St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
February 17, 1865

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A, S E (52 o S i s b —ar ST R R TR 0 P e 7 B Ere [Rse 5 St T 2 ?«rfi-}]fifi,?%fi' e ot e P A SSAS R G r,:i R y’ R PTPTCEY) e TN e b ety e/ 00 SR B e o il G e A4 SRGEE S T AR NS S s Fpd 33y e R R N F ik, Ny iy B S Aul feat 1 B B R o g B(T I& 15 A s e 2 iD .2 R o S P RSOy CEUAVRGEY h Lo TBT oy LE ia 'Ys Ry T S 0 B SR RSI AN e e FEERRA |(T e B i ety 0 RBT AU AT g SRS 3 A prony et Let e Ron o 8 b R g 2 e oLy AV F eSO ey 3, k2si ae I Y ,3‘l’l sDL oT e °f o) bR 1 2 ot R e e e o L 3 3 P )&3 e\; L¥y ?}?y’ A r.‘g‘(‘ ST \"‘"EA 3 b Ry 9N3 b P I e TH A RR T R Lo 408 TH A iy 50 R _Pid A s B e i y PIGIYELI: HANS DATCHETT TRYKT I ENEEN HARRIET HATCHETT’S BOGTRYKKERL 21de Aarg.] Tha “AVIS” IS 5D RY HANS HATCHETT; AND PUBLISHED EVELRY TUESDAY AXND FRIDAY. for the Proprietress. RS S SGMs ST 5 Lutheran Church, Christiansted. On Sunday the 19th Instant, there will be divine service held for both Lutheran Congregations in this Church. TR T SRS E TABLE OF THE FALL CF RAIN during the week from Sth Feb. to 14th Feb. Christiansted. Irederiksted. King's Hill. Lines. Lines: Lines. Jeh 8 O 0 0 o 90 0 0 10, 0 0 0 W o 4 0 0 03 48 04 0 e 18 0 0 0 gU 0 0 0 0% 03 B e ATR S 05 Shipping Intelligence. ENTERED AT FREDERIKSTED TFeb. 15,—Danish ship Birgitte Melchior, 17. Har boe, Montevideo, Mules and Horses. Wf\f I the undersigned, beg leave to \j\, make known to the public, that in consequence of the great scareity of Sheep, and high prices demanded for same, caused by the exportation, we will from henceforward sell mut ton at twenty cents pr. Ib. St. Croix 13th February 1865. THS. FUREY. J. DERICKS. R. WILLIAMS. CPHE UNDERSIGNED begs re i spectfully to inforin the inhabit ants of Christiansted and its vicinity, that he will open a private school

Day school for the tuition of children of both sexes on MONDAY the 20th inst. For terms and other particulars please apply at his residence No. 10 Company street. THOMAS THOMPSON. Christiansted 13th February 1865. ET bekjendtgjøres herved at Valg- FJ listen saavel for Christiansted Byes og Forstæders, som for Landdistrictets Valgkreds til Colonial Raadet, vil fra den 15de til den 28de dennes, begge Dage in clusive, fremligge til almindeligt Efter syn paa Thingstedet for Valgkredsene i dette Steds offentlige Retshuus No. 10 i Kongens Gade, i 6 Timer hver Sgnedag, nemlig fra Klokken 9 slet Formiddag til Kl. 3 slet Eftermiddag. Indsigelser imod Valglisten skulle i Tlenhold til Colonial Lovens 25 skriftli gen indsendes til undertegnede Formand senest den 3die Marts forstkommende. Valg Bestyrelsen for Christiansteds Byes og Forstæders samt Land Districts Valgkreds den 9de Februar 1865. J. A. Stakemanmn, Formand. CHRISTIANSTED, FREDAGEN den i7de FEBRUAR 1865 ¥'T is hereby made known, that the list i of persons entitled to vote to the Colonial Couancil, both for the elective districts of the Town of Christiansted and suburbs and for its Landdistrict, can be scen at the pablic Court House of this place, from the 15th to the 2Sth Instant, both days included, 6 hours each Week day, from 9 o’clock a.m. to 3 o’clock p.m. Objections to the list, must in accor dance with 25 of the Colonial Law be sent in, in writing to the undersigned Chairman, latest the 3d of March next. The Elective Boards for the Districts of Christiansted and Suburbs, as well as its Country Jurisdietion, 9th February 1265. J. A, siakemanmn, Chatrman. The Undersigned have just received, pr. Schooner “DRA GON,” the followiug Articles, viz: Cheese, Butter, Lard, Pork, Hams, Pota toes, Ounions, white Flour in whole and half Barrels, Starch, Rye flour, Corn Meal, Quaiter Barrels family Beef, whiteßeans, &e., &c., &ec. February Bth, 1865. e Finiay Co. S (From the Barbados West Indian, I'cb.7.) BARBADOS. The erop has commenced, a number of Mills going round in every Parish, and by the end of the month the first shipments will be made. DBut planters are much disheartened by the late accounts of the large stock?of sugar on hand unsold in England, and the low price, which scarce ly defrays the cost of production. They complain too that it does not signify much whether they niake good or bad sugar, for the Grocers refuse