The Express.
London, England, 1849-10-19 00:00:00

LATEST FROM THE WEST
IN DIES.

We have received the following items of intelli-
germ from our New York correspondent :
We have some news from Demerara to September
the 611. The Royal Gantt*, published at George-
town, coopeatulates It. readers on passage of the
New Navigation Act, as the only remedy left, Ur the
(mils the colony has suffered, by the abandonment of
that c.urse of policy by which the sugar colonies of
Greet Britain have hitherto been reared and fostered.
The 4th of July was celebrated at Demerara with
much rejoicing. The Colonist, in alluding to the
circumstance, says " it awoke thoughts pregnant with
lite and interest," and asks its readers whether they
Will =those to submit and be trampled on, or per-
severe and become free memters of the great and
wo:Id-spread British family ?
The weather had been very tine, and-several estate
were makirg and shipping their produce. The late
airs had prevented much sugar making, and had de-
tained many of the ships in the river. The dry sea-
son however had set io. From Turk's flaked we have
files of the Royal Gazette, with dates to the 12th ult.
In the governor's speech, made at the 'extraordinary
session of the legislature, he apologises for not being
able to make up a full account of the financial condi-
tion of the Bohemia, but contents himself with a re-
mark, which to us appears to border on the ludicrous,
namely, that while the pint-apple trade his unfortu-
nately been darkened, through the influence of the
cholera in the Gaited States, yet he does not feel any
uneasiness with regard to the state of the revenue!!
The salt business had been prosperous during the sea-
son. A new lighthousewas to bo erected on Grand
ley.
I Bed the following paragraph in the newspaper.,
without date or crudation which may have some
reference to existing dafficuAies, but which I am
unable tally to anderetand. 1 give it for what it la 1
with :
Sines the dull tams is mahogany at Wise, •• lay num-
ber of its citisess have gorse there, taken op lad, and made
plentatioes also. Her Malesty's sapaistendent in Belize
DU appointed for them twelve magistrates, sod establish'
coats, Me. Thar acts have given great dissatisfaction to •
large mojurity of the old settlers, and the consequence is,
the inhabitants have met, turned out the superintendent's
magistrates, appointed new ones, new officers, elected
atembers of their legislature, and threatened to an-
nihilate any of the parties who interfere. Meanwhile
the sagisuates and their party have seat to Wise
for the sapaistendenst and soldiers to pat down the rebels
(as they term them), and to restore pace and order. Her
Majesty's esperiatendent has sent down the 11.,. J.
Webster, ore .f the magistrates named in his commission,
with instructions to call the people together and offer terms
of prase, fa. With them he also sends • cipv of Lord
Grey's dispatch, whish threatens than with • B,itish cruiser
mad amassment, if they do not behave themselves. Thus
the matter stands. This island belay to the state of Hon-
duras. Its inhabitants are Burly black men from the
"Grand Caymans." They are men, however, who have
Imbibed Am can and oplakies from the great aim-
bar of Americans who go there aver fruit. The 'armament
of Belize wait this alsod es • naval depot is cies they are
obliged to saatatain their " allies" the Mosquito cation, or
presents anything with the state of Honduran. la this
ors it would be of immesh inventing, as it has excellent
harboun, one capable desehemeag serval fleet.

RUSSIAN ASCENDANCT,THE BRISTOL
ADDRESS.

