The New York herald., 1845-10-09
Affairs In the West Indies.

Affairs In tho West Indies.
We have received, "pia Bermuda, advices from
the different points of the West Indies to middle of
September.
BARRADos.-They are on the eve OF a general
election in this Colony.-A very seasonable supply
intensely hot.-The crop this year exceeded the
past by nearly 800 hhds-The proposed railway
communication through the Island is looked forward
to with increasing interest.
DEMERARA Meetings had been held to memo
ralize Her Maesty's Government tor popular repre-
sentatlon.-The failure of Mercantile house, Stew
art d Co., IN the American line, had caused much
dlstress-The Colonial Minister had been pleased to
allow an additional number Of 5000 Coolies 10 be
shipped from the East Indies to British Guiana; the
whole number that this Colony Will be entitled to
receive by the end of the first quarter of next year,
will be 10000, nearly one-twelfth of their present la
boring populate tlon-Advices had been received from
the froyincial Committee at home, stating that
nearly all the shares tor the projected Railroad from
Georgetown to Mahaica had been taken up, and an
Engineer and other practical scientific persons were
immediately expected TO arrive.-The weather was
sury-wlth occasional heavy showers, the heat IN
Water street Is represented to have been during the
middle OF August, "nearly insupportable by animal
life The Crop expected TO fall short OF that
OF last yearThe dullness of trade and scarcity of
money is, spoken of.-The entire criminal code
was to undergo a chaHge-to be asslmilated to that
of England.
TRINIDAD.-Meetings have been held in this Co
ony also tor the advantages of popular representa-
non-The project of laying down railway in the
Island has been favorably entertaned.-The wealth
er has been unfavorable. Governor, Sir Harry
Mcleod, was about to proceed to England, In con-
sequence OF the illness of his lady. Major Crutch-
ley, the officer commanding the troops, was to ad-
minister the Government during his absence. :
Judge Scotland has been ordered to return to his Of
iclal duties by Lord Stanley.
JAMAIcA.-The monument to Baron Metcalfe had
"A ed
both at Kingston and Port Royal, and very few ia
miles have escaped, not one case had however
proved fatal; it attacks with catarrh and fever at
tended with considerable pain the chest and limbs.
immigration is to be increased the proprietors of the
soil agreeing to tax their expectations, to raise
fund for this purpose The Baptist Minister Knibb
has returned to the Island His party determined a
late election at Vere having armed themselves with
bludgeons intimldating the friends of the opposing
party. Several OF the police force were injured, in
endeavorlng to disperse the rioters. serious fra
cas- has taken place on Danks' estate in Clarendon,
between the Native laborers and the Coolies who
were placed on It, The natives were the aggressorS.
A few immigrants continued to arrive from the Ha-
vana general muster of the militia force was to
take place throughout the Island on the 10Th ultimo.
The railroads were progressing rapidly. 1900 ne
groes have been put on shore at Sierra Leone, with
in thirteen MONTHS and sxty-one vessels captured,
the greater part before they had taken slaves on
board.
GRENADA.-Governor Doyle was to leave the Co
ofll health. The Legislature had pc ssed Militia
Bill. The heat in the early part of the month had
been excessive, and severe influenza prevailed in
town and in some of the parishes A sharp shock
of earthquake occurred on the morning of the Stt
utimo, between 2 and o'clock; the motion was
vibratory, and from east to west. Very favorable
reports of the crops.
ST. VINcENT.-A Militia Bill had passed the LIE.
gslature and received the sanction OF the Governor
In-Chief. His Excelency in his despatch on thu
subectof the bill complimened his honor the Presi-
dent and the other branches of the Legislature for
their promptitude In passing the bill and meeting the
wishes of the Colonial Secretary.
ANTIGUA This is the only colony in which fall
ing off OF the crop this year had occurred-as state
by the Committee of the General Agricultural Soce-
ty in their third half yearly report, IL 74 hhds had
remained to be shippedyet taken togetherthe three
Crops since the hurricane had together fully realized
the average of the last twenty years; their future
prospects were represented as at present unpromls
ment of the crop for 1876, and the expenses of the
estates owing to the competition for labor, being
enormous The committee recommend the plant
ing OF smaller quantity Of land, say fourth in
the system of Job work, and return to daily wages
the of the horse hoe has been proved effect
immense savingof manual labor, with an increased
return of sugar.
In CARIAc0U a shock OF earthquake had been tell
on the 9Th ut
ST.. LucIA-Business dull The building of a
Protestant Church IN the Town of Soufriere, is ra-
pidIy advancing Slaves from: Martinique continue
to find their way to this island.
MARTINIQUE would appear that good deal of
excitement and alarm has been created among the
planters OF Martinique In consequence of the revi-
val and enforcement OF some obsolete law, by which
it is provided, that if a slave shall in any manner
by purchase, gilt of his master, or otherwise-be-
come free, the whole of his relations in the direct
line are entitled to their freedom also This right
of freedom has been successfully claimed by various
hald ncla Mart -
timated that ouethird of the whole slave population
would, under the terms of this law, be entitled to
their liberty.
CENTRAL AMERrcA.-By the Clyde we received
latest date, august 16) find the following para
graph, by which ii appears that war has broken out
between the States of San Salvador and Honduras
" Our advices from the interior confidently assert
that the long threatened hostihtes between the
States of San Salvador and Honduras have COM
menced. Guatemala has supplied the former with
loan OF arms and ammunition, and 1t is even said
that Gen. Cabrera Is raising troops to aid them. The
Government OF Honduras has issued proclama-
ton calling on all the male inhabitants over the age
of Ia years to take up arms for their defence under
penalty of DEATH"
Strenuous efforts are making by few deeply in
teresed individuals to greatly mslead the public re-
latvey to the probable result of the years business
Of the" Norwich and Worcester Railroad Compa
ny III is uHIoIundte, 10 use ue InllueSt TERM, ,tnat
the "money articles of the papers should so ire
quenty be abused by the Withholding of correct and
unbiased information, when the views of pecula-
tors, (partaly,at all events) carried out by their
having too much the control of these "Artlcles y
The Morning Ne'cs" OF this date has the follow
ing
Nortcich and Worcester Raiiroad-The earnings of
this Road for nine months ending 30h September
as follows -
In 1874. Sl62, $40 81
increase S4,s9l ~
And this gain has been made during severe
and the rates of fare have been only So to Boston,
against So during 1874. This income proves con-
cusivey the solid prosperity of the Norwich road
growing out of the local business. What will be
the increase Of income, whenever the competition
may cease, which now compels all the parties to
take such reduced fare as that of So for 240 miles
Last wear this compapY paid six cent dividend