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" We learn from a credible source
guese captains and one Catalan mere
Cuba by the Cherokee and Black .
and are now in this city, making arrangements for dis-
patching vessels to the coast of Africa, to engage in the
slave trade between that coast and Cuba. They have
already contracted for thrqe clippers to be built at
Baltimore, and are making other preparations in
this city. It is known that there are in this city
several mercantile houses extensively engaged in
' the slave trade, and that half-a-dozen vessels have
recently left this, and other American ports, for the
African coast. These vessels clear for some Cuban
port, where they never arrive ; and being provided
with false papers and sailing under the Ameri-
can flag, they succeed in reaching the coast, obtaining
cargoes of slaves, and landing them in Cuba, with the
connivance and complicity of the Spanish authorities.
Our correspondence from Havannals has contained
im-
.portant statements on this subject from time to time.
Our authorities would do well to exercise snore thin
ordinary vigilance in regard to vessels clearing for
Cuban ports."

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[PRICE SD•

must endeavour that his future should be cared for, al!
that he should be restored to that career of usefulnellb
which had been arrested. (Applause.) They lad still
other duties to perform, !for sometimes they must inter-
fere to smooth the pillow of departing genius, and then
it was that they might tell the man who bad devoted
his life to enlighten his fellow-creatures that sympathy
would still linger over his tomb. Then they might tell
the expiring author that his genius would remain behind,
and excite the sympathies and affections of the commu-
nity which he had benefitted, and that those whom lie
had loved, even when in life, would feel the effects
of their recollection, and the gratitude of society.
These were the records of the institution, and he had
been struck with the vast amount of good which durinr,
the last 64 years had been afforded to the widow and the
orphan. If they looked back to the last 14 years of their
career, they would perceive how their resources ha .l
been constantly expanding, and the justifiable claims
on their resources proportionably increasing. Let then
remember that that institution was peculiar, that there
was nothing like it elsewhere in this country, and that
its object was as peculiar as the class of beings whom it
attempted to se! port. Recollecting these things, let
thorn also bear in mind that the wisest sages, and the
deepest statesmen, and men of the world of the greatest
authority, all agreed that nothing was more vain than
the speculation to establish such a fund as the one he
now alluded to. When they recollected the immense
amount of good which the institution had effected, when
increased
into remembered that the grain of mustard had
into a goodly tree, then they would feel how much more
certain were the principles of human nature and the de-
crees of Providence than the prescience of statesmen,
sages, and orators. (Cheers.) He trusted, therefore,
when he proposed the toast of " Prosperity to the Royal.
Literary Fund and the health of its President, the Mar-
quis of Lansdowne," that they would receive it with
more than an ordinary ebullition of feeling, and that
they would that evening fervently express their opinion
that that institution was founded on a sound and true
principle, and that that principle had been carried into
effect efficiently—that the manner in which the principle
bad been carried into effect had done honour to the
country and to human nature. He trusted that they
would all pledge themselves that night to support the
institution by giving their enthusiastic adhesion to the
principle on which it was founded. (Cheers.)
The toast was then drunk with great applause.
The Rev. Dr. RUSSELL then read an account of the
receipts and expenditure, from which it appeared that
the expenditure during the past year had. been 1,340/.
The number of families which had been relieved was 49.
They had been attacked for their expenditure upon
rooms, but they possessed an estate of 1971., which had
been bequeathed expressly to provide chambers for them.
The cost of the entertainment of last year, above the
amount which bad been received at the dinner, was only
341. The rev, gentleman then proceeded to read a list
of subscriptions to the society, commencing with the
annual donation of 1051. from her Majesty.
It was subsequently stated that about 1,0001. had
been subscribed during the evening, including 311. from
the chairman.

