The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-17
Interesting from Jamaica.

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We have Kingston papers from April 10 to May
1st, inclusive.
The Island Curate's Fund is in flourshing con-
dition. This is valuable scheme. By giving
assurance to Curates that, at their deaths, their
families will be well provided for not only are hap.
piness secured and life prolonged lin most cases)
to the parties, but the Island is benefited by the
abors Of good and efficient clergymen. A state
ment of the fund has been published in consequence
of a larger per centage of mortality, than in any
former year since the institution Of the scheme
having occurred, this year. The average number
of Curates the Island since 1872 has been forty
six, while the whole number of deaths during the
| nine years, is terminating an average mortality of
two per cent. Tie number entitled to the benefit
of the fund March /, 1851 eight widows,
five frst-class orphans, and eighteen second-class
orphans.
Assuming every thing against the fund, viz
First, that the ladies all resident in England,
where the value of life is greater; and secondly
that they will continue to receive the pension as
long as they live, which scarcely be true, as
some doubt will marry; and thirdly that the
boys will receive it to the age Of twenty-one, the
capital which will certainly provide for the extinction
of every existing pension, following the Carlisle ia
bles, the standard table for England, is g7s42
Balance in hand above stated 1858
Difference in favor of the fund March 81, e6s6
Cofee-Th Kingston Journal copies from the
London News an exposure of the amount of frauds
practced in aduteraing coffee in the Mother
Country showing, among all the other evils thus
engendered, large annual decrease of the
sumption Of coffee in great Britain. The Journal
seizes hold of the occasion for argument that the
British Government would see its interest in re-
hitting the duty on coffee altogether and imme-
| diately. no.
jamaica Sodp.-The Jamaica journals notice
| with pleasure some bars of yellow soap, manufac-
tured in Kingston, fully equal to the best imported
English soap The manufacture has been suggest
ed and commenced by an en,erprising American,
who has built factory with every prospect of
cess. The Jamaica standard says that the imports
Of soap average As, 600 boxes year-of the value
| OF about $1,000 pounds sterling, every penny OF
which, now sent out of the island, will be saved to
| it by this manufacture.
The cholera still RACES with malgnity on some
Estates and has broken out afresh ON others that il
had left, in the parishes of ST. James and Hanover
Liberal subscriptions have been raised for orphans
and others left destitute by cholera.
The Crops.-The crops in some OF the parishe
have not been large anticipated Tn,
weather continues dry, and the planters anxiou
| for rain.
House of Asseupbiy-Basis Of Voting.-Th
House met, in pursuance of special call, o
Thursday, April "a. The proceedings up to Ma
| l, had been of no importance. The Kingsto
Journal is severe on the vacillating policy tina
characterizes the local Legislation of the isant
The Legislature has signifed desire to alter tn
| present election iaw, and differences of opinio
having been expressed by the members, the Jour
nal thus rebukes the anti-free- soilers:
"We are here in a country the inhabitants
| which divided into three classes-the European
or the descendant of the European-the African
| or the descendant of the Atrican-and the eros
from these, or the colored. The first are a mer
handful-the second constitute the great mass
the people, and the third, more numerous than tn
first, bear comparison, in pon, Of numbers wit
the second 1t is in the very nature OF things tina
the numerical superiority OF the second elias
should give to that class preponderating in
fluence."
, A Distinguished Visitor. - The Jamaic
t Standard of the LIST inst has the following an
nouncement If the information be really un
l doubted, Mexico has fine pieces Of Ne,
:. Music in the press and speedily to be published
Il We learn from undoubted authority, that Ger
ID santa Anna will leave Carthagena in all this mont
a Tor this Island, en- route to Mexico where it is ex
or peeted he will be again elected President"