The Express.
London, England, 1850-05-21 00:00:00

ABORIGINES' PROTECTION SOCIETY.

Yesterday the annual meeting of this society wee
held at Crosby Hall, Biahopmete-rreet. The chair was
ceeepied by Taos. Fowmen, E.g. Amongst the gentle-
men ore the platform we noticed the Rev John Bantett,,
Dr. Siberia, the It-v. A. W. Hanson (a minister of colorer
from Cape eclat Castle). Dr. Hodgskt, and Messrs W.
Fry, P. Fox. J. /tabling, George Cormack, Fowler, A.
Ridgway. jun., J. H. Christy, John Scoble. James Bell, F.
Turiett, J. Mayfield, G. L. Neighbour, Tnoi.as Hughes,
sad L A Customer-A,.

The SECRETARY commenced the proceedings by read-
ing/ a very lengthened and interesting report. The mem
mattes observed that the knowledge of the society's existence
was exercising • salutary check upon the commission of evil
ensong the aborigines. The committee were prcsecutiag
hair labours naweariedly, str,r4 in the hope that
maces& must uliniately crown their exertions. They be-
hoved that were the aborigines of our colonial dependencies
admitted to the unrestricted exercise of their rights and pri-
vileges as British subjects, their socAI advancement would
rapids follow upon their political el&atloo. The condition
of the Red Riser Itsdhas under the jurisdiction of the Bed-
sea's Bay Company had continued .to engage the solicitude
a the society, and the exertions hitherto made had been
rii4ited by the native settlers. The committee recorded
r7raateful acknowledgments of the eminent smiler ren-
dered by Lords Monteagle and Lincoln, the High. Ron. W.
E. Gladstone, and Samuel Christy, Esq., to this muse by
their eloquent advocacy m both houses of Parliament of the
shins of the Rad River Indians to a just and lenient go-
esnunent. The committee then referred to the ease of
Robert Erskine, • native of the Uold Coast, upon whom, as
they alleged, revolting sets of cruelty had been
perpetrated; they also referred so the exposures
they led mask of the evils arising frem the
practise of engaging as seamen natives of the
various Wanda an the South Pacific. The society bad
distributed agricultural implements among the Kadin, and
they had exerted themselves on behalf of the Aborigines of
New Zealand. They had preesuted a remonstranes to Lord
John Russell against the proceedings of Sir Jams Brooke
in connexion with the noweames off Borneo on the 31st of
July, 1849. The committee had given that satastrophe
their most serious coasidesation, and they most emphatically
recorded it as their judgment, that not only were the pro-
°medlar of Sir James Brooke egauset the Ssrebae and
Bakeries tribes easily indefensible. but that she general co-
cuestion of piracy which he has alleged against them was
absolutely unfounded. - -
It appeared from the treasure% soreunt,whieh was read,
that the expenditure for the year ending litreember,
bed been 3191., and she remiss 2701., leaving a balanoc to
the debit of the society
_of ahem JUL
The Bay. J. BURNETT moved the adoption of the
report and the appean weent of the commitioe for the ensuing
Tee
Rev. A. 11. HANSON, of Cape Coast, in an exasbeat
igeechossoomded the amiss, which was carried.
me, 3. SCOBLE moved the monad resolution, as
renews ;—" That at the present time there is no
diminution in the claims of the Aborigines, but that if there
the Ismanswe in which • desire is manifested to repress the
cammission et atrodeisa crimes against these persons, their
✓adial extinction is looked at with deliberate eompleose/7.
and the manures which materially tend to this result are re-
eorded with malediction or indifference."

-17;;;;-1;o—asoon. ded, was unani-
mously adopted.
The sent mohair* was u follows:—" That this society,
whilst resordian ite gratitude to • few liberal friends, whales
further peressal and pecuniary aid to plass its objects helorme.
the Chrislisaa of this sad other countries, so 'iodises') thou
daises of we some= humanity, and to urge the precepts
and example of OW &vicar ea being diametrically opposed
to all iajusties and cruelty towards our fellownlea of every
raw, sad is dietetic( this threat asses, loth of swim
the oppressed and reassim tie ("primer."
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MALurnms.—According to a return lately pub
limbed tlke *saber of =shear, is England from 1844 to
1660 waged floe 8,290, the nstithir in 1847, to 7,300, that
is 1860: sad the number of prosecutions against staltstars
hoe "eon from 23, the 'timber in 1860, to 118, that to 1847.
Is Scotland the greatest number of isolation in say your
amanitas quinquennial period Ina 1,118. in 1844 sad the
smallest 919 is 1860 , the gratat amber of prosecutions
Islas in'tha flat mastered year, sad the meanest 1, the
Inaba is the lest two years. la 'reload the number of
saaltstas has been from 178 (is 1040 to 194 (in 1846) ; and
the ember of preetentioas treat Ito lb. The saaher of
prosecution avast italic/lased persona for breathes of the
salt lawe from 1848 to 1.860, hisuriafrein 13F,(1818) to
186 (1860) laths whole United