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years old; at the same time that she declined 

 being christened herself! In the same manner 

 Cubina's wife, although her father and husband 

 were both baptised on the former occasion, ob- 

 jected to going through the ceremony herself; 

 and the reason which she gave was, that " she 

 did not like being christened while she was with 

 child, as she did not know what change it might 

 not produce upon herself and the infant." 



After the christening there was a general distri- 

 bution of salt-fish by the trustee ; and I also gave 

 every man and woman half a dollar each, and every 

 child a maccarony (fifteen pence) as a parting pre- 

 sent, to show them that I parted with them in good- 

 humour. While the money was distributing, young 

 Hill arrived, and finding the house completely 

 crowded, he enquired what was the matter. " Oh, 

 massa," said an old woman, " it is only my son, 

 who is giving the negroes all something." 



I also read to them a new code of laws, which I 

 had ordered to be put in force at Cornwall, for 

 the better security of the negroes. The principal 

 were, that "a new hospital for the lying-in women, 

 and for those who might be seriously ill, should be 

 built, and made as comfortable as possible ; while 

 the present one should be reserved for those whom 

 the physicians might declare to be very slightly 

 indisposed, or not ill at all ; the doors being kept 

 constantly locked, and the sexes placed in separate 

 chambers, to pre vent its being made aplace of amuse- 



