The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-01-24

Total. .5f1 ,43J
The legislative government consists Of Governor
appointed in England who is called his Excellency
the Governor-in-Chief and Captain General His
salary il $25 900 year-sl7 500 OF which is paid by
the English government, and s. 500 by Jamaica The
present occupant of this important post is Capt Oar
ling whose administrative talents highly spoken
Of. The Legislative Council consists Of seventeen
members, elected for life by the Governor. in her
Msjestys name; and in the House Of Assembly are
forty seven members chosen by the people. Among
the latter several persons of color much distn-
guished for their requirements and energy of charac
ter.
Taxation has undergone a change lring the pre-.
sent sitting Of the Legislature. The herpditament
tax which was found 70 be severe on the poorer
classes and the N much trouble has been abo-
hshed and in it, place beside that assessed on all
houses Of 500 value and upwards Ono property un-
der this amount being liable % assessment there il
to be- levied an extra import duty soap, candles
tobacco segars. &C. -. (Britsh) a gross on lucfer
matches aud an export duty Of b. (Brtish) per HID
(Bntish) on coffee: Is. Cd. per bag on pimento
&c. &c. the full particulars Of which you will
find in the paper forwarded; the previous standard
of import duty being l2a per cent on all articles ex
Cept machinery. which was admitted az per cent;
and wine, good OF bad. l.. Cd (Britsh) per gallon
AT persons paying g British or els year taxation
provided the same J. paid fifteen clear days before
election aud daily recorded 10y the Clerk of the
Peace. entitled 90 vote The average taxation il
from l5s. 60 l6s. per 100 The stamp duties are
here the same Ia England.
Jamaica can boast Of that peculiar Institution Of
British pety and wisdom q Church established
by sw-whch al. Catholic, Unitarian BAPTIST
Jew and Gentle must prop up with the root Of
all evil This church costs annually over a million
Of dollars and II salvation In the island he difficult
81 attainment, the fault cannot he with the par.
sons whose holy zeal for the spread Of the gospel
n only limited 10y the want Of funds To carry
on the work II the Lord" The Hon. and Right
Rev. Aubrey George Spencer, j. D.. Lord Bishop Of
Jamaica receives for carrying the scrip aud stat"
fifteen thousand dollars year. and the Right Rev.
Bishop Courtenay, Of Kingston. siN thousand, with
per9uisites.
The postal arrangements are yearly improving
and are crcditabe 20 the exertions Of the present
Postmaster. Mr. Maurice OCOnnor Morris. In.
creased business viii nO doubt gradually reduce the
rates az present charged. which are Tor letter lin
land) not exceeding half an ounce In weight. and
for not over sixty miles. I'd g cents)-same. over
sixty miles cd. (l2t cents same from one hundred
60 two hundred miles. ID. GIG oeuts) Foreign let
teIx-Fr0m New York 90 Kingston. Cd 6 cents)
not exceeding half an ounce and in like ratio for
heavier weight. marked per American steamships
New York. Letters TO England are charged Cd
u24 cents.) Colonial newspapers, Id. each, aud
repOsed 90 other parts ~ the island. cent each
4 resolution Is before the Legislature, with every
probability u being passed, Offering 10 the United
States Mail steamship Company $1,000 tab0ye
go o00l year 20 establish semi monthly mail
between Kingston and New York The Royal Mail
tompanys tBriiish) steamers leave Kingston on the
18th and 18th ~ each month. and Southampton,
England the 2d and 9Th The price Of passage Is ESQ
IN the hr~t cabin and A4j In the second reduction
of Is per cent beng made the purchase OF return
tickets. The rUn between the two places Is made IN
about eighteen days. Steamers with the Enropean
mails bring letters from the indwaid and Ieeward
islands. Porto Rico, and the several ports on the
Main Letters Cor Bermuda, British North America
and United States will lie despatched e properly
addressed. per steaioor, &c.
There are fOur Consus residing 81 Kingston
American. French, Spanish and Prlssian. orr Con.
Ful, Col n VI. Harrison, II The Oldest n the service
HE appointment dates from Washington admins
tration and for f'y years he has remained II his
posi- on which hc has reflected credit by the energy
Industry and amiablity which distinguish his charac
~r. lie has several grand children, and a rrOwnup
family who possess the confidence and esteem Of 8ll
Who know them. Owing 10 the death Of Tho Con
wuls wife We had not the pleasure ~ paying re-
specis Ia person 20 this able and accomplished pre-
sentative OF our government The French Consul is
~ present NJ. Davis, Of the firm ~ Davis A i1l
sburst, commission merchants; the Spanish rs D0n