New-York daily tribune., 1854-07-13

NM one note snd another the unlettered
are beginning 10 distrutt all notes and IN
AGRICULTURAL districts laborers are refusing 10 "o'A
unless they are paid in specie ihe consequences mas
he,n sueh run en- the Banks at aimouth ana NOME
90 p,v ,s ro seriously Inconvenience those estaoNsn.
-, S;,ce then The Jamaica Bank has Pubhshed
an sdv.rtisewent stating that that es'spishmeh' win
receive inland notes at par IN payment o' aPPn IL
ceptsUc.s Whether the Colonial bahA wa. '"'
the exar1ple remains 20 be seen; ou' 'ne 'a "a Ts.
NUT waii for instructions i'oi 'le D"'''
land. -, ,,1 u.vor nj
Tie Hon. Edward Jordcn has been elected hayol "
rirc..,r in the room Of Mr. Phillip Lawrence VINO
has lett the Island. Nir. Jordan WAS UNANIMOUSLY
,Io.,n notwithstanding his eNpressed "e'e,h'a'Sa
-, 20 accent the Office His reason tor dechning the
worsl.v l. the vulgar and disorderiy conduct that
,s,.ly prevails az the Court OF Common Councii. IL
,Iere Is cre man living who is able 70 perform tne her
cullen tssk Of keeping IN order such set OF Gotns
and ysLdsls that man is EDWARD Jordan; out aher
,L oht he received at the hand Of the constituency!
~ her choice of Mr. Phillip LawTeace-a man who
L, dsapuointsd his most ardent adnnreTs-in prefer
rn.a to I'm. one cannot blame Nj Jordon in declia-
irg so eauvocal an honor the Mayoraty OF Kings
toY " 1. meeting OF the Common Council yesterday
from which Mr.. Jordon abserted himself. cepusuvh
was apponed 10 wait on him, TO persuade MN TO sAe
the of,ee Mr. Jordcn can however, well AFFORD to re.
tho civic chair for no man in Jamaica is so covered
with well.earued housrs as he lie was the hrst man
of color he has rot the least appearance o AT''ah
blood in his veirs.) who obtained seat IN tae LegS
latiye Council He is Custrs or Chief Magistrate o.,
Kingston. ard Chairman OF several COMMISSIONS al1
mo man il more respected by persons OF ali classes ana
coullexions Sir Henry Bsrkey will ha'e couInile
serious error il lie omit TO name him rs member oi
lis ministry In the event Of another election Tor
Nayor il is rot unlikely that Mr. Robert Osborn Mt
yordou's partner in the propretorshp OF Ihe Morning
Journal newspaper. VIII 5c chosen
Despite the uniavorable reports OF our mineral re-
sources which have been published by English Nnins
Captan and pseudo geolOgiss, sent out evidently Tor
that expressed purpose the copper mines mere are oe
irc worked with ygor. great stimulus to the exer-
tiSrs Of the miners is a highly haterng report OF Dr
Deck the eminent mining geOOgist Of your country,
who has recently explored the mining districts OF ths
island Ii 10 be hoped that this new source ot
wealth will be fully developed. and turn out proht-
able investment.
For the information of mariners, extract the loi-
loving from morning paper:
The Commissioners for the erection oi Lighthouse on
Plumb Point have issued the usual notice OF the oear;nsS
of tlc intended Lgh, which, We understand VIII be Tor
the time displayed on tile night OF 'hc -Oth July hoA
Tie following i the notice;
"A Light Ho has ea se,st SyS yards nSh ., 5,Bo me
M The tow Of kingston Jansica, " est lLdies IN a II % -
no1.h "a 7Go a. CO.. west q GFeenwieh n Is oS ieeS 40.
whNe on south west 20 -oEt west may Dc 'set'
Ia cleaI weather, i nil's Distant
To this notice are subioned full directions to mariners.
together with tie following bearings;
COW w,.,.:. s,y Ts.a,-f s,ss-E E 81 Fsi m...
Ao;'li No.. y,{Sc GsyJS F0Ix T. ; Z " y 's gw u miles.
TsSlIs., Ts5l.1... f,,v. Ss.v.w " mile: mi.:.
ETs whole Of De bearings magnetic and it is 'ee'H''
IL nd,d ihts they ts su..ly attended TO-
Tie first batch Of Chinese immigrants are expected
to arIye here in July. They will be 2;j IN number.
The weather is very suitTy I'D il always is during
this reIiOd OF the year. Students OF entomology would
find ruumerable subjects on which they could pursue
Ii,1., hos bps aggdf n sh
Town lut il is making fearful rayagcs in Saint Anis s
parish, and he's extended as far west as Tuaway,
where however, it has not yet assumed Violent
type.
! had intended TO close the present communication
here and laid it aside III! the arrival Oi the steamer
In tie interval. however the deputatiOn from the
Court Of Common Council mentioned III former part
Of this letter has waited on the Hon. Edward J0rdoa
in order to induce Linn 10 eceeps the slayoraity The
deluiutien assured Mr. Jordon that the members OF
the Corporation would lie good boys and not behave
naulltiiy in future, but would cheeriuly cooperate
with their Mayor in endeayorng to place the affairs ot
tLe,Cy in better state than they are IN at present
Nr JordOn cauddly told the deputatiCn that for some
tine past he has loen Of opinion that the best thnS
that could he done for the benefit of the city, would
be 10 SUSPEND Tie Corporation for time. Not, in-
deed TO dissolve il altogether for e is too much ot an
advocate for popular tor that but TO de-
prye il Of s functions for time during which the af
isirs of the city should be managed bya COMMISSIONS
and that III the meantime an act SHOULD DC pass" y!
the Legislature for amending the civic Constitution,
and rendering the corporate body more respectable.
To this il was replied that the Corporation might be
improved by an act OF the Legislature TT once without
resorting to suspension. Mr. Jordan rejoned that he
did not think the Corporation possessed sufficient ygor
to admit of immediate Improvement. He then went
on to complain of the difficulty OF forming court and
even of getting committees to meet which operated in
iurously to the affairs OF the city. conversation
here ensued in the course of which the deputation
pressed their conviction that Mr. Jordan the only
man who, BY an acceptance of the Mayoralty, could
restore the affairs of the city to order. The utmost
that Mr. Jordan would promise however, was to sleep
over the matter and decide On it Tomorrow. The
deputation then left