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we e lude t i from exerting themselves in a cause which was truly of a sacred character• lie did not mean to assert that the Crown should not t onna the power of preventing any of its subjects from enlist. mg in foreign services, but he hoped that next Parliament the law on the maker would be so altered as to distinguish the foreign ser vices, from some of which the exclusion might be excepted. Mr, BOBHOUSE said that he would, long before the presenttiros Uwe tale wp the subject, if he had not conceived that the Geheignilinblidelinit measure in contemplation, which might be elfillmilt ie b i paz a anticipation in questions propound in that In the intentions of the Onemment whose ea= he *me& would justify that opinion of their liberality. Manned It enetit to make any declaration on that ilubject. In geliessece to the neat blow which hail been struck against the sister liberties of amen by the fall of litiseolonghi, he did not ink am tt In the mime Eight of terror as his lien. Friend. Every hope was to be indulged that the very siege of that place would tend to invigorate the "int which had been kindled in Greece. He believed, and the opinion was confirmed by men of judgment and abilities, that If the fireeks evinced a degree of energy and valour Similar so that at litiseolonghi, in the defence of the scat of Go. ointment, they would be able effectually to withstand any op position which the Turks could bring against them. if he had brought forward the subject, which dependence on the motives and Intentions of Government prevented, he could have proved that /frame bad acted with duplicity and perfidy, while this country had adhered to a system of integrity and honour. lie had spoken with a gentlemen lately arrived front Alexandria, and by him it unstated that the exertions of the French were notoriously in fa milia the Turks. lie bad gotten a list of French o ffi cers and of artskips In the service of the Pacha of Egypt, and lie had also that a French ship had been employed by him in the e=teof specie. He had also understood that it was the Mien. l e as pen of the French ministry to assist the Turks in the Wing weemilvocal flegemer. What the Right Hon. Gentleman oppo. ate (Mr. Canufte wend do, when such circumstances as were ap petheeded should be develoried, it MU not for him to express his eonjectmes The stand which was made at slissolonghl, however, lassiadisartening, would, he thought, inspire the Greek MIAMI wididawarged energy, and would awaken and 'them Ihte the sympathy of the British public. The petition Wee then ordered to be printed. RIGHTS Of SEPULTURE. Sit ROBERT INGLIS, after some observations which were almost entirely Inaudible in the gallery, moved that an address be presented to his Majesty that instructions should be given to the British Foreign Consuls and Agents to inquire into the mode in which Protestants were treated in Catholic countries, and especially in regard to the tights of sepulture. Mr. Secretary CANNING spoke in so low a tone that we could not distinctly hoer his words. We understood the Right Hoe. Gentleman to state that he had no objection to the course proposed, provided an amendment was added to the effect, that there should be a similar inquiry respecting Catholics in Protestant countries. If that reciprocity were to be adopted, he would not differ with the Hon. Baronet. Idir R. INGLIS said when he was about to propose the present measure, he did not expect any opposition to a motion, the object of which was a sequel to what passed twelve years before. Mr. DENMAN thought that the motion should have coin. prised as an essential part, what ought to be the amount of the new salary to be paid to the Consuls and Agents for the extraordinary Notelet assigned to them. It seemed, however, to be a very strange ing to inquire into the manner in which the people of proceeding States, not the subjects of this kingdom, were treated. But the matter was pregnant with dangerous results, in reference to its operation In this naintry ' for it would naturally tend to excite religious disclaiming and a nknoslttes. which it would be much more advisable to thee to foment. The only use to which the inquiry could Isad would be to a claim of reciprocity of good teethes between the Protestant and Catholic countries. But if the taquiry should establish the fact, that the Protestant Religion of ,England was superior to the bigotry and Intolerant spirit which prevailed et the other side, that very result would be a reason why they should not have Instituted an inquiry which would deprive the country of any part of the just pride which it entertained from the possession of liberal and conciliatory principles. He hoped that the Right lion. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Canning) would pause before be would agree that the religion of this country should take its colour and complexion from any other less charitable, and he wished that the religious feelings of England might be rather per. mined to show an example of liberality to the world than to follow • 1.1 a more confined track. (Cheers.) The motion was then withdrawn. CURRENCY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. Yr. BARING, In rising to present a petition from certain in. bahltants of the Cape of Good Hope, complaining of the deprecia. Eon of the currency in that colony, took occasion to enter at some length Into a detail of the grievance stated by the petitioners. He it the depreciation of the currency of the Colony as moat eraordinary, and as productive of the most serious injury to the reopen' , of the inhabitants. By proclamation Col. Beard had fixed toe value of the rix dollar at 4s. It was afterwards reduced to 35., then to 2s. 6d., and filially to Is. co. The result of such an ex . tensive depreciation was, that great injustice had been done to Individuals, by the loss sustained in property. Ile did not mean . ers inculpate Lord Charles Somerset, nor the Colonial Government but contended that the course pursued with regard to the currency et the Cape of Good Hope had been most unwise. The average value of the rix dollar, at stated periods, was as follows :—From Plll6 to 1810, 31. 6d. ; from 1811 to 11115, 2e. lid • from 1816 to 1820, Is. 10d. ; and from 1821 to 1825, Is. Rd. This depreciation eke petitioners attributed to an excessive issue of paper money, sad the results were curious, as serving to show the effect that might be produced by excessive over-issues. As to the remedy which ought to be applied to this evil, he (Alf. Baring) was not at present prepared to suggest one. He would not ear that the rix Zeller ought at once to be brought back from Is. Gd. to its original value of 4e. He conceived it would be better to pursue a gra- Misted scale of alteration. At all events the subject was worthy of consideration, and perhaps justice would be best obtained by the appointment of a Committee to inquire into the subject. He was informed that many persons had been absolutely ruined by the de preciatio n. and that it had produced the greatest misery and in. /Invite. (Hear). The policy of Govemment, lie understood. was to *end out silver coin. Now every one knew that a silver ginning was not Is. sterling, or in other words, that if a person could send silver to the Mint at the present price, and have it mimed into shillings, he would secure a profit of about 12 per cent. The traremtssion of silver coin, therefore, would be another logs to the inhabitants of the Cape of Good Hope. Reviewing the policy adopted with regard to that country, it would be a matter of sur prise that property should be so treated which belonged to the in habitants of an English colony. He thought he had said enough to thew that the subject was one which called for consideration. The Crown, it was true, had the power of fixing the value of any coin ; but if the House did not interfere to cheek an outrageous exercise of that power, the property of those unfortunate people win.t be sacrificed. