The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-27 00:00:00

.EVENING SU IST

I been illicitly imported into these county "..5 fit
plod when such importations were declar&4 'coestrabat!_.
felonious, or piratical, and. as your petitiovel's are g.
• formed and believe, still contrive to purchaso. nectlY;
ported Africans, to supply the wastes of mor4 e
meet the other exigencies of their establisliwz.Ls.
of
" That your petitioners lament to say that officerin
her Majesty's army and navy, as well as functi marine'
c.
connend
the civil service, have accepted engagements inr-
lee the ped,
tion with these Companies, and they are infois ned, °ea
believe that such persons have been the agents en 'PLeY
in the purchase of slaves on account of the same.
" That your petitioners call the attention of Yeur
Right Honourable House to the fact, that banking filbeel;
panies, with large funds at their disp 111
osal, have als°
formed in this country, and that they either have alr./.
formed, or are in process of forming, branch establ , r
merits in countries where the slave trade is carried onr
where slafery in all its horrors still exists.
" That your petitioners grieve to say that there are:.
manufactured in this counrry, in enormous quantities, (r.
tides which are known by the name of coast goods'
which are employed exclusively in the African slaves
trade in barter for human beings, and that. these f°llll
considerable branch of the export trade of this count/ 16,
Brazil and Cuba, and the western coast of .Africe.
" That the consignees of British merchants and nninlll:
facturers, or branch houses of their establishments 1.,
Brazil and Cube, dispose of such goods to persons wei.l
known ns traffickers in human beings, and not unfrLe
quently havc, if not a direct, yet an indirect intermit, vYci
conditional arrangements, in the guilty traffic itself
that in all cases they vend such goods well knowing tb,
disgraceful and inhuman object to which they are L°
applied. lro&
" ThPt your petitioners have grounds for knowing t'ike
vessels have been built in this country specially f°r.
slave trade, and they have reason to fear that many )4 ..'
been covertly prepared for that nefarious traffic in
tish harbours.
" That your petitioners deeply regret to add, that Bt"
tish subjects have become the purchasers of ~estates
Brazil and the Spanish colonies, which they Work I: In
slaves, and which they have stocked, either wholly
part, with newly-imported Africans, thus givintr. L.kle hy.
nefit of their wealth, skill, and enterprise to the its'll.
tenance of these enormous evils.
"It will thus be seen by your right Honourable 11911
that British subjects, instigated by the sordid lo' t.ae6..
gain, to the great dishonour of their country, and in
on
its laws, are either directly or indirectly On'''.
the chief props and supports of the African slave tranen;'
that they supply capital or the means of carrying i,th:?;
to a fearful extent, reckless of the miseries which
inflict on the human race, the insult they offer
Most High, and of the evil example they set to otl'e";,),
that
they obstruct the consummation of that greet o:e'n
to which the Legislature, the Government, and the ta.
plc of this country have so nobly devoted themselves, 5.1
to secure which they have spent millions of the natie„.ll./1
treasure ; that they offer the chief impedimenL `;'si
peaceful, legitimate, and luceative commerce with .A.Lrie
that they prevent the civilisation and religious imPr°ts;
ment of its people, and rends:. the expensive arrrennenna
which are kept up on the coast of Africa, Cuba, gdi.
Brazil, the means of increasing the horrors without
minishing the extent of the slave trade.
"Your petitioners, therefore, earnestly implore rut,
Right Honourable House either to extend the provislle
of the Act 5 Geo. IV., cap. 113, co'nmonly called t,
Consolidated Slave Trade Act of 1894, so as effectonby
to prevent British subjects from holding.and purchatftg..
of slaves in fcreign countries, under any pretences w"" t
bring soever, and to to speedy and condign punisin°./1.;
those of them who have hitherto violated with iinPuniu6r 4
the existing laws ; or to appoint a Committee of Y-nhe '
Right Honourable House' to inquire forthwith int°, tbe
facts alleged by your petitioners, whose duty it shall
to report to your Right Honourable House such Inew.
sures as may be deemed requisite to suppress effeeLna
the guilty practices referred to.

