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tiOns between this country and Foreign Powers fur
the suppression of the Slave Trade, The wrongs
of Africa were wholly forgotten by our Ministers in
their exultation it the happy close of the war; and
in the mires+ of their magimnimity and generosity.
they reserved nothing flow the spoils of the war to
dignify the return of peace. The soppression of
the Stave Trade was qtrite after.thought ; and
when our Milliliters subsequently went to solicit
the Sovereigns of Europe to repair the mischiefs of
their precipitancy, their entreaties were ridiculed
even by those who owed their Crowns to the ever-
lions of this country. The Env anoms affected to
toosider en acquiescence in their request as lemon-

'Went with the rights of French subj. cut, for whom,
it Must be remembered, the trade had in fact ceased
to exist during the continuance of the war, asul fur
whom, therefore, the BovasoNs had, 011 their re•
storation to the Throne, abs►lutely created it—ob-
taining, however, fron► this country, in the cession
of West India Islands, the meatis of rendering their
new-born right extensively ope►ative. BONAPARTE
fearlessly destroyed it, contrasting in the strongest
point of view the derisive energy of his character
with the miserable shuffling of his snore successful
rival, end almost retiree:nog, by one great act of
humanity, the thousund crones of his remorseless
ambition. This act could not be undone, although
to ■ question from our Ambassador nn Hurt subject
after the battle of Watetlnn, the Prince TA LLET-
-11 (ND, its the mime of the French C;overtsment,
declared it to be void, and it woes not until the
year 1317 that a ►ingle Ordinance etas issued by
the King of FRANCE for preventiog the importation
of slaves into his colonial posse►sions. The result
of the negociations with Spain and Portugal is
stow before the country; it his hero applauded in
the House of Commons, and Lord CAsTLEREAGH
has been loudly thanked for Isis exertions its the cause
of illi,musity. Events have pretty civility proved, that,
if left to himself, L•rd Casei.ear.suti would have
dome grey little fur the C4116C of humanity ; and
with respect to this Treaty, we cammt but re.
guru! it as a disgrace to this country. The
honour and independence of our II •g, hitherto
our proudest boast, have been us►uecrssarily sa-
cidieed. Spanish ships have obtained a right
to search British vessels sailing snider the British
flag, and this concession Isis beets applauded
its a British House of CUltlllll,llb ! Its comisa-
risots this. the amount of the purchase
tno-
ney sinks into contempt ; and this 'veto,. fur *filch
the Minister who advised Ins Sovereign to accede to
it, d. serves to be impeached, it coolly passed by
for u pitiful calculation of the ►um of money dis-
tributed per capita. and a conjecture in the possi-
bility of raising it by beggieg f loot to door.
Amidst the itsintenzoity of our exproditure during
late years, the sum of 300,000/. is regarded quite
es it ; lout desirable its the Abolition of the
Slave Trade utieloulneolly is, nett 400,0001. in the
present state of our finaloces, become a matter of
no small importance. Lord CASTLEREAGH ►fated,
that, its comseopeeteo e of the denunciation of ilie
Slave Trade at the Congress of Vienna, every
Power its Europe appeared desirous of go thing out
of it as soon as possible. ll' this btotrio ent was
correct, Spans seems to have made a good leargositt,
fur she is well paid for performing an act of grace,
anal for doing what the force of opinion must have
shortly compelled her too. She obtains this sum,
too, at n moment rslrrn her political necessities
rendered such a supply most seasot►ttble, and a hen
the course of events a ill probably soon deprive her
of those geographical advantages fur carrying on
the trade of which she was forme-sly posses% d ;
while, on the other halal, Great Britsiiio, al a
gratuitously, presents her still, the means of con-
tinuing I►er exertions against the South American
Colonies, and of protracting her destine-live war-
fare some time longer tawniest the unhappy victims
of her oppression.

Yestenlay the Dokvs of Yorm sod CUMBER-
LAND visited the l'itstvcE REGENT.

Viscount MELVILLE hsd 4 loin: audience or the
PRINCE REGENT at Carittm 110114., nit Tuesday
CVellil!g. after the brri.king up or the Coln'.

Yesterday Earl RATIIVItsr. i.nril %VialTwowcu,
•od Count Mums Ten, duJit [ices el the PNINCE
REGENT at Carlton House.

