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kT - *natation they had been hams& MU* over them. and say what he wished to be printed. The peoperetioe of these documents had oheady cost the office three menthe labour, and dad minting, if they were all printed, coast be et a met of above 40K He dwe lt* withed the Honourable Gendemen te see them, end cat rider how much of that expense neightbe awed. NEWSPAPERS BILL. The Nempapers Bill was mad a third time, and passed. 00.11BINATIONS OF WORKME.N, Mr. WALLACE moved the second reading of the Combinations et Workmen Bill. Mr. CA LCRAFT entreated the Right Honourable Gentleman tem toga further with this Bill until Members were in poesession of die evidence on which it was Abunded. For his pan he bed only been able to cast a very hasty glance over it, without even examining the Appendix 1 and he hoped the Right Honourable Gentleman would see the necessity of postponing the consideration if such an important subject noM Member* who, like himself, had not been on the Committee, should have a fair opportunity to read tie Report and the evidence. when it was printed. Mr. WALLACE sohnitted the pat importance of the subject, and the necessity of its being well and fully considered. He felt the appeal of the Honourable Member to be perfectly irresistible, and really could not pretend to push on the consideration of tie Oil under the absence of a thorough knowledge of the subject la all its bearings. The evidence could net, he feared, be mimed, and in the hands of Members, before Saturday.; but he hoped en early day would be allowed him after that time. The house muse be aware that any appearance of :Astern:l this measure prometled from the state of the Session. After* few words from Mr. CatcaarT and Mr. Ro 88888 OX, Mr. WALLACE moved the second reading, with the under. standing that the discussing on the provisions of the Bill should take place on the question of the Speaker's leaving the chair. The Bill was then vend a secoml that, and ordered to be Mel mined on Monday next. COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BUSINESS. Mr. LYTTLETON mod, he had a motion, founded on the Re port of a Select Committee en Private Bills, standing that night for discussion ; but he thought it the better comae to move now, that the Resolutions thumb!' m that Report be printed., for the purpose e their being token idedmmideration with it on a future occasion. The =raw elialßesolatlone wax agreed to, and the Raped into emaideratioh on Monday next. Sligrie.4 °in/RANTS. . On the motion if mitAWE R R rEB. the Report on the Surplus of Grants Bill was biumplit ris,,reesived, and the llill ordered to be read a third time tIMIATIO.. CUSTOMS BOUNTIES BILL. On the tondos, of the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Comma Bounties Rill was read a third time and passed. PASSAGE FEEM I GIAEGULATION BILL On the motion off the CHAN LLOR of the EXCHEQUER, the Passage Vessels Regulation waa reed a third tine sad passed. GOODS WAREHOUSING BILL. The Goods Warehousing Bill was read a third time and passed. HIM OF MAN TRADE BILL. The Isle of Man Trade 114 was read a-third rime and passed. DUBLIN WIDE STREETS. The• Wide Streets (Dublin) Bill was read a third time and pied. • COLONIES TRADE BILL. r. the Committee upon the Colonies Trade Bill, Mr. HUME. complaining of the inexpedient, and irepolicy of depriving the eloionies of a supply of provisions for the benefit of this country. moved, man amendment, to omit the wards '• salt and fresh beef, pork and brava." Mr. HERRIES hoped the Hon. Gentleman would not press his eidendment; the House had no notice of his intention. ANT some conversation between Mr. BARIWO, Mr. Butosx, Mr. ELLice, and Mr. Hums, the amendment was withdrawn. Mr. HUME gave notice that he would resume the subject next 1111 1'he other Resolutions were then agreed to, and the Report was besmeht up and ordered to be received tomorrow. MESSAGE FROM THR LORDS. A messam from the Lord, announced their Lordships agrommast so the Bite:lngham House Bill, and various other published pd. V&A Bills. TURNPIKE LAWS. Mr. HUME resented a petition from Thomas Poynter, gar dener, of North End, Fulham, in the county of Middlesex, corn plainit.g of the Turnpike Laws, by which, as the Hon. Gentleman obwrv.B, an . ass paid as much as a home. and two oxen no more than one solitary donkey.—Laid on the !Ibie. HAWKERS ACT. Mr.-HUME presented a petition from a hawker named Alex ander line. complaining of his loseesity the seizure of his pack on the borders between England and Scotland, and of the state of the bler with regard to pedlars, the Act of England not extending to bcotland and Ireland. and rite versa. Laid on tae table. MR. SHREWSBURY. r.DUXTON rose to submit a motion on the papers re lazing to Mr. Shrewsbury, the late Missionary at Barbadoes, of which be had given previous notice. In bringing forward this motion, lie was desirous of avoiding all extraneous topics, and, in deed, of waving all comment upon the awe, anxious only to sub mit a plain mamma of facts to the consideration of the House. He would therefore lay a brief detail of Mr. Shrewsbury's history before them. This gentleman had been for some time a Dissent ing Minister in this country, and had conducted himself to the entire satisfaction of those who were connected with him here. In 1818, he was sent out Si Missionary to the Island of Tortola. Ile continued to discharge the duties of a Missionary there for two years, and obtained the most satisfactorytestimonials as to the highly creditable manner in which he discharged the duties of his mission. From Tortola he removed to Grenada. He there demeaned him .. self in an equsily satisfactory manner, and as a proof of the high estimation in which he was held, when Alr.Shrewsbury solicited sub scriptions for the building ofa Weslyan Chapel, he received 60 gu isms from the Governor and 10 guineas from his Secretary, as their re spective mites to his undertaking. His conduct merited and ob- Word the earne approbation in Grenada that it had received at Tennis Mt. Rosa, a proprietor of considerable property there, had borne the highest testimony to his character. In • letter, *asking of hit conduct, he said " that he was a man who would have done honour to any society or any Christian community." The Interfurther stated, any since his arrival in the Island, there wen more frequent marriages, the, conduct of those who com pete* his flock was greatly improved, and altogether his mission was attended with the greatest benefits to the Colony. After the successful exertions of 31r. Shrewsbury in Tortola and Grenada, he was selected to the mission of Barbadoes, where, horn the pe en:tar situation of that island, his exertions might have been ex pected to be most beneficial. By the papers laid before that House in /803, it appeared that a most angry spirit of religious persecu tion prevented in that island, and he was sorry to say that he had too strong reasons fur believing that • similar spirit prevailed there up to the present day. It required the appointment of a mis. sinner, to this Colony who would combine a sense of duty to the nerves. and spirit of conciliation to those who were their masters, and such an union of qualifications was found in Mr. Shrewsbury. Me. Shrewsbury was himself, by connexion and feeling, naturally anxious for the welfare and advancement of those Colonies. He wan married himself to • West Indian, and there was reason to 'appose him anything rather than • partisan of the abolitionists. Me had been charged, however, with writing letters to him (Mr. Buxton), yet be (31r. Buxton) could assure the House, that he had not received any communications from him until he had read in the papers that 31 r. Shrewsbury was going to be hanged for cot respbnding with him. (A laugh.) And here he was desirous of taking an opportuni:y of assuring the House, that he