The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-12-21
In telligcRce from Jamaica The Ravsges or
~. tho Cholera

The most important topic which is engaging pub
lie attention at that place, 10 the formation of an
orphans asylum. tor the reception Of cholera or
phsns, from infancy to twelve years old. IL ia
intended that the inmates of this place shall be
lodged, clothed, fed, taught to read, and write a
plain hand, and also exercised in daily
labor, until they attain the age Of fourteen years,
when they will be indenled, for the term of seven
years, AZ agricultural apprentices. We observe,
with much pleasure, that this laudable subject
was first mooted By the King to~ Daiy AdUert.ser
and taken up by William Smith, Esq director of
the railway company, in Jamtica. This ent.rpri-
sing gentlem an, with zeal and earne stness almost
unparalleled in Jamaica, has nobly exerted him
self on behalf OF those helpless sufferers whom the
dreadful scourge has left psrenlless; and We are
GLAD to lind thai his stirring appeal to the public of
Jamaica, has been responded to most warmly aud
readily Ia addition TO large amount already
raised by Mr.. Smith, we perceive. by his appeal to
the public, that he intends to lay the matter before
large body of influential and benevolent gentle
men in England, aud TO follow it up durng the en-
SUNG spring, by extended personal applications, in
London, Manchester, and Birmingham.
The cholera, we perceive, hes quite subsidized in
Fort Royal and 81. Catharine Ia Kingston there
contained but small number of persons at present
afflicted. In the country districts, however, it was
making sad havoc, and thousand were falling VIC
inns to the dreadful scourge. In some places the
the want ut assstance-no medicines to be pro-
cured, not even a servant TO be obtained to render
the least sid, sDd the greatest difficulty experienced
IN procuring laborers To inter the dead. We per-
ceve that the Alban that arrived from Car
thagena had been placed in quarantine; in conse-
quence OF her having cas-, OF measles board.
A day or two before the Cherokee left Jamaica,
the greatest excitement prevailed in Kingston in
consequence OF report being circulated about that
the health officer had.permtted Granadian vessel
from Sanandres, TO come up 70 the harbor without
h<Nlr rsun kAr nd tk LII
the email pox in Kingston. But, on investigation
the report was proved to be unfounded, and the
Mayor OF Kingston stated TO the local Board of
Health, that he had takea the dispositions Of the
captain and crew, and that the essel was quite
free from any pestilence. The Daily Adrerftser
writing on this subject Gays "We are happy to
state that the whole affair is but another of those
wanton reports which are daily circul ited by the
idle and reckless, in order to add to the fears OF
our terror stricken community"
The royal mail steam packet Conway, which
was due on the 9Th, had not arrived when the Che
The Legislature had commenced its strings,
and we observe that il had continued all the bills
which would have expired on the 3lst December,
until the LIST of May, 1851.
MARKETS.
KINGSTON, IA, Dec 1Z-flour has been dull Of sale
Once our last. Baltimore and Philadelphia has been
placed At Bis . S2s, and 500 barrels New Orleans
shipment have commanded 32s A parcel Of 400 bar.
reds nseh Baltimore put st auction, withdraw
ell the wheat nour which has arrived this year
The stock 10 ample. Meat Is In very listle de-
nand, at Ice. Butter GOOD Americas in small
Kegs wanted; II may be quoted ct Cd Sd according
to quality. Inferior not sslssbs Bread Is in excel
lent demand, but there 10 not any of wsttsons and
sales 100 barrels New FORK pilot ct 49, and SO
bsrres crackers at EOS these rates obtained In
consequence OF tia scarcity Herrings-rhe stock IL
excessive l5s has been accepted for No l. round and
split together but the former, alone. command Is
Esctsrsi-Eos more Than a.s p.r barre. csr
now be got for the best at market. Arrivals
since our last have been large and although
several large parcels have been moved ct 2ss q 26s
principally at the former price, porters hands are
still heavily stocked, aud no immediate Improvement
heavy supply. 0il-5O barrels cod have been sold at
3s. I'd. per gallon. stock Is rather email Lard IL
at So d., but Cd. lie row generally asked salmon
We quote small retail parcels at 64s . 6ss for No.