The following important address to Lord Palmer
Mos hes jest Wee present by the ishabitants of Bristol.
It is missed by the mayor and two thousand of the widens,
el parties. Red the unities lath for "gnaws a day or
two longer, we are informed that above a thoosend additiosal
signatures would have bean salted
"To the Right Hosourable Vistoutat Palmerston, her
Priseipal Secretary of State for Foreign
Airs, to. de.
" We, the undersigned inhabitants of the city of 13eistoi
sad its vicinity, feel celled are, io the present crisis of
European affairs, to testily to your lordship our surprise and
alarm at the utterly inadmimible posi.ith moused by Russia
in marl to interactional right ; as wilt as our increasing
apprehensions at the ascendancy of a power whose itnuenes
must over be in the proportion of the unhurt or decline of
constitutional frame= in the nations she malls, or the
policy she control.
"Amidst the agitations which have grown, and may be
muted to grow, out of circumstances es grave, milieus as
es are fin the we maul be any less Judaea for the
hheaver.doer. , conatry And at a time when the hi-
deous of domeds power may seam to have gathered plausi-
bility to its porternsiass tram the precipitate attempts which
have interrupted the pease of some p redone of the continen-
ce Rangre„ we feed the more earnest is desiring a counter-
pshe la the mapnashnity and power of Englund, as well in
behalf of the principles essential totter owe great ne ss, as in mi-
tigating the (hinters which have fallen upon other portions of
the European community engage is a struggle of s different
character, and the furthest removed from what could justly
be accounted as anarchic or revolutionary.
" Without at the present advertisg to the more temple*
questions involved in the origin, character, and termination
of the contest between Basgery and the Confined Powers,
whoth forces have overwithoned her, we apprehend that the
government and people of this country cannot look os with
acquiescence when the rights of a neutral power are as-
bluallnedy invaded, sad the hospitalities which the waft
of natiths, and naiversal humanity itself, would extend to
the unkrtunate, are made the occasion of threats cf instant
war, and of the possible overthrow of an important state in
Europe, and an ancient ally of Ragland.
e• We rejoice to believe that your lordthip costars in there
views—Mill more, that you are already acting epos then ;
and we have a conviction that the spirt of this country will
fervently support your lordship in 'tarrying them out. We
will sot believe that civilised Europe is to be shocked by
the additional humiliation which, in violation of the law of
nations, would be inflxted by the surrenoer into the hands
of their enemies, of the men whose cry is now oar
ears to save them in the hour of misfortune. 7;:kdhat net,
and we could not, believe that, under your lerdship's
auspices, the character of England was to be tarnished by
what, in an earlier stage of events, we would have called
a disadvantageous comparison of tdabotnetan
inky with British generosity. But, least of all, can
we believe that in the bitterest. of the alleges-
live which Russian power has forced upon the weak-
sea the Porte—the alternative of surrender of its
gusts to death on the scaffolds of the autocrat—or life by
the exchange of their Christian profersion for the forms of
Islamism—so merciless and repugnant a choice shall, with
the imesont of England's crows and people, be the lees n-
umbing alternative for the unhappy Kometh and the cos-
Ea of his misery. Oa the contrary, my lord. we do be-
stiki that in the presence of events so extrtiordinuy, of pro-
putties* so astounding, of cruelty and blasphemy fa nth
startle, combination, your lordship will find the people of
Christian England united as one heart in the determination
to support to the uttermost every effort of your lordship, dic-
tated by the sacred claims of humanity, and sanctioned by
your high responsibilities, es the adviser of a constitutional
sovereign, and the minister and representative of this great,
free, and renowned sathea."

Tan Ft-mg.—The new two shilling piece, known
as " The Florin;" is not shoat to be Wiwi in because of the
othieske of the ;raids, "Del Grano." The words in ques-
tion were emitted by the =sent of her Majesty and the
Priam Corsort. by both of whoa the original design, as
drawn by Mr. Wyoe, el the Royal Mint, was warmly sp.
proved. la auegaenos of the dissatisfaction expressed by •
tugs proles of the public at the omission, the Chancellor
el the Raclisquer eederad a Huth for preeedwate of seek
emission. The reale has been that some most interesting

dotsils on this subject of the coinags of these realms has been
brought forth. It would appear that no dimple was diem-
vend of the omission of tke words befommentiened from any
ether coins, but many examples of the omission were
found as regarded the sapper Way. The words, " Fidel
&tensor " have else been emkbed. It (rather appears that
" Doi Gratis" was est sal ea say of the English copper
money from the Reelesedlen till 1797 ; and also that " Fidel
DeftillOt" wall not need he the whole of that period.
Charles U., Williams M., wed Nary, George I. and George
ll.,emitted the words he. eagpm mins. The rupee and other
colas In Ladle merely beer the wore " Victoria Queen." It
may now be aide OM the mime petsoaag. at whose
saggettles Me emielem was made I• the florin, thought that
the words " VisMsia Regina" dame would give the cola a
more eaiphatis annair.
Loss OP TIM SHIP ROIAND FOE CALIFORNIA.-
BsTmaz. EXICILASTS Dzowent—Letters received pater-'
afternoon trees Menden, communicate the wreck of lite
ship Roland, 700 toes, bound for California. It took place
on the 26th of Am or Crimea Islands, by being driven
rebore during a gale. She ►ad a large slumber of pawn-
gem, of whom twenty are reported to have perished.