never kept up soy correspondence with any of the missionaries, either of the Alomian ' London, or any other Society. A letter, he believed, had been addressed by • Society—the Abolition of Slavery So. chtv(as we understood) with which he was connected, requesting the missionaries to inform the Society of the state of the negro impala. tion on their respective minions. One of these letters was addressed en Mr.Shrewsbury, to which he replied, end in which he gave, ter sanely, a very melancholy, but he believed also a very true state ment of the state of the colony of Barbadoes. This letter was poblished. It might be said that this inquiry ought not to have be* made; or that if made. Mr. Shrewsbury ought not to have replied to it; or that if he replied to it, his reply ought not to have been published But, in adopting this course, dm Society had only adopted the course which had been set by the example of the Government on a similar ma n*. In 1818 Lord Bathurst addressed letters to the Clergy of the Colonies, requesting to know what was the state of the Colonies as to religion, &c. Letters were written in repl7 to these communize. tions, giving, certainly, a most melancholy picture of the Colonies as the points on which inquiry sou made, and these letters were subsequently laid upon the table of that House; se that it would appear, in making similar inquiries —in receiving them--and in af ters/adds publishing them, the Society had only followed the exam. plc which Government had given it. (Hear, hear.) He would now proceed to the statement of that which formed the subject matter of *e complaint of Mr. Shrewsbury. He had been for three years and three quarters in the Nand of Barbadoes During the first dna, years of his residence he discharged the duties of his mission without any great annoyance; lie passed over without any severe complaint or animadvasion the many insults which had been put upon him, such as persons coming into his chapel and whistling • tune. The meekness with which he passed over and endured these mutts from the gentry of Barbadoes was truly exemplary. It was not, however, until 1823 that these insults broke out in the shape of open violence, when Alr. Shrewsbury was Insulted as a vilain in the open streets. This feeling of hostility assumed a still more aggravated appearance on the Bth of October 1823. On that day, whilst the congregation of Mr. Shrewsbury was assembled together, an assault was made upon them by a moo of persons from without_a mob in which there] was reason to believe many of the gentry of Barbodoev were en-1 gaged. The assault was made by discharging upon them bottles prepared for the occasion, containing oil and aquafortis. These bottles actually' were discharged upon the congregation; a woman, and several other persons were severely wounded by them, and it was hoped that mean, would be afforded by the confusion created of making an assault upon Mr. Shrewsbury. These bottles he be. limed were prepared by an inhabitant of the island who was a met chant and a Magistrate. (Hear.) His two eons were conspicuous is the riot, and .Jr. Newsom, a member of the respectable pro nation of the law, distinguished himself by assuming a formidable attitude on the rails of the communion table. Mr. Shrew/stmt.y meekly retired to the vestry, waited there till die riot had asbsidetl, ' and then returned to complete the service. (Hear, hear.) A te ssera of 304 bad been ineffectually . offered for the epprehension of hose who were engaged in the not ; and on the next day, whoa Mr. Shrewsbury was paring through the streets. he was publicly Insulted as in was passing the shop of the merchant where the bot- stes had been prepared. A number of persons there eaelsimed .. WI" .__. j his hearing, " the villain had been served right;" sad that " be ought to have been torn from the pulpit." (Hear. hem) H•ime. ; further heard, that he (Mr.S.) might prosecute the mess* irks ma been engaged in the assault, but that " he would not fart ajury be bring them in guilty." (Beer, hear.) Thbt occOvetil OS the 6th of October. On the 7th of October a riot was made, but compere- lively urimportant to other disturbances. He would not, there fore, dwell upon it. The Bth of October was a general fasting day throughout the island, in commemoration of the Wand being preserved fronsa storm on that day of the month, In the year 1700. In the evening of that day, an assault was matte on the congrega tion, by thirty persons gallopping before the Chapel. and who sought an opportunity of the confusion created by the Going of pis tol* which they discharged, of wreaking vengeance upon Mr. Shrewsbury. But they were finally put to flight by the officers who were on guard io the vicinity of the Chapel, without effectingtheir purpose. One or Mr. S.'s congregation returned and saki, that it was oohing but the firing of a cracker, and the service was resumed. and proceeded without farther interruption. And here he was tie. aims of stating. that this mob which made an asitault upon the chapel was composed of persons who, as far as wealth could make them so, were gentlemen—they were merchants and traders ; bat it was composed neither of the negmes or the mulattoes or the island. He wished to be understood as to the persons who were engaged in this disgraceful business :—The population of the island was divided into four classes, and the persons en gaged in this shameful business, he was desirous of taking en op. portunity of stating, were neither of the highest nor of the lowest class. (Hear, hear.) The next day Mr. Shrewsbury was sum moned before one of those Magistrates; not, however, for the hurpose of instituting an inquiry into the injuries that had been eaped upon him, but for the purpose of answering to a charge of not having enrolled his name in the militia. By the Toleration Act in this country a person in his situation, was exempt from serving io the militia; hut an advantage, he presumed, WAS taken of this Act not being enacted to extend to the Colcnies. Surrounded by thesocircemstances of embarrassment, AleShrewsbury betook him_ self to the house of a relation in another part or the island ; and it was well that he had done so--his house ws surrounded by the party that had before assaulted him and his congregation ; and finding that he was not at home, they exclaimed in triumph, that „ the coward had run away." On the 16th of October Mr. Shrewsbury applied to the Governor, and was by him referred to the Alagistratest—he Alagistretes, his most ferocious enemies. It must be admitted that the Governor was unpopular, and he (Mr. Buxton) would stare the reason why he was so. A planter had occasioned • negro to be dogged to death, and he had escaped, and.* reward was offered fee his apprehension : another r-gre also bad been put to death, and a similar reward had been offered for the apprebensino of the person by whom he tame by his death. It hened sometime,efterwards that an ilnglisbetim, a man of very peigate and drunken habits, had been found dead in a fickle and, there was no reason to apprehend that lie had come ty his death by murder, no reward was offered for his supposed murderer. This was the grouted of the unpopularity of the Governor, and a very unjustifiable one he (Mr. Buxton) thought it was. Mr. Shrews. bury did not apply to the Alsgistmtes: and here he would re ply to an argument about eo be used by his floe. Friend (51r. Horton (a laugh). He would repeat, that he was about to reply to an argument of his lion. Friend: for if he did not rely upon the argument of Mr. Shrewsbury oat having done what he WAS sleeked to do by an application to the Magistrates, he would not have a leg to stand upon. t Hear, hear.) His /lon. Friend would say be might 'to have applied to them. Now he (Mr. Buxton) would say, that he ought not, or that, if he ought, to which of them ought lie 'to apply? IVas it to Mr. Hall, at whose shop