The Express.
London, England, 1848-10-05 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

The Royal Mail Company's steamer Medway, Capt.
Symons, Lieut. South, Admiralty Agent, arrived at
half-past 9 this morning at Southampton, bringing the
West India Mail, 900,000 dollars on freight, and
81 parnengenr. Her dates are : Honduras, Ist;
Demerara, 4th ; St. Jago de Cuba, sth ; Trinidad,
Bth ; Jamaica, 7th ; Grenada, Bth ; Barbados., 9111;
Martinique, 10th; and St. Thomas's, 14th September.
Among the passengers by the Medway, are Lieut.-
Colenel Reed, late Governor-General of Barbados.,
and General /yin!, Governs. of Porto Rico. . .

The West India islands generally were healthy;
the ISMS was &Towable, and the crops promising.
Messy, however, was scarce, and business continued
extemskr dalL
Bir Charles Grey, the Governor of Jamaica, had
met with a severe accident. He was thrown from
his mule, and sustained an injury of the spine so
severe that his life was despaired of. A correspond-
ent gives the following particulars: "It appears that
Sir Charles was proceeding, cm the 6th of September,
to his mountain residence, and epos mounting his
mule, which stood fifteen hands hi4h, he was thrown
over the animal's head, and received such injurits
that he remained insensible for two hours. The
medical gentleman, after a very careful examination,
pronounced one or two ribs broken and the
spine dislocated. During the next day Sir
Charles vomited a great quantity of fluid resembling

1 the black vomit; bat it was not determined whether
it proceeded from the rupture of a blood-vessel or
from fever. At the time the packet left Kingston,
at 4 p.m. on the 7th, the fever was high, and there
Wes no chance of the governor's recovery. The Med-
way was detained one hoar, as it was fully expected,
that his excellency's death would be announced."
The greatest confusion continued at St. Domingo,
and a sloop-of-war had left Jamaica for Hayti, to
protect British interests.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
We have accounts from the Cappee of Good Hope,
with files of the South Africa; Adoerliur to the 30th
of July, bringing particulars of the insurrectionary
movement beyond the Orange River, to which allusion
was made in this paper on Tuesday last. It appears,
that on the 22nd of July, intelligence reached Cape
Town, by ox press from Bloem Fontein, announcing that
certain emigrant Boers, under Andreas Pretorius, were
in estate of revolt, and endeavouring to form a coalition
with some native chiefs, atist British icitho-
rity, and intended in the first instance to direct
their operations against the rising settlement at Natal.
These intentions were openly avowed in s. letter
addressed to Sir Andrits Stockenstrom, by Pretoria'
himself. In this letter, which Sir Andric, imme-
diately forwarded to the governor, Pretoria, spoke
confidently of Panda, the Zoola Chief, as his
ally ; of Moshesh and Moroko as wavering,
but likely to join him, willingly or unwillingly,
with whose assistance, and that of the lesser
chiefs, who could not stand aloof by themselves, he
seemed confident of being able to make root and
branch work with the British, and punish the wa-
verer' and traitors amongst his own countrymen. He
described, in short, a deep-laid and extensive conspi-
racy, which would be alarming were it not relieved
by the incredible folly of his addressing Sir Ardries
as a colleague and brother in revolt, giving him due
notion of his proceedings, requesting from him sap-
plies of gunpowder and lead, and expressing his
gratification at hearing that he, " Sir Andries, was on
the move r

The accounts from the immediate scene of insurrec-
tion are not very full; but it would seem that the
resident magistrate at Wenburg had only saved him-
self by a hasty flight, leaving some of his family and
Ilia clerk in the hands of the insargente ; and that the
British resident at Bloom Fontein, Major Warden,
narrowly escaped being taken prisoner and carried to
the rebel camp, by a party of armed Boers, whowar
laid him when engaged in the dutit a of his office.
Immediately on the receipt of the intelligence
from Bloem Fontein, Sir R. Smith Mined a
proclamation, offering a reward of 1,0001. for
the capture of Pretoria., and an express was
forwarded to Graham's Town, ordering troops
from thence to Colaberg. This order bad, however,
been anticipated by Col. Somerset, who, having on the
17th July received intelligence direct from Major
Warden, despatched on the same day two companies
of the Cape Mounted Rifles and one six-pounder for
Colesburg. On the 25th a man-of-war left Simon's
' Bay for Natal, conveying copies of the proclamation,
so that if Prrtorius showed himself in that quarter he
wouldrzlibly tall into good hands.
Sir Smith left Cape Town on the morning of
the 29th o July for the north-eastern frontier, to
put himself at the head of a force rapidly concen-
trating on Colesberg and Bloem Fontein. The latent
intelligence from Blom Fontein was to the 16th, at
I which date Major Warden was strengthening his
post with all the means at his command, expecting
an attack from a large force under Pretorium. He
had been joined by a considerable number of English
deserter", who had from time to time taken refuge
among the Boers; but not being prepared for open rebel-
lion, or foreseeing its consequences, they a veiled them-
selves of a free pardon offered by the government, and
presented their services, not much to be relied on,
both to Major Warden and to Mr. O'Reilly, in the
Caledon district. From these men it was ascertained
that Preterius had then under his immediate com-
mand, at Wenburg, about 500 men, and that he, with
Jacobs and other active commandant., by falsehood,
threats, and violence, was daily adding to his num-
bers, and might be able, on the whole, to bring. into
the field about 1,200 combatant.. The force with
which Major Warden had to hold such a fortes he
could construct in baste, till relieved, was probably
not more than 150 men of all sorts; but with these it
was thought he could maintain himself for thirty
days, before the termination of which, such were Sir
Harry Smith's arrangements, the rebels would find
themselves enveloped by a force consisting of
1,500 picked (men, horse, foot, and artillery. On
the dde of Natal, preparations were dread made for
moving towards Weinberg with en • iary force,
shield it be required; and, with this view, the right
wing of the 73rd, expected at iiiinon's Bay by the
Des horn the frontier, would, instead of landing, pro-
cess Immediately to Natal, to reinforce Colonel Boys,
sad enable him to 00-operate with Sir Harry on the
rueeftYwsrn7.
Prom Eastern Provinces there is scarcely any news.
la Kaffidand the police and military had been very
eseessefel in keeping the pesos and detecting and
punishing evildoer..
Lient.-CoL Erskine. 45th Regiment, died suddenly
at Fort Rare, on the 18th July.

