St. Croix Avis (Christiansted, St. Croix [V.I.]) 1844-Current
November 24, 1865

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(et E et oy 8 i, SRR 8 v ArER L o P sTo SRR s Nt ETRS AR T 1 sr 3 R£ gy -.L NN A A PR T i ot T L gk of L EINd Ve R N R 3Y e ea 3 S YAN Y o’ Pl DR X 3 e B 3 UDGIVER: HANS HATCHETT. TRYKT I ENKEN HARRIET HATCHETT’S BOGTRYKKERL 21de Aarg.] The “AVIS? IS EDITED BY HANS HATCHETT; AND PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. for the Proprietress. Terms of Subscription.——Six Dollars per an num, payable quarterly in advance. Single number to non-advertisers——lo cents g5~ Parties desirous of withdrawing their subscription to the Avis’’ are required to give three months previous notice. Terms of Advertising, Approved by Government, 25th June, 1855 For an advertisement of 8 lines, or under, one to threce insertions—— Small Type (Brevier) Ito Blines....sl 00 Dvee e, eTG .00 ey 10 Larger Type (Liong Primer, Small Pica, Piea, Colambia:) 1 to Blines 1 00 Over 8 hifien, pr. 180 000. i, 10 Yol line of lixpost Iype 12 For 1 to 3 subsequent insertions, the halt awmount of the first charge will be made. All advertisements for insertion must be delivered at this Office on Mondays and Thursdays, not laterthan 4 o’clock M. asccompanied with the CASH, as otherwise insertion will be refused. The Postage on lettersto this Oflice from West End oc St. Thowas must be prepaid, or no notice will be taken of them. m Eutheran Church, Christiansted. i el Oun Sunday the 26th instant, there will be divine serviee held for both Lutheran Congregations in this Church. (From Chambers's Journal.) r ‘oI 'HE ‘BEWITCHED’ FARM. IN TWO CHAPTERS. CHAPTER IL.—THE MYSTERY EXPLAINED. (Continued from No. 92.) ON arriving at the Grange, we were both reassured to find that the only reason for hoisting the signal of recall was the arrival of the parish constable, who, having heard of the fresh damage, had come up to make further inquiries, and to again offer his assistance, which T'reddock, how ever, did not seem to appraise very highly. We found the rustic official comfurtably eating and drinking in the kitchen. He was a little wizened old fellow, and conld scarcely have taken a lamb into custody, if it had made any resistance. It appearcd thal he taught a school down in the villace, and had something to do with the church choir and the bell ringers, as well as being constable. Treddock related what had hap pened that day, the smashing of the window before light, the finding of the dead sheep, and the subsequent tamble-town of the hay-rick. The constable shook his head, and looked very wise, but he had no sugyrestion to offer, and seemed quite as perplexed as any of us who were not con stables. We went from the kitchen into the stack-yard, and there we found Tom Jackson still on guard, with thé water-pipe in hand. Once more all the footprints there, and, subsequently, those at the entrance of the outer yard, were carefully examined, but again no discoveries were made. We then returned into the house, to scrutinise the broken window. “This was knocked in wi 'two hlows——one here, an’ the other over on that side,’ decisively pronounced the constable. It did seem to be so, for the lead had been broken through, as well as the glass shivered in two places, about on the same level, and some eighteen inches apart. “Nobody heard but one crash,” said Treddock. ‘Ah, that may be, that may be,” wisely answered the official, ghdk ing his head; he was not going to relinquish this happy discovery. “The blows might have been struck together—at once I suggested. ‘Exactly. That was what I meant,” said the crafty old fellow, his eyes twinkling. 2 <Then there must be two of them, or else the rascal can use one arm just as well as the other,” remarked gl’reddock sceptically and after CHRISTIANSTED, FREDAGEN den 24de NOVEMBER 1865. TABLE OF THE FALL OF RAIN during the week from 15th Nov. 2t 14th Nov- Christiansted. Frederiksted. King’s Hill. Lines. Lines: Lines. i Nov. 15, 0 0 l 48 B Z 0 o 3% 0 0 e dB, 0 0 45 g. 0} “w .80, 2% 0 e 20 0 0 34 0} e A SW RS Shipping Intelligence. z e CLEARED AT CHRISTIANSTED: f Nov. 22,—American brig George, M. E. Perkins, Turks Island, Bullast. 