The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-23 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

The Royal West India Mail Packet Thames,
Captain G. Abbott, arrived at Southampton yee•er-
day : the mails were landed under the charge of Lieut.
J. Strover, R.N., admiralty agent.
The dates by the Thames are :—Vera Cruz, June
16; Tampico, June 14 ; Havanna, June 26 ; Jamaica,
Jute 22; Demerara, June 10; Trinidad, Juae 21 ;
Grenada, June 22 ; Berhadoes, Jane 27 ; Antigua.
June 29; Martinique, Jane 2S; St. Thomas, July 1 ;
Bermuda, July 6.
The freight on board consists of ;-406,662 dollars
from Vera Cruz and Tampico (of which 19,990 dollars
on account of the Mexican dividends and the rest on
merchant's account ; 671!. 13s. 4d. British coin ; 2SI
serous of cochineal ; Ll cases of cigars; 104 bales of
arrowroot ; 4 lire turtle; and 32 small packages.
There were 73 passengers on board, of whom 13
were from Mobile. Mr. Caber, H. B. M. Cimsul at
Hayti, and Judge Lees, from Nassau, were among
the pessangers, and a number of officers and privates
from Bermuda.
One item of news brought by the Thames from
Mexico is important it true. It is rented that Mr.
Robertson, who went out on a special mission to the
Mexican government on b-half of the Mexican bond
holders, has been ne.:st successful, and that a large
remittance m iy be expected by the Gulph mail
steamer of August.
Ttere are great compla'nts for want of rain at St.
Jaga de Cuba, and the misfortune extends to Jamaica.

there being abroad an opinion that the Coosa will be compelled, by
the urgent necessities of the country, to pass the Rum Inds Bill, that
is to say, if ane bus n. ss is done by the two branches toneds, r.
Rice. -A cargo Madras has been offered at tis, per luitbs. in bond,
and, Lasing failed to meet a t urchaarr, is bring retailed at 1.. to bs.,:d.
In bond. Bengal is taken at I4s. 9,11. per lbollas. Carolina is very
dulL

Inn res.—The market is heavily au;Jplicd with all docriptiens. In
Irish we have heard of • re.sate at ltd. per lb., though importers
generally were taking , without however findan'any ourtiplianee ow
the part of the trade. After the arrive of the packet receivers were
firm at Utl , at which figure moderate sales have been made ; hut a lot
of 150 firkins has subsequently been sold at ad. pm. 10. American Is
ithout any value in this market at present ; the trade will not pur-
chase it. For twe or three parcels tried at auction, only al. per lb.
was hid. . . . . .

Ben:o,—Walson'epilM is taken, for immediate consumption only,
at las. paY barrel. Craelters middy command 21s. per basal.
Hear.-1::e soup market has been drcadfally overdone. The stock
ie immense, and it Is Impossible to effect • sale of any importance, the
demand being merely for retail purposes.
Humans —Receipt& have occurred rather tom freely, and prices
have consequently declined; the lust sales having been made at 16..
with and 14a. without roes.
Ou..—The supply of lard and whale is considerable. The former
description haa been sold at 3s. ler gallon, and the latter at 2s. 6d.
to 2a. ',ad. per Italian. Co .is moved at 2s. 6d. to r R Ilan.
Ltan.—The much too.abundant supply of this article has caused Ile
value to recede to 4d. per lb., at which price 200 kegs have been told
at &nation. . .

COLWISII—Has been again sent on in too liberal quantities. Sales of
prime have been made at 113. to Its. Cd. per 1001ta. in mks, and 10.
for boles; but the arrival of a cargo of 200 tierces in the condition
which tLe trade term "sweaty," and which has been so:c1 by auction
at 16s. to S. per tierce, to exercising a very depressing influence on
the market. . .

Samos is very mane; but the coosumption ls extremely limited.
No. 1 is sold at b 4., and Na. 2 at Ma, if really prime.
Ussm.-6ales ; prime American sugus-cured have been made at
7d. to 74d. par lb. A parcel of 120, aim prio.e suwer.cured, has
been sold at 41d. per tb.; and a lut, just arrived, his been tittered at
Sid. per lb. Ordinary qualities are sold at 4d. to 2d. per lb. Lanca-
shire are worth led.; prime of Mic description are scarce.
Barr.—Sales of good family beef have been efeeted at 40s. per
half barrel, and 20s. per quarter barrel.
Bassur.—Coosiderablo supplies have arrived. We quota M. to
24.6:1. in bead.

