, 1865-08-22

rule or Sir CnaTleS UFey'. n CuduSe Cook
place under Sir Charles's successors, we
admit, but not such a change as the pre-
sent time presents for, TO say the least,
Sir Henry BarkIy and Mr.. Darling lived
like gentlemen. In fact, it is due TO her
to say that Lady BarkIy did much towards
maintaining society in Spanish-Town.
Now, the place is becoming desoIate.
The Vice-rpgal mansion is open only
during the daytime to those who have
business to transact there. In the night
a light is never seen IN the windows!
The Governor, it is said, to avoid his So
cial obligations, lives out of town, and
when he is 10 town, the fact is known on
ly by the solitary light with which he
moves about the place. Nobody goes to
King-houSe, because nobody is invited
there and if anybody went unlimited
they would not hy their reception he
tempted 10 60 back a second time. The
effect upon society is unmiStakeabIe. The
few officials remaining shut themselves
within their houses. The other classes
of society have become too poor to keep
up any convivialty-the few men in trade
having been forced 10 transfer their lam
gushing business TO other pfaces-and,
after nightfaIl a stroll through the town
is like walking in the place of the dead
But it is not in his social relations only
that Mr.. Eyre is complained Of. The
three grand requisites, ii has been said,
of "A ruler, are wisdom, goodness, and
power: wisdom to discern the real inter
est of the community ; goodness 10 en-
deavour always TO pursue that real inter-
est and strength, or power, 10 carry that
goodness or intention into action. 1t we
may Judge Of Mr.. Eyre by these tests, 1t
will be found that he lacks these three
requisites of q ruler each and all of them
to a painful degree. We have had some
exceIlent-some Indifferent rulers. The
good and evil were, of course, intermix-
ed in their characters as they are IN those
Utmost men. But they were men of hbll-
tiles, of accomplishments. Their tastes,
their talents, their learning, their high
spirits, the grace and urbanity If their
manners, were such as Mr.. Eyre's euio-
gists can scarcely pretend-can scarcely
venture to claim him. For the rest and
among the Indifferent rulers that the CO.
loniaI Minister'S patronage, or interest,
have thrust upon us, we hesitate not to
say that none has equalIed his Excelltn-
cy. The feebIeness of his understanding
makes him unfit to represent the majesty
of the CrOwn-to conduct the grave busi-
ness of State. His capacity is scarcely
equal to what his great place requires
instead of acting on the advice of those
whom. the constitution has marked out
for his advisers, without which advice he
never fails to tell US in his speeches, he
could never hope 10 succeed in his Co
vernmeni, he follows his own stubborn
will instead of acting on great emergen-
cieS by that advice, he invariably waits
for instructions from the Colonial Minis
tiers, as if they, and not the laws of the
colony, were to govern US; and If 1t were
possible to read those confidential, those
secret, dispatches, whichthe people have
been brought TO regard with horror-a
meanness, a poverty of spirit, an ahject
submission to the will of the Minister of
the day, would be found largely to pre-
vail. Men are viewing with alarm and
indignation the acts of a Governor, whom
the Colonial Minister of the day sent here
for no other purpose, as it would seem,
but to insult our understandings and to