Star.
London, England, 1829-05-25 00:00:00

MAURITIUS PAPERS.

We have received papers aid private letters from
Mauritius to the Slit of January. The following extract
from one of the letters must be extremely gratifying to
all persons connected with our colonial possessions in
that quarter of the globe :

" POST Loos, 11110Allt 31.
I. This colony, notwithstanding the various checks it
has lately encountered, is in constant progress towards
prosperity, for which it is in part indebted to the various
measures and institutions formed during the govern-
ment of Sir Robert Farquhar. There is scarcely such
a thing seen now as a cart drawn by men, except the
convict blacks. The ',umber of mules that has been
introduced from Poitou, the Cape of Good Hope, and
Buenos Ayres, is very steak yet they still sell at SOO
and 400 dollars each. Wale as high as 600, so that her:
is encouragement. Theo the Cape sends us cargoes
horses as well as Batavia; and Timor and Madagascar
turnish us ith bullocks, which are sold there at five
dollass, and when tamed sad prepared for work here,
'are womb 120. 1 wonder that no house in London has
yet taken up this matter. A steamer would, in a single
season, produce a fortune to the first who introduced
it, and applied it to that purpose. The passage up
would then be three days from Madagascitt, as the
passage down is now.
" Our produce is always on the increase in sugar, and
the roads projected by the excellent Governor whom 1
have already mentioned, and for the completion of
which he established the means, are now covering the
island I ke a net• wos k. The iolstat y black, toiling with
his load of produce, of 5010. weight, is now replaced
by a waggon, with a long team of mules, conducted
by two blacks, and carrying three or four tons. The
quays designed by Sir Robert are now constructed in
cut stone, and the tow■ is rising from the late cotifla-
graiion in lefty 'stone houses, with handsome shop►,
and all the boa and hum of industry. The bazaar
is large. commodious. and well supplied ; the old
'view planted w ith trees, to make a public walk. anal
sifosd shelter from the sun; the odd Custom-house is
abandoned, and the office transferrei to i stately e•ta.
blishment at the Poiret au Forges; a beautiful shady drive
,s made by the shore to Fort Blanc ; the public offices
ransferred to the old perfecters,' newly arranged; the
hot enic garden improved, enriched. and beautified ; the
s.:ollege is educating nearly four hundred bcoys.• and
we have proteiiiirships established in botany, city-
e.istry,and natural philosophy. But 1 should neves

After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had been
given. his Grace proposed the health of the Earl f
Dalhousie, who, in Returning thanks, said, he felt a. if
every action of bis public life was pr sented before
him—as if the whole had passed in review before the
'company, who had judged favourably—and he h.d ac-
cepted the invitation to dine with them as a proof • f
their approbation—)Cheer). He received that appro..
bation not as proceeding Isom private friendship. out
as a tebtimony that he had done his duty in a manner
not unworthy of himself nor of his count, y—(Applauie).
The company broke up shout twelve o'clock.