The Express.
London, England, 1862-02-15 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAILS•

iIOUTIANIPION, 11.
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The Boyal Mail Company's steam ship Atrato,
Captain Woolley, with the above mails, arrived this
morning. She brings 69 peasouper& and 19 dis-
tressed British seamen, also specie value 123,730/.
sterling, and the following cargo, viz. r-165 serene
cochineal, 3,594 Barons indigo, 8 tierces coffee, 70
bales sarsaparilla, 6 casks ginger, 4 packages
vanilla, 6 packages turtle, 2 cases shell, 225 bags
cocoa, 2 cases succatles, 24 bales indiarubber,
209 bags silver ore, 88 packages sundries, and 64
from Jamaica, for the International
The Atrato brings dates from Honduras to the
14th ult., Blewfielda 11th, Jamaica 26th, Jacmel
27th, Demerara 23rd, Tobago 23rd, Trinidad 24th,
Barbadoes 26th, Granada 24th, St. Vincent 25th,
St. Lucia 26th, Martinique 27th, Guadeloupe 27th,
Montserrat 27th
Dominique, 27th, Antigua 27th, ,
Nevis 27th, St. Kitts 28th, Tortola 30th, and St.
Thomas 31st.
The arrival of the information at Trinidad that
Prince Alfred would be unable to pay his expected
visit was followed by au entire cessation of all
works of preparation, and the disposal by public
sale of the materials that had been got together in
readiness for his entertainment.
The only event of importance at Demerara since
the last packet was the arrival of his Excellency
Governor }Lucks, who was sworn in with the usual
formalities on the 9th ult. His Excellency held a
levee at Government House, which was numerously
attended by the inhabitants of George Town. The
apprehension of hostilities with the United States
being removed, holders of breadstuffs had reduced
prices, and the large stocks which had accumulated
were freely offered at low rates.
The Jamaica legislature continued in session on
the 24th, but it was expected the business would be
brought to a close iu a few days. The question of
immigration had occupied most of the attention of
the Assembly. It was proposed that the loan of
250,000/. to be taken up fur immigration purposes
should be paid off, principal and interest, iu tittuen
years from the time the money is borrowed.
Another bill, providing for the introduction into
the island of liberated Africans from Sierra Leone
or St. Helena, in compliance with certain terms
offered by the Colonial Minister, had also passed the
Assembly.
The ship Scoresby bad arrived with 300 immi-
grants, Coolies and Africans, and other ships were
shortly expected to follow her.
The intelligence of continued peace with America
was received with much pleasure throughout the
island.

The three Polish Jews, Chlomm Reiohberg,
Abraham Rosenberg, and Kauffmaon Weber, who are
charged with conspiring to defraud the Imperial Bank of
Russia by means of an extensively organised coospiraoy
„to
fabricate forged rouble notes of all deuuminationscircuhiung
in the Russian empire, were yesterday brought before the
Lord Mayor, at the Mansion-house, for re-examination upon
that charge.
The interest in this extraordinary case appears to increase
C ONVOCATION. —Yesterday the Upper Elouse as- 1 upon every examination, and the court was crowded during
aembled at 11 o'clock, the Archbishop of Canterbury in the i the dal by PeMoos who were anxious to hear the proceed.
chair. Several representations were made from the Lower inga. Belpe Ilegairke have been made as to the =turn-
House in the form of gravamina. io reference to the reviaed 1 Memos of the three priaonere bow under examination being
code of education. The Archbishop of Canterbury sag. brought for examination in the City of London,. when the
gated that as the proceedings in the House of Lords on , offence alleged against them was committed at tkmlilinhaalt
. abnydtbiteurlsyttitretioonre, gbeiveaaaptiet: tsotaetezant"linetthaenVd°"derYeal with
he previous evening had been very satisfactory, it would
he well to Postpone the consideration of the matter. The ;
Bishop of &ford agreed in this auggestien, and ream , persons charged with that offence in any dirtrict where
Deeded that all the petitions and gravamina should be . they are either apprehended or may be iu custody, and as
kept. together, in the event of cou,,,,,,tanbejog aired upon , the greater part of the incidents connected with this ext
ra.
lo deal with the matter on some future occasion. In refer- ordinary plot occurred in London it was considered to be
MM to the minion of Christian women, the resolution I better calculated to further the interests of justice that the
ageby the Lower Hones was brought up. The Bishop of 1 whole matter should be inquired into within that joie-
eernke in high terms of praise of Si. John's House ! diction.
et Nam, wed generally of the ladies who were engaged in i Mr. Sleigh again appeared on behalf of the prosecution
dr peas wok in his diowee. After considerable dia. . instructed by Messrs. OliVellee, Llvie, and Yeachey, for
ear*" a resolution approving of the end( was adopted. the Russian government; Mr. hi'llonoell, the barrister,
The Bishop of Oxford presented a petition from the English appeared for Iteicarberg j Mr. Lewis, of Ely-plaoe, for
Chunk Union expressing disapprobation at the step taken ' Rosenberg ; and Mr. Daniel(from the office of Mr. Hubert
for obtaining a legal liosaae- for the consecration of the Wood), for Weber.
Bishop of Honolulu. The petition was ordered to lie on ; It will be remembered that the evidence which Mr.
the table. The Archbishop of Canterbury said the petition ' Corder, the engraver of Birmingham, gave upon the last
stated that he had been inhibited from consecrating the examination, proved that all thi ea of the prisoners bad
Bishop of Honolulu. There was no inhibition, but he was milled at his house together, and had all taken part in the
advised by his friends that it would be safer to apply foe conversation, and gave orders to Mr. Corder for the
her Majesty's license, which he accordingly did. The house engraving of the Seto from which the notes wen to t° have
;
Las,
after transacting some other bitsibess,prorogued to the been Printed, and the Platheire ,
..were, "'en, re"'"""n
2011 of May. The Lower House Waster nobusiness of . order that some evidence cormumaure of Mr. Corder'"
imoortamse. statement might be obtained.
Soma Wavle RAILWAY.—The directors of this ', This evidence nateieaerda._,Y Produced, and the Owners
iseeipeey have resolved to recommend to the proprietors at were tally rewwit for w'''''
the swift half•yeerly meeting a dividend at the rate of ' r--------"------ ---- •
Wee For amt. • par 111111111rti leaving a bassos of shoot
4,0001. to be carried forward to the next half-year. The GMT NORTHEIN HOSPITAL, KINOIS-02.080.
&Advil& ke the eneeeparliess period was at the 01/110 rate . Number al pinata for the week ending February 8, 1,022,
with a Wanes over el -about 2,000/. ' of which tV wen new cues.