23,—~Danish ship Helene Catharine, J Knudtsen, Cuba, Ballast. ENTERED AT FREDERIKSTED Nov. 21,—American barque N. H. Gaston, Par melee, Martinique, Mules, Sugar and Old Metal. CLEARED AT FREDERIKSTED Nov. 22, American barque N. H. Gaston. Par- 2 melee, New York, Sugar and Old Metal, part of imported Cargo. B e Fresh Garden Seeds, at Christiansted’s Apothecary Hall. glancing round, as if to see that his wife was not within hearing, he dole fully added ‘But what about there being no footsteps There was ro lime under the window, I know; but nobody could come into the yard, or go out of it, without leaving marks beliind them.’ ‘Well, yon see you hadn’t got a dog, but I have brought you one,’ replied the constable evasively. ‘Old Dixon’s son Jim, for all the parson says, will keep dogs, an’ I've borrowed this one from him till you get another. I turned him into the kennel, an’ he seemed to settle down nicely. It'is a part bull-breed, so if he pins anybody, he's bound to hoold ’em.’ ‘Thank you; I’'m glad you have brought him up,’ said Treddock ‘but I can’t see that a dog has anything to do with there being no foot prints.’ ‘Mebbe not, mebbe not; only it’s clear it was done wi’ two blows an’ as they would want their hauds for that, they must ha’ had feet as well,” chuckled the old man. Treddock made no answer, but led the way back through the kiteh en towards the kennel, where the borrowed dog was snarling vicieusly at a couple of female servants, who were at a safe distance, reconnoitrin this new arrival. He gave voice loudly on our nearer approach anfi being big-headed and strong-limbed, as well as noisy and fierce-looking, seemed really promising. 5 ‘Whby, what is the matter with Bob yonder inquired Treddock, as we turned about to leave the kennel, nodding, as he spoke, towards a heavy-heeled cart horse, then standing backed close up against the wall, in a corner of the yard near to the drinking-trough, his huge head droop ing down to his knees. Bob gave his monstrous head a slight shake as we drew near, and red drops were visibly scattered by the jerk, while the animal’s strong frame instantly shivered with a spasm of pain. My friend, hi: master, at this sight, burst out into a fit of wrath, his indignation at the ill-usage of the patient brute overmastering his other feelings. Ingquiries were &t once made; bit all that could be learred was that, about a guarter of an hour before, Bob, who had been at work in the fields, had been brought up and put into the stable, from whence, it was to be supposed, he had, in the absence of the man while chopping seme feed in the loft, wandered out to the trough to drink, and had there béen thus brutally maltréated, although nobody appeared to have heard the slighest unusual noise. The wator-cistern was close to the wall, and any one, from the top of it, might have reached to the horse with a weapon but ne traees of footmarks could be met with, eitker on the mossy stones of the wall, or upon the ground outside. Searchers ran to the top of the hill, and burried off in other quarters, but no one was to be seen. This affair; like all the others, was wrapped in mystery. NOTICE. ’:’THE undersigned has the honor to announce to his friends and the public of St. Croix, that, having returned from KEurcpe, he again offers his professional services to those who are wishful to be attend ed by him. His cabinet of operations will be installed at Mr. 8. B. Lange’s house, where, from the first of December, he may be consulted daily from 8 A.m. until 5 p.y. D= M. V. CRESPO, Dentist of the danish W. 1. Posses sions and member of several scienti fic and literary Societies of Europe ete. St. Thomas 22nd November 1865. BEG leave to intimate to my friends and customers, the arrival of my vessel “HANS,” with an as serted Cargo, of Dry Goods Pro visions. St. Croix November 15, 1865. J. BALZER. [Nr. 94.

