St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
May 12, 1865

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b i BRN 4 X PRE ot S B o, ry RXY VRIS G SRt TR T, S L T AN =t i i iot P LRRsorh, it LY R BRR S AR g D i 8 A yfifi,_; RiߥyPt Fo7 XA AT R Y, S ey R wen ATH Sll PSS i e R T P o RER 3 AR LAt 3 Le o e 3 o t g g b Rt g o b\ R A YI &y Sk e e 'w‘!éi eom o B R 1 2P SRR Why E.‘f SR o e R e o Rl3 Rs b R St BRI Ry R 1 MRS D T R s &L i et SN T e i R 73 T QA B PO A o T 2bt el i RWEFY i PR ey it P\ s> B o UDGIVER: DANS HATOHETT, TRYKET I ENEEN HARRIET HATOBETT’'S BOGIH L NERT 21de Aarg.] The “AVIS? IS EDITED BY HANS HATCHETT; AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. 2 for the Proprietress, Lutheran Chuarch, Chrisfiiansied. On Sunday the 14th instant, there will be divine serviee held for the both Lu theran Cougregations in this Church. TABLE OF THE FALL CF RAIN during the weck from 3rd May to 9th' May. Christiansted. Frederiksted. King's Hill. Lines. Lines: Lines. May 3. D 0 0 40 31 0 8 1 ‘:'f% B 01 0% 0} "o 0 0 84 0k 2 v 90 2 0 3 83 11% 41 S YGSATS T SN TN T N R N WSS N TSRPR SO e i Shipping iatelligence. e ENTERED AT CHRISTIANSTED May 10,—Daui-h ship Cathwine, Nissen, St Themas, Oats, Rice and Flour, T Y 5 W T S eSD D W R TOy TR h z F FEF zI, p, >2 BEKJENDTGJORELSE. DA St. Croix Borgerraads Functioner i Hedhold til Colonialloveu as 27de Novem ber 1863 3S4ere opliårte fra den 29de f. Md. at regne ville fremiidigen alle Betalin ger, der. hidtil ere skete til eller as St. Croix Landkasse, foregane ved St. Croix Colonialkasse i det Kougelige Kasserer contoir. Gouvernementet for de Dansk-Vestin diske Oer, St. Croix den 2den Mai 1865. W, BIRCH. Carl Hattensen. NOTICE. Whereas in conformity with the Coloni al Law of 27th November 1863 sS4 the funetions of the Burgher Council of St. Croix ceased on the 29th ultimo all pay ments hitherto to be male to or from the Land Treasury of St. Croix shall be eflect ed to or from the Colonial Treasury of St. Croix in the Royal Treasurer’s Office. Government of the Danish Westindia Islands, St. Croix 2d May 1565. W. BIRCH, Carl Hattensen. BEKJENDTGJORELSE. ZED Little Bay paa Oen St. Jan hen- W ligze folgende ved Jacob Bay Point indstrandede Gjenstande fra et formeentlig paa Anegada forulykket Fartoi, nemlig: i. 3 Skibsræer ;de 2de 40 Fod, den 3die 32 Fod i Længde. 2.3 Stykker de 2de 93 Tommer i Om kreds, Tomme tykke, 4% Tommer brede, det 3die 22 Tommer langt og 3 Tommer tykt. 5 3.2 Blokke den ene 13 Tommer den anden 11 Tommer lang. CHRISTIANSTED, FREDAGEN den 12te MAI 1865, Eierne indkaldes herved med Aars og Dags Varsel sub poena præclusi et perpetui stentsi til at anmelde sig for undertegnede Præsidentskab og godigjøre deres Eien domsret til det Strandede. Privsidentskabet for Oerne St. Thomas og St. Jan, St. Thomas den 4de Mai 1865. L. ROTHE. 9. W.van BRAKLE. Translation. gl T Little Bay of St. Jolns are Iyving the A\ following “coods, stranded at Jacob Bay Point, and most likely belonging to soine vessel wreeked at Anegada: 1. 8 yards; the two of a length of 40 feet, the 3rd of 3 feet. 2. 3 pieces of iron the two 93 inches in circuierence, 4 inch thick, and 44 irches wide, the 3rd 22 inches long and 3 inehes thick. 3. 2 blocks; one 13 inches, the other 11 Inches long. The owner or owners are hereby sum moned sub pocaa praclusi et /,’vr,w'/;u' silen i to claim said goods at the Presidency before year and day after the publication of this. Presidency of St. Thomas and St. Johns, ot. Thomas 4th May 1365, L. ROTHE. S. W, van BRARLE. z Bekjendtgjorelse. T Handelshuset M. M. Monsanto __,.X Co. Dags Dato har opgivet sit Do iii Skiftebehandling som fallit bringes herved til offentlig Kundskab. St. Thomæ Skifterets Contoir den 2den Mai 18635. ROSENSTAND. PROCLAMA. LLE og Enhver som maatte have irl DNoget at fordre paa Handels huset M. M. Monsanto Co. til Fallithehandling opgivne Boe indkal