blacks, and the Methodists and Baptists far outnumber
the Episcopalians, while there are a good
many Moravians. Of Roman Catholics there are
very few. Education has been left mainly to private
initiative, and is largely carried on by the churches
and religious teachers. Elementary instruction is
becoming quite general.
There is a judiciary system on the English model.
T h e governor-general is the chancellor, but there
are a vice-chancellor and chief-justice, two puisne
judges of the Supreme Court, seven district courts,
four stipendiary magistrates, and a police magistrate
of the city of Kingston. There is a constabulary
of iooo members, and the military force
maintained in the island is ordinarily from 1200 to
1500 men. The yearly revenue of the colony is
about ¿815,000, and the expenditures ¿837,000.
T he public debt was ¿2,175,000 m 1896.
Kingston has long been the chief seaport and the
one commercial centre of Jamaica, and since 1869 it
has been the seat of the colonial government, though
the governor maintains his residence on high land
outside of the city. I t has about 40,000 inhabitants,
scarcely one third whites, and though well
supplied with water from the Liguanea Hills and
fairly well kept, it is a rather dingy and unattractive
place on close inspection. There are no notable
buildings architecturally, but the old parish church
dates from the foundation of the city and has contained
the tomb of Admiral Benbow since 1702.
There is a creditable court-house, hospital, public
library and museum, and a fine market and landing