Star. — London, England, 1825-06-24 00:00:00

might base been the case, but be did net i.e why...- He certainly' considered tbat.l9.ooo/. a year, with the patronage of the Office was not ton much for the Chief Justice; but be did not think 5,5001. a year more th.rn sufficient for the Pulsne Judges, considering that they had two Circuits to go through, and their other ettensive duties. As to the retired allowances, they were undoubtedly high, but *that was done because it was not conceived that they could make any corhider. able saving out of their salarier, and to prevent them from lingering in office when they had ceased to be able to discharge its ditties. If the allowance of the Chief Justice was less considerable in proportion, it was on the grouid that having a larger salary .he . would 'be able to make griater • Cooking at all the circninstancei of the case, be thought that the All proposed nothing materially too much or tot, little. Lord CA W DOA urged the necessity of a complete alter ation of the system of Judicature in Wales. The LORD CHANCELLOR approv.3l of the abo litiOn of the sale of offices on the part of the Chef Jiistices of the Couits of King's Bench and Common Ilis reason for saying so was this : not that he thought they had made an improper use or that power, but'because the public would never be satisfied that an improper use might toot be made of it, and the cha racter of public justice could not be kept too pure.— Perions who bought offices in Courts of Justice. ;libtight themselves ill-used if any reforms were made en . those Cooits timfaiourable to their interests ; and ihMkgh he was convinced both Chief Justices were Aire snth considerations, it was impossible to satisfy die"public that they might' not have some influence in jaw/ening she reformation of abtiies. 'fie thought the Judges had been ill-treated; from misapprehension , by the - public opinion. fur ninety years thry had received 'no . aOgrilentatkin of their salaries, end Parliament had repeatedly 'declined to liJiike apy' on the ground that they possessed other idientages,floin tees and the sale of offices. It•was not their fault, therefore, if they still continued to be so reward's!, but that of Parliament, who hid willed it so. •He was glad that the system 'was at last td be done away. As to the salary of the Ptisne'Judges, all those whom he had ever known had done their duty, as if their salaries had been ten times what they were. In fact, the great security which the • edittitl possessed of their activity and honesty lay in . This, that the public view was constantly cast upon Mein. If Gentlemen of the third - rank in the law re teivid, and deterr edly so, more from their profession ihiti it Was proposed to give to the-Judges of the land, itailettiir doing what was fair to allow the latter sala- Iwo nearly_ equal to eotnpinsations ? It was a difficult Oleg lo 'lletVentiettlen to take that situation under the elicit:a:Units* in which they had been called upon for iame' time to' take it; and it was their duty to their .families not , to' forego the profits of their professions, 'inlets' they were offered a sufficient provision. With regard to the abolition of sinecures, it would become Paillantent Carefully to determine what - were sinecures, and to remember that although an office might be filled by deputy,* yet the responsibility to the country must beenswered by the. principal. - Now es to the Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, he had once held that :ate; it was that Which he coveted moat." and he bad trier tbought of having left it without regret: well, it ,was-an Office to which heltictietired irons a profession *hese be received at the-Bar nearly three times the Attitirtne of itr emohiments. Its to that *Which - her now 'held; etibt tOf ;his Ai had loien'able ter' timid nee. the yublic.that the 7 offiCeoftiraiiCelpr :Enaland at Ali lnnment• did not .produce