The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-26 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL

diture, of this year will be regulated by under our present
rotten system, and it is useless to attempt to disguise it
from ourselves, the executive under existing circumstances
can carry anything they like in the combined court—for
we have not yet recongszered a sufficient number of the
abandoned seats to give an effectual check to jobbery and
extravagance. The government know well the importunes
of retaining as long as they can the temporary majority
which " the fit of august" of the reform member' gave
them the opportunity of seizing, and hence they set all
rules and precedents at defiance to prevent its being
lessened.
The Court of Police had held several sittings, and
various proposed ordinances have been advanced a
stage or two. The Court of Policy stood adjourned '
to e 10th February, when it would re-assemble for
the purpose of preparing the annual estimate, to be
submitted to the combined court, summoned to meet
on the 20th February.
An useful accession had been received to the
" labour force," by the arrival, on the 14th, of 432
captured Africans, from Sierra Leone. Thee were
brought by the Brandon, Captain Lawson, the first
of the large class of vessels furnished by Messrs.
Hyde, Hodge, and Co„ of London, under the new
contract for the conveyance of captured Africans to
the West Indies. The run over occupied but 19 days,
and they were all landed in good health, without a
single casualty during the voyage.
It is satisfactory also to record the rescinding, by
Earl Grey, of that obnoxious prohibition of Portu-
guese immigration from May toNovember, which he
s.me time ago established, on the erroneous supposi-
tion of that being " a sickly arason."
'rite ravages of cholera in Jamaica and of yellow
fever in Cayenne had caused, not altogether a panic,
but a little wholesome alarm in the community. A
central board of health had been established, and
other precautions taken to improve the sanitary con-
dition of the colony. In Georgetown the town
council, aided by district COMM6SiOlieril appointed
under a recent ordinance, had actively exerted them-
selves to cleanse, and purify, and get rid of the abomi-
nation nod filth which had hitherto been suffered to
exist, to the disgrace of the city, and the endangering
the health of the inhabitants.
Throwing out trenches, cleaning and whitewashing
art-ofilecs, and killing or banishing pigs. had been
the order of the day. Happily the health of the
colony continued in a very satisractory condition.
The weather had been rather too dry for the young
canes, but, otherwise, was rigreenhie enough, and
favourable for those estates which were in a condi-
tion for going on with grinding.
TIIINII)AI).
From Port of Spain we kern that a vacancy in the
marshalship of the colony had taken place' by the
death of Mr. Clogstoun.
The Trinkbul gold mines are not successful; the
Gozeit• says of them:
The accounts given of the progress of the gold digger. ut
Upat I by one or two of the ackciaturer. from this colony,
who have recently returned hen., are by no mean• of au
encouraging ii cure. Although gold is found almost every-
where and byi -very person, it is in such excessively small
particles, that but a very trifling 11U .ntity can be collected
in a day, by means of the rude machinery at present avail-
able Here—fifty cents' worth, we understand, is con-
sider...l an average day's return. Whatever improve-
ment better machinery may he able to effect for those
who pornsas the capital, and have the energy a411.+-
vary for it. application, the mere diggers stand no ettance
at all, mils.. they em discover the mine front which
the small particles of gold they are now collecting is
brought down by the Yuruary, or some one of its tributary
streams; anal even then it is by no means improbable that
the gold may be so blended with the quartz neck, to
fragments of which lunch ot the former is Mond adhering,
that machinery will he still more necessary than in this
other ca.c to flirt a separation of the two articles.
The weather hod been generally good very slight
showers had refreshed the vegetation of the islantl.
An unusual briskness in the sales of the island bad
been observed in the item of cocoa, which sold at a
fair price, as high as 8 dollars per fanega ; otherwise
commerce preserves its dull and uninteresting up-
,ps tinier. Several estates have already commenced
crop, and the others are hastening their prepara-
tions.

