The Sun.
London, England, 1870-02-09 00:00:00

FIJI ISLANDS.

The United States ship Jamestown, on arriving at San
Francisco, brought news that English settlers are arriving
at the Fiji Islands in large numbers from Australia and
New Zealand to engage in the raising of Sea Island cotton,
which is said to yield good returns, owing to the highly
productive soil of the islands. The islanders have signed a
petition requesting the United States Government to
assume the protectorate over the entire group of islands,
which are 154 in number. The petitionhas been forwarded
to Washington. Great Britain had previously refused to
add Fiji to her colonial possessions. There are about
fifty American residents on the island.

THE OFFICIAL CHANGES.—In addition to tho
numerous retirements which have of late taken place at
the Admiralty, we have now to add the contemplated
resignation of Mr. Richards, the Controller of the
Victualling Department. Mr. Richards has held the ap-
Pointment since the death of Sir Thomas Grant.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN LAW COLLECTION AND
IrfronmAnox OFFICE, 603, Walnut-street, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania, United States of America. Established
1865. Information, investigation, and recovery of claims,
estates, and legacies in any part of the United States,
promptly, and on reasonable terms.—Robert Palethorp,
Attorney and Counsellor-at-Law.
As this year is the centennial of the first cele-
bration of the landing of the Pilgrims at Plymouth, and
the 250th anniversary of that occurrence, the Congrega-
tionalist proposes to make it a jubilee year, and to have
two general assemblies, one at Chicago and another at
Plymouth, and to celebrate with appropriate ceremonies
the special memorable days of the year. The principal of
these are—May 21, the 261st anniversary of the beginning
of John Robinson's church at Leyden; July 21, the 250th
anniversary of the departure from Leyden ; September
16-18, the 250th anniversary of the departure of the Pil-
grims from England for America; December 21, the land
at-
ing at Plymouth. A national convention is proposed
Chicago, July 21, and at Plymouth, December 21.
We regret to learn from Rome of the death of
Mr. Cohn, from injuries received while exercising a horse
on the Comps.gna. His hunter caught his hind leg on the
top rail of a fence and rolled over on his rider, who died
from the effects of the fall. The deceased American gen-
tleman leaves his wife and two children, and the accident
has caused much grief to the American community a

Rome.
Speiking of the emigration of the coloured man
further South, a Virginia paper says that the loss of these
hundreds of thousands of able-bodied, skilled labourers is
beginning to be felt very seriously and is exciting the
profound apprehensions of thinking men in that State.

The very extensive Distillery now being erected
at Belfast, with all recent improvements for the 'manufacture of
Irish whisky, by Mess's. DUNVILLE Co., who have gained
a world-wide celebrity for their fine old Irish whisky,
is to be
called "The Royal Irish Distillery."

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