New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-06-09
JAMAICA.
cf IN, N. Y. Tribune.

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KiSosroS, Saturday, May ~, 1854
.., letter wac necessarily short from the dearth OF
.,rscu, my prcsen, bids fair to be shorter, from tho
,ame eeus~
Nv r,uru prepared for presentation to tho House OF
Assembly, VIZ hud that SsS sugar estates in this island N'
hns carried for absentee propretors out OF an asro
.se 81 ~ that rcuain in cultivation or the rcmanu.'
ISIS are being cultivated by resident propretcs ana ~ ~
s,rt lcsscee Of vas coffee plantations 'ei' N % les
,cn iso esV carried on by resident prcpre,nts -. az
-. .,a 40 ON account Of ahscntoes. OF bdo pens "
cattle fsns ,Nf are carried on by resueu VI issp
iS tor shsen,ces, and "a by residcn ol,cc,u,
'sh ', I ,isls of vrstries In the island that the
amount of capital lost in the 'land irv s ostsos
and thriving out ri ~ ossihe passing OF
.ea cattle taNs since iSs6, consequent y" S
~. Sarrr putcs hin In that year amcnn'eu, :" ;
move han ~ ooo 600 Since then the WIZ We W n No.
-. -. -, -,in,, on and the culture OF the s'apo Po
49,, s. tlpc,d 10 the lowest possible scale short oa
.,.l ,c,sh,s,nn How can II be oiherw'so, Wlo' wv
S cSys@cn not only gS "r,Su SS Of Slave labor in
,,n Nth The five produce of her own colonies,
49, .A ,mpovs no caoc,aal means to put down the &c;
carsc slave Trade by which Cuea nv w, SppIpnh
nrh s.len labor rs the recent decree OF the spanish
,s,rrrrs,nt for hohe liberation cf certain slaves NE
Lily inpolt,d into Cuba and the assurance that the
-, f.scc will now be put an end TO IN earnest
IN arm them as among the lying juggles FOR which the
,our Il Madrid has long been 50 notorious III gug o
R,a,sh Government with With the wicked pno.od
:, Which tie British West India planter has been subjected
~ the last cight years. how could this ui-nseu %
Aaos, ~ give his lahogcrs fair day pay Tor m us
~csA The thing not TO be expected anu rnnenco
ti,r ~ tle inlcrr waser shilling or even hmecnoo
tha: j. from - 10 Isl cents Of your money sum w.
t.N inadequate for the service required mas mao e oe
Of causing the laeorng population 10 "f their own
htt,e Aossssoads which have become pcouia t
ne sccis system Of jamaica 10 inc sa''e aus nus o
attributed the emigration when mas o.oh laei! GO
- -, . lsboYrrs .rom this island, under engagement
a, WI on the banana railroad Many oil these iao9f-
ers however have lately returned, dssus,eu WIN 'ne
l.. haNn a al questions
MA, has CEASED TFpid decline IN the prosperity OF
J,rssicai IL Is not rs pro-olaNery aaNoVulcs
49,, - aud of aSsertinr-that the Riggcrs are lazy and
work; bot that from the force OF circumstances the
rrretor, body unable Ia pay them the value oil 'her
ktcr EvCn a; the low rate OF Shilling uay-a sum
hry sufficient in this country to enable laborer To keep
"a, ana N,.v torc,her-there is lack of aborers on
,Ase properties that pay regularly IL Is only those VINO
srC Gushe unwilling opay that experience dincu'y III
&C. irc altering OF their harvesiS.
IN. Wleal Jamaica Copper Minngl Company are pro-
pressing in their works at Chariug Cross IN Clarendon
~hsrv lode has been Interested at aaeP!n oil 90
hsioW the upper level with very promising results
,rnl Of some sossan taken from Prospect HILL IN ST. An
drew las suited in the discovery that o., 10 dwi IL
Yrs OF fine gold arc contained in a tun OF ore
Che,Fa stN prevails in some of the midland parishes
II >psrsh Town il has been very severe but is now on
he decline Among the deaths have to notice tlat oil
Boswell Middleton Esq OF the Oldest and most re-
.Tectgd bsriersai law on the island On the ItemenI
81 Nh Justice Stevenson from the Bench OF the supreme
Courf The vscan; office offered TO Mr. Middleton out
b. declined it.
scuc DAY in the present week, Hndoo Cooie was
s.ir,d in tie Parish Of Wesmoreand by an alligator; and
shoulh assistance az hand the voraciOus reptie
woud rot let 80 his hold despite tie beating TO which ms
soay hide subjected until he had completely oien
os he !oo>oi his victim. The poor fellow fingered Tor
short time and tlen died in great agony This Is rare
circumstance as the agators of this country are arrant
ccwarJs The monster have been impelled by hum
ger 70 make the Enwanied attack.
The Nsyor of Kingston, the Worshipful Philip Law
has ssod his intention before Court OF Com
non Coureu TO resign. His worship leaves for England
shortly Ii ia supposed that the Honorable Edward Jor-
Oar Will be lis successor Should Mr.. Jordan signify his
wish TO he elected it is likely he will be chosen u9an-
rously as very few if any, will venture to oppose MN
I, i doubtful however whether gentlemen so full OF
houors wil consent preside body OF such ques
:iouable morality the Kingston Corporation
The last few DAYS have been very dusty and hot bat
before the heat SET in we had some seasonable showers
and the clouds lowering while write. s.