oike.shilling Mole than . oee hilicifed4aaTs ago, and less than be bid been in The .habit of receivipg as Counsel et the. Ba rt As to the _fees which was supposed .to -itoltect, rei4kor the law* the House did 'dot! atm' Nit tat abirsiaiid franillitnt ens.tsaltioireslas Ms veieeiwkir,•.bi stiaidd tio eoiiteht tressaireettied - distioinitetill ita iiebtioa et that -of *lda he Mt he' was- not goilty. Laßtrrd" aoccioded by..givins his tathaosi t*l 'Casio bike writ of wee owl from the jacks' if 'h tiattr esti. alfwit° L tittlatalillek Lozo.Caosintotoo, as to do pro- j *dais fromerbogrd. to tiotitifti,l lot, "Ad OkaTipp - alaiwsitaas H 'limits woo Ara *Rid tab! eilotalhist a WV pigiolotihs. tordsitiol tir vic ti alaw imos • bi•sba *OPP!' sAi i !tier floras eseemeeeee etl h esi havillelsink Most othis -sd Jed othiesfts*mbg there. rk - • t Jae salary _ . -. ...•-entirely 'owing to that Mister bitheßOUs Sri aeatVdtlitilt_ndalitalitteTs -Who amide ingssiatithio Salaiy. •Hs (the Used • •Re of the ',Cseeatiselesere ea pbor thesidsome All yin thee reed it snood base. 'sport et the Co net ea the !ELLOtt, trimmed his intention Bill. 'The amendments 'retie so . iamerOur that it would give too much trouble - is theirtorthhips to madder them to.eight. He should therefore tete At discussion oo the third readieg Of the Bill, which he .uoderstood was to be fixed fur to-morrow. He also 'Mentors* that there would be a full attendance, u earle had bees issued intro= that to-morrow the Equitable Lhati But 'sushi be at hem*. • After a. few words from the 1101,1 Latassaseessalost. sod Item the PO* of A is fl'Tig talk We UP= was ye' relied, sod their Lor .E64worrow. The MA Corrpity *was read' a snood thhe 'Ode' few swor&W • • • brit,- by '!wooer Caren. - 11hs Dhtdleey'tilll somithseoglis - Cositalttee sattmes reported.. a r :o. Cum, and, .am kerns- iteesmees,hosolot op.. the, ;Lash Desk Ilse Ron. PONS Iltraskr, the bomb Amenably; illeeisstes, the VentiettoWsit oflikter fAllelleiewhe laths Awls belseissisisl the Bliebengb Queseeedal Doh Abs. mod en prioitratils, whieltWarttuadadirstliose. Nut 0 *lllloll.lsend.thelrs &we ProibloOddht tobeer to the assume invade** •!resition toner !COO Week: C ate Wyss s i r a t te lltaste • CPipeigtou /04 1 mm oirPedrAtarsoeSAN. iklfict ingefd - of Ceoslesen! - 10-eiNratteoed.tba 6114 oe the 'Myer aa Tilikabiciate • • 'Wirt prin. 'The LORD elttittN i g WEI tinvetttlie judgnumt of thelapostilleibilliehiedie fierayStakielby, A •• - • - - .0 .1944 W iPyr %GA ►h. produce, and. be able. to procure salt, coals, and ma t ure at a :heaper . rate ; the . fandowltera aad tact would of tbm* be benefited:ly the imptlirre; mint which would take Orace in the condition of the other classes. In sidditiOn to this, oar cruisers and met chant-ships would be protected in ' -- the . .rent of war; smuggling would be in a greitineasure put a stop to in many parts of the coast, and very -many: lives would be saved. The great body of the people would be able to procure coals, salt, and many other articles of ne cessity, at a greatly reduced price, which would tend to promote trade and manufactures, tand . to advance] the interests of all the different classes of.people in the country. He had therefore great pleasure in offering the Petitions which he had presented to the House. The Marquis of LANSDOWN presented a 'Petition from the merchants of Newry, in Ireland, in tavour of the Western Ship Canal. They prayed that the Ship Canal Bill might pass into a law, as that measure would greatly promote the Interest cat Irel Ad with this country, and would diminish the dangers of the seas. The Peti tion was signed by all the principal merchants. HOUSE OF COMMONS. • A Person from the Treasury presented a Return of the gross Annual Revenue of the Excise. The Edinburgh Commercial Bank Bill was read a third time, and passed. Sir H. HARDINGE presented sundry Ordnance and other Military Accounts. He said he was at some loss as to moving for the panting of these Papers on account of the absence of the Hon. Member for Aberdeen. These Papers had already occupied a great number of Clerks in drawing out, and the expense of printing them would be at least MOO. _ _ — Tit; • . 