The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-02-17

JAMAICA News BY the steamship Isabel, at
Charleston, we have received files of The Kingston
(Jamaica) Journal, to the 10Th ult.
serious difficulty was aapprehended In the Lee
glslature OF the Island. A letter published on the
26ta of December by Mr.. Whtelock, member OF
the Assembly, stated tsat bill reported to the
Council as having passed the House, was not the
bill reported by hm and that reporting it to the
OF an error or forgery" The Council considered
themselves aggrieved by the charge, and demand
ed reparaiioa. This The Assembly refused to
make, anu :nere was prospect OF disunoln be-
tween the two branches Of the Legislature. Indeed
the Journal Say g, "collislon is now all but inevi
table. The consequence 10 that legislation will be
brought to stand still, and the session terminate
disastrousy AID Enthusiastically
personal difficulty arose In the House of AS
sembly on the 18th ult, between two members,
DIR. Morales and Mr.. Jackson. A challenge was
sent afterwards by DIR. Morales to Mr. j., but be-
fore meeting could be brought about, the parties
were arrested. and bound over to keep the peace.
We take the following items OF news from the
.Tou. nal OF Jan. 29,h -
within the last fortnight the masters of two vessels
British bark and American brigantine, have died
in ibis harbor besides part OF their crews The bark
d. stinsd and absut to SAIL to procure cargo .;
an cut pert The brigantine had sailed for New Or.
leans but returned to Kpgston in Of tho
sudden Illness Of her commander. We Know not o {
what Of fever these persons died. but learn 1t
"a it may, We know that malaria 10 created engen
deTs BY pent - we'll - exposed decompessd vege
table and animal matter; and H. o. t has been ramer.
ed these vessels took in their balaS 1t the foot OF
Golden street where slaughter yard was erected aud
butchery conducted, till within very short PERIOD
for upwards Of twenty years surprise reflect
ing person to hear that such hot bed Of ballast held
the constituents Of malaria, ana produced fever and
death both the veWels in question.
The American Consul, always alive to his duty to
his country and his oouptrymen not many weeks ago
pert mptory declared hts not to give
clean bill Of health to any vessel OF the United States
which might take In ballast Fl the the
side Of the city but It Is for that oce
to discover tuch an inffaction OF his commands.
An African female Who IL supposed to have reached
to nearly ten years above century. died 1T Cornwall
about ten days ago. She was named Rosetta Tarner
and bad been the slave Of family OF that name Hell
recollection was quite clear to the last.
twin be ptrceived BY eur advertising columns, thai
the fchooner Thomas Hooper, In this port, viii
ss on the LIST Of February for California via
The pssfaGs fare IL pretty moderate and parties who
are wsbfu OF trying their lack at this FL Dorado
had better not lose the opportunity whilst the
gold fever 10 raging There several ntlenen who
came In the vessel from Amefta aud und srstand
that they will embark in her with the hope Of gsttine
some tf he produce Of the mines which said to BE-
| so abundant.