The Sun.
London, England, 1824-03-25 00:00:00

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

Yesterday evening the above Society held their
annual meeting at the Orange-street Chapel, the Rev. Doctor
COLLYEII in the Chair.
The nature and good effects of the Missionary Societies has,
ing been stated by the Chairman, the Report was read, which
detailed a very flattering statement of the Finances. Several,
Reverend Gentlemen, in the course of the evening, addressed
the Meeting, calling its attention particularly to the late pro-
ceedings in Demerara, which were occasioned by an idea the.
slaves entertained that their manumission had been transmitted
from England. They could impute the insurrection to have been
occasioned by no other means than the want of a proper explana-
tion to the negroes they had heard of a declaration which had
been made in Berbice, and which they imagined made them
free. They defended in warm terms the conduct of Mr. Smith,
the Missionary, who, had been tried by a Court-martial,-and-..
condemned to deatht but unfortunately. he departed this life
before his Majesty's pardon arrived. Ihey described hitn as a
martyr to the cause of religion, one that was innocently con-
demned, and called the ronsideration of. the Meeting to-
wards his unhappy widow. Two letters were also read,. one
from Mr. Smith, and the other from Mrs. Elliott. The
former asserted his entire innocence of the-- charges brought
against him, imputing the insurrection to other causes. .11e,
promised to explain fully all the circumstances on his arrival
in England, and his wish to be again employed in the Mis-
sionary service.
Mrs. ELLIOTT spoke in similar terms of Mr. Smith's in-
nocence.
A Resolution was agreed to, sympathising with the Direc-
tors on the circumstance, expressing their firm confidence in
the innocence of Mr. Smith, and promising their support to,
any measure to obtain an investigation of the affair, and a
complete reversal of the sentence of the Court Martial.
Other Resolutions were also passed upon the success of the
Society, and as to the -nomination of Officers . for the year en-
suing. A Vote of Thanks was also passed upon the Chairman,
, and the Meeting adjourned.

EltA ILI NO lICE.

POINTS OF HUMOUR, No. 11.

When the first -part of the" Points q. Humour"
,vas published, we spoke highly of the merits
displayed by the Artist,(Gr.onoE
The second part is fully equal, if not superior to
it 3 predecessor. The work contiiins ten Tales,
Nvith the same number of copper-plate (1‘2.-rav-
i:igs, and twelve wood relic. 'flip first Tale,
_or Point 1. is " The Three Hunchbacks," which
we shall pote.
" At a ihort distance from Douai, there stood a castle on the
tank of a river near a bridge. The master of this castle was
hunchbacked. Nature had exhausted her ingenuity in the
'formation of his whimsical figure. In place of understanding,
she had given him an immense head, which, nevertheless, was
lost between his two shoulders : he had thick hair, a short
neck, and a horrible visage.
" Spite of his deformity, this bugbear bethought himself of
falling in love with a beautiful young woman, the daughter or
a poor but respectable burgess of Douai. He sought her in
marriage, and as be was the richest person in the district, the
poor girl was delivered up to him. After the nuptials, he was
as much an object of pity as she, for being devoured by jealousy,
be had no tranquillity night or day, but went prying and
rambling every where, and safrcred no stranger to enter the
castle. •

" One day, during the 'Christmas festival, while standing
sentinel at his gate, lie was acco4ted by three humpbacked
minstrels. They saluted him- as a brother, as such asked him
for refreshments, and at the same time, to. establish toe frater-
nity, they ostentatiowly shouldered their humps at him. Con-
trary to ekpeetation, he conducted them to his kitchen, gave
them a capon with peas, and to each piece of money over
and above. Before their departure, however, he warned them
.never to return, on pain of being thrown into the river. At •
this threat of the Chatelain the Minstrels laughed heartily, and
took the road to the town, singing in full churns, end dancing •
'in a grotesque manner, in derision of their brother hump of
the castle. He, on his part, without paying further attention,
-.went to walk in the fields.