7 • Newspapers was read a third time, and passed. Mr. CA LCRAFT oppesed thesecond reading of the Combine. don Laws nut, as being founded on. a Report which had nut yet come into the hands of Members. Mr. WALLACE said, all he wanted was, to accelerate the measure one stage ' • he felt the importance of the evidence being be fore the House, but he hatino bupes that thelleport would be printed before Saturday. He would therefore move the second reading now. with the understanding that the/discussion should be taken on the neat stage. The WI was accordingly read a second time and committed fOs Monday next. Mr. LTTTLETON moved, pre forma, certain resolutions fouhded on the Report of the Select Committee appointed to In. quire into the mode of doing the business in Private Committees, intending to take the senSe of the House on Monday next. The Goods Warebodseing, Isle of Man Trade, Customs Bonn des, Passage Vessels Regulation, House of Commons Taxation of Costs, and Dublin Wide Streets Bill, were read a third time and passed.—The Colonies Trade Bill was reconintitted. Mr. HUME complained of several or the provisions of this Bill, and concluded by moving that Irish Beet be'pethdded to he im ported into the West India Colonies. . . Mr. ELLICEssid, his Honourable' Mend was 4:betiding for nothing; for Irish beef could be inlibited into the Colonies. ' After a few words from Ns. Cantu,' Mr: HOAR cofisented to withdraw his motion. Mr. BERRIES then lt•ht` op a dAdithe the Wiper.. tadon and eirpestadon of =oodf taco the Colkitiello these' Powers Who, having colonial peened's°, shoalt s allive 'the slate praVilkile to British ships. After some cenvergadon,ln Which' Mr. Mire; Mr. Secretary COW*a took path thelEttlteivif Weird to. 1 The other Palate latii km( *ma 4. The Hours rest need , int* the RiPtirt *as elltaittd le be . *belted to-mor V M S lir. Preeetitid a L Petiiiiel e ftles 'Meknes er,' Fulham • complaining,tiaft/ th e LiStall'oltAidis;thit darts Was made for a cartdrivrebt LW as a bOtte. "Also"a" - tin trent Alois : eider MTlOnd,' amliliiili g 'br Ilie l ittiulidbite bribe Hawkers' and Pedlars':Att. The Reptirt on the' . fide Ilth ibrthee'roh sidered, and recommitted. lathe' Additledal - Clauses irete posed tad agreed to. ne HOW, resumed, tbe Report • as fuelled, and the' Bal hale id to 14 reada third date toEseltrew. Mr.'s. atorrow dose to mike the Motida - • of ivhich he had given notice. :111r.,1Hireirshury, the, subject of his MotiOili was a Dissenting Minister; who war sent as a Missionary to Tortola, where he remained . two Tears, and ficito thenee he retail/W . 4i Grenada.: Ott leaving . -Trixtola be received the, most 'hint/soli* leithuotiars 1 from the Governer of .hOth•the•lslatiels o as a Punt pro .44ass I'llent perinso lend lieneveleat win. --In 1820, he war dent lii IllittdOes, In • Wifielt,'frt* • die Papers before the House; it appeared 't hate *Oared a' strong 'spirit of tell. ;Iterseettaon. idevorselecteal as berg a man of singular prudence; and, indesidealusost a West Indian, litang marriecttlie dantliter. life-Meter. • It Was in deed charged agaipst this Geadegium, that he litd;tor responded with him, (lilr.llextoi) ;.. bat the fact was, that he had never had guy-correspondence 'wkb him, and knew not that suelrit *alai:mil; ate saw in the Pa- s that Mr."liihieveshoty wde.gotag•to be hooged-lor aving coridiponded With 'lan' fMr. Muitrirt). 