The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-08
Our Jamaica correspondence.

The Ueafh0-Discose IN The Mature Cocoa-Mos
Qu'to-Corfain Sfoddad-Mr Chdtfetd-Re-
ductions i's FTGgtfs-A Reckless Character
Ctedh--Amusemenfs-Qp Quarantine Dr. ScQGerns
New Process If Manufacturing Sugar-Acci-
dcnfs-1he Reciprocity Increment in st. Johns
n. B-7he Markets, &c, &c.
Since the date Of my last despatch, nothing Of
particular interest has occurred in Jamaica. The
weather continues dry and sultry. and the absence
Of rain is sadly felt. The nights pleasant A
serene blue sky and bright moonlight give, parti-
culaily TO the strangers eye, quite a romantic APP
pearance TO our dull town. During the day, We
have continuously the sea-breeze, which contri-
buies much TO the health of the city II las long
since received from the kngsonians the cognomen
of "the Doctor"
am sorry to acquaint you that in several of the
north-side pariihes, disease has presented itsclf
among the fields of The peasaniry. 1t is par
ticularly prevalent in the PARISH OF Metcilfe and
attacks The plant in the same way that it does the
potato, wIIheiug the stalk and decaying the head.
1t is two or three years ago, that disease Of
The same nature as the present. prevailed here, Just
about the time that the fatal "potato rot" in Ire
and was dealing out such wholesale starvation.
Moe naturally, this injury " felt very seriously by
he poor people, ito whom the cocoa Is valuable ar
uClt al 100 ala
| learn nom one Ct our papers mere, thdl police
| force IT about 10 BE- oreanized IN Greytown, Mos
/ quito, and that Sergeant OF The Jamaica police
TO be- cent hiiber to- assume The ONCE 81 laspec-
toI No doubt the force Will lie cf great service
there, as il has been here, and as believe II must
/ be in any county, II due care ~ observed IN Sc
leciine the men Ia compose the corps. Ihe inter
coufse between this place and Mosquito Is very
! frequent aud promises To continue co.
You will peIcely, Ly the Coicnid standard, that
! Captain Sioddafd, al the fine steamship u, scent
| City, gave very splendid entertainment ON board
hls vcssel, ON hour 81 TWO before Der departure
fen this place, on her last trp. The MiHdard
does not in any way overrae the affair-indeed, u
there be any thing wrong IN that paPers account,
IL il that they have not done justice to Captain
| Sioodard's Hospitality. Beng hcnored as one OF
! the guests, | cen, and cheerfuy do, bear iesti-
nony 70 the worthy commanders anxiety 70 render
his guests harry. Among the company we're Col
HeIr,cn, ihe United States Consul Nj Chat
held, ller Britannia NsJ.sy's charge d'aiairs Tor
Central America MIR. RlaDning, British Consul,
Nicaragua Captain Clarke, OF the Royal Mail
Conpsny's ship Trent and many othe, p rsons o. o.
hs Iabofs, and MIR. Manning, believe, for England
| The repeal of the navigation laws, although u
has eiveu ~ 10 advantage al which our forrlgn
competitors canno, avail themselves, has neverthe-
| lcss brought, aG " were 10 our own doors, ample
ionnspe a. reduced rates Some days ago, the
S~.disb bsIk Olof arrived here from New
| 1oIk, With an asserted cargo Of goods to
! kessrs. A. IL. Solomons AZ Co, Of Falmouth,
| ct 2s ID per c~t, and rum NJ zid. pr gallon.
! These ere inponani reductions. Mcssrs. soiomoDs
| & &C. have put up the Clof ~ standing AZ
| L,yd'e hat Ncsers. /. hhrnhams 4 Co, 1T Fall
mouth. "d,rm II their duty, for general inforna-
too. to make Jutiic the real classification 81 the
vessel" Then adyertlseni, Mt states hat she " was
rated in the year IeI3, !, az hive years fhip
only, hy-ing fiom that class IN Islc "a which she
has not fincc been restored, and j. now cllsssd IN
| Loyd's Register, on the black dipthong"
IN Moois,cwn,. IN ia. pa,ish Of Portland, about
si5I niles from THE, black man. named charles
NcFarIcre, has become quite the terror OF the M
I hslstsuis, something ike "Spring Held lacs" a
few yctfs aIo was The terror Of tbs tifnd Ghsbii-
ante Of London and i's vicinity IL anears That
the scuundr,l McFsrlane, has fr~ucnty III treated
bis wife, 90 much 60, indeed, 40 10 como her 70
~ iron hls roof end ssek shelter under that OF her
aged father. The villain declared, on her leaving,
that "she should suffer ty H., and be aIpears hlly
bent on carving be wicked threat into execution.
/ No sooner had he heard OF the whereabouts OF
he vie, Than be fred tie building N Which she
was. The innate. were compelled to ny, aud
soufht shelter IN the mountains, AZ a house about
five miles fr,m their former dwelling; hut the
1 wicked montief tracked their path, cominitted
| srtcn second time, and added to his crimes
4 by en- attempt g. lance female who tined to
/ Prevent the act His other ciiines are num-
berl,fs, and the pesceats inhabitants Of Pon.
\ isud az. thrown into great alarm by this fellow,
who travels ahou, IN thc,r districts, and battles
every ,ioii g ths rolce to secure him. he vas
/ taken, on one occasion, ty them, when n ey found
him quite nsked and he seon escaped; he ~, with.
sl, very powerful man The ofifne Of arson, !
/ an sony TO say, " Of WY frequent occurrence
here principally, II not entirely, ~ the inland dis-
uicts II Is G, mnon hing iol one IL The people,
occasionally employed on cstates, "a acck revenge
for any suiIofcd OF irifng injury rom tie employ.
4 81, by flung BIZ valuable sugar works The BIZ
! slcly introduced into cur House Of Assembly,
awarding corporal punishment in certain cases,
| mskcs particular mention cf the cfUnc Of arson,
and trust THE rigorous Law vii be found to
| have ITO beneficial effects.
| "Cbeah prac,icss."l regret 10 ray, are pfeva-
| lent 20 painful extent, and arc cUuncnanced OF
| INDUCED an by others besides tn, poor ignorant
| TtsssLuy. Indeed, the ignorant classes arr The
least tlsmeatle, fot their minds are easily worked
| uIch Nv set of lavcss ecouudrcls who triori
\ litm them every farthing OF their eaninQs under
| he blea that hey possess supernatural powers
| he want a education h much felt. and u should
b. "a the tis inheritance % our legislature 10 enact
such laws would secure hs blessing 10 The peo-
/ ~. generally. The Foiroih Posf. IN referring 70
| Ctseh practices N the psrish % Hanover, thus
/ fteals ~ that disirrt -
n appears that there not rcfident clergy IN
that Isrt ~ the tarh thst IN. people use Ia eTtst
hsr ri Obesh aud that suptrstition prcss 10 sue
4 an extent o. 20 IL uuiy eisrming The malice work
uyon the irncfsnt niLds q the imslcs adutcry and
vtnaee irsty INDUCED M, ri'es are dssrtsd