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Lord ST NLEY said, as Chairman of the Committee, lie could h:.ve rei objection to the production of the evidence. 'r. BOOTIE WILBRA 11 ANI was of opinion that come better mode of remedying the evil complained of might be devised thau the present. r. 1101. E SU M NF.R declared that he should vote for the r -rhitiction of these minutes. Mr. W. Pm, Mr. PausAst, and Mr. Putties declared that they s!,aald vote against their production. Th e question was then put upon Mr. CURTEIS'S Motion, which was negatived without a division. USURY LAWS. Mr. Serjeant ONSLOW moved the Order of the Day for the House going into a Committee on the Usury Laws Bill. Mr. B. COOPER opposed the Motion. He had paid every attention to all he had beard and read on the .nhject, but was not satisfied that the repeal of these Laws would be beneficial. Laws of this nature had been adopted, and were continued by most civilized csrantries. Ile moved, as an amendment, That the 11,11 be committed that day six months. Mr. DAVENPORT seconded the Amendment. He considered that the repeal of the laws would be most destructive to the landed interest. lie denied too that the repeal would lower the rate of inter est in the market. Alt - . LESLIE FOSTER said, if we were now about to start as a commercial country, he would be willing that money should be as free as any other article of commerce ; and even at present, if only the commer cial interest was concerned, he uould not object to the repeal; but it would, in fact, greatly affect the landed interest, particularly in Ireland. If, thereto:e t it was thought right to enact it for England, he would, in mercy to Ireland, beg that it might not be included in the enactment, at least for some time—(Hear).• Mr. ROBERTSON expressed his astonishment that when so important a measure was to be discussed, there should not be a Cabinet Minister pitsent.—EAll the Ministers had left the Treasury Bench.] —He expressed his disapprobation of the Bill. He contended that the evidence which had been adduced heretofore on this subject, u as wholly inadequate to support this measure; it was founded on theory, and not on experience. Sir H. PARNELL supported the Bill. lie admitted that they ought to avail themselves of experience; and he declared that experience had proved the usury laws to be of a most pernicious tendency. He did not see t;:e least reason for making any distinction between Ireland and England. He considered that this measure was calculated to produce general benefit, and he should nn all occasions support it. Mr. SYKES observed, that amongst all that had been said, no one had ventured to contend for the jus ce of the Usury Laws—(Hear, heat). Men had emi r-A notions on this subject. They might double the prices of their goods, they might double their rents, but five per cent. was enough for money. He was as tonished at the course put sued by the Country Gentle men ; they did nut know what was good for them. It was bad policy to fix the rate of interest. 3lr. LOCKHART contended, that the House ought to be well assured that it saw the consequences of repealing these laws, before it supported the Bill. With the greatest anxiety fur Agriculture, be must oppose the Bill. Aldermau HEY GATE observed, that the Bill was only sup ported by Lawyers and Capitalists. The National Debt would have been much greater than it was, had it not been for the opera tion of the Usury Laws. Mr. T. WI LSON had beard nothing to cause him to alter his former opieitm. Ile should support the Amendment. Dlr. :serjeanr ONSLOW did not consider it necessary to detain the Holies a single moment by any Argument in support of the Bill now before the House, since every argument which had been ad duced r. against s A B E sgr l had co u could been o t fully r answered.agree etoh, t old assertion of the Learned seijeant, that All the arguments against the Bill had been zr.swereel, and he conscientiously believed, that the Usury Laws were necessary to restrain one of the worst passions of the human mind, avarice.