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that, as the /Le.ourable Gentleman merely proposed to present a petition to whidattere could be no objection, lie did not feel himself called Urn! til enter fully into the subject. On a subsequent occasion, however, he would be ready to enter into a justification of the con. duct of Government with respect to the currency of' the Cape of Ui.od Hope. Before he redeemed that pledge, however, he wished to TIP the House in possession of some documents which would 0b. , . the true state of the currency of the Cape of Good Hope, as well as what that currency really was. (Hear.) In the mean time, be hoped the House would not decide that Government had acted with the delinquency ascribed to it by the Honourable Gentleman. The Honourable Gentleman compared the issue of paper in the Cape of Good Hope with the Mew in this country ; but there was no resemblance between the paper issues of the two countries. The his tea of paper money in the Cape of Good Hope were Unlimited, and the paper was neither payable at demand, nor of course con. vernhle into gold. This would appear from the documents which would be laid before the House ; and, by :uid bye, there would be time enough to enter into the subject. It was sufficient to say that the depreciation did not arise from any necessities on the part of the 'British Government, who had no th ing to di with it. The paper issues were directly applied to the local wants of the Colony. (Hear.) In coeclusion, lie again stated his readiness to put the House in possession of all the documents connected with the sub. ' jest, and, amongst the rest, the Report of the f'ommissionera, upon whom a:deice Government bad •rtad. Mr. H. GURNEY alluded to the ease of an individual, which, he said, would exemplify the character of the adjustment made by Government. The property of a family, the heed of which died, was placed in the Orphan ( hamber, and guaranteed under the ca. poulatien. For the last eleven years the limit, only received a small part of the interest, at a depreciation of 300 per cent., and tiro value of the property, which was originally one of the best ht the Colony, was diminished two thirds by the till in the rix dollar. Br. bUSWINGTON contended that the petitioners ought to have had an opportunity affinded them for laying their case fully before the Privy Council. In the case of another settlement (we understood Gibraltar), that course was pursued with the greatest a4wantage. The Privy Conseil had consents Ito qualify the order, and much injustice wee prevented. An application had been made in the present ease to be allowed a hearing, but this was refused, and no other alternative left but to bring the matter before Parlia ment. This accounted for his Hon. Friend's not bringing forward the petition sooner, but he was glad it bed fallen into such able hands. He was utterly astonished, however, at the assertion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. that the moray was issued ',shout soy obligation to pay. According to the Right Hon. fleotlermui s statement, it was by favour the Government now give Is. rid. for the coin they had issued at 4s. The subject was one of great importance ;it should receive consideration, and, it podble, justice should be done to the utifortunate persons wit., were suffering ander such a state of things. Mr. ELLICE was at a less to know in what part of the history CI the paper issues of this country, the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer found that those issues were limited. and payable in specie at demand. The injury done to property by the system purw.ed must be in fi nite, and it was quite Impossible the British Pasliament could sanction such a line of eonduet. 51r. HERRIES defended the statement made by his Right lion. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. 1114 Right lion. Friend had not said that the issues were never to be paid, but they were cot convertible into gold at the will of the holier. A refer. cape to one of those issues proved that they had never possessed the character of coin convertible into gold. Under the present circum. stances, he thought it was not advisable to enter into detail, but he insieted that the conduct of Government was most liberal. It was intended to produce an improvement In thccurrency, by substituting lirtatedi min, instead of the various coins fabricated to Mete the exi gencies of a particular moment. It would be tedious to detail 11.4 absurd devices resorted to at different periods. (In one occasion the centre was cut out of the Spanish dollar, and after this diminu. lion of its actual value, the dollar was made to circulate for m oss than it had done before. These practice's were n he ter system. lint enormoua injustice would have been d convenient, and Government had determined to subst o i i i dollar done British currency been introduced at once, and the rim between man away with. It would have disturbed all the transactions and man. (Hear.) The principle adopted was to make the coin as nearas possible to the real value of the paper issue for which it was to be substituted. Had any other principle been acted upon, it n t 7 u e te ha a d h t e t. would have produced ruin to the colony. The Government, he repated, had pursued a most biters' policy towards the colonists. the outstanding debt amountedllS.loo.ooo rla dollars, and 1,870,0110 had been lent out in the colony, in paper issue. Now if the Go vernment was avaricious, they would have called In the debts, and had them paid in dollars of the value of 45., and paid off the re mainder of the debt with the surplus; but Instead of this they would receive the debts in a deprecia , ed currency. Had Government put. sued the first course, the colony would have been ruined at one blow. (Hear.) Mr. BARING observed, that what had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman opposite convinced him that he (Mr. W. Horton) had not gone into this subject with his usual care and attention. With much of what the lion. Gentleman had said he (Mr. Baring) per. fectly agreed; but it appeared to him that the Hun. Gentleman did not see the essential points of this case. Unless an equitable ad. justtnent were made between debtor and creditor, according to the value of the rix-dollar when the debt was incurred, it was obvious that some injustice must be done either to the one party or to the other. It was the object of the petitioner that such an arrangement of all contracts existing at the time when the alterations were in. troduced by Government in the currency should be made. But as he sheuld be prevented from doing any thing upon the subject during the present Session of Parliament, he had only to ask from the Hon. Gentleman that nothing definitively might be done with respect to the Cape of Good Hope, till an opportunity had been edited/at for a full inquiry to be entered upon. After a few,words from Mr. William Smith, Mr. H. Gurney, and 31r. Herries, the petition was read and ordered to be printed. DISTRI ts'SED MANUFACTURERS. Lord MILTON rose for the purpose of asking a question of his Majesty's Government, which he took the present opportunity of doing, seeing that the Secretary of State for f oreign Affitirs was in his places He had applied to the Right Hon. Gentleman two or three days ago, on the subject of the expected motion of the Hon. Member for Coventry (Mr. I'. Moore), who was not now In the House, and who, there was reason to believe, would not per severe in bringing forward his motion. The Right Hon. Geode man would recollect that on that occasion he (Lord Milton) de clared it to be his opinion thatthe complaints from the manufactu ring parts of the country were of a general nature, and of such a nature as would have justified the Interference of Parliament on their behalf. As it was nut likely his Hon. Friend (Mr. P.Moore) would make the motion of which he had given notice, that a Par. liamentary grant should be made for the relief of the distressed districts, he (Lord Milton) thought it desirable that the House should not separate without inquiring what opinion his Majesty's Ministers would have entertained on that subject, if It had been possible to have brought it under the consideration of the House. Mr. Secretary CANNING rose to answer the question of the No ble Lord, but from the very low tone of voice in which the Rt. Hon. Gentleman