The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-23 00:00:00

strange it is that the insidious poison should hover about
localities in the way we And it. We very much fear that a
return t. old babas a indulgence, congenial ton the spread
ef th, disease, Mis condueeil more than anything else to its
recurrence. The people at large cannot be too often and
explicitly guarded, and we trust that ail sensible purer,
plactsl circumstances to do so, will enforce the sanitary
rules upon their attention.
The same paper also supplies the following :
Thu cholera has made its appearance in the Fish River
distri,t again, wkere four fatal caws have taken place; it
bee also app,ared at Phenix Town, or Phoenix Estate negro
houses, where there have been eleven deaths out of eighty
eases. Thu small mortality is to be attributed to the inde-
fatigable exertion. of Dr. Jame. Mason, assisted by the
gentleuieu of the district committee. Doctor Murphy, it N.,
who is employed by tho Westmoreland Board of Health,
bee ki•elly volunteered his slrvices (there notbetiiig
any cholera in Westmoreland), and is now actively engaged
.ia attending the sick here. The estates in other quarters
have nearly all finished crop. The crops have not been an
large as was anticipated ; the weather continues. dry, and
some of the planters are beginning to wish for ram.
Dr. Parkin, whose exertions at Lucca have been
the means of saving the lives of many persons who
Lad been afflicted with the cholera, had an address
presented to hint by several of the inhabitants of that
town. In the Green Island district, in the parish of
Hanover, niuc ewes had terminated fatally between
Phomix town and a place called March.
On the 22nd the House of Asaembly, on the mo-
tion of Mr. Lucas, went into committee of the whole
house on the bill " to withdraw from circulation the
we.ent island treasury notes, and to substitute, in
Lieu thereof, other treasury notes, and for other pur-
pews." The Import Duty bill had passed both
branches of the legislature, and had received the
governor's assent.
The accounts from the agricultural districts arc
unsaiidactory. Complaints were general with re-'I
ward to the want of continuous labour. It was
fear' d that not only the present but next year's
crop will suffer from this cause. Moreover, the
weather was unfavounible for the crops, the greatest
heat prevailing. The springs and rivulets were fast
drying up.
The ft.foreiril Standard of April 26, save: It was
reported iu Spanish Town yesterday, mid we have
mum to believe with some truth, that Mr. West-
moreland had declined the honour proffered to him
by the Executive of a scat in the council, but that
the offer made simultaneously to Mr. Jordan had
been accepted.
'the election to replace the espelled member of the
Howie of Assembly (Mr. Nlacpherson), took place on
the day of the packets departure. Thu pull would
nut be eloistml until four o'clock, but up to twelve
o'clock, when the latent return reached Kingston, it
was reported that Mr. W. S. Mais, conservative,
was twenty-seven a-head of Mr. Johu ?tames, King-
storehouse:. Mr. Names has been rejected in five
diffennt parishes; but it was expected, notwith-
standing. the ',latest majority in favour of Mr. Mais
at the. Mune, that Mr. Names would be elected.
The Aneembly was still sitting. Much delay had
taken place en their business. Several of the cutintry
meads rs were alumni, their attendance on their
'Mans being necessary. No measures of importance
had emanated from them, except the bill authorising
the negotiation of a loan to meet the island debt.
Messrs. William Smith end Edward Lucas, it is said.
are appointed by the counniasientra to attend to the
matter in Eugland.