VIII. Number of the Established Church, Livings, &c. in Grenada, in 1836. [B. B] Note. This return is rather confused in the Blue Books at the Colonial Office; but it is the best statement to be found on the subject. The population return does not entirely agree with the census under the population section. are taught to repeat the Ap. creed, the commandments, and other elementary prayers by heart, before and after the celebration of the liturgy. Then immediately follows a sermon, which is delivered both in English and French, inculcating the moral precepts of the gospel. After the sermon, one hour is devoted to catechetical teaching, in which the pastor is assisted by competent members of the congregation. Finally, the religious duties close by the performance of the baptisms and marriages. The number of baptisms during the year was 374, the great majority of persons baptized being the children of apprentices. The number of marriages was 37, of which 27 took place amongst the apprentices. With regard to marriages, the R. C. pastor In order to extend the blessings of religion as generally as 800 possible, under all the disadvantages we are placed in, the missionary makes regular rounds of pastoral visits to the several parishes in due order. Upon 1500 these visits the greater part of the Sabbath is occupied in in1500 culcating religious instruction amongst the numerous attendants 900 who consist almost wholly of apprenticed labourers. The hearers deems it right to observe that there is no doubt it would tend much to facilitate and encourage the increase of marriages amongst the apprentices, if a law was passed empowering the clergy of the different denominations to administer the marriage rite to the members of their congregations respectively. Even though Roman catholic priests can now perform this rite legally, still it does not secure civil rights to the parties; and Roman catholics are consequently obliged to have their marriages solemnized both by the rectors of the established church and their own pastors, which operates as no small obstacle to the general reception of this religious rite, which is one of the best promoters and supporters of all moral feeling. [B. B. for 1836.] There are eight private schools. There are also twelve estate schools, one other private school, and a Sunday school. At present there are no day schools established in Carriacou. There are here two private schools. There is regularly a Sunday in the Presbytery open to all classes, and Sunday schools would be opened in every parish if there were some means. St. Patrick, 14 Officers and 70 Non Com. Officers and Privates. St. Andrews, 15 Officers and 94 Non Com. Officers and Privates. St. David, 15 Officers and 68 Non Com. Officers and Privates. Carriacou, 11 Officers and 68 Non Com. Officers and Privates. Troop of Light Dragoons, 7 Officers and 29 Non Com. Officers and Privates; Total 97 Officers and 826 Non Com. Officers and Privates. The Militia meet for exercise once a month. They retain possession of their arms and accoutrements, and in case of attack or alarm, would at once assemble by regiments, in their different parishes, and be available in aid of the regular troops. The Island Treasurer has charge of the ammunition, which is deposited in a magazine, in the principal town. From him Commanding Officers of regiments receive their supplies half yearly, retaining always a sufficient quantity for any emergency. The arms and accoutrements are in good order. [B. B. for 1836.] X. The people are ruled by a Lieutenant-Governor, | 14 Officers and 108 Non Com. Officers and Privates. Council and House of Assembly, whose powers are similar to those described under Jamaica, &c. The Council consists of 9 members, and the Assembly of 27. A freehold, or life estate of 50 acres in the country, and of 501. house rent in the capital, qualifies for a representative. An estate of ten acres in fee, or for life, or a rent of 101. in any of the country towns; and a rent of 201. out of any freehold, or life estate in the capital, gives a vote in the election of the representatives. The law courts, besides those of Chancery, in which the Governor presides, are the Court of Grand Session of the