spoke, many of his observations were inaudible In the gallery. We understood the Right Hon. Gentleman to say that he had no objection, on the former occasion, to answer the question of the Noble Lord, but he s as sure that on one of such a nature, and upon which, within twenty-four hours, be might be again called upon to state the decision of Government, on the motion of the Hon. Member for Coventry, it could not be required of him to have done so. Hs was very far from meaning to say that there were no passible circumstances, or that no possible case could arise, in which it might be expedient for Parliament, under the pressure of an overruling necessity, to interfere directly by granting pecuniary relief to a case of local distress; but, en the other hand, it must be a case of very overruling necessity indeed (hear, hear, hear), and one for which ano more legitimate provision could be made, and to alleviate which all the efforts of the people, and every other aid, had failed. It must be a case, too, where the prospect was that the evil was likely rather to increase than to diminish, that could justify a departure from that principle which prohibited any in terference of Parliament to provide relief for the distress of a partial and local description. He trusted that the nature of the present distresses in the manufacturing districts did not belong to that class which constituted such a case u lit had just stated. No one could be insensible to the present situation of those districts ; undoubt edly the distress which prevailed there was very great, and he be lieved had been borne by the people with a most exemplary pa. tience and forbearance. (Hear. hear.) That consideration alone naturally raised in every body's mind a most anxious desire to con tribute to their assistance, and that even at the expense of a general principle of policy, if no other means existed. But it was perfectly true and notorious, that private charity had flowed in a stream that showed its source to be so copious, that in. stead of supposing it to be near exhaustion, to him it appeared that it had only yet began to tiow. Many gentlemen present must know, as he himself knew in his own private circle, that in several instances, the charity of the benevolent was restrained at the present moment only by the uncertainty of Parliament being called upon by his Majesty's Government to interfere for the relief of the maattflacturing districts. After the fullest consideration of all the different and conflicting view* which had been taken on the subject, he was now able to declare that It was not the intention ' of Government to propose to Parliament soy such grant. He was convinced that the grant, if made, would have the immediate effect of stopping that resource which flowed through the channels of private charity. Betides, he 'was warranted at this moment to say, that by the accounts from all parts of the distressed districts things had begun to assume a more cheering and favourable prospect. But sure he was, that whatever were the distresses that still prevailed, the source of private charity was equal to their tale viation, through the exertions of Mate persons who laudably made it their business to apply themselves to the consideration of cases requiring relief, and to the distribution of that relief. Amounts from those persons said that there was every reason to hope that the worst had been experienced, and that there began to be a fa. vourable turn; not, however, so favourable as to justify the with. holding of private relict—(Hear, hear)—but sufficient to negative' the existence of an overruling necessity for Parliament to sin against all established principles, and to incur the excessive incon veniences on future occasions, which were better to be Imagined than described, by originating a precedent that would be holding out a prospect of relief in future cases of distress, which might be so extensive and of such a nature, as to make It wholly out of the power of Parliament to confer. lie begged to assure the Noble Lord that there was ever as much of compassion as of a desire to act consistently with the soundest principles of the Constitution in the deliberations of Government, in coming to a decision on sub jects like the present; but he was persuaded, most conscientiously, that the decision they had come to was a right one, and lie only stunted that the House, whatever might be their °pint m as to the correctness of that decision. would believe that insensibility formed no part of his Majeaty's Government. ((Ayers.) _ ABOLI_TION OF SLAVERY. Lord A. HAMILTON presented a petition from Glasgow and its neighbourhood, which was signed by upwards of 28,000 per. sons, praying for the abolition of slavery in the colonies. His Lordkliip also presented a similar petition from the parish of Hecopsm, in the county of Stirling. Mr. BLAIR said he had received a letter from a most respect. able individual of the city of Glasgow, saying that a petitiou had been got up a fortnight ago in that city, professing to be signed by 38,000 persona, but which he declared was a complete job got up Methodists and Dissenters; that the Clergymen of the Established Church had nothing to do with it, and that ninety-nine signatures out of a hundred were those of school-boys, colliers, and low opera tives without property. Lord A. HAMILTON wished to know upon what authority the Hon. Gentleman spoke; for he (Lord A. A. Hamilton), had re ceived a letter stating exactly the reverse to be thecae. (Laughter.) His letter was from Mr. Thomas Adatnson, who 11a one of the Anti-Slavery Society. (Laughter.) Mr. BLAIR bad no objection to tell the name of the writer of the letter in his possession. It was signed Charles S. Parker, who he understood from the Hon. Member for Glasgow was a moat re. spec able inhabitant of that city. Mr. A. CAMPBELL said he had been Informed that school boys had been repeated to sign the petition, and that they had ac tually written their names five or six times, which was a statement he believed to be true. (Laughter.) Mr. HUME observed that such charges as these were usual. But he also had a letter from Glasgow', from a gentleman who he was bound in fairness to state had an interest in the West India Co lonies, who represented the petition to have been signed by persons voluntarily, and that no improper means had been resorted to to ob tain signatorts. Mr. BROUGHAM never remembered a ease In which the pub. lie feeling wet greatly and generally excited, and In which peti tions poured in on every side, but that charges of this description were constantly made. Suppose, however, that school-boys had signed this petition, it surely was not meant to be inferred that they bore auy proportion to the thirty-eight thousand signatures. Mr. T. WILSON alluded to the placard that represented a ne gro in chains, and said that the manner in which these petitions were in general got up was by such improper appeals to the feel. logs of the people as did great discredit to a good cause. The petition was then read, and ordered to be laid on the table. Lord STANLEY presented a similar petition from Manchester. The petitioners also alluded to the difference of duty on the sugar produced by free labour and by slaves, and hoped these fiscal rela tions would engage theattentiun of the House. Mr. PHILLIPS bore testimony to the respectability of the per sons who had been active In getting up this petition. Mr. WARRE asked the Honourable Secretary for the Colonies, whether Government waaln possession of such a representation as enabled it to say whether the free black would not produce more by his labour than the slave ? Mr. W: HOR fON said, Government had not received any in. formation that would justify him in saying that the black free man would work for wages. The petition was then laid on the table. Mr. BROUGHAM held in his hand a petition on the same subject from a town in the county of Westmorland, the signatures to which would illustrate the fact which the Hon. Member opposite had stated respecting the great influence of sectaries in getting up the petitions; for the first name that occurred was that of the Vicar of the parish, and soon after came the name of the Rector of the neighbouring parish. He had also a petition from another place— Balked', which was a further illustration of sectarian influence ; for in that there were the signatures of two clergymen of the Church of England; and among the others was the name of one not at all given tosectsrian habits. Mr. T. WILSON—I never alluded to all this. (Order, order.) Mr. BROUGHAM—But the Honourable Member for the city of London will please to remember that there are oae or two other THE BRITISH PRESS. Members in the House betides himself. (A laugh.) To this pe. tition (continued the Ho;Durable and Learned Gentleman) was appended the name of the great poet, Wordsworth (hear, hear); a person by no means under the influence of sectarian habits or given to such associations. This petition might however he called a Dissenter.' petition, for it was from the ministers and congrega tion of Dalkeith, but this circumstance only showed how Dissenters and clergymen coincided in opinion upon this question.