The Sun. — London, England, 1817-05-06 00:00:00

$ _ BAHAMA ISLA DS. AN ACT 'to ESTAELISH A TRIENNIAL CENSUS OF THE SLAVES ON THESE ISLANDS. Whereas the occasional measures heretofore adopted to ascertain the extent and nature of the Slave Popuhrtion of these Islands have been found inadequate and needlessly expensive) and whereas it is expedient and necessary to provide by laW for a regular periodical Census of all the Slaves within the Colony, to be eomPiled front I chin), of the holders of the same, under tnitable penalties tor owl •compliante on their p irt t May it therefore please yonr Majesty, that it may be enacted, and be it enacted by his Excellency Cnattues CAmettots, Esq. your Majesty's Captain Genertil anti Governor in Chief, the Council and Assembly of your iNlajesty's Bahatita Islands, and it is bet eby enacted and ordained by the authority of the same, That on the first day of January, : wo , ‘rurcn r be i n toe year of ottr Lord one thou sand eight hundred and eighteen, or within three calendar months afterwards, every slave-holder on these islands shall make, or cause to be made, a full and ; complete return of the number of the ttlave to 'them actually belonging, or in 'their pos.- session, or charge ; whicl► return shall 'state the name or names of the owners of such slaves, and also the particular island vt heie 'the said slaves are employed, and shall dist'uignish those slaves who are under the age of ,thirteen years, those of and , from thirteen to silty rears'old, both inclusive, and those abtive the age of sixty years, and shalt distinguish Creole from African.borti slaves: Pro vided always, that all slaves not being actually na , lives of Africa shall be deemed and taken to be Creoles, within the intent and meaning of this Act, and of the Schedule or Return hereinaftet mentioned, which Return shall be according to the form following, to wit: RETURN of the SLAVES,the propeety of :N. IL on the Island of C ~ the day of , f lit C 7 L W t• 0 6 s •V y - M f r , `;;; .1 - - A . 2 A* t ..0 t 5 0 . • Creole. ,Crvole Fetuales.. ' 'Afrietto Males .. AftiCV" re94l,c, ~.. (Signe,i) A. it. 'And upon the hack of the said Return or annexed thereto, there shell be an affidavit of the person making the same, that the saute is a full, perfect, and faithful Return, to the best of the Deponent's 'knowledge and belief, of all the Slaves belonging to the proprietor, or proprietors therein Denied, which were at the Island therein desi;:n tied, oit the said first day of January one thousand eight hundred 3ucl eighteen, as aforesaid ; which affidavit shall be sworn to before some Judge or Justice e)f the Peace, and with such Judge or Justice of the Peace, deposited and left to be dealt with as is hereinafter: directed ; and should any person liable to Make such Returns neglect altogether . to make, the,same, under oath as aforesaid-, within , three calendar months front and after the said first day of • January, which will be in the year of our. Lord one thousand eight hundred and eigh teen, every inch defaulter"forfeit and pay a of. one hundred paunds, to be recovered with costs of suit, by fiction of debt in the General Court of their Islands, by any person or persons competent to sue in the said Court, one half to the 'lie of the plaintiff, and the remaining half to be paid into the Treasury of these Islands, in lila of paying the expenses of his Majesty's Govern ment within cite Sante ; provided however, that if the Judges, or a majority of them, before whom the case may be tried,'shall certify`that it aPpeared II evidence on the . tail trial, that by reason or the sickness of the defendant , or other unavoidable cause, the said default was involuntary and eS CUSabIe, and that the said defaulter has since his s a id default actually - made the required Return into the Office of the ,Seeretary of these islands, then and in all such eases, it shalt be lawful f or the said:Judges to order and direct that the pl:tin ! , tiff shall tithe nothing tinder his judgment except Iris costs, and be shall take no more accordingly And if any person or persons AA make and swear to any Return as aforesaid, knowing the same to be imperfect or otherwise false or incorrect, every such ilefuulter.shall be liable to . the. pains and pe nalties of 'wilful and corrupt perjury. 