the mixtures to which be had alluded bad been prepared ? was it to Mr. Moore, whe had summoned him to appear before him, when to appear would be cleat It ? Before which of these Magistrates, all of whom had manifested their humility towards him, he would be glad to know, epas he to appear ? It was his (Mr. B.'a) conviction, that he ought not to have appeared before any of theist. In this emergency he applied for advice to • clergyman, who gave hint, be believed, very sincere and disinterested advice. The name of the clergyman he would sup press. lest be might meet the fate of Mr. Austin of Demerara. He 'dirtied hint to apply to the Council of the island—an advice with which he complied. Meanwhile the assailants of Mr. Shrewebury had not been remiss. And here he had to detail conduct which would et - imperatively cast into the shade all that he had hitherto stated. On the 18th of October a proclamation, professing to be from a secret committee, was issued, calling upon the inhabitants to meet together at six o'clock on the ensuing Sunday, to pull down the Methodist chapel. They accordingly met, to the number, as was stated by one recorder of the events, of one thousand ; or, as was stated by the Governor, " there was R vast concourse of persons." No negro nor mulatto was to he found amongst them. They proceeded, armed with swords, ter. to the work of destruction, and succeeded in de molishing the chapel, in tearing up the pews, destroying the Bibles, &c. 'They then proceeded to the house of Al r. Shrewsbury,destroy ed the furniture, of his house, and having demolished the principal part of his property, made a deg of some of the linen they found in his house, which they waved as a flag of triumph. The next evening they proceeded to the work of demolition, and completed in the way of destruction what they had left undone. In the ac count given of their success in the work they took in hand, the Editor of a colonial newspaper stated. that the Wesleyan chapel was destroyed like the Temple of Jerusalem. not one stone being left to stand upon another (Hear, hear, and a slight laugh.) The next day they published a proclamation over the island, boasting of the great and signal victory they hail achieved over the Methodists, and congratulating the inhabitants on the demolition of the chapel. This annunciation was to the following effect : Bridgetown, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 1823. " The inhabitants of this island arc respectfully informed, that in consequence of the unmerited and unprovoked attacks which have been repeatedly made upon the coinntuvity by the Methodist Missionaries (otherwise known as agents to the villainous African Society), a party of respectable gentlemen formed the resolution of closing the Methodist concern altogether; with this view they commenced their labours on Sunday evening, and they have the greatest satisfaction in announcing that by twelve o'clock last night they effected the total destruction of the chapel. To this informa tion they have to add. that the Missionary made his escape yester day afternoon in a smell vessel, for St. Vincent, thereby avoiding that expression of the public feeling towards him, personally, which he bad so richly deserved. " It is to be hoped that aa this information will be circulated throughout the different islands and colonies, all persons who con sider theamelves true lovers of religion will follow the laudable ex ample of the Barbadians, in putting an end to Methodism and Methodist Chapels throughout the NVest Indies." The Governor the next day issued a proclamation,lcondemnatory of the conduct of these persons, and advertised a reward of one hun dred pounds for the apprehension of the rioters. To this a procla mation was put forth the next day, morcin ridicule than reply to that of the Governor. It commenced as proclamations usually do. with " Whereas ;" and to the end of it was appended the words " God save the King and the people." The terms of this pro. duration were as follow : " Bridgetown, Barbadoes, Oct. 23, 1823. " Whereas a Proclamation having appeared, &c. Sec. public notice is hereby given to such person or persons who may fed in clined, either trout pecuniary temptation or vindictive feeling, that should they attempt to come forward ta injure in any shape any in dividual. they shall receive that punishment which their crimes will justly deserve. They arc to understand that to impeach is not to convict, and that the reward offered will only be given upon con. viction. which cannot be effected whilst the people are firm to themselves. And whereas, it may appear to those persons who are unacquainted with the circumstances which occasioned the said proclamation, that the demolition of the chapel was effected by the rabble of this community, in order to create anarchy, riot, and in. subordination, to trample upon the laws of the country, and to subvert good order: it is considered an imperitive duty to repel the charge, and to state, Firstly, That the majority of the persons assembled were of the first respectability, and ware supported by the concurrence of nine.tentha of the community, Secondly, That their motives were patriotic and loyal—namely, to eradicate from this soil the germ of Methodism. which was spreading its baneful influence over • certain class, and which ultimately would have in. jured both Church and State. V. this view the chapekwas de. mnlished, and the villainous preacher. who had headed - it. and belied us, was compelled by a speedy flight to remove himsrle:_ from the islani. " IVi:h a fixed detern instion therefore to put an end to Me thodism in this island, all Methodist Preachers are warned not to approach our ahcres, on, if they do, it will be at their own peril. " God save the King and the People." This mock proclamation was an open defiance of the laws; it warned all persons against giving any information as to who were engaged in the late outrages, and threatened whoever disobeyed that mandate. should meet the punishment which their crime deserved. This punishment was menaced against whoever should come forward to commit the crime—what crime ? the crime of aiding and assisting the Government in the due and efficient administration of the laws. It forbade all Methodists from approaching their shores--or at least, if they came there, they should be aware that they came at their peril. This was a manifest defiance of the ruthority of the Government of the island. Mr. Shrewsbury had been recommended meanwhile to leave the island, on the assurance being given him that his enemies were in pursuit of him, and that if they succeeded in apprehending hint, they were resolved upon hanging him. He was therefore ad. vised to leave the house of his relation, and to proceed to the sea. aide, where a small vessel was provided for his flight, and he eluded the pursuit of his assailants by being conveyed to the island of St. Vincent. As an aggravation of his hardships, immediately on his arrival in St. Vincent, bat wife was taken ill in her confinement, and be found himself thus situated in this island, unaided, and pur. rounded by strangers. Vet his conduct upon this occasion was worthy the ministry of which he formed a part. Persecuted as he bad been—destroyed as his house and property had been—demo lished as had been his chapel—tom front his flock, and compelled to seek his safety by flight —not an expression or sentiment of anger or resentment escaped him ; and in the letters by which he communicated with his flock—instead of hostility , lie inculcated peace, tranquillity. obediences and a cheerful forgiveness of injuries, The lion. Gentleman then read Mr. Shrewsbury's letter from St. Vincent , " Be patient towards all men. Neva speak disrespectfully of any in authority, nor reviluigly of any one who injures you. 1% hat. ever you are called to suffer, I beseech you take it patiently. In general it will