The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-19
News nom the West Ins,ies.
LEGISLATIVE PR0CEEDtNGs - CHURCUEs AM
sQnQOLs-KAlLNAY HlTuaNs-Tar cuoI rnI-I

News 1tOm the West Indies.
LEGISLATIVE PROCEEDINGs - CHURCUEs AMI
soH0oLs-FAILwAY mTURNs-THg CuoLERA-A
DRoUGHr-CoPPER NINE PRODUCE.
From kingssen {Jamaiia) have tiles dated to Nov.
| 20, but they contain little negs
1he kingston journal # Nov 20 hns the following
summary Il Lesss i've procesdings:-In the House OF
migration fund fcm 10Th October, 1884, 10 10Th October.
1850 showing that out Of 60 eie L. 3d. to the credit o
the urd, l57sS Ia I'D. bad been drawn, leaving the
| funo in debt 10 the public fs7 lbs. Id.
hr Taylor slso gave notice II hts intention to
Tor the appointment Of committee TO inquire and
port this the pactcabity Of increasing the
population oftle island BY encouraging from
Mr. Ceddes presente1 petition from certain members
Of the BAPTIST congregation at Browns Town, in st.
Amps, 'gsinss g. ants for edocs iional PURPOSES
biz has slso heen III oduced into the Assembly, by
re Executive Committee, Tor paid magistsacy out OF
| the Island revenue
bill to provide for the education of the children Of
the poor was before the Assembly The measure does
not contemplate The Establishment q schools II merely
provides for the sing s6 600 per snnum by tax
on HOUSES To be ~ the posa of Board Education.
The Catholics OF p mama AID Astnwal had forwarded
10 Fight Reve reni,o late Vicar Apos-
| telc q tleir Church OF Jamaica.
The Baptist Mirstes q Saint James had revived the
agitation agsintt the ADgo-Jsmaican Church, State
Cholera had broken ont In the Kingston pententiarv.
The annual meeting u the Mdtesex Church Society
i was held at spsnishtowu on the 9th ul,imo.
The tenth anniversary q the opening Of the Jamaica
| During the PERIOD 100 5s5 Of merchandise in
Guiding 600 tons Of dyesoods have been nveyed by
| stock, and over iliion Of passengers.
The Kingston Morning Jonrncl November %, gives
the following agricultural aud heat reports I'VE
sorry to say that the long dougnt unuuai at this
period of the year. has Injured the canes on the north
crop next year. During he past sesI however ws have
had change 81 wea herthe earth has been blessed with
succession Of refreshing showers which we trust may
continue; trust asO thai their iertizing tnuen,e
4 may not ne too late.
regret to say that evers rather PREVALENT but
they must always be ioled Tor a this Of the year.
The land however, l. fee from any idemic disease
are glad 70 be ah'e to state that copper mining 10
During The sitting q the Eagston House Of Assembly
Mr. Russell gave no ice Of MS nten ion to introduce
bill to ble courts Justice pronounce sen ense Of
divorce in Of adultery incompability Of temper
This notice was received with loud laughter.
The Falmouth riots had become rather alarming
motion given by the senior MEMBER for St. Andrew Of
to the country. w. ei cnvp that the reduction
the im,ot, its abolition IT his latter oud be- effect
60 would tend greatly to trade by the Influx OF
| larger Number Of vessels iuto ports
The anniversary OF the Hebrew Benevolent Society
dean, to seat in the House Of Assembly, was objected to-
News from Buenos Ayrss.
A GENERAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE CHIEFS
-KETREAT OF FLoREs-r.HE INDIANS.
Our files rom Buenos Ayres the 9th of October
and contain important news.
The following Sunday School annh ersary programme
was for yar5ed to us:--
Annual celebration the Sunday School of the Metho
dist Episcopal Church, Baenos Ayres Tharsay evening"
Oct 26 1855 10 commence Mt O'clock pr ~ ely. Do,rs
opened at half past & s'slacs7
Colonel Oviei es.er short nrar.atine d sembarked
at Busnos Ayges on the 2istt II octohsr
The British Pacha Of Oct. II mas h, folio. lng:-
There are Thugs so passing strange tb. they exceed
the limits OF creiibiiy and ths cement Of auo-
fairly 10 sded yet II is and d verify
that Bustos Flores Iamea and acording to publ,
revolution Of December 1862 oace more In the geld
with the banner Of fedition uhfurlsd
So far 1t sine OF is predecessor of lister
corcaion and as several have passed boat any
decisive result is impossible to look forward witaout
shnsder q app,ebensien. We ses same agents At
and is impossible avoii asking oursevsg the ques
tons, what nay he It's amidea cnss what IT, tendency
and ocject2 what the ut the dis.
POI ai Ut the government?
The notices Of the movements hitherto published are
extremely vague, ant cor sequenily unsatisfactory.
Bustcs must have left he city on Tuesday right and
on the following morning hailed at Mstanzas where he
Then accompanied ny only some fifeen unsrmed
men the wonder is thst they not all Appreciated
Al midday on Wednesday, Colonel Conesa started ia
ursuit, snd resched the aatsnzas where Bustos had
cen stou, Fix in the evening; but he had then eap
cared ard was supp0 ct To bsve gone ards Qrnoy
tnenda, for The purpose n lining with Flores
From his point We bear little more Of Bstos till the
fHnnd OF this ming states at he In flight to-
wards San Vicente IN group of fugt that had been
istcrsed by Msjor villa
Flores must di.embarked near Eoss ida whether
alone or win few ollo~ers from the Oriental s
not very certain but he pears hsve moved about
IN tte Cfstffct Village atmeS
till The government fices maze their appearance The
latest lews of lin is that he hotly and In
retreat towards Ensenada supposed for the purpose Of
ieembsrkbg
In ADDITION 10 there it appears that we have Lsmeia
nswhere to The north and rnmor says Olnos about
the IUyu, and Pedro Eosas Beig at tho -al4da.
Such are the ea9re defaii 81 ts untor conflict.
MEANWHILE The divi.i' n Of Colonel Echensgucis, in
ter ded reinforcement for the southern from sr
vltsd after crossing the Sssdo two hundred
dsI ersed leaving him Win skeleton force OF ty eight
veterans In consequence his oh has been
msnded; and understand he acting 10 concert
with Col Conesa.
Our fear s that the of these ong,ings NAV
encourage The IrCians to s caring inroads and
It truly melancholy any part Of the public force
engaged in this fraricidal struggle At when
they are SO much needed TO repe the barbariaps.
Town TO the hour Of going TO press. we have no
further re liable infoI matt. to communicate.
Our New Orleans Correspondence.
NEW ORLEANS Dec. 0, 1856.