The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-04 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

By the Canada our dates from Kingston (Jamaica)
are to the 14th July. The following is an extract
from a letter received in this city :

There is no 'oolitic:al news of much moment to communi-
cate to you. Our legislature is not in session, and therefore,
as is generally the case', there is a great dearth of intelli.
gence. The Surrey assize courts will meet in a couple of
weeks in Kingston, when the St. David's rioters and mur-
derers will be tried. Them is a very large number of them,
and those charged with murder are in custody, awaiting
their trial. The rioters are on hail. The decision of the
court in respect to It. J. Macpherson, late a member of
Assembly, who has been found guilty of forgery, will also
be delivered in thi.court. Mr. Macpherson was tried twice.
On the first occasion the jury could not agree to a vsriliet,
and were discharged ; on the last occasion the jury
pronounced him guilty, when several technical points
were raised by his counsel, among them, that she court
had not, under the peculiar circumstances of the ease,
the power to try him a second time. The points were
argued before the three judges, in chambers, and the
decision reserved. Many lawyers of some standing
here declare the objections to be perfectly groundless,
and that the prisoner was legally convicted.
At the moment of my writing, the English steamer, to
convey the mails to the colonies, has not arrived from
Mexico. The weather has become rather warm now, par-
ticularly in the towns, and strong breezes prevail. The
influenza and other descriptions of colds Sr., much com-
plained of, and fever is rather prevalent. The cholera is
still committing its fearful ravages on the north side of the
island; Westmoreland and Hanover, in particular, arc suf-
fering at this moment most fearfully. It re-appeared, •
short time ago, among the soldiery of the camp, three miles
from Kingston, and took of about 30 of the privates. The
barracks were at once fumigated, and those men not
afflicted placed under tents, which had the happy effect of
staying the ravages of the fell destroyer; and at this mo-
ment, I am glad to say, the garrison is quite healthy. The
want of labour is much spoken of by the press. Umneral
'attention is directed to the United States, to procure free
labour there ; but the press warns parties to be chat,- as to
the description of labourers they may procure, as sonic, it is
thought, will be willing to enjoy all the civil and religious
rights conceded in Jamaica, and not quite so willing to per-
form agricultural labour, which is so much required.

:For Commercial bitealgegee, see page 4.

ROME—We read, in the Risurgimento, of July
31, that it has been resolved by the government to
concede the railway traversing a great part of the
papal states to the Appenine Company, on their de-
positing a million of crowns to ensure the completion
of the railway within a given time.

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OSBORNE, S ittur,Arnrovr, 2.

Pier Majesty and Prince Albert took their usnal.
early walk veste.iday mornine.
l'rince Albert, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps, embarked in the royal yacht Fairy at 3 pan. for
Southampton, and proceeded by special train to Winches-
ter. His royal highness honoured the Dean of Winchester
with a visit ut Dishopstoke, and returned to Southampton
by train. The royal yacht having returned to Osborne
embarked her Majesty, the Prince of Wales, the Princess
' Royal, Princess Alice, and nabs, at 5 o'clock, and crossed
again to Southampton to meet Prince Albert, who re-
embarked at half-past G. The royal party returned to
Osborne at half-past 7 o'clock.
Lord John Russell left early yesterday morning for
London.

Lord Alfred Paget and Lieut.-Col. the Hon. A. Gordon
have relieved Lord Charle. Fitzroy and Lieut.-Col. F. 11.
Seymour as equerries in waiting.
SUNDAY, At o. 3.
The Queen and Prince walked in the gardens at Osborne
yesterday.
The younger branches of the royal family also took their
usual exercise in the grounds.
Her Majesty and Prince Albert. with the Princess Alice,
rode on horwhaek in the afternoon.

Sir Jame, Clark arrived from London, and had the honour
of receiving an invitation to dinner.

Her Majesty will hold a Privy Council at Buckingham
Palace on Thursday at 3 o'clock.
The Solicitor-General had an interview with Lord John
Russell on Saturday. at his official residence in Downing-
street. Mr. Benison had also an interview with the noble

The Oxford University Commission had • meeting on Sa-
turday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Trea-
sury, in Downing-street. Present the Bishop of Norwich,
the Master of Pembroke, the Rev. 0. H. Liddell, the
Rev. the Dean of Carlisle, John Dampier, Esq., and the
Rev. A. P. Stanley (Secretary).

The annual ministerial fish dinner, in anticipation
of the close of the parliamentary session, was held on Satur-
day, at the Trafalgar, Greenwich. The company proceeded
from Hung( rford pier. at five o'clork, in the steamer Wa-
terman N 0.12, and sat down to dinner at six o'clock, under
the presidency of Sir Alexander Cockburn. The following
members of the government and of the royal household
were present on the occasion :—Lord John Russell, Lord
Palmerston, Lord Grey. Marquis of Westminster, Lord
Clanricarde, Earl of Morley, Lord Clarenee Paget, Admiral
Dundas, General Fox, Hon. W. Cowper, Mr. R. W. Grey,
Mr. Baines, Lord Marcus Hill, Mr. Cornwall Lewis, 3fr.
Hawes, Sir W. G. Craig, Mr. Bellew, Mr. Rich, Attorney-
General, Solicitor-General.

APPOINTMENTA.—Mr. Len-ii Charles Tennyson
D'Eyncourt, of the Inner Temple, is appointed a police
magistrate for the district of the metropolis in the room of
Mr. Burrell, of the Westminster Court, whose resignation
will date from Thursday next, the ith August.—Mr.
Fletcher Conyers Norton has been transferred as Attachii
from her Majesty's Mission at Brussels to the Mission at
Naples.—Mr. Joseph Cuffe is appointed Registrar of the
Supreme Court at Ceylon.-06serrer.

THE MARQUIS of LANSDOwNE met with an acci-
dent two days ago, by being thrown from his horse.
Though his lordship did not appear much hurt, it was
thought desirable to postpone a meeting of the Committee
of the Privy Council of Education appointed to be held
on Saturday at the Council-office. The noble marquis has
however, sufficiently recovered from his fall to be able to
resume his official duties, though he is obliged to carry
his arm in a sling. MILITIA PAY BlLL.—This bill has been printed
SIR GEORGE GREY recovers but very slowly from by order of the House of Commons. Its purport is to
his severe indisposition, the right hon. baronet being still defray the charge of pay, clothing, and contingent expenses
too unwell to transact business. of the disembodied militia in the United Kingdom, to grant
li BLAKEMORE, Est., M.P., Ls recovering from the allowances in certain cases to officers, and to authorise the
serious illness under which he has been recentry suffering. employment of non-commissioned officers. T 1 rotes of pay,
—aforunoutAshire Malin. de., will be inserted in the bill in committee.