New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-10-11
From Hermuda nnd the Wet IndIea.

C0se Of tAs Ltg.l1',re Session N PemHda. Iq0r D
ns GossyH0r's SPEECH vt-s from Jar1iao, Bir5G.
dos DeuDard, dEfigsa and Martinique.
Correspondence Of the New York Tribune
BsRnrDA Oct ), $40
The Legislature Of these Islands closed It's sss-
sion on the 25,h ul, The only circumstance Of mo
ment connected with tia, event is rather tsrt and
eensorous speech from the Governor, Cspt. Elliot 1t
ID difficult to ascertain the of his ExceleRcy
mental Gisquleiude on the occasions some say 1t visa
owing the House OF Assembly reducing the grant for
Educational purposes as the Governor had made that
subject ais hobby; butt appears that the Assembly
were justified in the reduction alluded to. becsu-e the
Board OF Education CONTRARY to the spirit and inten
ton Of the School AcD had expended much Of the
former grant improperly by fOsteTrs and encouraging
an unnecessarily large number OF Inferior schools
But Whether this be the OF not the Governor A.
acquitted himself in the speech IN way not calculated
% increase his popularity or 20 render bis continuance
here a, all acceptable 10 the people. The whole As
senhly sr Indignant 81 his marks because h. hs.
meddled with which DO not properly concern
the Executive: and out OF doors the feeling is strongly
against him. The length OF the session-the reduced
vote for schoos-a1o the number OF members that
compose the Assenlhy-verc the prominent topics Ill
ated upon 10 the style have aforementioned.
Both OF the West-lBdia steamers have srrived-the
one from the Cult Hsvsne &c and the other from 81
Tnomas I subjoin a summary OF the principal mat
ters of news having had opportunity 10 examine
large budget OF west Inda pspers by those stesners
JAMMcA-Account5 from this Island are TO the
els, September. Tae Legislature had then been IN
session Is days. but business OF the east moment
had been done. The Assembly Ia new one-jusi
fresh from the huspgs and their mrs, act OF any nomen,
Eas 70 choose Speaker from the Psniers party aud
10 inform the Governor IN their u bis speech TIA,
they were committed 10 the policy OF Re;rench-r-i
rnis question Will be made, az IN the former house,
the ruling If the majority DO not succeed IN H.
then public business will again be arrested re I'M
port Duties Act would expire the Let INST ana apPre
tensions ripe At Kingston thst the revenue would
~ lot TIE Governor has Instructions not 70 pass
Revenue bill! for less period tnin enc year there
tore shoalt the ssm5y send up OIL CT laAt nature
fi short period, be must dissent from y or Noa'e
nis Instructions; that they would pass revenue OH
Tor whole year before their pet scheme OF Hetrenca
mcnt should be decided Is not AZ all prooaole Ju'sng
this state Of affairs there Is very little prospect
ofharmeny between the Governor aud tue new hoa.s
The Flour mske, bare al kngstou on the Iist OF
: ptember 35s. vas the price per Dol cargo from
Philadelphia had changed hands at that PTies.
BAkBADoEs-The papers from this Colony are
very barren of local The weather was intensely
not at tie latest date th sept and rain was mucn
wanted still the promise of hne crop OF sugar was
10 no wise diminished. The papers ssy tnss nis - 10
sardsd az the dull season Ia that Island ia erhse-
ogsncc OF shipments 10 England nsvrs stopped rlOur
az selling at st per barrel and advancing corn Zone
bread and crackers scarce.
AsriouA.-The dstss from this Island are as
late as those quoted above from BarSadoes and the
state of the weather precisely similar In Tact the
great heat mad caused much sickness, boas d.rrhea
snd dysentery being very prevalent lnere nsd oeen
a case Of cholera, having all the disuncu'e y pso4-'
Of tie veritsble .iat.ctae patient however, fecoE
cred The Antigua Assembly had passed oii Tor me
iuuportation of Reprints OF Englisn publications. In
fact such a measure nzs been very sshefaJ aooP 'eo
in ths Colonies.
DExARARA-The Legislature Of this Province
W., ENJOYING short recess preparatory to meeting on
os,h ssn,ember A, which time 1t was TO meet TO
80 the Colonial tax.s for the ensuing year. Whistler
,ho ro,nbers will proceed this Important mater 10
.plrit of harmony remains to bs seen.
MARrIsleuL was in state OF 'unut when the
steamer leh There Is nothing Of Interest from the
other West India Colonies. Yours, sc