, 1880-11-20
BARBADOS.

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ancmy in public affairs. It traces a great
81 al the present prosperity Of the is.
,uu j. 10 harbour improvements, effected ct
N.sh expense no doubt, but laying the
E"rdation of o continuous prosperity. 1t
prnears that Sir George Grey, who was
sspyernor in 1889, gave the inpetns. He
III the Barbadians:
=. u situation, gives you a PotOSi.
!; Slittle dot in the ocean Is really a mine
- he worked in the future, and unlike the
n%ctosi of old. is unexhausted. You are in
.tha road of ships from almost every direc.
.;on. Make your Harbour secure. Let the
1siand be an entrepot for the groups around
,on!N Some, says the Globe, thought the far.
s.eing old Jurist and Philosopher was
siafang-others again, dubbed him drivel.
lar. in his dotage. But what are the facts
Inst before Sir Charles came to the island q
large schooner could not get into the Caree-
mage but at:hightide. It.was a wonder to see
a brig within the river. Now we find ships
going in, hove down.: and being repaired
Without any difficulty, ice vessels taking
In their entire cargoes to the Ice House on
the Pier Head, and vessels of heavy ton
mage opposite Nelson. and even beyond
the swing Bridge, discharging cargo. Sir
Charles Grey was right. We have made
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desired and though we have had to pay
occasionally for our experience. we present
a different aspect to what we did i'll 1889.
Doubtless we should have made further
advances if Sir Charles Grey could have
accomplished his purposes for u.s."
Though Santa Cruz car never become a
great commercial port, there may be gold
YET to be got out of it by judicious expen-
diture in other directions. We believe that
there is, and that we shall yet see the good
results Of the efforts made of Late years, at
no small cost, in the way Of improvement.
From the same paper we clip the follow
ing in regard to Bishop hutchinson
awe felt no surprise whatever to hear
that Bishop hutchinson had informed the
Church Council, last week, that an offer
had been made him of an important and
prominent Office III the Church at home.
The Bishops talents, learning, and capacl-
ty for work will ensure that he be sought
for when q man of mark is wan'ed. We
have not understood whether the Bishop
has decided to accept the distinguished
post offered him. Remembering that he Is
q loyal son of the Church, and believes that
obedience to his superiorS is one OF the
first duties, and also that he will probably
consider that in the prOfferedipOst he will
better advance the interests OF the Church,
we shall not wonder that DIR. MitchinsOn's
connex ion with Barbados will terminate
presently. For Barbados this will be
unfortunate. especially at this juncture.
We want, at this time more than ever, an
able Diocesan. It may be said, this is a
want that will always exist. But at a
transition period like the present, and
when our Educational plans are being de-.
veIoped, it must be plain to the most Ordi-
nary person that an able Bishop is partl.
cularly needed, aud the more so as he was
the principal in preparing the suggestions
for the scheme of Education now being
elaborated.
This is not the time nor is this the place
for either the estimate or eulogy of the
Bishop. He has been long enough among
us for us to appreciate what is excellent in
him, and to note what is regrettable.
There will be no dissent when we say that
the Bishop has sought to promote the
highest interests of the Island, though
sometimes not in the wisest way that he
has done more than any one man in the
Island for higher and middle-class educa-
ton ; that he has set a noble example of
disinterestedness that he has shrunk from
no labour !; that if he has not been most
conciliating he has never been vindictive;
that he has never permitted the pride of
Office to keep him from those around him;
and that though few men among us could
use their tongue and pen with more effect,
he was not often tempted to use his with.
out restraint. Should he leave us tand we
are mistaken if he does not) we shall not
easily get his equal in q successor. A