, 1874-11-11

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II necessary, IN the agricultural districts.
Some statistics with reference to the trade of
the Clyde have Just been published, from which
we learn that among the articles imported last
year there was no less than IS, 1858 tons of
beetroot sugar. The largest imports of SUI
gar are from the Spanish West Indies, France
comes next, then Brazil, the PHILIPPINE Islands,
Germany, Java, and Dutch Guiana.
Various changes have recently taken place in
the different governments Of the West India
colonies. One of the most important of these
changes was undoubtedly the federation of the
Leeward Islands We have referred on sever.
al occasions to the probable consequences Of
that measure, and discussed it, especially in its
character as a precedent. The manner, in
which the federation was accomplished becomes
more clear as time goes on, and materials for
history accumulate, We recently announced
that Mr.. Irving, who was engaged in CONSOLE
dating the government of the LeeWard Islands,
had received important promotion. But it
must be remembered that Mr.. Irving was not
appointed to the government osthe islands I'M
til the difficult task of accomplishing the feder-
alton had been practically completed. Among
the men whose labOur and abilities were devo-
ted to this cause, Mr.. Hugh r, Semper deserves
honorable regard. Mr.. Semper was appointed
Attorney General of St. Kits at q time when
his services would be most valuable in securing
the acceptance of federation by that colony.
In Antigua and MOntserrat he spared no pains
to accomplish this great reform. When feder-
alton at last became a fac, Mr.. Semper was
appointed Attorna y-General of the Leeward
Islands, and the subsequent success of the
scheme was In no small measure due to his en-
ergy in Official work, and his eloquence in the
local councils and in the fe Terra council itself.
The real difficulties of the scheme, perhaps,
were more apparent after the passing of the
Imperial Act c%onstitul in the new colony. TIE
federation was no doubt a hardship to some
people, and gave rise to much apprehension in
the minds Of many. Some administrative blum
ders, too, naturally aroused a feeling of djseon-
tent, but the principle of the scheme has not
been by any means to blama, and the real sue
cess that has attended its application has been
due to the hardworking and able officials who
were mainly responsible.
A special meeting of the Jamaica Paper
Pulp Company (Limited) is called for October
&c, to authorize the directors to raise on mort
gage or bond any sum not exceeding one-third
Of the ordinary share capital.
Mr.. Robson, Secretary of the United States
Navy, made a speech to q great RepubIicaR
meeting held at Paterson on the 10th Oct, in
which he said that neither the Administration
nor its Chief would depart from the traditions
of the country. President Grant had no idea
Of allowing himself to be put forward for third
term of office, and regarded the discussion OF
such a question as unworthy notice. AS an
American Minister is responsible to the Presi-
dent alone, thi, must be taken to mean that the
President, for the present, at all events, has no
idea of a third term, The autumn elections are
going, on the whole, against the Republicans,
who have lost Indiana and Ohio and nine seats
already, and with them the power of passing a
law by a two-thirds' majority, This event
greatly strengthens the hands Of the President
who can now, for example, veto the Civil Rights
Bill, if he pIeases. He VIII no longer want the
Negro vote.
Regents Park had a narrow escape from
danger supplementary to that of the great ex
pIosion, of which it little dreamed. The rep
tiles, including a large number of dangerou
snakes, West African pytbons twenty feet ii
length and eighteen inches in circumference
rattlesnakes, puf-adders, vipers, and orocOdiles
wer8 confined IN cages shut in by great square.
of glass, and if these had been broken, they
would all have escaped, and escaped in
hung2y condition,-lor Friday is their feeding