PEOPLE, LANGUAGES, AND RELIGIONS. SI 
sions ; tlieir houses are neat and comfortflhle, and kept 
with tidiness and order. In character they are gene- 
rally honest, and in disposition proud, and even haughty ; 
so that the cases are rare in which a Yarraba is brought 
before a magistrate for theft, breach of contract, or other 
misdemeanour. 
There are the Eboes, and the Congoes, and some other 
tribes. The Congoes present a marked contrast to the 
Yarrabas, being in stature like boys, and with little or 
no strength of character. While the Yarrabas will 
dwell in clusters, co-operate with one another, becoming 
small holders of land, the Congoes seldom become pur- 
chasers of land, and seldom rise above the cheapest paid 
labour. From what is to be seen in Trinidad of the 
different African tribes, one would gather that there is 
quite as much difference in their physical and mental 
capabilities as is to be found among Europeans. The 
Yarrabas are obviously, in every sense, a superior peo- 
ple to the other tribes we have here. If there arc races 
in Africa superior to the Yarrabas, they must be a fine 
class of people indeed. But, though there are different 
tribes of Africans, yet their whole number is not very 
great, and the country would be in a sad condition if 
dependent upon them alone for agricultural labour. 
In 1845 the first vessel having on board Asiatic 
immigTants came to anchor in the harbour of Port of 
Spain. There are now about 25,000 to .80,000 immi- 
grants in the country. The Coohes are a mild and 
industrious race, not so robust as the Africans, but more 
steady and obedient, and do not seem to entertain any 
dislike to agriculture, They are intelligent, and as 
before observed, saving. They arc not, hoAvever, apt at 
learning languages ; the African is their superior in that 
respect. Tliey are, however, the only reliable labour in 
the country. Were it not for their presence and indus- 
try in the island, but little sugar would lie made. The 
Creoles are very willing to be mechanics, stock-keepers, 
drivers of mules, boiler-men, wood-cutters, &c., but as 
