The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-13
our J.msica Correspondence

kNGsroN, Jamaica, Feb 4, 1850.
Cios,"g of me Lo,at P@i,am'nt-The GorUwr's
SJsseh- The Councti- Finaaciai Condition of
NE totoss-Autoi If Ge,B.aa Egiigants on
mtu ,rog 10 Gr,pfotrn. Sc, Sc, SC.
The only event of any consequence which has
token place here, sincr my last correspondence by
'h, Empire Cay. ~ me closing of our local para-
u.snt on the IL INST, when the Governor, Sir
CHARLIE Grey, delivered his speech
GsItl'neu Cf he cooDeil;-
Itcettsiuiy les peculiar excellence. OF the English
osn-duton, ~itb which that 81 IanAics has 80 IN ch
In 1ba, without danger TO tn- public press t
snorcs mean fr the m"-t VIVID collision II afvsr..
sentinsnts bsOfs nusi resolutions taken BY the
I.sW sturs TIE ught ~hich ~ thu. thro~h upon
putnc measures, seldom fsiis In the end produce
ctsr PEREZ ptions
Thr.- ye.rs ,Oncrd to conviocs the a oct eager
advocates - r.tr-Sohmsnt tns laws when estso.
hshso 'usht not I" b- r-scind-d, without o. free
ccbs.n, a. ali parties that nth which they were
msd-; soo q u- ZANE tine general conviction hes
hs,n produced that ~ che changes -hch have taken
place Ia he social ard poics condition OF Jamaica
stoud b. . sitend.d by me s.d depression which has
marked tt,if fret roduc.ion. som. p. aIiutm.pt
srd uItn sruud sud equitable prime pies some r~dus
q - IN. sS'snos puhic Establishments, must necvs
tsiiy h. brought shout
Another s.sr,oo vii probably open With all hsrmo-
nioos c'tsurr.nce 81 Dpinisn upon these i'm portal ut
pom shd III. united scon OF AIT hitherto dssordaat
psru'tf NAY perhss .nabs JGns,ca's legislators to
o.'be netnods OF r.noVAting aud restoring In some
o'gfe' ~" prspsstso he Dsuy respected aud dsssrv.
oe, have suffered. yoiitic.i Gauss n r-v.rs. sf
fotfon" s-ore -ith the utno-t sincerity that it
roud su' me thhuiieiy h,rs grstiaeatioo To be In
strun' Btsi Ia The up OF that obset than
a. sequus the r'putstiuu Of statesman BIZ tns IN ct
pr,ioord sud bish ~rousbt p-iisy which saould be
without benefit aud comfort O. those smoog whom nv
NE " lasiug sway sni Trust ! shall obtain belief
.n'n cay "a. tn'te 10 p'rs,nsl Interest sbien
oh'.rfuly sacrificed fit you'd be conducive to the
r.'i'.' q ,t' property
I fsn ~ith 'Atsa.etion tn. appearance. of n p.v
permanent fuu1 our - stem ~ apasc. Tn. sit mt.
81 essui1sos ct history OF IN. last hundred ssd
my pear aud ths rnot curory survey Of tn. present
sta. II n world uusi b. sufficient every
ons hattie ~ such mssns the domiu.nt states u
kuf haze advanced 90 their present Greatness. aud
tai ritsout some moe cenprsh-Biss aud end M
- ten q nusn,s ihan rsste sonusl supplies, Il would
b. u 'siu tcr So community. grrai small, 20 attain
N the present dt7. O. my sisusi prosperity
4 ts,. hopes thai 'tti. sil be required for
yesIs g. canis iu ne 1Hasc-s Of JsRsiss than
qui. arc sfsay rel f'nce 20 the plans aud measures
you have ID pisd. sn4 10 established thi.
ssssicu; sud th'rs Ar' ono.toD. ~ an approaching
ds'so, srsut con1ere. sod -nterp- In this part Of
the -oia 10 Which ora .'at- OF nnapc. sill grss IL
facilitate tne s'rumptou ~ lsnaics Of that l-sdins
PAL 70 shlea 80 geographical position aud natural
90 'e. la ,i.5 Ysi,s - ns.s prorosu, ,h,.
be1t nrdit "a hereby pf0roxued accordingly
The ssetch has bcenNcp highly spoken Of BY
az classes emo Shades of politicians, aud the
ai'uason ID Ills lAcsleBcy To- the Councils r.iec.
ton ~ many important measures, whilst u mas
ronica IA, enunrcdfhr hesof8ble board, has raised
HE Excellercy few Iegs On the ladder Of popular
opinion, on v hiCh. since me assumptisn " thu
government here he has been vtry low. Toe
council Of ihIs Island has very properly bsea
termed By popular pubic writer here, an opea
ulcer Cr our constitution" Their selhshscss has
caused them nr Fs1fs past 10 resist all efforts az
rereu,hn.rni winch have oeen maoe by the House
ct Asscmt'y, which bods has more thsa once
Noitc w8Lt U roaidcnce 10 them, as the second
brench ~ ils LEGISLATURE A few days before the
S g. .. .4s seas'o1 which has Just concluded,
the Assembly agreed ~ memorial to the House
pl Cyihn,oAa' staying iur reconstroctlea of the
poeru. ~ VII % ffesented 20 the HOUSE BY IA
intuenla! mcnbcr-prObabb Mr.. Dsraell, Sir
John iackingion, ~ Mr. Rosbuck
document laid before he Hous, being n re-
turn vi the rece pts and appropriations maj. under
me inp.U GUY bi, nom tbc 18th October 1919 10
the 9th January, $50, showed thai ga Ga, IL al
had been received, end that SOS s;.o "a. Ia
bad been expended thus leaving a balance n
Gl,SlD Us lOd., which was spylie, To general
puryOees. The total amount OF grants mad. H.,
rarOns purposes, exclusive Of tAo~- amounts a..
cured bv permanent or other ensctments ~
$500 Ia order more readily to meet them. a
clause has been inserted into the ":S,ocs and
Trade Bill" ussslly called here. ths "Poll Tar
Law" Assessing the following rates tor the cur.
rent year
70. nom 10 70 tsV. ssss s.sssssss sts. -
DO. from 40 g. $50. .....s.........s... i2s
Do. from CSC - Afp.. .s.s.. .ss...s ..... 80
Do. from Af0 snd upwards. ............... ger
Our hATbor hes been VISITED by a couple of
foreign Vesees-th6nks o. the repeal az ne navi.
cation laEs. We have had here Dutca sad
Russian yesss.--the latter NAMED sfter the great
Tree trade apostle Richard Goodies She bros ght
Rrrersl cargo from Bremen She also brought