—The House then divided. TLe numbers were Fur the Committee then - - - 74 Against it - - - - - - 58 Majority - - —l6 In the Committee Mr. Serjeant Oestow explained the first clause of the Bill, which, he said, was to commence its operation on the ist of January, 1825. Mr. CA LCRAFT opposed it, and hoped the Learned Serjeant would give a longer period; if not, he should fetlit his duty to give it every opposition. Dlr. ROBERTSON said it was a mistake to suppose there were no restrictions on the sums taken fur money in France and Ilulland. In those countries, and wherever the Code Napoleon had effect, the interest of money lent on landed security was limited to 51 per cent. Sir JOIIN W Ran' ESLEY moved, as an Amendment, that the blank be filled up with the Ist of January, 1826, instead of 1825, which he afterwards withdrew. Another amendment was put, viz.—That the Chairman then leave the Chair, and report progress. The numbers were— For the amendment, 57 I Against it, 61 Majority, 4. The Committee divided on the original motion, viz.—that the blank in the clause be filled up with the Ist of January, 1625. Fur the motion, 60 I Against it, 59 I Majority, 1. 0:: another division, viz.—that the Chairman report progress, ae ask helve to sit again, the Numbers for it were, 61 Against it, 65 I Majority, 4. sin znwiler division on the same question, the numbers were— For the motion, 72 I Against it, 59 I Majority, 13. The question was then put on adjourning the Committee to Tuesday next. Mr. LITTLETON moved, as an Amendment, that the said Committee do meet again this day six mum Its. Upon this a division took place, when there appeared— For the Amendment, 67 I Against it, e 3 I Majority, 4. The Bill is therefore lost for the Sessio.s. The House went into a Committee on the Sugar Bounties Bill, w hen the Resolutions were agreed to, and the Itepc.rt ordered to be •• ee;‘t:d to-morrow. RUM DUTIES. C..nnittee on the Itum Act, the ClifixcEr.i.ort of the Err ottuurr, proposed resolutions to take off the duty of o: v! and !lie penny halfpenny on the gallon of rum in England and Ireland. !he duty of two shillings and twopence on ruin above root was .Ist, to cease and determine. After a conversation between the CHANCELLOR of the EV:OF.- Cktli, Mr. GORDPN, Mr. Heal; Mr. F. Lim's, Mr. W. SMITH, UOII Yr. EnicnT, the Resolutions were agreed to. The ;Seer Duties -.vas reported, the resolutions agreed to, and a 13111 ordered to be brought in. The other Orders were disposed of, and the House adjourned at One o'clock. Parliament will be adjourned for the Easter Recess on Thursday next, winch is Maunday Thursday, and the adjournment will Ee till Monday, May 3, which is 3 period of 17 days; a much longer recess than has teen observed for many Se;sioins past. Such is the lorward state of the public business, that is, the mea .,ures which it depends more immediately on the Mi nisters to bring forward, that it is calculated the prom- Anion of Parliament will take place as early as the I3th of Jun::! This will make site Session almost un precedentedly short; meeting in February and pro togning in June, there being in the meantime nearly weeks holidays, and several days in which there were "no Houses." Useful business, rather than specu lative deliatei, has saved much time. The First Volume of Mr. GODWIN'S History of the 'nmmonwealth, which has just appeared, comprises the evrnts of •.u, Civil War, and is therefore a Work complete in itself. The luring of which it treats answers to nearly the whole of Lord Clit enrion's History. It ea:tains, therefore, a much inure colleen .:a..tyd view of the s u bj ect , and, though written with strict impar • '. , ity,jenuives mans of tbo.e gaudy and delusive misrepresuita , o watch distitizoish the narratives of the royalist libtoiics. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1821. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opcned this morning at - 96i, and for next Account 97, since which they inv.? lowered a little, and are now NI for the Account, and for next 961, with a good deal of business doing, owing to its being settling-day. Money is scarce, for although the divi dends are paying to the Public, they pref.tr buying in the Foreign Funds, as Consols at 96 pay only £3. 25. 2d. per cent. per annum, and the new 31 per Cents. of which the price is lola, pay £3. 