, 1874-08-05

enCltieu, under the recently passed Su-
perannuatlon Act, and observe " that they
feel sure, no one will grudge these gentle
men their well-earned and well-deserved
pensions" We understand the pension to
which Sir BoWCHER CLARKE is entitled,
amounts to 9l4OO and Mr.. SEALY's to
93OO these are liberal allowances !; but
such is the esteem in which these gentle
men are held, and the sense of value of
their service in the Legislature, as well
as In the judic al administration of the
island, generally entertained, that the OBJ
servatlon appears u%ncalled for, to "THe
West'nd'a"'' and that journal thinks the
reply OF the Assembly, was in better taste
"Both these gentlemen are natives of the
island and were once distinguished mem
bers OF the House of Assembly, so that it
IS particularly gratifying to the House,
TO md them closing their professional ca
reer, In a manner alike creditable to them
selves and to the community, whose per-
feet confidence and esteem, they have al
ways enjoyed"
DEMERARA.-A correspondent of the Royal
Gazette on 9th inst, says that two-thirds
OF the Vacuum-Pan estates in the colony have
49, J. wv 0oiPHuLOuo NbO piOOOoSB VIZ
quotes analyses obtained by buyers in Liver
pool (September) and London january which
shew an average advantage of 2s. per cwt. in
its favor over the BiSulphite of Lime method,
as employed at Great Diamond, whose sugar.,
not Inferior to-day to two years ago, was then
the best in the colony, according to Mr.. Field,
and commanded the highest price. The
Stewart crystals went from Enmore, Ogle, and
Cane Grove, and averaged a value of 80 6 p.
cwt.-The Bail given by the Governor and
Mrs. Longden Or the Queens birthday, was a
most brilliant and successful affair. More than
800 guests were present, Dancing was kept
up till daylight, and tea and coffee were handed
round before the last of the gay company
departed-Mr. Longden's speech on the open
ing of the Combined Court on the 28th was
hailed with satisfaction by the Court, the Press,
and the public. 1t minated that the consent
of the Home Government had been given to a
return to the principle of the previous arrange
ment for dividing the cost of immigration, and
it favored the proposal for a new line of rail
way to Mahaica and Berbice (Which has found
much favor with the press and publio), As miles
long, at the back of the estates, to be done as a
Government work, and be coupled with a canal
or canals for drainage, water-supply and navi-
gation-phe revenue of last year was Sl,737,
27l, nearly half of it derived from Wine and
Spirit duties and licenses (viz. $780,653). The
expenditure of 1874 is estimated at $I,851,345.
A balance of 1891, 900 was left in the Trea-
sury at the close of last year, against which
there are claims to the amount of $3.50, 000.-
1t is proposed to add two Sub-Agents to the
Immigration staff, gentlemen accustomed to
deal with Coolies in India, and who can con-
verse with them in their own language-an
admirable idea, as there is the strongest reason
to believe many dis%agreements between labO-
rers and estate,staff tester and become un-
manageable, solely from want of explanation
from ignorance of each others language and
ideas neither fully understands the other, so
that reasoning is impossible. 1t may
we'll be hoped that by the employm mt
Of such officers the machinery Of immi-
grafton will be oiled, and a very great re-
duction be effected in the now frequent
appeals to the Magistracy, in the %incipient dis
order so common in the labor gangs oftle
neighbouring colony, and it may even be hoped,
in the propensity to murderous violence towards
their females, exhibited by jealous Asiatics,
strangers to'our western ideas of the sacred
ness of human life.-It comes out in the speech
that the Police Force of British Guiana con-
sists of a Senior Inspector, 4 Inspectors, 5
Sub-Inspeotors, and 514 non-cOmmissioned
officers and p%rivates, besides whom there are
1875 men employed in special services at the