, 1866-04-10

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time was exceedingly picturesque and
striking. The Governors party occupy
ing the centre with the Indians grouped
around, the Church and the tumulus
forming the back ground. That after
noon, and the greater part Of the next
day, were occupied in examining the
Catholic settlement, in the neighbour
hood of which a number of Spanish
Indians are conSrcgated, returning be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock in The afternoon.
The remaining portion of the party spent
the morning in watching the distribution
ofthe Governors presents to the Indians.
The recipients Of his Excellency's gifts
were arranged in ranks, and each one
received a suitable present. To the men
Were given knives, gunpowder, shot, fish
hooks, salempores, &c; TO the women
cotton-reeIS, lcoking-gIaSseS, scissors,
beads, perfumery, &c. and to the
children sundry articles of clothing. At
4 p. m, the Indian games commenced
and there was great competition among
the men and boys Of the various tribes
in archery, and in encounters at the War
row game, Shield fght)
The formation of the Colonial Com.
pany, with Il capital Of e., 900 900, and
al influential Directory, is likely to
prove an event of considerable interest
and importance not only to the Share
holders themselves, but to all connected
with property in British Guiana, Trinidad,
and other colonies il the West Indies.
Three fine Estates Haariem, Success, and
Peters Hall with the EccieS attached,
yielding upwards Of 5000 hogsheads of
sugar "a year, lave been taken over by
the company, and from statements pot
forth we can gather that the properties
already acquired, including plant and
machinery, are valued at abou' G675, 900.
The company has been also fortunate in
securing the services Of a partial and
successful planter as their general man
ager or director. There are two reasons
in particular why we should wish success
TO the company. The one is, that the
greater the number of influential men
and large capitalists who can be induced
to invest their money in British Guiana,
either singly or as shareholders in a COM
pany, the better will the colony become
known, and the more will its vast capa-
bilities be appreciated. Although nearly
. 'ulHOu Wy 11HialIiPdCAO"B 'U P"AON'S
have manfuIIy struggled on in spite of
their many difficulties, and of the nn-
holy competition Of s~Iave-grown sugar;
and now British Guiana has gone far
in advance of all the British Colonies ia
the West Indies, with a further improve
ment predicted by those who have watch
ed the progress Of events and are COM
petent to form a safe conclusion with re-
gard to future prospects. The other
reason for wishing prosperity e The
Colonial Company is, that, although Tor
the present and for some years TO come,
the company may limit lis operations TO
the production OF sugar, there is ground
to hope that, by and by, some of its ca
pital will be invested in other products.
There is a wide field for the growth of
rice, and there is not Il shadow Of doubt
but that, if sufficient capital be wisely
employed, rice, to Judge from the guam
tity produced and the quality OF the grain
would pay the speculator better than
sugar. PIaintain-ihre, cocoa, tous-les-
mois, arrowroof, and other articles, may
all be produced where the means can be
found and are judiciously applied, and an