to buy the best they make. However they go on plant ing and reaping, not knowing what else to do with their lands to pay better. The weather has been favorable with show ers at night, and appears to have settled down again into crop weather. ‘The plants have sprung well generally and present a fine appearance. Cottoun pick ing has also commenced—alinost a new industry, which we are glad to hear pro mises to succeed. The cotion is said to be equal in quality to that produced in the States, and the quantity is likely to increase, when the Planter finds it pays better than Sugar. The Committee appointed to report on the condition of the working classes, at tribute the distress and destitution that prevail amongst them to three causes— 1. The high price of all material of clothing consequent upon the civil war in Ameriea; 2. scarcity of provisions dur ing a great portion of the present year, and, for some little time, of employment also, in consequence of the protracted drought, and 3. an injudicious system of emigration, which left many women, chil dren and aged persons, deserted by those, on whom they had been in a great mea- sure dependent for support. Besides which, the Committee say, there are evils at work of a permanent character, which unless checked they fear, will lead to even wider pauperism; such as are exhibited ¢in the wretched soeial habits, and false notions of independence of the people themselves. The illicit con nections formed among them at an early ace, the general habits of promiscuous in tercourse between the sexes, the absence of all proper domestic ties, and feelings of a!l common thrift and prudence, and of any thing like wholesome pride in the comfort of their families, or their dwell ings, as well as an impatience of the re straints counceted with stated employ ment and settled places of abode.” This is anything but a flattering picture of the condition of the great bulk of the inhabi tants of Barbados; and if it may be taken as a faithful picture, one naturally asks,— if the manners and habits as well as the means of livelihood of the inhabitants, have grown worse since the Emancipation; and if the numerous Churches, Chapels, and Schools, which have been put up, within the last 20 years, and the labors of the Ministers of Religion, have had no better result. We can’t believe this; and vet we must acknowledge the Commit tee's Report to be an exceedingly vala able statement of the result of their en quiries, showing with how much care every part of the subject has been exam ined. Adml. Sir J. Hope, K.C.8., on board the Line of battle ship Duncan, arrived on the 2Sth from Bermuda, H.M.S. Pylades Cordelia, and Styax, are also at anchor in the Bay, surrounded by a number of mer chantmen awaiting cargo. The Admiral, we hear, has been entertained at dinner at Government House, and Queens House, and has invited a large company to-mor row on board the flag-ship. The Lords of the Admiralty have been pleased to confer an appointment in the Royal Navy on M» R. D. Fraser, son of the Controller of Cu.stoms of this Port, one of the few remaining Officers of the [mperial Customs, now in the Westlndies. We have received the following, which as it contains a useful hint to our friends in the country, we have much pleasure ln inserting Nir,—Our Bristoi friends in forwarding the Prices Current of Messrs. Porter, Schlusser Co., remark, that ‘it sets forth the cause of the present deprecia tion of our Barbados Sugar, and itis right that our friends should be made aware of the influences, which are working against them. There is but one remedy for the evil, viz The manufacture in the Island, of sugar of better quality, and free from foot, the latter defect more than any thing else having brought Barbados sugar into dis repute with the Grocers, and caused it to be neglected in our market, or only pur chased by the Refiners at relatively low prices.” As you gave an extract from the Prices Current, perhaps you will print these remarks. Your Obdt. Servants, LOUIS, SON CO. Nr, 14,

