New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-09-26
JAMAICA
Political Meeting.
C Of The y. Y. Tribane.

Correspondence Of The y. Y. Tribune
KINGSTON Jam. Monday, Sept IL, 1853
The flagstaff at the Commercial Rooms signaliEes an
American steamer. the Northern Light. As its rather
likely that the said steamer cannot come up the har-
Dor before late in the evening, may we'll embrace
the opportunity TO tell you that have very little
TO communicate Respecting the arrival OF our new
Governor elect Sir Henry Barkly. several opinions
ahoat but the following paragraph from The Nora
ing Journal seems to be the most authentic:
We have it from undoubted authority that letter
from Sir Henry Barkly received at ST. Thomas. while
the mails were being transhipped the effect that Sir
Henry would arrive here four days after the Conway and
that Immediately after the arrival o. his Exceueney Mr.
Austin his Secretary, would proceed to New York FOR the
purpose of accompanying Lady Barkly, who, with Sir
Joshua and Lady Rowe viii proceed to that place. ea
route for Jamaica
The same paper has the following on the contem-
plated return of the Chief Justice
Hos SIR JosHUA ROWE. X c. B.-Prvate Letters
have been received in which is stated that his Honor
the Chief Justice has determined upon returning to this
Island than expected he having heard of the
ndispostion of Justice Macdouga The learned Judge
left England the first Of this month, In of the Gu
nard steamers for Halifax, aud he may be expected here
about the 10th TO the 2Jth inst"
So that it appears the ladies of the new Governor
and the Chief Justice will TO Jamaica from
New-York in company with Mr.. Austin.
meeting presided over BY the Custos Rotuorum,
the Hon. Edward Jordon was held in this city on the
sth inst for the purpose of presenting Vaedctory
Address 10 Sir Charles Edward Grey his retirement
from the Government Of the Island. The meeting was
pretty large and respectable one and the address
that was agreed TO- while il c0ngenal to the feel
ings of the few friends Sir Charles has made, could
not or ought not to give ofense to those opposed to
the worthy Knight
Another meeting was held on the 9th inst, for the
purpose of promoting the formation of a mining asso-
citation in tits Island The meeting presided over
by the Mayor The arguments adduced tended to
show that unless the people of Jamaica protected them
selves in their mining shares, these shares would be
mOropol;zed by the people OF Great Britain thus en-
failing on the Island absenteeism worse than that
already complained Of-yiz. the absenteesm OF the
owners of sugar and coffee estates.
have written you about the struggle respecting the
Mayoralty which Office was conferred by the sweet
voices OF the people by majority OF one, on Mr.
Philip Lawrence There is, however, split respect
ing this equivoca digny-equivOcal at any rate for
kingston Jamaica. In every other city in the world
the Mayor is the Chief Magistrate not so in Jamaica
1t appears Here the Representatives, OF Majesty act
ing ON the suggestion of the representatives Of the peo-
pie are afraid 70 invest the Aldermen and Common
Councmen of Kingston, such with magisteral pow
ers-they are such cOnfounded apes | don't say 80 :
they say so themselves at least their heads say so
Whoopng Cough is rather prevalent among the child
rem of this city Yellow Fever has almost dissp
peared The equnoctal seasons have fairly set IN yet
in the intervals between shower and another, the
weather il excessively hot J. d. y