The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-29

We have received our files OF Georgetown Demo-
rara, journals, dated TO the Sth of August The
papers contain very little news Of political interest
and have 10 mention Of any local events of q stir
ring character.
Toc Royal Gosette Of the sth inst contains the
following summary
Trace continues anguid, it is said in Waite,
street. but mercantile ms n are fond of gTumblinR
ImportaticDs aic az large or Larger than ever, aud
II IL 10 be presumed now that the DAYS of re klsss
speculation are over, that people don't import il
they cant sell.
The colony generally is healthy, and the dread
as 20 visitation Of the cholera is fast subsiding
Although this is what is generally termed our XIV
eeaton 1t is an unusually mild one, both ia the town
and In the country. We hope that the English
papers, which have been stating that cholera mad
broken ont in British Guiana, viii cont sdict the
report. To this moment We a. totally free Of that
dreadful scourge.
Tic Court OF Policy met on the 9th ultnto.
Among the bills occupying their attention there
Of the city. TIE fear Of cholera has bad that bone.
fetal influence upon public opinion that peoI e no
begin 10 ojce the filth among which they have
been squatling and 70 be willing to aid in asures
for its removal.
A letter fson Mr.. G. Overload, Of Guernsey. was
yesd in ccuft, Offering to accept the pro position of
the Combined Court as to direct scam communi
cation between this colony and England. We
quote the letter ia our impression OF the LIST Au-
gust. II Is very much 10 be feared, hosever, that
the writer has based his calculations on a wrong
blsis, as, even at the moderate rates be proposes
charging, we cannot see where his 100 passenQ gers
every trip are 70 come from, even II the &C som mo-
daiion included tic neighboring colonies on the
same continent 4 new Import Duties Bill has
passed in committee Of the Legislature, meant We
believe to meet cerfain recent alterations In matte
Ct detail The Educational Bill has also been uuder
consideration, but is postponed for the present,
until some mac inery be suggested by the Educa-
tiunal Commi sion to meet the wants OF the country
dist icts. company Of American Miastrels nave
been entertaining the public for the LAST week.
They have been we'll received, and, wc believe.
tolerably successful.
The ANNEXATION OF cUBA-rrs Errrcrs on rHn
TRADE or GUIANA.
IRON the Roy al Gazette. July 29.1
upon authority quite as much to be trusted a
many Vienna dispatches from our own corroNpon-
dent, the startling report has reached ~ that "A
American ship OF war had captured 5psnish nj.
gate almost from under the guns Of the Moro. II
the report Ia accurate--apd we have NO re ason to
question il = il may well DO termed startling.
on0ftion OF war, even when the seat OF tt 10 20
distant % the plains OF Asia and tie 6fcolt chan
nels of tho Baltic, n not without its imot moe "a
u.s. and its deep interest also But the guIf nav be
said to be at our door, and such IN ovet oct = ths
Of America must naturally lead 10 The
TO NE . mm0n ph5ass, thst Ne nay s0msAo :
or other b dragged into the thick 4 II Zero
peaA statesmen bave Ksp spd tried q