des herved med 6 Maaneders Varsel til for undertegnede Mkifteret at an melde og beviishggjore deres Krav., St. Thomea Skitterets Contoir den 2den Mai 1865. ROSENSTAND. Proclama. /ZXLLE og Enhver som maatte have lød Noget at fordre paa Boet efter afdide Joseph Ambroise Kuntz ind kaldes herved med 3 Maaneders Var sel til for undertegnede Skifteret at anmelde og bevise deres Krav. ligemaade indkaldes den Afdiådes Arvinger med Aar og Dags Varsel! til at legitimere sig. St. Thomæ Skifterets Contoir den 6te Mai 1865. Rosenstand. Route.of Steamer Clara Ro the from St. Thomas to St. Croix and Vice Versa May. 1865. 8. Mounday leaves St. Thomas at 8 a.m. L, g leaves Nt. Croix at 530 p.m. 9. Tuesday remains in St. Thomas. 10. Wednesday do., do. 11. 'Phursday leaves St Thomasat 1 p.m. 12. Friday leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p.m. 13. Saturday leaves St. Thomas atl p.m. for West End. 14. NSanday remains in West End. 15. Monday leaves West Endat7 30a.m. 16. Tuesday leaves St. Thomas 4 hours after the arrival of the European Mail. 17. Wednesday leaves St. Croix at 5.30 p m. [B. Thursday remains in St. Thomas. 19. Friday do. do. 20. Saturday do. do. 20 fillnduy do. do. 22. Mounday do. do. 23. Tuesday leaves St. Thomas at 7 a.m. Bt.Croix at 5.30 p.m. PASSAGE RATES Fust b, 8 8 e L R D i for particulars apply to J. KNUTHSEN, e T @wuonyp “;y‘wlq.wn OF Mtk tev AsvAAMA 4Msk o 5 To the Editor of the St. Croix Avis, DEAR Silg, It is to be hoped that it will not be one of the conditions that shall hereafter characterizs the trips of the Steamer “Clara Rothe” be. tween this port and St. Thomas, that no reli ance can be placed on the published route or time of satling of that vessel. In the published ronte of the Steamer it was stated in yoar paper that she would leave St. Thomas for St. Croix on Tuesday morning (9th inst.) at 7 o’clock a.m. and return to St. Thomas the same evening, in stead of which she left the latter place on AMon day morning between 8 9 o'clock. Thus practising a deception on the public which caused some persons serious inconvenience if not loss. If the public are to be treated with such disregard and bad faith as this, on such trivial grounds as it is said caused the deviation now complained of, the “Clara Rothe” instead of being a comfort and a convenicnce to the people of these Islands will be a source of de rangement and annoyance. Suppose a party in Trederiksted, relying on the published stute ment that the Steamer would leave for St Thomas on Zwesday evening, had hired a con veyence and came up to this Town, expecting to find the steamer here, in order to bhe in St. Thomas on some matter of importance on Wednesday, but to his astonishment on his arri val here, discovered that she had left the even ing previous would not the owner be lille to an action for damages 'We shall say nothing further at present on the subject, but only hopa that no instance of the kind may occur in future, taking the liberty before closing to express our belief that St. Thomas would have been safo for one day longer. Your obdt. servt., A Sufferor. [Nr. 38

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MINORITY REPORT ON THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE InspecToß OF THE COUNTRY SCHOOLS FOR A. D. 1563—064. (Continued.) IV. From the fact of the Superintendent deem ing it necessary to offer reasons or causes for the failure of the Schools in doing as much as they ought, we have a right to con clude that he admits their inefficiency. On this pbint we en'irely agree¢ with him; but feel compelled again to differ from him on the causes which he states, as the “absolute hin “drances’’ to their success—viz., “Overcrowd “edness,” and “Irregular Attendance.” Weo freely admit these to be serious obstacles to Sull success but we cannot admit them to be the “absolute hindrances” to the general effi ciency of our Rural Schools, that the Super intendent asserts, simply because we find, even by his own statistical Reports, that both these causes do not exist in the Schools to such an extent as to justify such a conclu sion. From these reports we find the aver ago attendance at 6 of the 8 Schools to he— -60. 