The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-12-26


| its dangerous search, and being but small schoo-
nsr able to proceed . far the boats, and con
Of the yacht the tour Of sworld and falling in
company With the Herald determined To- go in search
| at Msxatlsn its has died He is said to have
been very rich and eccentric The yacht has been
put In charge Of sailing master from the Of
and will be sent by the British Consul to England
| Among the passengers by the Panama were Gen.
Riley and Chris Lilly The former, the hero Of the
battle fields Of Mexico and the latter the hero OF the
more humble Sighting ground Of Wsstchester, where
he killed Mccoy General Riley left the steamer at
his way to the United States with trunk full Of the
| gold Of California it Is raid.
Interesting Intelligence from the West
| Anoies'
By the arrival of the splendid steamship Empire City
at this port yesterday, have received files of our
West India exchanges follows Ofthe Kingston Morn
ing Journal to the seventeenth inst Of the Colonial
Standard published in the place the date
and Of the Tnidadian published at the Porto Spain,
to November "a. We extract such items of ints-
| gence from them are interesting to our readers
| OUR JAMAICA CORRESPONDENCE.
KIscsroS Uam) Dec. 10 1919.
The Emigration from Jamaiea to California -.amnican
Hotel in Kingston Legislature Procedings- &c.
The splendid American steamer Empire city, leaving
to- for your port enables to write you few
lines. Much disappointment felt here in conse-
quence Of the Empire City not calling upon her
way to Chagres There several passengers here,
waiting for her, to proceed on to Chagres. Among
them several Jamaica gentlemen who going to
| California to make their fortunes, II they can The
steamer not coming, they have chartered small vessel
to take them to Chagres One two Others go in the
British steamer Midway, to- morrow for Chagres, via
Carthagena, &c.
hotel, called the " United States Hotel' was
opened few days age Ii ia close to tho wharf where
/ b.r Hn,Ly tbara nd
enjoy themselves They seem, at this time, to prefer
the sign OF the eagle and the stars and stripes lying
at the top Of the house.
| The House Of Assembly is still in session They
passed bill for one year, giving the Governor Sir
Charles Grey, q salary OF "a $780, and In the mssntme
memorial goes to England to the Queen praying her
with iees from this distressed country and
of the windward Island Governors, Bishops aud COM
mander Of forces paid from England Jney request
the ssme may be done TO our Governor. The bill ex
PRED the 3lst December, lS49, and motion made
not to pass any more but IL carried for year
and to petition stated above.
Another bill is also brought in to raise by
additional duty imports See particulars in the
prices current sent Thsis pay the interest
Island debt am cure the island Is not in a position
TO bear enc iaItbing more taxation 1t is hoped that
the bill won't pass petition Is getting up against it,
to be sent TO the Council should II the House
Another bill in the House is to be met with oppotion
1t is bill for education This bill is much wanted bat
the II has been got IT will not give satisfaction
The dissenters excluded from taking any part in It,
and they all up il against it. IL gives the
whole control to this Church OF England which is very
unfair to the other bodies IL won't pass this way fOr
IL be altered so as TO meet the wishes of all classes
IL ought to be- tax Of sd per land rs the
way the amount is to be raised This will give about
$4,000 sg per annum As all classes are to pay this
tax &c Is than fair that II should be general
thing in regard 60 its management, &c. Some
cellsnt letters have appeared in the papers, from
the dissenters, the subject The honorable ember
who brought in the bill adissenteT but
high churchman; but fear he has Loot his popularity
by this act OF his The name OF this member Is Robert
Osborn gentleman of color 1t IL supposed that the
bill given to him by few OF the Church OF Ing
land ocas and be appears not to have read 1t before
he brought 1t in But the oo ais will be disappointed
1t wont pass their wsy and fashion, The dssenters in
the leland are too strong for them.
The island IL rather healthy. The weather is rather
warm during the day, but very pleasant At morning
and night The water company Is getting on well we
to have fountain placed ia the square in this
city, and the place known the Parade is the spot
selected Business Is very dull, especially at this time
of the year.
D,c The business Of the House Ia not yet com.
pleted things quite unsettled. The English mails
Of the 18th November, per Severn came ia yesterday
no thanks t. our steamers The Severn left to-day for
Cuba. The Midway leaves to morrow for the Spanish
Main.
JAMAICA.
The Legislature Of Jamaica still in session. and
the probability is, that 1t will adjourn without passing
any measure Of consequence.
The subject OF growing cotton in Jaaica is occupy.
ing the attention of the coons and the pres. Of that
island In speaking Of this matter the Colonial Standard
Of the 18th December, says ss follows
where are we to look for cotton This is beginning
TO be "a question easier asked than answered, among
the Of Manchester, who are now almost entirely
dependent the United States for that commodity;
and they begin to think that IL Is time to consider
what they should do If from any that country
should to furnish sufficient supply which is not
unlikely to be the case in very is" years itherto
furnish what may be short In the future supply from
the States India seems to have yet been consider
ed the only country In which cotton Is indigenous to
the soil from whence On unlimited supply could be
procured II the cost of carriage not enormous
for the want OF roads principally over which 80 bulky
an article cotton be carried. The East India
Company have been fostering Its cultivation for
time, but are about TO abandon u partially AFTER the
presut year therefore, unless the manufacturers set
about cultivation their own account, no cotton at
Ter the sort OF fabrics be procured from India
We therefore hail with great pleasure the manifesto
tion 81 desire to cultivate cotton In this country,
which are quite certain can be done to a much
greater rott than In any part OF the States We have
been tos that there IL cotton growing within Eve
miles az this city which was only planted In August
las The lateral branches Of which said be larger
aud stronger than the main item ever becomes In the
most favored OF the Southern States Ada 10 this that
u h perennial here but requires repantng every year
stems and pods Of cotton picked In the neighborhood
Of Mobile, and along with 1t, sample picked az ran
rowy inspected both and to the best OF our judgment
the ST. Andrews sample Is very much the best being
much purer White, a. well as finer In texture and
longer IA staple than the American, though, perhaps
not quite strong Strange 70 ray, too the American
exactly the same variety as the indigenous cotton
which grows Wild about the read sides mere, and lives
for eight ten years At least without any cultivation
whatever In fact believe the tree from which the
sample Of native cotton to which elluds pulled
Is fully that age, and has circumference Of fifteen
and three quarter inches In the main stem 10 Il grow
ing eloee to fence gate AMI has never had the
slightest care bestowed upon IL such being the ca
then there L. surely great uducemeut for parties who
have the TO cultivate this great article Of
merce; 40 H. lar from expensive cultivation and
quires costly buildings for ts collection or prescr
walton. The principal thirg We believe, Is 20 pick II
clean. aud pack II dry, which would be matter Of
essy accomplishment on the south eide Of this flsul,
ut all events whers there some 10000 acres Of
land well adapted for cotton cultivation. With all
there favoripg eircumstsnces however we much fear
that there but very few Of planters VINO have
means sufficient TO enter into that any other
syst,m OF cultivation. We are led to expect the adj
vent of certain American capitalists Who u IL said,
will enter largely into mining and cotton growing
tpeculations. Let them come, In Gods name; there
H. "smple room and verge enough for hundreds,
aye. thousands, and locations will not be wanting,
either to buy OF hire in any part of the country,
IL L. We fear needless for 20 call the attention Of
the Nanc ufsctufsfs TO Jamaica as ed for
the supply OF cotton equally convenient aud inexhau.t
ble They " is TO ssod agents 70 purchase
cotton at Bombay because there roads by wkch