Star.
London, England, 1829-09-30 00:00:00

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

From the Tobago Gazette.
SCARBOROUGH, Juxv 14.
Pursuant to prorogation, his Excellency the Governor this day
proceeded to the Court-house, and opened the Session with the
following address to the two branches of the Legislature :
s• Mr. President and Members of the Council,
" Mr. Speaker, and Member, of the Assembly,
"• Your legislative fractions having again called you together, I
dare hope the Session will not have closed without finding that you
shall have finally resolved upon those matters of deep interest and
importance which have already been proposed for your consideration.
4- Mr. Speaker and ►lembers of the Assembly,
" I shall direct to be laid before you a full and circumstantial re•
port of the different public works now in progress, and I am satis-
fied you will find they have been carried on with all due regard to
economy and permanency.
‘, In making known to you that I have received the offsetsl noti-
iced's' of the appointment of Mr. Sergeant Rough • to be the
Chief Justice of this bland, it only remains for you to Liz a salary
upon that gentleman, conformable to Ms high station and respon-
sible duties.

" Mr. President, and Members of the Council,
" Mr. Speaker, and Members of the Assembly,
" The opportune setting in of the late abundant rains, th; almost
total absence of aims, and the general state of health which has
happily prevailed throughout the colony, are blessings which it his
for some time past peculiarly enjoyed; and I have to offer my best
wishes that the most favourable ranks may be found to arise from
them."

WEDNESDAY, JULY lb.
This day his Rseellency received the addresses of the two Houses
of Legislature, which were as follow :

ADO Z3s OP TOE COUNCIL.

" May it please your Excellency,
" We, the President sod Members of the Legislative Council.
thank your Excellency for the speech which you have been pleased
to address to us, in coojunctioo with the other branch of the Legis..
later,. at the opening of the present Session, and we beg to assure
your Excellency that no efforts shall be wanting on our part to
promote such desirable and important objects as Chow alluded to in
your Excellency's speech.
" We feel great satisfaction in expressing the coincidence of our
opinion with that of your Excellency, as to the present very fa-
vourable appearance of the.country, arising from the Lite opportune
rains, and it must always be a source of peculiar gratification to us
to learn from your Excellency the almost total absence of crime.
" WILLIAM AIACLIEAN.
" President of the Legislative Coma.
" Council Chamber, July 14."
ADDS= 01P TUC A/ASSIUT.

" May It please your Excellency,
" We, the Speaker attd Members of the House of General As-
sembly, beg leave to approach your Excellency, and express the
gratification Ire feel that the return of the time for the periodical
meeting of the legislature affords us au opportunity of renewing
our assurances of attachment to his Majesty's person and Govern-
snetit, and of respect for your Excellency, as his representative.
6' The very ample discussion and the mature consideration which
the bills for the amelioration of the condition of the slave popula-
tion, and for the improvement of the administration of the cri-
minal justice of the country, underwent during last session, when
they were not pressed to a conclusions will very materially diminish
our labours, when our attention again reverts to the interesting
topics which form the subjects of those bills ; and we trust that
the important benefits which they are intruded to secure to a cia-s
of persons whose cause has lately been advocated by philanthropy,
and the general advantage to the community which the other enact-
ments contained in those hills are calculated to impart, will secure
to them your Excellency's. ready and cheerful concurrence on be-
half of bis Majesty.
" We are obliged to your Excellency for the promise contained
in your speech, to lay before us a lull and circumstantial teport or
the state sod progress of the different public buildings. We c..nno:
omit this occasion armouring you of tile satisfaction with which we
have viewed the peculiar attention you have bestowed upon this
department of Guverunieut, and the anxiety you have evinced it,
combine solidity of structure with a judicious regard to the rr-
sources of the country. At the same time we congratulate the
Executive Government on the recuvety of a Fortiori of its prero-
gative, connected with this department, which bid by some mis
conception concerning it been diverted into an improper chancel.
" We feel eve!), disposition to make such a settlement on the

• That gentkinan has, we believe. been subsequently nominated
to a jodkial appointment of greater ensoluments iu a larger wide-
meld.