The Express.
London, England, 1849-01-08 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

We announced in our Saturday's impend=
the arrival of the royal mail packet Thames, Captain
T. Abbott, at Southampton, that morning, adding an
outline of the nerve received by electric teleriph.
The mails were landed ander the charge of laent.
Strayer RN., Admiralty agent. Except on two
days, ;he Thames experienced adverse winds from
the time of Ler leaving St. Thos's. Sleet and rain
prevented the steamer from communicating with
Faye), and continued accompanied by a S.E. gale
throughout the rest of the voyage.
The dab s by the Thwarter* :—Santa Martha, 19th
Nov.; San Juan ce Nicaragua, 24th Nov. ; Chagres,
28th Nair. ; Carthagena, Ist Dec. ; La Cluayrs, 7th
Dee.; Jamaica, Bth Den.; Santiago de Cubs, sth
Dec.; Demerara, sth Dec.; Tobago, Bth Dec. ; Trini-
dad,* Dec.;Grenada, Bth Dec.; Barbados, 10th
Ike.; St. Liu4s, 11th Dee. ; Antigua, 124 h Dee. ;
Martinique, 11th D.c.; Dominica and Guadeloupe,
12th Dee.; Porto Rieo, 13:h Ike.; St. Thomas, 13th
D.c. The steamer wee off Faye on the 28th Dec.,
but, as aln ad y noticed, had no communication, owing
to the state of then 'ether.

Forty-one passengers have come home in the
Mama Her freight consists of 679,408 dollars from
the Pacific on account of nierobanta, 1,600 or. gold
dust, 5841. 7a British coin, 27Iba bullion,2lbaplatins,
4 tiercee34l casks coffee, 72 bags pimento, 2 bales
cocoa, 5 barrels arrowroot, 34 bake indigo, 130 bales
erryaril 1 bale tobacea 18 casks ginger, 8 boxes
2 aim tortoiseshell
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JAMAICA.—Two very decided etqw have been
takes by the Howie of *wens*. The first is the rite:don
of the lona of 100,0001. from the imperial government on
the terms on which it was offered ; the seift the appoint-
ment of a committee to report on the best mode of applying
to the Britleh par lament for further compensation for the
home entailed upon owners of property by the abolition of
slal!rt.

With respect to the first, on the 6th of December, on the
motion of Mr. Ostrom, pursuant to notice, the house went
into committee on the state of the isferd,when the hon. mem
ber submitted the reenlutions, of which he had given notice,
ie respect of the proffered loan by the British government.
This led to a very lengthy debate. Ti.. chair having been
resumed, and after several amenelaseats proposed, upon
which division, took plate, the following resolution which
had been proposed by Mr. Whimlock in committee, and
adopted, was agreed te,! vie.:—" Beeolved—That the terms
on which the leen is offered by the imperial perliament under
the troviaions of the 11th Victoria, chap. 130, render it un-
aderlable for the house to accept of the proffered aid." In
the sitting of the 7th, a menage was sent to the governor to
commenleate Ilia resolution, tam which the home adjourned
tall Monday, Dee 11.
To Mani to the proceedi p of the 6th. Dr. Spalding,
pursuant to notiee, moved for the appointment of a com-
mittee, to take cats consideration the best mode of applying
to the British parliament for further compensation for the
loom sustains by the °wain of property by the abolition
of slavery, and Ida for compensation for injuries surtained
by the unfair elm:petition to which the pre prieton of estates
in this island had been exposed by the Sugar Duty Bill of
1846, upon which a loldisessaion arose; daring which
two amendments offered Mr. Osborn and Mr. W. W.
Anderson were negaliy , and .the original motion wee
carried. Committee: Marrs. Spalding, Smith, Moncrieffe,
Hart, Wellwood, Andersen, Debora, Morales,Whitelock, and
W. W. Anderson, with fall powers, and three to be a quorum.
On motion of Mr. Smirk, it wee resolved that it be an in-
struction to the above committee to inquire into the balance
of the compensation money remaining unpaid.
On the sews day (6th Dec.), Mr . Jordan presented a re
port from the retrenchment committee, showing the state of
the pubic r. venue, the expenditure of the island, the pros-
pect of a diminished excloquer, and that for the two last
years the .xpenditure had exceeded the revenue by nearly
60,000 i. each year, and concluded by stating that the com-
mittee saw no means of equalising the expenditure to the
revenue of the island, but by a revision of its institutions ;
and applied to the house for metro Zion. This led to a long '
discussion, which ended in the adoption of the two following
restlutions:—By Mr. Davidson That 200 copies of the vs-
port, with the accompanying documents, be printed for
public information. By Mr. Monerieffe To the effect, that
the committee be forthwith instructed to consider the moos
of equalising the expenditure with the revenue of the island.
On the 6th of December, ea the miltion of Dt. Spalding,
a series of resolution expressing regret for the death of Lord
!horse Bernina, and sympathy with his %wily, wen tarani-
ray adopted by the House of Assembly. The same hon.
member subsequently moved vomit of thanks to Lord Stanley,
Sir John Pakingtos and Mr. Disraeli. At the request of his
colleagues, however, he withdrew them modest. Dr. Spald-
iag havirg stated, while withdrawing these motions, that
Mr. Disraeli would be disappointed, Mr. Whitelock said,
" Be thought the hen. member had sakes the wrong war to
de the thing. It Mr. Disraeli had expend the proaredinp
vit Lied Grey, and the hon. member wished to take any
notice of it, the beat way would be to propose a vote of cen-
sus upon that noblemen ; it would be far preferable than
a vote of thanks to Mr. Disraeli, who had not yet had his
prim offered him."
GUIANA.—When the mail was despatched on the
Ith of December, the colonists wenstill ignorant of the cep
poistmeat of Governer Darkly, and sot a syllable had bees
heard from the Colonial-odic*. The Newt et Polley sad the
Combined Court were in &bermes. The 'weather was favour-
able to estates' operations. There had been some falls of
rain, but the rainy sessoo, {hough daily expected, had not
ant in. The distress s.oy nee planters was extreme.
Wages had beta amorally reused, but were still complained
of ae too high. Proprietors," says the Royal Gazette,