The Express.
London, England, 1849-06-29 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE 29, 1849.

sad the arms and enieunnition of the corps to be dissolved to
be sarreudered to the military commission to be appointed
for We purpose.

COLONIAL.
THE CAPE.
Cape of Good Hope papers, of the 29th April,
state that a despatch had been received by Sir
Harry Smith, from Earl Grey, approving of the vote
of 18,0004 for emigration during the present year, and
whiils, with 4.0001., the balance of the vote of
10,0001. for 1848, would enable 10 ships to be de-
spatched from England with 2,C00 adults. His lord-
ship intended to appoint as emigration agent for the
Cape.

MAURITIUS.
We are in receipt of papers from this colony to the
16th of April. The report of the committee oa the
budget had not been delivered, but was expeced tots
completed in a few days. A reduced system of taxa-
tion had been prepared, and a new scale of revenue
was to be furnished. A report on the redaction of
registration dots on the transfer of property was in
preparation. The means of raising a revenue for
kamtgration was being discussed. A Vamp tax on
lesgagenrents had been recommended for this pur-
pose, but met with opposition. It is proposed to
make Port Louis a free port, and abolish all import
rod exp irt dut:as 'emir a few.
Experience had proved that the government sail-
lag packets for the conveyance of the mails to Ceylon
are liable to great irregulatities. Two successive
mails from Mauritius had reached Point de Galle too
late for the Calcutta steamer. The expense of the
vessels, the heavy intereolonial postage, and the over-
land postage to Europe had been paid in vain. The
overland mails from Europe had arrived more quickly
than before, but foe some reason only part of the
letters had been received ; large mails had gone on to
Calcutta, to be sent down to Mauritius a month or six
weeks after the arrival of the packets. The govern-
ment was no better etrved than private individuals.
On the 30th of March an important despatch was
read in the legislative council, dated the 12th of Oct.,
169 days after date. A few days before a packet of
despatches dated London were received from Singa-
pore! These facts had made the public look with 'a-
vow on a plan—propneed to the Legislative Council
by Mr. O rover, of London, at present residing in the
colony—for communicating with Aden by ecrew-pro-
rellers, which would bring the colony within3s hours
of London.
There were complaints of watt of rain in the wina-
ward districts. This, with the excessive her, had
checked vegetation, but owing to the early rains in
December and Januery the cants were forward, and
the crop promised to be a fair one. The disease in the
canes, though not general, continued to mani'est it-
self. was too early to estimate its effect on the
crop. The commission thar,ged by the gover.,or, at
he end of last year, to visit tne diffei eat districts and
report on the disease, had visi•ed about half the
.states in the coin: y. l'he result of the commissioners'
inquiries in the different distiiets may be thus briefly
stated :
°SAND PORT.—Eiiht of the estates visitel were affected;
the inhabitants estimate the 1 as, the•ugh the disease, at one-
• third, and Lime, ham on- -halt—Flirt-Q.—The diseaw bas
• made its appearano on lox or seven estates : the sea-aide
glint exempt from it.—Moc/A.—Only one appearance is
this district, and that very Blight..—NOVlTß PANPLR.
M.WsB■ll.—Disetue inconsiderable. SOUTR Fattens
NOCSOBIL—TOO disease rather m .re g 1 —Rtviexa
I DU RIMPART.—The disease. though apparent, not general,
• —PLAINE') Vitbusus.—The
. with mach stmagth, and the produce iv leas than usual.
The estate of B Accueil had been sold for 5,500/.
t cash ; entailing a loss of capital on the vendor of not
less than 24,5001.