11. And be it further enacted,' by' the authority a fo r esaid, Th 4 ,the several Jedges and :Justices al., the l'eitee to %Omni any Return or Returns shall be delivered as iforesaid, shalt within three calendar months, to be computed from the end of tho,,orlaioaLsoilking of the said &Mils, deliver the same, tar cause them to be delivet cd, to the Secretary of the Co lony, or his lea lid Deploy, it his 0-flice in the town of Nassau, accompaOlid with a list or ache. dale of the Retards - so delivered inr, amt a erti, fit:ate that the same comprise the whole a the Returns to theirs Made as aforesaid, vdthtitit ad 7 suppression, or alteration of anY kind : And there shall be paid to the said Magi , trates as their fee on administering the oath to the said Return, the sum of one shilling for tath of the first eight slaves, or any lesser ,number ctithprised in the said Return, which fees shall be paki by the parties making such Rector) ; and every Judge or Justice of the Peace refuising to receive any Return, or otherwise making default herein, shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and liable to prosecution by , indictment or information according to law : Provided however, that iu all such prosecutions it shall be competent fur the defendant in dates. once of the same, to give evidence to the Jury of any unavoidable cause that may have prevented the due delivery of the Returns as aforesaid. 111. And be it further enacted by the autho rity afOresaid, that on the receipt 'of the said returns from the Judges or Justices of the Peace as.aforciaid, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the .Colony, or his lawful Deputy, to cause the same to be copied, verbatim, into a book to be prtivided lot that purpose, and the originals to be numbered, lettered, or otherwise arraaged for the . greater facility of reference thereunto ; and to the said book there,shall be a complete index of the names of the owners of slaves, and of the perions making returns in their behalf ; and also a general schedule of tie whole Slave Popu lation of the Colony, agreeable to the returns as aforesaid. IV. Anti be it further enacted 'by the authority aforesaid, that on the first day of January in every third year, from and after the said first day of. January, 1818, or within three calendar months afterwards, so long as , this Act be, or be continued in force, the slave holders' as aforesaid, within these Islands as aforesaid, shall make like returns, under oath, as those herein before described, of the several slaves to them belonging, or in their possession or charge, being oti the first days of January, respectively in every third year as aforesaid, under the same penalties and It,itektites as aforesaid, for default of making the requited returns, or of falsehood and incor rectness therein ; .and after the expiration of the three calendar months last, herein before limited for the makiug of the said returns, it shall be the duty of the Judges and, Justices of the Peace as aforesaid, within the three 'calendar montlisim mediately subsequent, to deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the Secretary of the Colony, or his lawful Deputy, , at, his office in Nassau as afore, said, all the lait mentioned returns then made 'as aforesaid in the same form, and under the same pains and penalties for refusing to receive returns, or other default herein, as is herein before pro vided, in ihe case of the returns, It) be Made in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and - eighteen. And in every return subsequent to those of the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen,, there shall be inserted the number of births and deaths which shall have taken place in the several gangs, of which returns are made during the three:preceding years. V. Anti the bettor to ascertain who shall be liable to make and swear to the - several returns hereinhefore mentioned : be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that whets the Proprietor or Proprietors of'any 'slave or slaves within this Government shall reside in , the Island in or upon which the slave or slaves included i n any return, to be