be best for you to be wholly silent. From the af. ration you bear towards me you will perhaps find it di ffi cult to re. fain when you hear me spoken against ; but your wisest plan will be to hold your peace. far you would be in gr.at danger in speaking with undue warmth, were you to undertake to defend my cba. raver. You that are slaves will, 1 hope, be exceedingly careful to adorn the doctrine of God our S a vio u r i n a ll thi ng . Let no dare who is a Methodist be dishonest or lazy, or imperthan 1 ~~ . . - THE BRITISH PRESS. eking In epee* or in leabovione I but let every one be sober, honest, inimelsiens, ima itched to kit wee as we have taught you, b& sod la bons d both in puay to day. And as to ram t r political mattes*, wiled* r e Motu free, never meddle with them • but mind *her and WNW deign, the things relating to God and eternity. Never speak slightlnglief the regular Clergy; in this respect imitate the examplal set you %Mitt dwell amongyou." A s soon as Mr. Shrewsbury arrived at St. Vincent, he applied to ' the Governor, who said, that as he came into the island under sus- vicious circumstances, he must consider himself suspended from the exercise of his clerical duties. Under these circumstances an.' other missionary, a Mr. Rainer, came to the island, and a new sys tem of persecution commenced. A person to whom he before al luded (Mr. Walton, jun. a Magistrate) went on board the ship. and told the Captain he must be gone before twenty-tour boors. This Welton, who was then a Magistrate, but has since been 'removed, was caught in company with • lawyer in the act of breaking the windows of a Methodist's house, and for this he was deprived of his commission as a Magistrate. The Captain of the vessel became alarmed at the feelings of displeasure which were manifested against him for bringing a missionary to the island ; and he hod good rea son to feel ahem, for he (Mr. Buxton) Mated it on authority upon which he could depend, that persons were watching on chore to shoot those who attempted to land. K anything was wanted to prove the innocence of Mr. Shrewsbury, it was found in the testi monists of character which he received from persons of the highest respectability. They all agreed in declaring. that in the exercise of his Ministry they had never heard a word from him ex citing the slaves to insubordination, and that he was most parti cular, in his intercourse with the slaves, to inculcate the duty of obedience to their masters. He should remark, that exertions Were made to extend the system of violence which lie had described at Barbadoes to the other ialands, nor was the spirit of persecution at an end. A year after the destruction of the Methodist house, it was agreed to celebrate the anniversary of that disgraceful out rage, and to poll down the house of an old Methodist woman. A proclamation was published to this effect: it stated that those concerned in the demolition of the Methodist Chapel had resolved themselves into a " Committee of Public Safety." This phrase was borrowed , from the French, anil th e proclamation was signed •' ltock," which ' Was taken front the Irish. This Committee entitled themselves the.' " Worthy," and they called upon all other worthies to meet upon the 19th Oct., to celebrate the anuivernaty, to null down the old woman's house, and everywhere to make Methodism hide its hideous head. '1 The proclamation ended wh(h a prayer, expressive of the intention of the worthies to extaminate the Methodists with tee and sword, so help them Cod. (Hear, hear.) Fortunately the Gus ernor was informed orthese sanguinary preparations. Ile took the precaution of calling out the military, and the (lay passed without any of thus* glorious efforts which were proposed. But the spirit of persecu tion was yet wakeful. In April last, when certain Methodists were sent over from this country to assist in rebuilding the Methodist Chapel, another proclamation was issued, in which Lord Bathurst was stigmatised as an enemy to religion, and • traitor to Ma country. The spirit of Puritanism, it said, had shed Its influence on almost every Member of the British Cabinet. This feet showed that the uting spirit still existed t and there was a still inoreimportant fact which was, that the Legislative Assembly had ordered the Attorney-General to prosecute on old Methodist woman, who wan wicked enough to spend her time in educating the poor slaves. Thus the Legislative Assembly w etc prosecuting Methodists, whilst the Governor, under the sanction of Lord liatirorst, was affording every protection and encouragement to Methodists and their Miseionarita. In short, there was nothing less than a reign of tetror in the West India, a system of penmen. tion and tyranny, and • triumph over the feelings of the House and the country. He was at a loss to know what the Right Hon. ' Gentleman (Mr. Canning) would spry to this statement. Would he consider that the West India planters wets guilty of contumacy ? The Right Hon. Gent. said on a fornicr occasion, that if the %Vest India planters resisted heshould come down and require assistance from the House, to enable Government to put them down. Did not the Right Hon. Gentleman consider the acts stated as acts of resistance ? The Governor declared these acts to be gross violations of all law and order, destructive to the peace of the island and to the intercourse of social life. Now he (Mr. Buxton) did not desire vengeance dt revenge, but he requieed three things; that law should be paramount, that those who pulled down the Methodist chapel should be obliged to rebuild it. and that a repetittnn of such outrages shotrld be prevented. He (Mr. Buxton) now wished to draw a parallel between the crimes end punishment of the Ma-. shanties of Barbadoes, and of Mr. Smith, the missionary of Deme rara. The magistrates of P.-whaiinen were distinctly aware of the, insurrection in that Island, and yet they had neglected no inform . the Cosmos. Mr. Smith, it was said, and he wan willing to al low tt for arg./spent, was acquainted with the rising at Demerara. half an hour before it took place, and because he did not inform , the Governor with the haste of a telegraph, he was ordered to be hanged by the neck until he was dead. lhlow, the magistrates of Barbadoes were only ordered to be reprimanded by the Council. 1 Such was the punishment inflicted on the poor Missionary, and ' the rich magistrates. He had adverted to this incidentally, but the question now was, whether a British-born subject, charged with no crime, • man of acknowledged respectability should be cruelly, for such was Mr. Shrewsbury, persecuted. respectability was that the House had to determine, and it remained with the House to pro vide that law and justice should be substituted in the West Indies for the system which he had described. The Honourable Gentle man concluded by moving the following Resolution :—" That this House having taken into their most seeinus consideration the papers laid before them, relating to the demolition of the Methodist chapel in Barbadoes, and the expulsion of Mr. Shrewsbury, a licensed teacher of religion, deem it their defy to declare that they view with , the utmost amazement and detestation that scandalous and daring violation of law; and that they beseech his Majesty to take such steps as shall secure the reconstruction of the chapel at the expense of the colony of Barbados, and to assure his Majesty that this House will afford him every assistance which may be required in order to prevent the recurrence of such outrages, and in order to se cure ample protection and religious toleration to all his Majesty's subjects in that part of his dominions." Mr. W 11.310 T NORTON hoped the house would agree with him that the subject before them should be treated in a conciliatory and not in an exasperating manner. In arguing the question, lie was willing to admit the perfect candour and