The royal West India trail Fula Medway, ('apt.
W. Hymnals., arrived at Southampton yesterday,
mid IjaJod Inc mails under charge of Lieut. Brim',
ILN., Admiralty agent. The 'lutes of mails are:
Valparaiso, lbs. 2.1; Guayaquil, 18th; Grey Town,
17th ; l'attama. 21st ; thalamus, 211th Ihrvannah.
2:lrdi (imams. 25th; Jamaica, Garth:yew, and
Laguayrn, 27th; 11enterttra, Granada, and Trinidad,
80th • Mar pre and Porto lilt°, 3lst ;of January.
Ilarbcrdoes. Ist ; Antigua, 3rd; St. Thomas. 4th; and
Fuyal, loth; of Felintary. Most of these dotes have
lxvn anticipated, us fur us news goes, by adviees re-
ceived ten days since., rut New York.

The frentlit on board the Midway comprises
116,669 dots. from South America, on account of
merchants, 350,158 dots. of gold duet, and 1621. of
Litish coin.
JAMAICA.
In witlition to tlw account of the riot nt St. David's
already given. there is little that is interesting. The
island rows nearly free front elmlera, alter having lost
nearly 15,1840 souls by the disease. Fears for the
crops were entertained. The Assembly had tul-
journed till the 11th of February, and would then
he occupied with dismissing thionwans for filling up
the deficit in the ineome of the island. It appears
that tlw liabilities of Jamaica have been annually in.
creaktiog since 1847. And although the expenditure
during the four years up to this time has been re-
duced to the extent of 86,0n0/., or from 1:81,6581. in
1817 to 218,6481. is Min, still it has been in excess
of revenue, and has left tx deficit of 163,531/. And
this is modem' likely to continue from the fact that
rt venue has been graduallyon the devnuse since 1847,
and the total diminution up to 1850 has been from
210,0041/. to 180,000/. The liabilities of the island
amounted on the 110th of October to 6411,000/., and
the House of Assembly had been forced to borrow
money MI exchequer bills and island notes to the ex-
tent or .58.000/.. and to appropriate to the public ase
thaneery and other deposits to a large extent. It
was supposed that additional taxation would be re-
commemled, but whether in the shape of increased
direct taxation or otherwise is uncertuin.

The asps on thi% :inbjert :
The r. lion presented to the House of An.. .misty by Mr.
William :smith treats upon two .übjs.eta—the dcfki,...y in
the re' or the excess of expenditure over trysvitiw
dating et.• lad four years ; and lb.. island .I.ld. 'this latter
has, of course, been increased by the deficiencies in questi.m,
awl is put down in round numbers at GSO,IOOO/. With this
anuniut of debt taw Axemdsly will have to deal, It is pro-
posed to disi.k it into three parts, vix...—Amount due to
the British govennu. ut lu string interest at 4 iser rent.,
141M1.01t.: boo to he raised in the island, :010,1010/. ;
ditto, to be raised in England, 22.1,11.101.-685,000/.
It may be neecona7 to remark, that the deist of the island
is alreaik iii,idcd tii this way—that is to say, a portion of
it is :Anil owing to parties in England, a portion to
parties I charities in the island, and Rooth. r portion to
the iffirl,,4l gorcniment. Swoe part of the debt which is
p.syable CagiAnd is due, and ought to have been paid,
and uth. r Invonsing due. 'the 'Arne may be
sad of tin portion payable in the island. Tin- present pro-
pw.tion will enable thus: holders of Islam( Certitivates
hen% as well as in England, who do not require their
rosary. to renew the loan ..f it to the colony, and P.'11,4 to
obtain tor the latter an extension of time, or twenty-live
years, for the liquidation of its debt. According to this
fellulile, the legislature will have to raise such a sum of
money . very year as will he sudirient to meet the expendi-
ture for the year, and the further sum of 4.4.174/.
for interest on the loans, and to (ono as sinking
food for the altiniata paynient of then. It differs
fr .aii that of the last sessions in this u'pse't—that it
enawlidate. the whole of the island debt, the charities in-
clad, d. and equalises the interest which varies at present
(ram ti'.- to ten per tent. If agreed to, the rate of interest
ns and except on the loon due to the imperial
stoserif.a, at. will he equalised—and, as a matter of course,
tinsw.h.stities which arc now resenting more than six per
eent. satere-t will suffer reduction to the extent of the
slitterenve between that rate and the rate now payable to
thew Them is this further difference between thepn-sent

and th- last wiserne, that whereas the latter involved the
witioirasal of the island notes from circulation, the former
proposes to tontinue as issue of those notes to the extent of
the interest on that amount will be waved.
The rep., t i• silent upon the subject of the convertibilit)
of eh.... but it is intended, we believe, that they
should lie t its rtible on demand into specie. •
GUIA.NA.

