The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-24 00:00:00

WEST INDIA MAIL.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT

By Eth ess.

SMITRAMPTON, MONDAY EVENING.

The Royal Mail Company's steamship Parana,
Captain Bevis, arrived here to-day from the West
Indies, with the usual mails, in charge of Lieu-
tenant Brown, . Admiralty agent. The Parana
brings 26.pashengers,including Lieut.:Col. Robeson
and lady, from Jamaica ; • Captain Luard, royal
engineer,- from St. Lucia ; .and Mr. Sanderson, of
the Ordinance, from .Barbadees. _ The Parana
brings 37.841. dolS d consisting of $15,440
in silver dollars, cgt,BB6. in, gold and.. silver
coin, and $515 in old silver; also the following
cargo :-191 serons cochineal, 230 serons indigo,
90 bags cocoa, 8 boxes saccodes. The latest dates
are,-: Ni-issau, 17th ; Demerara, 26th ; Trinidad,.
27th ; Jamaica, 27th; Grenada, 28th; and Jacmel,
28thiFebruary. Barbaddes, Ist; ,Antigua, 3ed ; St.
Kitts, 3rd ; -Nevis, 3rd ; Montserrat, 3rd ; Porto
Rico, 2nd; and St. Thomas, 7th :Marcit:
TerMagant, Imaum, Arab, and. Pioneer
were at Port Royal, Jamaica, on the 17th .February,
and. &M.S. Eurydice and Brilliant, -at the Wind-
ward Islands. The United States frigate Merrimac
called • off St., Thomas's on. the sth • instant,, bUt
having several cases of yellow fever on board, she
was not-allowed to Conitillinicate with the shore,
and on the 6th she proceeded on a cruise to the
northward. 1-I.M.S. -Basilisk Was on her way to
Bermuda to` oin tip Admiral, At Icavinmili,
the Euryalus; and at St. Domingo, the Arachne.
The Parana was delayed at _St. Thomas's,till
the 7th inst., waiting for the mail steamer Trent,
with the mails from the Spanish Main; but the
latter vessel not having arrived, the Parana pro-.
ceeded, to England.on,the morning of the Ith.
On the 10th of March, in lat. 28.10 N., long.
5t3 20 W , the Parana passed the schooner Jane
Smith . standing to the westward ; on the 17th
exchanged signals with the ship Don Ricardo,
standing E N:E.:under double reefs;
The news is not of much importance. At Ja-
maica the anti slave trade meeting in Kingston was
being followed by similar, demonstrations in other
parts of the island. A public meeting had been
held in the town of Falmouth, at. which resolutions
had been passed against, the order of .the Execu.
tive Committee to. the officers of her Majesty's
Customs' to open: emery package landed' in . the
island. The Executive committee had subsequently
.modified their' order, recommending, the officers
to exercise a wise discretion in their selection
of such cases as may require • the carrying out of
the order. The weather, which had been serene
in Kingstown and vicinity, had been. truly dread-
ful iu some parts of the island. In St. George,
the "coming down" of the various rivers
caused places of worship to be closed for
several weeks—neither pastors nor congregations
being able to ford such formidable torrents. In
the parochial town of Bull Bay, during that
time, fresh beef was not tasted, and the stock of_
salt, sugar, butter, and , other articles was
exhausted, without the possibility of replenishing.
We have nothing particular to report relative to
the -public :health.' The ensuing sugar crop pip-.
sented a very cheerful aspect. Mining operations
were reported be very' favotirable.' •
At Trinidad flour had taken ,an unexpected rise ;
in the absence of arrivals, provisions had also im
proved in value. Rice was heavy. A dull fortnight
in produce ;, little or no business. done... Weather
exceedingly wet, and nearly all , the estates had
suspended: crop. operations. Tonnage not required.
_ .

the iieathei:at Barbadoes continued cool, and the
health of the islaud good..A fair amount of sugar
had beery mad 6 ; • the quantity shipped to the 26th
ultimo was 1,363 hogsheads, 86 tierces, and, .76
barrels. •

At Grenada the public health continued good,
business brisk, and expected to improve. Weather,
was Unfavourable for reaping the sugar crop, which'
had generally commenced. Heavy rains daily
interrupted the. manufacturing process, and ships'
were thus detained for produce.
We have a file of the Aspinwall Courier to a late
date. They communicate little or no intelligence.
A. number of Walker's men were foraging upon.the
inhabitants of the eity,‘ dependent upon Charity
for their:daily bread. Efforts were being made to
Secure tliein passages to. the United States. The
editor had been on a visit to Grey Town and San
Juan.,,del Norte; -and reports that Col. Lockridge
had a force of 300 men,., with two small
pieces, at Petalca, about seven miles below
Serdpique, and an iron steamer, with which
he communicates with Puerto Arena, from his
camp. The Costa Ricans are strongly posted at
different parts of the river, • and well armed with
rifles and howitzers. Gen. Canas was preparing
to attack Walker: Speaking of Colonel Kinney,
the editor writes, " We were surprised to find him
so cheerful and so cordial, despite the evident
philosOphy•with which he sustains himself in
abiding the time for the consummation of his
hopes." , ••
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COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE,

JAmAIcA, Feb. 27.

•
EXCHANGES : On London-90 days, per cent prem ; 60
days, 1 per cent prem ; 30 days, 11 per cent preen ; private
bills at par. On Now York—merchants' bills, 1 per cent
prem. Sales of Irish butter have been made at 14d per lb,
No operations in corn reported. Re-sales of flour have been
of 1,500 barrels, at 42s per barrel ; a lot of upwards of 600
barrels of prime mess pork sold at 925, bnt the market is flim
at 100 s for this description. Rice dull of sale at 14s 6 ;
runs 3s 41 per gallon Sugar market active, and sales average
22s to 255. according to quality. Salt is dull of sale. Sales
of soap are mentioned at 19a 61 for Casey's, and 18s 6d for
60 and 56 lbs crown, and 13s for feather soap.