95, per cent. per annum. The fluctuation of this Account is about Si per cent. _ _ _ . The Expresses from Paris bring the French Itentes at 101LITc. Cur money, and for time 1132 f. 80c. Spanish 19. FOREIGN FUNDS. The most business citing this morning is in Mexican Sctip ; but there is something doing in most of the Foreign Securities. Current Prices:—New Spanish 17, Old 184, Chilian 86 to 1, Russian 98} a, Colombian 92 to a, Alliance Shares 16i, Austrian Scrip 17a a, Mexican Scrip lla to 12, Creek 11 1 , French Scrip 161 a, New Prussian 991, Old 981. PRICE OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 215 1 / 2 ex. div. 5 per Cent. Reduced 95% 3 / 8 ex. div. 3 per Cent. Consols 96 1 /e. Y 4 sis 3 1 / 2 per Cciits. 101% 1 h ex. div. 4 pel Cents. Old 108 1 / 4 108 Bank Long Anus. 23 1 / 4 ex. div. India Bonds 83s. 78i. I:.!.ciequer lulls (1.71,0;10) 555. 41s. 46:. 425. Do. Smallsss. 48s.—India for Acct. '299 V 2 Consols for May /8 97 96 1 A /8. List night two important subjects were discus-ed in Parliament. In the House of Lords Earl DARNLEY made his long-promised Motion on the State of Ireland, and concluded a speech of considerable length with moving for a Select Committee to inquire how far the regulations lately adopted by Parliament, or by his Ma jesty's Ministers, has tended' or are likely to tend to secure the welfare and tranquillity of Ireland. The Earl of LIVERPOOL ably combated the arguments of the Noble Lord, and declared that if he believed the least benefit could possibly accrue from the appointment of the Committee, he would be the first to support it ; but convinced that it was more likely to do harm than good, he must oppose the Motion, which was negatived by a majority of 57 to 17. In the House of Commons, Seijeant ONsLow's Bill for repealing the Usury Laws was, after a desuitory de bate, and some half-dozen divisions, finally threw. n out The Franc;: Papers of Tuesday, and the Etoile of Wed nesday have reached us: the only article of interest they contain, is •an account of the financial state of France, the leading features of which will be found in the following abstract. The Estimated Receipts for 1825 are as follow : Registry, Stamps, Ste. - fr. 171,000,000 Timber to be cut down - 5.0,000,000 Customs and Salt Duties 158,600,000 Indirect Contributions 203,800,000 Y•'st Office - Lottery - Contributions of the City of Paris Salt Works, Eastern District - Receipts Irani the . lndies Miscellaneous Direct Contributions 25,550,000 17,300,Q00 5,500,000 2,400,000 1,000,000 3,400,000 311,100,353 Total 899,510,383 The credit demanded on this Estimate is for 898,933,180 fr. : the clear surplus is 577,203 fr. It is proposed to carry the floating Debt to 140,000,000 fr. of which 110,000,000 are stated to be ordinarily and advantageously so employed. The War charge for 1822 was 192,000,000 fr. besides a supple mentary suns of 5,000,000 fr. The total expenditure of 1823, including 34 millions of francs ad vanced to the Spanish Government, was 1,144,601,671 fr. The receipts, including a creation of Stock which produced 71,640,000 ft. amounted to 1,111,919,683 fr. leaving to be provided for only a balance of 32,681,988(r. In the Chamber of Peers a law was introduced, proposing in very brief terms a septennial duration for the Chamber of Deputies. The French Five. per Cents. closed on Tuesday at 1011. 40c. In another part of our Paper we have given an inte resting account of the trial of some of the slaves for the late insur_ rection at Demerara; we are indebted for the details to the Gfasgozo Courier; it is not stated in that Journal whence they have been derived—we presume from the Demerara Papers. A Brussels Paper of the 7th contains an article from Nuremburgh which asserts that the Russian army in nes santlia has received orders to act in a decisive manner if the Turks du not speedily evacuate the principalities of Wallachia and Mol davia. This is an old rumour. Yesterday the LORD CHANCELLOR had an audience of the litsc. --- Tile Duke of WELLINGTON had a grand dinner party yesterday, at Apsley House. Rear-Admiral Sir JOHN BERESFORD, one of the pre sent Representatives for Berwick, last week canvassed that Bo rough for the Representation of it in the next Parliament, and is said to have obtained a majority of votes. The First Ball at ALMACK'S was held on Wednesday evening, and, to the surprise of many, it was thinly attended ; but the Rooms were never seen to greater advantage, and the brilliancy was unexampled. The quadrilles commenced at eleven o'clock. At half past-two the Music ceased. SEALS, I I'll EA RINGS, • ?PEA LS, ♦ND PETITIONS, REPOSE THE LORD CH A NCELLOR, PREVIOUS TO EASTER TERM, 13:14. Tuesday, April 27, First Seal. