The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-10-19
INTERESTING FROM tine WEST MDIEs.


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The Crescent City brings us an important des-
patch from our correspondent at Kingston, Jamaica,
containing intelligence from that place, Trinidad,
British Guiana, Barbados: st. Vincents, etc., etc +
Jamaica.
OUR KINGSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
KINGSTON, October IL, 1850
The fine steamship Crescent City is just about
leaving for your city I; therefore communicate to
you the interesting information winch presents it.
self
That direful scourge, whose relentless hand has
worked 80 much misery wherever it has grasped,
has at length visited us. II first appeared,
few days ago, in Port Royal, about seven miles
from this, at the entrance of our port, and about
four or five cases have proved fatal One case has
also occurred in Kingston, where, regret to say,
we are totally unprepared for it, sanitary prepa-
fatons having been made, as ought to have been
done, 10 couneract the evils of the disease. The
Terdict delivered BY the coroners jury in Kingston,
was
Thatths deceased departed this life from form of
cholera and that the disease supervened upon short
attack OF bowel se ction which anied With
diarrhos, not medically attended. The Jurors deem
Ii their duty to express their surprise that medical aid
should have been refused to be by members
the corporate body stated In the evidence this
qusnces which may arise to the suffering poor of the
city from such spsthetic conduct the Of those
in authority, in tse event Of this Dreadful disease
spreading.
Here is a Wholesale and just reproach on the
corporation of X hgston. Howe yer, il is pleasing,
with all, be able to state that since the disease
has appeared the authorities are Destrring Them
| selves.
| Early on Thursday morning, this city was visited
by most terrific thunder storm, such as has never
visited here for very rlany years
| The Legislature will meet on the I'D instant
|
barbados
| We learn from the Barbadian that the weather
has been intensely hot in Barbados, although the
prospects of the ensuing crop season are sui en-
1 couTagipg. 1t seems 10 be generally acknowledg-
ed, says the paper before us, that tins Island Is
more favored than any ut the West India colonles
Whilst others retrograding since the cruel and
unjust sugar duties bill and some are on the brink
of ruin, our island is held up as advancing, and as
| ssthe most prosperous" Although at this season
| of the year much siness is never done, yet the
| Americas, says our contempory, will not let
| the stores show vacuum Indeed, every one
| seems to be doing something, and the haroor,
| now that the sugar shipping 10 at an end, mas
! lust as many vessels at anchor as 10 snow tnat
come business is still going on: From report OF
the ST. Thomas Agricultural Society, we perceive
that during the past year twenty-four estates nave
been inspected, the reports on all of which show
the greatest industry on the part OF those conduct.
ing Them, evncing en- energy and activity OF mhd
of no ordinary degree, in the efforts made 10 sur
mount the difficulties with which the planter is
surrounded agricultural instruments have been
used on almost ali the estates, foreign manures on
many, and experiments OF various kinds made, 10
the eIdesvor 10 lessen the expense and the
produce on all
British Guiana.
In Bn ish Guiana the weather has been highiy
favorable to The planters, although there is gene
raj complaint that The shipping IN the DemeIdra
river is lying idle ia consequence OF the produce
coming slowly to market There were IN the De-
merara river twenty seven vessels, eight OF which
| were loading with hard wood timber.
We are glad 10 find that the copper coinage
is circulated without any difficulty. The Royal
Gazette, abiding to the circulation OF the coin,
| says :-'' We were uDder some misrepresentation
with regard to the scarcity OF copper coinage IN
the colony Very recently there were numerous
complaints in many quarters OF the colony as to
the difficulty of obtaining the new CONS W.
are not much mistaken, that difficulty was even
felt in Water street. In Beroice, we are aware II
was sufficiently so 10 call for remark from the
organ of the inhabitants of that part of the colony,
the Bobicc Gactte We are informed, however,
on very good authority, that active measures have
been taken to supply the deficiency, and-a cir
cumstsnce which, We think, ought TO be generally
known-a considerable quantity OF copper money
has recenIly been received by the Colonial Re-
ceiver-Gtneral, from whom. we haze no doubt,
persons msy, on proper application, obtain enough
to meet their requirements.
Trinidad.
Trinidad, we perceive, has been visited by ter.
| rible thunder storm, accompanied by torrents OF
rain and VIVID flashes Of forked lightning. During
the storm The electric fluid entered small cottage,
killing one young and striking anothe sense.
less; sloop which was at anchor in the Bay Of
San Fernando, was reduced in an instant TO a
wreck; and the boiling house of Susannah Estate
also sustained some injury from the destructive
element.
| Very ate noua the Sandwich Islands.
We have received dates from Honolulu to the
I'd OF August. The papers contain nothing Of par
ucular interest On the 3lst Of July, the seventh
anniversary Of the restoration of the Hawaiian
Islands 10 Kamehameha III 4, was celebrai with
great pomp. The resident ministers were received
al the palace OF the sovereign and congratul atory
addresses delivered by them. which were answer
ed by the king, who gave a splendid dinner on the
| occasion.
We take the following from the Polynssiau. re-
lative to the annn ersary of the restoration of the
Islands, on the 3ist OF July, lsi3, by Admiral
Richard Thomas. Speeches were made by her
Britannia Majeslys Consul General, his Majesty,
and others
Wedne sday last was the seventh anniversary Of
the restoration of the Hawaiian Islands to their ma
live and righfu sovereign, kamehameha I'LL, by
Vice.Admirai Rcbsfi Thomas, of the Blue. AZ
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