82. 61. 90. 115. 120. Os these only 2 (those last mentioned) may be counsidered as crowded, none as overcrowded to such a de gree, as to be beyond the capacity of an en ergetic, and systematic Teacher, assisted by a female Teacher, and Monitors, as all our Teachers are. Os the remaining 2, we find at Mt. Victory an average attendance of 144, and at Friedensfeld 169. It is to be observ ed however, that, at the latter station, there are two distinet School-rooms, and an assist ant Male Teacher provided, which would re duce the average, to each Teacher, and room, to about 85. 1n addition to this, we have to bear distinctly in mind the very material as sistance rendered in each of the Schools by the Female Teacher attached to each, whose duties are by no means practically confined to the sewing department, but extend also to the general instruction. Under these circum stances we feel fully borne out by facts in as gerting, that the only School of the whole number that can be said to be actually over crowded by the number in average atten dance is that at Mt. Victory, which numbers 144 children under the tuition of one male, and one female Teacher, assistedeby such Monitors as the ‘Ueacher deems necessary—a state of things which can go but a very little way, if any, in accounting for the notorious failure of the Schools in accomplishing their work with the children really in attendance. In reference to tha other cause alleged as an “absolute hindrance” to the success of the Schools namely “Irregular attendance,” (the real cause of which, and its only remedy we have pointed out in III1.) we feel bound to say, that, while sincerely deploring its ex istence, and recognizing its fulleffect in hin dering the work of universal education, we yet cannot, even init, find a sufficient ex planation of the general failure of our Rural Schools. According to the statistical tables submitted by the Superintendent to the Com mission, we find that, out of a total of 1303 children registered on the School Lists as bound to attend, the average actually attend ing daily is 841, or within a fraction of of which total 303, or about 23 pcr cent, are re ported Readers while, from authorised Go vernment Reports, we find that in the Island of Antigna, in the Church of England, and Waesleyan Schools, of 2415 registered on the School Lists, the average in daily attendance is 1446, or only abeut 3j5 and yet, if we mis take not, His Lordship the Bishop of Antigua declared at a meeting of this Commission, that if his Schools did not turn out at least 50 per cent good Readers, he would consider it desirable to close them at once. While again at Barbados, where education is neither gratis nor compulsory as it is bere, and where the irregular attendance of the children is a ‘never ending ‘cause of complaint, we haveo the very best authority to prove that—*‘not “less than 75 per cent of the Scholars can, “at the age of 10 years, read tolerably any S Te CROLE AV S, “average passage from the New Testament.”’ It seems to us then, that these considerations make it quite evident, that however great an obstacle “irregular attendance” may be to the full success of our Schools, it does not ac count satisfactorily for the great deficiency apparent in their resulfs when compared with those in other West India Islands, where the very same language is tauoht, to the very same Lace. and Cluss of people, with very in- Serior appliances for success in the way of School-houses, Books, Funds, &c. And that this deficiency cannot be attributed to tne limited term of attendance, as some contend, is likewise quite