New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-06
From the British we-tIudie..

ky the arrlFai OF the Schooner q coming 0ufi
a. Charleston. from Kingston jamaica We are IN r..
CO ipt OF our hles Of the KnSs0n Mgrswg Jogaal o.
Juue l5-threc days later than nave previously re-
c,lyed
We ind l,..e local matters being somewhat IN
state OF suspense ti the reassen5ing OF the Provn
clsl Parliament on the l9th Of june The papers still
contain reports OF meetings 10 various parts
OF the Island OF Jamaica petition the Government tor
the enforcement Of the Slave Trade Treaties entered
INTO by treat Britain with spain and Brazil
The l.lusirious General Don Antonio Lopez De san
Il Anna IS he sly ed the Journal IS si.l IN Ia
maca and seems to be attracting some attention.
In regard 70 the other Stands Ne extract the follow
ing paragraphs from the Journal
The Nassau papers announce the prorogsuon OF the
Bahama Legislature on the lith OF April In the speech
delivered by the Governor ON that occasion. be-
marks feel 10 % he due to you that should mani
The SENSE entertain ut that spirit Of pure devotion
a. toe public interests which snimaies your proceed
ngs and of that calm dciherauon with which you APP
py yourself 20 every question fhit IL brought before
YOU tie also aiudes ia express terms, and these
highly comphmen tary. 10 the provision made by the
Legislature ior the religious and educational wants Of
tie community
Among the acts passed during the sessions Is one 10
take census OF the population ot the Bahamas, hpt al
what period IL not mentioned by notice In the pa
pers it appears that the Governor IN Council has di
reced that the Island OF insgus shall hereafter become
penal settlement for the Island of New prO,idtnce-e
measure which IL Is said VIII prove most beneficial
A company having been Incorporated for conducting
the process OF salt raking this leland the salinas
of which said % be- the best In the Bahamas and
labor bet ng IT, have doubt the convicts
will be- employed by the company, and their labor
made profitable 70 the shareholders and to the GOV.
ernment
In Grenada the Council and Assembly sgan AZ is
sue upon the subject Of reduction ot the salaries of
public officers. So. The latter had passed hin
tor the reduction Of public salaries " IL being under
stood the CirO7,cie says that the principal oblec-
tion % the former bin the alleged ground 81
there being too great reduction in the salaries of the
Clergy the House, 20 remove this OBJ ecton, deyiaed
from their original deerminat alton and took Olnsead Oi
~ per cent OH those salaries"
The Council have. notwithstanding these modhca.
tons, rejected the bill.
The C1rOut-ls mentions that the House OF Assembly
has appointed a committee 70 prepare and introduce
Money Bal At its next meeting In June.
The same paper states that the weather has been
shOwery this side Of the island during the week
TIE change has been very acceptable to the planter
the previous drought about affecting the pastures
and proving injurious TO the young canes
The only item Of Central American nell genco that
fnd is the following, quoted from the Nassau Royal
CANE.
The Government Of Costa Rica was proceeding very
vigorously with the road from san Jose ~ the sara
pique River 200 men were employed upon IL Al the
date Of the last from Costa RicA and IL was
confidently expected that the road would be IN nj state
70 carry the coffee crop Of the next years shipment
Grey Town, Instead Of rs being sent, now 70 Eu
rope By the circui,ous and expensive route by Cape
Horn. The value Of the coffee exported from Costa
hlca is estimated Al tl2O0NU