4 JULY 1835, Page 15

1) MADDEN's TWE V 1.7 ONT lt E S I

1) ENCE IN T II E WEsT INDIES.

II 1V I N(■ re(TIVO(1 if stipendiary 'Magistrate, Dr.

and her productions both and vegetable% Ilere is a goodly enumeration ef matters ; but Dr. M kontz.:st looked at animated as well as at still life. He observed the dif- remit, social systema of .1:Itietica,---the Colonial haul ton : the II iddling ei a —.1 ews, it red people, and slava., overseara ; and, es ill duty boned, the slave population. Ile AVIIS ill the island during the most exeitieg lent ci Loill tl elan; v Cs ad- ministration, especially. diti Me the iiIttollS review at the I I milky pastures. [And thankful the plantatioe militia-men ought to be that they leid thof civil prteleie.e of the author of re.v fuel No to deal with, instead of the military decision of such a nem as the hero or Asseye; tor we suspeet, in such a ease as the latter, they would 1111Ve fanal no biller than the imithicers of the East, but have had their ranks riddled on parade and their ringleaders shot afterwards.] When the 1st ef August arrived, Dr. MADDEN eamet himself into contact with 1110 ■laVe-OWIlerS: and was treated With Iii) more respect than Lord M ul.(;RAVE. He was, in his magis teriud capacity, insulted by the corporatjau of Kingston, bearded in his (Alice by an unsuccessful litigant, and finally assaulted itt the street. These circumstances, with his disapprobation of the interpretation putt upon parts of the Emancipation Act, induced him to resign ; and he bade farewell to the island within a twelve- month after his arrival.

The information connected with all these topics appears in the form of letters: sonic of them written direct to the individuals addressed, others since made up from less finished epistles, and inscribed to the persons whose names are at their heads, as a tes- timony of the writer's respect and of their knowledge of the sub- jects. The distinguished names in this list are so numerous, that it would almost appear as if Dr. MADDEN wished to overpower us with the brilliancy of his circle of acquaintance; and to bar criticism by saying, covertly, "See to whom I have written, and you must presume with approbation. Light and agreeable de- scriptions I send to Lady BLEssiNGTox or Mrs. HOLLAND; funny things are for CHARLES M"vritEws; information about such remote points as Timbuctoo and Arabic scholars, will do for Mr. 1311CRINGH.A.M, M.P. ; matters in the nature of science go to doctors; commercial subjects are submitted to merchant-princes; miscellaneous matters may amuse military men or private gentle- men; but when I am in the vein for laboured composition, there are the two poets CAMPBELL and MOORE."

The letters, however, do not require this adventitious kind of

recommendation; for they are very well able to recommend them- selves. The Doctor's descriptions are graphic ; his views rea- sonable and unprejudiced ; his information is frequently novel, and always agreeably conveyed ; his manner lively. The extent and variety of his subjects, and the limited time spent upon his work, have of necessity militated against profundity, but have not diminished his power of amusing; even his historical sketches of the different islands, and his account of the early history of the slave-trade, may be read with pleasure, as animated compilations.

The most important points handled in these letters are, of

course, the probable results of the plan of apprenticeship, the causes of West Indian distress, and the future prospects of the Planters. Upon the first matter, Dr. MADDEN evidently antici- pates failure in Jamaica. The causes, he seems to think, are owing in part to the lax and indistinct manner in which the Eman- cipation Act was worded, by which means the Colonial Legisla- ture was enabled to evade its spirit in the minute and working regulations— partly by the dogged and contrary feelings with which the planters have received it. The modes in which the failure may show itself are several. The Negroes — and this lie thinks the object aimed at—may be goaded into in- surrection, and the whole of the country be put under martial law. Or they may turn sullen at the withdrawal of their allow- ances, and the evasions by which they are, practically, deprived of their half-holyday. And in this case, by skulking in the field, or other misbehaviour, the apprentices may force their masters to be continually taking them before Stipendiary Magistrates, at a great loss of time ; so that they may contrive to do very little, without openly dechnieg to utak ; creating constant bickt rings (hiring the term of the apprenticeship, and leaving irreeolicileable hatred between master and nt•gro at its close. The causes of the planters dishes:, Dr. MADDEN attiibutes to a worii-out soil, unassisted by any inedrovenients in husbandry ; to the moles of vulgar routine which slave labour either perforce or fancifully has imposed upon the pi:litters ; to want of capital, and to thy heavy ineumbratices which ate chi:1;4cl upon mist of the plantations; to natural Citilses, icancs ; totd lastly, to an toth tang:Int mode of living, and to :lb- eeei•ati. Thirs, till it plantation not exceeding 900 acres, awl may if the Ii.st Ittitimged sttitvs in the island. theie are paid 11.e b•ilov• jag sums for stiper- iatelidents' salaries. Well may tier ant ho r exclaim, vt hat wert!t; thought of such an outlay nit an English tarn: !

