, 1865-06-23
(From the London Times, May 30.J
The Times st. Lucia correspondent
writes as follows on the 18th inst. =

ed over, ana Lne plduLcfS 20 on WIN
their crops. The Legislative Council
met again on the 4th inst, as reported in
nv last. The Council was unanimous in
agreeing to borrow 10000. sterling, but
how was it to be repaid was the principal
question of the day, The Administrator
of the Government proposed to increase
the import duty a half per cent, also the
same increase on articles now free Of
duty, and by imposing a tax on stills
viz, 15L. for one holding 100 gallons, and
3OL. for one holding 800 gallons. These
taxes would, in his opinion be sufficient
10 meet all DEFICIENCIES of the past, pre-
sent, and for the time to come If it was
required. Some of the hon. members
proposed an increase on the importation
of -four, rice, peas, &c, but the motion
carried by a large majority. The Roman
Catholic Archbishop of Trinidad arrived
here last week. He has caused quite a
religious stir in the island. Her Majesty's
ship Aurora, 81 guns, Captain Sir l..
M'CIintock, K.C.B., arrived here on the
Sd inst. Nothing could exceed the polite
attention and courtesy of the gallant cap
tain and officers during their short stay Of
two days in our beautiful harbour"
The Legislative Council of Trinidad
met on the I'd inst, when a return Of the
revenue and expenditure for the quarter
ending March 81 was laid upon the table by
the Acknowledgement 1t appeared from
this statement that the total receipts for
the quarter were SIS $685., and the total
payments 7O,586L The Colonial Secre-
tary, while submitting the draught Of the
Estimates for 1866, communicated a mes
sage from his Excellency, declaring the
necessity, under the present well-known
circumstances Of the colony, of a consider
able increase in the export duty on sugar.
At the request of the Hon. Mr.. Bernard,
the consideration Of the subject was adj
iourned. The Colonial Secretary read
copies Of a correspondence between the
Government and that of Grenada respect
ing a request made by the latter colony
that the Trinidad agent at Calcutta
should be permitted to collect $50 coolies
on behalf Of Grenada. The reading of
the correspondence was followed by a
long conversation on the subject. but
nothing was done, and the Council ad-
iourned TO the 10th. The following is
from the Trjnidad ChrOnjcLe =
"When the late bad weather set in
about half of our sugar crop-fuII $4,000
hhds.-was ready for shipment. Since
then the harvest has been stopped until
within the last two or three days, when
dry weather and e~asterly winds made it
possible to go on with the carting and
grinding Of canes. Whatever harm may
have been done b. the wet weather will
scarcely appear in the results of the harv-
est if May and June prove hot and dry,
but so large and heavy is the crop hat
eight weeks of favourable weather, at
least are needed to secure the whole of it
throughout the island. In that case, not
withstanding the rains of the last month,
the yield will not be under $4,000 hhds.
The cocoa crop, which had benefited by
the slight showers of March, has suffered
to some extent from the heavy rains
which fell during April, but the extent of
the damage has not been satisfactorily
ascertained."
The annual Session of the Demerara