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public life, the Court of Policy, much to their honour, 

 voted him a pension of 5,000 guilders. He died in the 

 7,2nd year of his age." 



The following short notice of an old worthy shews the 

 style of some of these : — 



" Died on Plantation O nderneeming^ Canal No. i, on 

 Friday last, (June loth 1825), in the 46th year of his age, 

 C. G. Storm van's Gkavesande, Esq. By whose death 

 this colony has lost a truly valuable man, whose merits 

 perhaps were not sufficiently appreciated. Unassuming 

 and modest even to excess — benevolent and kind to his 

 dependents, almost to a fault — disinterested and firm in 

 his friendship — always fair and stri6lly honourable in his 

 dealings — he is deeply regretted by all who knew him ; 

 and many a tear is shed on his grave. The pen of truth 

 will write on it — He was a just and good man." 



There were many little difficulties in conne6lion with 

 the Militia, and sometimes there were undoubtedly casts 

 of oppression. Dr. or Majpr McTURK got into trouble 

 in 1824, for imprisoning Private HUGHES in a fowl- 

 house at Paradise, (which was chara6lerised as small, 

 dark and filthy), and was fined by the Court of Justice a 

 thousand guilders. On HuGHES appealing to the Privy 

 Council however, the fine was raised to ten thousand 

 guilders. The ostensible reason for the confinement, 

 which lasted eight days, was a suspicion of writing an 

 anonymous letter to the Chronicle reflefting on Cap- 

 tain Spencer. The number containing this is missing in 

 our file, but probably it may have been something like 

 that in the paper of August 25th 1824, of which the 

 following is a sample : — 



•* Is it customary for an.Adjutant to appear on parade 