PorK-No sales to report Mess is held tor 10, ia.
and prime for 6ss . 62s Stock ample Hams.-Ams-
rcsn are scarce the last sales were 10 bbls. at 6sd
and 10 DO. at "a per 10. Soap boxes Steele's
sold 1t Ids Cd for ID. O. SO lbs and los Cd for So
lbs, and lcs. for as lbs. feather cash Candles are
siIes wanted, aud would command higher prices
SIS have been sold TO extent at I'd 10 Cheese
Is plentiful and dull OF sse. American may be quoted
at Cd. I'd Lumber The supply Of white pine is In
excess of demand, and prices have declined. Part OF
offered at 500 per NJ feet There are two others nov
In the market upsold Pitch pine IL also plentiful
sales have rssched us We have not heard anything
stock OF family hand, and but little doing in 1t.
Hall barrels are held for as aud quarter barrels for
q bushsp at Is Sd Per beg Sugar has improved and
is likely TO become even more scarce than II now 10.
kalts have been made at 22s to 2ss. per loo lbs;
but question II the oommonest description could
be procured, ct this ment at any thing under ass
msns l. lis.iY to h. had for sow- ,ins' asls1R|s.
rican 10 verth "a ~. and Colombian doubloons . 3
per cent prem. Malt-Botted ale Is very plentiful,
and dull at Us u.s. Cd per dozen Porter Is no vever,
rather scarce, and commands Is Cd. q Sc. Salt-rhe
merhet Is well supplied Liverpool slowed has been
sold at De Cd per sack Turks Island coarse h worth
L. per bushei sfost Tobacco Cavendsh IL wanted.
Last ssee vsre at 1s Cd per ID for los leaf psnti
ful, and dull.
Very Late from the Sandwich Islands.
Honolulu papers to the 18Th Of october had been
ceivsd at San Francisco. II. b. ~, snip Herald re-
turned to that port, from the Arctic Ocean, the
leth after an unsuseesfu search for the expedition
The Peivnesisn of the latest date says
he hsrbors OF Honolulu and Lahsina well filled
with vhaere from their cruise tbs northern
seas, In this longitude And Il 70 OF sincere
congratuation that such almost unprecedented sue.
GEES has att ended them, and that noet OF them full
or have taken an unusual amount Of oil during the
sesson.
ve,seIs are reported but II months from home ana
With sx months voyage 20 Whaling ground, with
AGO SOC. 2sO. 200, barrels OF Gil. aud bone In
Spo.sSp an. a three ship 10 %oSih' out Win 0S
successful u all the Nesper 10 months with 400
whale sid so ,peim the Huntsville II months With
3tc0 whale. the sheffield ~ months with 900 whsle
and the Hannibal, ID months with IS sperm and 300
whale
None Of the chips yet In have OF anything
Of the long missing Sir John Fraukln.
All the vhslers, with four i've exceptions, are
American aud ON the facts before our syes We are
Dot aston nbec AZ the earnest appeal Of the Polar
whslsi Ia th. "friend" to Be let alone. We doubt
much on VI" ever taken In the same period oy the
same number Of ships, ard attended with 30 few casu-
aliss
The ala California OF the 1lth ult., .ays.-The
brig AlEenis VII ch arrived last night from Bsbsins
has placed In possession OF the PoVnetan, Of the
lslh Of Oeobtr During the month, OF september aud
October there arrived In The port LshanE atty Ameri
can whalcrs, every cf which loaded 90 its ut
most capacity with OIL aud bone. The 4 rep
refented have been Of extraordinary 20
Gil the veseels thus TAR heard from. The am9unt Of
oil On board thosr vcsfela reported at bahaina
reaches huns red and eleven Thousand barrels o
whale, and eleven tbou'aud sperm, The quantity of
bore hardly be euumsraisd At Houoiuiu the
influx Of uhalsrs O. Obferrtd though reports
irtu that pert are not SO complete us those fou La
beina