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From the 1. London News, Jan. 7, 1865.) It is late in the day to compliment the Premier of England upon the sound good sense which marks all his extra-Parlia mentary utterances; buat it would be un gracious mnot to recognise with thankful ness the exceedingly wise counsel which he has just delivered in a speech at Rom sey. The subject is one which is inter esting, not to say important, to every man, woman, and child in Her;Majesty’s do minions. Lord Palmerston has not been flying, like his great opponent, on¢angels” wings, but has addressed himself to the (uestion how to use the single pen feather which makes us, if we useit properly, to do the “angelic” work of conveying “messages”—in these classice days of course we need not remind any body of the meaning of the Greek word. It has remained to Lord Palmerston to establish a connection between the two examples in Lindley Murray which used to be considered the perfection of dissi milarity. “On angels’ wings—the grocers’ company.” He has shown that a grocer may write angelically. “Writing,” says Lord Palmerston, “should answer the purpose of being easily read, and then never mind whether it looks beautiful or not.” We can under stand some of the experiences which must have drawn this energetic and ad mirable dogma from him. It is under stood that he has no time to read print. What acres of manuscript must his eyes have traversed, and what impatient ex clamations must have broken from him when the mental process of following out an important argument has been hindered by the physical difficulty of deciphering some elegant scrawl. Many of our read ers may know the Premier’s own hand writing, large, round, and easier to read than print itself. His instructions to the people at Romsey are exactly (literally would be the fitter word) carried out in his own MS. “Write a large hand, and form each letter well.” If men, women, and children only knew how many chan ces in life they throw away by the neglect of this advice, a Palmerston copy book would be the most successful speculation of the day. We can tell them something about it especially can we tell those of what Mr. Carlyle calls the ‘“writing sort” something. We can inform them that thousands of literary compositions, many of them doubtless valuable, have never been read through by those who were asked to procure publicity for them. Writers who would be ashamed of the ill-breeding of delivering a clumsy mes sage, Or speaking in a low, unaccented, careless manner, have the impudence to expect editors and other officials to go through an hour’s grapple with an abo minable scribble in order to oblige the author by testing his abilities. A man must know whether he can write a de cent hand, or cannot, and if he be so un fortunate as not to be able to do so, itis his business to learn, or to employ a copy ist. It may as well be known, especially by the ambitious and sanguine young gentlemen who have ‘just dashed off” an article and beg you to excuse hurry, that it is now almost a rule with those who sit in judgment never to read a badly written paper. No doubt many gems may be lost to the world by this, but much valuable eyesight and many amia ble tempers are preserved, and, on the whole, the practice is a wholesome one. The most distinguished poet of the age never sends a line to the press until his work has been copicd in a beautiful hand; SSTe CROLX AY([S and if one who knows that every press in the world would be honoured by his using it takes this trouble, it is not too much to expect something like it from “small decr.”” However, it is their bu siness—they-choose between a fair read ing and the waste basket. We have written from a professional point of view. DBut in private life Lord Palmerston’s lecture will be found equal ly valuable. He says that we ought to be able to read writing without trouble or delay, or the letter fails of its object by ¢“disgusting” the person to whom 1t is addressed. The word 'is not too strong. It may be remarked that the illegibility of writing usually increases with the Im portance of the request conveyed, or at least with the earnestness of the writer. He will not ¢‘take time that he may write shortly,” nor will he write slowly that he may write clearly. Tle, in a rage, orin a fever of impatience, scrawls and serib bles, and repeats himself, makes inser tions, and postseripts, and “balloons,” and expects you to bring all yoar energy to the