... WEST INDIES. are accounts from the West India Islands, the Forth steamer having arrived Southampton. The Forth has come instead of the Trent, which is undergoing pairs at Bermuda. The Forth has brought 1,835,277 dols. merchant’s account from Vera C’rujs ...

... WEST INDIES. The commercial accounts by the Forth steamer are of the same character as by the various last arrivals. The drought was still the theme of general remark and complaint in all the islands, well as on the continent. Excepting the departure ...

... WEST INDIES. The intelligence the Avon, which arrived on Wednesday, is very unsatisfactory. The Jamaica Times, in its summary for the packet, says, “We regret to announce that the month of June has passed over without affording anything like an adequate ...

... WEST INDIES. From Jamaica, we learn the Royal mail steam-packet Forth, arrived at South impton Sunday, that the House of Assembly had been opened the Lieutenant- Governor. in the absence of his excellency Sir Charles Grey. There is likely to be a brisk ...

... WEST INDIES. The papers received Mail sietraer at Southampton on Monday contain political new* ol'importance. The weather wa* tine ; but in certain localities rum was scuch required for the young canes. The islands generally were healthy. The monotony ...

... WEST INDIES. The Royal Mail steam-ship Avon arrived at Southampton Saturday. The Avon reports the loss of two English vessels the Grand Caymanas, viz.—The Ocean Queen, Capt. R. Welsh, the 28th of July: and the Rapid, Capt. Thomas, on the of June. The ...

... WEST INDIES. reply Mr. Hi me. Lord John Russell said that, the 15th or I Oth instant, would state the course which Government intended pursue with regard to the West India question. NI.W WRIT FOR DERBY. Mr. Colvii.r then ro ...

... WEST INDIES. The advices brought by the Severn, which arrived at Southampton on Friday, do not contain any intelligence of importance. The want of rain is still much felt in most of the islands, which rendered the prospect of next year’s crop uncertain ...

... WEST INDIES. Tlie latest acco'inta state that the planters remain irreconcilably opposed to the free-trade measures of the home government. Public meetings were being held in the several islands, in order to organise a general remonstrance the jar duties’ ...

... WEST INDIES. According to the advices by the West India mail, which left Jamaica the 2()th of March, the admission of sugar in this country for distilling purposes, and the alteration of the rum-duties, has proved very agreeable to thecolonists. The Governor ...

... WEST INDIES. The commercial advices from the British West India 'lslands are dull ami discouraging, while at Havannah and I’orto Rico all was life and bustle —a striking and painful contrast with the condition of the English Colonial possessions. ...

... WEST INDIES. The West India mail-steamer Clyde arrived on Friday night Southampton, with late and interesting news from the principal colonies. From Jamaica the intelligence comes down the Bth October. the 28th September, the bill for a temporary prolongation ...