, 1874-09-02


very man TO endeavour to bring about an
alteration of the present pernlciOus system
ne Smarts under the conviction of his error,
his conscience upbraids him for his want of
foresight, and ii is but reasonable TO suppose
that stepping on the platform Of reformation,
he will the more energetically strive TO OBJ
tain such amendment Of the existing form Of
Government as will conduoe to the happiness
and satisfaction of those whom he had assisted
in d~hpriying of their rights and privileges but
understand, [ do not mean to convey that we
should, nor is it hoped that any man would ad-
vocate a return to the institutions of Govern
mont as they existed prior to the immolation
on the altar Of patriotism.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Small P0X is steadily 0n~ the decline, but
its propagation is chiefly among the lower or.
ders of society, who have little regard for its
Gases are not unfreQuently concealed, in
other instances they leave the place where
they find themselves with it, and betaie them
selves to other parishes, where th3y carry
infection with them. The present state of
public health in the island is only one I'VE are,
sorry to be compelled to say it, of several in-
stances in which the public voice was disre-
garded by the Administration, when it's coun-
sells would have averted much of he melan-
choly consequences Of listening only when it
is too late. Trade all oven. tho island has been
most seriously affected by tho epidemic, which
is disappearing; but it will take some little time
before it can revive, and We seriously G0ubt
if the taxes will this year come up to the ex-
peotations of the Government it is hardly to
be expected that they will, for there is scarce
ly a village in the colony which has not been
in some way affected by the epidemic, while
nearly all the public schools are closed as q
precautionary means of preventing the spread
Of small p0X. In Kingston there arc som Ga
SEES of measles. Returns from all the parishes
of ths island, however, give very satisfactory
indications of a very much improved state of
the public health and we hope sooa to be able
to report that small pox has almost totally
disappeared.
THE DRY RIVER BRIDGE.
Tho greatest blessing Of the day has been
the opening Of The Dry River Bridge in Clar-
eud0n on the lSt instant, Where Mr.. William
Clinic, Civil Engineer, has most completely
established the fact that the Imported Engi-
neers," after all that has been written Of them
are not such fools as some Self-su1icient critics
at one time veatured to predict in relation to
the Dry River Bridge, as also the Rio Cobre
Canal. The wotIm !nship, we learn on excel
lent authority, is mastery, and tho whole
southern district Of Jamaica is now open for
traffic of every description. The character
of the undertaking may be gathered from this
fact, that the river bed Is usually dry, but af-
ter rain it is ariver often thirty feet high,
carrying with it trees, cattle, huts and every
thing met with in It's passage to the sea. The
opening up Of this Bridge must be the saving
Of hundreds Of pounds every year to the coun-
try from the formidable iupedimentS to the
progress Of travellers across tho river when it
was down, being removed by the opening of
this magnificent 5,ilga.
CRIME AND POLICE.
Tno m3a Wh) rob53l tho Portland Mail
Bags have bean tried, convicted, and senten.
oed to two years hard Iabour in the genera
penitontiary not half sufficient for them, con
sidering the character of the ~offence-robbing
the mail Mcknight, the black constable
WAC was assaulted by Mr.. Macfarlane, the
Over5eer on Williamsfeld Estate, in the parish
of st. Thomas has been very conveniently dis.
missed from the OonstabuIary service on rep
reservations made by Inspectors McGrath OF
Portland and Btoderi3k of st. Thomas. Had
Mcknight been retained in the Force under
this command after Mr.. Macfarlane's in
generation for a5saulting Mcknight, we
should certainly have been surprised. In,
speotors can be guilty Of grave offences
against society without being dismissed
others can be 50 drunk in the Circuit Court as
to be the object of ridicule among their subordi.
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