New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-06-09

We have dates from Kingston JAM to June l. tun
Summary of the news will be found in the following letter
from our Jamaica correspondent.
Financial Anairs-Rupture between the Assembly and
Councii-Dsath OF the Hon. Hector Mitchell.
Correspondence Of The " T. Tribune
KINGSTON, Tuesday May 81, 1859.
By the steamer Illinois, which left this port on the 27th
inst wrote you fully the short time at my disposal
would permit account Of the state Of political parties
on this island But the Illinois has gone to Navy Bay
presume this letter. which send by the III Dorado Will
reach YOU before the other the latter steamer proceeds
10 New York direct shall however briefly recapulae
what wrote in my first communication.
Jamaica has been without revenue-wh the exception
of 81 per imports to meet the interest the island
debtor Just month the usual revenue bills which
always expire the 3ls December having been extended
to the ,st March, and subsequently to the 10th Apdl Of
the present year. by short acts OF the Leg stature The
consequence IT, mpOaOns have considerably Increased
during the present MONTH and yet the consumer has been
in no wise benefited The amount Of duties which would
be paid had the Import Duty Bill been reenaced - sad
TO Dc shared between the importer and the retailer Certain
II il that with the exception Of a small lot OF wretched
brandy sold public auction, imported goods have in no
respect fallen in price Whether increased competition
will yet supernduce cheapness remains to be seen BE
this as may elut in the market will have this injurious
eject even should the Revenue Bills be passed. redc
.Onary stoppage of mposons must follow as matter OF
course until the overpus Of goods in the market shall have
consumption but in the damage that mus. ensue in the
cases Of unsseabe and pershable articles Thus
while the mercantile interests will eventually suffer from
the consequences Of forced trade the revenue viii be In
Quantities Of stock on hand.
The cause of this deporable condition ofthngs serious
rupture between the House Of Assembly and the nominee
Council Of the island Of which latter body our present III
capable and INSCRIPTIONS Governor Sir Charles Grey
has become undguised partisan, and thus caused MN
self to be included in quarrel originally confined 20 the
two Chambers. For the last seven years tne P9pulu
branch Of the Legislature has endssyored to cura he ex
travsgant expenditure of the country tand asSimae
more nearly TO its diminished means The nornoe
ity Of awarding salary equal to thst OF inc VI
the United States to the Governor Of an Island not
as any one Of the thirty States that Coon
has become too apparen. be submitted to any longer m
quiet Equally Objectionable is the payment oil sa"h exor
bitant stipends as $4,000 per annum 70 OnIet Jus
dee f2o00 each 70 two Puisne judges, 1880 to
a ViceCbancellOr whose Office is mere siae-
cnrel q 900 each to six Chairmen OF Quarter Sss.
sops and other enormous salaries In the ecclesiastical
ard other essbshmerts Upon this ground the represen
tves Of the people took their stand and in almost every
session during the space Of time already mentioned pissed
hills for the reduction of these salaries But often the
Assembly passed the bills the Council which has gradu
aHy assumed the functions Of legislative body and been
Al length recognized such by the popular branchre
ected them At length determined to take rlner
stand than Accordingly. during the session which
commenced the 9th Of November last pursuant TO
so,uton which had passed the House limiting ths puonS