The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-27 00:00:00

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of New iderdoo was auctioned

business of eonsegsenos remaining ft r
shopech is the Senate embraces:—A kw for the te-
rftetlel government of Utah 1 the fugitive dace bill ;
and the appropriation bills.
Little had been doing in the Rouse of Representa-
tive.. The Southern members apprar to have been
'teeing themselves to put off lime by raising or pro-
longing incidental debates. They were standing on
the defensive and watching opportunities to defeat
the territorial bill.. A bill setting apart to. millions
of dollars for the civil and dipletatio services was
slowly making its way through the Muss
It was understood at Wasningtou on the 13th init.
that eleven southern senators had drawn op a 'galena
Lantern against the California Sate Bill, and that it
wan to be entered on the Senate journals on the 14th.
The telegraphic dispatch does not advert to this step.
Atleatheen maces was held on the night of the 12th,
at which the following resalutions were adopted by
the okras :

First—Resolved, that no citizen shell be deprived of hi
lib,wwhee,, property, except by the jadimeat et kis peers
sad of the land; and that the cosmos law, as it
'Mated is the American coloaies en the 4th of Jnly, 1776,
sad the °meths tion end laws of me Vatted SWAM applieettle
te was territories shall be the fundamental law of the said
Meriterios.

Beeasd—Resolved, that in the event that ass-slarsholding
states object thus to put the life, liberty, and property of !
American citizens under American laws, we will Austin upon
a division of the country on the line of 36 deg. 30 min., with
• distract recognition and protostion of property in slaves.
Third—Resolved, that we will not tote fur he admis•ion
of California, melee, the southern bounthry be reetrieted to
the parallel of 36.30 north latitude.
Fourth—Result, d. that we will not agree t, any boundery
between Texas and New Mexico which proposes to cede to
New Mexico any retina of territory sou: h of the parallel of
38 dig. 30 safe. north latitude, aad west of the Pito Grande,'
prior to the adjustment of the territorial question.
Fifth—Resolved, that the representatives of t►e slave-
holdiog states will resist, by all usual legislative and consti-
tutional means, the admission of the state of California, and
the adjustment of the Texas boundary, until a settlement of
the territorial qeastione is moos.
Be it further resolved, that the powers sad duties of the
Committee cf Fifteen be continued Raul the further action
of the meeting, and that the chairman of that committee, by
the coccurrenas of any three members thereof, may, at any
tine, call a meeting of tie reprinentativ.s el the slaveholding
states.

Forty 'somber. adopted these resolutions, a law
only Mutating. Their tone was understood to have
encouraged the northern members to the determine
tion to urge the California bill through without
delay.
On the 6th inst., President Fillmore addressed to
the Houses of Congress a long and important meanie
ea the question of New Mexico, accompanied by as
etlielal letter from Mr. Webster, as Secretary of State,
'to the governor of Texas, repines to that minister'.
letter on the boundary dispute of Texan
The length of the message obliges us to limit our-
selves to the following summary of it. from a New
York paper:
Both them docusests have elicited the ware approba
Man of the whole rouble'', wi h the exception of the portions
silk& are red bot with slavery fanaticism. The President
*we that Me duty requires him to maintain the !WWI quo,
ad guard New Mexiees se.inst the eiscromiltment, of
'btu, mail Congress shall have decided the questiou of
haradary. That question be dove not judge: it is enough
Ihir him to know that Texas had possession of New
Mexico, that the United States conquered it, end that
MU treaty of peens with Mexico bound the union to protect
the;poople of the territory, and confer no than the rights
of American nazis.. Moreover, the United States have
dame upon the unoccupied tends in the territory which an
tut connotant with its abandonment to Texts, and on theme
grenade; the President, fa firm yet temperate language,
--.....0111011 hie determination to prevent and supper any
--vvatioes against New Mexico on the pet of

