The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-26

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The following pleasing paragraph appears recent
number OF the Corrual Ch, snicIe -" MAJ OF the
name Of William Hodnet. who has been married for
many years, recently became enamorsd with a woman
the name Of Jane Irving Separation from tn, wife
Of his bosom after time, the consequences II the
Illicit intercourse The more eectu,liy TO crafty
Their debased feelEgs land for the cultivation OF
Visions and tor the building Of residence rented
at Worcester estate, in this parish the property OF
MAJOR Hall who Is also proprietor Of Round it estate,
in the parish OF Hanover and kempshot Pen in this
parish and who has recently come to tina island with
Mrs Hall. and now resides ut Worcester the Lands OF
which with those pshot he rents to tho aborng
people. Representation having been made to Mrs Hall
by the wife OF the man liodoet OF the lasts We Rave
narrated Mrs Hall. with the concurrence OF MAJOR
Hall, immediately adopted measures To Dust Hodnet
and his shameless concubne, and they lett to
seek shelter in some locality more congenia to their
disgraccful condition"
Commenting briefly on this, tho Despa'eh very pro-
have il in their power to do likewise, would do
correct and curb the Hcentiousness which widely
prevails amongst the reasanry especially than all the
sermons and stringent laws devised fer the purpose
that could be promulgated" No doubt Off
Messrs Alexander and Gambler, well known members
Of the British and Foreign Ant-slsvery Society are
tour through this Island at present they
on the north side In Trelawney ana Saint James,
public meetings have already beea held to receive
addresses from them, and they spoken of IN the
highest terms In Saint James, among others the toll
That this meeting regards slavery aud the slave
trade two of the greatest crimes which afct aud
disgrace humanity wholly at variance with Just
and benign principles OF the Gaspe and seriously
opposed to the intellectual moral and religious i'm
provenent ofevery community in which they per-
petrated.
That this meeting desires the deep interest
which 1t has heard Of efforts now making in the United
States Of America--a country intimately connected
with Great Britain by the ties of a common origin.
language religion and 'afection-for the abolition II
slavery in that great republic This meeting deeply
O ave
whom they would regard as being bound with them
aud earnestly desires that through the blessing IL
God speedy success may crown the abors OF thp,c
benevolent ard Christian men in the States of the
American Union who are engaged in the endeasor to
break the bonds Of the oppressor and to let the OPP
pressed 20 Free
The next resolution deprecated the ruinous sugar
bill of 1915 and its effects upon slavery and the slave
trade Other resolutions also passed. ple dgng
themselves TO form auxiliary society in saint
James, in connection with the parent Anti-Slavery
Association. have no doubt these meetins- will be
followed up by nearly every other parish which these
gentlemen may visit.
The steamship Philadelphia arrived here on the
morning of the 18th, bringing European news of
three days later date than expected by the Eog
lsh packet of the 18th Ii is stated that her object
In calling ut this port her voyage to Chagrcs
in consequence OF Mrs Macdongall, the lady OF the
able TO proceed to her place of destination The Phi
lad,l phia left the same day.
The Colonial Standard says that intelligence has
been received in this island of the loss of tn, Amer
can schooner Guiulmina. John Parry, master. Part
of the schoouer's CARGO consisting Of staye. aour
corn &c. saved The GuulBins bound
Port Maria and consigned to Messrs. G. Jones 90.
The local papers continue TO recommend cotton oul-
tivaton and furnish with accounts Of this artics
being cultivated upon extended scale At POtose
estate there four now planted with cotton,
and six in the Of preparation for the seed
The weather has been exceedingly dry. and there
nothing but complaints to be heard from the planters
in consequence of the excessive drought througlOu
the island In Of the parishes there il scarcely
sufficient water to keep even steam engine work,
aud the stock are dying every day for the want of
water. In st. AIMS the pmcno crop will be total
failure. The Ireiavnv in noticing this. says that
Some time since there fine showers In St AIMS;
the pimento trees consequently blossomed and the
fruit was formed but, owing to the long continued
drought, II has not arrived at maturity and has
dropped whercd, from the trees" The island con-
tinues healthy. T.