discovery of his meaning, and all your calmness to separate his wheat from his chaff Now, there are very few peo ple in the world who have a rizht to de mand this sort of service from others. There are few, whose letiers we should study as if they were ancient inscriptions, concealing mysteries. But they are very few, and it will be well for most people to make up their minds, once forall, that they are not of the number. They may also assure themseives that a note of more than two sides must be very legibly written to insure its being thoroughly mastered, as regards meaning and spirit, except by a reader who has something to hope or to fear from the writer. We have no doubt that a great many persons who read these statements will snift’ in dignantly, and say that what they take the trouble to write others might tuke the trouble to read. For them, we beg leave, in all good-humour, to recall the reply ot the Yankee to the querist, who asked, ¢*“What might your name be 7’ It might be Nebuchadnezzar—bnt it aint.” People might take the trouble to read a bad scrawi—but they doi’:. Some unwise folk way think the ques tion of handwriting irifle. "I'o them let us quote Paley, who deeiaves that nothing is a trifle whicl adeets the comfort of ma ny. Life is made ap of trifles, and read ing letters is among them. Few peisons of any station pass a day without having to read a letter, most persons have to read many. Why isthisbusivessto belmade a bore? Lord Palmerston is one of the most practical men in the world, aund has to deal with larger subjects than almost any other man in the world, and he does not think it beneath him, the Prime Min ister of England, to tell people to write a large hand, and form all their letters well. He has his smart criticism upon writing masters’ writing, ‘‘which looks like an area railing, a little lying on one side.” The lesson which the Premtier has contle scended to teach, we, for our parts, are by no means too proud to reiterate and to enforce. We hope that it will be tak en to heart—and to hand. That atroci ous invention called “a commercial hand writing”” ought to be an affair for the po lice but it is not much worse than the debilitated scribble of certain of the up per classes, who, like Hamlet, before he saved his life by caligraphy, ¢hold ita baseness to write fair.”” We incline to offer a suggestion. Let Lord Palmerston give the Educational Council a short des patch of his own, in his own writing, and let it be engraved and sent to all the schools in the country as a “copy.” Sen sible people may, with advantage, imi tate his Lordship in many respects—in few more sensibly than in his admirable habit of ‘writing a letter that can be ea sily read.” We have cheerfully allowed him to guide our councils—we are as ready to let him guide our hands. (From the New York World, January 31.) Wm. Cornel Jewett tothe Pre sident—The Allernative Pre sented to the Administration —Speedy Pcace or a Long War and Foreign Complications. PresipenT Lincony: The Blair and Singleton missions, monuments—of which you may be proud—to your wisdom and humanity of feeling, will establish before the world the unchangeable determina tion of the Nouth for independeuce, which position, in riew of a late determined upon purpose of France, Austria, Spain, and the Pope of Rome, to recognize and aid the South at an early day, places upon you the solemn respounsibility of either being the direct means of the overthrow of the republic entire or its preservation. With this established purpose of the South *and Europe, you must either de clare for the independence of thie South, in exchange for the freedom ot the slave, and a co-operation of the South to pre vent the designs of Kurope upon our re public, or you must prepare for a pro longed war with not only the Scuth, but Europe, with the loss of California, and the entire destruction of the republie, while the people must rally round two banners, one for the independince of the South, to save the republic, one for the subjugation of the South to destroy it. Itis folly to take any other view of our national posttion. This course now all paramount for you and the people, with results is inevitable. It ils likewise folly to talk of the South being crushed, with, first, her “spirit, more formidable than her arms,” with, second, her ability to parchase independence from Europe, through slavery and co-operation in ex tending European rule on the American continent with, third, the late declara tion of General Sherman, 1n a letter to a friend in this city, received Thuarsday last, “that, instead of the South being con quered, the war had hardly commenced with, fourth, a fixed purpose of General Lee, should the now powerful effort be ing made to take Richmond be deemed overpowering, to feave Richmond a sec ond Moscow. You may disregard my views, bat time will stamp them as having been as wor thy of consideration as my earnest ap peals for years past, among them urging upon you to insist on Mexico receiving sufficient means from us to pay her for eign indebtedness—thereby checking a purpose of foreign powers for a foothold on the continent. While that course would have prevent cd the now increasing and formidable position of France and Maximilian, in-co operation with European powers to co operate with the South, a peace now can alonc destroy and prevent the extension of that power. Wn. CORNELL JEWETT. Philadelphia, January 29. f

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EATRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BUR GHER COUNCIL OF 87. CROIX. MONDAY the 9th JANUARY 1865 the Burgher Council held an ordinary session. Mr. F. Dußois and Mr. R. G. Knight having receivedjall the votes at the late elections the 24th December 1864 for members of the Council, the pa tent of election for the latter;was produc ed, which was examined and found in due form. A proposal wale on the 3ist ultimo to His Excelleucy the Governor, that Mr. Dußois havingjreceived all the votes re gistered on the 24th ultimo, notwithstand ing his name had not been on the list of election, should retain his seat as mem ber of this Board, was read by the re quest of member Sarauw, then Vice Chairman of the Council, and was unani mously adopted. He furthermore laid before the Coun cil 1. The Governor’s reply to said letter dated the 2nd instant, expressing the opinion, that Mr. Dußois could retain his seat for the short period in which the Council will be in function, provi ded he be willing to act. 2. Copy of a letter to Mr. Dußois ac quainting him of the above, and re questing his conzent. 3. Mr. Dußois’ consent in reply. The members expressed their satisfac tion at the opportunity afforded them of availing themselves of the co-operation of Mr. Dußois; and resolved to report to His Lxcellency the Governor, that Mr. Dußois had consented to act as mem ber of the Board, requesting at the same time, that Mr. Dußois be furaished with an election brief. The Council proceeded to elect a Vice Chairman, to which office member Sa rauw was unanimously elected, and ap pointed the following members to the respective commissions in conformity with the 16th of the ordinance of 1859, viz The Prison Commission: G. Behagen and J. de Pontavice. The School Commission Christiansted H. C. Ratcliffe. The Rural School Commissions: 11. C. Rateliffe and R. G. Knight. 'The Hospital Commission, Christiansted: W. H. Heyliger. The Quarantine Commission, Christian sted :W. H. Heyliger. The School Commission, Frederilsted H. McWilliam. The Hospital Commission, Frederiksted: R. G. Knight. The Quarantine Commission, Frederik sted R. G. Knight. The Cash Commission: G Behagen and J. de Pontavice. For superintending the repairs of the Schoolbuildings in the country. Easthill, .....W.H Hevliger. La Princesse,......J. de Pontavice. Peters Re5t,.......G. Behagen. La Vall(;‘é,. _.i....d.de Pontavice. Dhang,.....-. L. Two Williams,. R. G- Knight. Mount Vietory,....H. McWilliam. To be reported to the Governor and the parties concerned. 'l'he following cases were thereupon referred Returns for 4th quarter: CHE .oo 81067 96 Prison Commission: grass and B s haaii a0 286, 67 Police Office, Frederiksted traf firn Branang &G, seiinuaa. .t 46, 00 ST CROLX AV I S Expended for the prison depart- T R B L I e R l Temporary relief to paupers. 16. 50 Police Office, Christiansted fees forgdilen. 91 60 Teallle lecenses e, 82 00 Night watches, &c., &ec......*167. 