Star. — London, England, 1829-06-04 00:00:00

I • .„ F.) was sure that his Horn Friend, the Hon. Baronet, would come out of the investigation with triumph. Mr. WODEHOUSE observed, that he also had been a Member of the Committee, and that the proceedings before that Committee, as far as they went, had been decidedly favourable to the Honourable Baronet. Truth being the great object of the inquiry, he should rejoice to see the investigation continued. It was certainly said that a great mass of evidence was seedy to be produced on the subject; and as bad been stated by the Hon. Member for Weymouth, that General Hall was ready at any time to substantiate the charges which bad been preferred against the Honourable Baronet. Sir JAMEB MACINTOSH agreed with every Hon. Member who bad spoken, that the Hon. Baronet, besides else general presumption in favour of any man against whom nothing had been proved, had earned for him self the additional presumption in his favour which nes suited from an eagerness to meet investigation and in quiry. Besides his (Sir J. Macintosh's) wish that any man in the situation of the Hon. Baronet might clear himself from all imputation, be (although he bad not the honour of knowing the Hon. Baronet) had parti cular motives for wishing the Honourable Baronet to clear himself on the present occasion. Although some warmth had entered into the present conversation, no substantial difference of opinion had been atani festal in it. They were all agreed that theHonourable Baronet had earned a presumption in his favour br courting inquiry ; they were all agreed that the delay, in the investigation had been not the fault, but the mis' fortune of the Hon. Member for Weymouth. If more evidence were wanting of the incapacity of his Hon. Friend the Hon. Member for Weymouth, from severe indisposition, to conduct any business of importance, he (Sir James Macintosh) could most readily afford it.— Knowing the seal of his Hon. Friend, and his earnest attention to the proceedings of that House, he was quite sure that the eminent Physician, estreets from whose letters his Hon. Friend bad read, was perfectly justified in the opinion which he had given. Here he should end his remarks, had not the Hon. Member for Newton been the first to introduce into the discussion topics altogether different. in tone and temper, from the judi cial subject to which the attention of the House had in the first instance been drawn. For that introduction the Hon. Member had received a just chastisement from his Hon. and Learned Friend. With that censorial gravity which so a ell became him. the Honourable Member for' Newton condemned the levity of accusation against others, while at the same time be had himself furnished an example of considerablalevity—not of accusation. fur the proceeding of the Hop. Member bad not been of so fair a character; accusation having reference to some individual, and particularising the how, and the where, and the when—but of broad and indefinite and ondistitiguishing assertions against great bodies of men ; assertions which came with great weight from the Hon. Gentleman, because he had an opportunity of knowing the character of many of those on whom he had heaped reproach, and whom he had charged with being calum niators. He would not retaliate by applying the term to the Hon. Gentleman; for that would be neither just to the Hon. Gentleman nor consistent with his (Sir J. Macintosh's) feelings towards that Hon. Gentleman.— But the fact-was, that the Honourable Member for Newton hid thought fit to condemn a body of respect able persons, who for forty yeen liart , laboured to abo lish what—although tie remembered the time when it was considered jacobinieal to make the assertion—was now allowed by every one to be a most atrocious crime —and the ktemest stain on human nature. That body had fur furry years persevered, under every variety of circumstances, through good and bad report, in their endeavours to wipe out this stain. Having succeeded in abolishing the Slave Trade, they were sow turning their attention to the wisest and best mode of raising the olives into a condition which a mild admit at their being relieved from their present unhappy situation. He (Sir James Macintosh) was a Member of the Anti-Slavery Society ; but he seldom read their publications, or