New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-11

Charles T., efteTvsrd Baren heteahs with which Lt
vail. arc decorated Altogether the good FOLKS are not
little proud and not without reason OF their court
house. ..A
et ~ crriu.is whose o6enses are not OF SUFFICIENT
aenitu De TO warrant the sending OF them 20 the gen
elal peniientiaTy in this city Prem TIE acinis1o.e
manner in which this prison kept and the strict s
TEN ef discipline that prevails in il il has deserFedy
,eceved The name Of the" Model Prison Of Jamaica
Tkcre is netting remarkable in the other public build
ircF therefore pafs them over In silence Inc Town
Contains population of about o,Uou.
hoDtegO Bay, ct distance OF t"en.I Ia,
from FsImouth. is another fine town, and ID trine
lareer than Falmouth II il ancient town, haVins
len built by the Spaniards, ts name Indicates ~
was once the second commercial town IN the island
brt Lag yiee.d the palm to Falmouth, which for the
lat eft en- years has Tar outsIPPec I've oi1si '''e'
Monteco Bay is the county town OF CornwaH
In nav next shall erdeavor TO give you descrlp-
tion OF some Of the ncrthside parishes which dider
materially from those on the south SIDE snail inter-
Frerse nv description with some account oil the man
rfrs habits and customs Of the peassntry, with which
"a native Of the first agricultural parish IN the island
Ifstter myself am thoroughly acquainted. III pres
emf by way OF illustrating the cOByival habits OF the
better class of peasants festive occasions shall re-
late en- adventure which happened 70 myself in the
psTjsb Of + eawny:
had attended an anti slavery meeting at the period
Of the August festivities which always observed by
the ptasantry at the free village OF Hastings situated
about twelve miles from Falmouth in an interior diree-
top and was returning home late in the evening" some
what aticued with the abors Of the day, when in pass
ing through another free village called Granville,
black boy ran after me, saying: Mr.. W wishes 10
"see YOU Sir" Refining in my steed, inquired;
"Apdwhois Mr.. VI" Upon which the boy replied,
to eat house at little distance from the road:
'.He lives in that house, Sir. Now, 1t so happened
that had been struck with the appearance OF the very
house as rode past in the morning. There was
about II an air of comfort that proclaimed its owner as
being well to do in the world, and had wondered 10
vhom il belonged some retired planter, who has lad
by something handsome, thought l. Here, then, my
curiosity was about to be gatfed Riding up the
avenue in tie full expectation of Injecting Mr. Canetop
or Mr. DunGer. On arriving at the entrance to the
house | vas, TO my surprise, met by respectfully
dressed and afterward shown, intelligent black
uep who introduced himself to me as Mr.. W. He
very politely asked ne TO walk in ard take glass of
wine ing lie had observed me at the meeting taking
notes; must be fatigued with that occupation and my
long ride and must stand in need of
otziDg, at the time for what he called the liberty
lie lad taken / entered the house, when saw long
table laid with damask table-clotb scrupuously
white and clean, and set ont with handsome dinner
service, among which articles of silverspoons,
&c, and cut glassware figured cOnspicuOusly There
we've present number Of black and dark colored
young men and women, with some Of whom happened
to he acquainted-6moBg whom | noticed very hne
young black man, the step son of W, who had
been recently married 10 young woman, who
was also present After a glass Of wine, it needed
very little pressing 10 induce one 10 parake OF sub
stantal and even elegant dinner and spent one OF the
most pleasant evenings | have enjoyed and did not
reach Falmouth till o'clock at night, which did
highly delighted at the hospitality and delicate polite
ness Of ny worthy host And yet, this man, previous
TO The LET Of August 1888, had been slave on sugar
estate This is no isolated case There are many in
TreawDy and other parishes who have got on as well
as Mr. W. The above incident carries with it its
own commentary.
CandCr impes me TO reverse the picture. The Surry
Asszes opened in this city yesterday, when the Judge
in bis charge to the Grand Jury, in adyertng TO the
calendar said that out of sixteen cases on the calendar
10 less than thirteen were for ohenses against the
person. and that of these nine for sodcmy beasti
atty and rape His Honor expressed his conviction
that mere punishment must always be ineicacous in
putting down such practices and said the only way to
reform tie masses to bring them under humaniz.
ing influences. As seto TO this deplorabe state of
things must remark that the Judges of every Court
in the island have had the pleasure of congrstuatng
the Grand Jures the extraordinary ghtness of the
calendar and this be it remembered, at period when
we could hardly be said to have had any government
must conclude for the present, with promise to
renew the topics on which have touched. $.