, 1866-04-17

of Molasses is this year, as much in
defect as it was last year in excess of
the average yield. The canes continue
to yield well, and at the present have
reached their full maturity, so any delay
IN reaping is a source of loss to a greater
or less extent. In st. Philip and Christ
Church the reaping is most advanced,
and perhaps one-haIf of the Crop has
been reaped. For instance Mr.. Caring
toms estates, The VaIIey and Chapel have
made $50 hhds., which is more than half
their crops. In the other parishes, par
ticularly on the hills and more in the
centre of the Island, the reaping is not
so forward. The proportion in these
we should say, cannot be more than one
third, that has been reaped. The expec-.
tation is still held that the Crop will be
the largest on record and what is of
equal Importance, the quality of the
Sugar is excellent. Every planter you
meet has a sample of beautiful sugar to
show you, produced on estates where
perhaps such q thing was never seen be-
fore. But the palm for good Sugar is
given on oil hands to "BuIkeleys'' in
st. George, where it is manufactured by
the Gadesden Pan, by a slow process Of
granulation, from a syrup taken off at
$50 temperature, which gives q fine
large grain and beautiful colour. The
Sugar being quite dry and strong, is put
into bags and shipped as they do from
MauritiuS. This estate, we understand,
has been purchased within the last day
or two'from the Messrs. Cavan for EGG, 900,
with the Crop of over 200 hhds. included,
by Mr.. Mason. We referred 10 a lot Of
Montevidean Mules lately landed here
there was another Cargo from the Plate,
arrived about the same time. They have
been sold, we understand, at from 40
TO 115 dollars a-head-a fair price-the
American Mule a large manufacturing
from 100 to 40 dolls.
The Easter Holidays passed very quiet
Iy. On the day following-usually kept
as a holiday, the laborers turned out on
many of the estates and proceeded with
their work, anxious to get on with the
crop. In Bridgetown Sir R. B. Clarke
opened the Criminal Court, with a calen-
dar somewhat heavier than the previous.
There were 2 cases for murder one was
turned over TO next Session for evidence
to appear :; and in the other. which was
tried to-day, the accused was acquitted.
the other cases were principally larce-
MES ; the most important being a charge
against a clerk in the employment of Mr..
]. Gill, druggist, in High Street, for
stealing money from the till !; which be-
ing fully established with nothing to ex-
cuse the offence, the prisoner, Bryant, a
white young man, was sentenced to 3
years Imprisonment with hard labor.
Another case was of one Giles, also a
white mana fisherman at Oistin's,
charged with having in his possession a
boats sail which had been stolen. The
evidence against him were the persons
who stole the sail somewhere in Bridge
town and carried it to Giles, who rave
them money for it, and hid it away in
his land where they discovered it TO the
Police ; the evidence being conclusive
against the prisoner he was sentenced to
2 years imprisonment with hard labor.
The Court adjourned to-day having dis
posed of all the cases brought before it.
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One of the most striking proofs of the