correctness of the Hon. Gentleman's statement. There could be no advantage in making analogies like that drawn by the lion. Gentleman between the case of Mr. Smith and the present case. Much of the tumult and violence described to have taken place in the West Indies, arose from the state of slavers which had existed for so many years, and which, he must add, had been encouritged by the House and the Government. Efforts were now making, in accordance with die enlightened spirit of the age, to overtlitow that system, and persons who possessed property in slaves naturally became alarmed. It was unquestionably this alarm about property which created that feverish agitation in the minds of the planters, that sltcrwards led them to sacrifice their better judgment, and give way to their pas sions and their prejudices. He now came to the c ase o f M r . Shrewsbury, to which he thought it necessary only briefly to ad vert. Before he referred to this case, he begged to be understood that no prejudice existed in his mind against the Methodist Illis nioneriee ; At was willing to admit that they were pursuing a most laudable profession ; but recent circumstances had made it neces sary that they should strictly confine their exertions to the educa tion of the people. Whether it was truly or falsely founded, an opinion prevadedrpretty generally amongst the planters, that the hliseionazies were inculcating sentiments in the minds of the slaves subversive of the principles of subordination, and of the duty they owed their masters. Now Mr. Shrewsbury had made himself ob noxious to the inhabitants of Barbados, soon after his arrival in that inland, by • letter which be had addressed to the Wesleyan Missionary Society at home. This letter was published, sal ex cited a considerable degree of irritation at Barbadoes. He (Mr. Horton) did not say that an unconcerned indtiblual would discover any thing in the letter of hlr. Shrewsbury to warrant this excite ment of reeling ; but the inhabitants of Barbadoes were generally of opinion that it reflected unjustly upon their moral character, and thence theft Indignation against the writer. They conceived that hr had identified himself with a party, which they supposed to exist, and which had for its object time sudden and hasty dissolu tion of the state of slavery, which would involve them in irre , riev. ' able ruin, by the destruction of their property. He (Mr. Horton) did not mean to say that th e planters had any found a ti on f or suc h • suspicion ; but he would say, that the prevalence of such an opinion fully accounted for the tumult and viol ence which took place in the West India. Until the planters were undeceived, the I peremptory measures recommended by the lion. Gentleman could have lade effect. No Government could propose laws so well cal culated to promote peace in the West Indies as the subsuitutien of 1 security for the alarm which now existed in the minds of the planters, with regard to their property in slaves. Therefore it was that he recommended the adoption of a system of conciliation ; and he thought it particularly advisable of the Wesleyan Missionaries to encourage such a system. Their primary object, he understood, was the religious instruction of the slave population, and this ob- I ject could in no way be so well promoted as by acquiring the esteem and procuring the assistance of the white population. Mr. Shrewsbury had neglected to conciliate; a copy of his letter wan posted at the Commercial Rooms in Barbados, and considerable suspicion was engendered in the minds of the planters. As to the demolition of the Methodist Chapel, he was willing to admit that I it was a most scandalous outrage. (Hear, hear.) However, some reparation had been made, for the inhabitants had subscribed three parts out of four of the money necessary to rebuild the chapel. 'Whatever the opinion of the House should be as to this outrage, lie thought all must agree with him that it would be well to avoid a lice of conduct which would increase irritation. As to the prose cution if the Methodist woman by the Attontey-General, no pro. secution of this kind could take place, though recommended by the Legislative Assembly, until the case had been submitted to his Majesty's Ministers at home, and met their appr o b a ti on . He I hlr. Wilmot Conon) looked forward with much confidence to an amelioration of the state of society, and a diminution of the excited state of feeling which had existed in the West Indies. The Church Establishment which woe sent out bad been most cordially and re spectfully received by the inhabitants. The recommendation to build new churches was promptly attended to by them, and a large sum was already subscribed for that purpose. These circumstances showed the feelings of the planters towards those religious instructor* whom they did not suspect. The Church Establishment, like the Wesleyan missionaries, would assist in religious education of die slaves, and the manner in which the Church Establishment was received should be an additional incentive to the Missionaries to conciliate the feelings and raise the respect of the inhabitants. He was strongly persuaded that there existed no indisposition amongst the Barbadians to ameive religious instruction, if it were only con. veyed to them by means of the Established Church. A Mr. Hymn had made application to be permitted to give instructions to the people of that colony, and he could inform the House that the proprietors there had received his offer with much cordiality, sod every facility was granted to him in the prosecution of his laudable exertions. From that and other indications, it was not to be :~. _. ••• .• -... ,~ , t w~ 1 4 ,~ ~ I ~ . f I - doubted that the general sense of the proprietary of that island was in favour of the diffusion of religious instruction through the %Vest Indian colonies, if it were only to be effected through the agency of clergymen of the Established Church. The indisposition WU not against religion generally, but against the particular tenets of the missionaries. The facilities which attended the labours of the members of the Establis'-ed Church were great, and not less was the success which attended them. As many 1118000 slaves received instruction from ministers of that class; and he would, therefore, boldly repeat, that the general feeling throughout Barbadoes was decidedly favourable to religious instruction, if conveyed, as he had already said, through tire instrumentality of the Church of England. fie could not suppose bet that it was the general wish that feelings of hostility should be as much as possible done away with, and assuredly that was not to be effected by severity of in. vective in that Hosea. The acts to which the debate had reference were committed in a state little short of moral dementation, and should be treated accordingly. He trusted that the time was not far distant when all that occurred would exist, but merely as matter of recollection, when it would pass away, and its ill effects be no more felt. Mr. W. SMITH (Norwich) argued that the passage which had been so much relied on did not at all justify the references drawn from it. lin read and commented on the passage, showing that it did not contain a word against the white population of the colonies. He then adverted to two pamphlets (one of which was published in the present year and which, though written by West Indio pro prietors, contained more virulent invectives against the whites than had ever appeared in any part of the obnoxious letter of Alr. Shrewsbury. Ile had no doubt that several of the West India pro prietors in London felt as strongly indignant as he or any Hon. Member could feel, at the atrocities committed in the colonies. He quoted the pamphlets above-mentioned for the purpose of showing, that others had used as strong and violent Invectives. He next none'! the pamphlet of an Hon. Bart., a