The present mail contains, according to the Colo-
rr sr, the most important and most numerously signed
docwnclits that were ever scent from the colony.being
petitions fur constitutional reform. agreed to at a
great public meeting, and which had received over
11.34 m signatures. The first of thew is addressed to
the Quit is. which Lord Stanley is requested to pre-
vent the second is to the 'louse of Lords, which is

....
also intrusted to the same noble lord for presentation ;
and the third is to the House of Commons. and it is
rutru,t,d to Mr. Joseph flume for presentation. Ile-
Seeding on petitions, the CW.mast says:
Thus, then. the appeal of the inhabitants of British
Guiana to tlw sympathies And justice of their 'sovereign, 1
and of their fellow-ettizens resident at the scat of the ten- 1
tral imp vial stuthurity, is now fairly gone forth to the
orLI. (Jut claim to a domestic responsible legislature is
naturall) and constitutionally;
just
all pleat and pretests
fc• she expediency of withholding from us such right have
ea lona since outlined and removed; ourearnest desire to
is•-se.. it ha. been proved by continued exertions fur several
maim hat lc to attain it: audour graces for usefully enjoying
it is holi.putably shown by the judiriotiv, tenaperme, and
ord.. to in which this constitutional agitation has
t Litherta proceeded with. Under these circumstances
'• it would bt• treastm to doubt" that the good feelings, the
hues of liberty, and the strong sense of equity which
smooth. the inglisla character, will Induce our sovereign
and countrymen to do uajustice:and we have as strung a
...ntiet of the speckle concession to us of the Elec-
t... Council and House ut Amenably we have prayed for, as
is,. have of the riving of the sun to-morrow morning. But
aa a vieectinpr so extensive a change as remodelling the
entice legislative institutions of the colony, some little time
must necessarily elapse, it behoves the people not to relax
in th, it exertions• nor to consider that everything has been
done became ultimate victory may be regarded as certain.
Far instince, the taxation, mad, what is worse, the expert-

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1851.

MINISTERIAL MOVEMENTS.

THIS DAY.

It has now become uncertain whether Lord Stan-
ley will succeed in forming a ministry.
This morning his lordship again waited upon the
Queen, with whom he remained in audience for some
time.

THE BUDGET.

Mr. Gladstone arrived-in town at 11 o'clock this
morning.

Lord John Russell having given up the task of
forming a ministry, Lord Stanley (as was stated
in yesterday's Express) was summoned to the Palace,
and showed no hesitation in accepting her Majesty's
offer to undertake the government. Nothing further
iS certain at present, but the following are said to be
the chief appointments of—
THE RUMOURED ADMINISTRATION:
First Lord of the Treasury Lord Stanley
Chancellor of the Exchequer.... Mr. Herrics
Lord Chancellor ( Lord Truro, or
Sir E. Sugdeu
Foreign Secretary Mr. Disraeli
Home Secretary
Colonial Secretary (Mr. Gladstone
k refuses)
President of the Board of Trade .. Mr. Newdeptc
India Board Duke of Richmond

