, 1877-08-04
CA.

CSAdOiJ " SlkCl " IL OCoUO"Ot VI PA0sS|
on public men, speaks in the following
high terms Of MIR. MarescauX, who has
returned to his place as Manager Of the
Colonial Bank, and of our old friend
Mr.. O'Maley, who is so we'll known in s..
Croix as a banker:
Mr.. Marescaux, who arrived ID the
"NiIe' on the sth inst, from Southampton,
took charge of the ColoniaI Bank on the
10th inst, and on that day relieved Mr..
M. R. O'Maley, who has been the acting
manager for the last nine months. and now
returns to England in the "Nile' on the
25th inst.-There are few indeed who do
not rejoice at ths return of the old Chief,
and who are not glad to see hin in his old
place in 1.-the bank parlou'," for there
can be little doubt of the deep and lasting
interest he has in Jlmaica and all that
permanently affects her i%nteres's and indus
trial prosperity. The Bank, it is true, has
lost heavily, but these losses We're brought
about by diabolical treachcry and fraui
on the part of m3n who betrayed that
management whioh placed confidence 10
the integrity and truthtulnes7 OF those who
were all the while encompassing its ruin
and undermining the liank.-Who is
there among as who is proof against con
filing and insidious friend who secretly
carries a bottle of chloroform in one hand
and razor in the other 2 The Directors who
have most right to say, and certainly the
most TO feel, have restored Mr.. Marescaux
TO his charge, AMI hon)rab'y acquitted him
OF that Encouragement and partiality
which some were so blatant upon whel
they thought thu Lion had been "trupped',
and he returns to his old post with all the
dignity of a man who has stood the ferc;
fire Of his enc MES, He is welcomed
back by all those who love jamaica, who
desire to see her rise by honesty Of
purpose, the extension Of industry, and
the development of her natural resources,
which are a mine of wealth in the land it
there was Only a command of reIilble aud
steady labour 10 work it. To these en- Is
NJ. Maresclux will now no doubt LOOK,
and there is no man in the %s'rvicc Of tho
Colonial Bank better able, or more quail
fed for r%e-conping ia The future whit lack
of humI IN exp rience lost it in the past.
during the Pine months Of Mr.. Mares.
caux's leave, Mr.. O'MaIey, the Manager Of
the st. Thomas Branch of the Colonial
DAuks mas Oceu IN cNd'ge vi the Oank
here. His his b en- a hard time, and his
duties more than usually trying, when tho
colony was suffering from a monetary.
and commercial crisis slch as the island
has never known since Emancipation.
H hal, however, the G, MUS OF the banker,
and while he held tight, tho grasp was
not such as to destroy the hope of those
who looked for help, but it moved them
to greater ett0l is, aad things were kept
steady, while nothing slid back For all
that. the Office of manager at that time
was extremely unpopular in the commu-
nifty, when nothing but the disburse-
ment Of money on a simple demand, never
to speak of security, could have satisfied
those who grumbIed at the Bank not full
filing its duty 10 coming forward at such
a critical time and throwing open its
vaults to those Industrious takers who
were suffering pecuniary privation because
new paper was no longer buoyant in Port
Royal Street. He has, however, done his
work faithfully aud satisfactorily through
out; and leaving Jamaica, he will leave
behind him no unpleasant recollections OF
his stay, but many friends who will not
forget how feelingIy he administered his
physic, and gilded over on many occasions