The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-03 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS.

BOUTS/AMON, Maim 2.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Shannon,
Captain Revett, with the above mails, has ar-
rived. She brings :126 passenger*. specie to the
amount of 2,099,532 dole., also the following cargo:
—2 serous cochineal, 639 serous indigo, 173 ashes
cigars, 324 bales tobacco, 46 casks coffee, 59 bales
snrseca, 941 bales bark,. U bales Indiarubber,
460 woos., and 470 paekagee sundries.
The benison brings dates from Vera Cruz to
Feb. 1, Havannah, ti ; Santa Martha, Jan. 17 ;
Carthagena, Feb. 2 ; Chagres Feb. 7 ; Jamaica,
Feb. 10 ; Jacmel, Feb. 9 ; Porto Rio°, Feb. 12 ;
Demerara, Feb. 8 ; Tobago, Feb. 7 ; Trinidad, Feb.
8 ; Barbedoes, Feb. 10 ; Grenada, Feb. 8 ; St.
Vincentv Feb. 8 ; St. Lucia, Feb. 10 ; Martinique'
Feb. 11 ; Guadeloupe, Feb. 11 ; Dominique, Feb.
11 ; Antigua, Feb. 11 ; Monteerrat, Feb. 11 ;
Nevis, Feb. 11; St. Kitts, Feb. 12 ; Tortola, Feb.
14 ; and St. Thomas, Feb. 14.
From Hayti there is intelligence respecting the
discovery of the conspiracy to overthrow the
government of President Geffrard. The conspi-
rators, having been broughtto trial, were condemned
and sentenced to be executed ; but the President
has commuted their sentences to various periods of
imprisonment. A military officer, General Leuos,
was at the head of the conspiracy, and it had been
arranged that in the event of its being successful,
be was to be made President of Hayti. The fol-
lowing is a translation of the proclamation issued
by President Geffrard.
. . . .

Citizens,—The court-martial instituted at Port-an-Prince
to judge the authors of the recent conspiracy at Gonnavies
has pronounced its sentence. Of the twenty-eight roused
twelve have been condemned to capital punishment—Met
'punishment for their foolish and culpable enterprise. All
my feelings incline to and dictate clemency. 'the Tombs-
lion with which this criminal attempt has been met, the
discountenance which the authors received, the perfect
tranquillity which the country has enjoyed, before as well
re after the attempt, and which the infuriated, in spite
of their efforts, could in no way disturb—in fact, the
stability of the Republic, all these have inspired me with
feelings of clemency. Availing myself of the right which
the constitution accords me, 1 have commuted the isotopes
of death to that of imprisonment.
Citizens, —The government of the Republic can show
itself generous, because it possessed that power which
commands the sympathy and devotedness of the people.
To maintain its power it has no necessity to resuscitate
the odious and tyrannical system of imprinting terror by
inflexibility of punishment. It will be always able by the
assistance of Divine Providence and the cocoon's (=s-
alinity) of the good calving to detect and frustrate all
attempts against pudic mile, so as more sad more to
maintain that security which is necessary to the welfare
of the country, for its advancement, moral and material,
r well ea the development of its commercial intercourse
with foreign nations.
Given at the National Palace at Portau-Prinoe, this
29th January, 1882, and 59th of the Independence.
(ffignid) ONWARD.
The Jamaica legislature was prorogued by his
Excellency Governor Darling on the sth. In
lengthy speech his excellency adverted to and
pledged his immediate attention to the allegations
of maladministration of justice which the legisla-
ture had finally determined to submit to the arbi-
trament of the crown, in conformity with the pro-
visions of the statute law of the island. The legis-
lature was prorogued to the 10th day of March pext.
De Cordova a Mercantile Intelligeneer says "there has
been no excitement in our market since our last
issue, add no transactions of any extensive nature
have taken place. Stocks are in fair supply, but
except for immediate consumption no sales have
transpired."

