... WEST INDIES. Much satisfaction has been expressed in Jamaica by the act of Sir J. I*akington, in sending out 2,000 Chinese to the island. In consequence of intelligence which had been received at Jamaica of several vessels being ordered to come on for ...

... WEST INDIES. By the arrival of the West India mail, ve learn that in Jamaica trade was very dull. There was every appearance of a better crop than usual. Fever was very prevalent. The weather was intensely hot A great deal of rain had fallen in the interior ...

... WEST INDIES. Jamaica advices are the 11th ultimo, but they arc not of much interest. The public health was good, but it was feared that the poorer classes of St Andrew and St David would suffer severely from the scarcity of native provisions, the floods ...

... WEST INDIES. Small-pox still prevails in Jamaica. The planting interest suffering sadly from the want of labour, consequent upon the ravages made amongst the labouring portion of the population by that disease and the cholera, and emigration to a considerable ...

... WEST INDIES. Advices from Havanna state that the United States’ ship Powhatan, with Judge Conkling on board, arrived there on the 23d ultimo. The Judge, on proceeding to the American Consul’s house, was much abused and insulted the rabble. In the interview ...

... WEST INDIES. By the arrival* the West India mai)^,we learn that at Jamaica some lots sugar sold at 22sv. At Barbadoes, weather favourable : trade languid. The complete sugar crop—including the portion of the brig,. Sarah, burnt, and New City of Cork, ...

... WEST INDIES, The latest accounts from Cuba inform us that 800 slaves were imprisoned at Matanzas ; that 100 had been shot, and that a still more serious conspiracy had broken out. Good Friday was arranged for a rising, and all the whites were to have ...

... WEST INDIES. The La Plata steamer, with the West India mails, arrived at Southampton on Tuesday. She hunts a milli n and quarter dollars in specie. Popular riots, originating in some alleged public grievance, had occurred in the town of Falmouth, Jamaica; ...

... WEST INDIES. _ Prince Alfred arrived at Jamaica on the 2d instant, and landed amidst great demonstrations of joy from the inhabitants. Great excitement prevailed on the island on account of the Prince’s visit; hut the news of the death of the Duchess ...

... WEST INDIES. The West India mail arrived at Southampton on Saturday. No improvement in affairs at Jamaica. Weather extremely unfavourable to agricultural operations. Great fears were entertained of the safety of H.M.S. Spiteful, with a detachment of the ...

... WEST INDIES. Her Majesty’s ship the St George, with Prince Alfred on board, arrived at Barbadoes on the 22d ultimo. lie landed on the following morning amidst a degree of popular enthusiasm never before witnessed the colony. The landing took place about ...

... WEST INDIES. Advices from Trinidad report that the Admiral was about to take decisive measures to compel payment the Venezuelan Government of the indemnity they have agreed to allow tie* KritDh merchants who were sufferers by the infamous law of Espera ...