The West Indian mail-steamer Great Western arrived at Southampton yesterday
morning. Her dates from Jamaica, Tobago, and Trinidad are to the 21st of November, Barbados the 28th, St. Lucia 29th, Antigua 30th, from St. Thomas the 1st, and Bermuda the 7th December. Sir Charles Grey and the Jamaica Assembly are at issue on a question of Parliamentary privilege, arising out of the addresses delivered by him on the 2d of November. The Assembly resolved, on the 14th of November,
"That it is the sole right of this House to originate and deal with all measures appertaining to the raising or granting of money; and to interfere therewith in any manner, either in respect to the conditions, limitations, or applications, is a breach of the undoubted privileges of the House. That his Excellency the Governor's —sage of the 2d November instant is a breach of the privileges of this House."
The resolutions were agreed to sub silentio, and sent to the Governor.
Sir Charles Grey's Secretary appeared in the House next day with a formal message, disclaiming any intention to invade the privileges of the House. This disclaimer was accepted in a very friendly spirit, and the Assembly resolved "to proceed forthwith with the business of the country." At Barbados there was great sickness among the troops; about a third of the Artillery, and a large portion of the Sixty-sixth_Regiment, having fallen 'victims. A very melancholy case had occurred among them, that of Pay- master-General Ross, who, with his wife, daughter, and a son, Ensign in the regiment, being the whole of the family at Barbados, were carried off in one week. At St. Lucia also there was sickness. Mrs. Darling, the wife of the Governor, had been one of the victims.
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