PENINSULAR MAIL •
We learn, by electric telegraph, the arrival this day
of the Peninsular mail at Southamptom

IRELAND.

DUBLIN, WIDNISDAT 11111111/10.
There is nothing very particular to communicate.
Another member of the Irish Confederation, Joseph
O'Orad , of D'oller-ntreet, in thin city, ban been
in ClonmeL

107R8Lett.t &tATISICe.—The result of thrzz:
census of the Wednisaamezien gives thei
numbers :—ln Onat SNOW ; -in Ishad, 98,749;
in sissioss, 97461; Will, ; decrease duties 1147-8.
4,881. It farther appall, hem the report 111 the asheettes
that the prate of the alleb4es• Ail below thee of previous
lv the esemillas dbeimbhed the erects to
fritriSV hsslisisa by 3011... i to the Irish Relief
Pend by 1. h reftersite the smarty Is maiatainiug
preachers is some 011ie elesehe, eel of the premiss said
that the Chunk of Ilephol hey meetly built 1,000 id&
timid churches, while prigs& were betters the conference
to withdraw =Weise MS hes &A acids
Tenalftlf CONOOLIDATID MINING CoIIPAN Y.—
The annual meeting of this company wee held at the
°Sees, 67, Old Broadsheet, yesterday, Mr. G. B. Carr is
the chair. Then eacetary (Mr. Nicholson) read the report,
which stated that, " Was the last quarterly wresting, little if
any tmpswrestnt hes token place in the sellisa el the
osaserr, sr have the sleadard quotations imposed, the
Assubsdi sets oldie Oentiesat having cased a elogeolisa
is ths spree trade. forver, sem
of Rae wiper have bees mak overtake, which it
hoped wE leed le ea immeed amok es it is evident
tisk miss a sat be eitesd hr the Imp Seek ia head, so
ardstial haprovesust the pries of ere can be ezpoSed.
Chilies @haft had been seek 120 tatbess, sad a left deism
east le eat the lode; bet eft habit hes head es p►
deeds es was it was deembed eft foram to
the the ema tiasase of the reseed
riWgipser: of ore. TM however, itaa at say time be
resumed at a hiding scot.Farther reditedene have also
bees mode la other works, though the disease have rises
so with taesiderabh relastanee, as by seek mem the
chances el disteverise of ere, upoa whisk thepewpmity
of the eel
nest la a great atessare are
leased. The expenditure epee the sin has he.. father
assented by the removal sad melba of Maria sagine, or
Wheel Parent shalt; but, sa the peiedgel part Sibs outlay
las been elreedy Snored, this will iirrily A very
(amiable report was also read hes Copt desists, the
=Vof the =be, is which. he sem "la the Id Zest we
een north, mad discovered • lode her het with, two
feet of which is vary geed ore, nod west! 401. per hthea.
This I am in hopes wil epee sane geed tribute pooled ; it
mess to be the ems 111.44 of ere we had in the 80 dipiag
Best" The assents showed the receipts to be
Balsas at la* sestiag, 3,8321. 19s. 10d. ; rapper ore
sold, 8,2224 17s. 24. ; birth sell ea seventy shay*, 171.10 s.;
spare materialssold, 481. Oa 34.; total, 12,11 W. 7s. 3d.
Retreaded : Cost .1 working, 7,3481. Is. 2d.; deter,
8851. 6s. 6d. ; dividends, 2,798 C 154. ; rewired had, 2761. ;
reablasaille, he., OWL 10s.; total, 11,4381. 17a. 3d. ;
a Is head of 6101. 10s. The eases of the
were 1,6681. 6s. Bd. ; the &Wilds 1,0661.75. ; =lt
reserved had, 6741. • representing 8731. 16s. 14. The..
per Coat. Coro& Ater a sheet oissereatioa,tb• rapes wee
adopted, and, thanks heist voted to the chairman, the meet-
ing separated.

STATE OF THE WIND AND WEATHER.
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wind awl mallow at the ondornamtkand pima lows se Mime:
Leedom ..8. Cloudy Loworrollo .W.I.W. Cindy
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Brandon B.W....Phse Idanshooler...lia.W. Pine
Cambridge. IL Pine Newoomle .. LIM. lola
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Crewe .N.W. Muth min Peterborough .11 Phis
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ON ...SAW. Main lentkweeptcm.B.L ...Cloudy
Meow .N.&.. Mu Mbley O. —Mr
Cdoemoter .8.. Pim B.W....Cloudy
Cloopert .... ....W. .. Manny Waheeeld M.W. by W.Ploo
Imola S.W...Cloudy Watford 8 Cloudy
laitoshre ...LW. —Pim Wisher& N.N. _Pine
Leith LW... Cloudy Wolverton . .W Cloudy
Libman N.L ...Tay los Yarmouth ...LW Cloudy
Liverpool 8.6. W... Hue
Noirtol, Oot. 4, II p.m, wind W.8.W.; cloudy.