ABSTRACT
In August, 1866, Sir J.P.Grant arrived as governor of Jamaica. He was well known as an Indian statesman, and his appointment was very generally welcomed by all classes of society throughout the island. Effect had been given to the laws passed by the assembly to alter and amend the constitution by the imperial parliament,3 in an “Act to make provision for the Government of Jamaica.” By the exercise of the powers thus conferred upon the queen, an order in council was passed on the 11th of June, establishing a legislative council in Jamaica, consisting in the first instance, of the officer in command of the troops, the colonial secretary, the attorneygeneral, the financial secretary, the director of roads, and the collector of customs, together with a few non-official members.
