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Show l50 JAMAICA· W Come to the residence of an en· e were now 1. h d 1 t and attorney, who has the care of 1g tene p an er . twenty co ffie e es tates , and whom-not h. avmg the 1'1 t arne him-1 shall call A. B. He was not 1 Jerty o n at I1 ome,. bu t j11's servants sn]lplied us with a comfort· able meal, and good lodging; and greatly were we pleased and satisfied, in having found a resting place, in the midst of delightful scenery, and a happy popu· lation. A. B. joined us the next morning; and we :lso re-ceived visits from two individuals, the benefit of whose acquaintance we had particularly desired-Dr. Davy, the Custos of Manchester, and Dr. Stewart, a clergy· man of enlightened views and extensive influence-! believe the stipendiary curate of the parish. Nothing can be more reasonable and effective, than the system adopted by A. B. as well as by Dr. Davy, in the ma· nagement of the estates under their care. Both these gentlemen are said to have been, in former times, mueh opposed to emancipation; but they have been w1se enough to sail with the stream, and to give freedom a fair, confiding trial. They entirely separate the questions of rent and labor-charging rent according to the money-value of the tenements, and payable quarterly; and, on the other hand, giving fair but moderate wages, which they constantly pay weekly, and in cash. They adopt the system of job or piece work, by which the stimulus of wages is vastly increased. They build comfortable cottages for their laborers, and let or sell to them plots of ground, so as to reo· der them absolutely independent. Thus they secure .JAMAICA. 151 an am~le home p~p.ulati~n; and for this population, educatwn and rehgwus mstruction are provided 011 a large scale. The consequence is that the people are well at work on the properties under their respective care; the employers are satisfied, ·the laborers contented and orderly, the whole district in a state of comfort and prosperity. "I came to this district," says Dr. Stewart, in a letter which I haw: since received from him "in April 1834. There was one place of public wor~ ship, not one third filled. It contained 1250 square feet then. It has since I.Jeen twice enlarged, and now contains 2427 square feet, and is not half large enou h for the congregation. I have also, in the same distri~t, another place of worship, capable of holding 600 people, which is regularly attended every Sunday, and is aliVays full. The average attendance has increased from 300 to 1600, at least. The communicants have increased from 27 to 289. In 1835, the Bishop confirmed, in my chapel, 47. In 1840, he confirmed, in the same place, 635. During the same period, two very large Moravian chapels have been erected in the same district. In the last six years of slavery the number of marriageR at this church was 421; i~ five years and a half of partial or entire fi·ecdorn 2014 Wh ' . en I came here, I found two adult negroes who cou.ld read a little, but there was no school in the parish; now more than a 100 adults can read, and almost all the rising generation ; and schools are rap1dly increasing." This delightfu I report o f t 11 e rap1' d progress, under the banner of f rce.1 1o m, o f' ec·I u cat·w n, morals, and rcli- |