The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-22 00:00:00

Abolition of Slavery in Brazil.

Yesterday afternoon a deputation waited upon the
Chevalier de Andrade, at the Brazilian Legation,
Cavendish square, to present an address from the
committee of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery
Society, relating to the extinction of the slave trade
and slavery in Brozil. The deputation consisted of
the following gentlemen :—Josiah Forster, Esq.,
John Cropper, Esq., of Liverpool; J. Shewell, Esq.,
of Colchester; J. Cooper, Esq., R. Alsop, Esq., the
Riv. Dr. Massie, -W. Evans, Esq. (President of the
London Emancipation Society), Rev. J. Long, late
of Calcutta, Professor Newman, Henry James Slack, '
Esq., Frederi2k Tomkins, E-q., M.A., LL.D., Mr.
Frederick Tuckett, Rev. W. Hirrie, of Broadstairs ;
Mr. William Farmer, and Mr. L. A. Chamerovzow.
The deputation having been introduced by Mr.
Chamerovzow, that gentleman, after a few prelimi-
nary remarks, read an address to the Emperor.

The Chevalier DE ANDRADA, in reply, stated that
the sentiments of the address were shared by him-
self individually, and also, he believed he might say,
would be by the Emperor of Brazil, who, with his
ministers and the leading men of the country,
were looking anxiously at the question, and
were most desirous of abolishing slavery; but
they had to consider the most eligible means.
The condition of the negro after he was emanci-
pated had to be considered, for it was not sufficient
that he should be freed—he must also work, The
slave was already abclished, and the abolition of
slavery would follow. As an iilustration of the
progress of public opinion in;hit country in favour
of emancipation, he referred to an oratioa recently
delivered by the President of the Institute of Ad-
vocates at Rio de Janeiro, urging the members as
lawyers and the government to consider the best
means of immediately solving this most difficult

question,
Mr. Josiah Forster, the Rev. Dr, Massie, the Rev.
W. Harris, Mr. John Cropper, Mr. Thomas Binus,
and Mr. Robert Alsop, gave recent illustrations of
the tesnlts of the abolition of slavery, especially in
the Southern States of the American Union.
The Rev. JAMES LONG bore testimony to the
successful working of serf emancipation in Russia.
Mr. CHAMEROVZOW stated that he had received
recent information from Surinam to the effect that
the freed negross there were working to the satis-
faction of their employers.
The Coevalier DE ANDRADA having assured the
deputation that the addreSs
hould be duly presented
to the Emperor, the proceedings terminated.

was
DESTITUTION AND DEATII.--An ingtth,
held at the Green Gate Town, City-road, by /h.!
John Humphreys, Middlesex Coroner, last right, respect-
ing
the death of James Beddick, aged 52 VDTs. George
Steed, 246 G, said that on Tuesday last he was on duty at
half-past 10 a.m., in Dudley-coutt, Central-street.
fie
saw a man lying on the pavement very ill. He had no coat,
said
in
shoes, nor stockings on. He could hardly speak.
he was quite destitute, and that he had slept the work-
house the night before, and that his name was James Bad-
dick. He had with him a small bag of leather cuttings,
and he was supposed to have been a leather gClisr. Witness
removed him to the workhouse. Inspector Fyfe Said that
the police had made inquiries, but could ascertain nothi2z
about the deceased. Mr William Harris, house surgeon to
the St. Luke's workhouse, said that he saw the deceased at
11 o'clock on the morning in question. He was destitute
and very thin.He was suffering from typhus fever. Wit-
ness offered him stimulants, but he died the next morning.
The post mortem examination showed that there was uo
food in the stomaele of the deceased except a little beef tea
which had been given to him when he was brought into
the house. The death of the deceased was caused by
the second stage of typhus fever. Witness was certain
that no workhouse would turn the deceased out in the
state he was in. lie did not think the deceased had
been in a workhouse on the previous night. The coroner
said it was most desirable that it should be ascertained
whether the deceased had slept in a workhouse the night
previous to his being found dying in the streets. He should
therefore adjourn the court in order to enable the police to
to make the necessary infrities. The court waa acPerd.
ingly adjourned,