, 1876-12-02

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sized Tract. This will give some idea Of the
Executive Labour A plante. (Mr. Blaokbprn)
who had his Rum store broken into and plum.
dered by thieves, has been called on by the
Revenue Authorities to pay the duty on what
waa stolen -he properly refused, wbersupon
the law was appealed TO, for the purpose Of
enforcing the unjust demand, and the Judge
(Mr. Fleming) decided against the admlnistra.
ton, which, not being satisfied with the rulings
Of their own Judges, appeals to that greatest
Of all our iRstitutions-the Supreme Court ID
which the present Administration places very
great confidence when it has a purpose to carry
out against She public. Consequently a De-
fence Committee Is being organized with a
view to resist by every legal and constitutional
means the acts OF tyranny and oppression
wbioh are now characierising the 4dministra-
flve policy Of the Island. This will be one Of
She frst measures to be resisted, viz, making q
planter pay duty on the plumber Of thieves, by
which the Official Revenue is 10 profit and The
lndnatrious public to be doubly denuded by the
rsn8citv Of thieves and The inactivity of The
extensive and almost useless police. Mr.. w.
Bancroft Espeut has applied for leave to appeal
TO the House Of Lords against the decision Of
the Supreme Court ia the matter Of CoOlie La.
bour Dues, in which matter Mr.. ESpeut is de-
Tending the rights of the inhabitants Of the
whole island. A subscription is being raised,
and is being literally met by the planters of St.
FIizabath, Westmoreland, TrelaWny and ST.
Thomas In the East, and the Hon. Henry
Westmoreland has given the necessary bond as
security for the legal expenses In appealing,
but such is the arbitrary and despotio character
of the present administration, planters arc
afraid to coma forward 30 support Mr.. Espent
lest they, like him, should be singled out for
persecution and annoyance, they having Coolies
on their estates.
The Joyous intelligence has reached this
island that Sir Anthony Musgrave, the present
Governor OF South Australia, has been appointed
TO succeed SIR William Grey in the Government
Of this island. No intelligence could have been
more Welcome, for no Governor was ever 50 un-
popular,
Il may not be generally known by the plant
ers, that ooolie emigration into this island Is,
for the time being, put a stop to, No coolies
Will arrive here from India during 1877.
The work Of laying the gas pipes, under the
able direction of Mr., Stevens, commenced on
the l4tb, and will be rapidly pushed forward.
The ground has been broken at the foot Of
Hanover Street.
G. G. Gall, the proprietor Of Steam Laun-
dry at DarEuQuilla, 10 now In this island, Undue.
Ing a number Of young women who can Iron
clothes TO emigrate 10 Columbia, and accept am
ployment under bis management.
The Liverpool Steamer Caribbean, Captain
Bandrey, arrived here on the 10th from Colon,
She reports that on the 10th, llth, and 18th
instant, there was a severe gale along the
Columbian coast. AspinwaIl was, to some ex-
tent, inundated, and three steamers, viz, the
Tasmanian OF the r. M, Co.'s line, the Student
Of the Harrison's line, and the Acapulco Of
She Pacific line had to put to sea In oonse-
quenco. Five miles Of the Railway between
Colon and Panama, were rendered useless.
I~nteligon by way Of America has been re-
ceived Of a hurricane having visited the island
or Grand Caymanas, doing 3 great deal Of dam
age to property several vessels were wrecked.
Il is expected shat H. NJ. str. "Decoy' will
leave to-day NOV. 24) for that port, taking
supply Of provisions. The English barque
Evening Star is reported wrecked off that placs,
This vessel is an old trader to this port. She
was bound to Pensacola, in ballast, from Car
diff. Eleven lives were lost. The second mate
and FIVE man of the crew were all that were
saved, and arrived here yeterday in the Alaba-
ma, from Grand CaymaD. They have been sent
TO the Sailors Home.
Sir Anthony MusgrAve, who hes been ap.
pointed Governor Of Jamaica, is a native Of
Antigua. He entered the Public Service as
Private Secretary to Mr.. Mcintosh when Co
vernon in ChiSf ofthe Leeward Islands in 1850.
He was afterwards appointed Treasurer Of
Antigua, in 1859, and Colonial Secretary of the
same T.Iand in 1874. He administered Aha