The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-28
News from the Bahamas.

By the arrival the brig Peddaxza Captain Doriette
We have our files Of Bahama Journals dated to the Sh Of
the present month
The government schooner Union, Ramsay sailed from
Nassau the LIST of October with the out island mails
commission d. iunoco lutr1do sat at Nassau, N p,
npon the goth September to inquire into the state of
mind Of David Sears, spirituast The Bahama Herald
Of the 9th instant publishes the entire testimony aken
and then adds 1.-THE was then cleared every one
retiring but the Commissioners the jury and Mr. Sears
TO the quest' MS put TO him at first perfectly
able and ostensbl, he knew what the Commission had
met for of the disposition of his property which
he had made about year ago. He then asked
whether the Queen owed him money he Immediately
commenced most extraordinary RHAPSODY, saying that
when in spiritual body he had rendered services to
England and Europe generally for which Gao 600 due
70 him He then described that he under the do
minon of fpirit creature which he was bound to
obey, and which made spiritual manifestations to him.
and related conversation viii ii he had with stranger
b the theatre at Liverpool The delusions under which
toned the subject Of those deusons excited
seave coubt the minds Of the jury to his
soundness Of mind and the verdict returned to that
Several wrecksg vessels returned to Nassau upon the
morning of the lst with cargo saved from the American
Mr.. We're Foster distinguished Irish traveller who
lately left New Providence, to which he had for the
benefit Of his health presented to the Boys Central
School about sixteen volumes and number Of books to
the Girls Western School at that place.
There had been mari cd improvement in the weather
cool.
In advice to planters at Bahama tho Nassau Guar
'Our fellow coIonsts in Demersra exert.ng
themselves lately to bring the fibre Of the pantan and
ing article OF export they viii realize very AIDE.
Quate return for their trouble The specimens exhibited
st the Worlds Fair in Ion. on were very highly poken Of
fact Of the fibre having been manufactured into excellent
cloth, paper &c. is sufficient guarantee Of its utility,
and will always ensure for 1t q ready sale.
From the experience OF one Of the Oldest planters (hs
Hon. Mr. Netscher,) who has more than four hundred
acres of plantan plantation culture 1t has been
EoVnUd hat in at laast f.or
hundred stems are cut down every year. the suckers be-
ing planted at regular dis Of twenty feet by
et which the distance found most when
the plant Is cultivated for the sake Of its fruit psnt
I'd at distances Of eight feet III way and for the fibre
a. e sSs Pc. might De cut
plant eighty pounds and the yield Of fibre from each
was four pounds but then only about two and half
pounds were clean and good the remainder being dirty
snA broken FIBRE only suitable for the manufacture Of
We have been induced to notice the above facts think
planter.
schedule of the public revenue of the Bahamas for
we quarter endng upon the 30h Of June published
and Showed
nos rossnae cages o
Paid on account of public debt ............ ao2 s s
correspondent of the Nassau aa,dcn wi a1Y iso,
Dunmore Town, upon the 10th ult., says sWithin the
lsst few years there has been decided n
been is better style Of taste anne s nre
dominant; the buildings capacious And that
luxury OF West Indian house. verandsh has become
close rquise Its much to be regretted that party feel
ing should exist among small community such az this
where society is limited and where monotony almost
reigns supreme
speculaons in fruit have proved exceedingly bad much
more than in any previous year. larger quantities.
however, have been shipped this year than hitherto ow
ing In great to the Worlds Fair, Ut the New
York Crystal Palace The market thus became overstock
cd, and prices consequently fell.
collection had been made in Christ Church, MESSIAH,
a. in aid Of the jubilee Fund Of the British and For
eign Bible Society