New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-10-28
BERMUDA.
{ The n. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence of The N. Y Tribune.
BERMUDA, Oct Is, 1854
Tho event of greatest interest which have to com
mupicete is the arrival of our new Governor-hs Ex-
cellency, Col. Freemen Murray. Speculation is rife
as TO his political tendencies but nothing authentic on
that head has TRANSFERRED. One thing we do know,
and that is, that Col Murray has no very difficult
task TO perform to eclipse his predecessor, Capt FL
hot who was known in your City as the " man with
the white hat.
Among the measures passed by our Legislature
shortly before the session closed was an act granting
the sum of 500 sterling lequa 10 80, 400 year TO
aid in the encouragement OF steam communication be.
tween New York ior some ether per1I IN me oh'eu
States and Demerara, by the wa, OF bermuda
Governor MURRAY closed the Legislative session
on the 18th inst. with the following speech, which
briefly adyerts to the present condition OF the Col
Sny; u,,.,a. cesaemen of he Legilaiis. c,ua.
MR. sprAxrR AND GENTLEMEN or THE HOUSE OF Assem-.
bors there being no attention
at this moment have to haas ySS dT y %
pecd arrival trust that the transaeion OF Jour private az
fairs nteiered with BY your consideration Tor my
have Observed with satisfaction among the acts have
passed during session vcy important one fo facilitating
tbe establishment Of steam commune son between bntsa
Guiana and eligible port Ia the United states Of AneIa
by way Of the Bemudas suea regular afhe would sresy
tend 10 deyelope the OF these fertile and beautiful
islands - - - H., -. ..,,,,
BIy thank for the Supplies which you have voted t
public stalt
oftbe uns salary myself and the Officer who has 90 ably I'D
nstered the Of this Colony for the last several
months
MIR SPEAKER AND GENTLEMEN OF The HOUSE eF Assem-
rY-I have remarked with pleasure in several quarters
signs of careful and happy 10 hear that me az
epon of the people generally being turned to neagIs
pursuits and that many Of ana p'eSs
xpeIepce engstd In those pursuits Ihis epPheson OF
The INDUSTRY Of the Inhabitants so fertile soil cannot A
hs the blessing, Of Almighty God develop the resources
ana the Of these Islands 70 sn Immense eA
tent ally and alt other saa 9 see
.everl considerable tunDage IN forward sae o.
Construction and that branch Of industry s likely 10 pen
eff by the great general demand for ships which now exists
% elose Iris session Of the Legislature and wish you al
and every success and prosperous issue IN al your unae
Accounts have been received here from barbados
10 the Goth September. The cholera still fingered IN
TWO Of tie parishes OF the island and fatal case had
inst appeared in the garrison The Bar6adoes L'6era
remarks that: " The tenacty with which cholera
engs TO some few of the rural districts OF the Isl
and Is one of the many puzzlng characteristics Of
that mysterious disease . :. IT,.
The cholera has only made its appearance IN Inn
dad and in ST. Vincent-it was chiefly confined 70
the bumblest class the mortality being al the rate OF
from twelve 10 fifteen per day: Il was declining az
g. Jnc;s and C,repads in both Of which Islands lis
rsvages we're awfuly destructive.
Demezara dates to September y rep'eee"' '"'' N0'
ony as quite healthy.