Nevis and St. Kitt's (St. Christopher's) are islands in the British West Indies.

I may call it a kind of wild Tragedy that passed about twelve Years ago at St. Christopher's, one of our British Leeward Islands.

England once boasted the loftiest spire in the world, that of old St. Paul's, London, whose summit, five hundred and twenty feet from the ground, seemed to sail among the highest clouds; but the great fire of 1666 destroyed it, and Sir Christopher's stately metropolitan dome now rises in its place.

Rev. Mr. Cheesbrough, of St. Christopher's, said, "Tell them that much as we desire to visit the United States, we cannot go so long as we are prohibited from speaking against slavery, or while that abominable prejudice is encouraged in the churches.

A short call at St. Christopher's confirmed these views in our minds, so far as that island is concerned.

Rev. Mr. Cheesbrough, of St. Christopher's, said, "Tell them that much as we desire to visit the United States, we cannot go so long as we are prohibited from speaking against slavery, or while that abominable prejudice is encouraged in the churches.

In some islands, as for instance in St. Christopher's and Tortola, it is spread over six days of the week in proportions of seven and a half hours per day, thus leaving the apprentice mere shreds of time in which he can accomplish nothing for himself.

[NOTE.In a former part of this workthe report of Antiguawe mentioned having received information respecting a number of the apprenticeship islands, viz., Dominica, St. Christopher's, Nevis, Montserrat, Anguilla, and Tortola, from the Wesleyan Missionaries whom we providentially met with at the annual district meeting in Antigua.

A short call at St. Christopher's confirmed these views in our minds, so far as that island is concerned.

Station House, A. St. Christopher's.

At St. Christopher's the council are in favor of its passing, and with Nevis emancipated in its vicinity, there is little doubt but the Act must pass.

Keigwin, Captain Richard, sent to Bombay; his troop disbanded; again sent out to Bombay; distrusts the Company; takes possession of Bombay; his good government, and popularity; surrenders Bombay to Sir Thomas Grantham; his death at St. Christopher's; fights the Mahratta fleet in the Revenge.

(Pub. abroad as Saint Christopher's day) © 13Sep28, AI-11863; 1Mar29, A5641.

(Pub. abroad as Saint Christopher's day) © 13Sep28, AI-11863; 1Mar29, A5641.

Christopher's wife.

I may call it a kind of wild Tragedy that passed about twelve Years ago at St. Christopher's, one of our British Leeward Islands.

Behind this wall of Saint Christopher's, the works of all the great Spanish musicians sleep, mutilated and covered with dust.

And it was with just that world which he wished to forget, that the man lying ill in the candle-lit chamber was linked in Christopher's memory.

Most of that daft night-running will always be blank in Christopher's mind; moments and moments, like islands of clarity, remain.

They next sailed for the West Indies, but provisions growing short, proceeded to St. Christopher's, where, being denied provisions by the governor, they fired on the town, and burnt two ships in the roads.

Steering between St. Christopher's and Anguilla, they fell in with a brigantine and a sloop, freighted with such cargo as they wanted; from whom they got provisions for sea-store.

" His Lordship fell into furious rage, and vowed he would sever Christopher's head from his rotting body with a cleaver, and honour him not with a thought of Tyburn Hill.

" "Ah! ah! and 'tis Christopher's cause thou art pleading.

The next morning after Christopher's sudden disaster, the castle seemed to have awakened from a long apathy.

CHRISTOPHER'S, ST., (30), popularly called St. Kitts, one of the Leeward Islands, discovered by Columbus (1493), who named it after himself; belongs to England; has sugar plantations.