" l'nelady, who saw her husband cross the bridge, and
-heard the Minstrels, called them back to amuse 11,:r. They
had not been long returned to the Castle when her husband
knocked at the gate, by which she and the Minstrels wire
.equally alarmed. Fortunately, the lady perceived in a neigh-
.houring room ..three , empty coffers. Into each of these she
.stuffed a Minstrel, shut, the covers, and then opened the gate
to her husband. Ile had only come back to espy the conduct
-of his wife, as usual, and after a short step went out anew ;
at which you may believe his wife was no; dissatisfied. She
Instantly ran to the coffers to release her prisoners, fbf right
was approaching, and her husband would nit probably be long
Absent. But what was her dismay when she feud them all
three sufthcated ! Lamentation, however, was useless. The
main object now was to get rid of the. dead bodies, and she
bad nut a moment to lose. She ran to the gate, and seeing
peasant go by, she offered him a reward of thirty livres ; and,
leading him into the castle, she took him to one of the coffers,
And shewicg him its contents, told him he 'must throw the
dead body into the river ; he asked for a sack, nut the carcass
'into it, pitched it over the bridge, and then returned quite nut
of breath to claim the promised reward. ' I certainly intended
to satisfy you,' said the lady, but you ought first to fulfil the
condition of the bargain ; you have agreed to rid me of the
body, have you not? There, however, it is still.' Saying
this she showed him to the, other coffer, in which the second
humpbacked Minstrel had expired. At this sight the clown
was perfectly confounded,—' How the devil ! co'u back ! r.
sorcerer P---He then stuffed the body into the sack, and threw
it, like the other, over the bridge, taking care to put the head
down, and to observe that it sank.

" Meanwhile the Lady had again chained the 'position of
the coffers, to that the third was now in the place which had
been successively occupied by the two others. When the pea-
sant returned, she shewed him the remaining dead body:—
` You are right, friend,' said she, he trust be a magician, for
there he is again.' Che rustic gnashed his teeth with rage.
• What the devil! am, I to do nothing but carry about this
humpback"?' He then lifted him no, with dreadful impreca-
tions, ar.d having tied a stone round the neck, threw him into
the middle of the current, threatening, if he came out the third
to dispatch him with a cudgel.
" The first ob'ect that presented itself to the clout], on his
Way back for his reward, was the hunchbacked toaster of tic
Castle returning from his evening walk, and making towarns
the gate. At this sight the peasant could no longer restrain
his fury. ' Deg of a humpback, are you there again ?' So
saying, he §prumr on the chatelain, threw bun ovezhis shout.
ders, and burled him headlong into the river afterthe minstrels.
" I'll venture a wager you have not seen him this last
time,' said the peasant, entering the room where the lady was
crated. She answered she had not. You were not far from
it,' replied hem the sorcerer was already at the gate, but I
have taken care of him—be at your case—he will not comeback
now.' _ _

The lady instantly comprehended what had occurred, and
recompenced the peasant with much satisfaction."
The principal eng,raving exhibils a large room
in which is a portrait of the hunchback, sur-
mounted by a huge pair of antlers ; here are the
three coffers ; the lady has got two of the min.
-strela into them, but •she has some difficulty in
prevailing on the, third to enter ; the anxiety
wimifeted by
the lady; and. the doubt and un-
easiness of
Minstrels are well expressed.
Two wood-cuts represent the grotesque dance of
the Minstrels, and the peasant with the husband
On his shoulder, just hastening to relieve the lady
of the last of the Ilunchbacks. The second part
a " Rel;sh before Dinner," the well known
story of the boor, 'who ousted before Charles
Gustavus, King of Sweden, to eat a large hog,
and when General lionigstnark doubted it, pro-
posed to eat the Central if he would take off
his spurs. The fellow has a hog on a dish un-
der his arm, with a carving knife and fork in it,
a huge fiaggon by his side, and a spoon in his
belt. The poor General is represented as sneak-
ing out of the room, horror-stricken at the pro-
fosal. There is a great deal of comic humour
in this plate, but the vignette which is sim-
plicity itself,--a mere dash of the pen,--is still
happier; a human hand, with a fork in it, is
attempting to pick up a man on horseback
who is galloping away. The third point, " The
Haunted Physicians," is also on a well known
story. " The Four Blind Beggars," which
form the fourth point, is a good tale admirably
illustrated. The Consultation, the Dinner, and the
Duel, points 5,6, a nd 7, are three admirable scenes
from Peregrine Pickle, a novel so rich in whim-
sical adventures, that we -are glad to see it in
such able hands as Ca UICKSII A NKS'S. " The Quack
Doctor" anti'" A New Way to Pay Old Debts,"
a scene from Les Barons de Felsheim, furnish
some very clever illustrations. The last point k
the scene from Shakspeare's Henry V. in which
Fluellin makes Pistol eat the leek ; the pertina-
city of the irritated Welchman, and the horror,
fear, and disgust with which Pistol commences
eating the obnoxious leek, a:e well expressed.—
The Editor, in his preface observes, that the cos-
tume, in which the Artist has represented the
characters, differs from that adopted by all the
illustrators of Shakspeare, adding, that the pro-
per authorities have been consulted, and we have
no doubt of its correctness.