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday following—Rehearings and Appeals. Saturday, May 1, Second Seal. Monday, 3—Petitions. SEALS, FLEAS, DEMURRERS, AND PETITIONS, WORE THE VICE-CHAN. CELLOS, PREVIOUS TO RASTER TERM, 1824. Tuesday, April 37, First Seal. Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday—Pleas and Demurrers. Saturday, May 1, Second Seal. Monday, 3---Petitions. CORN-EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, APRIL 9. ......... ____ , , The arrival of Oats this week is large, being 8500 qrs. of Eng!is% and 7100 qrs. of Irish, of other articles the quantities are only mo derate. Wheat 4250 qrs. Barley 6250 qrs. Flour 4800 sacks. There have been a few country buyers this morning, but not much busi ; ness has been done. Barley is unaltered. Beans sell freely, but Peas are dull; the Oat trade is very dull, and. Monday's prices are hardly supported. The bonded Wheat cautiot be liberwed in May, notwithstanding all the manceuvres of the speculators, as the Lon don average, which is always the highest of the twelve maritime districts, is only 655. 3d. per quarter fur the first week which regu lates importation. SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 9. .. The supply was ratbee short this mornin g at market, and in con sequence of the coolness of the weather, the same prices were imailed for Cattle of good description as on last Monday. I, per stone of sibs. 35.4 d. to 4s. 4d. :11iit:tott,Zis. dd. to 4s. Bd. Veal, 5,. od. to os. od. Potk t 4s. Od. to :is. od.) .......•-. THE ARMY; —...--- . . Ilia 111x/rsry has issued a warrant, fixing one date in each year, narnAy, the 25th of January, as that on which the Colonels or Commandants of Corps shall hare a vested interest iu the assign ment of the off-reckonings of their respective Corps. The 10th Regiment of Foot has been ordered from Ilathkeale to Fermoy, :.nd on Monday the Ist division commenced its march. NAVAL L\ TELLIGENCE. FALMOUTU, Aram 7.—Wind N.—Arrived off the port, the Hon. Company's ship Inglis, SEA ittz, from China, landed passengers and dispatches (Purser arrived in town); Flora, Coccisass, from Gal pull in sixty-five days. Sailed the Aurora, Snostaccx, for Ham burgh.' Arrived his Majesty's ship GRASSUOYPEK, from Plymouth for the Mediterranean. Pr vatourx, APMIL 7. —Wind N. Off the port, the Cadmus, TA EBERT, from Calcu tta—aailed 85thNovernber; and from St.! Mena. 11th February; the Lord Suffi.:ld, BROWS, was to leave St. Helena the following day : spoke the Royal Charlotte, front Bombay to the Isle of France, on the Bth December, in tat. 1. N. long. 84. :iv. E. PORTSMOUTH, firm 8. N.F, Arrived the Superb. GEORGE, from Rotterdam; and Eliza, Scorr, from St. Mich lei's. Sailed the Albury, CUNNINGHAM, fur Miramichi ; and Jan Cot KILOON, for Rotterdam. No Downs list receive.l. The Levant, CHIEFS, from Charente to London, was ran foul of onWednesday night and dim-tasted, otf Hastings, by the ship Corn wall. She was in tow of three snuck, yesterday. The Louise:, NEWMAN, front Stnttin to lwdon, was wrecked on Winterton Sands on Wednesday—crew savvd. The Lord Notion, Nicettn.s fiont Liverpool to Londonderry, W:.3 driven on shore on the Isle of Alan on the Ist inst. and it w.ts feared would be wrecked—crew saved. _ Tile SUppiy,I3;;;;IT3IAN: whaler, of London, was all well off Gillnlo,on the 17th of November, spoken with by the Hon. Com bhip Buckinghamshire, then bound to Cilitia. CUSTOAI-IiOtIV , :, APRIL B._ SHIES ENTERED INWARDS—'I'h_ Spes Nova, and Mathias, from Christilma ; Ulysses, from I'illau ; Two Brothers, from Frederick stair; Neptunus and Cattier-Ma, lions Memel; Earl Bathurst, from Rotterdam ; Minerva, from 'Aloss ; I'eagare,and Jonge Klaas, from Antwei p ; Emmanud, from Skein ; Kains, from Madras ; and Lord Castlereagh, fsoni Bombay. ENTERED OcTwMins—Tbe 'Mary, for Riga; Lively, for Gibral tar ; Gvorgiana, for Virginia ; Criterion, for New York ; Vigil tnt, for AntiAua ; Cordelia, fur Seville; and Dart, for Ostend. CLEW RING Oirwitons--The Fortitude, for St. Kitt's ; Johansen, for Bremen ; Charles Tennyson, for Montreal; Lady Juliana, and Fortitude, for Quebec; Flora, for Bourdeaux ; and Anwlia, for St. John's. TRIAL OF THE IVEGROAS AT DEMER,4R.4. On the 26th Oct. the Court commenced their pro ceedings.