Made tinder this Act, shall - be employed, and he of full ii4e, and not under tt,ily legal dis ability or natural incapacity, it shall.be the , duty of such proprietor or proprietors to make the said returns anti affidavit s , w h en any such prop . ire" , for or. proprietors shall be under age, lunatic or the like, or being married 'women with personal propetty separate front that of their ~husbands, it shall 'be the ditty of the guardian and guardians of such infant and Wants, lunatic and ;tunnies, if any such be laWfully appoiitted, and of the . husbands respectively of such married women, such guardian and guardians and husbands being. resident as aforesaid, to Make such returns and affidavits : but in all, cases when the said pro prietor or, proprietors shall not he resident as aforesaid; or :being so reshleht, shall 'be incepa. citated as afOresaid, and he, she, or ' they, have no - lawfully:appointed guardian or guardians, or if the said guardian or gnatdians, or the buibands of such marrietl ,women as aforesaid, shall not be resident as aforesaid, or the said husbands shall live separately front thdr wives, then, anti in all and every such ,ease or cases, the persons' haviog,the ,actual possession or charge of such slave or slaves within these islands, shall be liable to make andswear the said returns •_,and the said returns, by whomsoever made, shall contain, nbt only the number nod classification as afore said of all slaves rthttoilly in the posse - 540 pf_ the proprietors thereof, or thrit• agents oi• iepit'senta tites, but also of till slaves at sea, Shall litiverun away, but crises of ritiniWayi; they shall.he repotted in the said returns, With a ntite annexed, specifying the special circtimstlincet of each particular case, provided, /iowever, thitt if such ruttaways shall be absent for the space of three successive years, from the tervice of the owners, it shall be no longer necessary to report. them as aforesaid, until after their actual return : And provided also, that nottant 'herein contained shall be construed or taken to prevent any such proprietor or proprietors aforesaid, within the Bahama Islands, although not in the Island upon which the slave - or slaves included in any such re turn shall be employed, froM making such return and,affidavit, it he or they shall think fit to make the same. Vl. And be it further enacted, by the autho tity aforesaid, that whensoever any slave or slaves shall be mortgaged, or any ptoperty or interest therein pledged, assigned, or ihe like, by judg ment at law or otherwise, in the . wiy of security for the paytitent of money, 6r the like, the party in actual possession Of all, such slaves, eitiler,by themselves or others, shall be considered as the actual proprietors of the saute, for all the pur poses in this Act expressed, touching the due re turns of the same : Provided however, that when slaves shall be hired by the year, or other wise, the person hiring. or employing the same shall not be liable to make the returns and af fidavit required by this Act, with respect to such hired slaves, unless when the actual pro prietors,shall be non-resident on these ishurds, Or being resident and incapacitated, shall not have goardiani or the like within the limits of the same. VII. And be it further enacted, by the autho rity aforesaid., that this Act shall cuntinue and he in force from and after the passing thereof, for and during the term of five years, and front thence to the end of the then session of the General As sembly, and no Linger. A True Copy, MAX. M. EDWARDS. I M PERI AL PA R MAME NT. HOUSE OP LORDS, MONDAY, MAY 5. A Priente anti a •Locid Bill were brought up front the Ilont e of Commonkby Mr. llugdate unit other Members, RIM read tt first time. „ Ml. Btillnelt s front the sl're'asury, presented Ac. cohnts, Additions to the Nation.il Dan and Of fices Abolished, which ii•ere ordt..r;:d to. lie on the table. The Window Doty Amendment Bill, anti the Life Annuities Bill I'tosf..4l thronAli C.0111111 . 