any other periodical publications, having too little of life remaining to employ it in such a manner; but when he beard such accusations against the Society. he called upon those who preferred them (as the Honourable Baronet had very fairly called upon the Honourable Member for Weymouth) either to substantiate their charges or to silence their attacks. For the warmth which had been shown by the Honourable Member for Bramber, he was willing to make the greatest allowance. If a man were not capable of being sometimes trans ported beyond the bounds of moderation, in matters of feeling, sack a man would never reach those bounds. The only charge, however, that the Hon. Member for Bramber brought against the Anti. Slavery Society was, that it had renewed the subject of the horrible traffic which bad so long been carried on at the Mauritius. But how was that a charge ? Was not silence on the subject the very circumstance of which the Honourable Baronet and the Honourable Member for Bramber complained? The Hon: Member for Britisher bad had mow se to a species of argument respecting the case oit tire Mosses. which he (Sir James Macintosh) re wrombeted was used at the beginning of the debateson the proposed abolition of the Slave Tiede. A great West India proprietor said on the occasion to which be bad alluded. that the House might as well judge of the morals of England by the records of the Old Bailey, as to judge of the character of the West India planters from a lew occurrences selected for the purpose of making an unfavourable impression with respect to them. To this Mr. Fes replied—"' I do not wonder that the Slave Trade should remind the Hon. tientlemen of the Old Bailey. Nothing can be so congenial as the two subjects. Nevertheless I will point out to the Hon. Gentleman a contrast between them. At the Old Bailey we hear of crimes which shock our moral feelings; but we are consoled by the punish ment of the criminals. We read of crimes as atrocious in the West India Islands, but our moral feelings are shocked at hearing not only of the impunity of the cri minals, bet of their triumph." In adverting to the case of the Mosses. the Hon. Member for Bramber had, most unfortunately for his argument, alluded to the case of Mrs. Hibner. The contrast which these eases presented between the moral feeling of the Bahamas and the tiro ca l feeling of this country was much mote striking than the contrast to which Mr. Fos had formerly called the ei tents= of the House. The offenders in the Bahamas, shaving not only committed a minder. but committed it in the most barbarous manner possible, bad been con demned to three months imprisonment. Whet followed? That a Memorial had been presented to the Colonial Secretary, signed by what were called the most re spectable persons in the colony, attesting that the cha racter of these cruel murderers was genera ll y one of =meaty, and praying for a remission of their et. That was the manner in which this aro ciao: crime was considered in an island, the inhabitants • of which were in no other way immoral. than as the pos. session cf unbounded and irresponsible Omer always canopied the bean of man. Nay more, a public dinner. as a matter of triumph, was actually given to the per sons who bad escaped condign punishment for their offences. What was the ease in Loudon when a criminal of the lowest order, whose cdas. was not aggravated by the consideration that she was possessed of informa tion which ought to have taught her better, committed a similar offence? He was not the apologist of the 'iodic tive feeling exhibited by the populace on the occasion; but it was well known that they departed from the hums. nity which they usually exhibited towardsthe unfottunate persons who underwent the last ,sentence of the law. They could not conceal their horror at a crime, which, however, was less atrocious than that which had been committed by the Mosses, and rent the air with shoots of triumph when they witnessed the payment of the dreadful penalty. In justice, however, to the people of London, he mess observe, that he remembered only three instances in which they bad thus deviated from their usual humanity s and those were all cases in which the punishment of death bad been inflicted for the crime of murder. accompanied with circumstances of great , creeity. Thus eireo in their errors the generosity which belonged to their general character was strongly evinced Sir GEORGE MURRAY was not surprised. when' the subject was slavery and the cruelties which pro ceeded from it, that the jest indignation which every one must feel on that subject should seduce Honourable Members into a greater 'warmth of expression than perhaps the immediate occasion justified. He die not, however, rise to pursue the same course, or to protract the. discussion, but to bring the attention of the House beek to the original question; and that he did in con .sequence of the - allusion to himself by the Honourable Member for Weymouth, who bad said be had intimated to him (Sir George Murray) his willingness to pursue the inquiry. and his being prepared with convincing evidence on the subject. The Honourable Member for Weymouth was perfectly correct in that statement. But it was only just to add, that the Hon. Baroet bad expressed with equal confidence his conviction, that he could rebut the imputations cast upon him. He (Sir G. Murray) could have no.other feeling than an anxiety, if guilt existed, that that guilt should be clearly esta blished; or. if possible, the greater anxiety, that if no guilt existed, that tact should be made equally clear.— 'Mete was one observation which bad been made by the Hoe. Member for Weymouth, in which also he (Sir G. Murray) perfectly concurred; namely, that where guilt had not. been established, it ought not to be presumed. As to the continuation of the Slave Trade at the Man cities, there was that in the geographical situation of the island which was extremely favourable to the protects bon of that trade; and to that circumstance he imputed a great part of the difficulty which had been found in putting it down. He bad the satisfaction, however, of saying most confidently, that that di ffi culty had been overcome, and that the slave trade at the Mauritius no longer existed. Mr. SYKES, as a Member of the Committee which had been appointed to inquire into this subject, ob served that be bad gone into the investigation with the most nor ejudiced mind; that be had given the greatest attention to the proceedings, and that be deeply la mented they had been terminated before any satis factory conclusion bad been arrived at. At the same time he most say, that the evidence adduced during the existence of the inquiry, was not such as to justify any inculpatory opinion. Still, how ever, when it was considered that only three or four witnesses had been examined, and that 30 or 40 were ready to be produced, there was nothing in this initiatory part of the proceeding which entitled the Honourable Baronet or his friends to express any confidence as to what might have been the result. He declared that if it should be his lot to belong to the next Committee that might be appointed on the subject, be should re sume the investigation with a mind tree from all pre judice. and anxious to devote itself to the patient exs- Initiation of the evidence that might be adduced oil both sides of the question. Mr. C. PELHAM objected to the production of the papers. Sir R. FARQUHAR read several *Runts from the evidence taken before the Committee of the House, proving that he had taken the utmost pains to suppress the Slave Trade in the Mauritius. The question was then put and agreed to. Mr. bOWBLL BUXTON presented ell Petitions from towns in Ragland. against the practice of burning Widows in India. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from a Mr. E. H. Turner, complaining that he had been confined eight years and a half in Scotland, for a debt contracted by his wife before his mar riage. He prayed that the Law Commissioners might take the subject of Imprisonment for Debt into their consideration. Mr. HUME asked the Right Honourable Gentleman opposite, whether be expected any Report of the Coounissionen upon the subject ? Mr. PEEL had not forgotten the conversation in the House upon the subject, and bad stated to the Commissioners, that if they doomed their powers insufficient to the investigation of the subject, further powers would be granted to them. Mr. BROUGHAM said that the petitioner com plained of the law proceedings of Scotland, and praised the Courts of King's Bench and Pleas in England ► pray ing that all commercial que*tions might be tried in Scotland by a Jury. He (Mr. Brougham) believed that 'the Use of Scotland was at least as good as the law of England. and that the practice of the Courts was equally good. He despaired of any amendment in the law hogs the labours of the Commission, from the difficultie: which were started at the moment the most obvious reforms were recommended. This ty yeats ago Lord Erskine had wished to 6: the Eisler Term, and a Learned Judge wrote a pamphlet exciting the alarms of the Clergy that the Church was in danger.