mess Jtr of that House (Sir G. Rose) is support of his statement, and as evidence of the good character anti conduct of the Wesleyan missionaries. The charges broughtlby certain inhabitants of Barbadoes against Mr.:Shrewsbury they did not themselves believe, nor were those charges brought for. ward in any other than a spirit of revenge. They charged him with dangerous tenets as a pretext, for wreaking their own vengeance. In Jamaica, when an aftenipt was made to put down a Methodist Chapel there, he was requested to apply to his Majesty's Govern. ment, and lie did so, from attachment to the cause of religious liberty. Orders were in consequence sent out, and from that time to the present period no interruption had been experienced. The 'conduct of the Colonial Legislatures in refusing to enact that the killing of a slave was murder, left no doubt as to the temper by which they were actuated. In conclusion, he pressed upon the at tention of the House the necessity of adopting some strong roes ' sure for preventing a continuance of the system which prevailed. No matter whether Bishop or Missionary addressed the people, if he were but suspected of saying any thing unpleasant to the feelings wrcertain proprietors there, he would instantly be denounced. There had Jittery* been amongst the inhabitants of that island, a most inordinate idea of their own importance ; but for his part he had not the slightest doubt that if Barbadoes went elsewhere, the mother-country would experience very little loss. Mr. ACTT ER W(SWI'II bore testimony in favour of' the cha. raster and conduct of Mr. Shrewsbury. The letter he had written was in self-dcfence. He referred to several letters from different persons in authority and of various ranks, in favour of theWesleyao Missionaries, a class of Missionaries whom lie thought approxi mated in doctrines the most nearly to the Church of England. Nothing, In his opinion, could be more moderate or measured than the language of the letter. Mr. Secretory CANNING—As it appeared that there could be no advantage in prolonging the debate, at a time when much less difference of opinion really existed in the House than was supposed to prevail, hedeemed ft unnecessary to offerany apology forjust then addressing the House, to state the view which he took of the sub.' ject under their consideration. There were no two things more difficult to avoid confounding than the statements which were ren dered necessary to the excel - potion of an accused party. and the motives and considerations which actuated his conduct. In speak ing of the act detailed on the papers then lying on the table of that Hone, he could use no other language than that of unqua. lified censure. There could be but one opinion on such an outrage. It was unjustifiable—it was criminal-it was an open violation of the law—at was audaciously flying in the face of Parliament. If lie differed from the Hon. Gentleman as to the particular mode of proce:ding in that case, lie trusted that that lion. Gentleman would see that his so differing from hint arose from the view which he took of the practical considerations that the question involved, rather than from any disposition to dissent from his opinions as to the character and operation of the tic*, which he condemned as cordially as any ore could. In assigning to that act its true chg. rarer, there should be taken into account the moving causes by which it was roduced ' • and such precautions should not be orris ; looked as would be likely to prevent a recurrence of similar crimes. Ile would not follow the Ihriourable Gentleman (Mr. leowell Buxton) through the several parts of the pa rallel which he drew between the cases of Mr. Smith and that of Mr. Shrewsbury. lie considered those cases perfectly dissimilar, and presenting a strong contrast, especially In the air ' eumstatice that no blame whatever could be attached to Mr. Shrewsbury. The letter which he wr,te, considered by itself, was perfectly free from objection of any nature; but if the letter so , viewed were to be considered blameless, in wnat terms should he speak of the gross and flagrant imprudence of making public the contents of that letter in the island of Barbadoes ? Was there any ' thing, he would ask, more calculated to cast impediments in his course, or paralyse Die exertions in promoting the cause to which he devoted himself, than in so making known the letter? In what situation did that place him ? H ad it not the. effect of exciting against him the strongest prejudices ? Ile arrived in the and before he had time to cnnquer the objections which prevailed against him, that firebrand was thrown in, exciting still stronger hostility. He had been sent out, and he was bound to give a sin. cere report to those by whom he was sent. It was confidential, and he ( Mr. Canning) inclined to think that it was not written with a view to call forth those feelings which unhappily had been excited, as the publication of it did not appear to have been contemplated by the writer. It was necessary to discriminate between the several parties whose conduct the motion then before the House brought into view. First, there were the unknown persons by whom the criminal act was perpetrated ; secondly, there were the persons whose duty called upon them to prevent its commission ; thirdly, there was the Governor of the Colony ; and fourthly, there was the Government at home. As to the Governor of the Colony, be would observe, that he thought the House ought to look favour. ably on his conduct, seeing that he acted under such legal advice as at the time be could obtain; and thought a military man, wil lingly acluiesced in the counsel he received not to aid the civil power by a military force. However, his subsequent conduct fully showed that he was not influenced by any other feeling than lau dable scruples respecting too ready a use of military power; fur when he received from home better advice, be showed no backward ness to act upon its suggestions to the utmost, preventing the re newel of scenes which no one deplored more than he did. As to the Government at home, it was not to be doubted that they had done all that, undcr the circumstances, they could. They spared no effort to prevent a recurrence of such outaages: and on an impartial view, he confidently anticipated that the House and the country could agree in thinking that no blame whatever on the occasion could attach to the Noble Lord at the head of the Colonial'Depart men:. The Honourable Gentleman had mantained that the Ma gistrates had been guilty of acts which called for punishment and for removal from office. It did not appear, however, upon the face of the papers, or from any information before the House, that the state of society in Barbadoes would have admitted of supplying the places of the 11lacistrates with others at all qualified to discharge the functions of the lilagistrach The Honourable Gentleman had called upon them to make that change in the Magistracy at a sure of the proceedings when they were without information on which they could with safety have ventured to act ; and lie would add. that there was nothing on the face of the papers to show, that if it were p visible for his Alajesty's Government to have been in possession of the requisite information, they would have shrunk from a decisive performance of their duty. It was, he thought, the height of injustice to affix blame to the whale Colony because they were unable to discover the really culpable individual. The Ilanourable Gentleman suspected, that in zeal for the Established Church there had not been a sufficient regard fir the principles of public liberty; but he was afraid, if motives were sifted so cap. noddy, there would be as little that was creditable found on one side as on the other. They were engaged in an enterprise against the local prejudices of the West Indies, and they must take their account in experiencing continued difficulty and opposition.