The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-30 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAIL.

SOUTHAMPTON, Ocr. 29.
The Royal Mail Company's steamer Shannon,
Captain Abbott, with the above mail, has arrived.
She brings 75 passengers, specie value 1,246,246
dollars, comprising gold bunion, 77,682/. ; gold
coin, 4,4521. ; silver bullion, 63,1711. ; silver coin,
100,940/. ; also pearls, 2,860/. ; jewellery, 5,3301. ;
and platina,./. _

Dates by. this arrival are—Vera Cruz, Oct. 2 ;
Tampico, Sept. 30 ; Havannah, Oct. 7; Santa
Martha, Sept. 27 ; Carthagena, Oct. 3 ; Chagres,
8 ; Jamaica, 9 ; Jacmel, 11 ; Porto Rico, 13 ; De-
merara, 8 ; Tobago, 8 ; Trinidad, 8 ; tarbadoes,
11 ; Grenada, 9 ; St. Vincent, 10 ; St. Lucia, 11 ;
Martinique Cluadaloupe, Dominique, and Antigua,
12 ; blont;errat, 13 ; Nevis, 13 ; St. Kitt'e, 13 ;
Tortola, 14 ; and St. Thomas, 14.

From Barbados, there is nothing to note in
public affairs. The House of Amend.)ly met on the
tfth, but nothing of importance was dune. The
Governor left ou the 21ith for St. Lucia, the admi-
nistrator of which, Mr. Breen, had been dismissed
from the public service, it is said for gross miscon-
duct in connexion with th±sco?he immigration.

The Demerara Court of Policy nietion the 25th
nit and on the 2nd inst. The bill to regulate the sale
of opium and bhang had been the subject of con-
siderable discussion, and had,with various modifica-
tions and amendments, passed through committee.
The weather continued hot and dry, and the canes
rapidly maturing. Manufacturing operations were
being carried on with increased activity, and were
expected to continue to the end of the year.
The Jamaica legislature was to meet for the de-
spatch of business on the 12th proximo. Humours
were rife that it was the intention of the party
lately in power in the House of Assembly to offer a
most determined opposition to the government.
The weather was exceedingly fine, and agriculture
of every description in a very forward state. lu
the import market transactions were very limited,
and trade, with few exceptions, restricted to retail
operations.

News FRoM SARAWAK.—Sir James BPOOkO bad
returned from Brunei, where ho had met with a most
cordial reception. The Sultan and los miuisters have made
over to Sarawak the government of the various districts
between Banjong Kadurong (including Bintulu), and those
formerly placed under the authority of Sir James Brooke.
This will secure the pence of the coast, and materially ad-
vance the trade of Sarawak, as well as of there outlying dis-
trica The interests of the Sultan and his ministers will
also be promoted by this measure, as they will be secured a
certain and liberal revenue, instead of being obliged, as
heretofore, to enforce a fluctuating trilnite, by violent mea-
sures, from a disorderly and often hostile population. The
trade of Sarawak is brisk, and the affairs of that province
look more prosperous and promising than they have ever
been before. Sir James Brooke is, we pizume, on his way
to England, as lie was to leave by the first mail in October.
—London and China Telegraph.
THE DOCK EXTENSION PROJECTS AT LIVERPOOL.
—Yesterday the Hersey Dock Board were occepied for
atonuy hours in discussing the advisability of increming the
dock accommodation on the Liverpool side of the Mersey,
particularly in view of the great and iscresaing wants of
the steam trade. Mr. Rankin, chairman of the finance
committee, moved a resolution in favour of such a whams
of extension. The resolution was ,cconileil by Mr. Smith,
but warmly opposed by Mr. C. Bushell. Mr. H. !Amiable,
and other members, who urged that the very large addi-
tweet .dock and quay accommodation which the board had
engaged to provide at Birkenhead, together with the pecu-
liar financial position of the trust and the prospective dimi-
nution of trade, in consequence of the Anierima war, ren-
dered it very inexpedient to go to parliament during the
ensuing scallion for any increased power.. The discussion
wasceding when our weal was despatched.
WARMING RAILWAY CARRIAGES. —The London
and North•Weetern Railway Company, with the view of
availing themselves of thesystem of warming carriages from
the exhauated steam of the engines introduced with suc-
cess in France last winter, had a trial of the invention (be
way of experiment) at Wolverton station yesterday, with
the most favourable results. This mode of using the waste
steam involves only a trifling expense, and now that the
winter and cold nights are setting in the adoption of the
system will be a great boon to the public, every carriage
being made comfortable without exception of class.