find the follow tug rhargt sti curl eli, y- Piti. for salary of tIV:rseer ft::0 hr salary of attorney

Pah for :talary of bookkeoper

fitr saiiily of beolskeeper 79 l'ai: for salary of boolskeem r t

fin' salary, clerks to ditto -t9

ran fur salary of cari:coter 10;1

I'm silt: ht. ::linte Ini90

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it I.igoalloa, ea!itsi Peter\ Ititek. ii tilie of the 111,11:0:■:!1 .117.7tt •• of (topper me that toils vi.ede, not in t. fullIr 1L'i Attic's n ' 't.;;;III:. I ii .1;

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niece nuole tt ial !.; iat. c•eop

lament that tots lit oh.. I., • sn: litserh• io• ..-

ductive c.f tint; good, is tm ar;;;:n..•..: .0. :1;0: I. iii. it most not be

supposed, hecatotethi peoph• of .1 ::.• the r..!..ourtics it the coontry, li : .

Janetie,t it.! on stood t. sp.: h. • ..! te . is thoy co:dine,. to (nth; :am it • IleV . : io f i..• hush:m.1:min. ;null 1. to I. till. .1 to build it itu, ., send I',

fii/M till. t•Oet ‘••,•; 1)1. fIr the mgar- Iu,l. tII t C., • ..• o . and yc!, if the tit st madogi.t 1 Fe. op • tve;,• the itolieation itt coal tv;is void, lit lo the f

tan'. (and that there ale said, :edit; ! i; ::;,• be made to olit.tisi it. In fret, it adeo,.. I . et; the oue twentit•tit part of the ;wait tes,:orc,., of Lid; : anti tu; tile country.

NATURAL 1.1•11.s or 'rim %.!

It is the t'tti,i,it to believe, arid tio it-rs to the froo ',lair Ty as- serruef: that the ruin of the Colooi,s Las !:, en oet•a-t.na 1.. , • , the ;:lavo.trade Anil the rontou..,•1.1.:. it of the :mu.; •;•,,, ; the System It, t.s:tl. If sin-It tie the caw. loot- does it I i that the 'hi.'

population iii IS•104, in Jamaica. two y; :it s ii- lure 1!;.t 1t,••••■•ol tio• jai--

imitation of Negroes, amounted only to 2,-0.0110, is I.:is', in I I'Nert";1,11

:130,009? In Grenada the fact is still mole ..! it • ;dove popolotion

in 11=.05 was 20,000, in it tea ...2;1,14:s ; w ooias lit. lit.le notre

than oine•hall of what they woe io 177 .. ••• ao.onoted to (oily 18,203. In Grenada the some natutal I ;: m•eidem .1 ones,

over which human ;ow:Ailments 1111-0 ti.. • .1 ....11!,; tu.f..: curiae

effects that thev do elsewhere in tite West It i: st;•:iei.•tit to

caunterate a few of these visitatioos in the sh, .t sIi o; i„ ;tVi 1 I7.e; to• Which have contributed to brim; ruin on Greoado. In I , . Town was consumed hy it drealfol the loss ny whi •i. i, es; i.• •,,,! at 200,000/. sterling. It was rebuilt, and ;:toin total!t.- destroyed by tile in I 77.-r, by which destruction tlw loss is estimated at :0■9,000/. ; and in I792 Another C011ilagration in the s•iiiie town iilestrOyet1 propetty to the alitruiit I Joint

1000)001. so lit•re is th•struction by tire alone in tweuty-three y. ars aka ,-.1.•Ititig

the sum of it million sterling. In 1770, the most destructive 04,10 the colooy

had yet suffered ft out made its appeatant•e in Cirenada—the stigar• nit It is singular that in the same year they made their appearaort• in Antigua. earrying

ruin and devastation over the isheal. The solar which they pi incipally selected for their nests, were wooly destroyed by them. Various meaus were tlied ineffectually to destroy the.ii—ars.o.ie, rot I wave sublimate, lire, &e. ; of these the at scitie Was lutist sueevssfol. N..vet theless, :serious thoughts Wore en- tertained Ity many of abandoning the colony ; !! but the sante Divine rover," says Coke, which brought the plague upon the people provided for limit de- liverance from it." The loirrieatie of 17s10 effected this deliverance. Itut whether 1,.olus 'moil any thing in the caves of the Caribbean of the reward of 20,000/. (doted by tile Legislature of Cirenada, a little previously, Mr the dis- covery of the meatts of destioyitig the alit, dives not apio•iir. The In-!, how- ever, during the tett yea, s of this pi•igue, Was itlealcUlah!e, indeed I 'Eight s iv irremediable. In rise, the horticone that destroyed the ants devast.;:, island, and desolated many of these piontationt which hall sorvived the It of the eat thquake of I itith lit 1791, the p:•stilence of yellow fever conintem,.! its havoc, awl for four years ravaged the unfortunate colooy.