—The Members of the Court, which sat by vir tue of his Excellency Maj.-Gen. Murray's warrant,were— Lieut.-Cnl. Goodman, President ; Lieut.-Col. Wray. A. D. C. to the Commander-in-Chief; Majors Henry Tullocb, M.D. and T. Frankland, do. Captains Killokelly, D. A. Q. M. G. Fareweather, 21st R. N. B.F. ; Gapper, Royal Artillery ; Albouy, D. M. ; Play ter, do. ; Lawson, do.; Mackenzie, do. ; Lyng, do. ; and Ist Lieu tenant Ferguson,do. The First Fiscal Heyliger, acted as Judge Advocate, and Lieutenant Cresser, of the 21st,as Assistant; Secre tary, C. Wilday, Esq. TRIAL OF PRISONER LOUIS, BELONGING TO PLANTATION PLAISANCE. Court Sworn.—Ordinary Charge.—Plea, Not Guilty, . . Thomas Blake examined by the JUDGE ADVOCATE. -1 am manager of plantation Better Hope, and reside there. On Monday night, the 18th inst. about nine o'clock, a gang of men came up to the door of my dwelling-house; they wanted to enter the house. The Better Hope negtoes kept them from entering for some time; they went away a little bit, blew a shell, and called in another gang of negroes,who overpowered the negroes belonging to our estate. They then began to break ail the windows. As soon as I found that, I went up stairs into the,chamber, and lucked the door. I remained there about a quarter of an hour before the gang came up stairs. They endeavoured to forte open the door, but could not; they broke through the partition to-make a wider entrance. They instantly rushed in, and dragged me down stairs ; there were so many, that I could not ' exactly discover who they were; they dragged me across the yard, till they got me to the stocks. This than Louis was very active, and assisted in putting me in the stocks. I told him to be careful in what he was doing; he said he must do it, or we would do worse with them ; I do not recollect if he was armed. There were about forty or fifty persons ; some of them had cutlasses. I knew the prisoner before; I am sure he was one who assisted to put me in the stocks. The head driver of Plaisance was there ; I could not say if he was a leader ; his name is Tina,. or Silla. Cress-examined by the prisoner.—When the negroes brought you into the sick-house, with cutlasses in their hands, did I not try to prevent their doing you any in- jury ?—No. When you were brought into the sick•house, did you not a)k me if the negroes were going to kill you, and did I not answer—No, they will only put you in the stocks ? —ldo not recollect. When you were in the stocks, did you not ask me for some water to drink, and did I not bring a basin of water to you ?—Yes, you did. When they were marching you to the stocio, did you not observe me behind you, preventing their cutting you with cutlasses ?—I cannot say you did. Did you louk behind you at the time ?—No, I don't know that 1 did. _ _ When I went afterwards into the sick-house to see my wife, who was sick there, did you not say, Louis, will you do me the favour to release me from the stocks, and did I nat say, I have not got the key ?—You did. William Mercer examined by the Junto.: A ovo- CATC—OiI the evening of Mond ty the 1St!), I was on the plantation Better Hope, with the manager, Thomas Blake. It was intimated to us, that the negroes were rising on the adjoining estates, and we immediately put ou:•selves in the way of defence. The negroes of plantation Better Hope were assembled before the tnanav i , ei's door; they were repeatedly told by the ma nager and myself not to behave improperly, or to join the others who were approaching ; to the best of my knowledge, it was between nine and ten o'clock.