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Bommuniraiinna, e i ioo omicoppemrerocf bt iarr To the Editor of the St, Croix Avis, Mr. Editor In yeur last number some one Las drawn attenticn to the possibility of the Cholera appearing in this Islond, and to the inefli ciency, as to numbers, of the stafl’ of medi cal practitioners who would be called up on to meet the emergency. Your correspondent, though thinking the number of medical men inadequate, seems to think them sufficiently skilful. Does he really mean it, oris he ironical If he is in earnest, I cannot agree with him as to the presumed skill of our medical men. They seem to me to let their pati ents die with a good deal of placidity. Is it not possible that their practice may be as antiquated as they themselves are 7 Whoever heard of Yellow fever being cured by Zedlitz Powders Why should all of us be suffering from “Brights dis ease 9’ Can enormous’ charges, when called in consultation, as administered by at least one of our physicians, be palliated by total indifference’and a declaration that the case is hopeless? I have heard of such cases. We have had a great deal of illness this year in the Island, I have heard of many deaths, but of no cures. As long as the law monopolizes the medical practice in the island to graduates from Copenha gen, so long will the law be respousible for the incfliciency of our medical men both as to numbers and skill. It takes a great deal of inherent vanity to suppose that Copenhagen is the only school of learning that produces good surceons and physicians. The fact is that really good danish physicians seldomser-ever emigrate; but it is common thing for really good english, french and german physicians to ‘Don’t let your missus know till T tell her,” said Treddock, address ing the open-mouthed group. ‘ls her mare all right, T wonder?’ he asked at a sudden recollection. ‘Got some warm water, and bathe Bob? say ing which, he hurried across the yard toward the stables. In a minute or two, he reappeared, leading a black horse, which arched its neck and pawed the ground in the most dainty manner. We were soon all about it, making close examination. The mare was shak ing a little, as if she had beea startled; but she was uninjured and she was 2 beauty. I had never seen a move perfect animal. Perhaps she was a trifle slicht in built; but for a lady’s riding, nothing could have been better. Poor Bob, the cart-horse, envious at the general praises we were indulging in, lashed out a hind-leg as he was being led past he fure being bathed, and made it a very narrow escape from spoiling the mare’s beauty and usefulness together by breaking her vibs. This lost him a great deal of sywpathy, for the mare was in favour with every body but it at least brought baclk the talk to his case, and to the alarm ing contingencies to which that last affair seemed to point. Treddock ordered the man to whom he handed over the mare not to quit the sta bles until somebody relieved him, and said one of the men must slecp in the loft at night. On his way back to the louse, he appealed almost trium phantly to me and the discomfited old constable as to what we thouzht of this fresh occurrence. I could hint at no explanation and the legal functionary seemed nearly overwhelmed by the cirenwmstances of its hay ing happened while he was present upon the premises. The news of poor Bob’s ill-treatment wes broken as gently as possi ble to Mrs. Treddock, who had been eugaged in the house with baby. All her feelings were freshly, and even still more vehemently aroused by this latter outrage and in the end the black mare had to be once more brought out, to quiet its mistress’s apprehensions about its safety. Kven tually, when the excitement had again toned down a little, it was arrang od that the constable should return to the Grange later in the evenmyg, and remain there all night, with a sturdy wagouer for his watch-com panion for Treddock, who had lost his uwa rest partially on the previ ous nights, reiterated his intention of taking me to the meet of the hunt next day, and, on that account, would not hear of my ‘sitting’ up, and also said that he himself must have some sleep, or he should not bae fit to follow the hounds. His wife was brave enough to support kis plan, and overbore all my objections to the arrangement, saying how unbappy it would make her as well as Treddock, if I did not