The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-07
News from Jamaica.

AlNGSTON, \Jdm,) Oept. ~, looI'
Meeting Of the House Of Assembly -Retrenchmsa j"
the Pubic Expenditures The Cholera, &C..
The steamship Ohio arrived early this morning,
from Chagres, and brought large number of pas
sepgers, who are amusing themselves in various
ways. The sad news of the destruction of the La
fayette, Captain Stoddard, is felt much here, and
great sympathy is EXPIRE sed for her aptan, who is
very popular in this city, from his polite attention
when in comm and of the Crescent City.
The House Of Assembly is called to meet on the
18th proximo, for public business. 1t was fully ex-
pected that we should have been blessed with new
Governor by that time but fear we shall DO disap
pointed. Sir Charles Grey, our present Governor.
Is very unpopular, and regret to say, that he re-
fused to to pay EST sterling taxes, and the collect
ing constable obliged to levy on one of his
carriages, to sell the sane towards the amount
The Governor has appointed Hon A. Relve, one
OF the members of the Council, to the situation Of
Auditor General in the Treasury Department,
under new bill passed last year, to 60 in force on
the Let Of October, salary EGO steriing. Mr. A.
Barclay still continues to be Receiver General, at
I,C0O steriipg the same party was getting before
5000, which was reduced to the amount stated.
This gentleman is not very popular, and y any
greet pleasure to the inhabitants. M. Reave, by
taking the appointm ent Of Auditor, has to resign
his seat in the Council. There are now three va
Gancies in that body 1t is reported that Edward
be called to one Of the vacancies. II So this gen.
tleman, who is much beloved and respected by all
classes will have to give up his seat in the house,
and it will be serious loss to that body, as
well as to the isand-Mr. Jordan being the princi-
pal working member in the house.
The court meets in October next, when Mr..
knaggs, late Clerk in the Treasury office, will likely
be tried for libel on the Hon. A. Barclay, which
case has already been known to your readers. We
nave had large supply of rain in the city and
round the island The cholera is still about the
Island; none, thank God, in the city.
regret to announce tho sudden death of Edward
M. Geachey, Esq, Surveyor, a gentleman well
known in the States as q scientific man. III was
much respected here, and was out yesterday, at
tending q meeting, went home well, and died last
evening suddenly.
This is all the news can send you. The Royal
Mail Company steamer Trent, with I'd September
mails, from Southampton, arrived here on the 23d
instant, to her day It has given general satsfac-
tion, the arrivals Of that vessel have been very
irregular. II. M. st. Ablan left few days ago,
for Port au Prince, to see how matters are going
there.
KINGSTON JAM Sept 26-flourT The following parcels
have changed bands since our last loo bbls phaisl
phia wheat $50 bbls Baltimore old wheat, and 200
bills Petersburg new wheat-the last two lots from Nor
folk ya-sll atS2s per bbl Mea-ths demand lAnsuid;
eco bbs Philadelphia brought l5s smaller parcels
16s per bb 0nions-A lot from Philadelphia has been
taken at 22s to z2s Sd per loo lbs Rce-Carolina ut
us to lbs. per 100 lbs Buttersome trivial tran
tons In American up in small kegs have occurred at
snd Bread-350 bbls Watson's pilot sold at lss, and
50 bbls crackers sane brand a: 22s on-cod has .
at "a Sd per gallon Cocoanut may be quoted at IS Oh.
Lard-Two parcels Of American amounting to $50 ksgs,
which arrived about the Of the fortnight,
were Immediately placed at % per lb since then the
receipts been confined TO 10 kegs which sold
at aucten Mt the extreme figure Of Ito per ID Goldfish
The receipts have had the effect Of
ducing prices the first operations during the fortnight
we're at ss Cd for ordinary cssk which was decline OF
rs accepted at which figure the article Il free
~ offered; boxes have been fetching los to los aud
vavg ALL Ia and alfl haSa L.., Al. l.s
prices commencing at los and declining 70 l3s per 100
lbs there il still large quantity in hands Of
the latter Is freely submitted to auction and sed al
prices that prsduce depressing effect on the demand for
prime Parcels Pork-A lot OF this article from Liver
pool put up in bbls branded Belfast Prime Mees" has
changed hands at 50s there comfortable decien-
cy in the weight Of each barrel and ths contents f
mixed qusties including heads another lot also f-om
Liverpool put up In American barrels and sold Ameri
proved neary deficient Ia weight as the nrst
the purchaser; this parcel sold Mt o2s per Dbl tbs gen
une American mess although sells slowly At s1s.
s6s per Dbl the operations include 40 bbls Batin more
very superior article at e3s prime II taken in small
quantities at SO Sss. UamsA parcel Of very choice
American has changed HANDS at the inferior qu.i-
ties sell at irregular rates soap0nly retail operations
In steeles occurring at the usual rates; 100 boxes
Odens 90 lbs 20 bars aud $50 boxes Thortons 90 los
rs bars have changed hands 1T los 90 p Cd per
box ectively CandlessO0 boxes Philsdsphia. Of
sizes have been at ejsd per ID Cheese
There Is not any American At market. Lumbcr-The
only operation OF any Importance since our last, has
been the sae OF cargo OF white pine for two oupcrts
Per feet the stock q white pins a. present on Ssna
i fully equal 10 six months' supply. cedar shiuses
moved at is De per NJ according toqualitJi tbereis
nothing doing La ptcn pine beyond tbs merest retail opc
raiops Besf-bo halt and 80 a. bbls Aibursa's have
been taken at dos and 25s respectively; half bills
vanted-quarters are plenti'al. Ccrn-we quote sales
Of $50 bags American. In two parcels at 7s. per bag
Tobacco Csver dish may he quoted al &c I'd TO lld az
which some snaa Slsranors cave ossn el.e,sa no
worth ]. and Columbian doubloons 2 yer cent premium
Gxehstge-On New YORK, merchants BILL 90 days, per