The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-22 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

Our Santiago de Cuba journals are almost exclu-
sively devoted to literary matters and mer-
cantile lists. The weather during the week ending
May 24 had been very hot, alternating with short,
heavy showers. The rains which fell in the evenings
of the 19th and 20th are allowed to have been " very
respectable." They ev n did some damage to the
estates on which sugar was making, but the coffee
was uninjured: their continuance would create appre-
hensions fur the tobacco crops in the low lands. The
markets of Santiago were dull, but a rise was looked
for.

From Haiti, the newspapers continue to report the
proceedings of the legislature, but almost as tardily
as the Prussian official journal. On the 3rd of May
M. Ditthier was elected president of the chamber of
deputies by 17 votes, 16 being gives for M. Carri4s ;
at a previous vote which was inconclusive for want
of an absolute majority in favour of any one of eight
candidates nominated, M. Carrifis had 13 votes and
M. Duthier 11. On the same day it was ordered
that the register of the chambers, at the close of
each sitting, transmit the order of the day for the next
to the Council of State, in order that the ministers
might be kept aware of what laws were about to be dis-
cussed. On the sth, a message from the senate inti-
mated that the bill, which paased the representative
chamber on the 9th of April last, granting a premium
of 10 per cent. on all central establishments at ins-
portant points for working up indigenous produce on
a great scale, had been adopted, with this modifica-
tion—that instead of 'three valuers named by govern-
ment, there were to be two, one named by the pro-
prietor and one by the government. On the motion
of the Secretary of War and the Navy, the principle
of a bill to Introduce a coroner's inquest (us jury
mi:dieal) was adopted ; some amendments on the de-
tails were proposed. On the 7th, the amendments of
the senate on the law granting a premium on central
manufactories were approved ; the discussion of the
Coroner's Inquest Bill was resumed.
Mr. Emery, a min of great energy and many
good qualities, though strangely reckless in his
literary researches, formerly proprietor and editor
of the Guiana Times, died on board the Trent, on
her outward voyage from England.
JAMAICA.—The journals of this colony are almost
exclusively filled with lung letters about the tramway which
the railway company wish to lay along the streets of
Kingston; pauperism; and the neglect of magisterial duty.
Lord Metealfe's statue has not yet been removed from the
mail company's coal-hole at Kingston. Its fortunes will
be the counterpart in the history of British art to those
of Thorwaldaen's Byron. The sugar market continued
unaltered: rum was declining. The want of shipping was
still complained of. The Morley bad brought 370 coolies
80 were landed at Porr Royal and the rest sent on to Old
Harbour. A Jamaica Mutual Lite Assurance Company had
been formed.

" Ali hough," says the Jamaica Times, in its packet sum-
mary, " the crops generally bid fair to stall*, the expecta-
tions entertained of them, we regret to learn that the
usually prolific parish of Westmoreland will come exceed-
ingly short this year. It may he recollected that we, some
time ago, published an extract from a letter of a resident
proprietor in that district, attributing the default to the
effect of a heavy Bale with which they were visited in the
month of October last, and from this effects of which the
canes have never recovered. Recent letters tend to confirm
this opinion, sad also announce that another enemy has pre-
sented itself, in the shape of the ' borer; which is destroying
whole acres of canes for the purpose Of sugar making, the
juice, such as it is, bins only fit to convert into runt."
ST. CHRISTOPHER'S.—Lettere complain greatly
of the want of tonnage to take away the produce ready for
shipment. At the date of the departure of the inter-colonial
mad there was not one vessel in the harbour available for
the export trade. The result was that the curing-houses and
stores were crammed with the crop, moth to the incon-
venience of those whoa* increase demanded extended at-

commodation. Between the period of the 10th of October
and the 21st ult., the shipments hadamounted to 4,160 hhds.,
231 ti. roes, and 2,891 barrels of sugar ; 16,888 puncheons
and 17 tierces of molasses ; and 668 puncheons and 18 tierces
of rum.
TOBAGO.—The journals, alluding to the progress
of the crop, state that the weather was exceedingly favour-
able for the manufacture, end that the planter* " were mak-
ing the most of it." On some estates they had already
commenced putting in the spring plant—au operation which
for years past, it is said, could not have been effected before
May or June. It was considered that the return of sugar
would be camebird more than last year. Labour was not
scarce, and on some of the estates the most industrious of the
workmen included the Saturday in their .week's employ-
ment. The island was healthy.
BARBADOES.--Up to the 12th of May the ship-
ments of produce were 17,400 hhds. of sugar ; 1,344 pun-
cheons, 79 hhds , and 21 barrels of molasses; 260 packages
of arrowroot, 232 bags of ginger, 346 bales of cotton. and
181 gourds of aloes. The crop was regarded as (lobbed ; but
although a large portion of the sugar had been brought to
market, a great quantity remained on the estates, owing to
restricted accommodation at the stores in town. The defici-
ency of shipping has here again interfered with banner,
which was not likely to increase in activity till the merehants
were relieved from their stocks of produce. The young canes
were well established, though it was not expected that they
would be yet favoured much by the weather which was
namely sufficiently rainy. Contenting the prospects: of next
year's Indian corn, the amounts are rather unfavourable.
BERBlCE.—Adrices mention little respecting the
crops. As far as they go, they may, however, be termed
Batts( . The Prince of Wales had arrived from Africa,
with 108
GUIANA.—Tbe Combined Court had been in
motion during the fortnight that intervenes between the
mail despeggien They had gone through meet of the items on
the estimenes, and made several additions bulbs expenditure
{(in the ennems end polies departments ally), and no re-
elnerzees raw of coolie smmtpaopn were manifest-
ing themsolves ha tie improved quantity and quality of estate
work. ONUS mmais were 111411111 la but slowly. The
weather was est the wide hvemmille, though complained
of by some ea rather too mat.
TRINIDAD.—" Trinidad," mays the Spectator, of
that island, " has seldom enjoyed a maim ao favourable for
the growth of the cane and the manufmanre of eager so tie
lart twelve months hare afforded. The 'emit has dowdy
been a imp crop, and, with a few ereepilsim the 'dater am
still making sugar. The weather thresisim than. elta
good ; thunder has been heard, which is gremmileny ethos
appronsi.of the wet mum. Sugar mmels are in great
demand.'
HONDURAS.—A dives-airy hat been established
in Betsy NNW the same ofNs Femonart Diagentsry,"
and is yews*, tworrably. Owing to the extreme war-
ms of the mama wry We riebswey bee been " got out"
by We wags ; it is iamb* ie year's produce will
ezepail lige" viz maims other. Th. sattract for the erec-
tion of a new sae-hros Ughtbsses at Ralf-moon Kays has
been given to Mr. Grant, at Ilarisnm.

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