manifest from the fact, that the foregoing statistics as to the number of readers are confined to those children aloue who have filled their tenth year—the age at which the children leave our Schools a pre caution which, when taken info consideration with the fact that, in the other Islands, very few children ever enter School until at least 2 years later than lere, say at 8 years of age, whereby, at 10 years, they have had only 2 years instruction, where our children have had 4, makes the result of the comparizon entirely to be relied upon, and places our ar gument beyond reply or refutation. It will be observed that we have based our reason ing entirely on the statistics as to attendance &c., furnished by the Superintendent in bis annual Reports; but we by no means intend thereby to cominit ourselves to the correct ness of those Reports, aliliough quite willing to give him, as we have done, the full benefit of his own fizures. From personal observa tion at examinations, some of the undersigned are convinced that many children whe wero brought forward as Readers, proved conclu sively that they had not the slightest claim to the name—whiie we believe too, that, ow ing to the great difficulty of keeping correct lists7of the children, many yet remain enroll ed as bound to attend, whose names should have been erased in consequence of their death, or removal from the School-district, or even from the Island whereby the evil of “ir regular attendance” appears to be greater than it in reality is—a state of things which we attribute entirely to the difficulties of the case, and not in any degree to the fanlt of the Superintendent, of whose faithfulness and. zeal there cannot be a doubt. V. Ackrowledging however that some of our Rural Schools would be quite overerowded should the attendarce of the children be as regular as it otizht to be, we quite agree that this possible obstacle te their success, should, if practicable, be removed. This it is pro posed to accomplish by the erection of addi tional School-Houses. In the present depress ed condition of the Country however, and standing as we now are on the threshold of the untried, and very hazardous, experiment of sell-support, it cannot be deemed expedi ent, or prudent, to recommend the very large outlay which would be involved in the erec tion of such houses, together with Teachers’ residences, and in the additional grant requi site for salaries &c: particularly when we consider that this outlay, so far from being necessary, may, according to the plain decla ration of the Superintendent himself, made repeatedly and advisedly at the last meeting of this Commission, be avoided withont any detriment, or at least any great detriment to the cause of education, by some frasible ar rangement for the division of the Children in to Classes 45 attend au dilferent hours, where by the evil of “Overcrowdedness” may be obviated without any additional demand for outiay on the Country. 'The extension of the term of attendance 1o the completion of the 12th year would also, we think, be advisa ble, on condition that the present useless Sa turday school be entirely abolished, and the last year of attendance be made voluntary. (To be continued.) AUCTION. [CFTER Begjæring as Christian steds Nkifteret, som behandlende afgangne Elizabeth Maduras 80, vil paa Aastedet PARCEL No. 3 a. Contentment HLand, beliggende i Compagniets Quarteer og tilhårende bemeldte 80, vorde afholdt en offent lig Auction over bemeldte Eiendom Liverdagen den 20de dennes Kl. 1 slet p. m. Christinnsteds Auctions Contoir, den Bde Mai 1865. J. A. Stakemann. ATCTION. T Request of Christiansteds Deal i) ing Court in behalf of the deal ing of the late Elizabeth Madura, witl be sold at the premises LOT No.da. of Contentment Land with Buildings thereon, situated in Companys Quar ter and beloneing to said dealing, on Saturday the 20th inst. 1 o’clock