The Sun. — 1859-01-19 (London, England)

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.  (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, WEDNESDAY MORNING. The Royal Mail steamer Magdalena, Captain Baynton, has arrived with the West India and Pacific mails.  Her dates are :---Nassau, Dec. 15; Greytown, 17th; Colon, 24th ; Jamaica, 26th; Demarara, 25th; Trinidad, 25th; Barbadoes, 27th ; Grenada, 26th ; St. Thomas, Jan. 1.  She brings 35 passengers, 669,295 dollars ill specie, 894 serons indigo, 155 serons cochineal, four casks coffee, 118 bags cocoa. From the latest, accounts from the Islands the weather was remarkably fine for the season, and the sugar crops of Barbadoes, Trinidad, and Demerara most promising. The Islands had beat unusually healthy.  Business at Jamaica rather active, but no parti' culax advance reported. Produce quiet, and verY littlelof any kind brought to market, on account of the bad state of the roads in the interior. By a special Act of the Legislature the following additional duties were imposed from the 22d of December :—Flour, 2s. per barrel additional ; cod' fish, 6d. per cwt. do. ; wheat, 3d. per bushel do. Coffee was rather lower in price, 375. 6d. to 38s. per 100 lb. being the ruling figure. Freights dull, and nothing offering. Exchanges on London, I per cent. prem. 90 days; 1 per cent. 60 days ; 11 per cent. 30 days ; mer' chants' bills, par ; commissariat, I per cent. preni• The Roman Emperor had arrived at Trinidad from Madras in 82 days, with 380 emigrants, eluding women and children. Only two deaths from sickness during the voyage, and not a sinee, case sent to hospital. One female committal suicide.  Her Majesty's ships Caesar and Diadem at Grey' town on the 17th of December.  Gunboat Jasseur at St. Thomas on the Ist of January, waiting for the Admiral's mails. The Indus, bearing Sir Houston Stewart's flag' at Bermuda, by last accounts.  Her Majesty's sloop Atalanta and the glinhoi& Jasper were at St. Vincent when the steamer left.  The Magdalena spoke the barque George on the 18th, standing up channel.  Her Majesty's ship Havannah was at Valparaioo Dec. 1, with Consul-General Miller on board, from the Sandwich Islands, for the benefit of his health. The Maypu, Chili= war steamer, has arrive from Rio de Janeiro. The South American Republics were generalli quiet.  The losses by the late fire at Valparaiso amountO to 3,000,000 dols. The burnt district was soon to 136 rebuilt. Two more fires had subsequently occurrecli but not much damage was done.  Imports small and exports dull at Valparaio°' Owing to unsatisfactory accounts from Europe of the price of copper, silver mines rather improving. No English man-of-war at Callao on the 12th Dee' Lima healthy, and crops flourishing. Great hopes were entertained of the war betwoeil the Ecuadorians and Peruvians being amieala settled.  Her Majesty's ship Ganges, Admiral Bayne, flag, was at Vancouver's Island on the 17th Noir,' also the Satellite and surveying ship Plumper. Latest accounts from San Francisco, Californo4 report a severe earthquake shock. No lives lob' Trifling damage done. The small cutter Royal Charlie had arrived 64 Grenada, 42 days from Southampton. She had 'II very tempestuous passage.