—The llo noutsble and learned Gentleman also presented similar petitions from the students of the University of Glasgow, and from the towns of Roslyn and Amblesvtle. AMELIORATION OF NEGRO SLAVERY. Mr. BROUGHAM having moved the reading of the Resolution of the House, agreed to at 11123. relative to the amelioration of negro slavery, commenced by obsetwing, that the Resolution read was - ited by the unanimous consent of the House and the ac- .s suggest— donationa of the country; the wise adoption of the salutary im provement which it suggested was the last measure of justice which which could be meted out to the colonies. After that Resolution had been agreed to, his Majesty's Government had taken care to re commend to the Colonial Governments to take measures to carry into effect the wishes of the country, as expressed in that Resolution, and alto to carry those maiming into effect at once, in those Colonies which were under the immediate control of Government. lt was his object to consider the manner in which the recommendation of Go. vernment was received by those Colonies which had governments of their own : with respect to the others, the inquiry would of course be much shorter. He was afraid that it would be necessary to enter with some minuteness into the details ; but he would be -careful to avoid everything declamatory, to shun every expression which might be perverted, and to abstain from every general obser lration, however called for by the circumstances of the case t not because he thought such observations would be out of season at present, but because he thought that there WAS an importanttask which it war hie duty previously to perform, to put the House in possession of the actual state of the case. The discussion which Ica was about to introduce wss one of a difficult nature ; but he himself should sot escape its weight. The importance of the question, and the deep and serious interest taken in it by all classes of the community, would, he hoped, be apology sufficient if he de tained the House with minute statements, which would otherwise be Willy bearable; his whole statement, indeed, would consist of facts, and of the natural investigatide offsets. He stated that the Crown, having legislative power over the conquered Colonies. pro cetded to take measures accordingly, which were first despatched to Trinidad ; and the mode adopted to effectuate those important measures was, to issue an Order in Council for the better treatment of the si.ves ; and although the Order in Council formed the beats of the measures adopted in the Colonies which were under the con. trot of Government--and although it was the basis of the measures which were, or were to be, recommended to the Colonies which had Legislatures of their own, yet he would state, by way of protest, bin objections to that Order in Council. The intentions of that Order he considered to be most truly praiseworthy ; but never theless there were one or twopoints in which the Order in Council fell short of its object. He should briefly call the attention of the House to those points : one of them was the important provisions In the Ordet in Council relating to slave evidence. But the pri vilege of being legal testimony was confined by the Order in Court. eil to those slaves who produced certificates of their religious and moral improvement to such a degree that they might be capable of comprehending the nature and obligation of an oath ; but he ob jected to that limitation. Why should not slaves be left in that re. street in the same situation as other witnesses, who underwent a pre liminary examination to ascertain whether they understood the obll. gations of an oath ; In that way they might satisfy the Court whether they were fit witnesses or not. It was not a particular mode of be. lief which rendered a man fit to be examined ; it wsa not requisir. to he a Christian, or even to believe in revelation, in order to be a competent witness; but If a man were found, on preliminary ate amination, to believe in the existence of a God and of a future state, be might be examined on oath. But he must mention, that with respect to Trinidad, the Order of Council was drawn up with the most praiseworthy liberality. The power of giving the slave his certificate of religious and moral competency was not confitied to the Minister of the Established Church ; it might be given by the Roman Catholic Priest, or by the Presbyterian or Protestant dia. scoter ; there was in that respect no favoured sett or party. Ob. jections had been raised as to the cases in which the sieves might give evidence, as, for instance, when the mister of the slave was party in the rase ; and he was disposed to admit the propriety of • restriction in that case ; but there war another important limitation in the case of capital offences. For his part, he could see no reaaon why slave evidence should not be admitted in cases of capital crimes as well as in any other. He would now proceed to the notations regarding the rrotector of slaves. That very important ofieerlelli disqualified from holding slaves, property, or plantations, ft was' true, but that disquali fi cation was confined to the island of Trini. dad, so that he might bold plantations and be the master oft slaves elsewhere; nay, more, he might keep domestic slaves even in Trinidad Itself. But those prejudices, from which the Protectors of slaves ought to be completely guarded, were more likely to grow domestic slaves' with whom there w•- they could not maintain an action or suit io Equity for Its recovery. A right was given them, but no means ofinforcing that right: they were kept nut of Equity, the only place where retirees could be ob tained. (Laughter, and some Member on the Treasury Benches expressed his dissent.) His lion. Friend said that they were not kept out of Equity, but lie would convince him by reading the clause to which he alluded. " Provided always, that nothing herein contained may permit the benefit of alt action at law, or a suit in equity." That was a nugatory, and ridiculous attempt to confer the right of property ; such was the opinion at least of the Governor of Jamaica, who termed it a Bill cf very trifling impor tance, enabling slaves to obtain legacies on pitying a small duty. But lie understood that an Act had passed which ought to come under the first of those heads—he alluded to the law passed with respect to the establishment of new Churches in Jamaica • that law had given the greatest satisfaction to the Right Rev. irelate the Bishiip of Jamaica ; he (the Bishop) was so much pleased with it. that he could not find adequate terms to express his ap. probation. The Right Rev. Prelate stated, in his letters to Lord Bathurst, that lie had the highest satisfaction in assuring his Lordship that the same laudable spirit continued to actuate the people of the island. (Here the Hon. Member begged leave to apologize for the necessity he was under of tending so much. lie should be obliged to read many extracts in the course of his state. meat, and tt any Hon. Gentleman doubted his own patience to listen, he ought to absent himself at once.) (Laughter.) The Right Rev. Bishop of Jamaica stated that meetings were frequently