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

JAMAICA.
oar advices from Jamaica are to the 29th ult.
kelusive.
toph e 110119 e of Assembly had been further pro-
red by proclamation of his Excellency the
cvernor.
%Tlle Surrey assizes had Leen opened in Kingston
011*, the 28:h of July, Justices Macdougal
484 Joshua Rowe, K.C.8., presiding. Robert J.
6ePherson, the prisoner convicted of forgery at the
assizes but who was remanded until certain legal
edillts haci'been argued by counsel before the three
tgest Was brought up for sentence (the arguments
coansel having been concluded in St. Jago de la
ki,,,, get and decided against the prisoner). He was
By the clerk of the court what -he had to say
tteLBl2htence should not be passed upon him. He
kri, that, before God and man, he was not guilty,
iv that the persons who committed the forgery were
Tie3,,n,then in the court laughing at his misfortunes.
Judge then, after addressing the prisoner and
ittitoadverting on the enormity of the offence, sen-
ased him to fifteen years' transportation ; to be
b„lied in the General Penitentiary and kept to hard
44r till the sentence be carried into effect.
tha r• Robert Gordon, who bad been arrested on a
it4,o?f being the ringleader in the unhappy affair
David, which terminated so fatally (causing
h t:ea, tb of Mr. M'Lean, the coroner), was also to
in the same court, along with the other pu-
ll 0.
Ttleugaged in the riot.
Vie steamer Devastation had arrived to relieve the
ließie,° • all her officers and mien were in excellent
th;„..tu: She was lying in Kingston Harbour when
iel:4ket left, taking in a supply of coals to proceed
dately to sea.
pi,,te cholera, we are sorry to say; was still making
the destructive ravages in the interior parishes
itee:4", kill in many of those districts, where all
%Rid: Of it were supposed to have. disappeared, it had
0117;144de its appearance, spreading terror and ciis-
-4„1 ;4 all directions. The doctors are doing their
tht• repress the scourge, but it seems to baffle all
Ttir
tai4 °Lighout the island the weather was dry, and
cold /has experieeced but seldom. The influenza and
its had been so prevalent in Kingston and
end -nvirene had almost altogether disappeared,
the, 011 the whole the island was healthy, except in
e districts
in which cholera prevails.
tieti:r Colonial Despatch of the 29ch has a strong•
itgaitist the administration of the Colonial-
Itke' which great complaint is made of the West
eilla question having been shelved in Parliament.
period," says the Despatch, is rapidly ap-
woe tight
when the produce of tho W est Indies will be
ofthg t into direct and open competition with the sugar
fro: orld, however produced. The produce extracted
Popuktt;e- unwilling labour of a scanty end capricious
the ,11 must meet on equal terms in the markets of
tlel,;°rld the sugar produced under the whip by the
,thronB; °I Cuba Porto Rico,
and Brazil. The philitn-
S4vevi:t. wile is unwilling to believe emancipation to
font 73,, in a social sense, a failure, loses no oppor-
ite rake' Impressing upon the public his conviction that
Ortti,;"°,llr ought in the abstract to be cheaper than that
,„%104; slave; and that, therefore, the distress of the
;Ps is due simply to the free-trade measures of 1846.
417,4 e-trader, on the other hand, tell us that the
Pte fled distress under which the colonies are at
ti, At labouring owes its origin, not to the legisla-
rf 1846, but to the emancipation. Non nobis tantas.
matters not which is right; the one thing still
It4tlaubted, that the sugar colonies are suffering
,Y, and that, unless the cause of distress be re-
!ok su, Jamaica at least must sink under the approach-
ki,,e.,4l3petition. The radical diffioulty under which this
suffers is the want of labouring population, and
ht,,lthole energies of the country should be directed to-
ll:3 this all-important point. As to protection—even
let's had a protective duty of ten shillings, we could
140t,i° on without an increase of population. We ini-
-44" the earnest attention of Jamaica proprietors to
itieoint. Unless we have a very large importation of
lle,stle immigrants during the next two years, we tell
,tll4-116otleneen, who aro interested in scme of the twin-
-40 Northside parishes of this island, that they will
,‘41,1,,t° abandon their properties. The Co:onial-office
NI "1143 its worst to prevent this unfortunate island
NI receiving even its honest share of captured Afri-
8,
%kith, it has interposed every artful and pettyfoggieg
Si:ic:a to the introduction, on private account, of
;',lt C„113 from the coast. But the island must not be
th:",,,ance of a erotchetty Minister. If a regular siege
tiscsionial-office will not answer—and we adme
adian proprietors to lay siege to it thoroughly
'l,lsestEmatically—let Parliament be appealed to. This
taYnewill aid the movement by petitions and by facts,
`Oll "Z° end of it to the other. It is by such means
lteuat there is any hope for Jamaica."
