The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY

COLONIAL

CANADA.—MONTREAL.—A SLAVE CusE.—A few
months ago a slave named Brown, belonging to a Mr. So-
merville, of Maryland, was murdered by his master. Some
time alter the master himself was murdered, and a brother
of the murdered slave was taken up and tried for the offence.
Not the smallest evidence could be made out against him,
and he was acquitted. An acquittal of a coloured man in
each a ion of the world must be held as a most convincing
proof of him innocence. But the relatives of the deceased
sold Brown into the desolating bondage of the south. He
made his escape from New Orleans, and reached Philadel-
phia, where he expected to live in safety. But the man-stealer
was on his track. Brown had a wife and seven children in
Maryland, whom he was desirous of rescuing from bondage.
He had assumed the name of Russell ; but a correspondence
was commenced from Philadelphia in his real name—the
letter reached the slave-owners, and they determined to be
revenged still farther. The thieves of Maryland had no
longer any control over his body as their property, for they
had made it over to the thieve. of New Orleans—but two of
them appeared at Philadelphia, claiming Brown as a mu?.
derer ! This is a favourite and kacknied mode of wising a
victim. The applicants knew well that they had no right
to claim the persecuted man as a murderer, for he bad
been tried and acquitted, and could not be tried again.
But, if they had him once more in their possession, they
could eudly do privately what they could not do judicially,
and at least they could punish km severely for running
away, and restore him to chains and bondage. Two
bloodhounds appeared at the magistrate's office in Phila-
delphia, claiming their victim. He was clapt into prison ;
but the abolitionists were at their poet—the warrant was
informal, and on that ground he was released. Seising the
favourable moment, before the informality could be remedied
Brown made tracks for Canada : passing through New York
—the Rev. Mr. Young, the minister of &congregation in that
city, kindly agreed to accompany the persecuted man to
Canada. Without the lois of a moment, they proceeded to
Montreal and laid the case before Lord Elgin, claiming that
protection which it is the glory of British law to give to
the innocent. Proofs of the trial and acquittal, which,
with other particulars had been published in pamphlet
form, were laid before the Oovernor-General, who gave his
unqualified assurance that the hunted man would not be
surrendered to his persecutors. The appeal was not
too soon. Next day the two blood-seekers presented them-
selves before the governor-general, demanding the surrender
of Brown, and it is almeat unnecessary to say they met with
a pointed refusal. And now this injured man, with his
wife and seven children, who had also eacaped, are in
Canada, safe from the hands of the man-stealer. Some ma-
gistrate, from ignorance of the facts, may possibly give him
up on a charge of murder, although this is not likely. How-
ever, to prevent it, we have to request our contemporaries, as
an act of justice and humanity, to hand round note of
warning. Let it never be said that there is a single magis-
trate in the length and breadth of British North America BO
rt or so indifferent as to surrender a fellow-man into
hirainads of the relentless slaveholder.

bt Court.
WINDSOR, MONDAY.—Vieeoent Mel-peat left the
Oloode this Temenbig. The royal dinner party at the Castle
Ude evade, h ezpeeted to include the Duchess of Kent, the
Duerr el Giseeeeter, the Duke of Cambridge, the Cha-
ndler Banes, the Dukes of Sutherland, Prince Lowen-
stein, the Duke et Weithertaa, Lady Anna Maria D• 11001,
Lady Caroling Manley, Baronies de Speth, Mks L. Dawson
Dewar, Sir Geary Couper, and Major Stephen,.

A Cabins' Council was hold at two o'clock yesterday
war=at as Fetriss4asa. The Ministers present
Jam Bung, the Lod Chancellor, the Marquis
of Lansdowne, 81r George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Berl
Grey, the Memento of the ametquer, the Barl of Auck-
land, Sir John Hobhouae, the Bight Hon. H. Labouchere,
Lorn Campbell, the Marquis of Clanricarde, Viscount ?dor-
peth, and the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay. The Council sat
two hours and a half.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Tuesday, the
2nd of Nor. at 11 o'clock, as the day on which he will re-
ceive the Lord Mayor elect, in order to signify her Majorty's
approbation of his lordship. The Lord Chancellor will also,
on the same day (the first of Michaelmas term), receive the
judges, Queen's counsel, Ac. These receptions will take
place at the Lord Chancellor's residence in Park-lane.
Lord Langdale had an interview with Sir George
Grey yesterday, at the Home-office.
Viaoount Morpeth returned to town yesterday from
Windsor Castle. Despatches were sent off lest evening from
the Colonial-office, for the governor-general of Canada and
also for the governors of the other North American'pro-
vinore.

The Baron and Baroness Langen, attached to the
Prussian EmbeNy, arrived in London yesterday afternoon
by the General Steam Navigation Company's mall steam.
'hip Caledonia, from Hamburg.

PENSIONS TO DR. CHALMERS'S WIDOW AND
Dkuourzna.—Her Majesty, " in consideration of the piety,
eloquence, and learning of the late Dr. Chalmers," ha;
granted a pension of 601. a year to his widow, and 261. a year
to each of his are daughters. The warrant is dated on the
11th iast, and the payments, " to 00carni,,,,,, from the let of
July last," Sr. to be paid in trust to the Rev. Dr. William
Hanna.