held, and that the people came forward generally and cheerfully to subscribe, as far as their means would permit. For what ? Was it for the religious and moral improvement of the slaves ? No; but to promote measures for the benefit of the Church. Meetings were called, and subscriptions were entered Into, for the benefit of the Church--a most desirable object, certainly. (Laughter.) But the Right Rev. Prelate thought, that in the present condition of the slaves, and in the present state of public opinion, they were only capable of receiving oral instruction. What would he have thought of teaching them to read? No, they ought only to receive oral instruction. The Bishop did not approve of the direct mode of in. atruction; he thought that churches ought to be built first, and that schools should follow in the train of churches. But if there had been any obstacle to the system of direct instruction in public opinion, the example of the Bishop might have done much to over. come it. He might have began at the right end, instead of laying 'it down as a principle that churches were first to be built, then con gregations were to be assembled and the word preached, and from the word would proceed instruction. He entered his protest against the opinion of the Lord Bishop. The Legislature of I Jamaica had left every thing undone, and he saw no grounds of hope from that quarter. A Bill had been introduced in the Assembly of that Island by a gentleman of culthated mind and excellent principles, the object of which was to enable slaves to give evidence in certain cases ; that Bill, he believed, was in sub stance the same as the Order in Council which bad been since issued by his Majesty's Government; but that Bill was rejected by the unanimous voice of the Assembly, and nothing could exceed the violence with which his (Mr. Brougham's) stales. menu were received on that occasion, or the vituperation whisk bad been cast upon hint, as if he had willingly deceived, , 1 se as if he had lent his ears to persons capable of willfully deceiving, the Government and the people; but if he had been de. wed, he wu not aloe., he hail been deeeired in good company. He meant that the Secretary Of State for the Colonial Department (Lord Ba th urst) had been led into a similar way of thinking. That Noble Lord said In one of his letters, that it wu with equal suf. arise and regret that he found that the only measure which could eteurion good had been rejected by every ohe except the person by whom the Bill was introduced. A similar measure was prepared in Abet/lonia) Aseetably in November last; it was prepared with the t scrupulous care, arid with the greatest attention to local pre. Adieu, but when brought forward in December it was rejected by &majority of two to one, and even in that stage in which it was re. jpetal, many voted for it for the sake of having it discussed, who Stare determined to oppose its passiag into a law. But yet the ad. mission of slave evidence was very much qualified in that measure; the sieve's testimony could not have bee* admit.ed without his producing a certificate in writing of Ids character and conduct, and also a certificate from the Rector of the Pa rish, or officiating Minister, stating that the slave had been examined and found able to comprehend the obligation of an oath. But this was not the same condiuor as that which was propelled by the Trinidad Order in Council. There was a most important dis tinction between them. In the latter, the certificate might be signed by any Christian mioister of religion, while in the measure proposed in the Assembly of Jamaica, the signature required was that of the minister of the Estatlithed Church. It almost eon. soled him for the rejection of that measure that the slave was obliged to have the certificate of his owner and his master; so that unless the master chose to make the slave a competent witness against himeelf, he might withhold tke certificate. That con dition at once rendered the whole measure nugatory. But al though the proposed measure of admitting slaves evidence was so attenuated, frustrated, and nullified, he might say; yet. even with all these qualifications, it was rejected the majoilly Learned Gentleman then proceeded to draw various comparie, between the old and new Acts, in support of his general propo l e t i: as regarded the Island of Barhadoes, and concluded his observ et i,Z on that island, by reading the opinion of its Legislative Airsernie' which stated that neither threats nor power should Mit e t h em put an end to their political and natural existence hT furth ee cessions ; and that was the conduct and language of persons „i;; were only called upon to adopt nreasores recommended by ';over, ment, and which hail been recommended by the Legislium e . T he lion. and Learned Gentleman said he would now proceed la t h e Bahamas, in which islands the House would Mid that nethit whatever had been done as referred to the amelioration ref [he 44 The first .question was that of religious instruilivn, and il h e „ again he had to refer to the cl au s es o f the tferent Acts. H e e l l ; sorry to trouble the H o use, b u t h e wou ld state w h y he did so, why it was necessary to go through the investigation by comp., from Al as nah It certainly was not om pleasure, or becanoe the subject w in t son, eating that he went through such a masa of details t but what wad the question ? It wan whether the Went India Legisi stoe .. 44 done somthing, and how was th at to be scertained They they had e done ooniething ; but lie (Mr a . Brougham) s a id ,L• nothing had been done, or next to it, and therefore he must pioeeed with the subject in the waq he had begun, ho wever tedious t mid, be. But it' any Honourable Gentleman concreted with the We r e India islands would get up and admit his (Mr. Brougham's) "coition, then he would cease from th e lin e o f con d uct hz wee "' eer suing. It appeared that an Act panted on th e Al t J ata • 1824. regulating masters, owners, and ove r s eers , to eeireelitY.: children to be instructed In the church rel ig i on , and that the; should have tnem baptined as soon as they were itn oe , with a knowledge of the Deity. Now th at wan copie4 an Act of 1798, with only a slight difference in the pre ste ,b ie l It was the same totatem rerble with that of 1798. The K ara ' Commons had paned certain resolutions In 1823, on the subje ct : the amelioration of the slave population t and if it wee hand t s„ .the enactments which had taken place in consequence Were ** copies of sections of former Acta, then he wor ld say that nottlit.: had been done. Then with respect to ma-umiooion. And here was compelled to refer to the original documen's of the peri o d,. -which he alluded, in order that he might hive eliapter and eerier; what he advanced. It there appeared that there had been a p ly ; for the repeal of the tax on manumisoion; and it was said a answer that no tax or fees were imposed on masminissioa, that in the year 1822 there was no tax on manunosion ; andy e in 1824 the House were mid to look to that clause i n t h e Act wh y granted the manumission tree of tax, in order to prove that Kee., thing had been done ; when it appeared from the former kern el 'that they bad been previowsly repealed; and this documen t k i d been one of those put into the hands of Right Hon. Gentlemrn. op. polite. in order to show the attention the Assembly p a id to the vats of Parliament. With respect to the regulation of punishment, as to confining it to 39 stripes, that was the same ae in 1794, rte only additional regulation being that female Mayes above twelve years of age were to be punished only in pri vate , wit a penalty of ten pound.. In respect to the other enactment, llonoursble Gentlemen would find that what had been done niece the year 1823 referred to sections to be found in former Aets, In the Island of Tobago it was said Sunday markets had bets abolished, and he (Mr. Brougham) was bound to admit that they had. But in Jamaica they had only been abolished after to o'clock in the morning, while in other idards they had been psi. tially so or still existed, while it was in Tobago only that they bad been totally done away with. At the same