In the same journal of the 23d ult. w-,o find the
following letter from Matanzas, describing the
landing of a large cargo of slaves on the Cuban
coast, in open and flagrant violation of the treaties
with Great Britain, and giving a frightful picture
of the atrocities now committed by the.paniards in
this inhuman and revolting traffic : .•

" I have already apprised you" Moiltlli?zsluse'cAespsroil 1) f 2.0 n
Antonio Capo in landing a cargo of slaves at Guazima.
In my present letter I propose to supply you with some
of the particulars of the business, and with the subse-
quent fate of the parties cdneerned in it.
"After getting his humair freight fairly ashore at the
place I have mentioned, Capo presented himself at the
entrance of the harbour of Cardenas, with the American
colours at his mast-head, and signalled for a pilot.
Having procured one, the vessel vas-directed to the lee-
side of the Cayo Piedra, where it was run aground and
set fire to ; it was burning throughout an entire day ;
and all this was done with the knowledge and consent of
the authorities of Cardenas.
"Some 1,100 or 1,200 negroes Were 'run in.' The
original cargo exceeded 1,300. About 200 perished in
the course of the voyage, in consequence of attempts
to release themselves, three several efforts having ben
made unsuccessfully., I need hardly tell you how strongly
Cuban feeling is excited by these transactions. The sub-
ject was at once brought to the notice of the British
Consul, who was informed with regard to the minutest
particulars by means of a negress, who was one of the
kidnapped, and who had been purchased by a friend
of mine. The girl disclosed to three or four of us,
in secret session, all that had transpired on the
voyage ; and by dint of close inquiry we were enabled
to furnish the Consul not only with notes of the
information drawn from her, but with every detail
regarding the names of the partners in the enterprise, the
officers of the vessel, and the'crew. The Consul acted
with the utmost promptitude. Taking with him the
Belgian and American consuls, he proceeded at once to
the palace and demanded an interview with the Captain-
General. He had previously Armed himself with a copy
of the Cronica by way of .a text ; and producing it, he
complained to his Excellency that that paper had in-
sulted him by publishing the grossest libels 'and false-
hoods ,respecting his conduct, and that his Excellency
ought to be aware that as British consul it was his duty
to be on the watch to see that the treaties of Spain with
his Governnient were executed to the very letter.
made ' ' eai
in
eda o said, in
foreign
country,reply, that
and the
that,
however
ad been ee
flagrant
the faLsehood, be had no means of punishing it.
"The Consul persisted that it was not only in foreign
countries that the Spanish papers took such liberties.
His Excellency had only to turn to the Diario de /a
Marina. to find similar slanders ; but while he (the Con-
sul) despised this insolent language, proper only to the
corrupt and infamous lips that uttered it, he could not
but grieve to see the slave trade flourish with unabated
success, and slaves daily land on the island.
" It is not so, Senor Consul ; it is not so ;' answered
Canedo ; 'the trade is constantly decreasing ; not so
much on account of the vast expense your Government
is at in sustaining fleets to repress it, for I alone am
sufficient to insure that not a single negro now finds his
way into Cuba.'

Mr. M. MILNEs proposed "The Health of the Chair-
man " in an eloquent address, which was frequently
applauded.

CHAIRMAN appropriately responded, and reminded
the company that nearly 60 years ago, in the infancy of
the institution, his father had placed his guardianship
over the cradled fortunes of the Literary Fund. (Loud
cheers.)

