The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-10-10
Our Jamaica correspondence.


KISosrov, Ca) Ost. 2, 1s49.
The beautiful steamship Empire City arrived here
yesterday and will start mmediately for your city.
have to communicate by her intelligence which every
rover If good government he exceptions believe arc
few must dsplore The disagreement between the
Governor and the Assembly mentioned ia my last has
brought about sad state Of things here aud there
exists regret 90 add little chance Of INNS
6iate settlement Of disputes
Some time since your paper, believe, has already
noticed majority Of the House Of Assembly came to
the Of reducing the taxation Of the colo
ny by sweeping financial reform-the altered ccndl-
ton Of the country having rendered 1t impossible for
as to support the former the present-lavsh expend
iture The second branch OF our Legislature the
Council, composed entirely OF sslaricd officials resist
sl such attempts the part OF the popular branch
interpreting The plea that they cannot interfere with
salaries fixed by permanent ssts of the colony and in
shis false position they backed by the Governor.
During late session. the Assembly determined not
20 succumb, parsed tho principal Revenue bill (the
ympost duty bin) with clauses inserted, spProprist
ing its moneys to uphold the several prison depart
nents, the oonstsbulsry force, and the payment OF
the interest on the public debt-lea',ng unprovlded
for the salaries Of the honorable eoNaoiOrs who hav
ing sympathy for the distrssses OF the people
would net rIlmit TO comparatively trilirg decrease
on their "princely incomes" This bill. which had
duration TO the let Of October (yeterdsy) the Council
consented to pass but a. the time pa sd certain
resolutions not to to such afetteredn MEASURE
in future After this, appeal 10 the consttusuoy
(oueht by the House itssl) made aud the rceult
g. that the House contains larger number Of ths ep
ponsD TO the government than -ers In the late House
The Legislature met for The first time after the general
election, on the 5th Of September, and nov
zion few days age they sept over 90 the Cosnoil
the BILL aiming the sppro praton clauses
before and having duration for three months sniy
They set forth in the presmb q the bill that it's short
owing II their desire Cd alter tariff
before the end of the year uhch they would he
vented or. doing II they enacted the t for tvslve
months the customary period two dsys ago how.
ever the Council rejected this bi al The country At
this moment, - without revenues or the mesns OF
on the 9Th ultimo tbs Houss sent 10 the Coun-
ell act to continue in force the police billn for NJ
teen months; but this laid theig taNls and
updsposed Of the 2sth, when his Ess-lleucy, the
Governor. had recourse TO prorogstou for one day
On the 18th OF September they ra'sembicd sdvsncsd
she police bill and the mpost bill each aud II
Is expected that this evening. the police II viii be
sent again 90 the Council The post duty bail viii be
delayed fs~ days aud ~ i confidently stated that 10
viii contain the same appropriation clslses which are
30 distastefu TO the Council should that honorable
boars think III throw cut the HUI again PROBABLY
dissolution Of the Assembly will again take place,
and the Island will then be- for at least six OF eight
weeks without q revenue.
The conduct ofthe Council Who desire in all cases,
may say, to override the peoples will has oreited a
feeling 81 contempt through the country, for them
selves % well az for fictitious minority nth. House
who v.uld bend the knee and 'asrace the interests
and privileges Of their constituents at the bidding
handful Of placemsn This majority Z. deisnstsd the
kings house, or government party - whilst tn.
majority have the sppsllation Of the country party
or the 'conservatiyes
The conservatives are most nwii,g and their con.
duet shows It, TO create any oesary delay ia the
business Of the country or to any naassneus
where tbey be avoided -ithout surrender Of prip
eipe but they have declared their rishtthelr escIu
right-to tsS the people, TO the extent they
bear and further they also maintain their erciu
sive right to appropriate the peoples money aud
think may say that come whst may. tbs present. A.
sembly will NOS from their post II the Go
vernon dssoves them the result may perhaps be I'M
favorable to the 81 retrsDchment. iua,mueh
the returning constituency IL composed for the
part 81 the lover orders Of the ssk people, who
easily Influenced by the Kings house, faction
tanning a. IL doee. May Of their On color
In the absence Of the rsvenus bill we have prscti
cal Lesson In free trade vhich has aided In the ruin
of Brtaps colonies aud which ~ rapidly spreading
cloud Of fear the prosperity " Britain itself
You cen easily judge the excitement shich prevails
In this little community particularly In mercantile
circles where business 10 Transacted ON very limited
scale. There three vessels outside this
port, whose csrgoes will be landed tree Of duty.
Our policemen have been s~orn In a. special consts-
bes but neither this city the smaller parishes have
the means Of paying them In this capacity for week
that there probabilities ~ the ffrce being given
mp altogether We have no means Of supporting eur
prisons and says that their doors will be thro~a
open In eonssquence this doubt. and believs that
the Governor he have the power vil MAINTAIN the
prisons cut Of the English Exshsqusr by orders the
CONS aeariAt department here. When reflects