The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-26
British Guiana.

Co0LIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE PERIOD OF
Observation-Disclosures OF CRIME-NEw ST.
GAR REPINING PROCESS.
The Colonial Sdxdard Of March II says, We learn
from the Royal Gazette that the period that has elapsed
since the sailing Of the last packet has passed without
any particular incident Rain has fallen In considerable
Quantities, and 1t ID complained in of the country
districts that accompanied it has been by a cold
northerly wind, it has chilled stunted, and yelowed
little those canes not yet arrived at maturity Notwith
standing, however there 10 st every prospect of large
Business still continues dull goods Of almost every de-
scrpon are scarce and dear Tonnage scarcely to be
Freehts are exorbtant and The consequence continues
to be- that the small estate owner compelled to sell his
produce in the country sells 1t at price very much be-
low the rates that rule in the mother country An ap
prehenson exists that this condition Of things 80 far a.
the sugar grower is concerned, 10 more likely to get
The Court Of Policy has had special session for the
purpose principally Of reading dispatches from the Duke
of Newcastle. We still doubted little as pro-
there l. the germ Of better things for usmore liberal
judging from the same Downing street documents and
their accompanments In fact the noble Secretary Of
We were inclined to take less limited term Of service Of
the Coolie, although probably with slightly different
quite sufficient for the adult Indian laborer: but he
throws this advantage into the colonial scale Of cost
that the colony must have further years of labor
the heightened term Of service must of necessity be ad
vantageous; the possibility win be within reach Of
1t IL reported to bring hther seven thousand Of these
people this year We think that tonnage in the Indian
seas 10 not so scant as 1t is with NJ.
to be regretted that the colony has had reyisits
ton Of atrocous crime More than murder had been
committed.
the better extraction of the juice from the sugar cane
had been ade by Mr. Manifold and II Is stated that
they are likely to lead to most important results The
machinery with which the experiments made was
snail scale, and only first attempt Many altera
tions observes the Gd, may and will be required but
there be little doubt from what we have heard that
emit
successful The cane IL appears hrst passed through
circular saw: and reduced to pulp This pulp is then
steamed and subjected to the action Of the hydraulic
press trial of the apparatus took place the 10th
nit, ct Anna Regina and we understand all the gentle
men present on the occasion (ncudng the Honorables
Thomas Porter and John Jones' Messrs. James Stuart
d. Macintosh, j. H. King and several others connected
with the planting and engineering interes) much
pleased with the several experiments Irrespective Of
the increase Of juice, (which there doubt with an
improved machine would be very grcat) sthe process
has several advantages The Jet Of steam which Is passed
through the pulp cosguAtes the abumen and the Juice
q delivered at high tempersturs and much clearer
than by the mill We understand that Mr.. Manifold is
about TO proceed to England to perfect apparatus on
large scale having from the experiments made
obtained all the required data for the purpose The
cal arrangements to give every due effect be easily
managed.
SANITARY OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE sEA-A
COMPULSORY EDUCATION BILL AND MAINE Ii.
The CoIon informs us that the health of the island ID
quite good. The yellow fever Is entirely gone from the
hospitals and from the shipping and hears Of cases
in any district The medical body merely laid up In
ordinary, awaiting what next may come, and having
nothing serious tooccupy their minds Unfortunately the
III name which the Demerara river had acquired year
and the great mortality in the shipping, has had the
effect OF deterng vessels from going there and though
there was danger Of taking either the Yellow Jack
or the cholera and perhaps much less than at st. Thomas
and other ports in the neghborhood few vessels would
venture there and Of the few that to deliver cargo
none could be prevailed upon for double the freght
they got elsewhere remain TO load In consequence OF
which, though there plenty of sugar made and max
ing II was not Of much profit to the planters.
The sea has Of late made encroachments, and threat
the suburb Of Kingston and the plantation Of Thomas
lying between II and the city, with inundaton The
Gazette recommends getting some one from Holland 10