p.m. Christiansted Vendue Office, Bth May 1865, J. A. Stakemann. AUGCTION. WÆAFTER Degjæring as Christiansteds LpL_'La Skifteret, som behandlende Miss Ann Harris's Dødsboe, vil Mandagen den 15de dennes Midday Kl. 12 slet pan Aastedet vorde afholdt en offentlig Auction over Doets Etendom zm HUVUS OG LOD No. 20 Piindsens Gade her i Byen. Pan Eiendommen er en god Cisterne or Brond, Vid saimme Auetion vil Klokken I slet p. m. vorde bortsolgt ENDEEL MEUBLER KEFFECTER tilborende dette og andre Boer, deriblandt afzanene Planter John Hevliger Burts 80. Christiausteds Æuctions Contoir den 4de Mai 1865. J. A. Stakememi AUCTION. T Request Ux". (:Jhrifiti:mstc(is D_e.’fling" 2 Court, administering the Dealing of t e late M ss Ann Harris, oue public Auc tion wi'l be held on Monday the 15th in stant 12 o’clock at noon, at the premises, 1! o HOUS and LOT No. 20 Princes Street in this town, be longing to said dealing. Oun the premis es i 3 a good Cistern and Well, At the same Auction, will at 1 o’clock p- m., be sold SOME FURNITURE«EFFECTS belonzing to said and other dealings, among which the dealing of the late John Heylizer Burt. Christiansted’s Vendue.Office, 4th May 1865, J. A. Stakemann. e AUCTION. WVAFTER Begjæring as Christiansteds Å Skifteret som behavdlende afgangne Kviurah Maduras Boe, vil vorde bortsolgt ved en offentlig Auction paa Aastedet Tirsdagen den 16de dennes, Middag Kl. 12 slet:"

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Nr. 10 i denne Byes vestlige Forstad. Christiansteds Auctions Contoir, den 4de Mai 1865. J, A. Stakemann. AUCTION. &T Request of Chiistiansteds Dealing Court as ;ulministmring the dealine of the late Keturah Madura, will be sold 1t one public Auciion on the premises, I'nesday the 16th instant, 12 o’clock at noon, HOUSE and LOT No. 10 in the western Suburbs of this Town. Christiansted’s Vendue Office, the 4th May 1565. J. A. Stakemann. AUCTION. MUCTIONS-D'[recteuren bekjendt lr] gjor herved, at ifølge Requisi tion as llr. Procurator Gad paa ved kommende Forligs og Udlægshavers Vegne vil blive opraabt til Salg ved 3de offentlige Auctioner i Medior as PII, 22de April 1817 EIENDOM No. I1 A. NOrregade Kongens Qvar teer med paastanende Bygninger. Iste Auction afholdes paa underteg nede (Contoir, Fredagen den 26de Mai forstkommende KI 12 Middag. 2den Auctior paa undertegnede Con toir, Fredagen den 9de Juni forstkommende KI. 12 Middag. 3die Auction, paa Aastedet, Freda gen den 23de Juni forstkommen de KI. 12 Middag. Conditionerne ere forinden Anuc tionerne til Eftersyn hos Kjobmand R. Swift og ville blive fremlagte ved Auctionerne, hvortil Lysthavende indbydes. St. Thomæ Auctions Contoir, den 28de April 1865. Rosenstand, Auctiovsdirecteur. AUCTION. :'l:‘HEVendue Direcéorherebymakes L known, that at the request of Lawyer Gad on behalf of the dis trainer is offered for sale by three Auctions in conformity with the Roy al Grdinance dated 22nd April 1817 THE PROPERTY No. 11 A. Norregade Kings Quar ter with buildings thereon. Ist Auction to be held on Friday the 26th May next at 12 o’clock noon. 2nd Auction on Friday the 9th June next at 12 o’clock noon. 3rd Auction on Friday the 23rd June next at 12 o’clock noon. F” First and second Auction at ihe undersigned effice, third Auction at the premises. The terms of sale to be seen at the store of R. Swift Esq. and at the ST CROLX AVI S Vendues, to which purchasers are invited. St. Thomas Vendue Office, the 28th April 1865. Rosenstand, Vendue Director. BEKJENDTGJORELSE. I Anledning as, at Kjobmand J. B. Dun lop efter sin derom indgivne Begjæring under D. D. as Gouvernementet er entledi get som Medlem as Forlizelsescommis sionen for Frederiksteds Jurisdiction, vil der være at foretage Valg paa et Medlem i hans Sted ;og er en Valgliste fremlagt i Retshuset i Frederiksted, hvor Borgerne og Indvaanerne i Jurisdietionen indtil forstkommende 20de Mai kunne afgive deres Stemmer for en as dei Henhold til Forordningen 7de December 1798 2 as Gouvernementet foreslagede 3 Mænd, nem lig D. Hrr. Postmester P. Wedersoe, Kjubmand og Planter J. Corréa og Detail handler H. C. Raaliauge. Gouvernementets Iste Secretariat, Ét. Croix den 2den Mai 1865. FRosenstand. NOTICE. VJ¢HE undersigned as Sole owner of the A.»