enjoy wmyself, now that I bad come. She seemed, too, very much pleased that 1 was going to try her new horse next day. The puzzled old constable shambled away on his visit to the village and after tea, baby’s trarquilising influences again came into play; and we all seemed to settle down into that sort of patient quiet which, I should say, the inhabitants of a beleaguered place, in momentary expectation of being attacked, experience. Karly SSTe GROLX AV S, do so. Why should such physicians be prevented from settling and practising here 2. Why not allow any physician or surgeon, no matter what his nationality happens to be, to establish himself here, always provided, that he gives satisfactory proot of his having graduated at some re cognised school of medical learning The public will soon enough find out who are worthy of confidence, and who not.—Pray Mr. Editor, do not let this question drop, it is of vital importance. Itis very hard that in this so healthy island the popula tion should be more or less constantly de creasing and that the Island has to be heavily taxed for the sake of immigration. A chance in our medical service might perhaps decrease the immigration tax and increase the population. Yours,

To the Editor of the St, Croix Avis, Drax Sig, Although I consider that the Fire Po licies issued by the ¢“Royal” and my repeated advertisements on the subject, fully estublishes the fact, that the “Roy al” pays each loss up to the amount in sured thereon, a special question having been put to me in the matter, I beg leave to reply to it, through your co lamus, inorder to do away with any doubts, which others might have in the matter. The question put to me is this: Sup pose a Negro Village on an Estate con sisting of 20 houses, each house worth s2oo,—has been insured in the Royal for SIOOO. A fire happens, by which sos these houses are burnt. \Would the In surance then pay the SIOOO 7 The reply will of course be in the as- in the evening, the old constable returned, making a rather ostentatious display of a newly-painted staff, to which he appeared to attribute some kind of magical powes. Supper over, quite a party of us, the constable, Treddock, myself, and two or three of the men, made the round of the place, finding all safe. A man was left to sleep in the stable-loft, anoth er in the corn-chamber over-looking the stack-yard; and, as the last pro ceeding, a burly young fellow, whose strength of muscles was likely to make up, in-case of need, for the constable’s want of it, was stativned along with that old fellow in the kitchen. I thought the constable lovked rather pale, but we left him standing on the heart, before a blazing fire, pretending to smile confidently, and keeping the rather gaudily-adorned stafl in pretty preminent view. We all retired at an hour earlier than usual, even for the Grange, owing to our intended hunting expeditition in the morning. Treddock, upon shewing me to my old-fashioned bedroom, placed a loaded ecarbine at my bed s head, saying mildly that it was charged only with duck shot, and as they would be sure to scatter well, I need not be afraid of letting fly with it, in case of any emergency arising. He was himself pro vided in his chamber, he explained, with a double-barrelled gun, contain ing full charges of sparrow-shot; but a final allusion he made to the in explicable absence of footprints on all occasions, intimated that he had little hope of the mystery being solved, even by means of these formida- Ml preparations. All these matters were so different from the expecta tions with which I bad set out on my journey, that they were considers ably disturbing, and I did not sleep well more than once, I started up, and stared about the moon-lighted chamber, fancying I heard an alarm raised but they were half-dreamings of mine, and when, at last, I was effectually startled by the presence of Treddock’s white figure at the side of my bed, in the gray dawning, he informed me that all was well. On our going down stairs, this happy prognostication was confirmed by the sizht of the old constable and the young wagoner peacefully dozing opposite each other, in the blinking light of a neglected night-lamp, the representative of the terrors of the law still having his staff in hand. So far as we could infer, the only alarm they had exparienced was that they were then undergoing from our suddem entrance unexpectedly arousing