'Mr. .ihrewsbuvy bad, indeed, wrirtena4eftet to the MisSion aryliociety, on the state :and Condition cikhe \slaves; but-so indeedlhad all the-Clecgrif the Wirtrtnitos.... xlileirsti in Bilibidoirf threelfarritild'fftMeNttaiterri at Ark tie so:Pitted .4011141 PqWoiftfti ' - by .Oa. Oa, costing intoche Chapel •durtng%Divisselearrpeo, *Mist. ling, with 'their tats +on. ofn • she ironing, 4h' the *sdt - 41:October, 'a targd 'crittitterte 44f .perldres 'Stirs rounded his Chspi.l, with hottlireig ill' of 'Vitriol 'Said nonefostis vend there war nom reason to believe thot the-bottles wereyismstod. iirdhcishep .of a , Ma*istiese la chemist), 'and i Wo- olltie ions if-tbat . *edict/ten were active in the iris c hibidlf . diffdid ; 'WhEn the bOttlts so charged were thrown at Mr. Shrewibuty and the designatioe, sothe of wheat wersierieustr hurt. 'He offered a reward 'heat d*y e 'bat •lootild nor get.oevidettee against the aggro: 0)1i in deed It 'a bed there irsenti chance of discovery, as 4ko.viOt was romenteid ky. per. sons of cooleireolein tbe-Island ; and •mso, Atvklegis trate, sal Xhe Would'ilelhhe -Obspel ;down i if she could get enough to althrhitti. On the •ttettluddeveindb of 4 , Gentlemen" assembled, •atid tbreir sotto and crackers into she Chapel, and the curtains were actually set on .fire. This mob eansiitad .4. pefsons if atom respeciabilky, r far as,prOperty in), coriceined. .Arc wards Mr ? Shrewsbury was summoneifrbrfore a Magisi trate, to answer for.not thridlieg birnialf in the Militi44 snot considering thatch, the Thierati 'n Act be was es.i emitted. Afterwards,. seeing That assemblies of a 411-' 1 *emus statute cootinued,le retired to the house of a t relation, and,complaiae d to the Goternor that his ton . gation mattock aopshipOlikliia peace. The 'Governor erred him to tbOdegistratos, and rtgainst him he (Mr. had no edam of co m p laint. He was not cc that time re 7 WPl!lar in the Aslant!, end in ,point if fact he did It wog said, ur * :slnowitiury ought to have i.Magistrates : to whom could believe ap. ' the Negistratei had taken an active part ild not sppli to•thern,huthe applied 344.k01d him to apply to the Council 1 14 the interim •to Shut up his Itefiillowest, though soinewhat dill. vision:Po the flth of October it *1 talk! lit. ' 4 4... "filb. l .Y. inviting the 411.‘14), 41. °lqttgt to itssemble on the , -with kl: rtl vs.. .pickaxe% and. !Words, .0 4 1 90 . i* s t sAinthly chnsisted en.i, atidi .ittitelete.4. • t i 1000 persons; . iseti. .111. att r ailtedibechsrpesi is and 'pulpit; tote the Sikh lush ...-- --...---,-- --.--.-- MseALtsiapd arl ainobade St ,W m; J:illata. .SO Wm; a hub name trio litiodiditlitiliit then shies 'bellwito ibtollortltt.tesisner., and ibe Low. , 4 4 10 14 0301 Oa liffriiik itotho . . bialor i lipt s Leetaiene,, and that it *as bate, ' 4171 7 17601Treni t hin hi' one cant S -a lbeilitartpaind fakesdows ilk' r ieyadvkiattap:44. w to . Iboar r it y, fa t traV ella. lc fikii tie difillaiiiiiit the lions 4111,1 Pg ,VAIN- 1, nettotor tug* I.b4r - • '!W toot n . ~,..., tt??: ::p . ilia:tail& it wa s v :stoisini,_ at the tune i r afint);* gilt* . ii'oe/dili 7-W404 ' s Medea .to an inikatetiti 'Otipstatery hoped 'kat when:'-tbe 1 liiivill he 'Pil oted th sail(p A:9 the Dttliido.foopideredon.,— e,ui immix leaved titit. i Ilrk; i tklis Bill be ietetied. *TbdtiOßD CH AWCELLOI .6f taykii, not content • to-the UMb . r.4 o lllr 4 iP -4110” - ~..r m . r . In our report 'Eike legit' ;porter:OE ,yos t erdat i r itod,tl: c t i - r lt Wkll. b e sj i wa were prevented bLexipsof t outtwv.fempmssowti# Neel; . so thal4Asist *Ude of wbat : Louri;oo4.4iiti•oo t4e. : Vfolftly.4 t04.1e Sad? "Fe of t.he . r Canal Bilf,opreseltiniersititm ttoor : Exerov, golf in•thevrots. He con d Auninster, o epd-oterw k otifet•lioatas Ito •featlyz of -ebo ton riersigion,Vibo Jo :Vett go49 1 0110 1 FAlt • v.- ~ : . the pelt week and - Lord AitQLIA *44, 04114 , 4, •.. '84141) :Pgitioo . chApel. liii s s agivieril to prewar to tittivtgriltlijpi. - lt,eko .from 0 , itticierroin•his.-P w n 'II 117_ 4 _,s_'* 4 110cialliir op ; tho , .IFe of tho.pr - : invAlar wns-isstieti b : - '"gr a - 4 1 MP t•fr i l , . - .. ' eAttp . Fspod ibei 440, tkp ! l r i ntinbit f ln: prWa lle 1 4eriliblin o:pliit.t ' : -- • • • . ••1164 . ouowilOod a Y - ril tit We mss: *, . - ' • • iiki •U . 