The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-10
Interesting from Jamaxca.
OUR KINGSTON CORRESPONDENCE.
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Interesting from Jamaica.
OUR KN0srON c0RREsPONDNCY.
KINGSTON, Nay %, ls5,
r. io Of me W. tmoyed Rioters Their Oonu con and I'M
prssonuses--Ab-upt Closing Of TIE Special OoMmion-
Krp.ct ncsin3 Of 1e Commissions Of Mose Justices
of the Peace wAo Absemlsd smsslucs rom As Jury Boo
me Spirit Of R,bsllioa Sxip in Westmmsland- SsdiHOm
Discored IN Vsre-ComssistaI Of the Parties C0sccwsd-
RsoIsries and Frauds Commpted BY Fasds Of tie Peo-
rls'-TAe Governors Prudential Conduct in Gese Matters
--FLl~ Statements IN Memorial to her Aqjaty Mode
Pubic and Deni<d-TAs R<usnne Of tas Cslony-Scsctty
yPsoUisions7hs AnaSal Grasas Tie Lying IN Hospital,
WahGraxn and As EssabisAing Of Similar Iastitlos
in CSanection via ne Public Hosplal-7Ae Gooeruoy
Condemned for his Conduct in this Enthusiastically Of
DE Public ssia the Ladies Of tas Com~ixes Of Manage
nsat-P,rry Causcs Aessiaos--71e Militia 10 Be Lams
diatly Enrolled for the PREDICTION Of the C5lony-Nsces
sly Jor Caution ia ne .Ssecsios Of the Parties to Fwm
the CS,ps-Defenselsss S.a< + the Aiand-Aiairg Opera
tons de-, de-, dc.
The westmoreland gate rioters have been tried aud
Convicted and now expating their crimes in the
peuensary and other prisons Of the Island The parties
Who partially demolished the police station and chased
.he Judgs from the judgment seat sa untred in
sequence Of the sudden termination Of The special com.
mission This unexpected and much regretted event was
caused by the departure from Savannah Ia Mar Of the
jurors from rfeasny "a neghocrinsapsh) before tho
trials concluded The majority Of these gentlemen
bold commissions Of the peace and they have been called
upon BY the Governor to give their reasons for absenns
themselves without leave Of the Court and 70 the injury
Of the public service HIS Exceency has given them 70
understand that unless substantial given their
commissions viii be cancelled, and y generally sup
posed that this viii be the case because the deuquens
had oAha Ioav aavA sh.la-
desire to return their homes, which justification Of
their conduct Each Of the jurors has already been fined
f26 for his absence.
The troops have been Withdrawn from SavannAhla Mar,
but things are not quiet In the district 70 warrant
the supposton thAt tranquility has returned The people
are still much excited, and require = good deal Of
watching.
Iregret say that wssmoreland is rot the only parish
in which dsanecsed spirits doing injury. magia-
krAl investigation Is being held in vere in case
Of sedton Two young In that parish have recently
forwarded 70 tho editor Of the Falmouth PoH letter
signed "Danton, in which they declare that prosperity
viii return the island until the throAs OF the
planters cnt and blood made 10 flow throughout the
land They state that few Robespierres, Dantons and
Maras wanted 10 purify the land Of the oppression and
70
tile 70 the government and call on the editor Of the paper
TO support their revolutionary movements The editor,
forwarded It TO Kings House, and II has been
traced to one Charles SAbrum and one Tneophilus
Of the We're branch Of the Jamaica Reform Society, Of
which the Rev. Robert A. Johnson editor Of the Watch
mon newspaper, is president and oracle.
Contemporsneousy with the writing Of this seditouo
communication tor which the authors viii be tried 1t
ensuing Circuit Court for the district Of vere),
rial, addressed TO the Qoeens Mos. Exceiens Majesty
was forwarded to his Excelency the Governor by g.
~ Fletcher, native Baptist paIson, who known by the
psris6es Of MetcsHe, s. Thomas IN shevae s. XSry 81
Ann aud ST. Ancrew, and demanded money from the
peasAny aa the price OF being permitted to append their
names 70 the document, which he assured them would
enable them 10 participate the advantages Of great
thing which he had hand with Governor for
Inc necessary fee and authorized Fletcher 70 sign their
names to tho document; and with the view OF giving
IL an air OF respeotabiliiy, the clerical rogue AZ
tached TO II the Of tospe stAbe freeholiera
and occupiers Of land IN the parishes without their
xrnwedgs or consent On procuring come hundreds OF
70 ias ac,a = Sesasr ssn. i 10 az as r,
request that be for warded to her Majesty, and this
reply sent to his address 81 Rodney Ball Pos; Office Inc
Governor thereupon natructsd The Custos OF st. Thomas
In The Vale to inquire into the circumstances connected
with the proposition Of the memorial, and IL soon tran
ma srtostca money from the sborers wnoss o.mss
had appended 70 the paper with their consent.
the memorial has not been published, but am In DOG
session of an authentic copy, from which make 10 ex
tract TO show yon how far men OF ths stump wl e.
endesyoring TO create feeling OF aniagoalsm 10
spectacle classes Of this unfortunate island
"Cruelty and iujustice have been the principles
when Of le planters have acted towards In
granis Already have the mmisraots' blood, which has
Stained The seets and o tas Ia1J cried for
sesnce and judgment Tram just and righteous Col, add
who knows but at part s tie dstresses OF the lsand
the introductory pnsnnen: for tho marder OF aose
~hose graves are t DC sceD throughout the length and
breadth Of the Land
lie needless for 70 asy that there Is no truth wat
in the above s.sienisnis No could riuyder
immigrant any BODY eleo without cl.Ds troug -
tice; and ouch tirg immigrant nsving siiei
by hisempioyer has OCCURRED u 10 niucn 10 be
regretted that Mr. fletcher cannot be punished for what
has done, bccauEe the only way TO pu. down such
vsgsbonds crush them with the powerful OF The
law Ihe Governor has called the several Custodes Of
the parishes the respectable ministers OF religion and the
end vestrymtn and others occupy ing pablo
positions, 'to aid him In xpos'ng anc frustrating the
Cbpaons OF this man, and OF oiher ncendiariee who,
there is 70 fear, constantly engaged for tasr
se0sh objects in x,tlg dls-onten. amongst the
peasany suggesting 10 them grievances vhicn have
real existence"
The notorious Mr. johnson has recently paid vs. 10
the parish OF g. Mary and delivered lecture the state
OF the island In oher words he has been preaching
dcn because all his lectures OF this nature The de-
livery Of these Lectures followed up by abandon
ment Of work by the hborers and the demand Tor higher
wages.
The return Of revenue paid the public treasury for
the quarter endog 3st March last has ust been published
In the G0see by authority The total amount Of
received was s5o,755 l@s The folio wing are the par
ticulars:-
3. d.
lmlVI6s D
Ionnsge oues. 1850 ~