The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-12
NEWS FROM JAMAICA.
Our Kingston Correspondence.

KINGSTON, June q. 1853
The House Of Assemby-Easy Work for he Legislators
The Sport about TO be emdedThe Basis Of q Compromise
Wholesale Release Of Conrias from Prison-HcaIh Of
the Lsland-The Wedther-Mines, &c.
Nothing Of importance has since the date Of
my last letter to you legislative proceedings remain
they were, in atu quo. The weekly meetiogs of the
Assembly held ON Monday Tuesday, which occa
siops . quorum Of seven, which is suniceEt for that
purpose though not for the trans action Of general bust
generally adjourned the House the Monday
Tuesday. This to have settled down to regular
practice.
Sir Charles Grey, Is said has been heard to saw that
the members Of the House may amuse themselves for
month two, until he shall have received Instructions
from the home government. His Excsllency does no.
to consider, to care that what is sport TO him
may be death TO the Assembly like the frogs in the Aoe
1t certainly hard for gentlepen to be made Dance
attendance, week after week In such dull place
Spanish Town to Go nothing because have Governor
VINO win neither conctde TO the witbes of me people
win goe grace nor exercise the pre- ostive vsted
him, aLo dissolve or prorogue A~temby that certainty
can never yield TO the abb urd pttensous AID
Council
have heard /. whispered however that n ,rom;e
between this latter body the Assembly foot and
that IL nay be the Of ievigng ion "a
islsnd. Ibis compounds is. that he Council is TO
agree ie,renchneDt bill coutenD atipg the reduction
of sslsfies cae according the amount
IA stead Of the taxing eff OF 20 per all on nc st
Assen bly, in passing bill having This ociect view,
are 10 pledge themselves tU more schmrnt
ills contemplating he curts,ng Of the aasriea OF pre-
sent incuIbDebts OF Office,
For my part 90 not put much faith 10 thig runor.
In the rst place The bs that have been
pseo within the last years hav all provided for
iecrcon, On graduated scie, with The exception OF
the oce that is the prese bone OF contention aud they
ho,e pysriably been reirced by the coapcil la the
face tine Assembly cannot cnatupon. Ally pledge
.he,st'ff not To co certain acts that would be a
.oa spi, oder Of of the valuable rights which
they toio u trust for the peo ,s.
s hScelercy, the Governor, has ncu, red no little
guiu " na carrying out Of his reckless threat OF
etg tos prisoners IN the PebteD,iary, bs ches,
uou Tue 10 lime, Oh the gouud that no oogi-ica haa
pec' hsue ior atr mahteuancs Although the contiac-
oiot inc supply OF prisops have OATH yicay agreed ~
luIsn the Lea.safy supplies csedie already have
uIwsos ~ hyconvics obteioed their di.charge. The
.oy: IN speo tbes" doDgs IL tranquil add IL likely
to rensn 90 in spite of all air Cbarles An ., ,andar
IL otbes.N ~ ' w v ionu'i
Min.Dg oIyations ne attn beinc nro,eo,,os ar ,
Ts OF rich co sh ped for
hnRsnv. hl2pioion Is g,iDios ground that the nine
hH wiz w.Nhe island sb uod destined 10 resto,e
the iansn loi Ny Of Jsmaica.
ihe SeioN stu ather viruleDt Se,eral mas
urSM NV aasels have fallen Victims 20 IL. The
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