The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-05 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIA MAILS.

We are in receipt of files and papers brought
by the West India Mail arrived at Southampton
on Tuesday evening, and proceed to summarise
the news to hand.

From Jamaica we have advices to the 11th ult.
ITigh'y satisfactory accounts were received from the
Wheal Jamaica mines, showing an - increase of rich ore
ready for shipment, and a most encouraging and practical
development of ore over the average per tentage. The
subject that liqd absorbed most attention since the sailing
of the last packet was the glaring infrac'ion of treaties for
the suppres-irm of slavery und,,r the eanction of the authori-
ties at. Cuba. and encouragement given by citizans of the
United States The first of a series of meetings was
held in Jamaica on Friday. the 6th ult., when the
whole matter, embracing a variety of revolting details,
were entered upon. Resolutions were adopted upon
which petitions are to be founded, and when signed will
he forwarded for presentation to both Houses of Parlia-
ment. Exchanges : On London : Jamaica and Colonial
Banks : 90 days, !, per cent. p.m. ; 60 days, 1 per cent.
pm. ; 30 days, It per cent. pm. ; private bills at par.
On New York : Merchants' bills, per cent. pm.
From Demerara we learn that since the departure
of the last mail, the cholera had continued its ravages
throughout the colony generally, but without any increase
in virulence. In Georgetown the to.al number of deaths
reported from the 24th of January to the 7th of February
amounted to 144 In the rural districts the mortality
had, in some of the villages, been greater in comparison
with the population - than in towns, but this was
.r::ttributed in a great measure 'o the absence ,f medical
aid. The 11th of February had been appointed as a day
of general hutni'iation throughout the colony on account
of the epidemic. The shipping in the part continued
healthy. Business was not very brisk among the
merchants.

The weather at Barbadoes had been exceedingly thy
during the fortnight. Mill points had been generally
raised, and crop operations were active. Some sugar bad
been made, and one or two vessels were loading. The
Corporation Bill was defunct. The United States' frigate
M rrimac left Carlisle bay for St. Thomas, on the sth of
February, after a brilliant interchange of hospitalities
with the inhabitants.
From Grenada we learn that the Lieutenant Gavernor
his Excellency C. LI. Kottright had arrived, and been
du7y installed in office. He was expected to meet the
Legislature on the 17th. Bishop Parry had paid a pas-
toral visitation to this portion of his diocese, his lord.
ship's sojourn in the colony Extending over ten days.
The (veather still favoured the work of the estates.

A great deal of rain had fallen throughout the West
India Islands generally, and in some islands had checked
the sugar grinding, especially in Trinidad ; nevertheless,
ra❑ had been wanted, and the growing crops were much
benefi'ed. An average crop of sugar was expected to
be realised, with the exception of the French inland:
Martinique and Guadaloupo, where the crop would be
under the average.

Yelow fever has again broken out at Martinique,
principally among the shilling.
St. Thomas's was healthy.
The latest news from the city of Mexico announces the
termination of the revolution of San Luis. The Presi-
dent, Comonfort, has r ceivcd the resignation of Lenin,
the minister of finance, and has taken upon himself the
duties of that department. The minister of justice,
Montes, is appointed secretary of foreign relations, and
is succeeded by Dm Jose Iglesias, a Moderado, and well
known to his countrymen as a writer of note. Don
Jose Maria Lafragua, lite minister of the interior, is en
to the court of Madrid, as minister plenipoten•
tiary and envoy extraordinary. D Ignacio de la
Llave, Glvernor of Vera Cruz, and one of the supporters of
the revolution of Ayutla, succeeds Lafragua. The
Congress, although still hostile to Comonfort, has
terminated its sittings on the new constitution, with the
understandine• that he remains in office with the same
powers until the 16th of September next. The new con-
stitution will, it is believed, have an unwelcome reception,
not only from the conservatives, but also from the liberals,
owing to the ultra democratic ideas of the Partido pure
who framed it: The clergy aye firm in their opposition to
the law on church property, and maintain a factious spirit
against the government, and resort to any means to throw
the Comonfort administration into discredit with the
people.