The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-02

The steamship Merlin, Capt Sampson arrived at this
port yesterday from Bermuda whence she sailed on the
9th ult. She left st. Thomas on the 2lst.
We have received the Bermuda Royal Ga.ette of the
27th, and the 81 Thomas Tidende to the 2lst
The Gazette Gays =
The Merlin had forty passengers-two for Ber-
muda, the remainder for New York. There were from
twenty to twenty waiting her arrival here most of
whom, We fear were not able to find accommodation
board.
The weather during the past week, was exceedingly
hot and oppressive During the night of Saturday
ever the wind which had previously south
and west went to the north and blew fresh
by rain which had the effect Of cooling the air and the
surface Of the earth. We have had no rain for some
weeks previously
The American brgantne Shackford, in Eve days from
Boston arrived at ST Georges the evening
week, with spars &c. for the American ship Concorda
Capt Ausea which recently arrived at that port
disnasted. 1t that Capt Austen after being dsa
bled falling in with whale ship bound wrote to
his owners informing them of the
ing his intention OF getting his vessel into Bernud
Thomas, practicable Immediately the receipt Of this
letter Capt Pierson agent for the underwriters
appointed to come to Bermuda with spars sails and
rigging. sufficient TO get the Concordia Boston her
original port Of destination under jury masts should
the Conec rda not have arrived here proceed to st
Thomas to seek her there Just however, as Capt Pier
son was about sailing from Boston, telcgraphc des
patch was received from Halifax with the information
that the ship at Bermuda. We pleased to learn
that the underwriters agent approves Of that
has been done by her agent here w Tudor Tucker Esq
the United States Consul towards rehtng her and the
means used for the preservation Of her carge Sc The
CoDcorda will be ready for in about fortnight tune
under respectable temporary rig The Of the
Concordas arrival here conveyed hence to Halifax
by the mail steamer 0spray and teegraphed thence to
Boston By the same vessel and the same means ac-
counts may be received at Boston, of the Shack
fords arrival here in eleven days from the time Of her
sailing from that port the Ospray again left St
Georges at noon on Tuesday last, for Halifax.
Nearly all the fine little schooners belonging to our
islands their way 70 the West indies with
cargoes Of onions and potatoes We sincerely wish them
speedy passages profitable sales, and quick return
Tll nQfa afl and
have been consdcrable in instances we have
heard Of sixteen fold The quantity planted, however,
was not At all equal TO that of last spriag.
Lieut.. Governor Darling Is going home from st Lucia
on leave said with the view of obtaining the govern
ment Of Trinidad
We have copious es of papers from the several islands
and from Deinsrara They however, supply Us with
news of Importance
The cholera still fingers In Jamaica 1t has now ap
peared at Green Valley Mountain Valley and Retreat In
Hanover, places before exempt At Mountain Valley,
the people had refused 20 bury the dead
Lieut.. General ood the commander Of the forces
for the Wndward Islands family and su,t. arrived at
Barbados, 9th inst.
A suit for breach of promise of marriage-Field Va
Eewton-was tried at Barbadoes the 9Th inst, and
fboo awarded the fair plaintiff The damages were laid
at E20O0
The number of hogsheads Of sugar manufactured a,
Barbadoes up TO the 18th. was 10000
The small pox continues TO prevail at Barbados.
Tobago, had arrived at that island.
The mission of H. NJ. brig Helena TO Surinam to OBJ.
tain information respecting some persons stolen from
British land many years since has not been Successful
Her isdyshp, Emma Sophia the consort Of his excel
ency, Sir William Cobrooke aovernorin- Chief Of the
Windward Islands died suddenly, at Barbados, the
10th ult., agt 40 years
The ST. Thomas Tidende gives the following item from
Bar BADGES and Trinidad -
The agricultural prospects Of this colony spoken Of
in the most favors bile About $4,000 hoyshesds
Of had already been made and 1t supposed the
entire crop would reach IS 900 hogsheads
The Mercury states that tn. epidemic pox noticed
former occasion. instead of being the decline is
rather increasing amongst all classes Of the community
nd ftgf IN I. ftan udfg
its progress"
The committee from the council had reported favor.
ably of Earl Grey's proposal to introduce American i'm
migrants into Trinidad. and recommended
That an ordinance be passed authorizing bounty to
be paid to immigrants from the United States Of America
not exceeding "A TO each adult wh-rcwith 20 defray
their passage and that provision be made for leg zing
in this colony contracts Of service entered into in the
United States the principle done by the
order In council Of 1Ss3 legalxng such contracts with
similar persons II made in the British North American
provincesn