Peace, held twice a year, in which the person first named in the commission of the peace presides; the Court of Common Pleas, in which a professional judge, with a salary of 6001. presides; the Court of Exchequer, lately fallen into disuse; the Court of Admiralty, and the Court of Error, composed of the governor and council, for trying appeals. In all cases the common statue law of England is the rule of justice, unless when particular laws of the island interfere. = The Revenue of Grenada for 1836 as regards internal taxes and levies on property, was as follows:Fixed taxes raised per money bill, viz. on 3750 unattached apprentices at 38. 4d. 6251..; 338 saddlehorses and mules at 298. 4d. : = 4957.; 186961. rents of houses at 24 per cent, 4211. 20,369,805 lbs. sugar, valued at 162,9581.; 733,087 gallons of rum, 32,5821.; 238,183 gallons of molasses, 79391.; 13,714 lbs. of coffee, 4571.; 215,567 lbs. of cocoa, 2,3951.; 43,840 lbs. of cotton, 7311.; total, 207,062. Taxed at 21 per cent. 46591. Total out of 7,017. fixed revenue, 6,2007. There are seven regiments of Militia, viz:-St. George's consisting of 21 Officers and 389 NonCommissioned Officers and Privates. St. John's, XI. Colonial taxes and duties, (payable at the Treasury, by virtue of acts of the legislature), are levied on all wines imported, (wines for the use of her Majesty's service excepted), per pipe, 37. 6s. In bottles per dozen, 2s. 3d. on all brandy and gin, per gallon, 188.; on each and every saddle horse, or mule, 37. 6s. for every 1007. of actual rent of houses, stores, buildings, and sheds, (not used in the manufacture of produce,) or of the estimated rental thereof, when occupied by the proprietor, 37.; on each and every slave, 188; on every 1007. value of produce, grown or manufactured in the year 1831, estimated as follows:Muscovado sugar at 40s. per 100 lbs.; Rum, 28. per gallon; Molasses, 1s. 6d. do.; Cotton, 6d. per lb. ; Coffee, 18. do.; Cocoa, 4d. do.; 31. per cent.; Harbour duty on all vessels clearing, per ton, 4d.; canal duty on all vessels clearing, per ton, 2d. Comparative Yearly Statement of the Revenue and Expenditure of Grenada, in Pounds sterling. Paid by the Colony in Sterling Money in 1836. XII. In 1776 the exports from the island and its de[B. B.-Civil Establishment, 2,6051.; Judicial Esta-pendencies were 14,012,157 lbs, of muscovado, and blishment, 2,7321.; Ecclesiastical Establishment, 9,273,607 lbs. of clayed sugar; 818,700 gallons of 1,880.; Miscellaneous Expenditure, 7,1287.; Pensions, rum; 1,827,166 lbs. of coffee; 457,719 lbs. of cocoa; 2647.; Military Disbursements, 2877.; Total 14,896. 91,943 lbs. of cotton; 27,638 lbs. of indigo; and some Commissariat Department.-Provisions and Forage smaller articles, the whole of which at a moderate received from England 2,4907.; purchased in the Com-computation was worth at the ports of shipping, mand, 3,454.; amount in Pounds sterling, 5,9447.; | 600,000l. sterling. The sugar was the produce of one Fuel and Light received from England, 1421.; pur- hundred and six plantations, worked by 18,293 chased in the Command, 4127.; amount in pounds, negroes, which gives rather more than a hogshead of sterling, 5541. Miscellaneous Purchases. — Transport, 1201.; Pay of extra Staff, (including under the head of Ordi. naries, from 1st of April 1836, the payments for the Commissariat and Ordnance excepted) 1757.; Military allowances, 5991.; Special Services, 581.; Contingen cies, 771.; Ordnance, 2,8231.; Ordinaries, 7,1861.; Pay of Commissariat Officers, 5137.; Total 18,0501. Deduct Re payments.- Commissariat, 3201.; Ordnance, 2751.; Total 595. Net charge 17,4557. Ordnance.