Mr. DISRAELI, in returning thanks, said—l am deeply
sensible of the honour you hare done me, by the man-
ner you have received this toast, which has been so
kindly proposed to you by my hon. friend Mr. Monckton
Manes. The hon. gentleman has alluded to the fact
that we sit on opposite benches in the senate of our
country. I confess that thought did not cross my mind,
but I only know that wherever he sits I shall always
admire the social virtues and genial character which en-
dear him to the affections, and command the approba-
bation of all who know him. (Cheers.) The hon. gen-
tleman has favoured us with a very interesting lecture on
the relative merits of literature and politics, and when I
listened to him I thought of the choice of Achilles.
Literature and politics are like night and morning
each has its alluring charms and its dazzling atti
butes. Perhaps I may be excused if at the present
moment I decline to give my decision in favour of
either. (Great cheering and laughter.) My hon. friend
may rest assured that if I ever enter the literary ranks
again I will endeavour to preserve any reputation I may
have gained ; and if I ever write myself a man of letters,
it is because lam proud of the title. (Cheers.) I can
not forget that sixty, years ago my father was present
at one of the first meetings of the Literary Fund, and
that he gave it his encouragement and support—that he
watched with sympathetic guardianship over the cradle
of its infant fortunes. (Great applause.) I cannot for-
get him, and the legacy he has left me ; and should
he again a Minister of State I shall always be proud to
fill this chair. (Loud cheers.)
Lord STANLEY then rose to propose "The Health of
Professor Creasy and the Historians of England." Hi.
lordship pointed out with much force and beauty of ex-
przssion, the important relation between the actors
and narrators of the deeds of this world. He
, regretted the absence of one of the most distin-
guished of livirr, historians —Sir Archibald Alison
a man who had' devoted over twenty years of his life
—a large space in the career of a man—to the better
illustration of historical truth. (Hear, hear.) But in his
absence he could turn to Professor Creasy, who had
proved by his writings that those who fought battles and
those who recounted the deeds of war occupied a scarcely
less prominent position than those whose great actions
they served to record.
Professor CREASY responded to the toast in most ap-
propriate terms.
The following toasts were then proposed :—" PrOfessor
Aytoun and the Poets," by-Mr. Digby Seymour, M.P. ;
" Mr. Justice Haliburton and the. Essayists," by Lord
John Manners ; " Dr. Daubeny and the irriters on
Science," by Dr. R. G. Latham ; " The Literature and
Science of other Counties, in connection with the name
of Professor Felton," by John Robert Kenyon, D.C.L. ,•
"The Marquis of Salisbury and the Stewards ;" and
"The Ladies," by the chairman.
The proceedings then terminated. It only remains
for us to add that the proceedings throughout' were
graced by the presence of a numerous body of ladies,
both in the gallery and in the body of the hall ; and that
the subscriptions received in the course of the evening
amounted to nearly 1,0001. The cuisine was such as Co
reflect the greatest credit on the establishment. The
musical arrangements were most efficient ; and Mr.
Harker officiated as toastmaster with his usual ability.

Then how is it,' proceeded the Consul, 'that only
two days ago 1,200 negroes were landed in the Siguapa,
at place called La Guazima ?'
" It is not possible,' replied the General.
"' As your Excellency doubts it,' said the Consul,
beckoning to two of the negroes who waited at the foot
of the stairs, ' hero are two of the Africans landed
among the rest.'