time an act of injustice was done, unless the ;lave was allowed to make up the time which he thus lost. It' his Sunday was taken from him for the purp ose of religious instruction and edtication, and only ten days leered. Mowed for that purpose, there would be a low of forty-two days, which were necessary to be made up to him for the cultiratim of his garden, and to attend to his domestic concerns. Thee with re. speet to the murder of a free person, the testimony of two data wart to be admitted to that of one white, and yet they were told der was the utmost the House was to expect in obedience to the malt. tions to which it had come. The Right Honourable Gentian* theu read the resolution come to by the Legislative Assembly, tr cider to show the temper with which the islands received tie suggestions of that Hosea ; they Mated what he (Mr. Brougher) hail read, that it was their positive determination not to `ropy I further, and that no consideration would induce them toiTittli away their rights and property. Therefore, the utmost that bad been done by that Legislature, as regarded the Order cf Loutel which had been sent out to Trinidad, was to adopt that pan of it which related :o the ease of evidence. In Dominica, St. Vineetk and Grenada, he would show that nothing had been note in any of thym. He would go first on to the clause Mini related to evidence ; then to the one which regulated peal aunts; and heady to that which respected the eight of plopetty, It had been said, that what had been done towards the admiatat of sieve evidence had been effected on the principle of the Trait dad order • but he would be able to show that n ot hi ng h a d b ees done acco rding to that order. I n Trinidad evidence of slaves hid indeed been allowed, but not in a way to answer any really oda. tart' purpose. He had heard that much had been done teams • the condition of the *levee in those ' - - • Ci 6 Up and peTSte among paves, a WIN & intone frequent and closer contact. Besides, that limitation respect. ng stave property was confined to the prinCipal Protectors, and did not affect the subordinate officers, who, however , were far mon important there, as well oseverywhere else, from their more fee. quent collision with the Wve populatiott; therefore he was not surprised at the great anxiety with which his Honourable Friend, the Member for Norwich (Mr. William Smith), . . . . and -se quasi...—. ._, bP above stated, and with the important circumstance, that some who voted for it, when rejected, would have voted against it in its last stage. But what was the account which the Duke of Allanehetter gave of the affair? A Bill, he said, had been brought in, and altluusgh it only applied to murder, treason, and maim; and was guarded in the opinions of the most r....peritnced persons there by restrictions which rendered it perfectly tiles•, the clamoun • of.:doore • could r, lloraie .1111(41 la. - islands. He bad bend fire lion. Friend opposite (Mr. W. Horton) state, that driving tad been abolished in the island of St. Vincent. W ,th reward, how. ever, to the admission of slave evidence, there were six &Erma sections between the Order of Trinidad and the Act of As. sembly, which regulated that evidence. By that Act slave evidence was admitted in cases of murder, or on a chute of a transportable offence; but before that evidence could to allowed, ;- neeetPtiaty . - owner hatenla '-. ' eel those measures eatommended by Government, ..._ . out ----, against it were col great hat the measure et,... not --- , seas it ins . ' y adopted inDemertou, mid which appeared to him, la fo r the . tee to ars use Mew • be marled Into effect. (Hear, hear, hear, frog the igipisterial a clergyman, or the o..neeof the slave, be** hocinald he examined, th ' present state, te be of the greatest importance. With respect, bencibes.), He (Mr. Brougham) fen exceedingly`for the sittietion of which consequently took away the privilege 6e. sk slave in the : i rd to the abolition of Ihnnalsy markets, it had been talked of prospect. thole nee .“; he knew that harsh measures did not wo ,t. Mins ease, as effectually as it had been done at Jaesakis t Nom um his en. ttvely, as if the intention were to advance by plow c h anges , an d than . 'they* were too enlightened to entertain suck filistoelgers t dente was unavailable without &certificatory's'', die dergyman 'Anis finally to put down those markets altogether. At present they were they felt as we did, but were placed among persons whose clamours knowledge of the nature of an oath, and from his owner one of good limited to certain hours; but that appeared a very imperfect mea. frustratrd-thelr measures; they were set in a community where they character; then lives necessary that two slavessshould be temples& sure. When staves had not grown up in religious habits, and when were bereft of power to do as their better light would lead them, apart as to the facts of the case, and that their statements Apish le the market was at a considerable distance of ten or twelve miles, the It appeared from the despatch of the Duke of Manchester, that a re. perfectly consistent the one with the other ; and seen under dm going to market, executing business, and loitering there, would solution had passed the Legislature at the end of 1824, which re. regulations that evidence was not adntissible where a white was consume the whole day. Ahhorgh slaves were not compelled to saved that sectarianism should be banished, and that it would be concerned, but in case of murder, or where he was charged whits work on the Sabbath, yet they hat. no compensation if they abstained impossible to advance one iota unless such was the case, which transportable offence; but never against his owner, nor against is 00 that day from voluntary labour iif they did not work their own was the more necessary in order to restore order among the Misc. attorney or manager of the estate, unless he was tried for a true. vision grounds they had noillward. The regulations, therefore, Wry slaves, and to a deluded population. Those hostilities to sec. portable offence. Such admission of slave evidence was not then in keeping the Sabbath, were very imperfect, because there was no tananism reminded him particularly of what had taken plate at the spirit of the Trinidad Order, as had been stated, but was h uceinent to abstain from voluntary labour on that day. The Jamaica. If the House would take the trouble to look to th e do. fact frustrated and rendered nugatory, as not being extended to tion of families also had been prohibited, but only in one catments, they would there see the adulation that had been paid, not those eases which could be of the greatest importance—the sties. Ace, which was the case of compulsory sale. But he would rather, only by the vestry, not only by the Council, to the Bishop on his sr. lion of that evidence against the owner of the slaves. In the 2ad If be had his cnoice, prohibit separation by voluntary sale, and aL rival, but by every parish who were overwhelmed by their respect for section, page 83, it was stated that driving was put down. It ap. L* the restraints on compulsory sales to follow as an after measure. the Right Rev. Prelate. Did he (Mr. B.) believe that such was really Peered that no elave driver was to use a cart whip as a badge aids 1 1 The prevention of voluntary separation would have tended MOM the facts No ! But he knew what It meant—that in their zeal for dike; no other instrument was prohibited but the cart whip, and directly to raise the sentiments and to ameliorate the condition of the Bishop and the ecciesiastkal hierarchy, they hoped to carry the under that regulation no one could be punished for the use of any the slaves. He could not see why the prohibition should not he point they had in view, which was to get rid of the sectarian teachers other instrument but that whip. This, however, only referred to extended to all sales. His last objection to the Order In CouncU in all the islands. It was not only his own opinion, but that of those the Grenada and Dominica Acts; the cart whip was prohibited, was to the penalty imposed on the slaves if they made an unfounded who best knew the real state of the West Indies, that if they