The Express.
London, England, 1860-09-14 00:00:00

WEST INDIA AND PACIPIC MAILS.

nOCTILLYPTOW, Te OVUM r.
The liz:saellail Company's steamer Shannon,
apt. • wilh the above mails, arrived at
11.46 bring* 89 parengers, and treeaure
In t!Le value at 84063 doln., of which 28,606 dola.
is gold Whew, 189,020d015. gold wen (fureigul,
243.110 dole. eilver bullion, et, 4WU doh* foreign
silver win, 7,600 dole. jewellery, and platina 225
d 441.

11-r cargo comprises 4:11 serous cochineal, 26
4it... indigo, 490 ditto bark, 146 balssiiiimapanlla,,'
405 packin.:ea silver on., 221 packages cocoa, and
204 pAckagre sundrivs.
D-ors by this arrival Are —From Honduxas,
Au.iunt 17 ; Hreytown, ; Colon, 23; Jamaica,
• !mulct, 38; Porto Rico, 28 ; Demerara, 23;
Tobago, ; Trianhid, 24 ; Barbadoes, 26 ; Ore-
nada, 24 ; 81. VIBIPBUI, 25 ; St. Lucia, 26 ; Mar-
too ue, GuAdaloups, Douticgo, Anus and Nevis,
• mo.,,,errat, 46 St. Kitts aW Tortola, 23 ;
and St. Tl,,mas, 29.
The Shannon experienced fine weather the first
part of livr voyage, but encountered a heavy gale
ea eie sth and 6th, and since north and north-
easterly winds.
Her Majesty's abipa linaum and Cuba were at
Jamaica, (a.lmos and Kingston at Sada Martha,
Icarus at Bay Islands, Honduras ; the Racer bad
left Jamaica for tlrepown to relieve the CIM..
diator.

The Engliab bark Orpheus waa wreaked on the
19th July, on Half-awn Cay, off Bella, and the
HoL,glish bark Elam Sully un Hat Osy Reel, Au-
gust 8. Both vemelq are total 'meek&

Tor American steamer Oaaelo, from New York,
bound to Honduras, for Attie put into Jamaica on
the 14th August, to repair damages to machinery,
having encountered a heavy gale shortly alter
leaving Now York.
The crops at St. Vincent were looking exceed-
inaly well. A good deal of rain had fallen, and
lllCkim,us to a considerable extent prevailed through-
out t..e island.

At Jamaie.i the general elections have been cos-
aludrd. The Custom, Tonnage Act has realised
the• mini of I,Bolil. 10s, little more than half of the
preceding quarter. The rum duties have yielded
10,32 V. 10s. 4d., being an increase of 1,0391. 71.10 d.
over the previous quarter. The stamp duties have
doubled the previous quarter, amounting to
5.0431.. 10s. 3d, _ . _

B_-1 ange on London : Jamaica Bank, 90 days,
per cent. prem ; tiO days, 1 per (ant. pram. •
31.1 dues, 11 per cent. prem.; Colonial Bank rata;
fur cash, 4 per cent, extra if payable in discounts ;
110(1.iya, 4 per cent. prim.: 50 dart I per cent.
pram. ; days, It per cent. prem.; Commissariat
Rails, 30 days, 16a. per cent. preni.; and merchants'
710 days, par to per cent. discount.
Froui the Pacific dates are from Valparaiso,
211.1 August ; Callao, 14th ; Yalta, 12 ; and Guaya-
quil, 12
A gold mine had been discovered ou the sea
borders. Great excitement prevailed amongst the
isslithitants ; but the quantity of gold discovered
rev .ains quiet.
Ucieral Franco had retired from &slogs% and
Geieral Flores was following him. General Castilla
,mama in a very precarious state, the ball which
Maui* hint, it is mid, was poisoned.
At Valparaiso, Congress continued in session,
reel the reports of tlic ministers of the different de-
partrzo•nts of the state hair been published. Trea-
sury report shows that the national income during
HO has basis 6,294,165 aids., being upwards of
305,000 dohs over 1816 e. During the year the
mint coined 3,342,921 dohs. The amount of the
loan of ltd has been reduc.+l to 9,494,500 dies.
It ia calculated that the Six per Cent. Foreign
Debt will be liquidated by 1860, and the Three per
Gaut. Debt in 1877.

The total mustbrr of pupils now receiving in-
structieu at the various government municipal and
private schools amounts to 39,667.
Elie Anima Indiana are suing for pesos, and soli-
citing to heroin permitted to enter the town,' is
the south with their produee.
New' arid valublk• mines are being discovered in
t/:• inlieral districts of Copispo.
/benison in Valparaioo is reported very dull,
owing to the severe mina A large stook of all
kiwi. of foreign goods on hand, and prices riding
low Coffee has horn exceedingly scarce, and is
quoted at 20 cents. In copper there has been no
trseasctione. Hides are firm and merest 25,600
gl saltpetre changed Lands at 2 dole. Charters to
Liverpool : Ores, 3f. 6e. Cork : 3t for guano.
Wheat for Liverpool, 3t. 17s. 6d. Exchange on
En4land. 60 to 90 days, 43 ; Pvty 4.66 ; United
Btat-s 15 per cent premium. Rich saltpetre WWI/
hart, beeu discovered in Bolivia, which are likely to
prove of great value. Belts arrived at Arica on
A- 3rd, and went to Tacna the mine day. He
intends to inValle Bolis ie, in the hope the country
will torn over to him NI soon as he puts hia foot in
that republic.
We learn that General blosguera had a force of
2,000 mew at Buenaventura, and had refused
volunteers for want of arm*, with 2,600 wen he had
hit ter Antioguta followed by Gregorio Mersa,
with 1,060 men. Messieurs had an en tn
with Enao in Antioquis and defeated himr Leraelnt
ma
kid about 200 men in Pinto scattered in guerilla
lauds, but Obando, with 1,200 men, was master of
tie province.
Four vessels were shortly to leave British Co-
lumbia ; the Satellite for England ; the Plumper
to resume her survey ; the Alert, for the north-
west coast, carrying Capt. Cooper, ou Indian duty ;
th- Termagant for Nanainio, to oust, leaving iu
Vv. harbour Ganges, Top ere, Forward, and Gear-
plci, 4unbeate.
The intelligence from the minim at British Co.
limits. i,e more encouraging. Vegetables were in
abendauce, and farming becoming quite extensive.