The Express.
London, England, 1847-11-08 00:00:00

COLONIAL.

WEST INDIES. —By the Medway, Captain
Sharpe, Lieutenant P. Rainier, RN., Admiralty
agent, we have news to the following dates:
Havana, Oct. 12; Chag,res, Sept. 25; Honduras,
Sept 20; Carthagena, Sept. 27; Jamaica, Oct. 9 ;
Demerara, Oct. 4 ; Trinidad, Oct. 6; Barbadoes, Oct.
9; Antigua, Oct. 13; Martinique, Oct. 12; Grenada,
Oct. 10 ; Porto Rico, Oct. 13; St. Thomas, Oct. 15;
Bermuda, Oct. 23; Nassau, Oct. 14.
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The freight on board the Medway consiste of silver
to the amount of 185,577 dollars, in dollars and bullion,
gold dust and gold coin to the amount of 144,333
dollars, all on merchants' account, and of mineral ore
20 bales. and 62 small packages.
The following is a list of passengers by the 'Medway :
Mr,Baker, from Vera Cruz; Mr. Pezant, Mr. Le Bail,
Mr. Gonzales, and Mr. Gracia,. from Havannah ; Captain
Dsuglas, 2nd W.I. Itegt., from Nassau; Mr. Erne. Mr. Cox
and child, Mr. Largara, Messrs. Romanic), Mr. Raskeagh,
and Mr. Percy, from Chagres ; Mr. Lanai, from Santa
Martha; Mr. Alves and Mr. Nesbitt, from Dem ; Mr.
Dawson, from Trinidad ; Lieut. Ruston and Mr. Cleave,
from Barhadors ; Miss Brassear, from Porto Rico; Mr.
Hackett, Mr. Nathan, Capt. Dickson, Ist W. I. Regt.,
Ensign Phelan, ditto, and Mr. Turner, Jamaica; Mr.
Terlonge, from Immo', Mr. Bell, from Grenada; Mr.
Glandor and Mr. Torriani, from St. Lucia ; Mr. Brown and
Mrs. Lynch, from Dominica ; Mr. Zeilla and two children,
from Guadaloupe ; Mr. Armstrong, from Montserrat; Mr.
Lence, from l'orto Rico; Mr. Petit, from St. Thomas's; Mr.
and Mrs. Carswell and Lieut. Roe, from Bermuda.

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It was again stated that Santa Anna had retired to-
wards Puebla, but in a very vague and indefinite
manner.

In the West Indies affairs are pretty much in the
same state. Meetings, at which resolutions were
passed to call the attention of the home government
to the state of the West Indies, had taken place at
Jamaica, and petitions drawn up at Trinidad and Bar-
badoes. The Barbadoes Globe, on the subject of the
measures in course of preparation to remedy the pre-
sent state of things, has the following remarks:
Intelligence tux reached us of the principal colonies being up and
moving on the present alarming aspect of affairs. In Trinidad they
have :Wonted a petition to parliament, in which they propose a Arias
of remedies, the most conapicuoun of which is, of clung., martstricted
immigration. Front Demme.. and Jamaica invitations have come for
the enplaning* of neleptre from the several colonies to meet at St.
Thomas, sad emit* sianeurea for strengthening and supporting the
attempt that Is ha be Riede in the neat session to our behalf,
as all parties seat to he went as to the near oily of • demonstration
being made In the kit Miriam* by petition. We do not think that we
shall brat all *dog lbw cause by saying that we object to the
appointment d deliplee. We think, In the first place, that a great
deal of valuable elm wield be lost before the delegates could ensemble
on,' &ads.s wheel. be be dme—cettalely before the result of their
deliberation@ wattle suds evellebbe le Lend. In the neat place,
the most adYßifitem fie Ma OM a/NW are preeinaly those whose
etreanurtanasa sr pmembe make Sas vulva plug or unable to attend.
Then again agailingillgoit with dread and doubt to the character and

lane of the amide= which must take place at the meeting, know-
tog, as we do, bow widely the most intelligent and outetsntiol men in
various colonies differ as to the measures of rebel to be demanded.
wisest
the whzt.,b,thensp.
adoptedrsued Is that tir to. le.
pofboirciniondtbnii,ithtehree
on Monday last, and recommended to be followed by the other colonies,
via., that we claim a general measure of relief, and leave it to our
friendisst home to Mecum details, and to cite our cause their best sup.
port after their best judgment.
At a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce of
Jamaica, held on the Gth of October, several commu-
nications were received from the Windward Islands,
urging a combined agitatioo,with the view of bringing
the depressed condition of these colonies under a free-
trade system before the British public, and laying
before parliament the necessity of some immediate
modification of the present sugar duties, in order to
save the West India colonies from ruin.
DEMERARA.—Commercial affairs would seem to
wear a gloomy aspect in that colony. About 250 immigrants
from Madeira had arrived during the first fortnight in Sep-
tember. Ity the following extract from the report of the
colonial land and emigration commissioners to the Colonial-
office, it would seem doubtful whether the bounty of Ma-
deiran emigration to the West India colonies will not be dis-
continued altogether. The report says:
We are obliged to mid, that oonsidering the additional light thrown
upon the question by the mortality la British Guiana, where the en-
perience bas been on aso much larger reale Man in Trinidad or st.
Vincent, we are led to doubt whether the bounty ought not further to
be put an end 10 is all those colonies. We would recommend that
the governor,. be called upon to report on this question, especially on
the causes of the great mortality; and unksei it an to shown, by very
clear evidence, that it may be ascribed principally to the season at
which the arrived, or to usfilental causes, we think that the
bounty should be at once discontinued.
His Honour Thomas Norton, who was removed some
three years since from the first Puisne Judgeship of British
Guiana to the Chief Justiceship of Newfoundland, is said
to have resigned the latter appointment, with the inn ntion
of practicing at the English bar. Meddling in political
matters, with which he busied himself much when in
Demerara, is said to have led to this step, which was not a
matter of choice, hut necessity—resignation or dismissal.
BARBAI)OES.—From this island we learn that
Governor Reid had returned from his tour among the
islands. The Globe states that directions have been sent out
by government for the abolition of all fees hitherto paid to
the private secretaries of the governors and lieutenant-gover-
nors of the West Indian colonies, A favourable change had
taken place in the weather. The planters were cheered with
heavy and long-continued rains, such as had not been expe-
rienced far the lest twelvemonths.

ANTIGUA.—The death of the Chief Justice of
Antigua forms the principal item of news from that inland.
Mention is made of the absence of the governor at Mont-
serrat. With respect to the object of his excellency's visit
to that island the Herald says :
Rumour gap, hi. excellency the governor has effected at Montserrat
some striking memures of reform. Ilis excellency is reprexented as
having carried successfully every recommendation be found it nee,.
sary to make to the authorities of that colony. It is said among other
contemplated changes, that delegates will be sent to represent Mont-
serrat in our lloue Assembly.
The cathedral was to be opened for public worship on the
10th October, being " exactly two years from the day the
corner atone was laid." Five hundred and thirty pounds
sterling had been raised by subscription, and remitted to
England towards the purchase of an organ for the cathedral.
The weather c ,ntinuird favourable, with repented and
heavy falls of rain. The quantity of sugar shipped to the
14th ult., was 1-i,h99 hhd,.