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

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.
SOUTHAMPTON' MONDAY 2tIOIZNLNG. —The Trent, royal
mail steam-ship, Captain Boxer, arrived this morning, at
half-ps3t seven o'clock, with the usual West India and South
American mails.

Her latest dates arc—Tampico, 23d July; Vera Cruz, 2d,
Havann::ll, 11th August ; lior;duras, 19th July ; Jamaica,
8:h August ; Cathagena, 28th July ; Dem;,rara, 3d, Trinidad,
4th, Barbadoes, Bth, Grenada. 9th, St. Thomas, 14th, La
Ouayra, 7th, and Bermuda, 20:h August.
She brings 13 77-100 lb. of platina, Sloz. of old lace,
2,743 ounces of gold dust, 3,00 ounces of plata labrada,
1,481 ounces of plata brut a, 356 serons of cochineal, 3 bales
ofjalap root, 196,616 cigars, 15 cases of rare plants, and a
quantity of other packages of various descriptions. The
amount of 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
lexico, 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 want of the means. The
Minister of War had sift, a message to Congress, 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. Iler 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 Patriots

FLANDERS and HAMBURGH MAIL
BRUSSELS, SEPT. 6.—The official part of the Moniteur
Beige contains to-day the following

REPORT TO THE KING.

Brussels, Sept. 5.
Sire—The state of the crops in different parts of the king-
dom has constantly engaged the attention of your Majesty's
Government.

We have called on all the constituted authorities, and
persons well acquainted with the subject. Though the facts
are not yet completely known, the information we have re-
ceived is sufficient to demonstrate the necessity of immediate
measures. The several kinds of corn have in general suc-
ceeded beyond the expectations that were entertained after a
rigorous and protracted winter ; on the other hand, since the
4th of January, 1845, more than 44 million kilogrammes of
foreign wheat have been entered for consumption in the coun-
try ; but the crop of potatoes, one of the principal articles
of the subsistence of the most numerous classes, has almost
wholly failed.
With these facts before us, to prevent a rise in the prices of
provisions, and the exaggerated fear which the people might
conceive, we have the honour to propose to your Majesty im-
mediately to allow the :importation, duty free, of certain arti-
cles of food, till a date to be fixed by the law. We likewise
propose for your Majesty to prohibit the exportation of buck-
wheat and potatoes, an immediate exportation of which
there are some reasons to apprehend.
If circumstances authorise these regulations, the nature of
our institutions seem to require that it should be done without
delay.

The measure taken at once by the Government will be a new
proof of the solicitude of your Majesty for the welfare of the
people, and the convocation of an extraordinary session of the
Chambers to deliberate on the especialobject will be a testimony
of re ipect for their constitutional rights.
If your Majesty should be pleased to approve the decree
which we have the honour to lay before you, it would result
that the modifications of the corn-law ♦oted under either cir-
cumstances will not receive royal sanction.
The Minister of Finance,

J. MALORE.

The Minister of the Interior,

SYLVAN VAN DE WEYER.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs,
A. DECHAMPT.

Then follow two decrees.

I. Art. 1. —Till a day be fixed by the law, the following
articles are to be free from import duty :—wheat, rye, barley,
buckwheat, beaus, arid vetches, oats, groats, pearl barley, the
fecula of potatoes, vermicelli, and potatoes and rice.
The above shall pay a duty of ten centimes per 1,000 kilo-
grammes.

Art. 2. The exportation of buckwheat and of potatoes are
prohibited.

Art. 3. Our Ministers of Finance, the Interior, and Foreign
Affairs, are charged, each, as far as concerns him, in the
execution of the present decree, which shall be in force on
the day after its insertion in the Moniteur.
Given at Laeken, Sept. 5, 1845,
(Signed) LEOPOLD.
Countersigned by the three Ministers.
11. Convokes an extraordinary session of the Chambers for
the 16th of September next.
The King presided yesterday in a council of Ministers.
ANTWERP, SEPT. I.—Great preparations have been made
to receive Queen Victoria, who was expected between four
and five o'clock. She will be received by the King and Queen
of the Belgians, who have not yet arrived at the palace (half-
past two o'clock).