New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-12
FRou BEn,lUDA AND WEST INDIES.


Legislative Doing- IN bermuda - The New
Taria--eriou- Affair among the Con,icts
Accounts from Jamaica, Antigua, Bar
bados and Martinique. &c. &c.
Correspondence o.; me New-tark I1.o48e.
BERruoA jay G isia.
The Le-isiatere ri these islsuls hss o-s- bu.l' =
engaged during TIE asst ten daysin arranging a
new Terf -.r the financial year. commencing this
d-y anu te mlu4tiug 9Th july, 1870 TINS Ia III
s one Of grsatsmp.lo CRY, and 10 this respect IS =
vast ig4, r0vemeu. over the Tart, winch were
passed ir Us b. The Imperial Government, al
ri'r . is entering upon Free Trade policy.
While oug new Tariff Is simple It also "a amply
comprehensive, designed 20 produce suthciency
# revenue 0r the maintenance Of the Govern
meut OF the country. A. Bermuda deals very ex-
tensisely with New York. have thought that q
;9py Of the new Tsrif might be acceptable 70
your Commercial. readers. II is as follows
TIE NEW BERMUDiAN TARIFF FoR ilia-5o.
4. ,a..,9 b. rii Hase # Is ~!y gsrTiay-D "a i7n
o,sa'oo or q. orb Jr'g .aE64' and 70 o'afna, na'l
WIN. .,.s .' i5s . q ae +. "a 90 3
anu 4J per cenC1m on the value thereof
Vine. when iln ported bottles. commonly
called whole Dottts--esch and every dozen
o. -lcL bottles pc estimated ~ COlfiiu
a. .s'; &. : .:.1ss-. q -
''r no., IN I'M 5 ,oii ID in 5o,le. 81. ~ rs 0
Cider and Perry. when imported n bottles
commonly called quart DOu.es, iyI each and
c s,s., sa5. ea5s s: .os s,.4; %, hereof
Or RI the option OF ia yOrters oT cOnsignec,
including me wei ght Of the packages. per 10. %
Tobacco and smut Of all kinds, lotner than CT
.a.s) On each and every pound weight there
Of. ~ " ~ =
Oxen and COVE a. per head ........---..-.- D %
Upon n aftces not mentioned IN the above table
nor included Ia the list Oh exemptions, an al raDrem
duty oi per cent .-.,...o...
Agricultural Implements. say-PlOws. haTrows, Hay
Poke hay kake- Iron kazes. ,c.fn'fs Rollers. seed
Dulers, Corn sneAers, Corn Mile, Potato -ofAs.
Wedding Hoes -cythes kesping Hooks Chat Cut
fers Pruning hnires-- BllIon bOoks-nOt reprints 90
fr,l.h publications Coin, Goals for 'ne use VI steam
yes.,i- employed iu carrying Her Malesty- Mall .
Diamonds Fresh : ruit, lee. Manure-, Specimens Of
Natural History Plants and Trees for planting Pro-
glsIous and al every description. Tor the zee 81
Her Maiestys Land aud sea Forces or Tor Her Majesty
Tor COnslcts uaps ported % these siand.
Passengers Baggage. Apparel and Professional Aspar
srus. Shrubs. Seeds tor Planting. Fresh Vegetables
and Potatoes.
A ve.y alarming dstu bance broke out among
some Oh the Couvicts e, tins Colony. the 80 st
4nd painfully serious consequences have enSued
one cf the men-a very bad character-was about
u ieceiye corporesl punishmen, for mutrous con
l4ct All. as Is customary, the ~ hole ships
company the coavicts being CHARTERED IL huiks
we're mustered to witness the pun shment. The
nan had brother in the same ship When tie
prisoner was about to be tied up to be punished.
is brother leaped on the barrier which divides
tpe iors ard from the after part Of the ship. aud,
,rsId shius a large knife called the prisoner b.
zane. sAd gave sigma doubtless preconce ted
Cd tie 500 assembled cOIvicts Immediately ab Iut
.5J Il the gang srrsng to The barrier, lnany a.
ntm havi' kllsrs l4 their hands a-i were
.0o.t 70 overlap y. when thu q .rfsrer called
lpOu them % tall tack. They dIsegaIded he
mandate and, ss Il quite obvious that tnel
contemplated 10 rescue the prisoner and murdrr
tue haudiul OF officers aud guards only t~ enty IL
lumber the Commander gave the order u the
qua ds FIRE two OF the mstlnees fell dead, and
- elve were wounded Tne dIstafbsLce was In
simultaneously quelled by this awful but necessary
act and quiet aud order were again restored.
The West India steamer Clyde arrived here o.
he 81 from Nassau, Havana, sc. There is very
little news.
Accounts from JAMAICA are to the 22d June -
4 severe drought prevailed IN the Island. 40 rams
lad fallen in MAY, as had been usual Ia preceding
Man and the planters were greatly alarmed ioi
tutIr crops COMMERCIAL ulsItes tlll very tc-
erslv prev ed The people OF the island were
arrest ia demonstrating with Great b tau as I.
be necessity of being more yisl ant IN the sup
lresslou Of tue : ave Trade aud they state that
ftne treaties with Brazil aud Spain b. maintain
ed luviosie Jamaica Is prepared 10 compete 10
the mar eis OF the world with slave-grOwn sugar
the Jamaica Legislature was - meet on the 2ot
q timo.
ANTIGUA IS also suffering from drought Date
rem thence T. the Goth June. state that the cattle
ID the Is and were rapidly dying Tor the want
water and III u the most gloomy prospects await
"a the planter respecting his next crops
BAhBADOEs has Shipped, this year, 10000 hogs
,eads Sugar. aid 5000 more were ready tor ship
nett At thu last dates, June - There IS nothing
Di farther interest from this iue Island
lntelisencC from MARTINIQUE 10 the 9th jane.
states that Mons Bi.ette aid Nous Plucul hao
ust been elected representatives 90 the L-gisls-
tive Assembly OF France, from that Colony. J
believe these were the same individuals which
,he Colony elected last year to the National
Assembly.
TIE above IS all that / gather Of interest,
Tor your readers. ours, nc, ---- ----.