intended; but so suspicious are they from habit, and, as I said before, so profoundly ignorant of what may in truth and sincerity be meant only for their benefit, that it will require great caution and delicacy on the occasion.  Those suspicions have not been matured in the negroes mind without cause—­the whole history of slavery proves it.  Such suspicions are even now only relinquished under doubts and apprehensions; therefore, all new and material points, to be carried successfully with them, should be proposed to them upon the most liberal and open grounds.

J.B.  COLTHURST, Special Justice Peace, District A, Rural Division.

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General return of the imports and exports of the island of Barbadoes, during a series of years—­furnished by the Custom-house officer at Bridgetown.

L.     s,    d.
1832             481,610   6     3
1833             462,132  14     4
1834             449,169  12     4
1835             595,961  13     2
1836             622,128  19    11

IMPORTS OF LUMBER.

Feet.        Shingles.
1833            5,290,086      5,598,958
1834            5,708,494      5,506,646
1835            5,794,596      4,289,025
1836            7,196,189      7,037,462

IMPORTS OF PROVISIONS.

|      Flour.      |  Corn Meal.  |
Y’rs.| bbls.  |1/2 bbls.|  bush.| bbls.|
-----+--------+---------+-------+------+
1833 | 21,535 |    397  |   629 |  265 |
1834 | 34,191 |    865  |  1675 | 1580 |
1835 | 32,393 |    828  |   160 |  809 |
1836 | 41,975 |    433  |   823 | 1123 |
-----+--------+---------+-------+------+

|       Bread and  Biscuits.       |Oats & Corn.|
Y’rs.| hds.| bbls.|1/2 bbls.|kegs.|bags.| bags.| qrs.|
-----+-----+------+---------+-----+-----+------+-----+
1833 |   49|  2146|     30  |   " |   " |   430|   50|
1834 |  401|  8561|     99  |  57 |   " |   100| 1025|
1835 | 2024| 10762|      "  |   " |   " |  2913| 3134|
1836 |    4|  4048|      "  |   " | 1058|  8168| 3119|
-----+-----+------+---------+-----+-----+------+-----+

IMPORTS OF CATTLE, ETC. 
Cattle.    Horses.    Mules.
1833     649       462      65
1834     549       728      24
1835     569      1047      43
1836    1013      1345     104

RETURN OF EXPORTS—­SUGAR.

hhds.     trcs.    bbls.
1832   18,804     1278     838
1833   27,015     1505     651
1834   27,593     1464    1083
1835   24,309     1417     938
1836   25,060     1796     804

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VALUATIONS OF APPRENTICES IN JAMAICA.