0 weal • rip. • ituitP : " 4 1*i m ie s As. tbe: 1 4,44 0 1 . 409. ~tv. . : . o ttipolg . . ' . ‘10 0 .14 *lvol 4, 4 'Or.i l lirbill* .Alic..-.))44 1 ' :**ooo .41,1 • oixtitere,l; - 3 , ,fiit . po iiitolo tAit.l -taticuiturnits troula Mot . 4tregsed titioathd foi their dernolii mai lho pews roofed the house of Mr. Shrewsboy, and destroyed r. iiiarintliffe.. They then adjOurifed toiltiottt tvilietit* agaireossembhsd.iipd cOmplettOse de. molition of the chaff*. ;They then placitMerit Precis- rhedbn, beaded "Great;. and . sigtial triumph 'over Mb' 1 -thodlim." venor nest day . published his Proclamation, offering a thrrehapel,lannthdatthePlaPahifirght t o rier f th s e llte M d in til ls e te d r es . trecTetlecm of Go- 1 reward of 1.00L:-" toe - the apprehension of the rioters.— The following` day they published a counter Proclama tion, containing the 'twit fr gross defiance of the law, t a o indmtpehraa a estte : ni ri n y g .o4e . anT shouldbywarning all Me- 1 come forward hodist-Preschers to avoid the Island at their pail. Mr. and co nclude who i -Shrewsbury, having' information that they intended to' hang him, escaped on board a small vessel with his wife, to a state of pregnancy, and landed in St. Via sent's. He applied. to . the Governor, who told him, as became under suspicious circumstances, he must be considered as deprived of his clerical &tie; till be mos -a Missionary to inquire into the circumstances; but Mr. Reynale, whom he sent, was prevented from landing, and the. Captain of the vessel was so alarmed, that he removed from his moorings, and went under the guns of the battery. The Officers of din ship, however, collected nine testimonials of.persens the very . highest respectability, witnessing the good conductor blr. Shrewsbury ; and on the receipt of them at St. Vincent's, the Governor gave Mr. Shrewsbury permission to exercise his functions in any part .of his Government. Twelve months after the same spirit still prevailed at Barbadoes; and it was announced, in -al public manner, that it was determined to celebrate the anniversary of the destruction of the Chapel: and u in the afternoon to pull down a house where Methodism had again began to rear its horrid head." The Go., vernor, however, called oat the military, and _prevented the intended outrage. From the latestinforniation, in April last, the Methodists (who had been. with the approbation of Earl Bathurst, sent out to rebuild the Chapel) were prevented from landing, under a threat tof being hanged ; and Lord Bathurst was denounced as an enemy to Religion. Was such an outrage as this to pass unnoticed ? He would not say unpunished 1 but he thought, at least, those who destroyed the Chapel, 1 should build it up again. The Barbadians had pulled down Chapels from love to-Religion, and persecuted* from Christian charity. Was a British born subject, cheesed With no crime, to be hunted to death ? The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving— " That this Hoyle, having taken Into their most useless confide. radon the papers laid before them, relating to the demolition of the Methodist Chapel in Barbadoes. and the expulsion of Mr. Shrews. bury, a licensed teacher of Wigton, deemit their duty to declare. that they view with the utmost amusement and detestation that standalousand daring violation of law; sod that they beseech his Majesty to take sash' steps as shall inure the Aeons:ruction of the tiat the espouse of the colony Barbadoes; and to mare his sty that this House will afford him every assistants which may be required, in order to prevent the recurrence of sack outrage% and in order to secure ample proleeffon aid' religions toleration to Majesty's subject' in that part' e her &reddens" Mr. WILMOT-HORTON admitted, that the details if the case had been accurately