New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-08-07
FROM THE WEST INDIES.

~ the arrival OF the steamer Cherokee, from
Chagres via Jsmscs, we have files Of the Ri4g-
stoH formal 10 the 3lst ult. We find the follow.
ing items ia the Journal Of the 22d ult
The steamer which arrived on Thursday has mi.
IS in possession Of oar flies OF Colonial psU.oo.
pers. from which we have cleaned such tam. of
Intelligence as appear Likely to interest oar read.
eTs.
From Barbados We Learn that vea.be, c,,.
tuued Ill that the planters could vi.h-s'te,n,ta
rain ana supshne-Thich cannot il ia said but y,ya
= great impulse b. vegetation, and that there had
been a general planting OF provisions. Should n,
seasons continue fsvO'ab e. an abundant croo--ths
third in succestion-wss anticipated. The one lus.
III ished is said 70 have been larger than the pre-
vi0us one.
Lieutenant General Berkeley was expected
shortly to leave f0r England.
LIEUTENANT General Sir j. fitzgerald his been
appointed to succeed him
Governor Cole brooke had again left for Grenada
taxing the Attorney General Of BarosdeOs Vith him.
The papers sre silent as 10 the object of h visit
TO that island The administration OF affairs dur.
ing bis absence had sgsin devOlved upon Hon.
John r. Best.
DEsERARA The feeling in this Colony, c)nse-
queBt upon the discussion aud division In the
House Vi Commons on Sir Edward BixsJns mJ
ton, is, that 1.-The Sugar B AL 0flsl6 is doom II aud
that unless Lord John Russell, seeing the tempe
Of the House Of Commons a.d the country modify
that obnoxious BILL hs Ministry will go oui of
power On the West India question, as sOon as Sir
Edward Buxton shall have an opportunity Of re-
newing bis motion, though that b the second day
Of the next session Of Parliament
Three more execution sales Of estates had taken
place. TIE weather was favorable. TIE heavy
rainy season seemed at an end, and though oscs-
SIGNAL showers had fallen, the days for the mos.
part had been bright and warm.
The question of Legislative reform con.auedto
occupy public attention.
ST LUcIA-The Palladium of June IA an
nounces the return from Barbados Of the Lieut.
Governor
The same paper says the sugarcane crop, which
has suffered from the droutb, was looking much
more promising in consequences OF recent rains.
Some plot a. ainst the lives aud properties Of the
pesceable inhabitants was sup posed TO have been
formed by some dozen lsborers, bu. the examins-
tons terminated in al unsatisfactory manner. The
iniCrmer adhered to the last to every word ne mad
said. but his statements were not cOrroborsted BY
he facts and circumstances brought u gnt o. the
examination.
TRINIDAD.-The Council hal determined upon
the importation OF Chinese as well as Cooe "a Dor.
ers-vOting s25 900 for the encourage ment OF such
importation, and sending out an Immigration Agent
TO C0lcutts. The San Fernando Gazette strongly
opposes the movement and sliddes to the attempt
TO import sborer: from China in 1906, which signal
ly failed.
Our pest papers, says the Journal afford US very
little to copy from them.
The weather in Trelawny has disappointed the
expectations Of the planters, and il is feared that
the d1outh will prove very nj lrous 70 the present
crop
In Ct. AIMS, the Enterprise states, there is at
present no reason 20 complain Cf want OF rain
There much rain in the country en- Monday
lsst which continued for several hours and sup-
piled ponds and tanks that had been dry for seve.
raj months past.
A religious periodical is about to be commenced
at Montego Bay.