\ Schooner ¢MaGGIE,” begs to ac quaint the publie, that he will not be re sponsible for any debts contracted for sald Schooner except done by himself personally, or by written order. Nor will he in future assume any debts contracted by persons connected with sald Schooner. ROBERT FLYNN. Frederiksted, St. Croix 4th May 1565. f[fi enuine Havanah Cigars, Various do Bordeaux Clarets. Brands. ALSO OATS, BRAN, OILL MEAL, FISH HERRINGH, by i, J. BRobinson. St. Croix 30th April 18635, MONEY WANTED, =P HI undersigned politely requests i_r payvment of all ducs to date, so as to enable him to meet his engage ments. He offers for sale several properties in this town and House Lot No. 25 Hospital Street Chris tiansted, said properties will be sold reasonably. R.J. ROBINSON. Frederiksted, 30th April 1865. VALT bekjendtgjores herved at deri Ån- M ledning as at Planter George Behagen har vægret sig ved at modtage det pua ham den 19de f. M. faldne Valg som Med lem as Colonialraadet for Christiansteds Jurisdietions Lunddistriets Valekreds, og da den as ham fremsatte Undskyldnings Grund er erkjendt at være fyldestgjorende, vil Omvalg finde Sted for Vaigperioden fra 18de f. M., og vil Valghandlingen finde Sted Loverdagen den 13de dennes paa Christiansteds Thingsted fra Klokken 12 Middag til Klokken 3 p. m. Det bemærkes at Valghandlingen maa ventes sluttet, naar efter 3 Timers Forlob fra dens Begyndelse, Ingen uagtet For mandens Opfordring meer begjærer at deeltage i Valget. Valgbestyrelsen for Christiansteds Ju Fisdietions Landdistricts Valgkreds den Jste Mai 1865. J. A. Stiakemann, g Formand. E\T is hereby made known, that Mr. kb George Behagen having refused to accept his election on the 19th instant as Member of the Colonial Council for the elective Landdistrict of Christiansteds Juarisdiction, and his reasons for said refu sal having been considered satistactory, a i New election will take place for the elec tive period from the 18th instant On Saturday the 13th instant in the Courthouse of this place from 12 o'clock noon to 3 o’clock p. m. £t is further made known, that the elee tion will be closed, when at the ecail of the ehairman on the expiration of said 3 hours from the commencement of the b eleetion, no one desires to tender his vote. 3 The Elective Board for the Country District of Christiansteds Jurisdiction Ist May 1865. J. A. Stakemann, Chairman. *R"'lxnl.ö_—'m Breve i Frederiksteds J) Postcontoir :—Jane Armstrovg, Jane Boshtien, Bengeman, Mrs. Buaum, Catli. Christopher, Sop. Feddriks, Tho. Tilone bon, J. F. Fritzberg, Cath. Gerace, Ellen Gooidehild, Sus. Hatehett, Leder lowel, Mr. Jackson, Mrs. Johanis, Willy Johv, John S. Jones, Mary J. McGivney, Ann l Mary Manuel, John Ross, Louisa Toys, R. Westerband.

1 BREPORT Os the Receipt of Deposits at the St. Croix SAVINGS BANK, On Saturday, 6th May 1865. e I e Receivers: _ IN CHRISTIANSTED J. F. Colberg, Esq., Trustee. ,i IN FREDERIKSTED R. Moreton, Esq, Trastee. i Amount of former deposits.. £232,941 66 5 deposits of 20 cents each. 18 above 20 cts. and under $l. i 15 8} g L B 4 10. g Y. 3D 20. b 3 9p 50. E 1 80 z 100. Z 62 deposits, of which 46 in Christiansted amounting 81} 6in Frederiksteddo. 30 37 f 242 18 Total 233,183 74 l Balance of deposits 47,794 85 4 new deposit accounts, viz.: 2 Laborers. 2 Various. 7 Withdrawals amounting t0..5782 02. Receivers for Saturday, 13th May 1866. IN CHRISTIANSTED R. A. Finlay, Esq., Trustee. Lieutenant Boye, Member. INn FREDERIKSTED W. Peebles, Esq., Trustee. B. B. Beech, Esq., Mcmber. GEO. BEHAGEN, President. St. Croix, Bth May 18656.