stated by the Hon. Member, and the view of the case he was disposed to take was, that the transaction had arisen from an exist ing evil, namely, a state of slavery, which had been over and over - again sanctioned by measures of that Htfuse. Thin unfortunate occurrence had entirely sprung from that dread for the security of property which was founded on the ititation of the people. With respect to Mr..Shreseibui - y. be was not disposed to , deny that the testimonials hi t& favour were entirely *deserving of at tention; but the Morse should be infotmed, that within alhort period after the arrival Of Mr:-Shrewsbury, he sent home a letter to the Wesleyan Society, which letter led to obseriations which subsequently made him un popular; and it was.iiif importance further to state. that a subicription had been aitually raisedlo defray three fourths of the expense of rebuilding thechapel, and that since that period Mr.Shrewsbury had been supported by public cootributions. MeeStriewbury,besides,commiteed an act which was Mainly irtitruhlental to the - violence that'follosied. 'He put up in - the Commercial 'Rooms at Barbados. the letter received from the Wesleyan Society. Which was, in • feet, 'nab* but. a demoostration of ttiainph,-and Measure -of defiant,. 'ln addition to this, tfie ResolOtione of 'the Weelitin 'Sotiety were celoulated to spread an nlaras for As security of pco tors! Fitaid it was the •Aute, not only of the-Home, bet elan petions-cOnntieted with that .Sockty, .to do ell they eifittlidicrYettiove thole-euspiciofit. The treat ii'tteatefn was this...4llllllra the Mast of comm,sm WhiCh had so long sanctioned slavery, would do it away before the time bad arrived when a proper stitistittAten:cOttfd'be'made? The Honourable Metfaber bed sfilttdell'to certain prosecutions, which, it vestAild, - tread betistituted by the Law Authorities of the Colony : he could only say that no such prose cutions woad - Wm place without a previous consult ation with the Government at hotne. He begged leave to refer to the testimony of the Rev: Mr. firie, who *elated that he had 'made many applications to pro prietors and overseers to give ,the 'slaves religious in struotios; that his Ipplitarons had, without a single exception, been favourably received ; and that in many cases his Exertions had been seconded with greet ear l's:truss and veal by the Proptieton themselves. He farther stated, that he knew many Proprietors who read .proiers, 'and explained the Scriptures, to their Slaves. So far, therefore, were the Proprietors from being averse to the instruction of their slaves, that there was every reason, to believe there was ngeneral feeling am' of thetroprietors, in favour of the andreliglout . iastraction . ,of the negroes, whene'vg aro riundostolseo by clergymen of she Established thatch. He-admitted that outrages at Barbedoes had teen committed !under the influence of a temporal'y moral dementation, a feeling which.he trusted would not lest, and which, he was sure was most likely to be disarmed by adoptiqg measures of ooncWaaon. Me. W. SMITH said, that the only charge against' 'Mr. Shrewsbury was the.obnoxioos letter alluded so., That letter, however, was never meant to cast any re flection an the white population, which had not been thrown out by every pamphlet written on the West Indies. The tract written by Sir George Rose bore testimony to the services of the Wesleyan Missionaries. He (Kr.Sroith) remembered that when some years ago an attempt was made in Jamaica to put down the Missionaries by refusing to license the Ministers, be waited on the Government, who lent a ready ear to his -statements, and the refusal to license was withdrawn. 'Such was the difference between Jamaica and Barba does. 