Yesterday the Prince of HESSE HostentruG hid
a long interview with the PRINCE ItEDENT, at
Carlton !louse. His Serene nighints was attended
by Lord STEWART.
On Tuesday evening the Prince of flwast
Ilo►t-
DovaG dined with the Duke and Urichem' of CUM-
BERLAND, at their ri.sidesice in the Palace. Yes-
terday morning his Serene Highness timid another
51,i1 to their li,.ysl Iliglines.es, and met the Doke
of Stissuit, who was on a visit to his Hops! Brother
and Sister.

The Duchess of GLOUCESTER spent the grrister
pan of yeetertl.ty mot' iiiii g with the l'itiNcE RE-
GENT, at rafituli

The Duke of CUMBLIRL IND dined with the
Duke of SUSSEX placing, in Keining'ini
Oo Tuvality Sir IVtl.l.l.tx Score, 11% Judge of
the Admiralty Court, atirinted the 'intact,: Its.
ncats Court. and 111154 k his report to his Royal
Highness is, Council, of the pro.eedings of the lust
Admiralty Court.

On Monday last, • man mimed DAN Ig I. PARISH,
who had been in titts.reillids wurkhuuM, Drum
tress and illness fur smite time, nu getting Ilia dia-
rAa., and leaving the place, dtopred down de,,,!,
Ile bled pruiustly hum the th. A Cortittet'a
Lust tat has muse ant on the tinily, at.il returned a
vattlitt uf—l'red by (he Irvitation Gud,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
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COURT Or CHANCERY, trematirrca,
WIDNEMAT, FAL 11.

The Court was occupied until half past twelve
o'clock in bankrupt petitions. of no interest except
to die parties concerned. At that hour his Lord-
ship rose. for the purpose of attending the Greta
Bag Coinriiitiee, in the house 0r Lords. Lord•
Grenville and Itedesdale had been wailing for n
consider:dile time in she Secret Committee Room
for a third leer.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Wtvllll/41TER,
INZDII !MAY, FEBRUARY 11.

CRINIINAI. INFORMATION.

Mr. Scaut.s•rr moved f,rf it rule to spew ean•e
why a criminal information should not be filed
against a Gentleman named Gwynn, ..who was Co-
roller for that part of the county of Sussex in
which the town of Lewes is situated. The Learned
Gentleman made this application on affidavits
which disclosed the following facts :—Oli the
of January last, a young Gentleman, the ii7pliew
of Mr. Serjeatit Runtrington, was riding in the
neighbourhood of Lewes, at a place called Preston.
Ile was thrown from his horse, and dragged a con-
siderable way, in consequence of his loot being
entangled in the stirrup. The injury he received
caused his almost immediate death. This hap-
pened on the 51miday—and, on the Thursday sue-
cretliiiv, he was buried. On the Monday follow.
Mg, Mr. Gwynn insisted, by his authority, as
Coroner, that the body should be taken up, arid
815 inquest held 011 It. It wus accordingly taken
out of the grave. mid nu inquest sat on it, sifter
which it was reinierred. It was fur this ahu•e
of his authority that the present application was
made against Mr. Gwymi. It would be uppa-
reot to the Court, that there could be but
two motives to iiifluence Mr. Gwynn's conduct
in tins irroreeding—either peisonal picque, or for
the sake of the fee.. to which, as Cormier. Ise
would be entitled. These was a case mentioned in
the book•, where a gentletnati of the name of Har-
rison, who acted us Coroner for Kendal, had
proceeded iu u somewhat similar manner. lir
that COW. the Court granted the information.—
In the present instance, it was known, in every
part of the neighbourhood, how this unfortunate
yourig 11140 Cline to his death. There were tun tar.
cui...t.fict, of suspicion or concealment, that could
warrant the coroluct of r. Gwynn.
Lord ELLEN BOILOUG11—" The affidavits disclose
matter sufficient to authorise us to call oir this
Gentleman to purify himself f the charge exhi-
bited against lion."—ltsi:e grouted.

POLICE.
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PIANSIOS-1101.1t.
DISTIt MED SEAMEN.

