, 1874-02-07

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to be hawked about for signature, had after all
to be lodged by its wearied and disappointed
promoters, at one or two stores in KINGSTON in
order that a few more subscribers to it might
be caught from among the unsuSpecting busy
throng of frequenters there. On Thursday
last at the Council Board, one Of the parents
of this address introduced it's counterpart in
the form of a resolution t~estifying how much
the country had to- thank Sir John Peter Grant
for, and to the deep sorrow of the Council at
parting with his Exoellency,"
Calls News Letter says:-
The "Nile' on this occasion takes Sir John
Grant and Lady ,GrInt to England, after eight
years successful administration of the affairs Of
Jamaica. Within these few years, he has
brought Jamaica up from a condition of abso.
Lutte bankruptcy to a position of extraordinary
prosperity and substantial credit Those who
once made business of politics iobbery and cor
ruption, like disappointed children, decry the
Government and bemoan their changed cir
cnmstanceS, to the Amusement of the more
honest and enlightened colonist8. The public
Institutions of the island have been entirely
renodeIIed and pat in q oondi ion of great eff
cle2cy under active, competent and trustWo--
thy heads. COntentment has taken the place
OF discomfort ana party feeling, while there is
now a general security for Life and property
never before realized in Jamaica.
Among the passengers who accompany
Sir John in the "Nile," are Professor Chadwick,
Principal Of Queens College in this island, who
has just recovered from a smart attack of vel
low fever, and is not likely to return to Jamai-
ca, also Captain Meltfort Campbell, the new
Governor Of Nevis, who goes thither from the
Presidency of Turks Island, to assume the adj
ministration.
The Legislative Council was in Sessions an I,
at one of the meetings, among other items, an
Estimate of the General expenditure for the
present year was introduced, the amount Of
which was e6437,4l5. II. Z.
The American Steamer Etna arrived en- the
goth inst, bringing eight Of the survivors of the
"Virginius." British subjects) namely, Will
liam Curtis, George Burke, Sydney Robinson,
Abraham Pinto, John Pothemout, Charles de
Bross, Joseph Espiritosanto, and William Den
ton.
Concerning this matter, the Colonial Stand
ard gives tho following =
"Tbo circumstance of the laundering of the
Virginius can be attributed only to design on
the part of the Spaniards, who probably before
delivering her up to the Americans bored her
bottom aud temporarily closed the holes. This
incident mas indeed capped th9 climax as to the
a~bsurdity of the conduct followed by the
United States in this matter, and made the
hitherto respected Republic the laughing-stock
of the World. The arrival Of the few British
subjects who escaped from the hands of the
murderer5, Buriel and his savage followers,
suggested the question what is the British
government going to do Are these men to
remain without redress or recompense-are the
murders of their cOuntrymen to remain uu-
avenged or unatoned for ?"
There had been fine weather during the fort.
night previous to the departure of the mail and
the manufacture Of the crops was progressing
favourabIy.
According to the Colonial Standard, there
seems to have been some abatement in the
sickness which had hitherto prevailed, though
there were still some cases Of fever. Calls
News Letter, however, states that several
cases Of smallpox had broken out in Kings
ton.
HAYTI AND STo. DoMTNGo.-Our CORES
pondent writing from Jacmel under date Of
25th instant, says =" The Triumph Of the
Dominican Revolution is not satisfactory to the
Haytians, and, as Sto. Domingo is indebted to
us, we are about demanding immediate pay
ment. The "Convention between Villanue.
va and Buenaventura Baez caused great ex-
aitomant a1ro +bo +onopOrorv ovolDS;op Of