When a person is to be appraised, his virtues and his vices are always inquired into, and they materially influence the estimate of his value.

For example, the usual rate of appraisement is a dollar per week for the remainder of the term; but if the apprentice is particularly sober, honest, and industrious, more particularly if he be a _pious man_, he is valued at the rate of two or three dollars per week.

It was consequently for the interest of the master, when an apprentice applied for an appraisement, to portray his virtues, while on the other hand there was an inducement for the apprentice to conceal or actually to renounce his good qualities, and foster the worst vices.

Some instances of this kind had fallen under his personal observation.
We called on the Rev.Mr.Gardiner, and on the Rev.Mr.Tinson, two Baptist missionaries in Kingston.

On Sabbath we attended service at the church of which Mr.G.is the pastor.