'But Barbadoes was always talking of its own consequence, and till that idea was removed, all conciliation would 'be in vain. He couchided by supporting the motion. :dr. BUTTERWOR'rIi bore testimony to the high character and respectability of Mr. Shrewsbury, and to Abe good effects whicb'bad resulted froin the labour; o 1 Wesleyskilliesioaaries at Barbadoes. He was sorry' to hear the Honourable Secretary observe that thetas was anything in the doctrinfs or proceedings of *he MOsionariesieeempaithte with the security of property to the West Isdis Colonies. Mr. WILMOT-HORTON begged to correct the Honourable Member. He bad certsinly stated that 'such a feeling prevailed among the Barbadians, but he gave nei opinion of lds own on the subject. Mr. BUTTERWORTH observed, that whether soch a feeling existed there, or elsewhere, it vrasnot only int , beral in principle, bet its utter want of foundation was smelted by the bseeitsisiddi were admitted en-lvare resulted-fromi the eureka et the liffedonastes„ • . , • Mre'Secretary CANNING Obiei iid, that it ras *ls: dent thereie could be no adiantaln proltifOifteilk debate; he rote for thepuipiSseWitattng *fine= oared to him ought to be the ethnic iiiiiiii, existing circtimstancet, the 'Midis 'ilirkild - Oft% 114 begged; however, in the first plate,'tn iditifiocin'ha pression which he must think, from the *ry itiiiratii mod of the Honourable Member. was what milk he called a slip of the tongue. Ari -flenottrable-M -had represented his • Han. Friend (Mr. Viiiiisatillifithel as seeming to have made an intended justification of the occurrence 'at ' Barbadoes. Nothing *is fdrtbef from his Hon. Friend's intention. Indeed, in batmen concerns, there was no more difficult processio deVelop. ing a transaction, than to endeavour to discriminate the motives and reasons which led to it, from an intended justification of the ties:action kick. With respect to the act itself, there entail be but One opinion upon 0— daniely, thit 'it was, itidit unjustifiable, wholly lair feritible,k violation of law, 'dad a defiance of itothorKy =(yam. Lea h how, frow ea sides).—Thilr he was prepared to characterise the transaction itself. In "every expression of abhorrence 'at such a gross Outrage, be fully concurred With what had fallen from the . ffee. Mover. Where he differed was in the course which it was most proper in that House to adopt. In that rouge it was his cons* ction the House should he directed I'7 practical consideratious. It was expedient 'so to iegu- . late its interposition, that, while it expressed its inilfg , nation at the enormous outrage itself, it should have the effect of preventing hereafter the repetition of such similar acts. There existed in the present Wee this difference from the transaction' at . Demerara, with respect to the late Mr. Smith, but the conduct of Mr. Shrewsbury was entirely devoid of blame..... ' But it was to be regretted, that the letter which that in. dividual had felt it his duty to address to his corre spondents here, bad been published, and by them -sent ' back to Barbadoes. It was undoubtedly the duty of Mr. Shrewsbury to make a report to the Missionary Society here—to him no blame attached; but to seed that published statement for dissemination, in the cw lony, went at once to paralyse all the future efforts of their Missionary. He was deputed to stem the tide of prejudice—to advance progressively his purposes of good; and it was, therefore. most to be regretted, that under such circumstances his letter, the record of his opinions, was sent out from this country, and thrown as a firebrand amongst the Barbadians. From that moment all the prospects of his individual usefulness amongst that community was at an end. In consider ing the course which the House ougtft now to adopt, it was bound to bear in mind that there were four parties, whose conduct was before it. There was first, that class of unknown persons, who had personally committed the enormous outrage. There was next the insular Magistracy, who did not seem sensible of the duties which such an offence demanded at their hands. There was, thirdly, the