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EXTRACT OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE BUR GHER COUNCIL OF ST. CROIX. MONDAY the 29th APRIL 1865 the Burgher Council held a meeting extraordinem. Member Ra'cliffe abseut. The following cases referred. Returns for Ist quarter. Wb e v, o 0 i, B 0 B 0 Wanane .oo shiedua s 106 0 School Commission Frederiksted: total revenues...... $575. 86 of vhlal dolleeted 31 30 Yool eslioniryegld, .00 16, 90 CERENAIINEG cin v v oo vivaans M 33, 18 Police Office, Frederiksted, fines colldotell .0 il L. Y4B, 4L l temporarily advance from ditto.. 6. 47 traffic heensep doe,: 49, 00 fecafor tailic Nioénses.. 3. 75 l expenses connected with the pri gop depastmegnl 00 17,00 Police Office, Christiansted, fines o vEL 00 expenditure to night watches, wages te messenger and sundries. ““149. 39 t Assigned. Comnunication from the Governor, that the Sheriff, Christiansted, has collected the follow- ing fines, set on Eawyer Hai1bath,.............. 816 00 RR i 10, 00

§26. 00 of which amount the Poor-and Hospital-funds’ portion amount to sl3. Assigned. Letter from the Governor savctioning the execution of the following buildings: 1. The new coal and passengers’ building wharves, Frederiksted. 2, Furnishing jealousees to windows and doors at Diamond-school. 3 3. The pavement of a part of the wharf, Fre- deriksted. I As regards the expenses conneeted with the erection of ‘I a, the kitchen at Monnt Victory school, b, the shed at the fishmarket, Frederiksted, l these items will be decided on the receipt of specificd acconnts. The specification for the kitchen baving been rendered, and the contrastor for the fishmarket having reduced his account to the sum budget- ted, the above amounts were assigned. Letter from the Governor forwarding certifi- cate issucd by Reverend Kolthoff, Copenhagen, to the effect, that Miss Petrina lansen, pension- i er of the Rumfuand, is alive, Letter from the Governor forwarding an ac- count favor of A. Raheem claiming $3 for tra- velling expeoses to Froderiksied to receive i from thc Court an appointment to assist as i Interpreter in a criminal charge Vs.—Coolies of estate Fountain; from the circumsiinecs 5 conpected with the case His Ixcellency sauc- tions the payment of the amount —Assigned. The Sheriff, Frederiksted, reports for assign- l ment amount of fines inflicted according to the ordinance 220 d Angust 1863..........80. 80 1 Report from the Policemaster, Frederiksted, of the death of pensioner Ann Hence in Mareh. Accounts favor of The Apothgcary, Cbristiansted, foranalysing the contents of a 5t0mach........... 85. 00 Lawyer Bihneberg: traveliing ex- penses to Fiederiksted to attend suit ~—vs.—3 Coolies of Fountain,....... *l6. 00 The Printing Office. furnisbing 200 g bEEE 0 B k.. 6,00 Member Heyliger notified, that he had re- ceived a report of the state of the cistern at l Easthill school, which for a long time has not contained water, being leaky, and the spouts old and unfit for repairs. Considering the case required immediate at tention he bad employed a mison to undertake the work at $lO. 72, including materials purchased the lequisite quantity of galvanised gpouts &c. to amouut $39. 46, and employed a per=on to put them up at 84., including cartage. The measure was unanimously agreed to by the Council. Communications from the Governor, that Hugh Roberts has heen granted a burghersbrief as manager, and J. Whitehead as proprietor. ST« CROLX AVI S. The Treasurer reported for assignment taxes pollected 10 March, o 0 00 $783. 80 and returned wuopaid as-ignments for said motth, which were reassigoned. Extract of the Prison Commission’s proceed ings for Ist quarter with accompanyirg ac counts for provisions purchased.... $573. 27 and reported for assignmeunt amount for grass and tareas sold i oanos i aie that the amount on hand on the last meationed day muy be reported by the Couneil for payment into the Colonial Thea-u --ry and thereafier in the usual way be ree ived by the royal Ca-h Commission and deposited iz the fort, The Londs under the charge of the Council will be made over to the royal Bookkeeper in accordance with a list drawn up in duplo, signed by the Couuneil or the Chairman speciuly for each fund, of which List the Biokkecper retains the one copy, anl the other copy ro ceipted by the Bookkeeper ought to remain in the charge of the present Chiirman of the Burgher Council, in order that these lists in time to come, in like manner as the rece p s {or the Ca:h, may serve asa voucher to the Lud Treasury accounts for the period from Ist Jun uary 1364 until the ces-ation ¢f the Couucil’s functions. The Council’s archives up to date are als» to be given up according to their contonts, either to the Government’s Secretary’s office or to the royal Bookkeeper’s; but, as pievious ly communicated, the Acconntant will be allow ed a suitable