Gt;rca is dull at 20s. per box of 12 flasks, duty paid.
MALT is unusually doll, there being no demand whatever. Bulk is
not worth more than 90e. t t 925. per blid. for Barclay, Perkins, and
Co.'. porter, and Ws. fur lAne's Cork. Bottled is taken very slowly, at
is. 6d. per dozen.
Curgix.—gmerlean, in small lots, has been moved at 6,d. to Td.
per lb.
Bvw.—Proof 21 has been sold at 2.. 3d. per gallon; and good brand,
at 2s. 6d., at 10 days.
Seusa has met sale, at 13e. to les , according to quality.
Oirrar.—There has not been any offered. The same remark alto

splints to
FAVIGHT IS PO dull that vessels have left and are leaving in bailart to
reck for cargo.
Gina. --4 to 5 per cent. prem. for Amerie Columbian doubloon,
3 per cent. prem. on 64.; tipsnish doubloon, 1 per cent. prem.
On 654. _ _ _ _ _ . _

Est to csoes—On London: Colonial Bunk, 90 days, i per cent
prem. , i.O days, I per cent. mem., 30 days, 11 per cent. prem. Ja-
-141.11C1 rank. 90 dap, 4 per cent. pet m.; 00 dam I per cent. prem.;
30 dope, lI per cent. prem. Merchants' Mlle, 9u days, par. On New
York, 4 per cent. prem.

COLONIAL.
VAN DIEMEN'S LAND.

Letters and papers from Hobart Town have been
received to the 25;14 March, aekn iwledgiug advicts
from England down to the 24th Nov. In a com-
mercial point of view the accounts from thence are
very uninteresting, and the market was rather
languid. Wheat was quoted at 3s. 7d.; barley, Eng-
lish, at 3s. 3d.; Cape, Is. 91 to 25.; flour, 101. per
ton. At Lanncebton the prices were—fur wheat,
24. 10d. to 3a.; barley, English, 3+. ; oats, Is. 9d. to
25.; flour, fine sort, 81. to 81. 10a. per ton.

gbe Court.
TILE RURAL FETE AT OSBORNE.

OSBORNE, SATURDAY.—This of emetic, the ennuel
fete, given by her Majesty and his Royal Itighnns the
Prince Albert, to the labourers and others employed at Os.
borne, and to the seamen of the royal yacht, kook place in
the park of her Majesty's marine residence. Dinner was
served in tents, at three o'clock preeisely, to which about
310 persons sat down, and shortly after, the Queen and his
ll.yal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by their Royal
Highnesses the Prince of Wales, the Princes Royal, Prince
Alfred, Princess Alico, Primus Helens, and the l)uke and
Duchess of Nemours, and attended by the ladies and gen-
tlemen of the household, proceeded to the ground, and
walked through the tent in which the happy guests were
dining. Atter dinner, the healthy of her Majesty and his
Royal Highness were proposed by Mr. Toward, her Majesty's
steward, who presided upon the ccc 41,M, and heartily re-
sponded to by the cheers of those assembled.
After dinner the sp,:rts of the afternoon commenced with
• dance upon the green. The ground was decorated e ith
tents, flags, and banners; and the weather being very line,
the whole icons was one of gaiety and happiness. The
bands of the Marines and of the 77th Regiment alternately
played to the merry dancers. The games were as fol'ows
litinclinan's buff, lly the garter and leap-frog, cricket, foot
ra.es, hurdle races, Fai,or's hornpipe, hopping match, fisher-
man's dame, snapping at gingerbread, whipping the
m,nllvy, jumping in sacks, climbing • grew d pole for a leg
of mutton, dipping into water for oranges and then into oat-
meal fit coins, county), dances, jigs, &c. In ail these
old fashioned sports the seamen of the Victoria and 'Albert
and laity moot distinguished themselves by their agility,
and they occasionally intervened the amusement, with
songs.
tier Majesty and his Royal Highness, together with the
younger branch. s of the Royal Family and the royal guests,
honoured the fete with their presence during the whole
afternoon, and appeared much to enjoy the mirth, happiness
and good humour of their joyous country people, servants
and sailor.. . .

At balf-past a, yen the sports ceased. The large concourse
.Ipeople separated in the most orderly manner, and in less
than half an hour the Told pleasure grounds hal resumed
their usual appearance of quiet are 1 retireineet.
Sun DAY.—ller Majesty and his Royal 11:ghnee•, and the
ladies and gentlemen of the royal household, attended
divine service et Whippinahum Church, this forenoon. The
urmon was preached by the lion. and It v. F. P. Buuverie.
Her lt,jal Witham the Duchess of Kent, attended by
Ltely Augusta Bruce and Sir Ge rgo Cuuper, crossed from
sport in the Men steanr.r, and arrived at Osborne about
six o'elsek yesterday.
Colonel the Hon. C. Grey and Sir James Clark, also
arrived yesterday atier..nou. Colonel Of. y has re:ieved
Lord Aimed Paget as Equeny in waiting un her Majesty.
Sir James Clark returned to London this afternoon.