Governor of the Colony ; and, lastly, the Government at home.:-. As to the conduct of the Governer of the Colcny, there was no disposition in any quarter to impute blame to him. Undoubtedly, it was within his power to have called out the military force under his command; bat that was an extreme course, which perhaps, from be. ing a military man, he was loth to take, particularly when less had been legally advised that such a edtilse was not within the extent of his authority, When, however, he was initrtated by his Majesty's Saretitry of Statefor the Colonies, that his authority as Gover nr, had a much wider intent, be proved by ea•ftr. quent measures that he was determined to prestnti the "peace and tranquillity - of that Colony. With tegiftd to the conduct of the Government at borne, there was 'manifested the inost decided reprobation of such peck eiredings. Title most proMpt measures were taken 'to instruct the Governor of Barbadoes as to thelitendrins of his Majesty's Government, and of the necessity of preventing. by the full emotion of its tutthority, any repetition Of similar proceedings. N' blame, there fore, attached in that quarter for any remises'' ofdoty. It had been asked, however, why •it was that the local Magistrates trete 4tot displaced? Were those who put thbt :vsestlon so Welrdelfatulfted with the state 'of society in Barbadoes as td fay} thdt if those Magistrates itlit* distnissed, it Would be iftipdhiltle to supply their plates? He Wits most disinclitiffitb aft. parage the labours of the Wesleyan Missionaries, bit with every due sense of their merits, he was not disposed to confine che education ind moral improVentent of ere inhabitants of the West Indies to their *itoteVoli 'et clusively, or even to the Missionaries cif the Chetah Establishment. He was a friend to toleration it she Mist ample extent. A • refetienee bad been 'Meets *hat had fallen from 'him in discussing 'etttsb iffoTiti. sitions calculated to promote the ameliorakisiti-of the condition of the Negroes in the West Indies thsciobisti. edly he did say,that If Oldie prmecution of thitteitott dm of contumacy were committed by the West IndikLa . ll4 lators, the Legislature of this country *Would be lifi - paria to deal with them. TO that 'opinion he still adhered; bet he &Stied its application to the present case. It was true the Govesnorof Barbadoes had acted unit* fulis• advice; Mit he possessed within his own atithteity Ilk fullest means to put down riot and , inturrectitin.-;- The only fault was that there was a sicia-ree of web authority. That outrage he was disposed hot .M4= over in silence. It was a case for the ltausirof moos to express its opinion upon—not in censure ot Ai Government, but in. aid of its authority, audio ap• pi oval (dates, measures which it had promptly *doyen to prevent any future repetition of the slime titlktitiii fiablie and scandalous character—(Hear, lice, ). ' With respect to penal- inflictions on large bodies of theta. h t l oa tish community, their occurrence was mein t ' legit. httive history of this country. Inlet idly there the case of riot at Edinburgh, which ended in the d Ilf Captain Porteus; and externally there was the tiostoo Port Bill—no very auspicious indication of prezipiestas legislation. Before Governments proceeded to stabil course, they were bound to look to the effects; for *lifts once the decision was made and the principle was Aloo f we should, with every nerve, prepare for the monist consequences. Believing that the mums he was shoot to recommend was most expedient in the present iotitetfter e he should propose to omit a branch of the Hos. Metre: bet's Resolution: and by the supply of other words as well as the omission, render the whole mote perfeaa gait In IP! In" it t to 1 * *fl / . a • f -1, sii N 4rki Sbi ftt! is 1 ill 1101 tit Chi bie r 1 am bbl or' ~Yie Be co' etc No of 1 sho Bai in 1 ac e 4 in tti Pc lei di 0 1 Pi vri ) I 1 ,