The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-11
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To acknowledgements In Trade-tsDvetn-
ment Taxes-Crops and Trade Reports.
KINGSTON. Sept %, 1861
The OF emigration from the United states
tinues unaba cd Americans who have visited Jamaica
convinced the many advantages offered by this
colony have only known, through proper and
liable sources direct the tide 10 these shorea
very few years win American life uppermost in
these tropics, and in few more will form par and
parcel OF another Uned States In miniature. with all
that Is good OF American and English.
The great appear to have
the attention OF European shipowners engaged emf
grafton business and inquiries now being made Al
to the of available land for SALE with u
organizing companies similar to those which did SO
much COLOMBO and settle New zealand--viz. giving
them free grants OF land for sies Of years. with ths
option Of purchase.
The subject of slip dock has been again before tie
government, the Importance Of such provision having
pressed upon the Governor by the Commercial as
ISOLATION OF Kingston. The only the Governor
could give that tho present impoverished condition
OF the countrys finances precuded him from entertain
ing proposition OF tho kind, however good II It 70
CURED outlay Of the public funds. Tho subject,
therefore, remains for the present
The subject Of small coinage Jamaica has BEEN
under the consideration Of the merchants OF KAss-
ton, who appointed committee to draw up report
upon the necessity which exists for small coins Of
other material than copper metal which is peculiarly
Objectionable in a warm country. The report pre-
pared submitted and passed. and has been cent TO
the Governor It proposes the introduction OF nickel
silver coins-a one cent piece, and q half cent
piece aud two cent piece, tho smallest coin In clrca-
lion being at present silver penny half penny
The revenue from imports having fallen so far bebw
the average OF former ears. by Il 900 week.
the government is becoming impressed with the hct
that change mas come over the country which calls
not only for serious reflection but the immediate appi-
cation OF measures 10 I'LL the empty Golfers OF the pubic
treasury for il things they going there will
be money to meet the contingencies Of the public
service The condition OF the island is giving Sir John
Peter Grant great uneasncss for the great bulk OF the
coloplsts unable TO stand any further taxation The
for the quarter ending Both September promises
less favorabiy than the quarter ending 30th June which
eli 900 below the pabc estimates for the quarter
The causes OF all this general depression and reduction
OF revenue may be summed in few lines. The
trading 10 which Jamaca has been for many years
posed has received double check from the government
the one hand, and the Colonial Bank on the Other.
SIR John Peter Grant, with keen eye saw that there
little manufacturing for a colony OF such dmen.
sOnstoo few industrial men, and by far too many lazy
and indoent shopkeeefs ready 10 live by accident and
on very little TO support life rather than labor, and hs
imposed heavy trade licenses which had the effect Of
closing numbers OF shops throughout the country
thereby compelling their former betake them
selves TO some industrial pursuit. This is
why business limited il not the less healthy in
consequence The Colonial Bank, the other hand
have found that business was anything but sound;
that the paper currency which found its way always
into the hands OF the bank did not really represent
legitimate trade, but in many instances the sale
transaction over and over again by simple exchange Of
hands Names that hundred barrels OF -four upon
acceptance discounted at the bank, II scrutinized
might be found at the end Of ninety days
to represent on paper one thousand barrels upon
Bank Losses, OF course and change in the manage
ment brought about general crisis business was SUBJ
jected to greater scrutiny; check put upon dis
counting honest mems names a guarantee while
others would not pas whatever might be their po
ston fresh tone was given to business, and,
althunph and busD0<s m
limited. what remained was more sound, more healthy
and loss liable TO disease which has hitherto been con-
tagious These two Influences therefore, operating
together at and the time, have had the eject
Of limiting. certain degree, every mans business,
footing than they have ever been before The i'm i'm
porations have been very greatly essencd, as natural
consequence but then there has been infinitely ISIS OF
that unhealthy competition which has hitherto pre-
vented men from making an honest living By fair
trading lmporaiicns now are generally speaking for
cash remttances, and this accounts in great
for the falling of that has 20 suddenly taken place in
our importat'ons
Since the duty on rum increased 2s Sd Ter gall
Ion, that the duty amounted to Is every gallon
consumed within tho island, the number OF licenses for
the salo OF spirits has very considerably increased
showing an increased consumpionl while the revenue
has fallen of CO 900 when compared with what col
ecied when the duty only Is Sd. pcr gallon. This
of course suggests important question for legisia
tors aud fnanc,ers-l e., Will an Increase OF duty
always give increase OF revenuoy ln this instance
at least has failed Now, how is this accounted or'
Theirs has been increased t3mptatien 10 smugge:
and, to prove that something bong dne in this Illicit
trade, have only TO mention that sixty puncheons OF
seized the other day in 81. Thomas We Vale,
having been removed to merchants premises without
excise 'permit' payment OF ouy. The amount
Of duties which II was intended evadt the payment
of was somewhere about 5000 Now the rum is Nonus
Gated and the ine will be somewhere about cl. 500
Mr.. Justice Purcell has returned TO his duties in the
parish Of Manchester His appointments having been
gwen him by the Earl Of Carnarvon when he
Colonial Minister In January last the government ind
they cannot remove him without some charge before
the Privy Council Of . miscarriage justice, but
charges OF this nature against Mr. Purcell,
except for the mprudent expression Of opinion which
Affected nobody but himself the matter has been allowed
10 drop
The fearful violence OF language and abuse which has
been for long limo tolerated In the public streets OF
Jamaica without notice by the authorities has been
checked in the parish OF ST. Catherine by Mr. Justice
BLAIR Zone and much maliGned Scotch udges
who abandoning tho system OF huing, which enabled
many say they quite in position 20 pay for the
qualification they took in insulting abusing smother.
sends them to jail without any option Of paying une
Mr.. Justice Davidson auother Of The Scotch judgesl
has struck into the class OF people Tro
awnsy by sending woman convicted OF using abusive
language Jail for . month. without afordng her
opportunity OF making the pecunary selection which
she had provided for The example !. g 10 BE- aacersy
hoped will be followed BY the IN every par
sh In jamaica for II such course IL pcrsstentiy fol-
lowed the unbrdled language OF lcentious people will
DO completely checked while the Lessons will 30 salulay
in interests OF order and example.
Since my last the Jamaica market WAS supplied both
with provisions and nshstus from the United States and
Halifax, but except aour there has been a,eral
decline In the ruling prices the larger portion OF the
goods mol having bcen placed in the market as yet The
upon tho sales that have been made during the tort
night
The weather sl continues favorable for sugar cutva
uon and good average crops almost certain for
year. Coffee Is suffering In tho higher mountains from
wet aud breezy weather and tho Of the liner quail
tics Will not DO than tho average. Ia the Wand
dstrcts tho berry large and quality good Picking
going on, and the yield will be large. Pimeuto Is a
failure this season, and very few bags will picked
The email quantity that has been brought market finds
ready purchasers S. S. d. almost the prcc
rs u can bs bought FOR in the Loadon market
ga Ia ed for ~
readily taken up Tor London.
Exchanges on London, 90 days, l per cent premium
90 do, IL do {; 30 do ~ do.
From 81 Johns, Antigua, our correspondence bears
date September IL.
A correspondent writes We are happy to state that
for the past few weeks have had ne rains, previous
10 which most parts OF the island hal begun to suffer
materially We trust however that seasonuble weather
may continue. which will large and early crop
for next year Sugar making will begin in November
early IN December
The stock Of American imports light although
held by several parties The produce shipped to date