White    | Colored | Total. 
Children.|Children.|
Average number in 1814                87                  87
"      "       1815               111         3       114
"      "       1816               129        25       154
"      "       1817               146        36       182
"      "       1818               155        38       193
"      "       1819               136        57       193
"      "       1820               116        78       194
"      "       1821               118       122       240
"      "       1822                93       167       260
"      "       1823                97       187       280
"      "       1824                94       196       290
"      "       1825                89       185       274
"      "       1826                93       176       269
"      "       1827                92       156       248
"      "       1828                88       152       240
"      "       1829                79       192       271
"      "       1830                88       194       282
"      "       1831                88       315       403
"      "       1832                90       360       450
"      "       1833                93       411       504
"      "       1834                81       420       501
"      "       1835                85       425       510
"      "       1836                78       428       506
"      "       1837                72       430       502

With regard to the comparative intellect of white and colored children, Mr. Reid gives the following valuable statement: 

“For the last thirty-eight years I have been employed in this city in the tuition of children of all classes and colors, and have no hesitation in saying that the children of color are equal both in conduct and ability to the white.  They have always carried off more than their proportion of prizes, and at one examination, out of seventy prizes awarded, sixty-four were obtained by children of color.”

Mr. R. afterwards sent to us the table of the number of schools in Kingston, alluded to in the foregoing communication.  We insert it here, as it affords a view of the increase of schools and scholars since the abolition of slavery.

1831. 
Schools.                                 Scholars.
2   Wolmer’s,                                  403
1   National,                                  270
34  Gentlemen’s private,                      1368
40  Ladies’ do.                               1005
8   Sunday,                                   1042
——­                                          ——­
85                           Total,           4088

1832.

Schools.                                 Scholars.
2   Wolmer’s,                                  472
1   National,                                  260
31  Gentlemen’s private,                      1169
41  Ladies’ do.                                856
8   Sunday,                                    981
——­                                          ——­
83                           Total,           3738

1836.