The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-19

KINGSTON, May IL, 1852.


arrival Of SteamUs-Meet,ngs relative to the Ca
lamitoas State Of 7hings in the West h,dies-1hs
ChoL1a--Rarages of the Small Por, &C., &c, &c.
The steamers FL Dorado and Sierra Nevada arrived
here this morning, at about seven o'clock, in three
days from Navy Bay, bringing three hundred and
sixty passengers, and s350,000 on freight for New
York.
The Sierra Nevada sails this evening for New
York; have therefore embraced the opportunity to
send you such information as may DO current here.
Public meetings are still being held throughout
the island, to consider on the caamitous state of
things, and to petition the British government in
gard thereto. An ant-slavery demonstration was
made in the parish of st. George, and another in
the parish Of st. Catherine, at both of which reso
utions deprecatory OF the policy of the British 60
yernment towards the West India colonies, were
unanimously agreed to. A religious delegation was
being got up in the parish of st. George and large
sum had been already collected to carry out its in
tentions. The dismantling and abandonment Of the
sugar estates still continue, and it is n pesi-
tive fact, that in very shsrt time, If no
assistance to the planters be forthcoming,
there will be no cultivation Of sugar ut
all, except among the petty squatters and peasantry,
the produce Of whose labor will scarcely satisfy
their own necessities. An estate in the parish Of
Saint John, named Wortlcy Park, and which for
merly used to manufacture vast quantity of sugar.
was u lSW Wechs uSO uDduuOueu, ana al the LiDOT-
crs and other persons thereon employed informed
that their services would longer be required as
the proprctors could not find the means to pay them
their wages They were, however, allowed to re-
main on the estate, and to occupy their houses.
Several other estates are also in daily expectation
of being given up. This is the effect of the mis-
legislation of the parent government in passing the
le46 measure.
The cholera has almost entirely disappeared from
the island; but THAI consummation so long and de.
vo1tly wished for has scarcely been accomplished,
ere another and most loathsome malady broke out.
refer to the small pox, which has been playing sad
havoc IN the country parishes of the island. In the
parish OF st. Ann, week after its advent there
were upwards of four thousand cases, and number
of deaths resulted theretrom. Trelawny st. James
and the other parishes, have also had n number of
cases, several of which resulted in death The po-
verify of the people is most distressing; in many in
stances poor people cut off for the want Of the
necessary medicines and assistance, and after death
very frequently they have been inferred without cof
fms The disease has also made it's appearance in
this city; but it has assumed milder character
generally, though in particular Instances there have
been few very vulent cases, WHICH have Terminated
in death.
Running counter to the small pox is the measles.
and a number Of persons have been attacked with
that malady-in some cases parties have been at
tackled with both diseases at once.
There is no intelligence of local nature OF any
interest TO the American public, which can inform
YOU Of