"All distinctions," said he, "founded in color, must be abolished everywhere.

We should learn to talk of men not as _colored_ men, but as MEN _as fellow citizens and fellow subjects_." His Excellency certainly showed on this occasion a disposition to put in practice his doctrine.

He spoke affectionately to the children, and conversed freely with the adults.
VISIT TO GREEN CASTLE.
According to a previous engagement, a member of the assembly called and took us in his carriage to Green Castle estate.
Green Castle lies about three miles south-east from St.John's, and contains 940 acres.

The mansion stands on a rocky cliff; overlooking the estate, and commanding a wide view of the island.

In one direction spreads a valley, interspersed with fields of sugar-cane and provisions.
In another stretches a range of hills, with their sides clad in culture, and their tops covered with clouds.