but nevertheless a substitute was found, for the use of a rat, each accusation. lie regretted that the more, because it had been wished to enlighten the negroes, it could only be hoped to be as was commonly used in the British army was allowed, but adopted accordingly under the sanction of Government. It* a slave done by encouraging sectarian teachers. The slave population the cart whip was excepted. Be would now show what bad charged his master with an illegal punishment, and could subsoils. of three islands had had the greatest good conferred upon them been done with respect to slave evidence, which was sib datellis charge, a penalty of 10!. was imposed on the master ; Met by the Methodist mbusionaries, which was well known to many !pitted if cilia slave had been baptised ; and when two slaves it the slave made a groundless charge, and the magistrate certified Members of that House. Next to Jamaica, he conceived the bad been separately examined without exhibiting any incoesituecy le, the slave was then handed back to his mscter, who might then place where nothing, or what he mast consider worse than or discrepancy In their evidence, but as it was not admitted quoit punish him with twenty-five hikes. Such a m odei of proceeding nothing, had been done, was Barbadoes. That colony possessed a the owner of the slave, which was essentially necessary for the urn. illsinconsistent with the true spirit of legislation. He objected, in Population of 80,000 slaves, and it appeared from the first paper prevenient of his condition, that admission, so respected. was fa. 0s first place, to a summary punishment. Why should not the which had been presented to that House, in obedience to Its order, tile and useless ; those exceptions militated against the interest epestrods of the charge preferred by the slave be judicially inquired that in the first nine columns of that return, as regarded the ame. and security of the slave ; such admission of evidence could tifect bee? But even if the expediency of a summary punishment were lioration of the slave condition, there was a return of nil. He no good ; it was vagUe and useless ; he would say it was duty. admitted, why was the slave sent back to his master at the moment was however a little surprised to find that there had lately been an. tious, for nothing had been done by the Legislative Assemblift of 0 Irritation? sent back to him, too, at the moment when his feel. other return presented to the House, in order to induce an opinion those Islands, and nothing was intended to be done; armed those bp were most excited. The master was thus constituted at ones that something had been done. He could only suppose that this exceptions could be traced as far back se a hundred years; Mewed executioner and judge. lie was exectuioner, for he was empowered supplement had been presented in consequence of somc lion. Gen. therefore, of doing anything for the improvement of the slaves, to inflict punishment ; and he was judge, for he could fix the mea. tlenian opposite having found that there were nine ails in the first re. they had gone back. If he did not go further into details, it ass sure of punishment—confined Indeed within the maximum of 26 Poet ; but whether that WILD or was not the case, if the House would not from any difficulty be had in doing . so. He had all the old haat, which he could not noted. Such were his objections to take the trouble of looking into the document, be feared they would Atts--lie had compared them with the new ; and from that mu. the Order Ili Council, which were as nothing conmared to the not find that much had been done — he wished he could say that parison he was justified in saying that they had not advanced a per which would be requisite to rectify all the inherent errors there had. In December, 1825, an Act'had passed the Legisla. single step in promoting the improvement of th e slave. Se ▪ glaring abuses of the slave system. He would now consider save Assembly, which contained a great many provisions on which did not think it necessary to go into further details, but if any else application of those Orders in Council. The Court of Policy they founded their claim to having done something ; but he Hon. Gentleman would polntout a section in those Acts whew soy Demerara had adopted some of the regulations, omitting others. doubted if, on examination , the y would be entitled to the credit thing had been done , he would shew that it had proceeded from the Demerara had partially admitted slave evidence, and were followed in which they claimed. According to the Act of 1825, under threats which were held out by this country. But if they were, for respect by six other colonies. But that most important mea. the head of " Manumission t " the column was filled up with a the one-hundredth time, sent out to those Legislative Assemblies emre winch had been introduced at Trinidad—important to that eat number of names, and then the Act said, if any slave should in the expectation that they would do any thing, they should be agony itself, and still more important as it had been sanctioned by discover and give information of any insurrection or rebellion, or of prepared for a new and a fresh disappointment. The Assemblies adopuon...he alluded to compulsory manumission—Abet important wilful spoliation of property, that he should be appraised, and the of Grenada and Dominica, and St. Vincent, had passed Acts which inensare he was sorry to say, had been entirely omitted, with some price paid to the master, and the slave be made free, and alio that were only semi:dances of the Order of Trinidad' they had, in feet. ether s 0 1 Importance , in Demerara s and in five other colonies no. he should be allowed 101„corrency as a pension ; but if he preferred done nothings they had not admitted slave evidence in any case ding bad been dose. He understood that there was a Mires. remaining with his master—a circumstance which was, in his (Mr. which could be really advantageous to them. By bringing forward o rru d ence b et ween Government and the colonies, on the subject of Btoughanes) opinion, very unlikely..—then he was to have a pen. lila motion he had given an opportunity to the House and to the sham measures, but it had not transpired that anything was d one , sion of 261. by way of compensation . N ow u p on re f erence to an co u nt r y, w hi c h f e l t a deep interest in the question, of letting it Dr Ne law, regulation, or ordinance, had been made up to this mo. Act of the same Assembly, dated in 1688, there was precisely the known what were the sentiments of both on the conduct of those giant by the colonial legislatures, in pursuance of the desire of the same provision, the only difference being that the sum he should Assemblies. If the House would persevere, they would Ore flaw House. He had no doubt that something was in course to be done, receive was 40e. There was only another clause, which declar e d Assemblies to understand that that House had come to a resolution eikg be had no wish to throw any blame on his Majesty's Govern. that every slave who, in the time of invasion, should behave him. that improvement [deta i l be effected. it was evident that we sifint—but the fact was that there was nothing effected. But th ere self with cou r ag e i n battle, and that should kill one or more of the stimulus was necessary to induce those Assemblies to do their wore thirteren colonies, possessing lo t sai l eg i s l a t ures , an d t o w hi c h enemy, if the Government should think fit, should be declared duty. Lord Bathurst, In his despatch, which might be considered visited to call the attention of the House. When the Right Hon. free. He (Mr. Brougham) should have supposed that the Govern. a circular, said, addressing himself to those Assemblies, if they baetary for Foreign Affairs, at an earlier period of the Session, meet would have possessed that power without the enactment, but omitted to perform their duty—if again they broke their promee. Vas making his statement with respect to those colonies, he (Mr. B.) however that might be, even the law In question was rot new, for he could not answer for what Ithe Parliament of England might talwaret to ask him what were the