them. A similarly satisfactory report was received from the man in the stable, and also from his fellow in the corn-loft, and a hasty survey of the premises shewed us that all was really safe. The old con stable seemed disposed to take the whole of the credit of it to himself, at which Treddock only laughed, and then quite cheerfully conveyed the news up stairs to his wife. One by one, the servants made their appear ance, and soon the house was all astir. Breakfast was hurried on, and the horses were ordered to be got ready. The outdoor labourers began to arrive, and all seemed delighted to hear the satisfactory intelligence -that no farther damage had been done. Inside the house and out was a firmative provided the appraiser or sur veyor on the part of the company finds the loss to amount to said 81000 or more. Should the award however have a dif ferent result, with which the policy holder declares himself dissatisfied,—the matter will then be referred to arbitra tion, as provided for in the policy. Yours truly, E. MONEFELDT, Agent. Royal Insurance Office, Christiansted, St. Croix 20th November 1865. oo THE “AVIS.” ®w (;43: v Sy O urisitetsirn, B Hrois. —e o FRIDAY, 24tu NOVEMBER 1565, G We beg to call attention to the adver tisement of Mr. Crespo, the accomplished Dentist, who has on many previous occa sions visited this Island, and who intends within a few days to pay us another visit. Mr. Crespo’s abilities need no praise from us and we trast that public patronage will again be extended to him. RT e T et FRANCE. From the Times' Correspondent. Paris, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 7 a. m.* We are not much accustomed to hear our praises sounded by the party of which the Gazette de France is the organ. When a novelty of the kind occurs it is only fair to notice it. The Legitimist Journal cannot too highly speak of the

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manner in which Lord Palmerston’s ca reer has been commented upon in the English press, nor of its crticism ou those who suceeed him 1o the govern ment of the country. It declares that in England one thing is well understood,— namely, that the truth should be freely told. ~One great duty is there known and fulfilled—namely, that which obliges the Press to declare openly and boldly what the public think of their rulers and this the Press does with a rough frankness which astonishes those only who look at the surface of things. It is, in fact, the Luglish way of encouraging their public mei. Act well, and you shall be prais ed; act ill, and, so how high ever your rank, vou shall be blamed. Englishmen pronounce at onee, and of thelr own free ‘will, what in France is quietly left for history to record—namely, a bold and true judgment ou public men and their acts. But it the Eaglish do not hesitate to speak freely of the dead, they hesitate still less to speak of the hiving, and to declare bo!dlv what they think of their Ministers. They disdain a vain sem blance of politeness; and they do not believe that they violate auny rule of dis cugsion by pointing out the faults of their statesmen, faults which are the just grounds of their opposition. Afier quot- Tug from The Times an article on Lord Russell, the Gazette continues “Does any one suppose that such sharp criticisms are deemed misplaced by any Englishman, or even by the members of the Government? By no means. To be well governed is the ruling idea of our neighbours and as, in point of fact, the business of the country is well conduct ed only by those who are the most capa ble, it is thought that nothing should in terfere with their examination of the aptitude of those who aspire to the go- scene of wmerry bustle, and 1 was quite entertained by the novelty of this early-morning picture of rural life. Treddock resolutely refused to don his Luuting-garb, because 1 too could not assume the scarlet we must keep a bit in Jhe rear of those in uniform, he said, that was all the dif ference it would make. At length, we were told the horses were ready, and Mrs. Treddock’s pleasant voice from somewhere at the top of the otairs wished us a good day’s sport. It seemed baby had been wakeful during the night, and the maternal eyes needed to close again a little. Ai the duor, we found the horses champing their bits, and pawing. My friend had a strong bright bay horse, just suited to his weight and the black mare allotted to