... THE WEST INDIES. The monthly meeting of the Women's Institute was held in the Reading Room on July Bth. After the usual business was disposed of, a lecture was given by Mrs. Franklin (President) on her recent tour in the West Indies. In days gone by ...

... THE WEST INDIES. The town of Basseterre, fit. lIWa, with the mapstiou of the Government buildings and about six house; was tutidly destroyed by Si. on the third of July; 1.000 houses, in all, were burnt sod 5,000 people are rendered Itouselees. The n ...

... WEST INDIES. By accounts from Trinidad wc learn that an insurrection had broken out among black troops at St. Joseph’s, about eight miles from I'ort of Spain, who assailed their oflicers and gained possession of the arsenal, where they supplied themselves ...

... THE WEST INDIES. THE ROYAL COMMISSION. The Jamaica Legislature met on the 17th ult., at Kingston, on the summons of the new Governor, Sir Henry Storks. In short speech his excellency explained that he requested the attendance of the members for the purpose ...

... WEST INDIES. The Jamaica Legislature was opened at the unusually earl• period of the 19th October, in order to provide for great falling off in the produce of the import-duties ; probably not so great, however, as to reduce the income below the point ...

... WEST INDIES. The news receised by the West Podia!' mail slSaals tso IRlOSpeel of a speedy the embroilmem of JAlllajea affairs. The goveruur has ids' sired the flouts:of Assembly. As the hotwe desired Isis. to do s.. he could oat will refuse to comply ...

... WEST INDIES. The intelligence from the English colonies is generally favourable. Considerable sums continued to he ♦oted by the colonial legislatures, or collected at public meetings, for the relict of Irish and Scotch distress. At one meeting of labourers ...

... WEST INDIES. The latest accounts from Ilayti state that all was quiet in th it island, and that President (inertia had &eland his intention to recall, soon as possible, all who had left the island during the rebellion. The new president had glven perfect ...

... WEST INDIES. On the 18th, the island of St. Thomas experienced the tail of a hurricane. It commenced at daylight, end limn 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. it blew with terrific fury from N.E. to S.E. by E., doing great damage to the wharf under the town. One schooner ...

... WEST INDIES. News to a late date has been received from the West Indian colonies. Letters from Trinidad to the 16th August state that the militia had been relieved from permanent duty, and that the negroes had returned to their work, although in dissatisfied ...

... WEST INDIES. The disselution of the House of Assembly by the Governor and the elections are at this moment the chief topics of interest and excitement here. Enjoying, as thin body d9es, so inappreciable ea amount of independence of the home authorities ...

... WEST INDIES. The Alert, West India packet, has arrived with accounts front Jamaica to the 2.,th Wolter, and from other islands of a few days' earlier date. Sir Charles Metc.tlfe opened the s-ntiun of the Jamaica !egislattne on the 22d (Metier, a cuticiliatury ...