The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-08-28
News from Oemoxara and the West ladies,
from the Bermuda Gasoste, August 10

| News from Demnrara and the west Indies.
(srom the Bermuda GAsoste, August 10
DxMERARA.
me 60 vernon presented to the Court Of Policy dcs
enclosing Chiese proclamation reIstve {, Atrocities
af ged have peen committed In obtaining oes for
shipment to foeg Countries The proclamation alleges
that young hKve IN msny been k,dna oosd
and sod The Rlcl Gasets feels satisfied that the rl-
tsh immerapsn Agents are not concerned In this very
serious charge "a be hoped thst tnsy are moi, but
the TRANSMISSION or this osoclamatoa Dy Sir j. B,wear
seems linton aed az Warmly 70 them especially.
ar. Cartwright had published vndcstion Of his con-
auct ~ Inc penal Bettiement II has produced fAvora
PIE impression on the whole apps~enty but 90 mo OF 90.
charges preferred against htm have been sAi,s
msaaure Tor constituting an Executive COMMITTEES IT
the Hce Of Assembly M purpors 10 co0s1 or s -
veruor the right Of appointing such ooua.ttsc 20 b.
COMPOSED q such members OF bcsh houses a. he may
tnnk ny without any limitation to the number OF ~
committee. Members Of this committee are to hsys =
salAsy Of f2bo per anDun tho Secretary siso fss
Rumor has 1t thar ME-, Hamlton will resume tina vo
verrment Of Antigua II the expiration OF hs iosye
BARBADoBS
C0pous rains had rejoced tho hearts OF the u,.,sr.
and Dvsorated the young crops oYehoul tbs ,snS
The Governor Of Martinique haA ofiCaly invited the
Governor and people Of Barhad0es TO present on ia
zeth August at the Inauguration Of statue Of tho Es
press Josephine Several sudden deshs occurred II
ment, and A. C. G Alder, died within lev days q
each other the first from apopexy the second from nja
,ss rscsssd ny TIE TAI Of bus horse and tao third from
by excitement at witnessing Lieut. Cooks funeral
GRANADA.
The following crafty ing intelligence 10 extracted from
the Chronicle -As regards the future the prospeot h
good Some estates have changed hands the better
long abandoned plantations have been reclaimed to pro-
ductive industry, end the agricultural aspect Of tbs
colony generally has considerably Improved" This
happy change is ascrbed the Introduction Of coos
Granada planters has been brought about at own
cost they deserve 10 reap tho reward OF their eater
prise, ana they will dol
JAMAICA.
this Inflated colony.
Tyade--taJs the Morning Luynal-seems 70 %
every day becoming more IAnguishng; are SLOW In
acquiring tie means to improve our agricultural pros
progress which had hoped to raiss up fresh
OF II dusty, threaten 10 be short lived.
Aniog enterprises have disappointed the hopes Of their
pfcJecors there beng want Of toe necessary capital
Tbs mines themseve are, however, vatuapie.
TIE Eliza B.ine. With cargo board from the clyde.
was burned a. her moOrngs in Kingston hsrbor on the
e'h June. TIE fire was supposed TO be accidental.
TRINIDAD
Eany nres bad been reported, some Of them the work
The crop Of sugar for. 1859 YVES shipped, and bad
amounted to something not far short of the expected
10000 hogsheacs but Sill exceeds the produce OF any
previous year to , considerable extent
ST. VINCENT.
communication has been made to the Legislature OF
despatch from the Acting Governor Chief relative to tho
egrat on from fbAd0ea to S. Vincent of large mum
Der Of destitute ~be people The proposal 70 apart
eco acres Of ungranted land FOR the emgranis
the grant not To exceed five acres TO any person Tho
draining ftbe land and the erection Of hoaees as well AZ
the of ihe egranss is proposed TO desray from
the public ctes Of Barbacoes The ST. Vincent Legislature
received the proposition with very little favor because the
i'm migrants you'd not be eery1ceable as Horticultural Ia
boress and would probably prove burden TO the colony
Mr. Grant, the treasurer has been elected Speaker Of
House Of Assembly
mila bill has passed toe Legislature.
VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY IN JAMAICA.
we have lately had opportunity of versiug with
" Tho nf Iaunu ion
whogives deporabe accoont Of the depreciation OF prop
erty IN tbat 10 many respects very re zand. have
sso before article in the Jamaica DespdtcA OF 29h
Juy relating to the same subject and entirely sustainng
the vieFs Of orr informant.
From this article learn that the Bindloss estate
ape sugar pisnta on belonging to N R. Darrell Eyq was
lately put UP 1t auction and WITHDRAWN there being no
einay cost ESQ c0 would be now be sold for fS 600
sterling Ihe not singular instance Of the depreca.
uon OF the value OF real estate The proprietor
mss half dozen properties in Jamaica all equally value.
less or leary 30 In comparison with their original cost
The great depression remarkable in the case OF "a
maca requires some better explanation than We have
yet met with OF the old planters put e all down
TO but other Islands possessed OF far fewer
from their Temporary embarrassment and some OF the
colonies highly ourshipg In Barbadoes for example,
ssses estate r. We are tod e v.Iu.bsnd readily
are not far behind Barbados. =
The Jamaica Despatch il indeed not at loss to account
FOR ibis disastrous state Of THINGS but say that
philanthropy" is accused Of comforting monopoly OF
labor class Of persons independent to consder
poyment boon. Why then do not the planters folio
abroad?
There must be some peculiar fatality attaching to Ja.
maca We ar and far appearances 60 thera
reason to despair to the fate Of one Of
icheat islands in the world