, 1874-09-23

preached in the Assembly by a rather %infuen-
tlal member, but meeting with scant support
was quietly relegated to the future. This, and
a proposition for uniting, in one person, the dis
similar duties of Immigration Agent and Board
OF health Inspector, and the compulsory shelv-
ing of the Inspector of Police, seems to be pet
schemes of the powers that be-, and are to be
pressed forward without delay. The Assem-
bly,, which had adjourned for a few days to en-
able the speaker to recover somewhat from q
smart attack of illness, is appointed to assem-
BILE for business on Wednesday next. when
these measures willhavet to be discussed and pro-
badly receive their q%uietus."
"The O0mpagnie Generate transformations.
by notice in our columns, intend to abandon the
route in which Grenada is included this re-
solution appears to have been taken since the
R.M.S.P. Company have obtained their new
contract. We fear that a species of rivalry is
springing up between these very useful COM
panies, which will be of little benefit to either.
and will certainly act injuriously on the
countries (iko this which, from long custom,
have begun to consider them, as it were, as
established institutions. We learn that a
memorial of merchants and Others is to be
forwarded to the company, demonstrating
against their leaving out Grenada from the
route of their steamers.
ST.. observation-disclosures and speoulations
about a change in the government of the colo
ny, had for some weeks being current. No
thing positive was known of the movements of
Lieut. Governor Rennie but it was expected
that during the interregnum His Honor Mr..
Gore would relinquish the reins Of government
in favour of Mr.. E. Laborde, who, it was said,
was to be relieved Immediately by the return of
Governor Freezing to Grenada. 1t was stat
ed that Captain Freezing had applied to the
authorities at Downing Street for the extern
sion Of his civil furlough, but no reply had been
given up to the date of the departure of tha
last packet. The weather was uncertain, but
as favourable as could have been expected
frequent storms of lightning and thunder and
heavy rains had occurred, relieved by alternate
sunshine with a never varying heat, almost In
tolerable. The rivers had overlooked their
banks on several occasions and the roads over
the island we're pretty we'll cut up in c0nse-
quenoe of the rains. The improvement in the
growing crop had been we'll marked, especially
in the Windward district, and it was generally be-
lieVed that, with the continuance of favourable
seasons at the close of the year. there would be
a large crop next year.
The Arrow-Root crop was fast approaching
perfection in growth, and the results were ex-
pected to be considerably beyond former
returns.
DoMINIcA.-With reference in the %re-intro-
duction of coffee cultivation in the island, o
letter is published in the Dominican. " from
DR.. FL 'Oker, Director of the Royal Gardens
atKew, taking a rather favourable view Of the
matter.
The fortnight had been remarkable for a
succession of fine showers, which had pretty
generally stimulated vegetation and sensibly
recruited the failing water supply of the coun-
try districts. The rain was accompanied by
severe thunder storms, the lightning striking
q mill at Yapton's, an estate near town, and
doing serious injury to three men who were
standing near by.
ST.. KTTrs.-His Honor President Odlum,
Of Anguilla, left on the 9Th inst. to resume the
duties of Chief Magistrate of that Presidency.
Rain was much wanted. The sky had, on
several occasions, every appearance of an
abundant fall, but none had yet made its ap-
pearanoe. The heat was almost unbearable.