The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-06 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

We were enabled by the electric telegraph to
announce in all our yesterday's impression the
arrival of the Tay, Captain Chapman, at South-
ampton, and oommainests some of the more
prominent items of news received by that vessel. The
Tay arrived yesterday at 5 p.m., and her mails were
boded under the chirp of Lieut. Dennehy, R.N.,
admiralty agent. The Isms, schooner, was still doe
at St. Theme's a day after her time, and owing to
this there are no Venezuelan mails by the Tay.
The Tay's dates are :—Savannah, Nov. 28 ;
Dec. 29; gams Martha, Deo. 21; Carthagena,Chatilt
1; Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 8; St. John's, Mosquito,
Dec. 28 ; Jaemel, Jan. 10; Jamaica, Jan. 7 ; Porto
Rico, Jan. 12 ; St. Thomas, Jan. 15.
The freight on board consisted of : silver and gold,
valued at 861,9413 dole., 133 Ibu. 6 os. 15 dirt. gold;
163 lbe. 3 ca. 20 dwts. silver; 588/. 10s. British coin ;
40 guilders; one box of pearls, valued at 8001.
Then wee a report lam Venezuela that Monger
bad tam Venezuela, mai deemed the fleet of Paz.
JAMAICA.—The new with indications
of Ines party wife. We ea the arrival of the
previous .all, that Sir C. Grey ha proensed the legis-
lature he a few days, in Net tre yet rid of his difficult end
&limn questioe of the reamed Import Dade' Bill. Both
hewn met again on the 111 k of Desentsse. Is his opening
queen the governor adenoid these words to me useably:
" Raving learned that ea hag last you had adjourned
to the 23rd of Jimmy beim say bills had reenved the
governor's anent, and bowleg dud son e of the colonial
enactments, on which the maintessess of civil goveensent
and social order within this bind immedis yte7 depend.
would expire trials Ira days bees your adjournment, I
have thought it my &style Invite yea, is the Queen's name,
to resume the thepatil of business, I. order that you may
avail yourselves of Os dare interval during which it still
ramie within rjeracrer
rue to lathe due prevision tin the
preeenation of the , sad of year fat with the
=r editor e
et he Ile suggest of year siding social
thes the estabFalted church."
Is the seven of lbw wash he added Sir Coulee ex-
pense a "laps lhat Smile Del toed fiesting period at least
the real geed of the NSW they straws, in the eyes of
all, St preemissese as the paanew object, and may
threw Imo the shade the symbol ad demon of party."
The eemmil hens its adages : " We thigh year *tooling
far
the epee with which yea have opened the presentewe "ey proemial to state that they were reedy,
" as they have hew at en dam, " to give deliberate atten-
dee to %slam ; aid thiented a wish as pat " • htharable
eameleuetirs" ea the este tithe ether beam. The Amenably
felbwei the example of thaaesises ant then by the
slew two branches of thehYxialwq gel asinded their
address thus:

agree with your &smarmy that impatience and
batty la the transaction el public haeas might be produe.
tire of =Wakes ; It wadi be gememgletes in its le Indulge
fa tit, begs that our pet essibe um
_be intern* ireat the
MINIS beset al[ leap betdmakas. The best test,
beimmar, of that matimil raged eft& year laratieasy de-
' elm *sold exist betema i etyma teserate Odle legisla-
ture, would be s seaerees reheat oa all oseadeas te avail
timmealves of the advantages to arise from sea mieleitee."
The lowiraor la his reply advised the Amembly to
" make the method and Fettles of the Wish Rees of

CollialeS. lopedolp as se the years of rmmmel Indenter,
=kg eteepples, mad the oprepoladess a them, As
tar &dr sues " The lasing did ark
stsp seal *see Wawa pi " Mei
same. Tim erandi. alloorma tdM .Ike ITtli
Dessiaber. auk imam eladdmillea aWu f la the
Dapsiell assem kea Ks. I,llldoshi, Mamma et**
oommilles Ileeess itma Aaron* ea as Import
that
Me ea tam Nedra_ possessel bi*s mend la respect of that
monism, sal susivelp That ilopodikeliesa If the letter was
a Jake annular lad 411 der lour sad dignities
erase ememed end a brew\ it lb I'm lab'
@squatty resolved that Mr. eller it the Letpwt.A,
siamil besught Me km et the beau mod day, Mr.
(Hui mu asuediabplesea at the biz is w Mlt. He
(.tied a Neapurea% maids was teas& He
woo soloedMho had iselless to entennelien
to lean
esaanot, mad replied ghee limed MOM to hen
velum pasted beam he ups& The mead then n-
erved shells had Teased as mew aad he wsesiesomdod So
eumedy.Theelay bodies ersce4neemikeok due inueneil
the Huse et y seat up elle esa,
Noted Upon stesmillik smileprond ether Ws, awl resolved
the purser's emu@ le them% had staeurned all dr lid of
le& AsPiketien ks a writ et Wear emu was suds by
Mr. G and the sue dams ea bolero Yr. lustier Mao
&nal on the lerh ofDes
Writ. roe deli-
vereu ea the fed Jemmy ; vas a mos reared.
sad Mr. Geed remended is prison under the M-
ead sunset el eonaell. These squabbles threaten
to throw into the shade the gnat question redly at.
bone—the necessity of large redsteions in the Weed ex-
peadituro, be,tin,ting with the civil list. The governor ea-
premed dimatishetion at the long adjournment of the
Assembly. aed the government organ in the press emplane
heavily of it. Stange hints an thrown out in the same
paper that the house will be punishel when It meets @gala
with a speedy prorogation.

TRINIDAD.—ENTIRE ABOLITION OF IMPERIAL
Intros: Durum—An order in council was proclaimed in
Port of Spain, on the 30th of Deotmber, by which
the whole of the imperial duties payable upon the
importation of goods into the missy were abolished. The
new tariff cams inwailkaab fon erred= it is confined
aatiwlto Wand kits% Osseikrable excitement prevailed
the new is orkmwess es ram. It had been
is by authority that ketsweilens bad bees given to
the espervieen to sides di 6k allowswoes for sentraven-
toes asking from igemowee or misippoliession. On the
2n4 et Jimmy three puneberms were solnet, together with
the waggon in which they were sad tsar mules, for being
removed he. an estate without a permit. Mr. Leak bad
retired km the council of government. The vacant nou•
atrial seat woe offered to Mr. Maingot, who declined. The
vacin_ey was subsequently filled up by the sppolatment of
Mr. William Ernie, manager of the Trinidad branch of the
Colonial Bonk. Ilia appointment appear to have given
general satimbotice.