THE HOUSE TAX AND WINDOW DUTIES.
GREAT MEETING IN ST. PANCRAS.
Last evening a large meeting of the ratepayers of
the extensive parish °fat. Pancras took place in the spacious
Vestry-hall, King's-road, Camden-town, for the purpose of
considering the financial statement and budget of the late
Chancellor of the Exchequer, mere especially in reference
to the imposition of a house tax in lieu of the window
duties; as also to consider the present ministerial crisis. The
spacious hall in which the meeting was held is calculated to
hold at least 2,000 persona, and hundreds were unable to
obtain admission. The spacious galleries, and even the
lobbies of the building, were literally crowded. DONALD
FILLSEIt, Esq., the senior churchwarden, presided, and
was supported on the platform by Viscount Duncan,
Lord Dudley Stuart, M.P., Sir B. Hall, Bart., 31. P., Mr.
T. Wakley, M.P., Mr. Jacob Bell, M.l'., and a large num-
ber of members of the vestry and delegates from the various
metropolitan parishes.
The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, said, having
so recently presided over a great meeting in that room, he
did not expect he should have so soon been called upon again
to preside over that immense assembly, to protest against
the imposition of the window tax wider another name.
(Hear.) The proposal of what was called a house tax was
a fraud upon the great body of the people. (Hear, hear.)
The chairman went into several statistics to show the unjust
and partial operation of the tax, and said, whatever govern-
ment might now be in power, or to come into power, they
were determined to resist this impost. (Cheers.)
Mr. DRETTINCiIIAM proposed the first resolution :
- That the late attempt of the whip ministry to fasten upon
the people of England a house tax, unequal in its operation,
in lieu of the odious window tax, is an outrage on the en-
during patience of au overburdened and long-sullering
people, and this meeting urges upon their representatives
in the Commons House strenuously to oppose soy ministry
who will not repeal unconditionally and forever a tax which
has so long disgraced the statute-book, and that a petition
founded upon this revolution be presented to parliament."
(Loud cheers.) It had been said there was a power behind
the crown greater than the crown itself. (Hear, hear.)
That power had been severely tested within the tut week.
The whites were now no longer the advisers of her Majesty.
(Cheers.) The film had at last fallen from the eyes of the
people, and it was the knowledge of that fact that had
driven the whips from office.
Mr. lIILLETT seconded the resolution.
Lord DUNCAN, on presenting himself, was greatly ap-
plauded. His object in coming there was to hear what the
feelings of the people really were upon this important',
question, and he could assure them that when he went to
the 'louse of Commons he would not fail to take advantage
of it. (Cheers.) They had heard that day that there was
another government in power, (Hear, hear.) Whatever
government might be in power now, or hereafter, he (Lord
Duncan) still intended year after year to bring forward his
motion on the window duties until they were repealed with-
out a substitute. (Cheers.) He knew that in (Mina so he
was supported out of doors, and when a proposal was hacked
by the voice of the people it mud ultimately prevail. (Hear,
hear.) lie eared not Mr government, it was their support
he wonted. (Cheers, and cries of " You shall have it.")
Tile people, if they were so minded, could enforce economy
and retrenchment, which they had a right to demand.
(Cheers.) Ile found in all the meetings he had attended
but one universal sentiment on this matter, and he there
pledged himself never to desist from urging this question un
the legislature, but he would bring it forward again and
again until it was repealed. (Great cheering, and loud cries
for " Sir B. Hall.")
Sir B. HALL, was also greatly applauded. Ile
was delighted to see such an iinmense assembly of his con-
stituents uu this truly important occasion and at such a
crisis. it was peculiarly gratifying to him personally, be-
' cause he felt that it was backing him up in the declanition
he made when Sir Charles Wood proposed his budget, that
whenever that budget was brought forward he would take
the sense of the house as to whether a house tax should
be' inflicted on the people or not. (Cheers.) Ile was happy
to find that his views were supported not only by his ens n
constituents, but in every parish. Upon the first blush of
the thing, the budget was full of absurdities as well as in-
justices. To illustrate the iniquity of the tax, the house of
a peer in Belgrave-square, at a rent of 700/. per year, paid