Texas. At the same Ira, he urges upon congress de duty
and necessity of peemptly settliog the boundary question,
sad patting a peaeafal end to the contest. This ream.
eseadation sere before the passage of the Boundary 818
is the &eat', and, doubdees, helped it forward. The letter
of Mr. Webster to Governor Bell contras a rearrly arm
meat of the questiootaad is every way worthy the reputatisr
of its author. It is iadisputatde that the sew adealsir
teatime has mom creditably oar the waste of the crude, and
done all that could be asked for the prevention of any real
trouble that ray have been threatened in the south-west.
Its policy is also in perfect accordance with that purred by
the previous executive; the tone of Prealdeat Filberts's
memo is a little more diplomatic, and its language less
condessed and positive than would have been reployel by
Genteel Taylor, but otherwise there is no differenee. The
aessage was molted in the hones with a treat deal of blue-
tn by the champior a of the sou►; sad the ultra•slavery
party, finding itself embarrassed, held a caucus, et which a
ernunittee of vigilante reported a series of res,lotions of
a violist character, bat, as it would appear, no practical
value.

The congree-ional elecions were beginning to at-
tract the attention of speculators on the rise and fall
of parties. The New York Herald wires the follow-
ing statistics of the election, that will take place for
the Senate and Howe of Representatives in the come
of the present and coining yam:
Ths terms of the following-U. 8. senaton, expire in March
neat (185)
Deesocaevs—Twer.vs: Maisie, Hannibal Hamlin Ow
sleeted); New York, D. 8. Dickinson; Indiana, Jesse D.
Bright; Virginia, James M. Mason ; Peansylnieia, Dania
Sturgeon ; Tennessee, H. L.lTnesey ; Mieseari, T. H. Beaton
Wiseman, Henry idge ; Florida, David L. Yulee ; Tema,
Tao,. J. Rusk; Miahigea, Lewis Cass; Mwimippi, Jeffer-
son Davis.

~Wmtar
Biome: Connecticut, R. B. Baldwin; Musa-
chasms, R. C. Winthrop"; Vsroaost, Samuel fl. Phelps
Rhode I.land, Albert C. Omens ; Delawate, Jobs Walls ; ;
New Jersey, Wm. L. Dayton; Muylaad, Thee. 0. Pratt
(rweleetird) ; Ohio, Thomas Ewing.* (.1. Appointed by
the esireative of the state, until the next roman el the
legislators)
It I. probable that the whip will pia a senator is Mis-
souri, in plus of Mr. Beaten. Is the other States to slut,
the chances of lass and pia to mob party, to the aggregate,
are about balanced. . .

COriinission. Et.scrlona.—The following States hold
their .Motions for memben of the nest Congress, (the thirty-
secoad,) the present summer end missing fall. We give the
member of meeaben to which sash State is entitled, and their
plitical divielos in the premed Outgrew :
Present Congress.
States. Election. Dew Whig. F. S.
Missouri August 5 5 -
lowa
Mame September 9 6 2
Vermont
thiorgio October 7 6 3
Florida
South Carolina „ 14 7
Ohio
Illinois
Wissossia „ 6 1 1 1
Pennsylvania
New Et rk
New Jamey
Mishkin
Xaseaelnmetts • „ 11 9
Delaware

Total
• Is resew Congress three vsesaeles.
TM total amber of members to bo elected lade year, It
will be obeerved, is 142, emissive of the member from Ar-
Imams, about which we see sot sates, bat wo do ass ob-
serve say seadidates for towels sawed la the behalves
papas. This will leave the swabs, of members to be
seabed wit you 91, lasiadist tits two from Califontia.