— He doubted it any Judge on the Scotch Bench could have been found to write such a pamphlet. The term might be filed by a shout Bill, without reference to any general meatutz. Unless vigorous 'Deasy:es be made early in the next Session, the measure, if carried, would not operate till the year 1831. The House had to coca• bat so much of nonsensical prejudices, so much of petty, paltry, wretched interests, that be almost despaired of teeing any Worm. Mr. PEEL said. that hie responsibility was entirely confined to the introduction of the MU. The delay of which the Hon. Member complained was not to be attributed to him, nor was he aware of the muse, of it. Mr. BROUGHAM said. that he believed t►e delay as little at tributable to the Right Hon. Gentleman as to himself. The Petition was then brought up and read. Mr. BROUGHAM presented a Petition from -- Stanfield, an attorney's clerk at Rochdale. Leacashire, complaining of the Abuses of the Law.—Ordered to be printed. Mr. BROUGHAM said. that he had given notice el bb inten tints to present a Petition to the Hoeft from the town of Birming ham, praying for relief, and witting forth the distresses of the country ; but at that period of the evening, and in the present state of the House, he should not discharge Me duty to the petitioners if be pressed forward the subject. He was the snore =MOW that the petiti o n should be presented to a fuller flow, in order that the petitioners might have their ease thirty discussed, as he differed tram them in many of their-opinion& He would therefore with. I draw the petition. COLONIC BRADLILIG Mr. BROUGHAM said, he now rose to present a Petition, to which he really hoped the attention of the Treasury Benches would be given. for it involved a,case of great hardship and injustice. It was the Petition of Lieut. Colonel Bradley, of the 2d West India regiment. who had been involved in disastrous proceedings, owing in a dispute with Lieut. Col. Arthur at the Honduras. The question turned upon whether Colonel Arthur possessed a certain commission from General Funnies, at the time he superseded Colonel Bradley ? He would I say that Colonel Bradley was acknowledged to be Oat of the most gallant officers in the service. and had always conducted himself with strict propriety. For fourteen years Colonel Arthur had held this commis- sion. and though in command of the troops. he had concealed it to the year 1824, when Colonel Bradley's trial came on. For this period of fourteen years Col. Arthur bad pretended that be held no other commission but that from his Majesty. and he therefore not only denied what bad been subsequently said by the higher authorities, bat he bad thereby justified the conduct of Colonel Bradley. Mr. HUME said. that having investigated all that had appeared upon the subject before the House. and having made every other requisite inquiry...he had no hesitation in saying that he was in the strongest sense if the terms a very ill-used man—(Hear). It was clear that at the time the dispute had taken place between Calomel Arthur and Colonel Bradley, the latter had no right to suppose that • General Fullarton's commission was in existence. He regretted that the Secretary at War had not taken Colonel Bradley's case into coo• sideration. and after twenty years of useful and highly honourable services in one of the worst spots of the gl>>be, he did think that the case did not in any respect justify the coarse that had been pursued towards Col. Bradley. Mr. J. WOOD said, that if Colonel Bradley bad been mistaken. his error bad been produced solely by Colonel Arthstr.himself. who chose to act under one commission whilstle, in fact, held another. Military men were of the same opinion. and many Officers of great repute had said that, under similar circumstances, they sho•.ld have thought themselves imperatively booted to act as Col. Bradley lad acted. He was sure that no proceeding would be considered by the army more just and graciou than the restoration of Col. Bradley to his rank. which he had held with so much honour to himself, and with so much benefit to the conatry.