116:13, andwere reported without amendment. The Landlord and Tenant Hill' Wds read a tie• COMi time aittl . coninated for to.tntitrow seennight. CATHOLICS OF IRELAND. The Earl of Dowatonmoak gave notice, that on Thursday next it was his inktition to pretent the petitions with which he had been entrusted from his Majesty's Roman Catholic subjects in Ireland, praying the removal ot:thoise which still attached to them. in the intervening time he proposed , to , consult Noble Lords As to the coorse it ‘vould‘.l)e . advisable to pursue under existing circumstances, and he should then give notice of the discussion Boas to suit the general, convenience of their Ltirtish:psi--Adjnorned till to-m'orrow (this day). HOUSE OP COMMONS, Petitions were prefented from the several Parishes of London; in tavour of the London Tythe Bill, Air. MELLISH presented a Petition from the In: habitants of St. 4antes's Clerkenwell, in favour of the Metropolis Paving Bill. Lord IiItsTNING presented a Petition from 'co. tain Rock. Salt Miners in Cheshire, in favour of the Rot k Salt Bill. Lord STANLEY presented' a Petition from the Overseers ot the ?MEW of Middleton, in Lanca shire, praying for a revision of tire Poor Laws. CASE OF PATRICK AND MARY RYAN. Sir J, 'MAciwrosit said, it was with regret, or rather with some violence to his own feelings,. that in compliance with the roles of the , lionse, instead of an immediate motion, he gave notice that on Wednesday next he should move an Ad dreis to the Prince Regent, praying that there he laid before the House an Account of the date of the conviction and sentence of Patrick Browny, alias Ryan, tried at the last Old Bailey Sessions for highway robbery, the date of the Recorder's Report on the case of the said Patrick Brown, alias Ryan, the date of the warrant of execution, and the time of the execution; and the date of the trial at Mary Brown, alias Ryan, his st it for endeavouring to, effect ttis escape from prison. LONDON TYTHE BILL. Sir IV, CUETts moved the second reading, or the London Tythe Dr. PHILLIMO.KE !Jai& the Bill was repugnant to every principle of sound policy and justice. An B A t c h t lnttl ti t l i i: e .el l i ) =l , in the reign of Henry the a amble, of setting at test f‘iti''r"esvlearted h cett i al t n he str p i r i e e: hi the City . of Loudon between the Clergy and their Parishioners, which Act at biters were ordeesd.to he appointed to settle the differences. The measure attempted to be infrodueed on the other side was one which, l would repeal, was iePllattain tn j us s t i i r ce 3 . iii into . . be read a siCotitt time this day sii niantlis. eolitoved ai an amendment, that the u t tot It i lig hilt . 'CS! i l :I A ) i t t v i ecstilineitettki•(el::ll'llll:e'itCilleti.Ofe i;ltli .I'Bl-isiliolieila fri)iii tittle itittnentoial. Ite rol the Intrilibill suee'red by the cititena ot I ti e g x Sir p r e r e e a s 11 J 1 1, a ; r: i ' t t on under the eiistink late ; gild he argued the present lidl .Multi preVetit the reciirtenc such disputes as bad hilt too Wien biken plat :"Ins et vgriance with everk pCittriftle tif I , o' Justice. The decision of the orliitranirs appal had been duly . enrolled and Hcted Oti frois time to the preient. The low waa fOrtheil qt property now atlerlipted to be coiled in tpir! :61icctilleilsoutobaistett,:h:eei I. ill:act:1.1;C itihrecievl::, was guarded tin) fenced rol:l7l:lie:tyc:slicsterionicidg's rity as there could be around any property a, !yet% A part of the property was in the beat as differing in any respect from Lay Impropriators, and could not be csn sl PertY• The present Bill was neither' mere, less than telling the Lay .Iniproptistors 1,1,°. cutabents, that they were in future to he 01 •from all Courts of Justice, and (014 istil in the the- mercy of the Magistrates of the City e 1 .,. duo, persons for whom lie had the gee spcct, but who-would be acting as Judger Is own case. any other Mr. Alderman Argiss instanced the ro e 91 ! Puritb, the half of whictt, was in Alito66'l; Paid only 1301. a year, Whereas the other a Year. - ri stilt Sir J• GRAttANI opposed the Bill, so b were entitled to, lit payment in lieu of tithes was' not s t o city of Luntion, paid Walls of " undivided seventh p a rt o f the property. 