The Stet; elections actually in progress throw some
Lint light on the prospects of parties in the amnia-
sional contest. In Missouri the elections were ping
in favour of the whip; 114 had been reput4 and
the result of 46 was unknown I on the morns made
there were 60 whip to 32 followers of Mr. Benton.
and 22 democrats opposed to him. In North Caro-
lina the democrats have a majority of 61 on joint
bald in the legislators. In Kentucky the democratic
gain was small and not safileient to shake the Whig
preponderance in the state. In Indiana the democrats
are said to have a majority of 20 in the legislature,
and of about u many in the convention to revue the
constitution of the eta*

latelligenos had been received from Havana rela-
tive to the remainder of the Cuba planters. Seven
of them are to be liberated in the course of the
math; the other three are to have eight years of the
chain gang. This is the wind-up of Lopes's piratical
invasion of Cobs. There wore unauthenticated ru-
mours afloat of a mooed Cuban expedition in prepa-
ration ; and a strange story of a plot to dissever the
onion in which Lopes was mid to be implicated.
It was asserted at New Orleans on the 10th inst.
that Governor Bell had baud commissions in Texas
for miming troops in almost every country to march
for Santa Fe, on the Ist of September. There wu
some prospects of an Indian war on the frontier.

•
4T411G, AUGUST 27, • -1650.

littne .The 4 to Ualltsenia continued unabated.
Oa the three simmers lei! New York fee
passengers. The latest news tress
=la brought to New York by the Georgia
and Cherokee steam ships : the former (which Gar-
da the mailirleft Chagrin on the 26th of July and
reached New Orb on the 14th last. a the law left
Obagree on the 27th and melted New York on thei
13th. The dices trots Kan Francisco are to the lit
of inly-1.3 days later than had been previously re-
ceived. The Cherokee had on board over 2 aiLlioas
of dollars in gold dust, of which to the value dicer
1 hundred thousand dollars was is the bands et psi
mongers! The Californians were anxiously awaiting
1 the decision of Congress on the gaieties of their ?e-
-1 ceptioe. Colood Benton says there mast soon be
two states carved out of California ; the .trusters of
the country renders the expense of one government
for the whole too great. The Ban Fremantle were
rapidly repairing the damage done by the are. The
waters were abating, end the diggings were again
becoming accessible. The most interesting items of
news related to the dissovery of gold and coal in
Oregon, the discovery of ooal in California, and (that
theme which palls on some appetites) murders.
We subjoin particulates:
GOLD an onacios.—Tre existrase of gold ht Oregon is
now cartels. It has bees smiting great axeitasmant through
the various chi x and towns in Oreemn, and hundreds are
Salo, up bowie's' and proceeding to the 'felinity of the
mines. Yoe may remember that an account of the dim,
very of gold aver Oregon eity was publietted about two
weeks atom in the Airs California. The ictelligoass la now
authenticated. Gold bse been discovered, sad is abun-
dance. That which it now exhibited shows an entirely dif-
ferent character to any of that dug I. the mines of California.
11 It °metals' large mouths of pieties, and is said to be of •
richer character.

011110031 COLL —Wallows hoee shown by Kr. &quails
R•youlde, of this eity, and have now in oar aloe, a sped-
men of coal taken from a vein recently discovered spas the
Colembie rim, near the Willamette. We are informed
that it nide is great quantities, and is in a situation to be
readily got eat. The pis°e we have la ear pommies le a
portior of the apper strata, and soniteguently mascot be so
pure as t►e lower strata. It has the apparats, of cannel
coal. The remoras of Oregon appear at length to be deve-
loping themselves.
Omar-pante. Coat..--We have been handed a specimen
of teal toyed at a point not very far from this city, *lure it
is said to crop from the earth in very considerable quastities
The specimen we have in our possesaion is of the upper
strata, aid by 'spawn so the atmosphere, fur nobody knows
bow long, it has been deprived of a greater portion of its
bitumen. It bares gaits free:y, and resolves Itself into
reddish ash.

COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS.
The market intelligence, transmitted by electric tele-
'mph to Halifax, we me yesterday.
The more ample details of a rather less reetnt date, in the
journals and letters, ars as follows:
Nam Toxic, Auorsr 13-8 p.m.
Every interest connected with agriculture and the com-
munes of the country is Improving. Our imports are large—yet it
will be seem by the maemed table af the exports of the week, that we
are act falling of la that moppet. It ie true that the manufacturers
la Otis Loam States complain that their Widnes* Is not remanent-
Mum Wight cm the ceetrary we and at the loath that new amen
brim are being erected and atreagermata made to layout large
ameemia et capital In various branches of maaafeetures.
TM wheat Memel is men and the crop has yelled, ff as ear-
the moat asegulms expectations ol the la Nome
there ere the usual omplainta of damage by rust, gm, but as
a pound rein the step is erent. Our woad gre.4 staple coca
is mowing laiturianUy throughout the states, and the follow-
MIMI from the Detroit Idrertiaer, will answer for other die.
no well esthete own: "The kers. Ms are over—the prospects of
ldishigni Ara NU treasury from her late golden beide, ie plated be-
media readvarure. The surplus ohm from this state will. in the
*pinks at aapnleaced farmers and millers, double that of aav prs.
"Wiwi gm. This may seem extravagant ; but not a few saes whore
ra
le deamed nprem that opnion. The quality of
t Tie, is excellent ; and the yield of Sour will Make
large Corn ha recuperated wonder( nil within thirty
dam am hide Ms yield Mortality. The fears whisk were
predated by the draught at May art the early part al Jam, have
thus been happily dimpated."
(F. I. Tabor and Co.'s Oradar.).
New Tom, dugout 13.
COTrOW.—Sins oar MM. per Asia, the Mee mama to
16,450 balm Rotators There Mewed wet ed , owe prime price to
the reels resereav of the Pallet advisee tto ca all
deserlptimm locoed sake wile.rk es the NM ad 11th at ewe a
grvaWr amorm'en, including what Midas mirth at Irlo., sad
mud takMMog Mobile and New New Orem at 111 to 13a. 'Tester.
day. however, a better feeling premilid, and sales to the extent to
kflIA bare were effected at as, wlesees—plastag our quotadocs, as
amazed, ie.►
below time advised ea the Sth leat. rune of our
Mt he, with the livowealde aims" revolved teem Liwiegoal, was
not to bar beareatiethard. and although the mealt, demildbam of •
dome la petits opinion as to the of the brew.
g rep, we da not think authorised my ingwommt lb
be earditior hem Georgia and rath Carolina (with the memdsa
of the Pedro dirriet) we ate artist that :he ma t has ma to Mak
md Is shedding %storm From MEM. ifMme, 51 Taste the
twormr, filtheugh maid in arom the Mier ire we
am WWI *PM dips ism while g.
him Imialm art Miorropi we
bear aomblose al the boll weir TM airier of the
Mb= Igebils sad New Orlon% an the stets, In m-
mai terms, that the weather is as Me as amid be aired." By
them who door mpere with preview swum the Meier mainsi
ham scab mem of the state AMMO' of the south then womb of
goad maths. sod thiptemlng eggemanto of theerop are viewed (with-
uat refeream to their compered.* Import) r implying that the crop
has recovered Am the elects it a late and dimmest' plentuig
moor Ig. len, the advice, from the math relatme
to the atop (and we would advise all ineme(ed
to refer to torrethondence of that period) were In
all remota Mt one the wanton, ct of thole now re-
ceived. Emir/a' rase with the continamee of eseamable weather,
and yet with the bat tau ever mess leased, the TIM hii shat of
pen
y embed opinions, three to four tenches themart
1 he pang N ahem" r
if amfer,:basided le es existin
mmem fill:htrien the t
psomt esLie w.
hte
atop, riarlay two to Mr warm them *5l it tar which was the
Mar mew. Mem. We MOM ask, rusrss, to say that the
Wailer disprettion to themes sellmasesi posmatare, sad sr hare
that the soitt will again mom that thor who, a few 1/11418 ince
overrating the injuries sartioad, advised that the crop would he a
tethelowelta rehearsed.* weather Mishima
Pre Itab alt. to the Nth imateat, Mum My Minor
the yieldttrash or eared 2,3020,t00 hales. The MM. tweed by a but
bat Mut asenen. Imo a rapid growth of stalk lad hoc maysmia
admit** enguledeee by the
to
of bolls era should it oiled
year mego.the errs' mortis' to which it Is mimed tulles
the Marl arm, and frost hold off to as late a period.—
We amid M Motet of • letter received this day hem a valued ear
Midi maim ow owe view of the 'abject, and tram the
of arm tram ear yesterday and toctay, we incline to
the thin the adroit genstally receivol are lees favourable
this term bet leek. The stook la this market has bees cor-
rectly ea the kb Wt. and Mad to he GAON bales. To-day it
ie mar WOO bum We gusts as follows:
Mastic Corms. Calf Cotters.
_ .