"And your petitioners will ever pray, &C. 0
" JNO. WOODW.ARK, Chairman.,

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MAN SION-110U SL.
Thomas Horatia Sothers, who was a confidential clerk
in the late firm of Messrs. Foster and Whistler, whole'
sale grocers in Funchurch-street, was called upon
pear to undergo examination upon the charge of J 1010114;
embezzled a large sum of money, the property dins e
a,
ployers, but did not answer, and a great deal of ind.'g,nhe
tion was expressed upon the occasion by Mr. Foster,. 111,„
immediately applied that the recognizances of the (lei' d
dant should he estreated. The only charge which hs
been gone into against the delendant upon his first ap-i,
pearance at the bar was the charge of having embezlee,'
the sum of 9CI, which had been paled to him on account
of his employers by a retail grocer who dealt with then
for goods.
Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared for the proseely
tion, and stated that he was ready to go fully Into tb
case, but the defendant, for whom respectable bail had
been given, not having daring the day made his err
pearance, the prosecutor was informed, upon applying '°„f
the estreat of the recognizances, that as a rastvo
course the recognizances would be estreated in tht s‘„r
chequer. Mr. Foster immediately drew up a are-s,
offering a reward of 50/. for the apprehension of Sotkie re
Two men who are in the employment of Mr. Abre-i'''re
John Favenc, of Lower Thames-street, merchant, vvf :-
brought up.
took the p
rSi tsroeneet ,r
sCi intro pc oulsi
tcoedmya,nh,
aNvi(n).gs,.
.ese,n them stated
at aht
e.;!.
past eight o'clock in possession of some bottles of ran'
of which they could not give a satisfactory account.
or 6
Mr. Favenc stated that there could not be two 11/the
honest hard-working men than the poor fellows et,A-1
bar. In consequence of their good conduct be Vhirg
Favenc) had given between them and another man in
,"be
-
employment the lees of wine which had remained at'or
bottom of casks, and which might have filled eight
nine bottles, as a sort of perquisite, to which he c°o'
sidered them well entitled. Some judgment might 11;10.
been- formed of his astonishment then upon hearing t of
they were locked up in the Compter upon suspieleny,
having stolen the property. He immediately went ti,c)ogy
Compter and represented that the poor men were wv
blameless, but he was informed that they coed net;o
discharged until
.they should appear at the ganss.
House. lie did not of'eourse attempt to interfere w_lde,
the usual forms on occasions of accusation, but he nye.
a most particular request that the men should not
dragged through the streets as criminals before the pob.i e.
ni
Sir P. LAURIE—And of course nothing of the
was done ?—Mr. Favenc said, that notwithstandingi "ea.
most earnest remonstrance, the men were actually obliged'
to walk handcuffed in the custody of the polieeeloso
through the streets. He begged to say that a
heartless and unjust thing could not have been done.
Sir P. LAURIE—NO doubt of it. It was cruel in to
extreme. Pray (to the policeman) who authorised yogi
put handenffs upon the men? Policeman No. 535
inspector ordered me. if
Sir P. LAuntE--I have noticed that your irsPee"°
particularly font?.of charges, and that he abounds
volous cases. This is really shocking, and can not be ''"7
strongly reprobated.
Mr. Hobler said that no doubt by-and-bye the
would do everything they fancied to do, however tyl7lo
nical it might be. The power given to them was einif
mous, and enormously abused; and it would be co.°. re-
necessary for high authorities to interfere, to prever:".
spectable people from being completely over-riddcLs'
Sir P. LAURIE in disclmrging the poor men, exPrntbei
his sincre regret at the cruel ttemtment to which wit'
had been subjected, and told theta that they left that_..
without the Slightest imputation upox-i their charade