— An armed body of negroes came into the yard, and im mediately challenged one of our negroes, named Quam . me, calling him to come and join them, which he - • tused to do as well as the rest of the - Better Hope ne grois ; they instantly made an attack upon our negroes, who drove the first party from the front of the house. O.ie of the negroes had a shell, which he blew, and ral lied the men again ; a strofigee reinforcement came from another building; they were then attacked, and, in con overLpowered i t n i t : o e tr n he egroes house,of sequence of their numbers, Better Hope; they immediately and the prisoner Louis caught me by the threw, and dragged me out of the house; I was then surrounded by numbers with cutlasses; they began to chop at me, and chopped my hat in thrce different places • and knocked it off E the hat was here produced, with three deep cuts right through].—l then received three wounds on my head, on my way to the sick-home; they wanted to kill me at once on 'my way there, but the man Louis and others prevented their so doing ; he WAS one of the ringleaite,s, and teserved me to shoot me himself; when in the sto‘isi o 7 asked -hint to give me a ~ is i_'~.._ s.L 4iMkriib:3A;atiism little water, if it was only to wash.ffly wounds, %chic: he refused, and said th e s it uat i on I was in was the be 4.. place for me; that he cou ld not h e l p i t; I was not di, only one ; he was at that time armed with a' cutlass.---: He then left the sick-house with others, and some titnt• after returned with ethers, and brought the mana:, , er with him ; after the manager was confined, they ie. mained some time in the sick-house. Anozher part then brought in a coloured man, who was working on the estate; he was likewise confined, and son.e otie of the party was going to chop eff his head in the sthas,' but was prevented by the others; after staying sonic time, they released the coloured man, and went away ; his wife belongs to Better Hope. I consider prisoner a ringleader, because he took a most active part, and s.;id he would shoot me once or twice. I am confident soner was the person who confined me in the stock!. Cross-examined by the plisoner.—When the negices were dragging you from the l•rmse to the sick-house, did 1 not curve forward and lay hold of your throat to prevent your being injured?—Yon laid hold of me by the throat, and prevented others killing me, saying you would shoot n.c ycurseit— L - j think the witness here said next morslinj When in the s•ocks, and you asked for water, did I not pive it you ?..--No ; you Te! - used me water to wash my wounds; it was brought by another negio. By the Court—l reside at Better Elope, and am overseer. Daarsaca—The prisoner denies the evidence given against him.—Sentence, Guiltd—Death. TRIAL OF PRISONER MUTIPIIY O BELONGING r 0 PLANTA TION FOULIS. C01.1:1 Sworn.—Oriiiaary Charge.—llea, .Vol Mrs. Walrond esaminod by the JUDGE-ADVOCATE-- Mary Walrond is my name. On the night of Nlonday, the 18th, I was at Nabaclis ; we were attacked about icor o'clock in the morning, by the firing of guns the house, and breaking open of doors ; our math-servant, Billy, rushed up stairs to me, and I insisted to go down to say something, if I possibly could, to soften them ; he entreated me not to do so, be cause his mater was killed, he believed, and both our overseers. I then ran to the window which opens into the yard, and threw it open ; they imme diately fired at me, and struck me in the arm.— I perceived Mr. Wairond was not killed, but only lying au the ground ; I called not, and begged they would not kill him ; they again Ii ed at me, and wounded me in the hand ; my servant Billy pulled me out of the chamber, and locked me in another room ; just then they' rushed up stairs; he then made his escape, and I. was left. I requested to be taken to Mr. Walrond ; a tall man then protected me from the rest, and the man Sandy asked rae if I knew him ?