A Csbiutt Council was held on Saturday at the
F otfice. It was atten.ied by Lord John Itus.sell, the
MIMIAIS of Lsosilowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir George Grey,
Earl Grey, the Cnenesllor of the Exchequer, Sir Francis
Listing, Sir John Hubhouse, the Riitht lion. Henry Lahon-
chere, the Earl of Carlisle, and the Marquis of Chumeardr.
The council sat two hours,
The Geucral Hard of Health, at a full board, rc-
ceived the President of the Academy of Medicine in France,
Mager.die, on a mission of inquiry from the French go-
vernment as to the progress and treatment of cholera
England. M. Istagendie was accompanied by I)
*Laughlin.

CABINET COUNCIL.—SumMOOeca were isswd on
Saturday for a cabinet council on Thur.day nrx:, the
Foreign-office.
THE RIG lIT HON. THE SPEAKER gape his coat canary
entertainment to the officers of the House of Come arms to
Saturday lust, preparatory to the close ut the pair, ,mcgsgsy
session, at the right hon. gentleman's temporary J Oda, resi-
dence to Eaton-square.

CLOSE OF THE PARLIAMENTARY SEW ,lON.—The
ministeti.l fi•L dinner, which usually ftecedd , the preroga-
Wan (.1 parliament, will take piece at the Tie talgar, Green.
ich, on &auras), r.,xt, the 28th :115 L. ller Majesty, after
4:ttling the 'often from the throne , and !la e royal commie
for the ProtuFation, is eiPeetr Arl to sr.il from thborne on
the let of August, en route for Cork, ihab.in, Belfast, and
Scotland.—Observer„

THE CONSERVATIVES AN,D 'Baum ROTHSCHILD.—
Several leading numbers of
the Carlton and Conservativ,
Clabs have formed theme' v..; into a committee for the pur-
pose of prosecueing the peedion presented to parliament
age net the return of Ben
n 'ttott,ehild. They held a meet-
keg en Saturday at the re Ad awe of one of the leading con-
servative memlaers of ,„tee ilouse of C0M01.11% and it was
arranged that steps e'-etude be taken to provecute the petition
with energy. Fur dat it is said, to any extent will he h rth-
coming
to carry r n the contest before a committee o: the
Muse of Commodae.— Weekly eltronic,e.
ORDNANCE R
that the gofer nme .it will follow cut. the recommehdation of
r.:TRENCUMENT. —it is understood
tie summit' de or. ordnance estimate', and curtail the num-
ber of slur ekeepcn' establishment', which is at present too
great.

Co' AIERT ACCIDENT AT WEST BROMWICH.-
111!1 •(. ULOLS ESCAPIL—On Wednesday evening last an
at"' dent bappsned in a mine belonging to John Tildes'. y,
E 4., called the Queen-pit, eitutted near All Saints' church,
io . this parish. It appears the c llisra at work wire alarmed
1 ,y the cracking of that roi lion of coal which formed the
rout of the workings, an immense quantity of which tell
with a terribl' crash before they bed resched the bottom of
the shalt, when they discovers d one of th it fellow-workmen,
named Thomas Pitt, who bad been work n 3 at the extreme
end of the mine, was mis.sing. A number of colliers from
the adjoining pits came to their assistance, and, atter labour-
ing for some hours, succeeded in getting through the fall n
cool, which was upwards of ton yards thick, and tin•'ing the
unfortunate fellow providentially unhurt, hut suffering fro .n
cold and wet, his clothes being comph tely saturated with
water. He was speedily oenvi)ed home, and is now e.o ng
well.-li•uamirvihasa Merctoy.
DEATH FROM LIGIITNLNO.—An inquest wee held
on Ti ursday at Crofton, on the body of Sarah Smi .h, aged
15 'tears. It appestat.' that wrilst th' droea•e I, h r mot..er,
and Mrs. Harriet Hampshire, the wire of Thornas Hamp-
shire, farmer, were engaged on Wcineaday afternoon last in
haymaking, aster= of thunder, lightning, and rain came on.
lhey left 'tie hayfield, and were running though the neat
field towards home, when, by a viiid float of lightning, ac•
compaided by 1 nd thundir, th.y wets all three inttsc-
tancously et•uck down, a tree near them was shattered.
Mrs. IFlTl7thire recovered her &tura firs; and she then saw
deceased ldy on the ground and tte souther trying to get
up. After a 'line Mrs. MsulPshilw went towards thorn, when
she found the poor girl quite dead. The mother Was in such
a state of co .11.13i011) and alai = that she ran home as soon as
she was able to get up. Tae body presented no marks save
a slight disco ration of one check. The jury returipd a
verdict in sooottloon with the above facts.— Wakefield
Journal.