time to close the aceounts, and will be furnished with a l-‘vculity for this pur pose in oune of the royal offices, and there have access to ihe protocols, accounts &e. Regarding the articles of inventory and other prope:ty of the Land Treasury the Government are of the npiniun, that the palli(‘,s in whose charge and responsibility the articles are at present, say the Hospital Commission, the Po lice, the Brand Major &e, may continue to keep them, thus causing no necessity for any special delivery, escept the Burgher Couucil expressly desire it; the accounts for the sime will as a matter of course in future be rendercd to the Government as formerly to the Buargher Council. In as far as the Council or any of their members have articles of inventory under their dircet charge, these will also be delivered up. 1t is a matter of course that with the func tions of the Burgher Couucil those of the mem bers of the Couucil appointed to the several Commissions say the -Hospital Commission, Quarantine Commission &e., will also cease. Although the privciple contained in the last sentenca of the 63 of the Colonial T.aw must be considered to warrant the superior authority’s right in the meaniime to appoint members to such Commissions in the place of those retiring, the Government supposes that in consequence of the short period which will transpire before the meeting of the Colonial Counecil, and im order not to anticipate their electiors of such members, there will not be any cause to ap ply this authority unless the Council on their part m.y consider it expedient in regard of one or wore Commis-ions, or the Goverument them f selves may consider it necessary. Governm nt’s Secrerary Hattensen will be prosent at the delivery of the Cash &ec. on bebalf of the G wvernment, s It is finally observed, on the receipt of the Coun-il’s honored lett. r of the 3rd instant, re- I garcing their present officials, that the Govern ment will give their attention to the employ ment of thiese partics in such suitable situations as are like'y to offer themselves; there is also every prospect that the Council’s messencer will I be similarly encaged, i Finally the Chaiiman laid before the Couzeil the f:llowing le‘ter dated 29th April 1865 re ceived from H s Exceileney the Governor: “Whereas the Burghier Council of St. Croix will from to-day lay asidetheir funetions, accord:- ing to the Colonial Law of 27:th Noveraber 1863, I desive «offiviaily to express to the Couneil my acknowledgment of the discretion and zeal, which it hes displayed in the exercise of its i commun:l dniies, snd in now tendecring the Council and its Members, those now sitting as i well as these who have previously tendered theirserviees, my siucere thanks for the.ir valu able assistance in (hie administration of the af fiirs of the Municipality, it is a source of plea sure to me to know, that in the Colonial Joun l cid, by whom the functions of the Burgher (loun cil will be inherited, 1 will ind many of the old i Mombers of this fatter Council with whbonn to cooperate, and |do confdenily trust, that th osoe gentlemen who under he previously existiog stare of things, no doubt with considersble sa c rifices, have offired time und labor iu the iv terest of the Publie, wiil contivue to rende.r their valuable aid in the: developmeut of tha new organisatiou estab'ished by the afores:id Colonial Law of 27th November 1863.” In consrqnence of the Governor’s letter of i the 27th April, mentioned above, aud the Coun i cil having settied the matters envmerated above, i Government’s Secretary Hatteosen ang the royal U sh Commission were invited to attend |t e Uoaueil tor the purpose of receiving on be ha sot the Colonial Treasury the items mention €0 1 said feltan, E The Counueil reported for assignment and pryment iuto the Colonial ‘Freasury the amount of Cash ou hand $21,464. 71 cts. The Boods appertaining to the several fuuds under the charge of the Burgher Council were also deli vered over to the Cash Commission and receipts i taken for the same. The mecting was then closed and the Bar gher Couneil dissolved. e I} beg leave to inform our friends L _/ that the Bark ANTELOPE has arrived at St. Thomas and will be over here in a few days with our usual assortment, to which has been added 25 thousand feet pitch pine Lumber. Bassin May 6th, 1865. ROCHE BROS. Co. ITAVING Steam power in success J'J ful operation at SOUTHGATE I"ARM 1 offer to gin, press and bale Cotton, finding bagging and rope, at o cents pr. pound. May 6, 1865. FRANCIS ARMSTRONG. f)riNG very much in want of Means to fi(j meet our engagements and depend ing solely on collections for obtaining the same, we do hereby earnestly entreat all those friends who have favoured us with their custom to call and pay their accounts. We urcently solicit immedi ate compliance with this request, 'W. H. HEYLIGER Co. "Christiansted Brd May 1865.