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64 no longer protested against the imputations thrown upon the state of slavery. And again, in the island of Barbadoes, Mr. Hart, a Missionary of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, became unpopular and was complained of, some ten years back, for admitting a black to the Holy Communion in company with whites. But writes Mr. Froude in January 1834, "Last Sunday, when I received the Sacrament at his church, at which near 200 people were present, all colours were mixed indiscriminately."

If there be a general progression of this kind, and a sincere recognition of religious brotherhood, we may hope to see wrought out a final harmony and amalgamation between races hitherto never combined, except upon terms shameful to one and deterioriating to both.

ERRATUM.

Page 9, line 2, for seven years, read twelve years.

LONDON:

IBOTSON AND PALMER, PRINTERS, SAVOY STREET, STRAND.