0,1 was, that it present the lay islipropriat"rsoo cumbents did not exact the full scooollit 01 London .liad rights, for instead of receiving 2s. 91 ', 01 0 'on the average than t Od. in the pound, __nal Mr. BUTTERNVottriI said, it held beeltroPerti in the course of the I)ebate, that 1 ( ( wi g 1 1 i 011 of the payment. The cooirwl t ",' do lor it had some, years ago piirclioed iri en ps i, pert)? in the Citytti)ifeY(l)it(ildlo"i)ltt,' ii:uniftltic.l.i,'eriet I c oi ll ori If i been purchased tinder small commutation in lieu or rd' lc w ' ' j o iroP' ;titer the Churchwarden parchased riie wh o, if lion f or 40001. and tletnaluied s "," 4 )001 0' had been paid, would have ort.vlucto iv ! l o t He should support the Bill, lurtring lie re,ivl would not allow 00 obsoiete Act it' .. ,,,lii which . clays • bei of person's. c r foil" its i woad operate St/ lltti'llSi 1 y too' ' .1"r. W. Sid(TH said, that to id• 1 ill i „,,ot title that property had been pnrchftel'oe w? the ca:Dtbe ► p l'iltion of the pqirleot of the big, ieliete,t it et'' mantled- bt_the tytho,holtlers, he b e lie b „,i Oil!' .6 Pro Yeti, thsitt, in l id .tinc lostiotould hod,' viusCed rate ever been raid. lie ' tu 0 oicli" vote for a Cotuntittec. to iorr ire ill the Cit 5e . , „ o dic" todparcd; , "b Mr Go nnoN 3a14, if persol)';,-; ( piing .I°', le ` c t "lents without' inquiring ill I t t . (10014,1,,, which might .be m acle• tipoo (1.,1111,,y the ' r t 0 'theirs slipolil not oner:tteir'`.‘tirk,h,e II" 0 the rythe-lioldcr. It wila fl'ueot of ri' e w parishes were omitted in t he " e he (IterrtiPcr'' : l i ne 4)f. whielt, lie understood; " ' ~41 ,1 'de City of Lontirm --(11e1"' 9 , 1 1,e to° I ) ;f , Sir %V.- Cu tills exrd,,ioi. iti i t,el ol) ii# omitted iii the 6 eheetkle were 1311614W° 04, the CitY,]but of Cht,io's nod Il' 'o l d br''',?; i ii Panda. Tile rea,ott they . wer e d ° " o f 42a. ri"' they exacted only 211. lust° P°lluti. The House til *tilcd--- , ci . Fur the S c corol lirtittio; ,•• ' .... 146 A ga inst it ............... ~..' ''' • ' ,,... )15 /13.joilty nosiot tile ilill .." • tfr4 ITILL, if; GANIE Pit Eit!t%""A'r.-- - ocrot aßfrni6B:llllii'lstri‘)tiletClt.):en:':est:isAittlutite°llYtiti i'lr°il:i:icitte'lKitu•ler.'l:l4lL:l)ll)itliriel:reirit:e.ll::: lit:11‘r11:: ‘ . :t'l .. 1.1 1 1,1 e lill'el b :11:1111'::.11311t5:3(115111':' .. I pot the :lec. • ' •.,, . Act Ot ', t ilir Mr. Csoaos ithilKOS tirgeti 1" ~vl,lOl 0 1 Act pa‘teit i n the hot seoina, ,'" 1,,1,J10, errs rffectital in preventing right_lr,ofirliii:e4 v did not hoteever oppose the ityrior, t o r r 1w proposed ~ clause , by tV 3 Y (It Ihe 39th and -10:1i of the ging. ~, if .01 tO. , Oh The eititise having been blot•t , 1 i i f C w: o ii , Mr. LOCK!! ART Stiitt, it the AC( (,). tv011,4 40th of the ging were repegied, 1:10,1100 in the power of any oile "' 1`,,r,P:000 I) I°Linti at night mares they 11140 P I 1 t, Aie.,c., t. Sir E, K riArcit-v Li. objecte:,(l,:ccii wiej which he thonght shoold be int'', ~i l A ° Ilittlive measure. lie was' 11°I 11' di ro''' give any opinion on it 141 1 .' 4 'AI r . fig AND re cob) itiettiieil 1111 11 , 4 ,,'' tor il''''' the rii,,titSbiipi in order to :jot it t4ll:Pcii, of sideration of the chose jog I''''Por)siion , re Mr LtVrtS supportrti the Pr . ' e l foi . 'V ol , rjourninent. fie. was an tiiit'oe4.c t pi Act 0 ,, of the Act tylltot Sesliott., berc6)7Bevere ti r o r i lisett ALigistrates to it die " closio,,(ifild 0 u pon appeztraoces n ot folk' 0 0 ‘ colichi. ~ i v intention. 'file I fon, Itietabel docootw I""ing the toljnottintent of lb ° 10 thig itAy se'onigi,t. ti oiol" JP th.(;\titgr'h‘tVtriatStlitelTb“esstece(o)llllllCdt:)l:lsevit'::°;ol".;;:ic'ill'i ''' to adjoin -it the pretent debote, " sett, l „,l o il! be ot too much importance to ti: ll ' .. :onO l Hier consideration. . , ig ,i 1117' Sir E. 'KNA're.Ol4O.l. Or' dividin , tile House. 0 4 111,! House divided-- ~,„.....: qt,j, " the ,trijattrameot,'". ". •, ..,,.„.. ~.. ‘, ivainst it • ....•:' ' 'O/04 .''' , ro f "cf t': i . 703170 r 0411 C 7' ' .....apiraty fa ti 6 • , # , ~, e i p ) I t ! i t7 s l efC:tnAi 1 inetrft :Or Uirivieit ;i:cirli 1;111511 i c ` °: n u I:: Cl' : s ' e l : P : l4 : rl f'lr°::l' 111 cm the tabte. I.4Cf)' Jal' ....,.....„: Pk r. ft)t ~ 111$1.1 AgGvv. ' 41011 eirCe" of it 111' ere Wl' Nir. i'est, gave notice. 0 1311110,cogn next, tor leave to brit44- (1'1,1,011,01 t 0 etiforce t he !)aya:cid ° la Ireland. wyiii;"" Grit( LEAS' S° migt Oil the mot of try L'"