changes which had actually taken in 1707 the Legislature of the same island passed a law of a similar resolve upon in the course of the next year. In consequence of tbst .olewe—not what were contemplated. With respect to compulsory description. But there was one alteration in the law enacted lately, circular, for so it might be called, the Governors of the Jiff"' honumbision, nothing had been done in five or sir of the Colonies, which it wise necessary to notice, and it was only by going into Islands excited those Assemblies to do their duty, and to act upon Ni could they be justified even by their own statements, drawn up, that comparison, which he feared was tedious to the House, that the principle of the °nice of Trinidad ; and nevertheiros , with that bithey were, with the utmost stretch of partiality for themselves; they could see how the case really stood as to the merit threat of Lord Bathurst before their eyes, or, if it sounded beets, lathing had been done , he would repeat, to mar!r into effeet the claimed by thelegisistive bodies for their late enactments. It differ.' with that warning before them, they had done nothing. After declared wishes of Parliament and the country. lie would beam eel frprn the Act of 1707, not only as r egar d e d th e circumstioice of whits Lord Bathurst had addressed to those Aseeniblies, he, with six, in which there was not even a 'shadow of pretence that declaring that the ch ive should be free if he displayed courage would cola, would that House suffer the present Session' dity bad obeyed,—these were Antigua, Bermuda, alotneermt, Ne. in battle with the enemy; but there was in addition, and to which Parliament to pass without coming to souls resolution at ads, St. Kitts, and Tortola. These islands were all comprised in he particularly called the attention of the House, which was, the subject ? If they did they nisght . expect the A, ._ mo „tom b, bis governments& the Leeward I s lands, and contained a population that, in additi on t o killi ng the enemy, the words " o r rebels" were of Jamaica to say, " Well, the Parliament of Ergu has if 81,000 slaves. To prove that nothing was done in those colonies, added ; so that encouragement was held out to kill rebels and in. met ; we have not thought proper to do any thing to unPM," "' e . he would refer to the correspondence, particularly to the letter from surrectioniste, while the origin a l law had only gone to insurrection condition of the slaves, yet that Parliament has not interteron• It the Governor of St. Kitts, in folio 69 • there Governor Maxwell and killing in battle. Ile would not wear y th e H o use with going hat dune nothing, and Lord Bathurst has addressed to or 2 v a g ue said that on an important subject regarding the slave population, he through all the enactments, but he would pledge himself, that of and useless threat." The meaning of Lord liathurs's despatch felt considerable regret in stating that no progress h a d b ee n m ad e any Gentl e m an wou ld look into them, and woul d see any change of was, that if those Assemblies did not do their duty Parliament towards meeting the wishes o f G overnment ; such w a s the cond uc t the law by recent enactments, that he would find the same in would do theirs. It would be,•in his opinion, a chimerical hope, that of the Legislature in the ema il ; e l an d s .. H e would next come to the laws of 1707, 1788, 1749, 1767, and even as far back those persons, throwing off the shackles of early imptesswes and Jamaica, which contained a large body of whites as well as slaves, as 1696. There war an Important change in one respect of the the prejudices of education, would do that which was expected by and in which every circu m st ance o f t h e co l on y ten d e d to render law of 1825,whi c h went to say, that if any slavesshould be guilty of this country. He (Mr. B.) expected that the resolution which compliance more easy. Looking then to th e first return, he could quarreling and fi g hti ng w i t h one another, or of swearing, or cock- he Intended to move would not only be carried by a majority. but I justly say that nothing had b een d one; o f t h e 9 c o lonies included in lighting--and here the enactment tallied with that of 1719—but he anticipated, from the resolutions which were agreed to in Slay, that return, five 'emended), blank. The returns under each head would show the House the change had taken place to, or of riding 1823, that it would receive the onaninsouto appmbation of the were nil ; under the heads of m arr i ag e, voluntary and compulsory faster than a walk up hill or down bill, or of negligence in the driv. House. The resolution which he had to propose for the Wooten separation, and the regulation o f p u ni s hment, there was nothing ing of cart, waggon, or chaise. Now he (Mr. B) had compared of the House was, " That that House had seen. with the earnest returned as done. But in thr ee o f them something had been done ; the Act of t h e 9 t h o f A ugust, 17 4 9 , with that of December, 1823, regret, that nothing had been done by the Legislative Assemblies el with respect to religious instruction, a law had been made to Pre- and the improvement which had been made, and for which the As- the West India Islands to carry into effect the Orders in Council, vent slave. being levied to wor k on Saturdays ; but the House sembly claimed credit, was the addition of those trifling offences of and the resolution agreed to by that House on the 13th of May. might perceive that a law to prevent the levying of slaves on Satur. riding faster •-thane a walk, lice., which were to subject the slave 1823, touching the slave trade • and that that H ouse would, early day had no tendency to promot e the obeervance of the Christian to a punishment of not less than 39 stripes. The next alteration in next Sessioo,kake the conduct of those Assemblies into con- Sabbath ;it did-not prevent the violation of that Sabbath by To . was that of two Jurists instead of one, which wasa most important sideration." His object in moving that resolution was became ntter, labour, or by going tomarket. As to the right of property, one irithe case of murder, f or accor di ng to t h e o ld l aw i t re l ate d t o they bad advanced to too late a period of the Session for him to slaves were allowed indeed to have a right to personal property, any fre e person ; but in th e legislative enactment of last year, it expect that anything effectual could be doue in the present Session ; and they were made capable of receiving legacies and bequests; but was made to extend to any whi te p ers o n , w hi c h wou ld amount to he did not, however, expect that it would produce any beneficial at the same time if the executors refused to pay them such legacy, misprision of treason to the whites in those parts. The Hon. and effect; the experiment might, notwithstanding, be once more tried, but wit take efl been al The BI r• hear hi • . all the brouth tentiou • Gentler of ski pledge "Honour been g . to the Order ing (Hear, loos to that it COLlttl Out by up tot wart, b proper! but he °ppm: , any. a thougt perty: dittabu missal the adt wall to the an p )tC tt po Cl th th dt at ha ti a . sti L ea n n te i" ew wereaii scet: :s s ie tl i t e e °nasrr ;tpitk.sOrderid] it ine v2l , ll , m c • att ad feat the se aiding . Cantu The c ti led. Evidt rioua mina, wouh an int j io fluent will a but °pivot judici that The on th affect pecan Mem I t Mem Legit Dom • exist i tiara come • for t • bon. UCIDI lope t resin had . Ind( a cool, a main er Cr' t with • oboe retool tion • that ▪ prejt be ft Cola - tern the be born • base ra the I a. alav , is . bat , • DT Id free P. 'ion cula td and tout I t 7 o twist cent Id so Ti • id stet , w " the t tary but to e , he • the ct fair of ti his K tool was the ▪ gen ▪ gaol stitt a fore Ic yell per] rot I ▪ • b ad con • :tior a DOt ▪ - tl 111 ' tlal hat the ligl to th Bit re ▪ r it hit bat col thl ft ad ft 40 ibl tt r. Pri =ON wit eft lonoa , , g relaxat ad, dia.4olv attendi mantis Leann marke misain clause Order na C bun wouli lin ins HUM msu glom exist Alum sots ~` main pre . o Deft thel slay, ga If h m sum from COLII wisk tool was gen Vm mitt fore vai ha the ligl ge Bill C Mg • 4,