We have only to repeat our warm commenda-
tion of this work which is we!l calculated to sus-
tain the character of George Cruickshank as the
first graphic humourist of his day ; and the pricy
of thy: book, which is handsomely got up, is, we
are glad to say, extremely moderate.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-WEDXF.SDAY, MARCH 24.
A PPEA

Mr. JOHN A. MURRAY was heard, in an ingenious speech
continuatinn ; and Mr. Ent.cmrrox, in reply, in the Scots
Appal " Codrington v. Johnstone ;"—and, on Tuenday, Mr.
„ions A. 11.1 RRAY, Mr. JAMES WALIOER, and Mr. SHAD-
wELL, were heard fully in conclusion in the Seoti Appeal
Smith, of 01rig and othersi v. the Governor and Company
of the tiaak of Scotland."—Jut.qment deferred.—Couns-el were
beard in pint in the Scots Appeal " Gibson v. Robertson and
others." . .

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MASONIC NOTICES FOR NEXT WEEK.
ENGLAND.

Monday, March 29, LoNnox. Nos. 91, 453.
COUNTRY. NOS. 227, 246, 707.
-- 30, LONDON. Nos. 86.
Cot;writr. No.. 68, 668.
Wednesday, - 31, LONDON. LOCI!,;.‘! of Benevolence.
COUNTRY. Nos. 112, 549.
Thursday, April 1, Loxno)r. Nos. 31, 61, 239, 277, 325,
409.
C01;14111.1.. Nos. 113, 171, 182, 234,
416, 451, 453, 466, 469,
555, 561, 599, 627.
-2, LoNno.N. No. 210.
COUNTRY. Nos. 13, 28, 30, 55, 58,
470, 538
--3, LONDON. No. 173.
Colit:TitY.
I It EIAND.
Saturday, - April 3, CORK. No. 3

Tuesday,

Friday,

Saturday,

• II

PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS.

nousE () COMMONS.
Mercurii, 24° die Martii, 1824.
The House met, and Forty Alembers not being pzeacnt at
four o'clock, Mr. Speaker adjourned the house.

NOTICES OF MOTIONS FOR THIS DAY.
2. SiCripps—Bill to amend General Turnpike Act-
r. ohn Newport—Conmaittee to investigate the state of
- Education in Ireland, antLto devise the most efficacious
' means of rendering:the. funds destined by Parliament, and
otherwise, to that great object, available to the whole
body of the People, V. iihout religious distinction.
3. Lord John Russell—Select Committee on the condition of
- the Labouring Classes.
4. 111 r. Croker—Bill for the purchase of lands for the use of the
ViCtualling Department of PlyinOuth.
5. Sir Henry Harditige-Bill to remove doubts as to certain
property formerly vested in the Comptroller or the Bar-
rack Department, now transferred to the Ordnance De-
partment.

ORDERS OF THE DAY FOR THIS DAY.
1. Game Laws Amendment Bill—Further consideration of
Report. •
2. Insolvent Debtors Bill—Committee.
3. Silk Trade Bill—Third Reading.
4. Customs Acts—Committee thereupon.
t.-Constables Act Amendment (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
8. Clergy Residence (Ireland; Bill—Further consideration of
Report.
7. Tithe Composition (Ireland) Bill—Second Reading. -
8. Courts of Justice (Compensation to Officers for 'losses in
consequence of County Courts Bill)—Committee there-
upon.
9. Board of, Works (Ireland) Bill—Committee.
.0. Rum Duties Acts—Committee thereupon. • •
PRIVATE BILL—SECOND READING for Tins DAY:

- Cheltenham Watcrwcrks.
Notices
eo—Rill Settlement 1.- Lordi)r lorliZzlecudn
• ing and Service. etmerettlitaYb; Hir-
t:. .31r. liennedv,—Select Committee, to inquire into the Laws
relating to the Salmon Fishery in Scotland.
3. Mr. Gipps—Motion regarding end loyment of Agricultural
Labourers in 'Winter. •
Dropped Orders qf the n _try of Yesterday.
1. Supply—Corninittee.
2. Ways and Mean.,—Committee.
3. Cattle 111-treatment Bill—Further consideration of Report.
4. Slave Trade Piracy Bill—Third Reading.
5. Union Duties Bill—Committee. -
Dropped Second Readings of Private Bills.
1. Patrington Road 1 3. Thames and Medway Canal.

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