, 1874-04-08
(From the European MaiD

place as d CISaI-Plouuclug coIony. With some
of the best workmen from Cuba in her CIGAR
manufactures, and with a raw material in no
way inferior to Cuban, she should succeed in
establishing a good trade in this article with
ENGLAND.
1t is reported that the Royal Mail Steam
Ship Company obtained a new contract for car
rying the mails to the West Indies lust before
the late Government resigned Office.
Peruvian bondhOlders are expected to hear
with gratlhcatIon the result of the guano ezplo-
ration which was undertaken a short time ago
by a Government commission. Exclusive of
those being worked in the Northern Islands,,
there are new stores of guano sufficient to cover
the entire foreign debt of the country, now
abont t~hirty-six millions sterling. A second
and more competent commission is about to be
appointed.
The packet mails for St. Thomas, Colon
Savanilla. Puerto Cabello, and La Guayra,
which have hitherto been despatched from South.
ampton on the 10th of each month, under a
contract with the North German Lloyd, will
no longer be made up, as the contract has
terminated.
With regard to the San Domingo Loan, the
Council of Foreign BondhoIder8 notify that
they are still without any official Communication
from the SANTANA Bay Company as to the ra-
tIfcation of the proposed arrangement, but
from private sources it appears that it is looked
upon as Ouerous by the company, and that
notifications will probably be proposed.
1t is stated that an exclusive concession, for
IS years, for laying and working submarine
cables between the Dutch West India Islands
and any Of the British Colonies. has been
granted by the Dutch authorities to Mr. A G.
Newton.
Mr.. Tweedie, ofPiccadilly, is engaged upon
a portrait Of the late Mr.. Wigley, for the
Government Of St. kits. Sir Benjamin Pine
Is said to have suggested this form of a memo
rial, which appears to be somewhat unsuitable,
as art does not receive much attention in the
West Indies, and St. kits especially has no
place where so valuable an article as a costly
painting Can BE- safely stored. nor has that colo
ny any officer whose duty it should be TO take
care of pictures In Barbadocs il used to be
the rule to have the portraits of ex-Governors
lodged at Government House but even in that
sauctum the Eur Mail believes that there have
been times when the pictures of Lords Hare
wood and Combermere have been used for a
target.
Mr.. Rennip, the Lieutenant, Governor Of
ST. Vincent's, will, it is reported, administer
the Government of the Windward Islands
during Governor RawS0n's absence on leave.
Sub-Lieutenaut Robert Leabourne Mundy
di d on his way from Coomassie to the coast.
He had been hit on the left side of the head bv
a slug, which it is feared was not extracted.
His father, Major Muudy, the Lieutenant-G Gov.
ernOr OF British Honduras, IS so well known
in the West Indies, that much sympathy will
be felt for him on account of his bereavement
in the death OF his only son. We may meution
that Lieutenant MUDDY received his second
name from General Leybourne, who in the
last century was a Governor in the West Indies,
of what wa, called the Sou hern Caribbee Is
lands, and of this Governor the deceased was a
at-grandson.
Mr.. William Abbott, in his circular, in speak
ing of telcgraphic companies aud their prospects
states that as the Anglo American Company
will in the course of the summer have four
cables at work, they will be enabled to meet any
competition that may arise by setting aside two
Of their cables to carry ordinary messages at
the lowest price which has been suggested-1s.
per woodland keep the other cables for eek
press messages, " where a few minutes even
may be OF special consequence, and for which
special rates would be cheerfully paid. He
also advocates the amalgamation of tee Cuba
aud the West India and Panama Companies,
as virtually forming part of one service.
The Independence Beige states that there are
no symptoms OF amelioraton in the mental con.
dition OF the unfortunate ex- Empress of Mexico.