The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-12-04
AHairs I'm the West Indies.

every Sunday to large congregations of the santa
Fesns.
Affairs In the West Indies.
BY the Desdemons, at New Orleans from Kingston,
Jamsica which pert she left on the 10th ut We have
the following additional intelligence =
JAMArcA.-The Colonial Assembly was still in session
The Journal Of the It'll says 80 The legislature hther
to has proceeded peaceably and quietly, if not har-
moniously Some business has been done In the AS
commenced There exists however, anything but
cordial feeling, and the fret money bill which is pro-
pesed to be passed will be the signal for outbreak
II the clamor for stoppsge of supplies has ceased
only that the same object might be attained by diff
ferent modethat mode IT, that the money bills should
not be passed until the retrenchment has OBJ
tanned the sanction Of the other branch Of the egis-
lature. Howsoon the present calm may be exchanged
for q storm, we are not prepared to say"
We learn from paragraph in the Journal. that the
average OF the crops for the 1S45 '46 and Al
place Mauritius at the head OF the British sugar pro.
ducing colonies. The average Is stated follows
Maurtius, 9ls,S4 cwt.; Jamaica, $50 69S do British
Guiana 626ess do; barbados, 374,S34 do; Trinidad
ST.. VINcENr.-An attempt made in this Island to
reduce wages has created little excitement and
the refusal Of the laborers to submit immediately
the reduction caused alarm. Some had cheerfully
submitted to the reduction others refused and, in.
cited by eviminded men, had kicked up some dis
turbsncee. Several Of the ripeeaders had been ar
rested and committed to jail The weather was
highly favorable at last accounts which the 9th
October but the aborers many estates still refused
TO work.
GRENApA,-The last accounts from this quarter re-
present that the weather beautifully ne and the
places
pleasing, but that in districts the laborers were
not working, or doing so but very indiferently.
Two shoc ke Of an earthquake felt in Kingston,
the 10th Oct, the first at about minutes to nine
in the morning the other little before two in the
N4ernoon. The shock In the morning was rather
f0vere and the subsequent one very slight.
A tiger shark, measuring ten and q half feet in
length and two feet Ia crcu had been caught
near the shore of Lindes Town. 1t had ten 70 VS. of
teeth Its jaws, when opened, would receive without
difficulty person Of good size.
The Royal Mail Company's steamship Dec. with the
Let October mails from England arrived the LIST.
ToBAeo.-The Tebago legislature met on the 10th
Septembe when they were addressed by the Lieu
tenant Governor.
Naval Intelligence.
The frigate Brandywipe, Commodore Storer the
steamer Allegheny, Captain Hunter and the sloop Of
war St. Louis, Captain Cook, from Norfolk, were at
Rio Janeiro the Goth Of October The latter arrived
ON the 18th. The brig Perry Lieutenant Commander
Army Intelligence.
The following officers attached to the First Rsg-
me mt Of Infantry five companies of which arrived at
Fort Brown, on the 21st instant Col H. Wilson ;
Major J. H. Lamotte Capt. r.. 8. Granger; Capt f.
s. Mumford; LIST Lieut.. j. N. Caldwell; LIST Lieut. s. D.
Carpenter 1st Lieut.. J. B. Plummer I'd Lieut. and
Adjutant F. J. Deemsn I'd Lieuts. C. C. Gilbert, f.
L. Vicle, and Underwood Brevet I'd Lieuts Hudson
and johns; Assistant Surgeons Campbell, Brock and
Perrin
Msjor Thomas w Saermau, Of the Sd United States
Artillery who distinguished himself the battle OF
Buepa Vista arrived at his home In this town. the
2Sth ut. Hs has been stationed ct Fort Adams-New.
mort Herald Dec 2