, 1889-01-09

in BimSlirc. The weather for the past
fortnight has been very much cooler. The
moonlight nights are SuperbIy grand, and
the early mornings are deliclOuSIY cool.
Starting with a balance Of 913 900, 10. s
on the LIST January this year, the revenue
. already received and the estimated reve.
nue. for the balance of the year being
&l61,3 1874 16 ", we get a total revenue for
this year QS6S) of fl74, 404. 10 II. The total
expenditure for the year is put at gl46,6 51.
so. 8 thus leaving a balance of G27, 1853.
500 to The credit Of the Island at he end
OF the year. Out of this estimated balance
q sum Of 94,82S. 10 has to be deducted, to
the payment Of which The Legislature is
already pledged thus leaving an availa-
Die balance OF E22, 924, Il. 35at the end Of
the year. In the Estimates for next year
the revenue is put down at 9149, 773,
which, with the balance of G22, 1924. 10. 81
carried over from this year, will give "a
total revenue Of G172.697. 10. D. The es-
timated expenditure for next year is fixed
at El47, 2S4. l. 10, leaving an estimated
balance to the 31st of December 1889, to
the credit OF the Island, of s25,413. IS,
4. l..
The Supreme Criminal Court for the
December AsSizes was opened on Monday,
the 10Th instant. In his charge to the
Grand Jury, the Chief Justice stated that
there were 81 cases on the Calender calling
for their preliminary investigation, and
that neither the number, nor the nature
Of the charges warranted the conclusion
that crime was on the increase in the is
land. The matter for regret, His Honour
said, was the comparative large number
of cases in which the 'everlaSting knife"
was uSed,-and this was particularly so
in the case Of female TENDERS. The 81
~, uh, M. fIn Enlaulnr I'D QE ~
cuspd persons. Two of the Bills were ig-
nOred by the Grand Jury, 6 of the accused
: were acquitted by the Petit Jury, one Of
them left his country for his UountIy'S
good, and 81 were convicted and stnten.
oed to various terms of impriSonment,-the
cat being freely applied by His Honour to
the male offenders, in cases of cutting and
=. wOunding. Unfortunately, the LegiSla-
ture has not yet succeeded in deyiSing any
additional deterrent punishment for fe-
male offenders Of this class.
. The emigration of our labourerS still
continues. Barbados, with it's large Ia
6Ouring population, is AN Island to which
Agriculturi>tS turn for aid in augmenting
their supply Of tillers of the soil. Deme-
rara and Trinidad offer many advantages
to our labourerS 10y which they can i'm
prove their condition, and now jamaica
ia preparing to receive as many as she
can get. We understand that a large
number of laborers have lately gone to
Guadeloupe, accepting the liberal offers
made by planters there, and that many
more have engaged to GO, having heard
from the well,dispoSed who have settled
there, of the prosperous outlook Of the
future. OF course, a great deal depends
ON the good behaviour of the Barbados
labourpr wherever he is located. Treated
well, he is valuable but, unfortunately,
his love of domineering often proves his
greatest drawback. Good conduct in any
place ensures for him a favorable position,
and we have no doubt that strict obedi-
ence to the laws Of Guadrloupe, the OBJ
servancp of sobriety, and steady, honest
labour will obtain from their French EN-
ployers all that is necessary to secure their
success in a rich and healthy Island within
easy distance and quick communication
with their Fatherland. agricultural Re
porter.