me, barring a slight fear I had that she was rather too fresh for my riding, looked in capital trim. ‘How is it the deg isn’t barking I have not heard him lately,’ said Treddoek, suddenly pausing with one foot in the stirrup-iron. I heard him when I first went across to the outhouses,’ I said. _ «So did I; but he is quiet now. He can’t have got use to the yard by this time 7—Go to the kennel,” he added in a curious tone to the man standing by tLe horses’ heads, and he at the same time shouted for the constable. “T'he dog is stiff enuff, right at the eend o’ th’ chain,” shouted the pale-faced ploughman, running back from the direction of the kennel. I felt sure he was,” said T'reddock, turning a white visage to me. «Constable, the fresh dog is done for!" he continued, as that worthy came blinking np, fresh from before the kitchen fire. O no! he canna be I heard him just now,” the old man incredu lously replied, hobbling away towards the kennel. We walked our horses on to that corner, and there, plainly enough to be seen, the brute lay dead and stark. ‘A blow on the head asked Treddock, as if foreseeing the answer. ‘Why, his skull is smashed! There’s is a hole I could put my three fingers in exclaimed the astounded old man. ‘('an you stop at the house with the women while we are away, constable? We shall be back soon after noon,’” remarked Treddock. ‘But he is quite warm yet,” mechanically said the constable. Do you hear me? Can you stop 7 shouted Treddock, losing his temper. “Yes, I’ll stop,” was the slow answer. ‘And Jet the men keep about the houses® Tell ’em to never mind the field-work till I come back, for I’ll go now, if every head o’ stock on the place was killed. Only let them mind missus and the child.—Come along said Treddock to me, his blood fairly up; and leaping into the saddle, he pulled his horse round, and dashed away at a gallop. I won’t go; we must stop and mind the place ourselves,” I was in tending to say, but I only got a word or two of it out. The mare had dropped her head, and gng::lly ‘approached her nose to the dead dog, $Te. CROLEXEK AVI S vernment of the country. No Englisman believes that he is wanting in urbanity when he tells a statesman that he is too old to lead a people in the way of pro gress and improvement, and that his ideas are too narrow to admit the hope of his pursuing a sound policy without regard to parties. The engrossing idea of The Times—its scverest reproach, as we see —is that Lord Russell belongs to a colerie, that his chief careis to satisfy his own friends or the members of his own family, and that he does not look out for men who are capable and who love their conntry in all ranks and all conditions. These are things that show how practical are the notions of Englishmen in political affairs. ‘l'ne moment they see a Goverun ment turn to a mere party or degenerate to a colerie they get alarmed. They are alarmed when they see old Ministers in power, because they fear the preference those men may have for old forms, old prejadices, the influence of old hostili ties, and the recollections of bygone times. We perfectly understand the opposition of The Times in this sense it desires that the Govervment of England should avoid this danger, and this danger it does not Lesitate to point out. This is what we cll gzood policy and it is for us another proof how valuable is the liberty of the Press to the proper conduct of public affuirs.” RESIGNATION OF THE GREEK MINISTRY. Aruexs, Oct. 31. The Ministry has resigned. M. Balgaris having been summoned by the King to form a new Ministry, declar ed that he could only accept the task on condition that Couut Sponneck should quit Greece. and just at that moment she suddenly leaped forward, nearly throwing me, for I had previously mounted. In a sort of frightened rage, she began to beat the poor animal’s remains with her fore-feet, and I had great difficulty in keeping my seat. ‘She’s scared at it,” said the constable. ‘Take her away, or she’ll throw you.’ «Come shouted Treddock’s angry voice in the distance. ‘lf you don’t, I'll go myself.’ ‘He won’t come back, I am sure, now as he’s said that,” put in the ploughman and seizing my rein, he struggled, at some risk, to turn the mare away, her excitement still continuing. I brought her to a stand still some distance away. and beckoned to the constable. ‘You keep an eye on the men; that dog has been killed since they began to come; for I heard it when we were having breakfast,” I whis pered to him. ‘I know, I know,” he vacuely answered, with what he no doubt meant for a sagacious wink and as the mare again darted forward for the gate, I left him rolling bis empty old head about on his shoulders, as if wishfu! to intimate that he had thought of my hint hours before. I was soorr in the lane alongside Treddock, and 1 urged him to go back but upon that suggestion he pushed on all the faster, and stubbornly re fused to talk at all of this last affair. All that he would say was, that, on the following day, his wife and child should assuredly leave the Grange, until the matter was settled one way or other adding, that he should never cease regretting how all the pleasure of my visit to him bhad been spoiled a conclusion against which I protested strongly, but, as 1 could see, ineffectually. (To be continued.) The King has refused this condition, stating that Count Sponneck does not occupy any official position. M. Bulgaris thereupon declined to form a new Ministry. TempleofFashion. JUST received every deseription of Gen tlemen latest style Clothing, superior and cheaper than any imported or made in the Island, low price, small profits and quick sale. ALSO LANDING P. H. and Imitation, and other brands Chierry Cordial, Copenhagen Oats and Oil Meal, Tallow, Paints Oils, Oakum, Ro sin, Tar Pitch in half Barrels. Constantly on hand A general assortment of Family provisions Groceries, Luxuries, Syrups, Liqueurs, Wines, Malt, Liquors Cigars. Frederiksted 22nd November 1865. R. J. ROBINSON. AUCTION AT

Golden Rock. Remember Saturday 25th Inst. Sales commence preciselys at 12 o'clock. Purchasers and Securities must be on the spot, or represented by writing. St. Croix 16th November 1365. 2, J. Robinson, Auclionee

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ROUTE OF STEAMER 6 y Clara Rothe,” From 24TH NOVEMBER TO 17TH DECEMBER. APPROVED BY GOVERNMENT. Friday ....|24|Remains in St. Thomas. Saturday ..[25/Leaves St. Thomas for Bassin at 7 30 A. M. Do.....|2s6|Leaves Bassin for St. Thomas at 5 P. M. Sunday ...|26{Remains in St. Thomas. Monday ...|27|Leaves St. Thomas for Porto Rico at 5 p. M. Tuesday -.|28/Leaves Porto Rico for West End at 8 A. m., and conveys Mails to St. Thomas. Wednesday [29|Arrives at St. Thomas at 2 in the morning. Thursday .|3o|Remains in St. Thomas. Friday 1| Conveys Mails to West End Saturday 2|l and St. John’s, (Porto Rico.) Monday 4/Leaves St. Thomas fn Has 730 Ao M. D0.....| 4|Leaves Bassin for St. Thomas at o P.M. Wednesday| 6/Leaves St. Thomas for Bassin at 7 30 A. M. Thursday 7[Leaves Bassin for St. Thomas at 1P Saturday 9|Leaves St. Thomas for West End at 7 30 A. M. D0.....| 9|Leaves West End for St. 'Lhowmas at 5 M. Tuesday -.[{l2|Leaves St. I'homas for Bassin at 7 30 A. M. D0.....|12/Leaves Bassin for St. [lomas at 5 P. M. Thursday .|l4{Leaves St. Thomas for West End x at 730 A. M. Do.....|{l4]Leaves West End for St. Thomas at 5 p. M Saturday .[l6{Leaves St. Thomas for Bassin with the Mail. Sunday ..|l7|Leaves Bassin for St. Thomas at SP, M. Passengers’ Rates, Ist C1a55....%3. 00 Do. do. 8l 3L 00 Freight pr. Barrel 16 Cents or by agreement. Christiansted 24th November 1865. JULIUS KNUTHSEN, Agent. :I H 11\ iy RGNS, X, AS\ St. Croi t. Croix Races WILL TAKE PLACE ON Saturday 30th December 1865. THE CARLTON CUP, value SIOO, added to a Sweepstakes of $25 each, half forfeit, for Ponies under 14 hands high; 112 Ibs. each—4 Ilbs. allowed for every inch below the standard height—Winners of any public race previous to carry 10 lbs. extra—one mile—heats. THE ST. CROIX STAKES of SSO cach, half forfeit, for 3 years old 123 Ibs.; 4 years 140 lbs 5 and upwards 150 lbs. To start at the Bridge and run round and in—heats. THE LONG POINT STAKES of $25 each, half forfeit, for 3 years old 123 lbs. 4 years old 140 lbs. 5 and upwards 159 Ibs.—Last half mile—no heats. THE SELLING STAKES of 5 each with s—added by the Fund, for all Ponies under 14 hands. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race and the surlglus over the selling price for which the Pony is entered to go to the Race Fund. If entered to be sold for $l5O. to carry 112 lbs. $l3O to carry 100 Ibs.—~sloo, 92 lbs.—sßo, 78 lbs.—sso, 3T« CROIX AVI S, 68Ibs —s3o,6olbs.