Eliza')efh Lowe and left an on!y surviving son and heir Ukxry, wh j marred Caiharina Maria eldest daughter of Samuel Long Esq Chief Justice of Jamaica, and Sister of Edward Long, Judge of :he Court of Vice A.lmlraliy *t aijhor of ihe History of that Islanil. Mr Moore acted as Lieu't'uant Goverioi- of Jam.iica from Fcliy l7Mi to 176- wiih the exce|>tion of one yf.w. I'he followin!j exiracts from Bridge's «' Annals of Jamaica," Vol. II. for which we ar? in leb'cd to the politeness of Dr. Harris, the learned Librarian of Harvanl CoUe-jre. furnish ample details of Gov. iNloores history previous to iiis croming (o New-\<)ik

"A. O. 17 jS, Oct. 3d. The royal disallowance of the act of removal [of the seat of i^^overnmont from St. Jago to Kingston] was at leng h proclaimed; am! Lieut. Governor Moore wis C'np w^red to hohl the C<uwts, over which ho prt'siiled, when and wht-re he considered most ctmvenienl." '« The low murmurs' of <rscoiitent, which arose from the five disappointed parishes, were drowned by a pr >c"aniation which divitle I Ihe island into judicia y di'tricts, and («»ct '21) by a fleclaralion which maile Kingston, Savanna la Mar. Mcmtego Hay, *i Port Antonio, free ports; mea»ur<>s which s(»oa unite.! all intere.s's, fc ho.i'e.l all wounds; wfi le such a.lditicmal wheels in the ma-hine of government rendered its mo'ion both more rapid, & more 8c<!»ire. The system of administration under Muore was accurate; that of superintendence not less so. The

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