The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-24 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

By the Forth, arrived last night at Southampton,
we have accounts from Mexico and the West Indies
to the following dates, viz.: Tampico 13, Vera Cruz
and Honduras 15, Demerara 18, St. Jago de Cube
20, Jamaica and Trinidad 21, Grenada 22, Barba-
does and Porto Rico 28, Martinique and Guada-
'loupe 29, Antigua and St. Kitts 30th June, St.
Thomas 1, and Bermuda 7th inst. The Forth brings
on freight 1,133,277 dollars from Tampico and Vera
Cruz, on merchants' account ; 5,736 dollars in gold and
silver bullion ; 27,509 dollars in gold, and 18,7.419/. in
British coin. The United States army was still
emb.erking from Vera Cruz. When the last accounts
left, Gen. Pees, late president of Venezuela, had ar-
rived at Jamaica. Refugees from Port-au-Prince were
constantly reaching that island; they reported that
frightful massacres were still going on. The Jamaica
legislature meets on August 3.
Rain had been heavy at Jamaica, Demerara, and
several of the Windward Islands. The West India
colonies generally are reported to be healthy.
The Janatsra Despatch, of June 21, Bays:
A whig government will have all the glory which the
ruin of England's colonies can emblaz,n upon the pages of
history. It has hen the evil genius of those coloni .a for
AO years; and, in spite of the arnferions of Lord John
Russell in May last, it has now consummated their ruin.
Not only is cultivation on the brink of abandonment, and
every individual in this colony reduced to a condition little
short of pcsitive beggary, but the public revenue, necessarily
operated upon by the bankruptcy of our population, has all
but entirely erased ; and it is now an ascertained but psin-
ful fart that the civil and religious institutions of the colony
can no longer be supported out of the bland treasury. There
are not means in the public chest to pay even 50 per
cent. upon. the contingencies of the island for the present
quarter.
At St Thomas's letters of a threatening character,
signed Swing, had been extensively circulated.
The crops were healthy. The brig Greenock, of
Glasgow, had been wrecked off St. Domingo.
The ship and cargo were lost, but the crew was
rayed. From Trinidad we learn that the failure of
the house of Eccles, at Glasgow, had caused great
' excitement, and their agents on this island have been
obliged to suspend payment. Labour had been sus-
pended on 35 estates, in consequence of which no
fewer than 5,000 persons were thrown out of employ.
News had reached Trinidad that a large body of men
'from Valencia and Cumana had relieved the towns
in the Gulf of Paria, and driven Pena out of it.
At Bermuda, from which place the dates are to
July 7th, there was great excitement, in conse-
quence of a Halifax vs ssel brin ting a rumour that
the Irish at New York had resolved to seize a ve>sel
and sail to the island to rescue Mitehel, who is at
present on board the hospital-ship. Governor Elliott
immediately consulted the Admiralty agent and the
captain of the Trent, and which vessel was to proceed
to New York, with th
"I he rebellion in Martinique had nearly subsided,
and the neighbouring islands were by the latest
at:comas undisturbed.
The steamer Vixen was at Jamaica on the 21st,
and the Medway at the Havana on the 27th Jane.
The Great Western was spoken by the Trent, one
day's sail from the Havana. The latter vessel was
obliged to transfer her cargo and passengers to the
Forth, her engines requiring some repairs. The
Royal Mail Company's schooner Lee was wrecked on
10th June, on the Glover's Reef, 60 miles from
Belize ; crew saved.

MARKETS.
JAMAICA, Jtirnt 22.—Provision little doing ; dry goods
business dull; flour steady at 40s. to 425. per bane] ; meal
scarce at 22a. to 23a. per barrel ; East India rice in
great request, and prices gradually advancing ; sugars
are slightly advanced, in consequence of an idea gaining
ground that the government is about to amend the law of
1846, and they have been publicly sold at 13a. to 17s.
Raman has been very quiet. Some of Wattaon's pilot
breed found purchasers at 215., which was oar last quotation. There
is not any at present in first hands. Crackers are dull at the seine
rate.
Berresi is scarce and wanted. Sales of Irish have been
made at 12d. to 12 dealers,, but the mock now rems principally in
the hawks of second who are demanding 13d. to thad., with
some prospect of obtaining it as the stock is very light. 50 firkins
Nova Scotia changed hands at 1 Id.
EXCHANOIS ox LONDOW.—Colonial Bank, 90 days. 1 per
emit. prem. • Jamaica Bank, 90 days, per cent. rem.:p Ditto, 60
days, 1 per ::ent. prem.; Planters' Bank. 90 days, I per cent. prem. ;
Ditto, 60 dem 1 per cent. prem. ; Commisaariat Bills, not under
1 pia cent. prem. SO days ; Merchants' Billed° days, 4 per MM. prem.