— On the whole, it would be better to attempt keeping the Colonies in good temper, which would afford the best security for carrying into effect the resolutions they might see fit to adopt. It was not a matter of course, necessarily resulting from their zeal for the wel fare of the, Church of England, that they should feel disposed to despise or undervalue the effects of the missionary labours of other denominations, which he was ready to admit had been, nut only spiritually useful, but conducive to the secular interets, the good Ppeace, welfare, and advantage of the West Indies. But while ie did not feel disposed to confine the instruction of the '.Vest Indies to the labours of the Church of England alone, he felt it would be conceding too much to allow the Church to be proscribed for the sake of sects, and he believed that was the feeling of our Colonists in that quarter of the world. It would be utterly unfair that toleration should be refused and suspended as it regarded the mother establishment, in reference to which it was that the word toleration existed. If the Barbadians did not act with a sincere disposition to obey the direction, of Parliament, which he was not altogether prepared to admit, they, at least, would manifest that outward deference which, in the present case, was perhaps as much as could be reasonably expected. lie farther thought they had no right whatsoever to attribute the perpetration of this outrage to the Inhabitants of Barbadoes in general, or to suppose they were universally implicated in a transaction so scandalous in its nature, and every way discreditable to Its authors. And it was partly under the influence of this conviction of the injustice of treating the whole Society as connected and implicated in this pro. deeding, that he was dinaatlCl to recommend another proposition different froin that of the Honourable Mover of the raw. lotion, and in that way draw the distinction between what he felt convinced the House ought to do, and what the Honourable Gentleman proposed it should do. It could, by no means be denied that cases might arise in the pur suit of' the amelioration of the condition of the slave population, where it might become necessary for Government to come before Parliament, and consult as to the means to be employed in the iiit in oad tha soup t ep par r icu t ia loer r mb i ce hbec ; bi ad t ,: th imit oe h e e treatment of those cases ; but it was to be doubted whether the h g a, o c t nuiffin to cuie a unbt co tedd n er l y id e: era oca l: sfesse le po h dw e;o: present was one of those casts. rot and insurrection had certainly oceuricnces had taken place, not because there did not exist any or Governor had been injudiciously advised not to exercise the power tiltanbunte: a , a "aIC S. . and the military called on to suppress e limb and to aid the cis II power, the insurrection might Lay.• tte.tn speedily quelled Here the misconduct arose not from walla of adeqnste power en the part of the Government, but from miriadvice; but he tooted that , defect had now been fully done away with, and guarded againstin i'u*ure. There certainly existed the means of putting down riot, and suppressing insurrection in the island, or the authorities would Dot have been enabled to produce the peaceable feeling at present existing, or to maintain tranquillity. The fault had been, not a want of authority, but the non use of authority. (Hear.) Was be disposed to pass over the transaction slightly or without observa tion ? No such thing. Although lie could not precisely agree with the Honourable Gentleman, or adopt his opinions on the subject, be was prepared to give utterance to his sentiments—not indeed in censure of the Government or the Governor—but in aid of both,and for the purpose of proving to the colony that the opinion of of the House and country was, that the Governor had done his duty as he ought, and should receive their support. He should therefoae propose an amendment on the Resolution of the Hon. Gentleman to the following effect:—" That this House, having taken into their most serious conaideration the papers laid before them relating to the demolition of the Methodist Chapel in Bar. badoes, deem it their duty to declare, that they view with the ut most amazement and indignation that scandalous and daring viola tion of law, at the same time that they take this opportunity of expressing thetr satisfaction at the instructions sent out to the Colonies by his Majesty's Government, to prevent a recurrence of each outrages. And they assure his Majesty, that this House will afford him every assistance which may be required, and entirely concur in every measure to secure ample protection and religious toleration to all his Majesty's subjects in that part of his Majesty's dominions." The Honourable Gentleman would see the essential difference between the two Resolutions. First, he (Mr. Canning after the winds view with amazement," which, by the way, was written "amusement" in the Resolution (laughter), substituted "indignation," for " detestation," as an equally strong but more Parliamentary phrase. Next, after the word " Barbadoes," his would omit what followed, and substitute the terms of his proposed amendment. He thought the !louse should not express an opinion of too strong and severe a nature, under all the circumstances of the case. There were not many instances of penal inflictions having been directed against large Societies; in all our history lie only recollected two at the present moment, and they were in the case of Porte& riot at home, and the Boston Port RIB In our external history. The latter was too ominous in its nature to afford any encourage. ment to repeat the experiment. Yet as an admonition to the iv. habitants of Barbadoes, and as an expression of the opinion of the Howse, We thought the present course proposed to be taken would be equal in effect in a more serious punishment. The principle of severe and weighty infliction should be rather permitted to lie dormatnt in the omnipotent bosom of Parliament, till they were prepared to effect it fully and push it to extremities. With respect to the Resolution of the Hon. Gentleman (Mr. F. Buxton), if a Resolution did not recognise the exertions and good conduct of a Government, it in fact impeached it in an instance like the pee. sent ; and he thought, if he improved the Resolution by what he proposed to strike out, he would also render it more effixtive by means of what lie put in. Mr. BUTTERWORT!! explained, and, as we understood. alluded to the letter of Mr. Shrewsbury, which he could not eon. cur with the Right Hon. Secretary (Mr. Canning) in denomi nating a firebrand. Mr. Secretary CANNING dfd not mean to say the letter in question had caused the ignition of the chapel, which took place a considerable time after its publication. (A laugh.) His observe. tion was, that the publication of theletter had rendered Mr. Shrews. bury obnoxtous in the colony. Mr. BROUGHAM approved of he amendment proposed by the Right Hon. Secretary, because it amounted in fact to an improve ment upon the original resolution, which what usually bore the name of amendments, and came horn the Right Hon. Secretary's side of the House, seldom did. (Hear.) The origiral resolutlon would certainly be the better for the change, because the censure, while it continued equally strong, was more parliamentary. Along with that he disapproved of the pledge to rebuild the chapel con tained in the original resolution. He supposed his lion. Friend was not aware at the time he proposed that part of his resolution of its immediate and direct tendency, which was, in fact, to lead the House into a fresh legislation on the subject ; for the CT3 wn, Un_ authorised by the House, could not do it. The Crown might levy war, despatch an army, or do some other acts wlhout the aid of Parliament, but