The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-05 00:00:00

AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.

--
The following reply to the memorial of the British
and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, remonstrating against
an Act recently passed in
Jamaica for the purpose of
encouraging immigration into that island and to promote
the industry of immigrants, has been received from the
Foreign-office.

Sept.ce,
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" Sir,—l am directed‘bEyotrheeigl'offi
Earl cf ac-
knowledge
the receipt of your letter, received on the
21st instant, recapitulating various subjects relating to
the African slave trade and to slavery, which the
British ;and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society had at
different times brought under the notice of her Majesty's
Government.

" And I am now to state to you, for the information
of that society, that her Majesty's Government will
continue to take such measures for the suppression of
the slave trade, and for the liberation of negroes
wrongfully held in slavery, as may be compatible with
existing treaties between Great Britain and foreign
states, and with the law of nations.—l am, Sir, &a.,
4, John Scoble, Esq.
(Signed) STANEY.
"

GLASGOW AUTUMN CIRCUIT COURT.
GLASGOW,
opened
FRIDAY.—The Autumn Circuit Court
wa
here on Monday last by Lords Cockburn
and Ivory, who, in terms of the new Act, sat in sepa-
rate courts,
withl the view of expediting the buiiness,
nGeT
which formerly used to last from ten days to a fort-
night, greatly to the inconvenience of jurymen and
witnesses, who were detained all that period from
their ordinary avocations.
On this occasion the calendar consisted of 80 easel,
in which 163 persoas were implicated. None of the
cases presented any peculiar features of interest or
aggravation,
if we except char es of a disgusting cha-
racter, which seem to be on the increase. Three men
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were convicted of rape, or intent, and sentenced
variously to imprisonment for six months, transpor-
tation for seven years, and transportation for fourteen
years. A girl, named Mary Gray, was sentenced to
transportation for life for commission of the crime of
incest with her father, Daniel Gray. The man had
absconded, and was outlawed. Another man, named
Smellie, also accused of the crime of incest, WAS
outlawed for non-appearance. The most interesting
cases were those of enginemen charged with
culpable homicide, or culpable neglect of duty. Cases
of death by negligence of this kind have of late
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largely increased in the mining districts, and the
authorities seem determined to Put a atop to them if
the law can effect it.

On Thursday, Robert Rowatt, engineman at the
coal•pit at Rawyards, New Monklands, was charged
with culpably losing command of his engine, by which

three men, named Martin, M‘Lachlan, and Marshall,
were dashed to the bottom in the bucket. Martin was
killed on the spot, and the two others severely in-
jured. After a long trial,
The jury brought in a verdict of culpable neglect of
duty, but at the same time recommended the prisoner
to mercy on account of his previous good character.
Lord Cocxnuitx passed sentence of imprisonment
or twelve months, stating that if the jury had found
the man guilty of culpable homicide the sentence
would have been one of transportation. Previous
good character on the part of a prisoner should no
doubt be considered, but at the same time they should
not forget that a very decent man by a single act of
negligence might turn a railway switch the wrong
way, by which hundreds of people might be hurried
to destruction.

Thomas Morton, engineman at Hamilton Farm,
was brought up on a similar charge of losing com-
mand of his engine, by which a man named Walter
Anderson was killed by the bucket and rope falling
on the top of him.
This panel was also convicted of culpable neglect
of duty, and sentenced to one year's imprisonment.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS, Oct. 4.
The October general quarter sessions commenced
at Clerkenwell, but the only business before the Court
was the receipt of the jury lists from the high con-
stables of the divisions and hundreds of the county.
The magistrates present were—Mr. Pownall (the
chairman), Mr. James Roe, Mr. Gould, and Mr.
Woodward.

Ths applications for the renewal of old and the
granting of new licences for music and dancing will
be heard on Thursday. There are 48 applications for
the renesiral of licences for music only, and 59 for the
renewal of licences for music and dancing. There
are 42 new applications of the former character and
10 of the latter.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
MANSION-HOUSE.
Edward 211‘Dowell, who had several years ego
been a constable in the City police-force, was charged
with having begged under false and fraudulent pre-
tences.

Mr. T. H. Jones, clerk to a silk merchant, said—
On the 25th of September the prisoner came to my
private house, and said he had officiated on the beat
of my employer's premises as a policeman, but having
been subj ect to fits, was rendered incapable of per-
forming duty, and was going about for the purpose
of getting money to purchase a licence as a hawker.
He told mo he had collected 4/. which he had depo-
sited for security in the hands of the vestry-clerk of
Cripplegate, and I gave him 25., believing his repre-
sentation to be true. On Saturday last he came to
the counting-house of my employer, not knowing
that I was connected with the establishment, and
inquired for Mr. Pattison, saying that he had carried
a board for the late Mr. Pattison at the City election,
and that. he had been a policeman upon Broad-street
beat. By this time I had ascertained that I had been
imposed upon, and that instead of hie having been
lately a policeman, he had been discharged from the
force ten years ego, and hail been frequently in cus-
tody upon charges of fraud committed upon chari-
table persons.
The prisoner—I own that I was not on that beat,
and that I have been in custody, but not for two
years; that I have not been in the police for ten
years, and that I have done as I ought not to have
done, but I promise you if you discharge me now
that neither you nor the city of London shall ever see
my face again.
The LORD MAYOR—You are in consequence of
your former position one of the most dangerous of
mendicants, and I shall try what two months of hard
labour and poor diet will do for you.—Committed.
Richard Collins, a well-dressed and well-known
pickpocket, was charged with having attempted to
pick a gentleman's pocket.
Mr. F. W. Stevens said, that while waiting in Ald-
gate, on Sunday evening, for an omnibus, he was told
that his handkerchief bad been stolen by the prisoner,
who was in the company of two other well-dressed
men. He spoke to the prisoner, and immediately
afterwards he saw his handkerchief on the ground.
He picked it up and called " stop thief" after the pri-
soner, who ran up Church-row. Webb, the detec-
tive officer, who caught a glimpse of the fellow,
slipped round and directly ran into his arms as he
came capering along towards Houndsditch.
"I knew the prisoner, and he knew me," said Webb,
and he asked me, when we came together, whether I
had seen a thief running away. "Yes," said I, " and
I have just caught him."—(Laughter.)
The LORD MAYOR—Have you known him to be a
bad character for any length of time ? Webb--He
has been to my knowledge the associate of thieves for
some time.
The prisoner—l admit that I have some low ac-
quaintances, but I have not lately been with any, attcl
really I haven't done this thing. But suspicion is
quite enough.
The LORD MAYOR—Nobody would think from
your appearance that you were one of a gang, and
you are therefore the more dangerous. The sentence
of the Court upon you is, that you be imprisoned in
the House of Correction, with hard labour, for two
months.