... THE WEST INDIES. BARBADOS, Deo. 9. Crops are looking vigorous, the weather being generally cool and favourable to health. Preparations are being made for the annual exhibition of native agricultural pro- ductions. The House of Assembly ia in session. ...

... THE WEST INDIES. [eeuter's telegram.] NEW YORK, July 24. Intelligence from Havana published here to-day reports the occurrence of earthquake shocks at Hayti on the sth and 7th inst. , at St. Vincent on the 24th and 25th June, and Trinidad on the 29th ...

... THE WEST INDIES. JAMAICA, March 10. Theisland enjoys excelletthrakh. Hairs Lave be*n favour. atie for the cultivation, and sugar crop j rotpects are good ▲ Lrge exodus is taking place of labourers from the Panama Canal, tiie Costa P;ca Railway, _nl Mexico ...

... THE WEST INDIES. ?? — ■ — JAMAICA, Feb. 8. The Legislative Council have passed a resolution depre- cating the increased public expenditure. Detpatches were l*id before the council from the Secretary of State ou a red action of expenditure and reorg&nisa'ion ...

... THE WEST INDIES. BARBADOS, Feb. 28. Sugar making here is general, and thtre is great activity among all classes in the island. Mr. Bo veil is ap- pointed acting Solicitor-General. Governor Robinson has returned from an official tour among the other islands ...

... THE WEST INDIES. BARBADOS, March 24. The dry weather is not quite suitable for the growing canes, but i.s highly favourable for sugar making, and there is great activity in reaping rind shipping the crop. The legislative session has closed, pud a new ...

... THE WEST INDIES. The canes are ripening fast and reaping operations are beginning. The present crop is expected to be equal t:> that of last year, viz., 52,000 hhds. The planting of the young crop for next year is nearly completed. Trade is improving ...

... THE WEST INDIES. «• [RECTEB's TKl.K ?? 1 I'I.Yr.IOrTIT. An.isT ID. According to novices from Jamaica, brought by the Royal Mail Company's steamer Orinoco, small-pox has entirely disappeared from the island, but several ports of Cuba are declared to be ...

... THE WEST INDIES.* As a general rule, we are inclined to smile at those who write books about countries wherein their sojourn has been limited to a few months, or even weeks. What can a man know, we are apt to ask, about a land with which his acquaintance ...

... THE WEST INDIES. BARBADOS, Dec. 29. The Barbados revenue having been affected by tha quarantine regulations, there is a slight falling off in tht year's receipts. The total expenditure for 1881 was £143,781. A balance of £15,000 is shown at the end of ...

... THE STORM IN THE WEST INDIES. ■ ?? [BEUTEB'S TELEGRAM. | NEW YORK, DEC 22. The recent storm off the Haytian Coast is stated to have been the worst which has ocourred in that region ior the past 30 yean. ...

... CYCLONE IN THE WEST INDIES. «. A telegram from the Governor of Jamaica tothe Secretary of State for the Colonies, dated the 26th inst. , says : — Cyclone passed through St. Andrews, St. Ann, and eastern parishes, during night of 19th August. Property ...