The Sun.
London, England, 1845-09-08 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock

TATTERSALL'S.—THIS EVENING
Six o'CLocK.

ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Miss Sarah
11 to 2 agst Weatherbit
12 to 1 agst Mentor
12 to 1 agst The Pacha
16 to 1 agst Pantasa
18 to 1 agst Red Robin
20 to 1 agst The Baron
25 to 1 agst Duc-an-Durras
25 to 1 agst Mid-Lothian
25 to 1 agst Ould Ireland
40 to 1 agst Connaught Ranger.
40 to 1 agst Worthless
The Merry Monarch does not start.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON, MONDAY MORNING.—The Trent, roya
mail steam-ship, Captain Boxer, arrived this morning, at
half-past seven o'clock, with the usual West India and South
American mails.
Her latest dates are—Tampico, 23d July ; Vera Cruz, 2d,
Havannab, 11th August; Honduras, 19th July ; Jamaica,
Bth August ; Cathagena, 28th July ; Demerara, 3d, Trinidad,
4th, Barbadoes, Bth, Grenada, 9th, St. Thomas, 14th, La
Guayra, 7th, and Bermuda, 20th August.
She brings 13 77-100 lb. of platina, Bioz. of old lace,
2,743 ounces of gold dust, 3,690 ounces of plata labrada,
1,481 ounces of plata bruta, 356 serons of cochineal, 3 bales
of jalap root, 196,616 cigars, 15 cases of rare plants, and a
quantity of other packages of various descriptions. The
amount •f dollars is 255,131, of which 55,563 are on account
of the dividends, 6,000 of which are from Tampico, and the
remainder from Vera Cruz.
The news brought by the Trent, relative to the affairs of
Mexico, is neither decisive nor important. The news
of the annexation of Texas had been received with
great dissatisfaction, and which, in fact, continued to gain
ground. The talk of fighting was very large, but it will no
doubt end in smoke, for wants of the means. The
Minister of War had sent a message to Congrsss, demand-
ing the sum of 15,000,000 dollars for the purposes of sup-
ply, but the grant was impossible. Ten thousand troops
had been ordered to march to the Texian side,
but by the date of the sailing of the Trent no move-
ment had taken place. The squadron, consisting of two
steamers, two brigs, and several small vessels, were lying at
Vera Cruz, preparing for defence, but it was reported that
as soon as they were completely fitted out they would pro-
ceed to Jamaica for safety. Her Majesty's brig Persian had
arrived at Vera Cruz from Galveston. She left there on the
15th of July, and reported that the American flag would be
hoisted in the Texas on the 17th.
A large number of the American troops had already crossed
the Texian frontier.
Mexico, on the whole, was in a very excited state, in con-
sequence of the annexation question, but as to going to war,
the idea seemed too preposterous to be entertained for a mo-
ment by the right-thinking part of the community. Business
was almost at a standstill, and trade of every description dread-
fully distressed. This arises in consequence of the new tariff,
which had been for some time promised, not having been pro-
mulgated.
It is reported that the whole of the West India Islands,
with the exception of Jamaica, were in a healthy state, and
that, in accordance with the news brought by the last
steamer, the crops continued to be promising. The troops in
Jamaica were healthy, but fever and sickness had prevailed
to some considerable extent amongst the community generally.
Her Majesty's ship Eurydia was at Vera Cruz on the 24th
of July, as also a French brig of war, La Perouse, and the
Spanish brig La Patriota.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT BRIXTON.—On Saturday
evening, at about half-past ten o'clock, a fire, which at one
time threatened to be of an alarming character, broke out in
the extensive premises occupied by Mr. W. Glanville,.
tecar-
penter and builder, and situate in the Middle-road, Brixton,
near the church. The efforts of the neighbours and
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the moment be ascertained ; the proprietor, Mr. Glanville, is,
however, insured in the Guardian Fire-office.
Finy.—Last evening, about sev.n o'clock, a fire
broke out in the house, No. 22, Somers-place, New-road, and
in the occupation of a Mr. Warner, stone-mason. The alirm
was immediately given, and the firemen, with their engines,
were quickly in attendance, but it required their utmost exer-
tions to confine the lames to the first floor, where the fire broke
out. The furniture therein was nearly all destroyed, and the
rooms much damaged. In their search the firemen became
fully satisfied that the fire had been occasioned by the ignition
of a lucifer-match, a portion of which they found upon a half-
consumed chair, and by its side lay a clothes-brush, which had,
most probably, fallen upon the combustible end of the match,
and thus caused it to ignite.—lnsurance effected in the Sun
Fire.offiee.
BRIGHTON, SEPT. 6.—Lady Frances Gore and
family, Lady Duff Gordon and family, and Lady Kavanagh and
family, left here for Dieppe on Thursday, by the General
Steam Navigation Company's packet Fame, en route for Paris.
Lord Canterbury returned in the Fame yesterday from Dieppe.
SCARCITY OF COTTAGES IN PRESTON.—Such is
the scarcity of cottages, that a person who is building nine
houses in North-road says he has at least 60 applications for
them. Tenants are actually going into some new cottages
before windows pnt in.—Preston Guardian,