, 1877-10-17
j AMAICA.

in December, and We see it stuted Ia the Tri-
nidad Chronicle that the Royal Mail Company
will make some special arrangements whereby
visitors can go from Trinidad to this Exhibit
ton, which is likely 10 possess many features
of interest.
Sir Anthony Mnssrave Conlil ues to be q
great favourite. But, as ths Dominican says
" Let us learn agaia about Sir Anthony a year
hence" Nobody in ihs West Indies has for,
gotten what a fine fellow in thu opinion Of the
Barbadlans Governor Hennessey was in his
eaIIy days. He was a splendid specimen.
There bad never been any one like him. They
even seemed in that INTENSITY Protestant islaEd
to have agreed to forget or forgive his being q
RomaniSt, and afterwards we know what was
felt aud said about him. BY all means "let us
hear of Sir Anthony a year hence"
The following items are from the JamdicG
Despatch
''Sir Anthony Musgrave has been staying
for the last two weeks with Commodore Lyons
at Flamstead, a delightful residence in the
POlt Royal hills. The Governors Household
Steward died of fever on the Sunday after his
arrival, and though the sickness was clearly
the result of indiscretion, His Excellency was
very properly advised to take a short trip 20
the mountains. Sir Anthony has found time
to respond to the addresses of the citizens Of
Kingston and tho Jamaica Association, and
his replies are marked by a genial frankness
and cordially which have won their way to
the hearts of The community. The Legisla-
tive Council will be opened on Wednesday
the 18th inst, so that We will soon be able 10
obtain some idea Of the new policy.
"The excessive and reckless expenditure of
the past eleven tears of Grown Government
is now bringing forth its OWL inevitable results.
The expenditure has been raised from 93S4,296
IN 1865 to se5sG,6oo i" 1875 which show An
increase of upwards of Two Hundred and TWS
thousand pounds"
ANTIGUA.
The Ntw Era has an article on the returns
Of tie annual revenue Of St. Johns Water
Works since their completion in 1868 and
says:
eve know not with what face the Govern.
ment can proceed to exit antilles for the puc-
pose OF recovering the Water Tax, as soon as
it comes due, from parties who in many GASES
are stepped 10 the lowest depths of poverty
and misery. while the well-to.do-cIasses, inolud-
ing we'll paid officials, who ought to set an
e|xample, have been permitted 20 W arrears
of R5, 96, FL, and &S for Water Rates from
year 10 to year out.
BISHOP JACKSON is expected to return 10 bis
diocess by the middle Of November.
"A NUMBER vi PIlSohoAo Ho'o nt'lFou HUN
Dominica for the Central prison in Antigua.
NEVIS.
We learn with pleasure from The Neuia
Times of the 18th September that the cattle
plague in that island IS gradually disappearing.
1t has, however, committed great ravAgsS.
DQMIN A.
The following news is from the Dominican :
"Felix Rommieux, charged with a forgery
at Guadelo upe, committed about five months
since, was arrested on Thursday by Inspector
James, under the Extradition Treaty between
France and England, and confined ia one of
the cells at Fort Young. pending removal to
the French colony. The prisoner. who ID
some fly years old. is of European descent
and occupi ID a respectable posi;io n in Guade.
loupe.
"On the same day the Inspector OF police
arrested in St. Joseph Ludovic Deal. n shoe
maker by trade, for a m0rder committed in
Guadel0npe q year since. This prisoner is IS
years old, aud has a wooden leg. with which
tho deed was committed, tho victim be Jig bis
own wife,"
ST. LUCIA.
From the same paper We also take the an
pexed extract on ST. Lucia matters:
A petition has been addressed to the Home
Government from this island praying for . re-
sumption of Coolie immigration. Tho Narrator
admits the need Of immigration. but observes
that the mistake is made Of pleading for it on
the erroneous grounds Of the incidence of tho
Craolo manhattan and eouattinQ. Our oonr