The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-21 00:00:00

JAMAICA.
our •
ativices from Jamaica are to the 29th ult.
Inclusive.
olhe Houle of Assembly had been further pro-
qe°,ll.ed by proclamation of his Excellency the
-,srreee
°The Surrey assizes had been opened in Kingston
r'
AinndaY, the 28th of July, Justices Macdougal
kt,,lti Sir Joshua Rowe, K C. 8., presiding. Robert J.
jlastneherson, the prisoner convicted of forgery at the
ps;h4,Bsizes, but who was remanded until certain legal
1t,d;14 had been argued by counsel before the three
tees) Was brought up for sentence (the arguments
trE-o,.°llnsel having been concluded in St. Jago de la
4"m ,and decided against the prisoner). He was
soy the clerk of the court what he had to say
Y Sentence should not be passed upon him. He
tti/Ped that, before God and man, he was not guilty,
I, that the persons who committed the forgery were
The•then in the court laughing at his misfortunes.
kinlei.,,lldge then, after addressing the prisoner and
liete7Yerting on the enormity of the offence aen-
,bine to fifteen years' transportation ;Ito be
lecnea in the General Penitentiary and kept to hard
iinr till the sentence be carried into effect.
•Robert Gordon, who had been arrested on a
ia age of being the ringleader in the unhappy affair
the uavid, which terminated so fatally (causing
he'4Etth of Mr. M'Lean, the coroner), was also to
4`tled in the same court, along with the other par-
je,gaged in the riot.
VI" steamer Devastation had arrived to relieve the
,u
; all her officers and teen were in excellent
al; t• She was lying in Kingston Harbour when
Itortlilaeltet left, taking in a supply of coals to proceed
leediately to sea.
aloe" cholera, we are sorry to say, was still making
ttle .b destructive ravages in the interior parishes of
ltaelelittlidi and in many of those districts, where all
-4
of it were supposed to have disappeared, it had
ape 1 made its appearance, spreading terror and dis-
Y
bebt ,i° all directions. The doctors are doing their
the;r ``) repress the scourge, but it seems' to baffle all
skill.
tai br
pucsughout the island the weather was dry, and
cote -es,. experienced but seldom. Toe influenza and
its wuleh had been so prevalent in Kingston and
and Qtivitons had almost altogether disappeared,
tiles on the whole the island was healthy, except in
districts in which cholera prevails.
as 4nee Colonial Despatch of the 29th has a strong
-ate.j
le against the administration of the Colonial-
led;ei in which great complaint is made of the West
question having been shelved in Parliament.
pra,,ehe period," says the Despatch, is rapidly ap-
br when the produce of the West Indies will be
('-tht •
tfoa into direct, and open competition with the sugar
Ittee'',world, however produced. The produce extracted
poptu'ue unwilling labour of a scanty and capricious
the „„aticm must meet on equal terms in the markets of
ilm,"°rld the sugar produced under the whip by the
ter„ a, of Cuba, Porto Rico, and Brazil. The philan-
4,ePL't, who is unwilling to believe emancipation to
ltit,,,bu°en, in a social sense, a failure, loses no oppor-
free ( of impressieg upon the public his conviction that
Of ii;a4oer ought in the abstract to be cheaper than that
~10,,e; 414°e; and that, theretore, the distress of the
AG-TS is due simply to the free-trade measures of 1846.
lt„,.'ree-trader, on the other hand, tell us that the
K"lttEci distress under which the colonies are at
tio:eht labouring owes its origin, not to the legisla-
„,°llBl6, but to the emancipation. Non nobis tantas.
Oatters not which is right; the one thing still
c4tilkloubted, that the sugar colonies are suffering
14,11 Y, and that, unless the cause of distress be re-
ito'eclt Jamaica at least must sink under the approach-
iti°„%ftipetition. The radical difficulty under which this
ll1;141 suffers is the want of labouring population, and
s *hole energies of the country should be directed to-
4rd If this all-important point. As to protection—even
ltrlt'l had a protective duty of ten shillings, we could
Plopt° 00 without an increase of population. We im-
the earnest attention of Jamaica proprietors to
yoint. Unless we have a very large importation of
thca,,ble immigrants during the next two years, we tell
,tlp4l gentlemen, who are interested in some of the prin-
•lNerthside parishes of this island, that they will willalied to abandon their properties. The Colonial-office
otil°lla its worst to prevent this unfortunate island
receiving even its honest share of captured Afri-
ttet; It has interposed every artful and pettyfogging
141 ti netion to the introduction, on private account, or
)rtt 411 s from the coast. But the island must not be
tf th because of a crotchetty Minister. If a regular siege
/l'e %%Colonial-office will not answer—and we advise
kißß:ndiall proprietors to lay siege to it thoroughly
ton -Jstkulatically--let Parliament be appealed to. This
homy will aid the movement by petitions and by facts,
1%ie,11,..° and of it to the other. It is by such means
Th`liat there is any hope for Jamaica."