84 Accounts The Rural Schools for 2nd half- year 1864 Salary to female teachers and s L. ..o 0 98 Police Oftice, Christiansted ar- 3 rears of schoolmoney, 2nd quar- fas%ee togn of Brand depot, Christiansted, at tendance to engines &e., 4th QUSTEOE i icu i 18 65 T. Moorhead: furnishing 5 uni- foriie so polieeen. 98 756 Sundries: provisions furnished the ’rison, Richmond, 4th... qweiers... oohg 9e Melchior Son, Copenhagen their outlay for articles pur- f chased for the use of the hos- poals %465 63 Maintenance of paupers at the hospitals, the prison, medicines to hospitals, paupers, prison ers &e., coffins &ec. to paupers, posts to paupers’ graves. 0624, 31 Attendance to the eranes, repairs of implements to sundry de partments, travelling expenscs, &b WO Wl D 9 an Letter from the Sheriff, Frederik sted forwarding list of arrears of schoolmoney for 3rd quarter 1864 of which collected. 11. 44 the amount of $5. 2S cts. yet due by a debtor who resides in Christiansted, where the claiim must be paid The Collectors of the Customs report”seizures effected in De- IO ..o L Assigned. i MONDAY the 6th FEBRUARY 1865 the Burgher Council held an ordinary session. T'he following cases referred. Letter from the Governor, in reply to the Council’s letter of the 9th January His Exeellency forwards a copy of the Elective Committee’s report dated Chris tiansted 27th December 1864, containing the result of the election, referring for the rest to his letter of the 2nd January. Letter from Mr. Dußois withdrawing his assent to resume his seat as member of the Burgher Council. In consequence hereof the Council re solved to address Mr. Dußois, regret ing, that circumstances had deprived them of his valuable co-operation, and expressing their warmest thanks for the courteous manner in which he had for many years so honorably filled the seat as Chairman to the Council’s entire satis faction. Communicated to His Excellency the Governor. The Council then proceeded to the election of a Chairman, when Member Heyliger was unanimously chosen. Petition from L. Heitmann, that, the quarterly payments on his debt to the Rumfund may be reduced from sl6 to SB. His security and selfdebtor assents to the measure. i Granted, subject to the Governors sanction. Reply from the :‘bpr Commission, Christiansted, to the €ouncil’s letter re garding a renewed investigation of the Commission’s repori on the petitions for relief forwarded on the 11th February 1364 the Commission state, that in that respect they refer entirely to their earlier proceedings. Postponed: Communications from the Governor, that the rum licenses of C. Brown, H. C. Raahauge, and the widow of' F. Schuster deceased, have been renewed. Letter from the Governor, requesting that the amount $35. 89 cts., advanced by the home-government for defraying ex penses attendant on sending out the pri soner Johannes Philippus per Flora in 1862, be paid into the Statetreasury. Assigned. Communications from the Governor, that the following persons have been granted permission to take out burgher briefs, viz: G. Walker as planter and administrator, John Kelly as mapager, Jacob Muller as tavern keeper. Letter from the Governor, that the lo calities rented for the public offices at IFrederiksted having been appraised by men appointed by the Court, IHis Excel leney sanctions, that Mr. Knight be paid §29 per month for the same from the day the rooms were occupied. The amount assigned. Letter from the Governor sanctioning the erection of a shed at the fish-market, I'rederiksted. Member Knight requested to attend to the needful, the expenses not to exceed $640. At the request of member Knight the T'reasurer was authorised to advance the means required to carry on the work. Letter from the Governor forwarding list of arrears of taxes for 1863. Final lists of arrears forwarded to the Governor. Proposal from the Prison Commission, that 80 pair pantaloons and SO shirts be furnished for the use of patients at the sickhouse, observing that the pantaloons and shirts furnished last March from the quantity on hand for the Africans were of a very poor quality and worn out. Resolved, to authorise the Commission to have the clothing furnished. Report from the Police Office, Frede riksted, of the death of pensioners Wm. George and John Simmons last month. Letter from the Inspector of the rural