The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-21 00:00:00

Admission, Is. 1 Schools, Half-price.

DINNER SERVICES, TABLE MASS, &c.
Qi ANDER and CO., 319, HOLBORN, corner
1...3 of Southampton Buildings, epposite Gray's Inn Gate, have on
view the largest Stock in London of Table Glass, Dinner, Dessert, and
fee services, ornamental China, Chandeliers, Lustres, Lamps, Hall
Lanterns, &c. - -
N.B.—A considerable number of Dinner, Dessert, and Tea Services
at a great reduction in price; these patterns arc not those of the pre-
sent year, but the ware is of the best quality, and they will be fuund
worthy of attention—some of the Dinner Services in question are
porcelain—ln addition to which, there are a few suspending Drawing
Room Lamps, Lustres, and Hall Lanterns.

BENJAMIN EDGINGTON, 2, Duke-street,
Southwark, Lendon-bridge, respectfully informs the Nobility,
Gentry, and Agriculturists that he has on sale RICK CLOTHS,
with Poles, Pulleys, and Lines complete, both new and second-
hand, at a reasonable cost. Early application will insure some
really good second-hand Cloths, which are a decided bargain.
Dressed Cloths and Tarpaulings for Railroad Trucks, of superior
quality, and to any size. Marquees, Tents, Sacks, Waggon .cloths,
Sack-ties, &c.

Netting and Punting fbr Fruit Traces.
Address (per post) Benjamin Edging4ou 2, Duke-street, Southwark.
Al warehouse at 208, Piccadilly.

THE WEST— INDIA MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, SUNDAY AFTERNOON.—The Tweed,
Royal Mail steam-ship, Captain Parsons, arrived this
morning, at half past eleven o'clock, from the West India
Islands, with the usual mails, which will be dispatched
to town by the mail train, so that the letters and papers
may, be delivered in the morning.
The dates of departure are—From Jamaica, 23d of
June ; Carthagena, 19th ; Demerara, 13th ; Trinidad,
20th ; Barbadoes, 21st ; Grenada, 2Gth ; and St. Tho-
mas, Ist July, at ten o'clock A.M., being exactly 19 days
from the latter place.
The Tweed has experienced nothing but slight S.E.
and E. winds since she left the Western Islands. She
was detained twenty-eight hours, in consequence of the
Liffy schooner not having arrived with the mails, some
anxiety for the safety of which was felt previous to her
appearance; on the 23d. The Tweed started imme-
diately she had shipped the mails.
The Tweed brings 73 p:ssengers, and an unusually
costly freight, consisting of 65,000 dollars, in gold and
gold dust, shipped at Jamaica, on merchants' account ;
1 box of pearls, valued at 1,6001., from Chagres ; 1 ditto
of precious stones, valued at 20,0001., from Carthagena ;
258 barrels 9 boxes and 1 tierce of ginger ; 50 tierces of
coffee (Jamaica) ; 10 bales of sarsaparilla, 15 boxes of
•uccades, and a number of other packages of various
kinds of valuable merchandise.
Her Majesty's ship Pique was at Grenada, and the
Hyacinth sailed from Port Royal on the 21st of June.
At anchor at Port Eoyal was her Majesty's schooner
Pickle.

The Royal Mail Company's steam-ship Dee, Captain
Hemsley, was in the Gulf of Mexico. She is the next
ship due, and may be expected about the sth proximo.
The Tweed spoke the brig Sea Witch in lat. 38 14
N., long. 29 59 W. ; all well.

THE EXPEIIIMENTAL SQUADRON.
The Tweed discerned the squadron off the Lizard
yesterday at noon. She was not sufficiently near to ob-
serve with any degree of accuracy their relative posi-
tions. It was obvious, however, that a t.hree•decker was
first (supposed to be the Queen) and the Admiral's ship
second. They were all standing to the west in lat. 49
30, lon. 5 43 W., under a heavy press of sail, 35 miles
from the Lizard, which bore north-east. Captain Par-
sons had not sighted the land at the time the fleet was
first observed. The Rattler, steamer, was about two
miles astern of the whole, under canvass, but no steam,
There appeared to be ten vessels in the fleet, including
the Rattler.

There is but little alws of importance from the
West India Islands. The Jamaica Railway is in
a state of forwardness, and no doubt exists as to its
opening for general traffic about the Ist of October.
The whole of the road, embankments, cuttings, &c.,
are finished, and, as near as possible, about one half
of the rails laid down. The first locomotive arrived
from England on the 15th of June, and an experi-
mental trip was to be made on that portion of the
line completed on the day the Tweed left—indeed,
when she left the harbour the steam from the engine
was plainly discernible. The whole of the population of
the island, from the richest to the poorest, were in high
ecstacies •on the arrival of the locomotive, and great
numbers flocked to view it as an object of great curio-
sity ; they welcomed it as the precursor of the return of
prosperous times.
The weather had been most propitious. The fine rains
which had set in on the departure of the last mail for
England had continued, particularly in the south part of
the island. In some parts, however, they were so heavy
Is to cause injury to property and loss of life.- Two
young men, named M'Leod and M'Mahon, in endeavour-
ing to cross a river, were carried away and drowned.
A Mr. Shenton, too, of Metcalfe, lost his life, in conse-
quence of the upsetting of his boat, as he was returning
from a pleasure excursion. At Milk River a Dissenting
place of worship is stated to have been destroyed by the
impetuous torrent.

The coolies are progressing admirably. and are in
most friendly communion with the negroes. They are
represented as being extremely industrious, and anxious
to give satisfaction to their employers.
The island is in a healthy state, and the same remark
may be applied to the troops. The crops have a very
favourable appearance ; in fact, much more so than for
many years. This is attributed not only to the rains,
but the introduction of guano, which has been exten-
sively uszd on some estates.