—The Petition was or dered to be printed. Mr. °TWAY CAVE was shoot to address the House upon his motion upon admitting to freedom, after the year Is3o. the solidi's.° of Negro daves, when Mr. BROUGHA M submitted to the Hon. Member whether, in the present stage of the Session, it would nut be better to with. draw his motion. 51r. F. BUXTON said a few words. when The gallery was cleared, but no division took place, the Hon. Member having postponed the further coosideration of his notion till to-morrow. . .-- ----. INCLIIINASTICAL COVIITS . SILL. Sir J. NICHOLL moved the Order of the Day for the further consideration of the Report on the Ecclesiastical Courts' Bill. Mr. HUME objected to the tardier progress of the Bill during the present Se,sion ; he thought that there were objections of a nature so various and complicated as to warrant the postponement which he proposed. He thought it wrong that the Judges should have the naming of the fees in their own Courts, and particularly in this Instance, in which the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite had not only that power, but also the induce. ascot of having three or four relatives of his officers of his Court. No Court in England ought to be rein med sooner than the Prerogative Court. into which persons were involuntarily dragged as parties. This Bill ought to be postponed, to give time to bring in a measure that would put the Judges of this Court on a footmg with the other Judges of the country. Sir J. NICHOLL observed, that the Hon. Member was misinformed on the whole subject. The Judges bad not a number of relatives in offices connected with the Court. There was but one who was connected with the Judge of that Court, and that individual had not been appointed by the Judge. He had been 20 years Judge of that Court, and he pledged his honour that be never bad, directly or indirectly, appointed or interirre d in the appointment of one clerk in that office. This Bill would not prevent the adoption of a general Bill re• lating to this Court. The Judge had no salary, and h s fees were the same as settled in 1734. The highest fee was 76.10 d. for the sealing of an administration ; and with respect to the charge of delay he should just men tion. that in the case of the late Mr. Farquhar the suit was begun and concluded within one year, and in -that case the Judge was occupied a fortnight in reading the evidence at home; he was occupied tour days in hearing Counsel, arid four hours in delivering his judgment; and for all this the fee he received was 11. in addition to the 71. 10d. he had before received for sealing the administration. He trusted that the Bill would be al lowed to go on. Mr. A. DAWSON said that the Bill would not have the effect of reforming many abuses which existed in that Court to a great extent. Mr. Secretary PEEL defended the Bill, and corn. plaimed of the course taken to interrupt Its progress after the mole of the House had been decidedly expressed in favour of the Hell. The condone of the Honourable Member for Aberdeen (hh.Humej was sollkient to discourage his Majesty's Mishears, and to prevent them from bringing termed any other measure of judicial reform. This measure was founded on the Ilepon of the Law Commis dooms ; and, though the Ilea. Member for Aberdeen thought the NW was ealy a measure of partial reform, the Hesse appeared per fecdy. addled with it, as appealed by the divides, when there was a =amity of ten to one la favour of the MIL Mr. J. WOOD defended those Members who bad taken a part in opposing ibis Dill, which he complained had bees brought ha at too late a period of the Session, and had stet been sufficiently consi dered. He considered that the whets cosserucdoo of the &clod astir.al Courts required reform, and he hoped that the Ilia would be withdrawn said the mat Session, as many other Bills bad bees of gnaw importance. TRANT thought that as far as the measure wait it would do good, and that passing k now would not prevent mere extensive