—One mile—no heats. THE SCURRY STAKES of $5 each, for Ponies under 14 hands high that have never won a public race—From the Bridge in—catch weights—no lLeats. The entries for the two first races to take place on the race course on Saturday the 2nd December between 3 and 5 p. M., when the Ponies for the Carlton Cup must be shown and measured by the Stewards or by whom they may appoint, and any objection as to height or weight must be there and then made and no other weight be entertaived. The name, age, and colour of the Horse or Pony, and the colours to be worn by the riders, to be declared at the time of entry, and half the Stake to be paid at the same time. The usual conditions must also be sign ed by cach person entering a Horse or T, ‘lU.)vu Wu. PEEBLES, A. DAM, Stewards. Wir. McEVOY, INBURBANULE 0B EFANY Liverpool Office— Queen Insurance Buildings. London Office—Queen Insurance Buildings, Gracechurch-street, E.C. A’l‘ the ANNUAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS, held on the 26th October, 1365, BERNARD HALL, Esq. Chairman of the Company, in the Chair, the DIRECTORS’ REPORT for the year stated That the fire premiums for the year o amounted to l 10’280 '1‘1\:\;’;’:;39.1&11-'1 Uli.('i-*:; '\vcrvj is»x-n-'] iAusur: £:g04’777 'l'ha\:”lln,:.;\’e\\'. l,if-u "l'-\'lllilflns' funu\Tntwl‘ £8,058 That the Life Income was £2 7,756 And that upwards of 57 per cent of the en tire Net Premiums had been added to the Life Fund. That the Subscribed Capital amounted to 1 98 s 3‘220 That the Paid-up Capital was 2 LlB 8,329 And that the Reserve Funds amounted to l L’_l 7,638 THL LIFE BOXNUS of this Company averaged 46 per cent of the Preisiums paid, in some cases rising to £65, 70, and even 75 per cent. Substantial benetits have therefore been conferred on its Assurers, and as the Life Liabilities are valued on the principle of Net Premiums, assuming only 3 per cent. interest— (the outside expenses chargeable to the Life Department for the Gene ral Management of the Company being specially limited by the Deed of Settlement to 10 per cent. of the net Life income)—there is every rea som to expeet equally good Bonuses in the future, HOME AND FOREIGN FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCES AT RATES AS MODERATE AS THOSE OF OTHER FIRST CLASS OFFICES. The Directors invite applications for Agencies. The undersigned is prepared to issue Policies for Damage by ¥'ire on favourable terms, M. R. O'MALEY, Agent Queen Insurance Company. —e

For S ale LR On moderate terms to an approved purchaser Estate Clif iftonhill. The undersigned is authorised to en ter into a final agreement. T I 7 E. MONEFELDT.

20th November 1865. ———————e NOTICE.

HE undersigned offers for sale on easy terms the fast sailing schoon- N 9 er “MAGGIE,” coppered and cop e 0 per ifastened, mn perfect order, and with first rate accommodations for passengers. For particulars apply to Messrs. Roche Bros. Co., Bassin or in West End to ROBERT FLYNN. St. Croix 14th November 1865. D ‘Tfl” W) o\ L i Os the Receipt of Deposits at the St. Croix SAVINGS BANK, On Saturday, 18th November 1865. e et Receivers: IN CHRISTIANSTED Capt. Holstein, Trustee. IN FREDERIKSTED L. Faber, Esq., Trustee. Amount of former deposits. 246,337 03 2 deposits of 20 cents each. 10 above 20 cts. and under sl. ia B o d. i 5 o 10. 10 20. 6 0 20 by 50. kSO o 100. ;Idcll()sits, of which 41 in Christiansted amounting B 0 .iinsivieaia 0066 S 3in rederiksteddo. 25 33 Total 246,747 87 Balance of deposits 52,128 00 1 new deposit account, viz.: 1 Various. 4 Withdrawals amounting to..s 30 00. Receivers for Saturday, 25th Nov. 1865. IN CHRISTIANSTED Upper Commissary of War W. Simmel kjeer, Trustee. A. Just, Esq., Member. IN FREDERIKSTED H. N. Mallgrav, Esq., Trustee. W. Moore, Esq., Member. GEO. BEHAGEN. President, St. Croix, 20th November 1865. Ay OTICE is hereby given that the Un |s\ dersigned does not pay any other debt than what he makes himself personally or for which can be produced his signa ture. Christiansted 14th November 1865. J. C. FRORUP. ié 95 S. S. “Clara Rothe, Freight and Passage at former rate! ROM the 12th instant the freight and passage between St. Thomas and this Island are raised to their former rates. Passage Ist Class $3 instead of $2. 11 2“d 31% 6 11 sl. Freight which was reduced 25 per Cent., to its customary rate. St. Croix 10th November 1865. JULIUS KNUTHSEN, Agent. H. Krebs Pratorius, AGENTS OF THE NORTHERN ASSURANCE COMPANY. FOR FIRE AND LIFE. JOB PRINTING v neecca iz i Wwilh neatne ad: s i I *'p‘qtoh;-% %8 and des-