Leidy --11 1 M----
Cledken to rood ordinary ll te 1 It to in
Illil te good told lll ee 1 to isi
MIL AO to lair lll le I 13 to 14
Folly tole to rood Ur
Tided to Liverpool, 11.16 d.; to Bane, le.
P.B.—Tbe Wee effected up to 'Cluing, time, 3 p.m., WON 4,430
bin. it very full mid hardmtsir prim.

COLONIAL.
BRITISH NORTH AMERICA.
CANADA.

Our Toronto dates are'to the 10th inst. The great
topics are the prorogation of the provincial parlia-
ment, and the grand doings on the occasion of a visit
of the authorities of Buffalo to Toronto. We give
the pa to Lord Elgin :
Toronto, August 10, 1850.
This day, at 12 o'clock, his Buell-my the 00•81114:11-
Gezira' prorogued the provincial parliament. The Legis-
lative CiAttutil Chambers were crowded. The Buffalo 'lei.
lon were present. His Ezeelleney, in the Queen's name,
wonted to 101 bills, mope which wen as set for the trans-
fer and usual/meat of the Provincial ; ads to
equals. assessments ; to establish free banking ; to impose
20 per cent. on foreign reprints of English copyrights is-
cementing a company for the settlement and moral Ws-
provision% dike sobered population; to make the esleetion
of jurists by ballot ; giving asacisipalicies power to isso or
withhold tavern licenses. _ _ _ _ _
_ _

Lord Elgin Then addressed the mootbees of the
intestate' as follows :
flammable Madam of the Legislative Comil—
la Marin hr the preeent, host further attendance
is parlienmeeo to offer you my warm ackaowledg-
meat, fee the neel ad ithigemes with which you hasmoszted
yoavadvea, ieg the mane of the melon, to the
tioa of maay subjects of greet importance to the paha. It
will be sty studylMPlMlsmassis to carry iato eifeet, without u
:=P sestemplated in the hare :YIN=
aces grhilt hew sommitly pothed, flir traseherieg
Ito the estemiel authorities the asthma masegessent
of the previeehl post.othee. Ism of opiate', that as en-
shags of products may take plume between the several
Bittlsk North America porkier to • greater extent
than km hitherto bees the me, with much advan-
tage to them colonise, and I shall avail myself of
the powers eoeferred oa me by this set, which you
have poised for the promotion of this important object. I
have had peat setafeetioa is tteasadtting to the fieeretary
of BIM, to be laid at the foot of the throne, the addition
darts( the present erslon, by either house of the provithial
pollens*. expeetave of devoted loyalty to her Majeety,
sad thiethmeat to the isitilalloas of the ermines. These
addresses represent, I am ethfideat, the sentiment of the
great body of the Ceaadiaa people as truly as them of the
parliament
GlSUoults of the Legislative Assembly,—
I thank you, in the name of her Majesty, for the liberality
with which you have voted the supplies which are requisite
for the public smith. I shall deem it my duty to apply
them with the strictest ro.,nosay. with • doe regard to the
ineleasy el that service, and the minteasnos of the public
meat .