Schools that two thirds of the 300 copies of the Reading Book granted for the use of the schools 6 years ago, are unfit for use, and that the balance will soon be use less, therefore solicits the Council’s per mission to take a fresh supply of 200 co pies. Granted. Letter from the Governor, returning the estimate of the Land Treasury’s Reven ue and Expenditure for the period from the Ist January to 31st March 1865, fur nished with His Excellency’s approval. This estimate appertaining to only a period of 3 months, His Excellency pro poses, that the accounts for this period be amalgamated with those for the year 1864, so that the total account will em brace the period from the Ist January 1864 to the 31st March 1865. Acceded to by the Council. Petition from Ann Mary Benjamin of Manningsbay to be exempted from the payment of the tax on a cart, as her only support is the pittance received occasion ally by hiring it out, besides she is afflict ed with leprosy. Granted, subject to the Governor’s sanction. Communication from the Governor, that Mr. W. Moore has consented to pay the sl2, passage money for immigrant

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W. Alleyne and family, of Spring Garden, which amount was temporarily advanced from the fines for 3rd quarter 1863, which when received will be charged in the Policemaster’s accounts. As regards the other item, $5, the Policemaster has declared, that he does not consider Mr. Moore liable for the amount, this having been furnished by the Police as tempora ry aid, the family being in a destitute state, in which view of the matter His Excellency concurs. Report from the Supervisor of Chris tiansted’s hospital, that he has received pr. Gerson the articles ordered from Co penhagen for the hospitals, as pr. envoice and vouchers hercwith, requests that the articles for this hospital be inspected, and that he in conjunction with Council’s member Heyliger be authorised to super intend the making up &ec., oi theinven tory. The articles for Frederiksted’s hospital have been placed in charge of the commander of the vessel, who has kindly offered to deliver them on his ar rival at Frederiksted. Member Heyliger notified, that he had inspected the articles for Christiansted’s hospital, which were found very superior. The required authorisation to member Heyliger the Supervisor was issued, as also to the Treasurer to advance the ne cessary means to defray the attendant ex penses ;—the Council requested Mr. Sim melkier to tender their best thanks to Messrs. Melchior Son fur the readiness evinced by tlhiem in advaucing the means required for the purchase of the articles for account of the Land Treasury. Report from the Policeniaster, Center District, that there are 25 empty mecal puncheons on hand; proposes that they be sold, as he has no room to stow them. The Secretary authorised to advertise and sell the above as well as the pun cheons on hand at the prison, in all about 100. Petition from Mrs. M H. Krause to be allowed the pension granted her deceased husband. Referred to the Poor Commission. Letter from the Hospital Commission, Frederiksted, forwarding extract of their proceedings containing a list of articles to be made and to be repaired, with an accompanying estimate of the cost $63 72, not inciuding the cost of ravensduck re ceived for mattress-sacks &c., from the military depot. The Commission authorised to attend to the neeeful. Returns for 4th qtr. from School Commission Frederiksted, total amount of schoolmoney &ec.. 56. 32 @f which c011e5ted......... 35, 87 B e iiiaas VB 4O B e 8.3 BN ee. B 0 BO Police Office Frederiksted, fines 39D including sl2 repaid by Mr. Moore for advance to W. All eynes passage. Police Office, Center District, traffic licences, January..... 7. 00 Accounts for Travelling expences, attendance on caroner’s inquest....... 4. 80 Aitendance to engines at Fre- deriksted depot and at the fort, 2nd half year 1864......... 10. 30 Maintenance of paupers at the hospitals, at the prison, me dicines, coffins to deceased paupers, January.......... *378. 24 Spouts to La Princesse school. 25. 54 Rgmsdugk furnished by the nilitary depot to Frederik- SSST. CEOLX AVL S stedshossital 29 86 Blank quarterly returns for Coo lies--.---.........---..