The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-07 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND MEXICAN

MAILS.

The Royal 'West India mail packet Clyde, Captain
F. E. Moss, from the West Indies, &c., arrived at
Southampton last evening, and landed her mails
under the charge of Lieutenant T. J. Wilkenson,lLN.,
Admiralty agent. Her dates of sailing arc: Vera
Cruz, June 6;- Tampico, 3; Chagres, 9; Carthagena,'
11 ; Jamaica, 12; Demerara, 11 ; Trinidad, 11 ; liar-
badocs, 13; Antigua, 14 ; Martinique, 14 ; Grenada,
12; Porto Rico, 16; St. Thomas, 18; La Guayra, 19;
San Francisco, May 13.
She brings fifty-four passengers amongst them is
Lord Harris, lute governor of Trinidad, with his lady
and child. Amongst her cargo is the following
specie : silver from 1 ampico, value 76,711 dots. ; silver
from Vera Cruz, 162,222 dole. ; specie on account of
Mexican dividends, 9,624 doll. ; gold-dust from Cali-
fornia, 238,650 dolt.; silver from the Pacific ports,
99,113 dole. ; specie and bullion from Carthagena,
182,5:37 dolt. •, from Jamaica, 6,802 dots.; anti from
other parts of the West Indies and Spanish Main,
62,365 dots. ; the total value being 884,066 dots., or
177,000/. sterling.
The Clyde also brings ten cases of animals and
birds for the Zoological Gardens, as a present from
Lord Harris. Only 2;19,090 dolt. of the specie
brought home by the Clyde were from Mexico.
The Trent left Tampico ou the 4th of June, and
Vera Cruz the 6th. Political parties were quiet,
though an outbreak was very soon expected, for the
Mexicans, with eN cry levity of young republicans,
are soon tired of their rulers.

From the Isthmus we learn that large numbers are ,1
leaving California, particularly since the fire. At
Santa Martha there was a rumour that two of the
provinces bud opet,ly revolted to annex thentscives
to the republic of Equador, and that a force of
10,0:X) men had been voted by the House of Assem-
bly at Bogota to make war on that republic.
A correspondent, writing from Santa Martha, snys:
" This poor and unattractive-looking town is in no
very thriving condition, but is 10611, I believe, a con-
siderable eiiircput for cotton goods, &c., to be con-
veyed up the country rid the .. Magdalena."

