The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-11 00:00:00

LORD BROUGHAM ON SLAVEHOLDI.VG.

A correspondent sends to a cotemporary the fol-
lowing extract from a celebrated oration, 14 apposite to a
recent letter by the same author :
"Tell me not of rights—talk not of the property of the
planter in his slave. I deny his right--I acknowledge
not the property. The principles, the feelings of our coin-
mon nature rise in rebellion against it. Be the appeal
made to the uoderstanding or to the heart, the sentence is
the same that rejects it. In vain you tell me of laws that
sanction such a claim! There is a law above all the
enactments of human code..--the same throughout the
world—the same at all times ; such as it was before the
daring genius of Columbus pierced the night of ages,
aad opened to one world the sources of power, wealth, and
knowledge ; to another all unutterable woes—such am it is
at thin day ; it ix the law written by the finger of God on
the heart of man; and by that law unchangeable and
eternal—while men despise fraud, an:l loath rapine, and
hate blood—they dual reject with indignation the wild and
guilty fantasy, that man can bold property in man. In
vain you appeal to treaties—to covenants bitween nations.
The covenants of the Almighty, whether the old covenant
or the new, denounce such unholy pretandone. To
these laws did they of old refer who maintained the Africin
trade. Such treaties did they cite—and not untruly ; for
by one shameful compact_ you bartered the glories of Blen-
heim for the traffic us blood. Yet, in spite of law and
of treaty, that infernal traffic is now destroyed and its
votaries put to death like other pirates. Huw cave this
change to pass! Not, assuredly, by parliament leading the
way ; but the comae,. at length awoke • the indignation of
the people was kindled; it deeceuded in thunder, and
smote the traffic, and scattered its guilty profits to the
wind.. Now, then, let the planters beware—let their
aesembliee beware—let the government at Lome beware—
let the parliament beware. The some country is once
more awake, awake to the condition of negro slavery ; the
same indignation kindles in the bosom of the same people,
the same cloud is gathering that annihilated the slave trade.
and if it shall desavtal apin, they on whom its crash may
fall will not be destioyed before 1 have warned them ; but.
I pray that their destruction may turn away from us the
more terrible judgment of God.'

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
(THIS DAY.)

OPENING OF HILARY TERM.
the nr.t L. of Hilary Term, aad as as
t. the IA) Ch.uicellot Lou 4 DOS catertsia the judges
• • o-..1.f.e.t. a. its N.o.ember, there WY DO " pIOCSOISCS" to
'A .tu.iu..ter 11.411, And the +eyeful courts upload at the
.1 hour.

o of QUEEN'S BENCH.
1.. IY Brow". (14fore the Lama atial Judie@ Cod,
All, Mr Judi,. Wiegman, Mr. Justice Crampton,
I Ir. Jibgice 11111.)
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...„y moved on lethal' of the Kara hoard of the
f 3114.Uewielt. in the county 44 l'he%ter, ,
. rite coiling upon Themes Jones awl James
I. • .cersecrs of the poor for the township
tLu.Lnlh ern x,, shieh lies mane the perish of Middl.•-
i .chin. upon then, to show muse why a rmsdanim,
-.4 not issue c sanding them to pits' "vet a sum of
• ••• •d out .4 the rute,, of the township to the burial
dll Miiilkwich. The fairish d Middlewht was ronsti-
.l.4 I'. townships each of which had Allptll'Ate overseers
wparite•ly weettitiaal it. owe plaw. There was, how.
• hut ire vestry for the whole of them. l'p to the
1,40 there was only one ehiareh in the parish, And
livs in the township of Middlewih, but since then
the, church had been envied in Minshulleetnon, under
Church iluihliug %et : each of these churches
i a lainid.grouml :ittselied to it, and they had heen
• i imliscrituiriately by the poirishiow•rs. In the yeti
however, it 1111.1/1 recoiled At a meeting of the cc•try
•• .t there should Ira stew tonal ground for the whole
and a Imurtal Is.onl was appointed simultaneoudy.
• heuril at owe peueeedini to impairs ma ground.
.1 for the purpose they burrowed a sum f dmev
ti, the pubbe loan imonianashmers. To provide for the
. meat of the immlnwnt, due upon the loon, the birisl
.1.1 issued ilirtilhates to the lifMen different townships,
•ortioeing the amount which ....eh was to pay ; and, with
. exeeptiosi of the• township .4 Ilinahullvernan„ the whole
them had paid the proportions chArgeel. Now, :41.
h the inhabitant 4 Illishallreruon h.al Always attended
....sin meetings .4 Middlewich, they now objected
:ha Miusloilt erten, a.e. not in the pari-h At all.
The Lorml 'Met dustier Then th.• townchip WAR always
ti,eted as nu interred portion of the parish. If so, you
icse male out quite sufficient prima fa. o• to entitle you to
1:olo nisi accordingly.