" General Canedo affected to be overwhelmed with
surprise, and said he should have to take to hanging and
killing to put a stop to these outrages. The Consul in-
formed him how many days the vessel had spent on the
voyage; who the owners were, their relative shares, and
their residences ; the persons to whom the negroes had
been- sold, and where they might be fOund ; not omitting
to mention the massacre of 200 en voyage ; and they de-
manded that a commission should at once be named,
who should make a summary inquiry, and punish the
offenders with all the rigour of the law.
In consequence of this interview, Brigadier Morales
Rada was sent to this city by the Capt.-Generil is a com-
missioner to examine the case. He forthwith caused the
several armad.ores, ' orowners of the ship, to be arrested.
I send you some of their names :—Dr. Aguabella Antonio
Aluxua, an attorney, who recently married the widow of
Vega y Caceres, and so became a party interested ; Ara-
inabe, an ironfo under ; N. Aguirre, a merchant ; Bar-
tolome Caranas, an apothecary; and Don Franciro
Vinageras, brother of the Alcalde, and the only Creole
implicated. Each of these was interested to the extent
of $12,000, and was held to bail, notwithstanding the
law prohibits bail in criminal cases, to answer the
charge. Don Jose Baro, another partner, succeeded
in eluding the officers. The examination brought out
the atrocity of the affair in the broadest light. Capo
directed his course to a Portuguese (negro) colony on the
coast of Caffraria, and finding they had no negroes to
sell, he determined to fill his ship without being at the
expense of a purchase. He therefore took every possible
means to ingratiate himself with the inhabitants, and se-
cure their confience, awaiting an opportunity for a coup
de main. When the time struck him as favourable, the
whole population was bidden to a splendid feast on board
ship, and plied with drugged rum until the great
mass of them were completely stupified with their pota-
tions. Orders were then signalled to the crew to make
all sail, and when the unfortunate wretches recovered
their senses, they found themselves out of sight of shore,
and those of their company who had been more moderate
in their cups already secured in irons. Naturally enough,
they attempted the first thing to release themselves,
by rising on their kidnappers. But they possessed no
weapons, while the crew was large, and armed at all
points ; so that, notwithstanding repeated efforts to
liberate themselves, they were uniformly over-mastered.
These encounters were murderous. Large numbers:were
thrown overboard or out to pieces with knife and sabre,
so that the loss of life during the trip was at least 200
persons. Of those who survived and whom the agents
of Government have received since the landing, are 100
at this moment in our hospital undergoing surgical
treatment for sabre cuts, stabs, and other wounds of
greater or less severity received from the kidnapping ruf-
fians who captured them. Many of the negroes are
Portuguese, and all of them are intelligent and above the
ordinary level of native Africans.
"The Government inquiry, as was to be anticipated,
has ended in additional fraud and corruption. Neither
Capo, his brother, Dr. Giberga, who acted as surgeon of
the vessel, nor any of the crew, have been arrested. The
investigation was confined to the partners, some of whose
names I have given you ; and, after dragging along for
some time, was suddenly hushed up. The defendants
agreed to compromise their crime by delivering 300 of
the negroes to the Government, each culprit contri-
buting according to his interest in the venture.
Accompanied as it was with pecuniary considerations,
the bribe was irresistible. The bargain was at
once closed, Pavia, Governor of Matanzas, Mar-
behalf of General Canedo ; and as the
affair was completed at the Colisseum, the bar-
the three commissioners,
gr. / ns g
called
inr3itohe r
streets in insolent impunity, secure from all the l'esTrßeaacity3'of the Colisseum,' out of
conse-
quences o
doors. iThe parties to this infamous transaction walk the
a distinguished Government official, incautiously dropped
Boon after the arrest, the prosecution will not. per-
mitted to go to any great length, becauseCre Creoles. And this
crime. And why To use the language of
Consul's interference. It only
is the result of the
Government a larger participant in the
made the Insular
than if the whole thing had
profits of the iniquity
unheeded. Somefew of the negroes
been permitted to go theo parties
were released,
ervitude."
of hopeless negro s
incul-
pated were Spaniards—that is, not
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS.
and the rest allowed to pass into the mass

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

PORTSMOUTH, MAY 11.

The Duke of Taranceau, son of the Queen-Mother of
Spain, and Admiral T. M. Quesada, Brigadier-General
and Chief Spanish Naval Commissioner, arrived at this
port to-day to inspect the dockyard, &c., and were
attended by Mr. Pappalardo, the local consul for Spain.
The squadron at Spithead are daily exercised in sea-
manship by Vice-Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, K.C.8.,
the Port-Admiral. The: whole of the boats from each
ship, manned and armed, were ordered to be sent into
harbour yesterday afternoon. After lying alongside the
flag-ship Victory a couple of hours, they returned to
their respective ships, which have this morning exercised
in shifting topgallantmasts, topgallantyards, and jib-
booms.

The Menelaus lazaretto ship, after being thoroughly
repaired, returned this morning to the quarantine ground
at the Motherbank.

The crews of her Majesty's yacht Victoria and Albert,
Captain Crispin, and the Fairy, Master-Commander
Welch, have been this day paid wages.

PLYMOUTH, MAY 10.

