, 1876-11-18
C o o IAL.
j A MAICA.
From Calls EsDs Lgtty.l

Interest. and the weather has been cha
raeterized by a succession of shower and
sunshine. We have had no bad wea.
ther," although the Barometer at Myrtle
Bank has once or twice iTdicated meteorologi-
cal disturbances not far off from US. Still
in Cuba, and at the Grand Caymanas. there
have been cyclones, which have done immense
mischief TO property in the former island
the telegraph land lines were blown down,
and all overland communication between Glen
fuegos on the south, and Havana on the north,
suspended-there was, therefore, no telegraphio
Intercourse between Jamaica aud Europe or
America during this interim,
The rainfall in We're, Clarendon, ST.. Catherine,
and Trelawny, has been 80 very propitious for
the planter, that large sugar crops will be
realized.
Some establishment Is felt at the awards
made by the judges at the Philadelphia
"Ceptennial"- the Rum and Coffee TO which
the world acoords some ~favorite brands, are
passed over altogether, while medals have
been awarded to other brands which have
hitherto failed to be so recognized. jamaica
Tobacco has been pronounced equal to Havana
Tobacco, and has had two medals aud certid-
Gates Of merit awarded it. Jamaica Baeswax
and Honey have been pronounced equal 20 toe
finest quality Of CeyIon.
Business generally Is worse than dull, and
there ia no money In circulation; accounts are
difficult Of collection, but the Administration
nevertheless ~enforoes the payment Of our taxes
with such relentlessnesa that the people are
crushed in spirit. and in many Instances forced
to the preparation Of fraud. Our ials and
poor houses are 50 fall that eulargemonts of
these ars In progress in Kingston and st.
Catherine-While no man In Manchester or
Clarendon can plant an acre Of ground pr0vi.
sions without finding that thieves have cleared
IL off completely In the course OF a couple Of
nights. The police are useless ia the country
districts. as they are kept now a days for serg.
ing the legal process" of our Courts, which
used to be served By proper ofIioer3-and In
Kingston, instead Of attending to the City,
they are kept running about US porters and
messengers fot the olicials-six men at Head
Quarter House to watch a bearing mango tree,
while ARCHER runs to and frJ with letters
about an alleged oVerchargo Of Sixpenca on an
Toe blanket Of the Governors q supp0siti0u9
overoharge of tw0pence on a parcel Of flower
seeds for Government House. Glrden, or
threepence wharfage" on a case u three hats
for Sir William Grey III This is The usa tha
police are put to instead Of detecting crime
Mr.. Maresoaux, the manager Of the Colonial
Bank, left here for England in tho Para j" on
the 25th ult., AMI hs place here is being
temporarily Glled by Mr.. OMaiey, the manager
from 81. Thomas. The Cable between this
and Cuba has got injured in some way, by
which direct intercourse with Europe and
America became suspended on Friday th8
2nd November. The repairing steamer In
vestiQator" has gone to restore communication;
moanwhile the fast sailing schooner "EmeraIl'
is employed in carrying kilograms between
Holland Bay aid St. Jago de Cuba.
The colony, to a man, is delighted to know
that the lazy, apathetio, incident, and let us
aid, worthless administrators Of Sir William
Grey is happily approaching IFS end. We
certainly could not get d worse Governor, and
If We do not get a better, there Is this happy
assurance tbat Mr.. Pope Hennessy from Barba-
dos could net be less welcome than Sir Will.
liam Grey. Since his arrival be has done
nothing for the country save wasting our
money and penuriously saving his own. To
seeds, garden scissors, wharfage fees, old jam
tins, strayed horses, bic neighbours pig, aud d
lady's turkey which had the audaoity to stray
into "the $500 garden with an avenue nearly
a mile long, he has astonished himself
and the rest of Jamaica by all of a sudden Civ.
ing 925 to the Kingston Race Fund and $50
for the repairs OF Wesley Chapel, but this
amount be has already covered By charging
the passage Of his private gardener to the
colony, and placing his salary, 6l00 per
annum, on the Estimates as q part of the Civil
Service. Lady Grey, we hear, leaves in the
"Tasmanian" on the 25th inst. Of her the
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