-Military Works, 5267.; Barracks, 7231.; Total 12197. incurred by Great Britain. [B.B. for 36, page 46]. muscovado sugar of 16 cwt. from the labour of each negro; a return, which Mr. Edwards affirms to be unequal to any other British island in the West Indies, except St. Christopher's. In 1787 the exports were 175,548 cwts. of sugar; 670,390 gallons of rum; 8,812 cwts. of coffee; 2,062,427 lbs. of cotton, and 2,810 lbs. of indigo. In 1831 the principal articles of export were, sugar, 11,908 hgds.; rum, 6,634 pchs.; molasses, 2,464 phs.; coffee, 6,103 bags. Total value of exports, 118,7617.; of imports, 81,8351. In 1836, exports, 216,1257.; imports, 145,9501. Val. £ No. Tons. Val. £ Val. £ No. Tons. Val. £ No. Tons. Val. £ No. Tons. Val. No. Tons. Men. 1823 1824 4663 6092 27 1529 455312 185 25415 1561 3350 7220 18 1093 359313, 141 21139 1250 3313 3805 13 659 337116 151 20142 1293 3311 2648 15 609 EXPORTS OF GRENADA. [380914) 41 12457 11698 30527 76 6766 26080, 41 302715 37 11469 7094 27050, 55 5225 15234 31 1825 266418 37 10798 23715 25090] 70 5372 19008] 31 1826 238908 39 11237 22975 21864 129 7957 17846 28 1827 239744 33 10514 50.869 186 12154, 1828 504930 48 13985 12713 31506 178 10383) 1829 310393 48 14120 15802 25575 233 15409 1830 214420 40 11707 45143) 235 15313 182410 35 10146 12844 18447 229) 13286) 3476 15 115294 34 9668 11901 2066 178 11008 419 17 237384 42 11213 13096 1820: 166 96230 7292 63 3438 8537 62 3700 7656 77 5885 3700 57 3624 2109 1173 31 1894 2956 1115 27 1282 1834 1835 1836 8111 15550l 1310 349241 211 23314 2178 317966 282 26096|| 557049 | 288 28068 21×9 359427 358 35414, 2634 263264 332 30671 218352 310 27435 2187 153175 256 24914 1779 288683 20 20556 1508 230607 39 1 10688 7779 3555 13 7927 1420 7 1267 411 22 1047 275768 19 20929 1466 184666 38 10270 7550 1662 127 7790 180 9 1574 1040 19 920 211766 182720 32 127 6400 283 7 965 1905 22 1115 216125 194 20554 1470 178 16591 1314 1831 1832 1833 A Joe, value 31. 12s., has a G. stamped in the midIdle of the face side. A Joe, value 3s. 6d., has a G. stamped in three places near the edge of the face side. When a Joe is plugged, the initials of the workman's name are stamped upon the plug. The British and Colonial currency, established by proclamation in May, 1797, consisting of British halfcrown, 6s. 3d.; shilling, 2s. 6d.; sixpence, ls. 3d.; Colonial Moneta, marked IV, 2s. 6d.; VIII, 1s. 3d.; XVI. 7 d. No paper currency. The coin in circulation estimated at 50,000l. XIV. In 1700, more than twenty years after the sovereignty had been vested in the crown of France, there were found on the whole island only 64 horses, 569 horned cattle, three plantations of sugar, and 52 of indigo. About 14 years afterwards, however, an active commercial intercourse was opened with the island of Martinique, cultivation was rapidly extended, and notwithstanding the interruption which these improvements sustained by the war in 1744, Grenada was found in 1753 to contain 2,298 horses or mules, 2,556 horned cattle, 3,278 sheep, 902 goats, 331 hogs, 83 sugar plantations, &c.; and in 1762, when it surrendered to the British arms, it is said to have yielded annually, together with its dependencies, the Grenadines, a quantity of clay and Muscovado sugar, equal to 11,000 hogsheads, of 15 cwt. each, and 27,000 lbs. of indigo. Produce made in Grenada and the Grenadines in 1830. Parishes and Island. Sugar. Rum. Parish of St. George lbs. 3179916 Mark's 958276 34533 John 913247 29450 Patrick 6214350 278891 Galions. Gallons. lbs. lbs. 600 Average prices throughout the year. Horned cattle, | lbs. This diminution has been gradual, and in five 81. each; horses, 247.; sheep, 17. 108.; goats, 158.; swine, 1.5s; milk, 4d. per quart; fresh butter, 2s. 6d. per lb.; salt butter, 4. per firkin; cheese, 18. 3d. per lb.; wheaten bread, 4d.; beef, 8d.; mutton, 9d.; pork, 6d. ; rice, 17. 58. per 100 lbs.; coffee, 9d. per lb.; tea, 68.; sugar, refined, 8d.; salt, 2s. per bushel; wine, Madeira, first quality, 551. per pipe; brandy, 8s. per gallon; beer, 51. 5s. per hogshead; tobacco, 21. 10s. per 100 lbs. Wages for Labour.-Domestic, 11. 58. per month; prædial, 1. 5s.; trades, 21. [B. B.] Commencing with the year antecedent to the abolition of slavery, we have the amount of the chief staple commodity of the colony-sugar-as returned into the Treasurer's office, as follows, viz.-1833. 24,554,638 lbs. 1834. 22,577,543 lbs. 1835. 20, 249,188 lbs. 1336. 19,051,563 lbs. 1837. 18,811,371 years amounts to 5,743,267 lbs., equal to one-fourth 1834. CHAPTER V.-ST. VINCENT. SECTION 1. This most beautiful of the Caribbee | querors, however, made no alteration in the governIslands, about 184 miles long, and 11 broad, containing 84,286 acres, is situate in 13. 10. 15. N. Lat.; 60. 37. 