, 1874-08-19

withstanding the heavy losses sustained by the
recent fire in Water Street, a very favorable
Report was made by the Directors of the In
Surance Company. The total losses since the
establishment of the Company in 1865 have
amounted to only 80 per cent premiums received.
The Bank Directors also reported favorably.
A dividend at the rate of eight per cent per
annum was declared, and a bonus of one per
cent on the amount of their stock, was ordered
to be paid. A Commission to enquire into the
subject of Education in the Colony has been
issued, the Chief Justice President The ship
" Raby Castle" has been chartered at Barba-
dos to take the companies of the End w. l.
Regmt. now here, to Jamaica, but it is expect
ed the embarkation will be delayed for a time
in consequence of the prevalence of Small
pox in Jamaica. The weather was uniformly
fine with frequent showers, and very favora-
Bile for the completion of planting operations.
BARBADos-August was ushered in by o
day of rain on 1st, and there have been FREE
quent showers since, with s~outherly winds and
great heat. The canes aud other crops are
coming on well. All the sugar ships for En-
gland have left except the Candidate. The
shipments have increased to 45,043 hhGs.
Sugar, 1924 puns. Molasses, and 1875 puns.
Rum.
On the 3rd of the month the Criminal Court
was opened by Mr.. Packer, on the retirement
Of the late Chief Judge and Attorney General,
Mr.. Reeves acting as Solicitor General.
There were 30 cases for trial, chiefly for petty
theft. 10 his address to the Grand Jury, Mr..
Packer gave his testimony to the valuable SER
vices and honorable career of the late Chief
Judge, aud spoke of the Attorney General in
such terms, that he hoped would be allowed
to the warmth Of friendship. The Grand jury
in their reply assure him that he only express
ed 1.-The general sentiment Of the country. "
Bishop hutchinson returned to Barbados
from St. Vincent on the 26th ult, where he
has been on a visit from the 18th engaged in
framing rules for the go vernment of the
Church, and inspecting the places of worship.
He appears to have been enthusiastically re-
ceived every where.
Barbados imported 1883 brls. of -four
last year, and re-exported 80,951 brls.-It
exported 1888 hhds. of Sugar last year,
and the total quantity this year will rather
exceed the estimated 5000 hhds 43,166
were cleared to 28th ulto.-Tho Engineers
report of the railway has come in Mr.. Fraser
estimates the costs at 1925, 900, which as
the line has to cross (the South end Of the
town to the watersiIe, the West Indian thinks
is a minimum sum length, 81 miles gauge 81
ft.-Sir Bowcher Clarke has retired from
the Bench, after 80 years hard labor as Sole
Judge, over all the Courts, the duties of which
he appears to have filled with dignity, courtesy
and punctuality, and with the %strictest justice
to every class.-The rainfall of June averaged
only 81 inches. Daily observations are
taken on no fewer than 232 properties. We
doubt if there are more in any district of
similar extent (166 SO niles in Europe.-The
police force on the Both June numbered 229
p~rivates, Ia grooms and 80 staff, total 274-
The country postal service is no longer per-
formed by the police, and the new system has
been declared to work welI-The south block
of the handsome and commodious Pubic Build
ings has been sufficiently advanced to allow
of the Council occupying 1.-THE total Customs
revenue Of the End Or. was &c l9. 235.
ANT1GUA.-The great event of the week,
says the Antigua Times of the 25 ult., has been
the receipt Of information by telegraph that
His Excellency HENRY TURNER IRVING had
been appointed to the goyernorship of Trinidad
in succession to Mr.. CAIRNS resigned. It is
now but a little over twelve months since Mr..
IRVING took charge of the government of the
Leeward Islands. During that brief rule no
one can say that his energies were not directed
towards the adaptation of Federal principles
to the institutions of the colony, the ameliora-
ton of the social and moral condition of it's
inhabitants, and an economical distribution of