The Express.
London, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

The following are extracts from the summary of
the Colonial Standard of May 28:
Not the least important item in our observations must
Ti ter to the irregularity with which the Royal Mail ,
steamers 113,10 arrived here, both from England and from ,
the Gulf of Mexico. It is a fact, that during the past
twelve months we cannot call to recollection two instances
of their having arrived at the sppointed time—ample as
is the period allowed for the performance of their voyages.
it has frequently happened that previously to the arrival
of the mail from England, later intelligence has been re•
ceived by way of the United States than we should get
direct; and in some cases this hies been to the extent of
nearly a week.
The country, wo regret to say, in spite of the hopes in.
fused by toe appointment of the Derby ministry to power,
and their remarkable success since they have assumed the
reins of government, still has deep CAW* for despondency.
The abandonment of estates still goes on, every now and
then another bring added to the list, and tears tieing raised
that others must follow. The policy of the late ministry
has terevented our obtaining n " sufficient supply of efficient
labour;' cholera and smallpox have terribly thinned the
small supply of inefficient labour which we previously had ;
and till that grand defect is wholly removed there is not the
slightest lie pe that we can produce sugar at a profit.
The small-pox has been for some time prevailing about
the conntrs , but has not, as yet, except in one ur two places,
proved so severe as might have been expected. Vaccina-
tion has been resorted to very extensively, and although it
was supposed that " spurious lymph " lead been used in
numerous cases, this,admirable prophylactic seems as yet to
have effected all the good promised from its use. The
measles have also been prevailing, and in their secondary
phases have in several instances proved fatal; while in the
majority of cases they seem to have been more severe than
the general opinion would have warranted us in expecting
to find them in a tropical climate. They seem, however,
almost or quite to have disappeared.
The weather is unsettled, but not enough rain has fallen
in this part of the island to warrant us in saying that we
, have yet experienced what is understood by the May
memos.
From the following reports, it will be seen that
the prospects of the sugar planters in nearly all the
islands are of a very unpromising kind.
TRINIDAD.—IIere the heavy rains have set in, evidently
the commencement of the wet season; this would conside.

saltily shorten the crop of sugar, which otherwiw would,
perhaps, hare been 3,000 hogsheads in excess of last year's
crop. UHEINADA, ST. VINCENT, ST. LUCIA, ANTIGUA,
AND SANTA CRUZ.—From excessive drought in the com-
mencement of the season, the crop of sugar will fall short
about 60 per cent. from that of last year. SANNADOEN.—
Fine weather throughout the season; the sugar crop will be
in excess of last year about 4,000 hogsheads, and the quality
good. JAMAICA.—From sickness, and consequently want
of labour, there will be a falling oft of about 10,000 hop-
luarb, compared with lust year. Cen.t.—From drought in
the beginning of the season, the crops both of sugar and
tlbacco will be less than those of last year, tay to 30 per
cent., but of superior quality.
BRITISH GUIANA.

From Demerara we learn that the only political
incident of importance since the departure of the
previous mail has been tho passing of the bill altering
the title of the Legislature and the constitution of the
Legislative Assembly.
The weather has been most favourable for the
planter.

PANAMA. THE ST. ALB.tys F.LEciIt".—LINES V. Loatt
Several vessels have left this port lately, it is said, (•,, ARI'. Itessmt..—This long talked of action, _ ari' mg'
and on good authority, to join the expedition of out of the tote St. Alh ins elecion against Loral C. linssell,
General Flores. The United States steamer Quick- the Sergeant at-Arms, for alleged assault and imprisonment
step, now in port, is advertised to sail for Goa of Lines, a aster,. is specially fixed to come iff before a
r quil
re on ruin next, in the Court of Exelnquer,
on the 27th—generally believed to belong to F ores. sr,
....(01.i1t5111usier. k
The governor of this proreign Aftltirs in Peru, ovince treated Sinker
DIRECT llorTE To SWITZEItIANT).—The Faris and
Herrera, late Minister of F
Stimhurg Railroad was travelled throughout its entire
and who passed through here on his way to Rome length by an experimental train wi the lthli inst. On
ope.hr ihneadne n tI
tcharacter,
is,
however,and a
expected few sta.
as Peruvian chargir d'atlitires at that court, with the wine sections of the line the temicrary pinto h at! to he
the declaration of war by this government against VII
greatest disrespect—it is supposed on account of replacdsch
the entire line will be open to traffic in the month of
Peru. Yotiol.stoofbea
August. The Swiss, especially hotel keepers, may congtst.
Business is very dull in Panama. The British I tulate themselves on the smooching completion of this
mail strainer Lima arrived here on the Bth, bringing 1 undertaking, and so may also our countrymen who propose
i
her Majesty's mails front Valparaiso, Callao, and i a visit to the Alps, since, instead of Laving to choose be-
Guayaquil, 30 passengers, and 611,257 dols. 92e. lateen the eimtitous and hackneyed route of Cologne and
, 0 •• Rhine, -nil tie torments of the Stroshorg diligence,
sail is be able to travel from Luathot to I: isle hy
specie and bullion for England. The United 5!,..,ce 1
th,•
y
1 a d.reet line of ilway, uz. terruptcri only by the two hours'
steamer Winfield Scott arrived here front Srl'd Fran-
cisco in 16 days, with 600 passengcls and 50,000 run of the steamer aaoss the Channel.