," A ICingston Journal of July 24 says—
‘°!'ll-ikurii. unfortunate accident occurred on Monday
elthg lain, between Port Royal and Old Harbour,
las a reigalted in the lass of four individuals, one ot
1)(4:1.Q-e`ergYnaen of the Established Cnurch. The Rev.
tith77,Tiac, who had taken his passage in the ship
'llr, for Louden, left Port Reysl early on At•
tithre r'lliag in a sloop boat named • Seeret, manned
7.
eke e Persons Old Harbour, where the vessel was
4t,„ toe
An their way thither the boat capsized, owing
14 Shea. -
411, Oye. 'Y state of the weather, and the fact that she
,—bahasted. - The rev. gentleman and the other
1i its,
sorry to state, were precipitated into the
t;tit‘, "00 assistance being at hand, they met with a
F,Pittir,l4rave. The Rev. Gentleman preached in the
le,,„"gloch of Port Royal on Sunday morning, and in
,q,",.111g read the prayers."
Zele4uatnaica Despatch of July 26, however, ex-
Zieeh,c doubt as to the precise period when the
1,-`/ ie,:,,neeurred and consequently whether the
iv'et'teli„"u•etnan was' actually a sufferer. It had not,
e4stileug to the Despatch, been quite ascertained
io4oyti r the boat was swamped on its wry from Port
''`ooki.t° the British Tar, or on its return to Port
14e It the latter, of course Mr. Cahusac would
tharnong the victims. All that appeared certain
ttiltek"tilltthe boat bad left Port Royal and never

JAMAICA MA RKE TS.
(Fr0m11014,....., Cordova's Mercantile Register.)
trti„,,sernedtwely after our last is4ue the value of
1,'1),,'10 rose to 30i. tor new parcels, which advance
t;444l4.BuPported uudar a very light stock and rather
C4aeri`t,llti from the trade. The operations have been
'tite: ‘1 the disposal of lots of 50 to 100 barrels, at
I,4el,tak,,tion. The stock of old flour is almost entirely
ds of the trade.
ti t 'tll4e-."B‘v is held for 18s., but this rate and the
ejl of old at market restrict the demand. A sale
aali4 !"'ls is the only transaction that has reached us.
'et), St 105. to 12e. per barrel. The stock of now
hkeiLitaieed.
Otly „ With the exception of low Madras,. whieh is
litths I"BRiected-is in rather improved inquiry, owingi
ita-,14r...,(ity of breadstuff's. We quote Bengal at
14Qea Patna at 163. per 1001bs. Of Carolina 20
1t,`"14,, ye changed hands at 18s.
4'6 a --New Irish is being offered at 10d., but the
re
col Supplied, and refuse to operate. Halystx. haos,
t(1 At from 6d. to Gii. per lb. 100 hums
sot titialities were placed at the former rate. There
11 44Y
America
, on hand.
tt: itsslhere is not any of Wattecn's pilot at market,
tog 411:1sbsence several lots of various brands (includ-
,Reeer °rd'B), which had been some time here, but not
kr" BDeCt, favour, were taken at 14s. to 15s. per barrel.
tv;llll,.4c3ns in crackers have transpired. Wattson's
haqtrltitii‘'e Ple Supply.
ha„re---linder a rather free demand, importers'
-hql)t n,e been nearly cleared of the new catch, No. 3
4'18E4.47 218• per barrel. Prices are tending upwards.
ptieegl:--The stock of good No. 1 is exceedingly low,
113. C, re advancing. All the late sales were effected
Visa', '53. Per barrel, according to quality.
tl:l4t its are inactive with as ample stock. We value
huil,s,'• to 17s. per barrel.
et kalie 5(1 is neglected. It may be quoted at 2.. 3d.
tit,,Nadv •
"1%1)(11."-"V e have no improvement, either in price or
l30ele: report The market is cverstecked.
04(1. tasy be quoted at 7c. 3d. to 7s. 6J. per ease, in
Baderor
tat' Parcel of 360 bags American were sold,
441,:1'44 et peculiar circumstances. at 7s. Holders
btre c,alic and obtain 7s. 6d. per beg. The market
I),t is ye:2l, stock has been reduced to some extent,
41:11,e'lw TY,"llW,ieetly large to check any advance of
st, kt 31 quote the article es being in very limited re-
hjebeorisi3l. to 33. 4:1 7:;:r doly paid. Ftfry
111. have ll'en taken for exportation at le. 6d. per
is _
oareq are i.'2orning scarce, especially the lower grader,
%tot . (1 bettor demand than the higher. We range
ns at 17a. to 03 for dark to fair.
4k'ilziee--Cl' h,f;;l'e no '
~ any- on. offer.
Iv has --- the old crop is all away, and none of the
kl?g woYo, et been brought to market.
k,lQingr Aver:ll34s. to 364. too.
PLPlied s worth sd. to 6d. per lb. The market is well
13,31'ight
tern seo..nage is now ae.andant. Freights will
••:Axthtiti).,.%atiely 4earce after the Ist of August.
it) la porter is plentiful and dull, but bottled
tett 813c2i1
et ale, is becomn scarce. e
together at 7s. tot 7s, 6d. per dozen. qacte