The Express.
London, England, 1858-04-03 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIES.

The Royal Mail steamer Atrato, Capt. Moir, Admi-
ralty agent Lieut. Charlton, R.N., arrived yesterday
at Southampton. Her dates were—Greytown, March
6; La Guayra, Bth ; Chagres and Panama, 10th ;
Demerara and Trinidad, llth ; Carthagena, St. Lucia,
St. Vincent, and Grenada, 12th ; Jamaica, Barba-
does, and Martinique, 13th ; St. Rites, Guadaloupe,
and Jacmel, 14th; Antigua, 18th ; Porto Rico, 17th ;
Tortola, 18th; and St. Thomas, 20th.
The Atrato brought home 48 passengers, and
amongst her cargo was specie to the value of 837,281
dollars, of which 210,084 dollars value was in silver,
and 427,187 in gold.
It was rumoured at St. Thomas that the com-
mander of the opposition forces at San Domingo had
made his escape from the island in a United States
vessel.

In Jamaica the weather in some districts had been
exceedingly dry, causing great fears as to what will
be the ensuing crop returns. The provisional com-
mittee appointed at a public meeting for the purpose
of making preliminary arrangements for the erection
of a patent slip dock in the harbour of Kingston
have issued a prospectu9, for the establishment of a
company under the provisions of the Island Act 16
Vic. cap. 21, authorising limited partnerships in this
island. The proposed capital is 60,0001., to be raised
by 10,000 shares at 61. each—of which 11. 6s. is
payable at the allotment and 11. Is. three months
after, making together a deposit of 21. 10s. per share.
The engineers to whom the work will be entrusted
are Messrs. Bell and Miller, Civil Engineers, of
Glasgow.
In Demerara, during the fortnight, the young
canes had been invigorated by copious showers of
rain, succeeded by warm sunshine. The growing
canes were thriving well, and, so far as present ap-
pearances go, there was a fair prospect of an abun-
dant crop.

The Piccolo Corriere d'ltolia of Turin announces
that the Insienificent town of Lantana, in the Duchy of
Mara, has been declared in a state of siege and occupied
by sixty Modena(' soldiers.

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TRANSPORTATION OF MUTINEERS.—The ship.
Roman Emperor and Edward will leave this on Monday
morning for the Andaman Islands with the =viewers lately
brought to liurrachee. 176 of the mutineers embark this
morning on board the Roman Emperor, and 142 on the ship
Edward. The arrangements made for the conveyance to
the bonder and reception of the vagabonds on board ere very
commendable. They will be removed from the jail at 6
o'clock in carte, under the escort of the Punjanb police, who
accompanied them from the Puojaub. The lower deck of the
ships have been fitted up with cages on each side, with a
passage in the centre for the guard. They are to be
chained down to the desk, and are to attend to all their own
wants on board, and to be their own topassee. The only
thing to be done for them will be their provisions, whisk
will be ()poked by the vessel. The crew and officers en to be
well armed, so there is no fear of their attempting to break
out. Oa arrival at the Andaman Islands, their fetters will
be taken off, and they will be let loose amongst the savages.
The government of Bengal we understand have ordered two
years' provisions to be stored on the island for them, and the
seesaw dleatrsznis is to he stationed there to prevent say
vessels removing these scoundrels. The only remaining
thing to be dose now is, that the King of Delhi should he
disposed of in exactly the same manner, and left to
gate a klnedom among hi. pet lombe.-siNdian, Feb.
A PROFITABLE NIGHT'S WORK.—The crew of the
&rah and Ann, fishing logger, belonging to Mr. Mark Breach,
recently made an estceedingly profitable night's trip, while
in catching mackerel off Plymouth. The " Giver" con-
:eretdof 7,900 fish, and they were bought up for the London
markets at 21.6 e. the 100 (120 wholesale number), realising the
sum of 1711. On many twiner occasions the Hastings boats
have succeeded in netting double end even treble this quantity
of fish, but the amount realised by aisle unprecedented. This
slim dried luck was very par tial, and shows theencertsietyof
the reward the fishermen realise for their labours. It would
seem that the fish swarm in a very limited comma, for the
"berthman- to the Sarah and Ann, which lay not more then
• mile from her, only netted about 20 mackrel during the
whole night. The other boats landed from 10 to 200 each.
There are 18 shares to come out of the 1711. in question,
via., one share to each of the crew, nine in number, end the
remainder ie claimed by the owner of the boat and the nets
—the boat taking two and a half shares, and every 20 meta
one share--eo that the crew realised 91. 10e. a man.—Swaser
Aspros.