The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-08-25
News nom the West Indies.

BY the arrival Of the Prometheus we have received
our files Of Kingston (Janaica) journals dated to
the 10th inst.
They do not contain any important news.
We do not find any report Of the progress or de-
cline Of the cholera.
The First Of August" vessels had all cleared out
Trade continued dull, no person buying more than
he absolutely wanted.
The Kingston Morning Journal of August the
I'd says-The ship EPSON, in her voyage from
Chinese immigrants. Since her arrival, about as
many more have been sent to the Public hospital,
and nine OF that number have died. The disease
that has carried them of is scurvy. We saw Sc.
vesal Of the Cssstss yesterday and to all ap
their moral qualities are equally to their physical
appearance. A very respectable Mandarin has
come with them. His name is Whaug.te-Shaug.
He is Christian, Is very intelligent and speaks
From Edward Lucas, ESQ.,, the c,nsignee of the
schooner Emily, which arrived in this port from
Navy Bay, on Tuesday afternoon, we learn that
grants, who went out to the Isthmus, to work on
the Panama railroad, are about to return-thcir
term Of service being expired, and that large
number Of these people will arrive in few days.
ANTIGUA.
Emigration to Australia from this colony seems
to be progressing as the following paragraph from
the Otserrsr, viii show
"For some time past, we have almost monthly
witnessed the departure from our shores for distant
lands and in small parties Of some of our best citi
zens and II has been remarked that gradually our
little island was being deprived of many worthy
members Of society. But the embarkation to-day,
on board the ship Venus, route for Australia Of
20 citizens is something so much ont of the CON-
mon way az to induce serious reflection"
BRITISH GUIANA.
This colony had been visited with heavy rain,
and thunderstorm Of unusual severity had occurred
at Georgetown. This Is the more remarkable, as
having taken place at season that is ordinarily
dry;
rada.
From Barbados we learn that cholera had CON.
scerably ahated In Brdeetown and the parish Of
St. Michael, and in other parts Of the isand but il
was stu raging In st. Phillip. The BG 1adian says
that In the country parishes no less than 1000 per-
sons had been carried on by the epidemic; to which
5000 buried in st. Michael must &c added
KINGSTON xARxrr
KINGSTON, (ism) August love have nothing to say
IN regard 10 business affairs. exceptand II but repS
uton OF remark which We have had TO mako for some
months pastshat there IL nothing doing-&bsously
thing Of Any importance and that too In the face sup
plies OF 20 comparatively trivial Character that the
spectators OF few years back would have considered
the transfer Of the whole operation Of ordinary &C.
currcnce. Nobody buys more than il srfcient for
his present Necessities TIE Tifst Of August vessels
have ell cleared outwards. We anbcin an abstract OF
from al psxts Of the island ButterThe ana dulnsss
alluded 70 in several numbers past stu charactsrises the
market for this article The stock OF Ir;sh q vsrv con-
sidsrAbe BreadThe stock offoreiga Il ample ius a.
msad vss7 inactive Domestic Aels wanted It So Cor
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