141. Os. lid., or 21 per cent., .whilst the same sized house in
Russell-square, ut n rent of 1.10/., paid 94 per cent. A house
in Grtavenor-strect, rent 430/., laud 2; per cent., whilst the
acme sired house in Gower-street, at tlOl., paid II per cent.;
and the houses of the pour in Wild-street, at Id/. rent, paid
6/. 3,.. ad., or 33 per cent. (Shame.) But as to the house
tax, they had heard the story of Aladdin, in the " Arabian
Nights," where the magician mad new lamps for old ones.
(Hear, hear, and laughter.) Now the late Chancellor in
his budget had reeened that story, and had made old houses
worth more than new smiles. (Laughter, and Hear, hear.)
It seas the absurd financial measures of the late
government that turned them out and nothing else
(hear, hear)—and Lord Stanley was ut that moment the
prime minister of this country. ('freane °glows hisses,
groans, real uproar, with cries of "We won't have him.")
All he (Sir B. could say was, that tio far as his vote
went, he would nut have him. (Cheers.) Ile would do all he
could by his vote to turn him out—(cheers)—because if Lord
Stanley in the one house, and his representative, Mr.
Disraeli, in the other, must, if they act honestly, attempt
again to inflict a heavy duty on the food of the leople.
(Groan., and " Let them try it.") The lion. baronet at
further length showed that no ministry could stand at the
present day who did not carry out these principha, and
resumed his seat amidst immense applause.
Mr. JACOB BELL, M.P., expressed his conviction that
now the public feeling was roused, it would be impassible
to either continue the window duties or impose a house tax
by any government.
Messrs. SM trot, BAYER, GEES I N, NICILOLAY, and Cooran
having spuken,
Lord DUDLEY STUART, in an to lona calls for
him, next addressed the meeting, amidst enthusiastic plau-
dits. lie said a new government had assumed the reins of
ogles, but it was quite impossible they could go on long,
because their principles were not these of the house of
Commons. (Hear, hear.) lie did not know whether Lord
Stanley would venture an appeal to the country ; all he
(Lord D. Stuart) could say was the sonnet the better.
(Cheers.) If they could not look up to the late Whig go-
vernment for the rights of the people, what had they to ex-
pect from a government professing protectionist principles ?
(Hear, hear.) They had expressed their displeasure
with the government of yesterday, but would they
be be pleased with the government of to-day ?
(Loud cries of " No, us.") The noble lord de-
nounced the family compact of the late govern-
ment, but he could not understand for one moment that the
country would consent to be governed by those whose prin-
ciples were not only to make light dear, but bread dear also.
et Hear, hear," and eries of " We won't have them.") Mr.
'terries was pointed at as the new Chancellor of the Ex-
ehequer—(groans)—the ruan who prop ad that all the sur-
plus should be appropriated to reduce the income tux, nod
not to the window tax. (Shame.) Ile could ask them
would they stand that? (Loud cries of " No.") 'f he noble
lord declared that a revision of taxation must be insisted
on by the people. (Loud cheers.)
Mr. It. FE `TON moved, and Mr. MANNING seconded,
an address to the Queen, praying her Majesty only to take
such ',cremes to her councils as would carry out reform and
retrenchment; which was also adopted unanimously.
Mr. C. FREETH, Mr. 11 A LION, Mr. CONUANEN, and
other gentlemen, addressed the meeting ; and, on the mo-
tion of Lord DUNCAN, a vote of thanks was given to the
chairman, and the proceedings terminated.

On tearing the palace yesterday Lord Stanley proceeded
to Grosvenor-gate, and had an interview with Mr. Disraeli.
Lord Stanley t•ubs,quently visited Viscount Canning at his
residence in Grosvenor-square.
The Earl of Aberdeen had an interview with Lord Stan-
ley yesterday.
Viscount Canning visited Lord Stanley in the course of
the afternoon, and had a long interview with hit lordship.
Her Majesty the Queen addressed a second communica-
tion to Lord Stanley last evening, to which the noble lord
immediately replied.
Sir ,lamer Graham had an interview:with the Earl of
Aberdeen yesttrday.

TaWie of the Sta,l3l • •
Total value with, coinage Sit.sfe,aaa la It
The following Is the aemunt of silver monies coined and
delivered at her blajeAy's Mint, by the Right lion. Richard
Later Shill, Master and Worker, from July 14, 1846, to
Dee. 1:4 1840; the said monies being coined (pursuant to
Mint Indenture, Feb. 6, 1817) after the rate of 66 shillings
to the pound weight troy, of the standard of floss. 2 duets.
fine silver, and 18 dwts. of alloy :