, 1874-05-20

Nesty, the British Consul. 1.-The meteoro-
logical observations from each establishment,
are to be cabled twice a day to Myrtle Bank,
Jamaica, and thence to Washington, where the
weather probabilities are calculated by Mr..
Albert Meyer, better known as Old proba-
bilities," the Chief Signal Officer of the u. S.
War Department. Of the Importance of this
service and its operations generally it is hardly
necessary to speak" as every one is satisfied
that the expenditures, however great they may
be, are amply warranted, in view of the great
Importance Of the results. The estimate for
the present year, covering the entire service of
the corps, including the new branch of the
United States Coast Life saving Stations, is
about EOS, 000-certainly a very reasonable
outlay when we bear in mind that a cargo of
tea worth 100000 was saved by the timely
communicated from one of the
Observatories already established, by summon
ing to the assistance Of the crew relief vessels
from a distance so great that they could not
otherwise have known of the wreck in season.
Sugar making was going on with great actiy-
ity in every part Of the island, and great exer-
tons were being manifested not only to procure
quantity, but also to improve the quality. The
weather was, as a general rule, most %favOura-
bic to the progress of sugar-making throughout
all the parishes.
An arrangement has been entered into,
between several ship-owners and West India
proprietors, "Lloyds" at London and the
Antilles kilograms Agencies, to announce all
shipping disasters in these waters, and all
arrivals and departures, of all their vessels.
IloydS agents have been advised to send their
messages to these agencies for transmission.
Messages per Gable from London and Europe
in general, in one day to the Colony, indicate
q poor1,J ;,,,.uDvop,aD+ IN +bo mo 4, Z Of
the telegraphic line, under present circum-
stances, and there is in Jamaica now no cause
to complain any longer Of the Incidence and
utter Indifference which operators once mani
tested. The Central American Gable EXpedi-
tion is about to lay a new line between Para
(BraziD and Georgetown, Demerara, which,
when completed, will place Jamaica in direct
communication with Rio JaneirO and all the
leading seaport towns on the Atlantic coast
of South America. While, however, other
matters are working fairly in the island, its
health cannot be said to be quite good at pre-
sent, there being about fifty cases of small pox
in Kingston.
G~RANADA.-Rain was abundant, indeed
superabundant for sugar-making on ONE of the
estates, yet the work was progressing. La
bour, however, was barely sufficient, ard hopes
were entertained of procuring some hundreds
of hands from the scene of the late African
war.
ANTIGUA-The weather had been favourable
to both the young and old Sugar Canes but
heavy rains are wanted to fill the ponds and
give more vigor to the springs, and this want
naturally affects the supply Of water from the
water-works to the City of st. Johns. Sugar
making was, however, going ahead, and the
only fear was that the crop will be over too
soon in consequence of its shortness. The
juice yielded well and the quality of sugar
obtained was generally good.
A meeting of the Federal Council took place
on the 4th instant and was continued during the
week. The Report of the Committee appointed
to frame a reply to the address of the Governor,
intimated the disturbances of being always
provided with timely notice of the Bills which
were to be introduced, as we'll as to have a
publication in the Government Gazette, before
the opening of the Session, of such Bills as
would be submitted to the Legislature, as a
great public advantage, and it is quite plain that
such a practice would tend to enlist the atten-
ton of the public to the matters treated of in
said bills, and would, 10 doubt, illicit opinions
which might be productive of good results in the
subsequent discussions. Only two Bills were
introduced, the one to " establish a Court for the
summary Trial and Decision of Small Causes"