiti petitions. and had heard counsel in favour of the
hill ; and that they had ex,onined the allegations contained
in the preamble of the Bill, but the same had not been proved
to their satisfaction.

REPRESENTATION OF SUNDERLA Di D.— SATURDAY
NIGHT. —At the League meeting this evening Colonel Thomp-
son stated that a Utter had been that day received from Earl
Grey, informing the gentleman to whom it was addressed,
th.it his Lordship had now taken the proper steps for his imme-
diate call to the House of Lord;, so that a writ for a new elec-
tion will speedily be issued. This announcement was received
with great cheering, for the Liberal electors are anxious to be
at work ; the delay has, however, strengthened their interest,
by, giving:titnis,iniqhe.r.emoval of the irritation and bad feeling
to which 041:10tton of two candidates had untortueately
given rise. '.Mainent topic at this meeting, which was
principally by local speakers, was a reprint of a hand-
bill issued onite tith.of March, lttls, containing a requisition
to the magistrates fur a general meeting of the inhabitants of
Sunderland, " to take into consideration the propriety of
petitioning the Hour of Peers against the further progress of
which requisition was signed by Mr. Robert
shipowner, and chairman of Mr. Hudson's
yHardcastle stated at the public meeting, to-
nettlia'gmeriiiie7mtt,olidttrt' neha a
committee..
vieltihiei'll'ctrh. canvass had been so satisfactory as to warrant a
declaration that Colonel Thompson will be elected by a large
majority. •