The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-02-02

BELIZE, British Honduras, Jan. II, 1851.
The Prospects for the Woodcuaing Season arkas-Some
1he Effects of Walkers Eaaedition-Departure qfthe
Attorney Genaat-Progress Of the Government Surecy-
Partial Failure Of the Sugar Crop, &C., dc.
Our last packet brought down very large sum OF
money which in great relieved the tghtness
Of our money market yet its late arrival the
of more than usual dull Christmas There bias been
disposition spend money manifested by the majority OF
mahogany cutters.
The large houses have hired freely aud at good wages
and, if the seasons propous, from nine to ten mil
lion thousand feet will be got out during the current year.
lockwood is rather duh and has downward tendency,
with the prospect of than ordinary supply for the
year.
sarsapara and hides very dull ndeod there being
fixed value for either of those articles Some small
lots of the latter have been sold at public auction for
cash prices ranging from rs cents each hide to 81 IS
OF they could be bought in any quantities at
those prices the poorer made sales at
these prices.
Cochineal and indigo among the things that were
ia Belize. The steamers the Pacific and the Panama
Railroad have directed nearly all of trade in those
articles from Belize
by Walkers taking Truxilo has yet been overcome
but matters now gradually assuming their former
shape.
our Legislative Assembly will meet on the 2Sth inst
The session will most likely BIO very short.
Our Attorney General, Mr. H. j. Ball, owing to
ndisposition has to leave this country. When he has
there will not be full commissioned officer of the
government in Belize The Superintendent, the Chief
JUSTICE the Colonial Secretary the public Treasurer and
the Attorney Generals offices will all be filled with acting
officials.
Major May, the government Surveyor, and his suite
have been in town for the past two weeks. They have
been down TO the Sarsorn ard and open
ed the lower southern side lne and gone up
the old river to Garbods Falls fix the northern lne
after which the back westerly line viii be opened and
then the bounds of British Honduras will be finally and
definitely arranged and settled, far at least the
States OF Honduras Guatemala and Verapus
ed. Thus while your politicians and public men have
been squabbng about slavery the Monroe doctrine and
like topics Great Britain has quietly but surely secured
fifteen hundred square miles OF territory, in which
millions OF Of the finest sugar and cotton lands
in the world
The promise of the sugar crop for the coming year Is
not good usual owing to the great quantity of rainy
weather we have had lately; but If we have good dry
weather for the next four months have doubt will
come up to, II not exceed, last years crop.
An unusual quantity Of land has been cleared the
past year, and will all be planted out in this year
with good weather labor an excessively large
crop will be realized in 1862
The Guatemala "Gaurd Coasta schooner yelocitad,"
with bevy OF officials has been here and at Corosa the
Iast fortnight Some dancing racing and bull and cock
lighting have been furnished to them by IL. NJ Acting
superintendent and his friends who have tried to show
them the elephant and have 1t themselves IL they
were not successful In showing it TO their guests.