The Sun. — 1847-03-22 (London, England)

WEST INDIES. . Our file of papers from British Guiana extends to the L 7, th L O. ..ei..r,lary. Lord Grey, in his dispatch to the sad Attorn. overnor, Pa, s high compliment to the Court of Policy they h Y General- for the zeal and ability with which ..• -a" trained and carried several Bills through the Legislature to assimilate the laws of the colonies to the laws of the mother country, among which is an Act for the establishment of trial by jury, the operation of which, although a novelty, is carried out b"tter than was anticipated. Among the parties tried was a male coolie for the murder of a female coolie. He was convicted and sentenced to be executed on the 20th inst. An influential meeting had been held iu Georgetown for the Irish and Scotch distress. _  The Lady Macnaughten arrived at Demerara in 73 days from Madras, with 200 males, 82 females, 31 boys, 27 girls, and 7 children under one year, in good health. Three deaths and two births occurred on the voyage. The exports of produce were considerably on the increase, there having been, during the first fortnight of February, as compared with the same period last year, 147 Hogsheads 274 Tierces of Sugar, 125 Barrels 253 Puncheons } of Rum, 26 Hogsheads 753 Puncheons 37 Hogsheads of Molasses, 6 Barrels ___  and 307 Logs of Timber, exported more between the Ist and 16th of February. 1847, than in the same period in 1846 ; and in the same period the imports of luxuries indicate an improving condition of the social feelings in the colony ; viz., there is an augmentation of 21,197 Gallons of Wine, 905 Gallons of Brandy, 1,186 Dozens of Malt Liquors, and 437 Hogsheads of ditto, more imported than in the corresponding period of last year. The demand for colonial produce was brisk, at advanced rates. Tonnage very scarce. The weather during the month had been exceedingly favourable, and the appearance of the crops encouraging. The immediate prospect of the railway being o-m-menced, has given life to the inhabitants of the west coast, and is looked forward to by all the colony as a most important and valuable thing for the colony. The papers have begun to discuss the important question of colonization for European families in the interior of this most extensive and valuable colony, which appears to be well suited for the purpose.  The Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne gave a grand entertainment to their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, at Lansdowne House, on Saturday last. A distinguished circle, comprising his Excellency Count de St. Aulaire, his Excellency Count Dietrichstein, the Earl and Countess of Clarendon, Viscount and Viscountess Falkland, Viscount and Viscountess Mahon,_ Lord Foley, Mr. Harcourt, &c., were present to meet their Royal Highnesses, who were attended by Mr. E. St. John Mildmay and Lady Augusta Cadogan. Lord and Lady Brougham entertained a distinguished circle at dinner on Saturday evening, at their mansion in Grafton-street. The guests included the Marquis and Marchioness of Douro, the Marchioness of Ailesbury, Viscount and Viscountess Castlereagh, Viscountess Cantalupe, Lord Lyndhurst, Sir Robert and Lady Peel, Sit James Graham, the Right Hon. Colonel Dawson Darner, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Samuel Rogers, and Lady Malet. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons had a Pat liamentary dinner on Saturday last, at the family mansion in Eaten-square. The Right Hon. Sir John Cam Hobhouse received a distinguished party at dinner on Saturday last, in Berkeley-square.