The Express.
London, England, 1849-04-24 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

The Royal Mail steam-ship °Tett Western, Ca-.tain
Woo to, a dat Soothtmpton this morning, with
dates from Jamaica to March 24,and landed the mails
in ebarge of Lieut. Striven, Admiralty agent. She
brings four hundred thousand dollars on met-
' chants' account. Her dates are :—Vera Crux, 19;
Tompico, 18; Havana, 29; Honduras, 18; Jamaica,
24; St. Jego de Cuba, 20; Demerara, 21; Trinidad,
24 ; Rarbadom, 29; Antigua, 31; Gesnada,2s; Porto
Rico, March 27; St. Themes, Azail 3; Bermuda, 9.
At Jamaica the Gavernsent had farther prorogue&
the Legislattre to the Ist of May. It was believed
that it would be further adjourned till instiuctiors
had been received from the Colosial-office. Meetings
continued to he held advocating • redaction of as
expenditure and reforming the council of the Wand.
Tampico was quiet. The roads from Vera Crux to
Mexico were rendered safe by the number of tra-
vellers fur California. The small-pox was raging
at Guadeloupe. At !lotto' Rico, Vasenela
beau 'pinioned gcvemier,aed bad dem away with thes:
&ingenuity decrees of his predeoessor.
At St. Lucia tranquillity was perfectly restored.
In the Island of Grenada retrenchment occupied the
public mind, ard a committee of the Hoes, of
Assembly had reported in favour of redwing the
salaries of offices.

iv:vices from Havana state that the demand for
sagas had augmented in activity, and the supplies
were becoming more abundant, and the washer I
favourable. Prices experienced an advance.
The quarantine on vessel from infected plates in
Groat Britain wee 16 daya, but eight days if they
brought clean bills of health.
Exchenge on London 101 premium; Paris 2 to 3
discount.

At Bel're, Honduras, trade was dull in consequence
of the disturbed state of the adjacent counties and
the cm. inued depression of mahogany in the home
tneritets.

Not morn than two-thirds or half of the nand quan-
tity of that wood would be brought out for shipment
this y. ar.
The West India Islands generally were healthy.
The crops were likely to be very much dimiiishtd
from bad yielding, particularly at Jamaica.
Advice, from the republic of Guatemala mention
that tranquillity had bern restored, and the besiegir g
force under General Vincenta Cruz disbanded pur-
suant to treaty.
The states of San Salvador' Hendon/I, and Ni-
csraguay were quiet by the lastadvioes.
From Yucatan we learn, eia Belize, that the
Indians still had possession of the southern parts of
the couotry.
From Bormtv!a John Mitchell wee to be removed,
in company with &boot 300 other convicts, to the
Case of Good Hope. His health was bad.
President SJlogoe, of Hayti, had requested the
consuls of Farmland and France to mediate fur peace
between the H Ides sad Dominican republics.
At Berbadoes the weather was very dry. Sugar
was trios freely shipped ; a crop of upwards of
33,000 hogsheads wee expected. The 'egislature was
in IN asion; several returns of members having been
petitioneo against, the house had ordered an isquiry.
Political affairs were still unpromising in Demerara.
The inhabi ants of ell the West India Islands con-
sider it impossible to continue the payment of s
ties fixed in better times, and that a redaction must
take place.
The new governor of Turk's Island was to assemble
the cmocil to June.

Tt e Wellesley and &surge bad arrived at Pert
Royal, Jamaica ; and ieveral warts martial had been
he'd on b iard the Imam.

vOn Sunday
morning Ze G eat Wrstern broke the
emir pia of her @Whaled maga% thavadisdiierrnsw
of her propellers, otherwise she would have reached
Southern too yesterday. She spoke the ships Lady
Sale, U. D. Sewell, and Wellesley.
JAMAICA MARKETS.

