, 1877-10-17

heinr scarce "ariees from the Iact thaS many
Creeies and even the few remaining Coolies
have either actually bettered, or are striving
to better their condition" Ihey nave purcnaS-
cd reehoids, and no longer work on the su gar
Estates. AS regards SOU atting, the Narrator
disbelieyes in its alleged extent, and does NOT
think II can materially affect the local l&bour
snnnlv. Our contemporary concludes a very
tbonchtful article with tho following words:
If Coolie is to be brought to create a
healthy rivalry with the Creole labourer' as
We heliaye he will do, we are OF opinion the
Imperial Government will sanction the mea'
sure which 10 so surely to increase the wealth
of the country and the prosperity OF me IN
habitants: but if immigration is desired as IS
implied in the petition, only to push ASIDE
peonle who ara too INDECENT to work. and
drive them into crime and pa1petIsnh, fhen
we say we can scarcely hope the measure
will be granted"
Colonel Gore, the late Colonial secretary
here, and a warm supporter OF NIT HenpesSy'
Is to be removed, ana maue A"eu'e"""'
Governor of TObago. D..
At a meeting Of the Directors Of The Bar
bados General Hospital, His Excellency &c
vernon Dun6as, who presided, made a state
mept most discreditable to the institution
which is thus reported by the Globe:
his Exoeliency the Governor stated to
the Board that on visiting the Hospital at an
early hour of the morning, about ten days ago.
circumstances induced him TO enquire OF the
Janitor how often the patients changed their
clothes. when he was told, that they were
allowed one suit every fortnight, which they
wore in the day end Slept in at night and i1at
when the time came for a fresh Sut to2 ola
one was so filthy, that the ciothe2 got tore up
E- - ~ IL tSvr cnTfC
in the washing, so the plan Of fortnIghsly suns
only was n0s at all ecCnomlcal. members
disclaimed ell knowledge Of the cif'onstanoo
stated by His Ezcellency, ana were t'an&'ni
that the subject had been brought TO thf,f
notice where upop it was moved by KeVd.
Thos. Clarke. and second ty I-oa'Ole w. 3.
Griffith.
That each patient ought to have tW0 olls 'l
dav clothes aud TWO suits night clothes per
week, instead of only one suit per fortnight
for both purposes as heretofore, and tEaa the
House Committee be requested TO furnish thu
same
The value of the sugar shipped this yea.
from Barbados is estimated at 81 ,0G0 600
etellng.=S5. OO0.O0 The crop for hext
year promises a large return
Bishop hutchinson of Barbados has written
to his clergy recommending to their support
and cooperation the Society for tie prevention
OF cruelty 10 anlAdlS'
T. VINCENT.
A sa wing to this colony cf 1900 a year is
to be effected by q plan Of tie Government in
combining the offices OF Attorney General AMI
Police Magistrate Of Kingstown. Seeing,
however, that the former officer is Grown Pro
secutor of criminals, this proposed union seems
to us very strange thing.
A large meeting was held in KiogstoTn to
consider the best plan of apprOPrlating the
insufficient bequest Of Mr.. Graham, mentioned
before in our columns, and the sense OF the
meeting seemed to be in favonr Of erecting a
Hospital at Georgetown.
The diff ulties in the way Of the success of
the coastiug Steamer Pioneer have been
overcome. She is now showing good results
both in freight aud passenger.
GREN ADA Z.
Judging from the account given in the
Chronicle, the cyclone which has 50 devastated
Curacao must have been very severe at
Grenada also, &c island which used TO be
believed, like St. Croiz, 10 be out Of the
general track of these fearful visitations We
sulioin some Of the news about it:
About ten p, M, the wind blew a regular
gale. Many trees were broken CT rooted mp
stables and NAL houses overturned and
destroyed. and full fe Ids of provisions, corn.
fruit, &c., levelled to the ground. This, of
course, only refers to the town Of St, George
and its vicinity
The waters in the Carenage, as we'll as in
AL poc rrero iaShod into fur1 and daSha1