flosourable Gentlemen sad Gestlimes,—
essgratulate you on the isaprovemest which has takes
piece Ls the , and the promise et as abumbiat har-
vest, whieh muss to be qeseral throughout the provisos.
Naar. he. bestowed on this provisos siagslar faellities
transporting to distant markets ita own productions, sad
those of other countries, sod their extessica and develop-
ment is as object of primary Importance to its welfare. I had
therefore much satisfactios u lately visiting, is eomposy with
Easy members of both houses of parliamsst, a greet pablis
work wltieb forms. link is the slain of water ressonsaleaties
B:leading from the far west Armtek Canada to the seem
The gratificatiea I derived from this visit ass emboased by
the opportunity welch it afforded for aa eabibitios et Gear
May os the pert of the oiliness of • neighbouring sad
friendly Ratios. I hare oleo observed, with satisiseties, the
impulse moat acts of the l [stature have given to railway
enterprise sad roads in miens pasta of tle

provisos, sad I trust that m yaw rebus es your resmative
Mmtials, you will siert the ladeasse which you so dam-
wally poems is sails team., of them sod other meseutes of
preludes! utility, by direst's, the swergits of the people of
the provision awards tM prosemUsa of objests, is the se-
sompileitseset of which they have • season isterest. Tbs
wattle' of petty spirit which have szerafted, at miims
pelage, so beasfel as seem sa th welfare of the previa**,
will. it may be hoped. be mitigated, sad its Preltrase, lo all
shut mostitelse waMmtial prosperity, with Gees bleating,
he busted.

-fieliere. Speaker of the Legislative Comall then declared
that it mu the pleasure et hie imeelleser the Governor-
Geseral, that the perhameat should Maud prorogued to
Thoesday, the 1902 of September, 1860.
The reception of the Buffalo authorities, who were
Invited by their brother dignitaries of Toronto to visit
them, appears to have been cordial in the extreme.
The first two days are thus chronicled in the B•trato
Adosrtieer

The following report, from on, regular correspondent,
should leave ruched here is time for yererday morning's
Mae, but, ow* to the lightning, the telegraph would net
work, sad was net misread until yesterday foreseen :
Tomato, August 8-8 r m.
The steamer Chief Justice Robinson, having on board the
mayor, aldermen, and rehires of Buffalo, arrived here at six
o'clock. The mayor and council of Toronto and committee
of reception, with several thesauri citizens were in waiting.
Hie honour, the mayor, in a few appropriate resserlu, wel-
comed the citizens of Buffalo to Toronto. His remarks were
respoaded to by Mayor Smith, after which the guests were
eurreyed in carriages to the North American Hotel, wheace
they were assigned- rooms at the different hotels by the com-
mittee appointed for that purpose. The town bells were
rang aid a salute and as the steamer metered the pert. It
ties bees raining tor the last four hears. The arrangements
fur the ball this evening are upon a magnificent scale, and a
grand affair is expected.
August 9, 2 p.m.—Wo arrived last outing, at 8 o'clock,
sad were received with the firing of ..anon and ringing of
b -Us. The military, firemen, civic societies, and a luxe
assemblage of dtisens, met the party at the wharf. In
coming off the boat we were cordially welcomed by the
Mayor of Tomato, and the whole party escorted to head
giserten in carriages. In the evening the ball, given in
honour of the recasioa, erne off. It was a mat magnificent
affair, and was well sustained in every part, by the ban-
dr. da who participated in the feetivltiss. The supper at St.
Lawrence Hall was also a grated affair. After doing justice
to the entertainment, the !layer of Toronto prorated four
touts, prefacing each by appropriate remarks. The Queen
erne err, which was received with all honour. The Presi-
dent of the Gutted States followed, which was received with
catharses,. Judge 13.11 responded. Then came the
Governor General, which was received with grant enthu-
siasm. Lord Elgin responded, in to excellent speech. The
Mayor and Common Coonvi of Buffalo completed the tour,
which was melted by enthusiastic demoastretions. Mayor
Smith acknowledged the honour, in his usual happy style.
The festivities were kept up until • late hour.
August 1, 8 p.m —This morning carriages conveyed the
guests from their hotels to the garrison common, situated
about one mile and a half from the city, where a review of
all the troops in the garrison took place; CA. Sir H. W.
Dalrymple commanding. The number of spectators we
very great, and the city is flooded wi•h people from all parts
of Canada, drawn hither by the interesting occasion. This
evening the mayor and corporation of Buffalo, with their
Muds, are being entertained by the Governor-General.
Large tents have been erected on the beautiful grounds sur-
rounding the Berl of Elgin's residence for their reception.
The affair, it is expected, will be very brilliant. We have
had a few smart showers, and the weather is now very fine,
but intensely hot.
Sme additional details are contained in a letter
from Toronto dated the 10th inst.:

TORONTO, Aro. 10, 1 P.N.
The riots of the city of Toronto attended a nee chem.
pet,. at Elmeley Villa, the residence of the Governor-
General, at halt-put 4 p.m., yesterday. There were about
SOO present. Sentiments were given at table by his Excel-
lent; the Governor General, and the mayor and several citi-
zens of Buffalo. After the ekjearser several splendid pieces
of fireworks were displayed in the gardens, and the evening's
entertainment* cloyed with a splendid ball. The arrange.
meats at Elersley were upon a megnifthent scale, and the
Cilingle of buffalo were highly delighted with tha splendour
of the entertainment and the courteous demeanour of their
boat, Lord Elgin. The review of the 71st Regiment, in the
(minors of yesterday, attracted an immense concourse of
spectators. Si: R. Dalrymple reviewed the troops, who
centred the various martial ONIIICORTfeII and evolutions with
• precision and rapidity that elicited much admiration from
American military gentlemen present. The company leave
at 2 o'clock p.m.

WEST INDIES.

JAMAICA.

By the New York mail, we have news from this
colony to the 30th ult. The following, which we
tike from the New York Herald, may have some-
thing of an American colouring, but it is worthy the
serious attention of the Royal Mail Steam-Packet
Company :
Biopios, Jamaica, July 30.
The Cherokee steamer will sail from this for Mew York
***sow morning, at daylight.
The most iwarestimg topic sin= my last, is the alteration
shout to be made in the route of the West ladian Royal
Mail stamen, which will ONES into effeet at Southampton
on the 2nd proximo. By the new route, Jamaica will
suffer very materially ; it oontemiplates excluding in allege•
thee from the trade with the Spanish main, which has re-
cently revived somewhat here, and inspired our aserchasta
with a Little hope. The means of communication between
this and Saint Jago de Cutts, hitherto afforded us semi-
monthly, will also be cut off, as far as the English steamers
are concerned. Ice fact, to use the words of the Colonial
Standard, the directors could not hare made • more
un-English scheme than the one decided upon; every
English port is, purposely, as it were, omitted ; whilst
the pri‘eipal depots are made at forage ports. In order to
counteract the ill result which mat undoubtedly accrue to
this [Mad from this new project, thiJamaicans have opened
their eyes, and look towards the enterprising Americans for
'seisms. They have got up a requisition, numerously
signed, to the owners of the Cherokee line, asking them to
extend their arvangemeate so as to supply the places of the
British steamers between this Wand, Chagres, Santa Martha,
and so forth, and have backed the requisition with • letter,
addressed to the consul here, requesting his favour/01r
interference with his goveriment.
The Cherokee brought us the mews of General Taylor
death. Immediately, the offices of the American and Spanish
consuls lowered their Sags to half mat. At the commercial
rooms here, the Americat ensign was also lowered, and the
superintendent of the Royal Mail Stan-packets paid a simi-
lar tribute of respect to the memory of Gen. Taylor.
The maize courts for the county of Leroy have commenced
their sitting* I am happy to say the calendar does not
present any increase of come, as far as the number of
Wham are sonanned.

The let of August will be the anniversary of negro eman-
cipation is Jamaica. The period is not celebrated- new salt
was a few ran age. For the seams of the year, Made is
very dull.
The island is pretty healthy and quiet. nem has been a
little disturbance in the parish of Bt. Ann, on linapdale
*state, but nothing of any eonsequenee—a little jealousy
between the creole sad bill oohs labourers. One or two lives
are said to have been lost.