‘. 8! 00 Assigned. é% Zsugéi ;fE% o EZE «.ig Os the Receipt of Deposits at the St. Croix SAVINGS BANK NAV S BANK, On Saturday, 11th February 1865. —.~_—_____~_¢———.»-.. et s Regeivers: IN CHorisrraNsTED: Upper Comui of War W. Sim melha A Joet, Esqg., Monmhier 1.~ i 1 H. N. Mallgrav, lusq., Trustee. Amount of former deposits. 228,871 90 6 deposits of 20 cents each. 25 above 20 ¢ts. and under 1. 22 Ve ’l ‘s i 5 b 1.0 9 10 o 90, e deposits, of which 46 in Christiansted amounting b 0 o i 308 BE S 10 in I'rederiksteddo. 18 05 10 9 Total 228,947 66 Balance of deposits 48,842 14 3 new deposit accounts, viz.: 2 Apprentices. 1 Clerk, 12 Withdrawals amounting t0..55894 92. Receivers for Saturday, 18th leb. 186e. IN CHRISTIANSTED Baron A. Bretton, T'rustec. G. B. Meyer, Esq, Member. IN FREDERIKSTED W. Peebles, Esq., Trustee. P. W. Schousboe, Esq., Member. GEO. BEHAGEN, President, St. Croix, 13th February 1865. Krebs Preetforius, AGENTS OF THE NORTHERN ASSURANGE COMPANY. T 13ENR NE BEAJRNDTGJOETIST i LUR2B)O E W ISTEN over Valgberettigede til Colo ÅU nialrandet er henlagt til Eftersyn pan dette Steds Thinghuus fra 15e til 28de dennes begge JDage indbefattede, fra Klokken 9 slet Formiddag til Kl. 3 slet Eftermiddag. Enhver der har Ind sigelser at fremfore imod Val listen op fordres, i Henhold til Coloniallov as 27de November 1863 25, scnest 3 Dage efter Udlobet as den ovennævnte 'Fid, til Valg bestyrelsens Formand skriftligen at ind give saadan Indsigelse med Opgivelse as deGrunde hvorpaa samme stottes. Valgbestyrelsen for Frederiksteds Byes Valgkreds den 9de Februar 1865. C. Sarauw. Carl Hatiteusen. L. Faber. ?E]AHE list of those qualified to vote for Members of the Colonial Council, is exhibited for inspection at the Court- House from the 15th to the 28th instant from 9 o’clock am. to 3 o’clock p.m. Whoever has any objection to make against the said list is hereby in accor dance with the Colonial Law dated 27th November 1863, requested to state such objection in writing to the Chairman of the Electoral Board with the reasons on which said objection or objections are based, within 3 days after the last men tioned date. The Electoral Board for the town of Frederiksted, Bth February 1865 Sarauw. Caprl EHattensen. Es. E'aber, BEKJENDTGJORELSE. y ISTEN over Valgberettigede til Colo Æ mialrandet er henlagt til Eftersyn pan dette Steds Thinghuus fra I3de til 28de dennes begge Dage indbefattede, fra Kl. 9 slet Formiddag til Kl. 3 slet Eftermiddag. Euhver der har-Indsigelser at fremføre imod Valglisten opfordres, i Henhold til Colonisllov as 27de November 1863 25, senest 3 Dage efter Udløbet as den oven nævnte Tid, til Vulgbestyrelsens Formand skriftligen at indgive snadav Inilsigelsø med Opgivelse as de Grunde hvorpaa saumme stottes. É Valgbestyrelsen for Frederiksteds Ju risdietions Landdistricts Valgkreds den 9lde Febrnur 1865. 0. Sarawuw. Carl Hattensen. Barny É3. Eecch. },;:ff;.‘?i;ii'] list of those qualifig}l to vote for 4\ members of the Colonial-council is exhibited for inspection at the Court-house from the 15th to the 23th instant from 9 o’clock a.m. to 3 o’clock pm. Wheo ever has any objection to wmake against the said list is hercby 10 accordance with the Colonial-law dated 27th Noember 1283 requested to state such objection in writine to the chairman of the electoral board with the ressons on which such ob jection or objections are Lased, within 3 days after the last menticned date. The Electoral Board for the Country District of the Jurisdiction of Frederik sted, the 9th February 1866, C. Sarauw. Carl Hattersen. Earny EB. EReceh. ST. CROIX SAVINGS BANK. MOTECE l) MEINTING of the MEMBERS of the %t Croix Savings Bank wiil be held on Monday next the 20th instant, 2t 2 o'clock p.m., at the Of fice of the Institution. St. Croix, 13th February 1865. BANK OF ST.THOMAS. OTICE is hereby given, that a U\ ‘Semi-annual General Bleeting of Proprietors will be held on THuRs pAY the 23rd instant, at Mr. Bonel- I’s “European Hotel,” in the Main Street. The Chair will be taken at 12 o’clock. By Order of the Board of Direc tors, A. WOLFF, Manager. St, Thomas, 10th February 1865. O KR Q. z\\omx\k&t&b’ AGENT FOR ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY FOR FIRE LIFE IN ST. CROIX. T il SUB-AGENT IN FREDERIKSTED.