, 1877-08-25
c o L . N la L
TRINIDAD

Oh DIT OOSepn NteuHdIH, TIC OuI6I y uSilC6' lOE
allowing his time to be so taken up by The
affairs Of bis own Estate that the public work
is left undone. i" Serious instructions are
sometimes, owing to the absence Of the Chief
Justice, opposed to the transaction Of business
at The Court House,"
The agitation against the proposed increase
in the Governors Salary has produced the
desired result, as will be seen from tbs follow
ing despatch from Lord C&rn2rvon, the Score.
tary Of State for the Colonies, 10 Lieutenans
Governor Des V@ux:
u have the honour to acknowledge the re
ceipt of the Dispatches noted in the margin
upon the subject of tho proposed increase to
the salary of the Governor Of Trinidad.
6 have carefully considered the arguments
advanced by The LegislatiY We Council 10 favor
of their proposition, but at present I do not
feel myself at liberty TO sanction an increase to
the Governors salary.
IT, however, the Colony should continue to
progress as ii has done hitherto, the question
ofsome increase may in a few years become
one for consideration"
The annexed interesting items are from The
Chronicle
A choice lot Of Pigeons OF two breeds.
new to the colony, was imported from France
some months ago at considerable expense, by
Mr.. G. A, Fabien. One is the famous Carrier
pigeon that did such good service when Paris
was besiegel. The other is a bird for the table.
a remarkably rapid ~fattener. that weighs %
lbs. at Q weeks old, before it is able to fly.
This il the time to kill in as it rather lo4rs
after this time in weight, tenderness, and fat
ness. Mr.. Fabien imported the Carrier that
be might have ready, rapid, and Jas he hopes
when bis stock is compisteJ, q more economi-
cal means of getting a message or important
ma uS FeOpn His GaoaO uotafaa at V'nOO fhap ba
has at present, when a boit has TO be engaged
for the purpose, and sent more than sixty miles
at . cost of five dollars. The females Of both
kinds have unfortunately died, and be cannot
get others from France till otter the breeding
season, so there will be SOM delay before eith4E
can shew a full result, but he is in the mean
while raising halfbreeds, having fitted up large
pigeons cots at a cost Of about SI20. We
wish Mr. Fabien every success il his happi
ly.conceived enterprise.
mir. FRED. A. ODER, an American natural.
ist, whose picturesque communications to the
journals over the nan de plume of Fred.
Beverley"-and particularly those sent by him
to Forest and Stream, = paper which appears
to fiji in New York a similar place to that occu-
pied in England by Land and Water.'-
have popularized his writing in the northern
continent, is at present on a visit TO these
islands in the interest of the Smithsonian Ia.
%sritution, His Inquiries arc chiefly directed to
ornilhology and archaeology. He was in Do
mihica at the end of June, leaving it on tue
End July for Antigua, where we hear Of him on
the 9TH, from the NeU Era OF that place and
date. He will find a much richer field for his
researches in this island Ito which be doubtless
Intends coming than anywhere to the north Of
US, and we according ely look confidently for bis
arrival here before many weeks. But being
the breeding sea son for many Of our birds
(Grosbeak, Tillon, OItolan, Tourtorells
God Bird, and Merle Corbeau at least, are all
sitting), the present 10 neither the most proper
nor most favourable time for making a colIec.
ton. Many Of the smaller and perhaps of the
larger kinds also, be gan pairing earlier, aud
their young are now fuIl.sized and able to fly.
This is the case with the Louis d'ors (simph,
a crGrate and a tete Neu) and the Owls.
After the rains, all will be 10 full plumage, and
10 such abundance, aud variety Of species as
are not to be met with elsewhere IN the islands ;
and all Within an easy distance of the sports.
mans or naturalist's head quartersIin Port.Of-
Spain. Mr., ODER may be rather surprised to-
find among our annual visitors many birds he
will consider as belonging particularly to
North America. The United States naturs.
list will fnd Vultures, Falcons, ono Owl at
least, two Swallows, q KiDg6sher. several
Marbles and Flycatshsrs, % Oriols, three
Finchss = TapagsEs end Q BsatiDeL two