reforms at a future period. He objected to the vexations lived. don given to the Bill. Mr. HUMS disclaimed the Intention of airing a vexations op position to the Bill. He was anxious to propose two clauses in Comndtteo, but was prevented from doing so by the Right Him. Gentleman (Mr John Nielsen) refusing to recommit the Bill. He thought the immure hisolicient for Its object. and should therefore condos, to oppose k. The House *es divided. bet open counting the Members it did Let appear that there were 40 Members present, and the Senecas declared the House slioarord at a Qualms woos EliVill. MINORITY On the Marquieetikreaiinitistintl;t;en Parlhasestary Rama, Jam M That there edam a dais er descriptions et Boroughs commonly called ' close or dewed,' in which the returns of limbers at Parliament are notoriously capable aking effected by the payment at messy In the way of purchase, and frequently arose effected ;sodalee another class et Dereoglite, iw whoa the Inective Franchise is sewed in se few illecars; that the returns are capable of being 'trued by the menet of triesey in the way of bribes to ladividual Blecters, and frequently are so effected." &nett, J. Manly, J. Wood. Alderson !houghs's. H. laarieribenlis, J. Wood. J. Bronstein, J. Maxwell, J. Tellers. Bortoo. F. Mesa. J. B. Blandford, Marquis of Birch, J. Dime, Lord F. O'Neill, A. J. Carter, J. B. PAM. J. C. Paired OIL Cave, 0. Parderels, R. W. Napa. Lord Calvert. N. Pbape, G. R. Shut Out. afire, S. B. beano, R. Coke, T. W. Credo**, S Newts, A. W. Cbohneley, M. J. Cram's, & Sir J. Dairies, Colonel Dooda ps h Has. T. 311. 111,11‘, 11 1V Faukeriey, J. N. Dawson, A. Tbasisse,C. P. Palmer. C. F. ariagtou. Vines. Waltinswi.Aiderinan Price, B. Gordon, B. Wansetes, H. Ridley, Sir M. W. Guest, J. J. 1111414 IL Sykes D. Hobbes's. J. C. Maniere, W. W. Timis:ea. Marquis of Howielg. Vinson Wass. Mr R. Wilbesborn, G. Heise. J. WMtbread,ll. The (slowing reseades was then put. and 0/piked without a dieiste•-.." That the edama of such Berougle, and the Nadu am of sub practices, are disgraceful to tho abaracter of tits Hoses, destructive of the madam if the pea" NW linisadll to the best *tenses of the cowry" MINORITY In &awe/ Mr. rAllei mains for $ ern Wilt to tie Bo yd. et Fast Bedard, Parliament baying decided against tranderrlogsge tight of liketion4o the Town of Ilienringbun. June 2. Aura, W. Fneorribe, Vim:oast Scott, Han, 3, Ruler, H. Fit.ton, Karl Scott, Hon. Vf, Baring, R. Greene, T. G. SPelme, G. Brougham, IL Haldsworth, T. Seise*, Sir 3, Her nal. R. llovriet, Viscount Stewart, J. Bright, H. Hume, J. SibiborP, C. D. liuzion. T. F. HoMeuse. J. C. TsSantora, Lord Cum, Hon. P. Lumley, J. S. Talon* Hoe. E Carrington, Sir R. Lamb, Hon. G. Thomann, C. P. Cave. R. 0. Alarjoribanks, S. Vivian, Sir H. Cbolmeley, Sir M. Nugent, Lord Wivam, W. Illeinossm, W. Ounanterts. Lord Wood, 3. Dancannon,Visersent Peausby. Hon. 0. Dada% Sir R. Map, G. Dawson A. Isbures, A. Davis, Te IL Wiwi a I Were. Dootionba, Hon. W. Fine. Host. H. AMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY.—The CMINIIT ‘" TEE for PROMOTING the ELECTION of Mr. GEO BANKES, SITS DAILY, at No. 1, Cockyor street, Chario t : WOW Lord LOWTHER in the Chair. Doe notice of the Day of Election will be given, and au", meats made for facilitating conveyances to Cambridge. THE EVENLNO STAR. LONDON. -.WI/ ..- THURSDAY. JUNE 4, 7529 PRICE OP STOCKS AT TWO OCLOCIL Bank Stock India Bonds 55 S per Cent.lto& 876 I 1014 Annuities 876 3 per et. Cos's. Shut '4lOOO Lacked. 160. 69 9 90 31 per Cent. 1818. 966 £sl►) Ditto 69 70 31 perC,ent. Bed. 966 f LION and 4900 Ditto 611 70 4 per Ct. New, Shut Comnsercial 4 per Crsit. 1222, Advertised 68 Long Assn. 19 7-16 I India for Acct. India Stock Consols for Acct 681 # F0R9141 1 4 VUNDx. TWO 0-el.il ii. BrasiHanfll•.s pCt. 57 Poring. Ilds Sp C. Do Acct 579 7 Do Acct. 431 'oloolibista 14. i. 6 perCL. Russ. 8d5.1824, 5 p Ct. 966 Do.Bunds,lB44, Fr. Rentes,3 p Ct.79f 75g Dn. Acct. 17 161 4 &change, 25f 504 BRITISH AN', FOKRION aH.titKo, Two 4,1:1.uck. 111/11 a ff. VA M. Anglo \►esie4n 100 100 37 Ditto Sob soription 6 11 101 Colombia's 100 346 116 Genera 11inifig Asso 90 5 76 Mexican 100 29 1 United Mexican 40 191 14 Provincial Bank of Ireland 100 45 2t I A Deputation of the Australian Company, a:noir whom were Mr. Has: DAVIS and