—I said, No. Ile told me, " My name is San iy, head-carpenter at Nonpareil ; we intend you no harm ; we are only determined to have our freedom." A man of ours, Joseph, then came up, and insisted I should be taken to Mr. Walrond ; I did go to the sick-house where he was. I found Mr. Wal rond and our overseer ; the latter was wounded, and dying. They boldly insisted that they did not mur der him ; a great many negroes came in occasionally; I think it was about twelve o'clock. Oii Tuesday, a man came in to see if Mr. Walrond was safely locked ; I asked his name ; he said it was Murphy, be longing to Foulis calve. The prisoner was the man. I asked him what he intended ? he said, not to murder me: and 1 continued questioning him fcr what purpose they committed this outrage; he said, to declare their ianlependence—that something had come out in the packet, which they could not obtain. I asked him if there was no hope of reief from the Governor, as I heard he was on his way up ?—He said, Yes, he was last niaht—that the Governor had held a pa:ley with them at Good 110,,e, and that he told them, if they were de termioed to proceed in the riot, not to take any life; and said, further, that the Goo ernor was glad to run, with his cavalsy. I replied to him, such I could not' think to be the case-1 did not suppose he would be such a coward. The prisoner then replied, it was very - true ; and he then went on to speak of Mr. Smith, the parson. He said that they had put him in the stocks at his own request, as other white men had been placed there, to use his own expression, as a copy of counte nance. lassured him therewas no such thing as their free dom, and that they had been misled by Mi. Smith, if he had preached such nonsense: and he said, Yes, that he had preached every Sunday that they were free, and their freedom was withheld by their owners: further he did not say. In my way down stairs I was obliged to see Mr. Tucker. As they seemed to possess some sentiments of religion, 1 thought of speaking to diem of Mr. Tucker's murder, which I had heard ot, and being obliged to sec him on my way down. After recovering the first shock 1 vent up to his body, and asked them why they committed such an act? They then declared, that they did not kill him ; that he had cut his throat himself: that the man Joseph was standing by, and untied his cravat, and which proved that It was not the case. The man Jose's!: took me to the sick-house, where I mentioned the circumstance to Mr. Walrond. I did not see the prisoner at all violent ; he had arms when became to the sick-house; he had a pistol ; car- - r ied it in his hand ; I cannot say whether he bad any other arms ; he appeared to be one of the guards, be-' cause he came to examine the locks of the sick-house; he must have been there, 1 dare say, two hours; the prisoner sat at the dour, and staid longer than any other except the first guard. They came in with a paper about five P. M.; the first he (Mr. W.) read and signed; the second he read to me, signifying it was a paper written by Mr. llopkinson.—[Papers handed to witness, and the second one ideutifiedl—The fist, witness cannot recollect ; on reading the second, Mr. W. replied to them, " I cannot sign this paper, be cause you have committed acts of violence; you have murdered both our overseers, -and I will not put my name to a paper to prove your good behaviour."--- A man then presented a r istol to him (he was stand ing just behind him) and said, " You may do it or, nut, just as you please." Seeing that he would fire at. him; I entreated him to sign it. When I was in the .sick house, where I found him on guard, the dying overseer . called to me, aid asked if I could get a doctor to dr ess his wounds ? I went to tire prisoner, and entreated him r to el g ie e v t e a ai g id or d ir r d e , ss ai• ;) d is b v, r .o it t i t g Dadsr;.aGndoldfuiertioleviertoto dry and excite his compassion, I requested him to look through a crevice of the door, which had been broken, and see the state of the overseer, and have mercy on him. The prisoner said, " No, let him die." I found it useless to ask him The o verseer died at twelve any mote, and he left me. on Tuesday night, when I was sitting up with him ; we a ere set at liberty aaain on Wednesday morning ; I might have gone to the house, as far as I could judge at Any time, b u t I would not leave the overseer. Mr- Walrond is proprietor of the plantation of Nabaclis ; 284 negroes form the shength of the whole, to the best . A ft >OP • • ______ . I~lir~ii