it could not raise money without their sanction ; and the resolution, in as far as it related to the rebuilding of the chapel, was a proposition to exper d the public money for that pur pose; or, in other words, to raise taxes and levy money upon some portion of his Majesty's subjects for the execution of a particular project, and that without the authority of Parliament. He could not concur in the propriety of such a proceeding, and that was his reason for objecting to it. The Right Hon. Secretary had stated that there were but two precedents for inflictions of a severe nature, such as that contemplated in the present instance upon a large body of men through the medium of Parliament; and he had referred to the proceedings adopted towards the Edinburgh mob and the Bos ton Port Bill : the latter lie had farther denominated an ominous precedent. Now he (Mr. Brougham) could not perceive the slight. eet parallel—he feared none—between the two cases. God forbid he should therefore advise the perpetration of an act of injustice. because the party concerned on whom it was to take effect was powerless. All he meant to say was, it might be right, and doubt. less it was so, to avoid what was wrong, what would be an erroneous, unjust, and, he would add, impolitic line of conduct. But it wee not dangerous. He could not allow any parallel between the w.. duct pursued by America and that likely to be adopted by our West Indian colonies. (Hear.) For, taking the islands altogether, from the smallest of the Virgin Isles to the largest and moat important of' our West Indian possessions, Cuba—any resistance they could make would be of no importance; and he did not think resistance would ever seriously enter into their contemplation. To be sure they might talk of resistance, they might threaten to go to France or America, where, after all, they would meet with a cold reception ; but as to any thing positive, the thing wax utterly impracticable, and too ridiculous to be dwelt upon foe a single moment. But that was no reason or argument to defend the doing of an illegal or un just action ; and he held that in exact proportion as the colony was weak, so much the worse would it be to trample upon it. He would rather confront and conflict with strength than trample open weakness. But the Houseshould do what it was right to do. lie meant, when the colonies neglected to do their duty the House should discharge their's ; and if they refused to obey, Parliament should interpose the authority it possessed of right, and do so without fear of resist ance. ( Hear.) %fhb regard to the motion now before the House. he felt much gratified at the indignation expressed by the Right Honourable Secretary (Mr. Canning) against the perpetrators of this enormous outrage. (Heir, hear, hear.) The Under. Secretary (Mr. W. Horton) had been something more mealy mouthed on the subject. (A laugh.) The Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who had to deal princip Ily *kb the Holy Alliance, aas unmeasured in his reprobation --not so theUnder..Setretary for the Colonies ; and it seemed as if there were different degree* and de partments of reprobation in Downing-street. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) The fact was, it was attempted to fislliate the cor.duct of the perpetrators of this atrocious outrage at Barbados, by saying they were betrayed into their conduct by tire height of their feel. ings. (A laugh.) Their conduct was not to be sure directly ex cused, but then it was entirely attributable to those amiable feel. Ings which had been excited. (A laugh.) Under the influence of those feelings they had only threatened, burned, destroyed, and merely committed high treason. (A laugh,) Doming a pro clamation one day, perhaps in the name of Captain Rock, and the next day in that of the Committee of Pahlic Safety. This amiable indiscretion wu not to be blamed ; the lion. Gent. only regretted the cause of it. (Hear hear, and a laugh.) They had committed. the outrage merely in protection of their property. (A laugh.) A man she was desirous to protect his own purse might take another's upon the same principle; and he would be hanged, poor man, although, like the Barbadians, he had only exceeded the bounds of discretion. (a laugh.) So, to preserve their own property, those amiable Colonists set to work to burr and destroy the Methouist Chapel (hear); and this they had appropriately denominated the triumph of true religion. (A laugh.) They burned and destroyed all for the sake of religion. As in the name of liberty excesses had been committed, so, it was to b e lamented, religion had frequently given rise to persecution ; but never had such enormities been committed, perhaps, is in the present instance. lie was pre pared to maintain the greatest services and benefits to the Colonies and the slave population lead resulted from the labours of the Illethedist Missionaries. it was a duty to protect the Church as by law Ebtl. blished,but it was equally a duty to protect the condition of the sects also. The Church of England, as established elsewhere in England. Scotland, and he would not say Ireland, might be exceedingly beneficial in its effects, but it was Dot equally adapted to the con dition of our colonies. The slaves could never be instructed pro p rly terough its means ; the very refinements of an Oxford or Canibridge education were enough to prevent the ministers of that establishrne it from becoming useful tools and instr -menu for the conversion and instruction of the slave population. He had high authority for his opinion, that of Sir G. Rose, who, in &pamphlet or the sub ect, had most sagaciouly laid d own th e p r i nc i p l e t h at instruction could be better conveyed through Sectarian Mission macs to the slaves in the West Inlets, than by our e5t5 . 0 . 1.4. 1 . clergy. (Hear.) To be sure there existed a great difference /2 the opinion of a Right Rev. Person who had just gone over to our Colonies. That Rev. Prelate hod offered the first fruits of his observation ; but he would say that the oaring of Bishop Lips comb was of less value than that of the poorest Welsh Bishop that ever existed, to the First Fruits Offi:c. (A laugh.) The Bight Rev. Prelate appeared to have arrived about the Ist of March ; he had sailed in December, and consequently could not have arrived much sooner; and on the 12th of March he writes home, and makes his report the very instant he gets to his See. He declares he found in one fortnight, " a great predelection fm the doctrines of the Church of England. if an °ppm:unity for the performance of divine urvice were afforded among the slave population." Where the Right Rev. Prel a t e contr i ves ( to find this great nretielection among the negroes in the course of a fortnight was rather surpris ing He supposed they understood the difference between Consub stantiation and Transubstantiation. and all the nice distinctions of the 39 articles. (A laugh.) " But," says the Bishop," wherever I went I found a great aversion existing to sectarians, and an MUM confidence in any teachers I might be pleased to appciat." It was really surprising where this Rev. Person had found this Bishop's paradise, where every thing was in favour of the Church of England. (A laugh.) It farther appeared, " that the negroes found psal mody and organs very attractive, and that 1/1111 respect to forms end ceremonies they were much better critics than many gas: them credit for." (Loud Laughter.) Yes, these negroes, to th: amazement, or if he preferred it, amusement, of the Right Seaeuuy, were wonderful critics, and the Bishop saw a t once aith the eye of a lynx into their goo d qua li ties. But the prelate sent on to say, as the uncertainty and caprice of the negro charac ter It was sometimes difficult to procure their attention. hut wherever they liked the preacher tiz:•-: aut.-fled, and manilas:al +,~-~- _ - - - ' 1