MAURITIUS.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VI, Issue 508, 15 June 1850, Page 3

MAURITIUS.

The Legislative Council of this colony was sitting at the end of March, to which period our file's extend. An ordinance had been pused by this body for remodelling the judi-

cial establishment of tlie colony and for suppressing the " Court of First Instance." — The necessity of holding out additional encouragement to emigration to the Mauritius was engaging a good deal of attention, and an able and lengthy minute upon this subject had been laid before tho Legislature by the Governor. A violent gale tisited Port Louis on the 28th February, and continued until the Ist of March. Many of the vessels in harbour were injured, but the casualties were comparatively trifling. " The damages sustained on shore were mare serious. The Tvhole of the copper covering of the roof of the Custom House and Post Office was blown off, and a large quantity of merchandise on the ground floor damaged ; the roofs' of government buildings covered with slates suffered much, especially Government House ; in almost every court, out-houses, palings, and gates were carried away, and the whole of the bitumen roof of the Barracks was so much damaged as to compel the soldiers to seek other quarters.