... THE WEST INDIES. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, THURSDAY MORNING. The steamer Magdalena, Capt. Bayntum, has arrived. Her dates are—Jamaica, April 26th ; Honduras, „ 17 th Greyto wn , 16th ; H a yti, 18th ; D emerara , 46 th ; Trinidad, 27th ; Barbadoes ...

... THE WEST INDIES. The West India islands were settled and colonised by European States simultaneously with the settlement and colonisation of the American continent. Most of the coinniPs planted here bJcArne in dependent nations at the close of the last ...

... THE WEST INDIES. Diligence, naval transport, Master-Commander Mitchell, arrived at Spithead yesterday morning, from Bermuda, laden with old iron, copper, and some other old stores. She left that island on the 2d inst. Scorpion, 6, surveying vessel, L ...

... THE WEST INDIES. The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's steam-ship Avon, Commander E. J. Q. Ellison, from Eit. Thomas's for Southampton, arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning. Her dates are : Santa Martha April 23 Tampico May 2 Vera Cruz 5 St. Vincent ...

... THE WEST INDIES. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. -- By the United States solim-ship hic;fic we received eterday files of Jamaica j-uenals to the 14th ult. inclusive. The West. India mail steam•ship Trent, Clarke. arrived at Port Royal on the 12th ultimo, from Vera ...

... THE WEST INDIES. The Royal mail steam-ship Trent, Captain Thos. William Sawyer, arrived at Southampton at noon yesterday, from the West Indies. The Trent left St. Thomas's at noon on the 7th inst., and experienced fine weather up to her arrival in soundings ...

... THE WEST INDIES. The Commander-in-Chief Vice-Admiral Sir George F. Seymour, C. 13., G.C.H., with his flag-ship Cumberland, 70, Captain Seymour, was expected at l3arbadoes end Jamaica when the last packet lett for Halifax. Commodore M gobs°, with his pendant ...

... THE WEST INDIES. The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's steam-ship Avon, Commander E. J. Q. Ellison, from 13t. Thomas's for Southampton, arrived at Plymouth yesterday morning. Her dates are : Santa Martha April 23 Tampico May 2 Vera Cruz — 5 St. Vincent ...

... THE WEST INDIES. Tho Royal mail steam-ship Medway, Captain Baynton, arrived at Southampton at 4 p.m. yestef: day from the West Indies, having left St. Thomas on the evening of the 7th inst., six days after th e departure of the Solent with the last mails ...

... THE WEST INDIES. Advices from Jamaica are to the 10th February. Instructions had been received at the General Postoffice of Jamaica that from and after the Ist April next all letters to and from England will have to be prepaid or they will not be forwarded ...

... THE WEST INDIES. At Jamaica no steps had been taken towards the inauguration of the new form of government, and political affairs remained in the same state of abeyance. Some failures had occurred which had completely paralysed business. The weather was ...

... THE WEST INDIES. Mr. BUXTON moved fora select committee to inquire into the condition of the West Indies, and the best means of promoting immigration into them. He denied that the distressed state of the islands could be attributed to the emancipation ...