We take the filming passages from a view of the society of Jamaica.

SVANIARDS, AND JEWS. and waltYva, I verily believe thi/ think more of the dance than they do about their pti tnerr.

11.:1e 1:1O11Cil efbiIrants firma St. Ito/Dingo are a very re:peetable, iniInstrious class of petiole_ he gardens about V.Ingsten almost est2usively belong to them ; al.il thr.,e abound in fruits awl m gc LIl s ti the choices.t 1t i'1414. filany

of them are of ati.eient Frear7i stunt! !hilly years ago ot the first di'... tinet hat ; hut they hate le en tlepriv,if of their ptopeities, most el theill of their I. lends, and nothing renlailla to II:1eIh but their pnejudiers and the;• fears. They; speak of their 'leg' ',es as of notostovs that are hardly 111011.111, am, vet I

lot !it 1;1, treat them with el tolty. trio the contra y,

Omit slaves ale treatod with More Ihm.littity than our', and seem notch nitre attached to thote very nmsters who oil:A their e.straetet than ale tit Mir i,tilt yr, !oh:tots: this is all alloo,a1VI (*.noun: mailersta:nl.

The .411.111!••il SeltIVN 101111 the Alain are chiollf tha connoxioos and dank id it Ito honied). carried on 0 theirisising !cado with this ishnol, when IiisIgstoul Was the crotie of Cie t•ointlierce with the V.:fin:is ports Of the l'arlie .11. I the I ;oil Alexieo, a great Fortion of the I•tte war. 1 ha advat,t,e;eo t!..,t Jamaica derived ft no, trade were iticalculabfe—iint tho.y veitt ;col most of the sip.c..ish I; •.bers 0 Ito reside here, if suonog ling it me

Mod:shed. a iid tlo• slave trade of end, would in all pNindrility de.

p, ice Jamaica very; soon of the residence. The Jews 41. Knt-

tttt, I l.,se already soil!, ere a III,.; ; and, utiMinctitteit- LE It.! thi.y tinily tile two • •

East, covntaio, I I 1 :;ve poserty. ;

• ! • ;.'; j.. iinafet.•ive, at..1 •

say Ilwy have ini•• 1,.. I; 1., ;•.I 1; 1..1 ■..!w a!,, • ..-1,Ii

1 an: to

Jan: eco, wio•re Cwt. IlaVe el6.1.■ -1 iii ittoiy year, gir• • • :!•••:••

hicilocil ill any whet- part tit the Erilish

their i ii tI •gcs it itli becomiag !. really ilc-clve t eir,•,, :ye I:,:r - itc.c

il•qt tho-i• of •• •• ' • rc • ctesi•• ;. !lir cri • t , dim iii ti. r- ! "lei it r

ill .1 j1 j. I I

1. '1, nto, widi v. L.1 I protium, coffee is

; fail to he iojarie.ti to It soh- • .•,.• co!feil; ate! prrl.aps Lim .1.t a-v1 soparate II ton spiee,. an.! other WEsT INDIA:: ; I .1.1 to.t tIll Lea inns of the F...1•4: ale ;” IE. CO1111E:red with those of tin:

Viest. i dielha if the Carden of the i :,!•rides could h.lve Iniastioi of such pt: I...don gol‘len Iiitts, and stiell a vatriety.; of delicious flavours. In the

tailor of their use:Ale:mt., it me regale your Ladyship's fuley ti ith their mitt- In. ration : the imperial shad•Lich, e the glace and ornament " of a des.ert in the 1Vest ; the luseiors gran:ell:1a, to hieli telile lint Creole hands va11 thtly lirrivli'd with sugar and 31 ; the loultiag avocado pear, wiliclt it is fit bidden to ca! 5, ithont salt awl pepi.;:r ; the delicate anana, which must I,e tastid in tile Lir:II-place of the piot•;:tpple, to understalid the lieneat Ripley, the Jrinaira plrInter, has cotif..arol in the epicurean wit I:1; the moili- • • III l1011Ibt• • thu1 111:•.1g11.e` c • • 3 ! . .i.• ;e 111 ! 1..• • • is in ; .t

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L'o. Ty!, ;ire !....•11 as in 11.• . sure-s.