The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-02 00:00:00

IMPORTANT FROM JAMAICA.

The packet ship Clyde arrived at Southampton:this
esoesing. She brings 800,000 dollars on merchants'
account. Her news from Jamaica is up to Oct. 8.
At Panama there were 2,000 people waiting to procure
a pump. to California, which they would mooted in
doing in four American steamers that were
ready to give them a . Muth ex-
citement existed in Trinidadl ag7n consequence
of a projected change in the treatment of small
debtors, which went the length of causing a commo-
tion in the Port of Spain, which ended in loss of life.
It appears that a law was passed imposing on small
debtors the penalty of confinement and having their
heads shaved—a punishment only inflicted on con-
demned criminal.. While the law was on its
way to receive the sanction of the governor, the
people rose to resist the intended enactment,
and in such force as to reader it necessary to:call out
the military. The 88th mgt. were called out, and or-
dered to fire on the people, and two women and one
boy were killed. Ii the meantime a meeting of the
respectable inhabitants took place, who petitioned the
governor not to sanction the obnoxious measure. Lord
Harris acceded, and the riot ended. Her Majesty's ship
Champion was expected about the 10th Oct., from the
west coast of Mexico, at Panama, with a very large
remittance, which would be sent across the Isthmus,
and transported on board one of the West India Com-
pany's vessels. The amount of the remittance is
expected to be 1,500,000 dollars.
At Jamaica the following resolutions passed the As-
sembly on the sth ult. :
Resolved—" That in the present embarrased finan-
cial circumstances of the colony it is necessary
that this house should use every means in its power
to prevent the loss of revenue which may be expected
to arise from the expiring of the act imposing a
duty upon imports, and to check or prevent
such an increase by importation without plying
duty on the etcck of articles upon which duty
has hitherto been paid, and will hereafter be
levied as will increase the amount of such loss, and
render additional direct taxation unavoidable in pro-
viding for the exigencies of the public."
Resolved—" That this house will, in passing the
bill now before it to impose a duty on articles im-
ported into th:s island, provide for the'
recovery and collection of duties upon all
goods liable to duty thereunder which shall have been'
imported from and after the fifth day of the present
month of Oetober."—The only event which can inva-
lidate the above is another prorogation or dissolution,
which may take place if the Retrenchment Bill be re-
jected.
The chief event at Demerara since the last mail
has been the passing of the Franchise BilL
Suer was quoted 16s. to 20e. per 1001 b.
Freights dull.
Exchange* on London.—Jamaict Bank drafts, 90
days, 1# per cent. premium • Colonial Bank, 90 days,
I per cent. premium ; merchant.' bills, par.
Accounts from Barbadoes to the 10th October
state that an abundance of rain had feller, and
agricultural prospects were of the most cheering cha-
racter, and it was supposed that sugar would be
made from the new cane before Christmas. All do.
scriptions of native food were plentiful. In the im-
port market business was very dull, and dry foods
were inactive.
Our advice. from Demerara to the sth October
mention that the new Franchise Bill, on which the
Court of Policy had been engaged for some menthe,
had paned the legislature, and came into operation'
on the 26th September. The new elections were to
take place in the middle of November. The tax or-
dinance of 1847 had been renewed, and the supplies
of the colony may therefore be considered to be voted
till the end of the first quarter of 1850. Governor
Barkly had removed to Demerara from Itesequebo.
The Demerara Railway was advancing rapidly to
gempletion. The weather had been very favourable,
mazosly a drop of rain having fallen, and estates
were making sugar as quickly as passible. The crop
of 1849 has fallen short of that of last year by 8,000
lads. The weather had caused some sickness, but
the existence of cholera is denied. The Demerara
immolate were dull, and transactions confined entirely
to retail. Tonnage was abundant and freights dull.
Teen was a slight decline in sugar, in consequence
of the dull accounts from the home markets. Rum
was difficult of sale ; the brisk home demand for mo-
lasses kept up the price of that article. Flour in small
lots brought Si dollars.
St. Lucia had been suffering from very severe
drought, and the heat was insufferable; but a few
showers had fallen latterly, and done mach good to
the island.
In Antigua the weather continued highly favour-
able to agriculture, and planters were beginning to
hope that the present rains would save the crops of
that colony.

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