SILVER WATCHES, LONDON-MAD. Low
B. SAVORY and SONS, Watchmakers, Na. o,Cornhill, . a
led°
don (opposite the Bank of England), subunit for se hole
very large STOCK of SILVER WATCHES, the. f eS"
which are made and finished under the careful irs
perienced workmen on their own premises, and ea eh wad
for correct performance.
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, with d bl -b4 0
ou e ac
engine-turned cases, warranted...
Fine Vertical Watches, jewelled, hard enamelled -
dial, with seconds' hand and double-backed cases, 5.0
warranted ..
Patent detached Lever Watches, capped, jewelled in
four holes, hard enamelled dial, with seconds'
hand and double-backed engine-turned cases,
6 " warranted
4 00'
Either of the above in silver hunting-cases, 10s. 6,"he mot'
pecties anted
A Large variety of Second-hand Silver Watehes, whic"itaeh"
been carefully examined, and can be warranted, at 2/. .^35.
N.B. Second-hand Watches purchased in exchange

PAPIER MACHE TEA TRAYS, bOs• tog
SET, of FULL-SIZED GOTHIC SHAPE. Stiet
rier London Table Knives, with ivory a inch diamete. handles, 145. ref
dozen ; Brass Poles for Window Curtains.
Is. 3d. per foot ; 2 inches, Is. ad. per foot ; bronzedfenclorit
4 feet 1 xg, !Os.
SUPERIOR LONDON TABLE CUTLERY WO'
RANTED.—TABLE KNIVES, with Ivory Handles, 14e,
per dozen ; Dessert Knives, 11s. ; Carvers, 45. 6d. per Pair'
Table Knives, with white bone handles, as. ad. per dozen
Dessert, 6s. Bd. ; Carters, Zs. per pair ; Globe-shape
urns, 4 quarts, 275. ; new shapes, 395. ; Papier Macho Tea'
trays, gothic shape, 50s; the set of full sizes. Catalopleh
containing the prices, with Engravings of every IronmonaenAri
Article necessary to the furnishing of a house of any size, *7l
percent. under any other old established house, to be ha-
gratis (post free).
RIPPON and 13URTON, 12, Wells-street, Oxford-street.
Established Ism

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BIRTHS.
On the 24th inst., Mrs. flasketh Davis, of a son- OOP On the 24th ,T at Walmer, the lady of W. 'l'
Esq., (tith Royal Regiment), of a daughter.
On the 25th inst., Mrs. W. Ruston, of Upror Tub° Brixton-hill, Surrey, of a son.

Arron-
dissement, and also at the A•
Britishß
Efim.
14th inst. P • • • t' the 2ct
On the •,
at ans, at the Marne o
daughter
i_on of the late Rev. Robert Faithful. of Warfield, oi
to 11 sieur Adolphe Levert, late of the 7th battal ion.
"sseurs.
oinl
211 inst.,
On ts ' at St. Giles's, Reading, Frederick, SC. ~xik,
bass y, Charlott s, eldest
5,1/ of Lleutt..
• •-tant-Colonel Purvis, of Darsham House, Su! ,of
urvis
10 fe,”9line E1n...-tbeth, eldest daughter of Captain P
Reading, Berks.
,_
, Keot'
On the 9.11 inst.. at ,ft• Margaret's Church, Le!.
gor
Mr, William Suter, late of Grennsvich, to Helen, third d '-
ter of the late Robert Stephenson, Es!i., of Limehousoeni.
shu 11
()n the 25th inst., at St. George a Church, . 810
to An."
David Williams, Esq.. of Pwllheli Cars:grvousht.re,
of Lip
Louisa Lovedav, only daughter of W. Wlllterui, Esq.'
coin's. inn, Bart ister-at-law.
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DIED.
On the 22d inst., at the Palace, Salisbury, Louisa 311/rY
wife of Edward, Lord Bishop of Salisbury, aged 29.
eelr
On the 24th inst., in Regency-square, Brighton. Sans
youngest child of W. Amory, Esq., of Devonshim-placewi• .ro of
On the 25th inst.. at Greenwich, Sarah Engelbeck,
Mr. Adams, of St. John's-square, df..........„,„,,...„
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