, 1872-11-02

such cases he always Showed himself supe-
rior to me in knowledge on the point
criticised; so that | was obliged to hush
up, bow in submission, and return thanks
for the kind services done me. The pre-
sent case, however, seems to be widely
different. 1t is the case of the kettle cali
ing the pot black, it is the case of the blind
leading the blind and both tumDIing into
the ditch it is the case of Satan correcting
sin
But to deal more promptly with these
criticisms, let me take a closer peep at the
first correction, and see whether, or not,
any thing has been gained and what that
thing is. Well, from my laundering state
ment-that blunder of mine being correct
ed by another Observation-Disclosures little
political world" has learnt that the area of
st. Croix is Al So. m. less than I stated q
circumstance which adds materially to the
force of the argument advanced in my COM
munication.
1t must have been evident TO your read
ers, Mr.. Editor, that my object in introduce
ing the Inject of the islands area in the
communication alluded to above, was not
primarily to promulgate a sta istical table
of the area OF the islands mentioned and
compared no reason, however, why I
should not have been as correct as possible
but it was first, foremost, and mainly, to
sheW that the maintaining of three police
masters within the compass Of so small an
area as that Of this island, is q effectiveness
in the arrangement Of our local administra-
ton, which is lamentable and ought to be
remedied. But, "EmoIlient," by a re-
markable coincidence, reduces the area of
the island by his criticism to an extent
more suited to the point in question, there
by demonstrating the fact more clearly,
that the sphere of action for three police
masters is much more contracted than was
blunderingIy stated by me.
/ did not, like Baron Grimm, challenge
and defy the critics Of the age to detect
and point out an error in my production;
nor shall ], like the same author, commit
suicide because l have been criticised by
another blunderer.
Allow me, however, to introduce to the
notice of my critic, the names of certain
authors, whose statements of the islands
area vary so widely, that his "Iittle errors
and mine, sink into nothingness, and we
can comfort ourselves that we have not
been the boldest misIeaders of his "little
innocent u political world"
Tomlin, whose geographical work is ex-
tensive and minute in detail, makes the is
land a miles long and 9 miles wide;
Woodbridge, whose geographical reputa-
ton "Emollient" will not gainsay, makes
the island to measure 80 miles in length
and from 5 to 6 in breadth Messrs. Cham
berS of worldwide fame in literature makes
its area to be 81 miles square () Morse,
whose geographical works are we'll known,
makes the area of St. Croix 100 SO. m. and
Mitchell so SO. M; to which add the mac
curacies of "Emollient" and "Caustic."-
What q host of blunderers 4! What blind
leaders of the blind
And now for mynextlittle error: "Also,''
says 'Emollient,' "there is no analogy
whatever between our Police Master and a
Superintendent of Police of the British Co.
lOnTes where the officer we call Police
Master is known as a Police Magistrate,
the number of whom in either Antigua or
st. Kits Caustic would find himself much
mistaken in placing at l."
/ must r~eiterate my former remark, viz.
"that the columns Of your paper do not az
ford sufficient space for logical ~disputation
on the nature Of every individual idea ad-