Lord Ellesmere and suite embarked last evening,
under a salute on board her Majesty's frigate Leander,
50, Captain Ki ng, in the Sound, bound to New York.
Shipwrights have commenced laying ground blocks
for taking ships into the new docks at Keyhtun.

SHEERNESS, MAT 10.

The Lizard iron paddle-wheel steam-vessel arrived here
yesterday at 2 p.m., last from Dover, having been en-
gaged in laying down the telegraph wire between Dover
and Ostend.
Mr. George J. Starr, paymaster, took up his commis-
sion to the Comus, 14, sloop, yesterday.

WOOLWICH, MAY 10.
APPOINTMENT.
Clerk George H. Shepherd (1851), from the Horatio,
24, screw steam-guard-ship at Sheerness, to the Nerbudda,
12, brig, at Chatham.
The Phoenix screw steam-sloop is under orders to pro-
ceed to Greenhithe to have her compasses adjusted, and
it is expected she will leave the river for the Arctic
regions on Saturday next.
The Barracouta paddle-wheel steam-sloop, of 300-horse
power, will tow the Breadalbane, hired store-ship, and
the Diligence, store-ship, from the Nore to the North
Sea, in order that the Phoenix may consume as few coals
as possible on her voyage to the Arctic regions.
MAY 11.
The Desperate steam•sloop arrived here to-day, having
the Diligence in tow, to be loaded with stores for the
Arctic regions.
The Terrible steam-frigate has commenced coaling,
and the Caroline, of Devonport, a coal brig, has been
taken into the basin and alongside the Terrible, to dis_
charge her cargo into her at once.

-H T GREAT NORTHERN RAlLwA.Y.—Trafeto return fo)
chAwE k
ending May 1, 1853 (283 miles) 46,766 16 6
corresponding week last year (2231 miles) 12,227 3 2
turn for the week ending May 8, 1.853 .. •.. 18,456 13 7
Corresponding week last year ................... 16,352 0 1
year ... . ................. 3,127 7 5
LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAT.—Trffic re.
CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—Traffic return for
railway and steam-boats for the week ending
May 8, 1853 ...................................... 23,886 7 11
Corresponding week last

Increase in 1853 .............................. £759 0 ' 6
CORK AND BANDON RAILWAY.—Traffic return for the
week endin ay 7, 1853 ..... £'2oB 11 4
Corresponding week last year 194 5 10

CRIME IN NEW YORK AND IN LONDON.—The number
of arrests last year were 40,000, in a population of say
300,000, giving a per centage of 6.6 on the whole num-
ber of inhabitants. In London the returns of the me-
tropolitan police, for 1850, show 70,827 arrests, out of
a population of two millions and a half, giving a per
centage of less than three on the whole number of inha-
bitants. Thus crimes are in New York rather more
than twice as frequent as in London. Indeed, if we
make proper allowance for the superior vigilance and
organisation of the metropolitan police of London, and
for the notorious inefficiency of our own police force,. We
shall probably find that, in proportion to the population,
there is in New York thrice as much crime as In L •
don. —New York Ilerald.
Dispatches were received yesterday at
a. Dispatchestheeolonisl-
office from the Governor-General of C
and the Gold Coast.
were also received from the Governors of the cambia

PIRATES IN THE BOSPHORUS.—The Semaphore, of
Marseilles, states that a Dutch vessel, the Anthony,
Capt: W. J. Nepperus, while at anchor near the Tower
of Leander, at the entrance of the Bosphorus, was sud-
denly attacked on the night of the 16th ult. by a band
of pirates. There was only one man on watch on deck,
who was seized and gagged to prevent his giving the
alarm. The captain, who was asleep in his cabin, with
the captain of another vessel, who had come on board
to see him, were attacked and desperately wounded.
Everything in the cabin was pillaged. On the following
day the police, to whom information had been given,
arrested two persons, who were recognised by the man
who was on duty on deck. These freebooters are sup-
posed to be Greek pirates from the islands of the Archi-
pelago.