Yesterday Mr. %Yi 111 l ard, nue of the g.•utlemcn connected
with the C • tee fur she Belief Distressed M1,1114'11.
waited 11111111 the Limo 31svosi., to a►k has Lordship's nil.
vire moist the following sithject :—lle stated, that, tin 1111 l g
lime immense number of seamen already eloihrii and pro-
vided for by the Committee, several, he was sorry to say,
had, by their subsequent conduct, proved themselves utterly
imwoilhy of the assistance which had been au kindly afford-
ed ihrm. Among uther instances of this kind lie related
the folliming :
John Brown, a seaman, hail been received on board the
Nautili,. receiving ►hip, and having been clothed, was acid,
tin the 19th of January, sin board the Cumberland Cast In-
thainais, in winch ship a birth had been procured for hint.—
Uu 'nor ss iss g lie returned to the Nautilus, lit,, ally
naked, and apparently half starved. On being closet', sloes_
d, he admitted that he hail run away from the Pinola a •
land, and had since assist his cloths... lie was kept in elan-
M1,111(.111 on hoard the Nautilus, to of inil lime for an sppli-
cat' to the Low, 3le Tug, anti he (Mr. Winuard) re-
quested infuoulaiinn f his Liirdsliip, %%limber the matt
was 111110.1130/IP to punishment for the of ?
The Conn MAYOR Said, lie was liable to lw• punished by
line sir imprisonment for Maintain:: of the clothes' with which
he lull been furnished by the Cotnm•itee fur a particular
purview..
Mr. Witmard then is (rested of his Lordship to dispatch
an officer the purpose of bringing Blown lo fury him, as
the Committee were :wxiotts that he PI Id be mini-lied
with proper severity, ill Oilier ICI hold out all CP:111411C to
others.

The LORD MAYOR lumeuted that the humane exertions
of cu tttttt ittee should be subject to such abuses, and said
that the offeuce having been tutnmitte l io the district of
the Thames Police (011ie-, Mr. 1% ittour.l hul Lotter apply
there' or at Giaseseril, v. here the cluthos were sol.potta to
have been sold.

Mr. W. thanked his Lordship, and departed to act upon
his advise.

CITY AND COUNTY PRISONS.

Millrff and Price, sho ',land charged wish an extensive
robbery of jewellery, &e. the prtmrty of Mr. Barrett, of
St. Marliins4lr-tiimid, were again brought up fur t aimin44-
thew, as was the accomplice °scree, to Site tvideuce against
thews.

The latter having been taken sioldrn:y ill while in she
ilusticearoom, Mr. Box, the City Surgeon, strived to
attend him. The hay having recovered, Mr. Box tool, occa-
sion to state, that the Prisoners, together with Onree, hail,
prrvi tttt sly to being brought.iiilo the City, been cool-sued in
she Tuthill-fields Prison 'for fourteen slays; during that
period Price was unwell, notwithstanding which, Ise„ with
the uthrrs, were confined in a Case cell, and fed with bread
anti water. Price, on being brought first to the Compter,
was extremely ill with fever, but fruin the mode of treatment
be had experienced there, he was slow perfectly recovered.
Price being called upon, confirmed the statement made
by Mr. Box.
The witness Orme stated, that while in Tuthill fields
prison, they were allowed a twopenny-loaf each tier slay, and
their only drink was water. They were allowed a small
quantity of soup about once a week. Since he hail been con-
fined in the thlispetr-street Conipter, he bail been fsd with
meat, soup, ■nd pawl.
The Loaf► MAYOR—" Re hear nothing of this treatment
of county pris •ra in the Hoto.e of Commune, but we are
told enough of nue own. I fancy, if the comparative treat-
ment oh e, veil in the city aunt comity pekons was Canty
laid Wire the public, we should nut be su undeservedly
cemaisseil "

Alr Ilex—" I have documents, my Lord, which will pro-
bibly WWI •ict that question at rest "
Theilliciinseishi alluded to by Mr. Bun, arc, we understand,
altos tly to be laid bt fine the public.

On Tneolay night, as theme, the Night Constable of St.
Geurges.Sonthwark, who has by hi. activity made himself
rartiewluly hatcful to the atisnerons thieves with which that
neighl.ouri I iihomids, was g g along Kent-street about
midnight, ab A% bli llm, three men sprung Upon hint
(ion a tun k :silty, and beat him, with bludgeons in a dread.
fist manlier lintel he was senseless. Ile was (mind l) int! on
the ground 111 a 'dimity condition by one of the vial (gluten,
•uel convey. it to the a istch.lionse, who're Illcsi/111 w ere resorted
which restored animation. The villains, thmlitlesm, im-
agined that they 5b.,u1,1 uerer ngniu be us..•:.steil by Lis
vtg.bui(e.