THE .H.ARTLET AND MERTHYR COLLIERT Ami-
rante POSID.—The total amount received up to Saturday
attests& is aid of the feud for the relief of the sufferers'
by the Hartley Colliery accident was 19,800(., of winch
about 1,4641. came to hand during last week. The Lord
Mayor has also reoeived 391. 10s. within the last three days
for the outstare by the Merthyr accident.
&item SHIFTING. —T he prevailing feature in steam
@hippies affairs throughout the month now terminated hue
been one of peculiar duleess. With approaching serum, the
costlaued easy mato al the mosey market, and the new
sources of trade that are anticipated, • better condition is
expected to exist. Sales, since the publication of our last
list have been confined principally to medium-sized vowels.
Several sew steamers, chiefly for foreign account, have met
purchasers ; and the previously small number in builders'
hands has been further reduced. Of secoud-hand steamers,
a few have °hanged owners, but the present demand is by
no mesas active. la freighte a limited amount of steam
tonnage has been fixed for time, or engaged for single
voyages at low rates. The coasting and coal trades have
been and remain more than usually dull, which throws •
large number of available steamers in the freightage market
until the opening of the Baltic and Black Sea trades.
(From the Circular et Meese& Alfred Brett and Co.)
Poor-ornes SAVINGS BANN& —A further lint
was published on Friday of mosey order office. in England
and Wales which will be opened as Peet-office savings banks
ea Monday, the 10th insteat. We subjoin those in the me-
tropolitan and suburban distriets:—Barbioan,E.o ; Bexley-
heath, 8.E.; Bishopsgate-street E.C. ; Broad-green,
Croydoa, S.; Broadwa , Deptford, S.E.; Canotibury (Alma.
terms), N. ; S.; Charles-street (Middlesex Hospital), W. ; Chalks, Blackheath, S.E. ; Chelsea
(Queen's-road West), S.W.; Clapham-road, S.; Crouch end,
N.; Disletoa, N. 8.; Ealing-common, W.; Eocleeton-street,
Piailioo, S.W.; Idgwaro-road, W.; Elmontoe-greeo, N.;
Fdwarderterrace, Remington, W. ; Enfield Highway, N.;
Fintbary.place. E.O. ; Forest-gate, Stratford, ; Grace-
church.eireet, E.C.; Great Idaryiebooe-street. W.; Green.
wig* (Nelsoo-atreet), B.E; Hackney Wick, N.E.; Hand.
croficroad, Croydon, S.; Horochurch, F..; Bennington-cross,
S. ; Hemingtoo (High-street), W. ; Lessee's-heath, tI.E ;
Levriabans (fee-bridge), S.E. ; Liverpool-street, Moorfields,
E.G.; Merton-bridge. S. lioorgateetreet, E.C.; New Charl-
ton, S.E. ; North Woolwich, E. ; Paddington-gram, W. ;
Pants-road, N.W,; Peterham, S.W.; Plurnotoad (Awe-
place), EL; Portugal-erect, V.C. ; Queen's Elm, Bromp.
ton, 8.W.; Banelaglxtertace, Pimlico, S.W.; Royal Hill,
Greenwich, 8.E.; St. Jamea'setreet, S.W.; St. John's-bill,
Wandsworth, S. W.; Skinner-street, E.C.; Soutbgatercad,
Ishogtoa, N.; South Norwood, S. ; Stockwell-gran, S.;
Stoee.etreet, W.O. ; Stratford New-toles, F. ; The Hyde,
N.W.; Thames Dittun, &W.; Tottenham (High-street),
N.; Doloa-street, Southwark, KB.; Welling, 5.F..; West
Stilted, W. 0.; Woodford-green, N. E.
FREE EIfIORATION TO THE CAPS OF GOOD ROPE.
—The Adelaide, of 829 tem, owned by Messrs. Somas, of
London, left Southampton on Saturday for Algo• Bay, with
a full complement of " permitted" emigrants and others,
selected for the Cape colonial government by Mr. Arthur C.
Saunders. They are under the medical charge of Burgeon. .
Superintendent F. 0. Roberts, and Dumber 261 souls, equal
to TMi statute adults, comprising Pt married couples, 73
single men, 52 single women, and GO children and infanta.
From among them Mr. Saunders appointed Mrs. Emma
French to be matron, and Mr. H. W. Bidwell to be school-
mater. The Adelaide is the thirty-second free emigration
ship despatched wholly at the colonial expense wider the
local act of 1857, the operation of which has so added 9,273
souls to the population of the colony.
Eon &manna RAILWAY.—On Friday an im-
portant link in the East Sometset railway chain was
formally dedicated to the public. We allude to the opening
of the short bit of line, about four and a half miles in
length, from Wells to Shepton Mallet, and which, while it
connects Wells with the Willa, Somerset, and Weymouth
Line, and with the whole of the Great Western system,
will bring the ancient city fully halt an hour nearer than
heretofore to the cities of :Nista and Bath. The first train
from Shepton Mallet to Wells arrived at the latter place
between two and three o'clook en 7ftday afternoon, bringing
the Marquis of Bath, who is &alma* of the oompany, and
the directors; Mr. Graham,Great Western superintendent;
Mr. Ward, superintendent of the Roe, and his assistant ;
Mr. Tarr, superintendent of the division of the Great
Western System ; Mr. Reynolds, Great Western engineer
Bath, die.—Western Daily Prat.
COLCHESTER AND WIVENHOE RAILWAY.—The
first sod of this line has been tamed. The line is • abort
I one, and as the earthworks are light the met will be com-
paratively small.
THE Muraopourme Darrow? PRISONS. —On Sa-
turday the omelets made their monthly returns. There are
. only 16 sheriffs' prisoners in Horsemonger-lane, sad • small
number in Whitecross.street and the Bench.
1 THE PERFECIION or MECHANISM.—" In short,
all the lesprovenents for our convenience and comfort. slating
from estate of harbarity to one of high cleilitation, are but the
• cumulative results of Inventive Ingenuity and to no instance Is
this MOM clearly seen than in the history of those beautiful W-
. roiltiona which have from time to time been brought to bear
upon Hisselmtoe of horology.. Trace its history from the Urns
of the Itostaas alth their clepi.ydra or waterelock, and Alfred
witithis candles, bora hourclames and inn •(I AS, ,town to that
Ramis of lagewnity 'The Viatch; sad see how Improvement has
! Milloemlad improvement, split at last those now manufactured
jby ftraesa, of st and se, Ludgate-bin, and se sod 47, Corned%
• Losidea, have barn characterlstleally described as ' the period-
tins of entehanietn.-- Standard,. Renson's Illustrated Pam.
tr.4l:ttektr fur
tw:dietan'. raticshdc.rdes safgettvyeposof teZoeryalruMarts f
tuni;obsx fut..°

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by PlietT, that It is any eamallai that WM epplleatiemi &odd
hoir eTI PI LATE foe smis to metal. Meeks. as to the mut cd
the sem died bb. t. Wes hill,lelay meet arise la eommeleat-
het with the writers helms securing the places required.
The Committee allot Ike tlelt,ts In resale: order as WI
rations am mewed. amid h them the
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himhs istlf he *held, plated, It muit hr ert.lewt thet efsticaut.
h.eb the einiaLr7 1011 best attain their Object b leaving the
Committee untrtterril in the eel" ti•iii ut asuilla.
Crystal Palace and IMACT halt Monday EveeluE.

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—PERSEUS AND ANDROMEDA. Mr. Y. Matthews and NW
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