Mr. MANNING, had an audience of Sir Gamuts Polonium tide day at the Colonial Office. Ditpatches. dated the Ist instai:t. were this morning received at the Foreign Office, from Sir CitAll= &sot, the ties Ambassador at the Hague. In the House of Coinnsuus List night a new writ was issued for the election zit a Member for Weymouth in the room of Mr. Summit, who has accepted the office Solicitor-General. Mr. F. Burma', in moving last night for the Orders of Government for the prevention of the Slave Trade in the Mauritius, was asked by Sir Ft. FARQUHAR if he did not feel convinced that he had made the most un founded accusations against him ? Upon this, the dis cussion assumed rather a personal character— Mr. Buz. Tom having replied that it was impossible for him to retract the charges he bad made against the Honourable Baronet, or to state that the Slate Trade was not carried on to an enormous extent onder his administration. Mr. Burros ventured still further, and warned the Honourable Baronet that if he de manded an explanation, it would most assuredly ter minate in proving a criminality, affecting certain indi viduals, in reference to the squandering of public money, and the existence of the Slave Trade, unexam pled in history. Mr. BROUGHAM urged the necessity of investigating fearlessly and manfully, and thought that the Honourable Baronet's readiness to meet the charge was a proof that it might be without foundation. Mr. laving did not entertain the least apprehension fur the character of Sir R. FARQUHAR—there were as great or greater atrocities committed io England than in our Colonies—instances of individual crian- nality, which, owing to the corruption of human nature. were unfortunately common to every canary inhabited by man. Mr. Immo then pronounced his opinion upon the publications of the Anti-Slavery Society. He did not know whether Mr. BROUGHAM wrote for these publications ; but whoever were the writers, and whatever might be their motives, one thing was certain, that they aimed at degrading, stigmatising. and dragging before the public every man connected with the colonies ; and he felt justified in saying, that more scandalous, false, or more malicious libels, newt issued from the public press. He proceeded thus: " From 1810 to 18111 t►e Hon. Baronet had exerted himself far the suppression of the Slave Trade at the Mauritius, sod smolt a document or dispatch was forwarded by him to England is which he did not complain of the limited means confided to blin by big Majesty's Government for plains that object. In cow. pience of his efforts the Slave Trade wu gradually lessened; anis w►en on effective squadron was placed upon the station in 11121, ba wu enabled to put it completely down." • Mr. Fitanusou believed that the efforts of the Hos. Baronet had left little to be done by his successors; and he ventured to say that he would hail with joy the day when Mr. BUXTON, Mr. BROUGHAM, or any other Member of that House afforded him the opportunity of refuting the charges that had been brought ageism him. Sir Jamas MACINTOSH agreed in ascribing to the Honourable Barooet the greatest seal for investigs• Lion. which be admitted was a presumption—and a sttong one—in favour of his innocence. Sir Gismos MURRAY said— The cootinuaisee of the slave trade In the Maaridos,lt apposed to his, had, in a great measure, bees owing to the geographici position et the Wand, wide& was favourable to that odious talk+ and increased the dificulty et potting it down to that COMM. This dillieulty had, !however, been In a great measure obviated, sat he hoped there would be Do tanker Impediment to the Worts for its suppression." Sir R. Fa RQUHAR closed the discussion by real* extracts from the evidence given before die Committee of Inquiry, showing that the measures be bad pongee were the best adapted to the suppression of the are trade. He courted investigation, because he would don have an opportunity of proving the falsehood of the charges made against him. The motion was thee agreed to ; and Mr. Burrow moved for several other Returns connected with the Sine Trade in our different Colonies, which were Ordered. The Gamin Mail thrl7l7rought_ us Papers 0 1 which the following ere extracts. It will be observed I -. 0 Si rh of Of SI ha el. •c„ 'or 1)r nit tui to! do, tit / .nn cot .the of ina