Kingston Jonrnal of July 24 says-
0a )null unfortunate accident occurred on Monday
,)P,l'istle'ng 153 t, between Port Royal and Old Harbour,
resulted its the loss of four individuals, one of
,14d1,11ergyruen of the Established Church. The Rev.
.tio"usitc, who had taken his passage in the ship
,e 4 l'ar for London, left Port Royal early on Wt.
~(411in,, in ' named ih Secret, nned
'/tic,lttlZe. Pe! sons, for Old Harhiur, where the vessel was
'id on their way thither the boat capszed, owing
° hen
les , -e state of the weallitr, and the tact that she
%,),."-ballastet,t-The rev. geetleman and the other
Z`tp, ZCl3‘4are sorry' to state, were precipitated inth the
tAlt4h, no assistance bring at hand, they met with a
VtiC,-,Rrave. The Rev. Gentleman preached in the
le,„ '"'lnch of Port iteeal on Sunday morning, and in
Teneing read the prayers."
k4BBZ 'Jamaica Despatch of July 26, however, ex-
a doubt as to the precise period when the
occurred, and consequently whether the
AOgt'tlernan was actually a sufferer. It had not,
Itete;,.g to the Despatch, been quite ascertained
'`4:; the boat was swamped on its wry from Port
I'.o the British Tar, or on its return to Port
art
be It the latter, of course Mr. Cahusac would
the the ictims. app eared in
t
ttir„h at tife boatv had left PAllortthat Royal andcerta never
ead.

JAMAICA MARKETS.
thelo4l, (From Cordova's Mercantile Register.)
4lati,ti`s.lnimedinTely after our leet issue t.he value of
014 rese to 30s. for new parcels, which advance
er:,:e-natis...apported under a very light stock end rather
tCrel„ead from the trade. The operations have been
to the disposal ot lots uf 5u to 100 bat rels, at
-,,.te:°))l.s.sti,on. The stock of old flour is almost entirely
‘L'seel "'us of the trade.
oftiele,;--Ne w is held for ISs., but this rate and the
,
~ee of old at market restrict the demand. A sale
did teqr"ls is the only transaction that has reached us.
try 2at 103 to 12s. per barrel. The stock of new
li •
rai•ed
t,) fitly , ith the exception of low Madras,. which is
lithe „erected-i3tlegle in rather improved inquiry, owing
t of breadstuffs. We quote Bengal at
‘e4ett-1111„ Patna at 16s. per 1001bs. Of Carolina 20
ttqtitt, "0 changed hands at 18s.
htqe rse-New Irish is being offered at 10d.,
.but the
aro
!ei C-,
4 Buppii and refuse to operate. Halifax has
at from 6d. to 6id. per lb. 100 firkins of
sot esalities were placed at the former rate. There
as A •
eto treed)
There
on hand.
el: to it' here is not any of Wattson's pilot at market,
tzl° Ettici3f its
several lots of various brands (include
I,toßNie-;?r(118), which had been some time here, but not
klecllitereZ, favour were taken at 14s. to 15s. per barrel.
1p ki;"uns in Crackers have transpired. Wattaon's
ht,7,telte-rPlie supply,
01'1s 11,:iUnder a rather free demand, importers;
`),°iet
at
e been nearly cleared of the new catch No.
tej,i4rtin2lB. per barrel. Prices are tending upwards.
tt riec,°--re advancinThe stock of good is exceedingly low,
41, t 0 .4
ag. All the late sales were effected
111;`letei„15s. per barrel, according to quality.
ti) at et are inactive with an ample stock. We value
°it 152 t
a 17s. per bane L
Rall "is negleced It may be quoted at 2s. 3d.
tr " •
dee, slide
(3atld;-""ve have no improvement either in price or
to`letei,;() rePbrt. The ril market is overstocked.
aY ba quote 4 at 7s. 3d. to 7s. 6d. per case, in
tic3ree...A.
hhilt Nth Parcel of 360 bags American were sold,
it ;Nib, "er peculiar circumstances, at 7Th Holders
~utte s,k and obtain 7s, 6d. per bag. e market
Itutn't,Savanilla.
14,11. la set he stock has been reduced to some extent,
114. ev e'4fliuieetly large to check any advance of
3" 'Note the article as being in very limited re-
tliltheotiA 31. to 3i. 4d. per gallon. duty Paid. Fifty
On, have been tisken for exportation at Is. 6d. per
e
hSugar
p4`eh are becoming scamp, elreiully the lower grader,
la better demand than the higher. We range
ota(i,)
‘,qt., as at 17s. to 203. for dark to fair.
P "e--The.
4„ telet se is not any on offer.
hm"°--The old crop is all away, and none of the
I.ee.vv,Yut been brou-ht to market.
)",1 w o)0 orth e4l. to 365. Der ton.
oappl
r worth sd. to ed. per lb. Tne market is well
P e 4•
174_
71..e::icai‘essitifti,iivkTe,p)yn:;etaeagrrecsafetoereathe abundant.ltit o f A
u/g'ru%i gt.ll will
Nghts
is plontihl and dull, but bottlsd
414 slid ale, is becoming scarce. We quote
v. together a; 7s. to 7s. 6d. per dozen.