JAMAICA.
No measures appear to have been taken to miti-
gate the cholera at Jamaica (whence the dates have
been anticipated vin New York), notwithstanding the
sufferings which the Jamaican's have undergone,
although the Joorna/, of course, urges the import-
ance of cleanliness.
On the north side of the island the cholera still
lingered, particularly in the parish of Hanover. It
had likewise re-appeared at Up-park Camp, three
miles from Kingston, among the troops. At the
latter place, although the disease appeared in a
somewhat violent form, the mortality was by no
means great, and at the time of the packet's depar-
ture it was said to be on the decrease. The hon.
I lector Mitchel had qualified as castes of the city of
Kingston, and had included in his commission, it is
said, nearly 20 new magistrates. There seemed little
probability of the legislature being called together
before the usual peri.xl in October as the country
members were unwilling to attend. The Police
Bill was, therefore, lost --at all events, for the
season. Parochial constables had been sworn in in
several of the parishes, agreeably to law, much to the
dissatisfaction of the public, who arc decidedly fa-
vourable to the old police bill. The Supreme Court
had refused an application made to admt to bail the
several parties charged with the murder of Mr. Mac-
lean at the late St. David's riot. They will be tried
in August. Regarding the cholera, we glean the
following notices from the Morsiny..foorsaf:
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This awful disease has appeared in Wi stmorelatul and
the town of Falmouth, and is, we arc sorry to learn, already
working its dire results. A correspondent at Westmore-
land of the County Union, writes that paper, under date
Saturday, 7th June, as follows:
" When I last wrote you find a case of cholera had
occurred at Paul Island estate, I was in hopes that it was
nothing more than a complaint in the bowels, which is
generally prevalent at this time of the year, and often
occurs here utter heavy seasons, such as we have hod of
bate; but sorry am I to soy, that many similar cases have
occurred since I wrote, and, although several have proved
fatal, still 1 am of opinion that they have not all died from
, cholera. On Saturday last we hail one of the longest and
I heaviest rains that have lath n here for a long time, so
much so that carriages could scarcely get through
the rivers near the town and on Tuesday an in-
quest was held on the body of a man who was
found in tho Calrarritta river, near Blnekness estate.
Front the two or three dry days we have had I was in hope
that the rain had left us, but regret to say we load a return
of it last evening ; and although it is fine at this moment, yet,
from the exceestve heat, I fear wu shall have its return
again. I ant truly sorry to inform you that there have
been several more cases of cholera, a statement of which,
with these remarks, is made up to last night from Dr. Mur-
phy's letters: • That a host of cases of diarrhma have made
their appearance.' lam sadly fearful that Westmoreland
will have now us much disease as most other parishes have
had ; however, I do hope that the Almighty having spared
this place so long, lie will extend His merciful hand still
further and assist us to get over this sad calamity which has
come so near us. Total eases from the 2ttth ultimo. to the
I 4th instant : Paul Island Estate, 3; Bell isle 3; Frome,
1; king's Volley and Mint, 4; Geneva, i; Morgan's
Bridge, 1; Messupotatnia, 4 ; Blue Castle 1; total
.1 he cholera, in its most malignant form, still lingers in the
parish of Hanover. It is, alas, too true (writ, the County
Union) that since the 31st ult thirty-seventh deaths have
occurred at Sandy Bay, and Seven at Blue Hole, making a
total of forty since its reappearance there. No doubt the
late rains are in some degree adjuvant to the fresh outbreak
and spread of the disease. Dr. Mullett has been sent for by
the Board of Health, and stationed at Si.ntly Bay. The
Tee/away announces the existence of the disease in the same
parish as follows "We regret to state that cholera
has become endemic to this parish, to all appear-
ances. The disease still wages a war of destruction
in various parts of the parish. At Sandy Bay there
have been several deaths during the past week.
At Green Island the deaths have been numerous."
A meeting of the Hanover Board of Health was held at the
Court-house, Lucca, on the 3rd of June. The correspondent
of the Falmouth Post supplies that paper with the following
notice of the proceedings:—" After the reading of the
minutes of the last meeting a letter was received front Mr.
Hutton, acquainting the board that cholera had broken out
again in a more malignant form than ever at Sandy Bay
and Bloc Hole. That five fatal cases had occurred on the
night of the 2nd instant, and that there were upwards of
twenty others under treatment, some of which are of a
desperate nature. Mr. Hutton requested that a medical
gentleman might be sent at once to the district, ne Dr.
Brown had been called away to the neighbourhood of Cas-
cade. The board very promptly engaged the services of
Dr. Barnett, who lost no time in proceeding to Sandy Bay,
where a supply of medicine was placed at his disposal. The
disease still lingers nt Pell River, and we regret to add that
it had rieappeared in Lucca."
The Trelaway (Hanover), after alluding to the
cholera in several localities, says :
We have line seasons for planting, but the cholera is still
raging at Bias's, Ginger-hill, and Glasgow. The roads to
these places are very bad, jeopardising the lives of all who
have the misfortune to travel over them. In fact, they are
the very worst in the island, and ought to be repaired.
The C'ounly Union (St. James's) says:
One congenial season is prevalent over the whole court-
', try, and we are gratified in announcing that experienced
planter. have declared that for many years past the island
has not been favoured with such a season as the lost few
weeks have been the harbinger of. All, however, unite in
the universal regret of the scarcity of labour. We are fully
authorised in stating that the sugar and rum yield of the
present year has, taking all things into consideration, rea-
lised the expectations made while it was yet on the ground,
and, hail not circumstances beyond the control of the planter
intervened, there is not the slightest doubt but that a ge-
nerous return would have been the crowning reward of
industry, however little remunerative it might have been
to the manufacturer. In Westmoreland the crop has been
what may be termed a liberal one, and but that during the
last few weeks that parish has been deluged with rain,
which has of course been detrimental to the balance of the
uncut canes, we should have to report with great truth on
the thriving state of the few estates still in cultivation I
there.
As regards St. James, planters have placed the crop as
fair—very fair, considering the drawbacks they met with at
the commencement of the season, at which time the mann-
faueture was held upwards of fine or six weeks, owing to
tho cholera not having ceased in the agricultral portions of
the parish. The Western Interior district may be said to
have finished operations, and that satisfactorily, but the
general crop of St. James cannot be stated as more than
half taken off, more particularly on the sea-side estates of
the Trelawnyborder. The quality of the produce is ranked
at front middling to fair.
The Falmouth Post (Westmoreland) says:
We understand that the weather in Westmoreland is very
severe, and that all the rivers are considerably swollen.
On the 31st May there was a heavy shower of rain iu the
town of Savanna-la-Mar and in the country. It commenced
at half-past two o'clock, p.m., and lasted sex hours. In en-
deavouring to cross Southfield on his way to Lochiel, his
place of residence, Mr. Frazer, who was driving, had great
difficulty in preventing his gig and horse from being car-
ried away by the force of the stream, and in saving himself.
We arc glad to learn that he did not sustain any injury.
Our correspondent edits, that serious fears are entertained
about the progress of cholera. in consequence of the state of
the weather. Several cases had occurred at Morgan's-
bridge, and Mesopatamia. At the last named placo there
had been two deaths.