57. W. Long. nearly equidistant from Grenada and Barbadoes. II. St. Vincent was discovered by Columbus, during his third voyage, on the 22d day of January, 1498, [St. Vincent's day in the Spanish calendar]; but it does not appear that he took any formal possession of it; the native inhabitants, the Caribs, being very numerous and warlike. In 1672, this island, with Barbadoes, St. Lucia, and Dominica, was included in one government, by King Charles II., although no steps were taken to occupy St. Vincent, unless occasional visits, both by English and French, for the purpose of obtaining wood and water, may be deemed such. About 1675, a ship from Guinea, with a cargo of slaves, was wrecked, either on this island or on Bequia, and a number of the negroes escaped into the woods; these intermingled with the natives, and hence, as it is supposed, originated the black Caribs. In 1719, the French sent over some settlers from Martinico, a few of whom succeeded in establishing themselves in the leeward part of the island. In 1723, George I. granted this island and St. Lucia to the Duke of Montague, who made a feeble attempt to take possession of it, but his expedition failed; and, by the treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle, in 1748, it was declared neutral, and the ancient proprietors left in unmolested possession. The French, however, continued in their settlements until 1762, when it was taken by General Monkton and Admiral Rodney; and in 1763, by the peace of Paris, the island was ceded in perpetuity to Great Britain, without much consideration for the native proprietors. The lands were directed to be sold to defray the expenses of the war, and 20,538 acres produced 162,5841. sterling. In 1772, a war with the Caribs commenced, which was terminated by a treaty in 1773, when certain lands were allotted them. In 1779, the island was taken by a small body of troops from Martinico, who were joined by the Caribs, which circumstance, coupled with unfortunate political differences, caused the surrender to be made without a struggle. The con ment, probably contemplating only a temporary possession. In 1780 the dreadful hurricane occurred, which destroyed the church, and a great proportion of the buildings in the island, besides occasioning serious loss to the planters. St. Vincent was restored to Great Britain at the general peace in 1783; at which time it contained 61 sugar estates, besides other small plantations of cotton, coffee, and cocoa. In 1795, the doctrines of liberty and equality, which prevailed in France, were disseminated in the West India Islands, through the infernal agency of Victor Hugues, whose emissaries excited the Caribs, and some of the French inhabitants, into an insurrection, which continued for upwards of two years. Many sanguinary contests took place, with various success, which cannot be detailed within the limits of this work; but, ultimately by the judicious measures of Sir Ralph Abercrombie, and General Hunter, the French were subdued, and the Caribs removed to Ruattan, an island in the Bay of Honduras. The devastation occasioned by the enemy, cost the proprietors, at least one-third of the value of their properties; but uninterrupted tranquillity has since prevailed, and the fine tract of land in Charlotte parish, called the Carib country, consisting of 5,000 acres, has been put into cultivation, and greatly increased the prosperity of the island. In 1812, the island suffered from an eruption of the Souffriere volcanic mountain, which had been tranquil for nearly a century (from 1718.) It was about 3,000 feet high, with a crater half a mile in diameter, and 500 feet in depth; in the centre was a conical hill, 200 feet in diameter, and 300 in height, the lower half skirted with luxuriant vegetation, the upper with pure virgin sulphur; various evergreens, and aromatic shrubs, covered in exuberant fertility, the sides of the capacious crater, the interior of which presented a scene of Alpine seclusion and peacefulness that can scarcely be imagined. From the fissures of the cone, a thin white smoke exuded, occasionally tinged with a light blue flame; at the base were two small lakes, the one sulphureous and aluminous, the other pure and tasteless. At noon, on the |