The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-23

Later from British Guiana.
We have received files of Georgetown (Demerara) pa
rers dated to the 23d of March
In the Legislature Mr. Buie made motion on the sub
ject of immigration OF which the following is the SUBJ
stanceThat the planter shall contribute in future half
the outlay incurred in introducing labor in the following
proportion:S60 for Chinese under ndenture for five
years. payable in yearly instruments of sig for $50
for each Cooe ndenured for three years also pay able
in yearly instruments Of $40 each and SIS for Portuguese
by yearly instruments of So.
letter of the Immigration Agent General stated that
there had been expended in paying bounty s3 $685. and
that must be assumed that less than 500 600 could not
well be computed for all the payments OF bounty the
year 1854
The terms called for by Mr. Buie with respect TO imm
grafton, showed that Of the number of immigrants who
had arrived in the colony between the th Of March and
3lst of December 1853 the adults amounted to ex
elusive OF boys and girls; that the bounty paid by the
colony on the whole number amounted to S1O6, l73 0s
and the portion OF bounty paid by the employers amount
ed to $50, 447 CO.
In the court on March l4th the item for crews
and other expenses Of boats, for the prevention of
smuggr g, was increased from 1900 to s., 1000
The Georgetown Royal Gdseac, OF March 81 publishes
the following extract from the Paris correspondence of
the Ncp Grdncdd Chronice:-Thcreis nothing can com
municate by this courier bearing upon the colonies
ton OF establishing line Of trans atlantic steam pack
cts project Of this kind has been about twenty years
under consideration without any practical results. 1t
appears however to be al last the of being car
ried out company, under the direction of ST. Iefevre
has been formed, and st. Nazarc at the mouth OF the
Loire, selected the principal station for a line Of
steamers p between this country AMI the West In
dies, &c, making Fort de France Martinique the first
point of arrival for the outward vessels IL i said one
of the vessels will be started in few DAYS on trial trip
from ST. Nazae to New York and the service is to com
mencc in March next. The question Of Indian immigra
ton to the French colonies engages now GOOD deal of
attention in ports The concession made to Captain
Blanc, time ago. for the Introduction OF five thou
sand Coolies into Martinique Guadaloupe &c. was
thought to vest him with privileged monopoly; but the
Minister Of Marine has just explained that there Is
nothing whatever of exclusive character in the per-
mission given to Captain Blanc, and the applications
from shipmas.ers are pouring in from all quarters
addressed to the Minister OF Marine soliciting partic
patton in the work of carrying immigrants
His kxcelency Governor Woodhouse arrived at George
town on the 23d March, anu was duly naugdrated.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN NASHVILLE TeNy.-A
fire broke out last night abou half past seven O'Clock in
the large furniture mandatory Of Messrs McCombs
Cornelius Co.. located In the western part of the city,
The buildings together with the large lumber yard on the
premises reduced 10 ashes. 4 quantity Of unfn.
ihed furniture also burned The loss will be severe
understand 10 from fifteen to twenty thousand dol
larsfve thousand insured --N1sLrife Union April IL
MECHANICS INSTITUTE, TORONTO, CANApA.-The
interesting ceremony of laying the chief corner stone of
the Toronto Mechanics Institute, took place in that city
on the nth inst. The proceedings rendered
than usually imposing, in consequence of being con-
Quoted with masonic honors The Deputy Grand Master
of Treemasons of Canada West after some appropriate
dresses we're also delivered the The whole
affair reflected great credit the officers Of the institute
and the committee Of management.
General Lewis the Mayor elect OF New Orleans, ives
installed into once % tho tQ.h ipst