On the subject of the Coolies the Morning Journal
has; the following:
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...
The Coolies in Hanover and some of the other parishes
are beginning to be troublesome on the subject of their re-
turn to India. They came here under a guarantee that at
the expiration of live years they should be returned, free of
expense, to their country. The period for which they
agreed to rernaiu has expired, and tney claim front the
island a fulfilment of the contract. As usual, no prepay_
tion for sending bark these people has been MVP', and
there is little prospect that any will be made for some time
to come. They are becoming dissatisfied and tniublesmno
to certain gentlemen, and these will have to hi vale
trouble sonic to the governor, who will have to trouble
the House of Assembly on the sobje-t. The ix-
pease will not be trilling, and additional taxation
will have to be resorted to in order to comply with their just
demands. There are many persons, we are sorry to be com-
pelled to admit, disposed to break faith with these people,
and who would refuse or neglect to furnish them with the
return passage to which they are entitled. It is to be hoped,
however, that the Assembly will feel the obligation under
which it is laid to vindicate the public honour and preserve
inviolate the public faith. True it is that the exchequer is
nearly empty, and that there Ls no chance of our inviting
any more Coolies to conic to the island. The public faith
was nevertheless pledged to send them bark, and leach they
must be sent. But when and how ? If they are to go at
all it must be by way of England. There will thcres
fore be their passage to England, and from
thence to Bombay or Calcutta, and a pre Sty exle n-
sive affair it will he in all probability. Means ought to be
adopted at once to ascertain about what time it is best they
should reach England, and the expense of keeping th. m.
there, and of taking them on to their native country so soon
as passages can be procured fur them. Trinidad has either
resorted to this mode of fulfilling its engagement. with the
coolies which went to that island, or is about to do so, la
consequence of their refusing the bonus which was Litt. red
to them to remain in the island. It happens, however, to
have a fund for immigration purposes, whielt we have not,
and to lie in a condition to meet the heavy outlay which is
necessary without delay or any greater loss of time than
may be uccoisary to procure trmsports.