HrtreaVON. Maace 24.—FL0132.--Tbo dales,' which
we reported in our last as presiding the Sour market asalinned until
the last few dam when, owing to • speeubstive reard, erre large
pawls were placed at 20s. for New Odessa, Ms. la ilia. far nilselel-
' phis, and 275. to 2S. for Bantams. The nosh is still scorderage,
bet bear. now domed blare pion than car osotatiom
lart..—Tbe stork la still stage, and a large perks of the quantity
now on band is a, t fresh. gales bar boss toads at Ir. and up to
lis. bd., sad at 14 for bad quality. Mar thee. traratioas, how-
ever, the nee la im demand acitised ands the bud of Sour has had
some ewe.t .leas on meal, sad holders Mawr Mr rain.
Ilscs.—Otrolina Is doll at lit. per Its Me- East ladle is in demand
M 13e. • the last sde of good bowl was at 13s. W.; of this latter the
euPeiYi. eery light. Madras vela at Us. to 14
Bans.—Vistroa's kr been taloa at 13a. 6d. to 16s. per barrel for
Pilot, sad lsa WC:racket..
Burrs.— Little has bcee loos is Irbil, whir may be quoted dull.
at 1 Id. per Et., with a light stock. American, which interferes very
mad with tee consunteron and eels of Irish. has off at 7.d. to
sad. pr lb ; tree la a lop nappy. Milk: is Ted to ed. per lb.
Laan.—The Lacs of Antorima amour to WO Imp, at 3d., and 100
kegs, at aid. During Ohs Wt fro days, bowler, these prices have
her echoed. Thereto mak* torepet of Irish.
Coons& —Tbe Met receipt of Mk ghee oar last bras was by a
arta Khoo, er, which booght a web receted corgis of dried and
prided ; the prim obtained were 11.. per 1,00010. in tierces. and 17s.
par boo. The nest cargos:rived area sitar, and the same prices wrr,
..dnately reared.
tear.—The market Is tare of seep prowailly, bet are partieularly
et eigeles doable crows (361 b. and Men bauoi. •Mt of 431 b. bor.
has been sold to antra, at tb. pee ham Maurer soap dues not
sumiert mrhoar with tt: the trade.
and
du.
id 70,..
per bone!
br maw
Hama—iremoree are wanted, but la mcgsrate imatitics, as
darriore a ele eseaweptiae MOM the err sof the WO-
asasers, sad Interfere very much with the English.
Cassia.—English commands ed. to 10d. per lb., and Amrtican
dad to tild.
Bye =Winner dull of sale. Family moves slowly at 40. to 42..
per Isar-terra.
Oit.—The market is bare of Or. Tbe het arrivals readily cos-
mended as 6d. per gallon.
Mem—Both porter and ale, Lagoa tattlsd:bss dab at 7s. 6d. per
dozen-
CORN% very se:l,er, and the pries has advanced to 7s. Id. to Is
per Ix* oft barb 40.
SALT. —We have not heard of say emir. TM Meek is very anale.
BRANDT.—Meltell'S t• worth &hit to IL for dealt, and 6e. for
pale, per galas), in bond.
Tu..scco.— Cavendish (IS'.), babe at 7d. to 7(d. per lb.
Rest.-10. to 2a. ied tor proof IL sad 3d. sutra per bead, as wevaL
The wren having mired the Rant Duty Bill, the price far we.
swat= and =partake to the ISM.
Sroan.—The prices range as Mows : Dark, 13s. to 13s. ed. per
leolbs. • riddling rung ,rata, 14e. to le. per 100tba.; tar grocery
sort, 14M. to Vs. per 1001 be.
Corrahr late :y coal at higher pier than werrarreat up to Jan-
or, Mi.
Encores as before reported.

EAST INDIA HOUSE.—At the East India HOUS.I to-
day, volt s of thinks have been pasted unanimously to
the Goa-mot-General, to Lord Gough, and the Indian
army, for their se.viets in the recent military opera-
tions in the Panjaub.
STEAM BOILER EXPLOSION.— This morning. at
shout 12.4,-„mat 10, th•nelghtomehead of tbeCommereini-road,
Whi:echapel, was thrown into a sudden state of excitement
and alarm by the explosion of an immense boiler on the pro-
d•," a Yr. Kay, London Papistry Saw-mill•, Berner's
street, Commercial-rotd. Cowiderable damage was done to
the surnusdisy building*, which were inhabited by nume-
rous fang ins. A area: numher of injured persona were lou-
vered to the London-hospital, but owing to the suatesion it
was impoesPds to diseover whether lite bad been sserifiond.
THE SOUTHAMPTON PORTION OF THE INDIA MAIL
arriv d at fk.nthsnipton lesterdey, is the Peninsular and
Orient 4 Company's steam-ship Indus, Capt. Jahn Boy, and
the made were landed in charge of Lieutenant D'Arands,
Admiralty agent, The does of the Indus have b►en ■ntiei-
psted. She brings 67 packages of specie, [ursine 60,8481.