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London, England, 1824-11-18 00:00:00

SUFFOLK'HOSPITAL.

( Prom'the fluty Gazette, N0v.17.)
• A highly respectuble.and very nunierobs 141fet.
dug Of the nobility, clergy, .and gentry of the surrounding
neighbourhood, met together, on Wednesiday last, at the Ahgel
Inn, for the purpose of taking into consideration the propriety

of establishing au fjospitul in the county of Sufli►lk, upon the
princi;de of those alrently.crected in the neighbouring counties

'of Nnrfolk and Essex.

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-01 IN Fr.rzaEll A L Esq., the nigh Sheriff'of the county,
wastunanhootisly called to the Chair, and briefly stated the ob-
ject.cf the Meeting.
Si: W. PARxr,n observed, that before the business of the
Meeting was gone into, it would be desirable to know in what
State:the subscriptions were; as it would be very unwise to
adopt any measures, or detertnineuponanv lineal conduct until
4, was ascertained to what extent the tiuttis would justify them
in ,oing. . . _

bard EUSTON thought it better, perhaps, that the meeting
should be properly put in .possession of the case as it'actuShy
stood, amithen let it adopt such measure* as might appear
most advisable. The immediate motive fir calling the present
meeting originated
.inthe offer iyhich had been made by the

proprietors Of a building in the neighbourhood of the town,
Inown as the Ordnance Depot, in every way calculated to suit

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the object. in view. No reflecting, et generous mind could, for
a moment, question the usefulness of an institution, which had
for its object the relief.of the indigent and lowly sufferer; anti
he felt himself justified in saying 'that the leading and opulent
inlusbitants of . the county had only waited tier a fair opportu-
nity for carrying that most deeireble object into execution.
The building Which had been offered was in .its situation re-
markably healthy and salubrious, and of a very • tubistantial
structure. The vendors of it were, in every respect, desitieue of
aisposing of it on 'fair' and equitable terms ; they required
something inure than their abSolute purchase money, which,
as a matter of business, they were fairly entitled to ; but
they had signaled their intention of becoming subscribers
to the institution,• and he believed he was authorised
to say that, if their tender was agreed to; they would
subscribe 001. The amount which they had paid for the build-
ing, as far as he was informed, was 16001., sad the sum they
required 18501. This was for the mere building and the ground
on which it stood ; but the meeting would recollect that to make
it useful and serviceable to the purposes of an Hospital, a vast
quantity of alterations, as well as many expensive additions,
would be required. To arrive at the probable expence of these
alterations and additions, much pains had been bestowed by se-
veral of the gentlemen whom he saw around him, as well ,as •
himself. Several estimates had been made, and It scented quite
certain that the expencee of carrying the object into exeett-
lion, would 'require u sum eery little short of 5000/. This sum,
•--it must be understood, would be entirely sunk in the purchase
and improvethent of the building, and it would subsequently
of course be necessary that additional subscriptions—an.
mail subscriptions he meant—should be entered hot', to
defray the annual expenditure of the establishment.—
In order to le, enabled to present the Meeting with every pos-
sible information on this interesting subject, he had sought and
procured-the opinion of Mr. -Humphrey, of Cambridge, anti
. with the permission of the Chairman he would suggest that the
letter, he ( lewd Euston) had received from that gentleman he
now rend. The Meeting would remark that Mr. ifuniphrey,
in his estimate, had paid more attention to the classic elegance
and ornamental architecture of the exterior of the building,
than the subscribers would, perhaps, feel themselves justified
hi going to the ex pence of, at the onset. This, however, was
pond which might be easily rectified..
Mr. Humphreys letter was then read. It. went into. a de-
tailed ateount of the state and situation of the building, recent.-
metaled the pulling down one part of it, -suggested a ,varietrof
altaations and improvements in others, none of which sesnesl
to meet witiethe approbation of the meeting, and .concluded,hy
stating that to carry the measure into effect in a ;trotter Manner,
5,1.100/..weuld be required for the purchase, improvement, :and
tit Cue; up of the building, and about 1,400/. a year to meet tie
aunt:al expenditure ; the building mite so Constructed as to re-
ceive 40 patients. ,
litoetrio Ix was of opinion that it was quite upnecee-
aary, at the-present moment, to incur the expellee of the orna-
mental embellishments which Aire Humphrey propoied. It
would be quite enough for them to attend to the internal regu-
lations, 'pod in the event of a surplus of funde, the external
architecture of the building might then form a very. fair O-
bject of consideration. He did not make this observation with ,
a view of checking the progress of the subscriptions ; he, on th'e
contrary, thought that in a ease of such vital importance asahe
preseut, the sum at the disposal of the Managing= Committee
should rather be extensive titan confined. .
Sir LACHLAN 3PLEA:',i, with r‘Mpect to the annual expend
diture to be required, said, that Mr. Humphrey wits consider-
ably miitaken in his ealculation. - Supposing the building to,:
hold about 40'perSone, he considered that 20 would be a fair
average.se condoned and regular inmates, and he was persuad-
ed that every necessary requisite might he provided rot them
for half the stint proposed by 31r. Humphrey. '
-.Os long and desultor conversation then ensued, in which Sir
°Wm.. Rowley, • Sir Wm. Parker, Sir Henry Banbury, Lotd
Euston, Colonel Bushbrooke, Sir James Milk*, Sir 1.-echfan
11PLean, and several other Gent/mine), took part, town the exe
peaces of -the -Essex and Colchester Hospital, arum which esta-
blishment several returns were read), as contrasted with those,
which would be likely •to‘arise from the Suffolk Hospital, if die
proposed expenditure was: adopted. A strange cootraitictiort
of epinion prevailed; and the conversation ilroptied without any
determination being crone to.
An equally uninteresting conversation succeeded open the
propriety of culling the 'Hospital, " The Suffolk 'Mid Bury
'jovial," which was at length interrupted by— •
Sir IlEstax Buetuttuee suggesting that it was not a proper
moment to go into the details of the intended plan. He looked -
open this Meeting as a preliminary one, and until the feeling
of the eastern part of the county could be ascertained, it would
be fruitless to contemplate any fixed or decisive. ineasureso.e-
Many of the inhabitants of the county, resident in the neigh,
bourhood of Ipswich, might think Bury too far removed froM
them, and it might therefore become necessary to eStahlish two
Hospitals, one for the eastern, the other Om the western part
ofthe county. Indeed, there were many eoneideratiOne
in detail, would. require mature deliberation, and he thought
the most advisable plan to pursue would he, to till up the sub.,
scription list as fast as possible, and proceed to the general re-
solutions and immediate business of the day without delay. Let
the present Meeting do all it could to forward the-.object, and,
then let a Committee be appointed, empowered o,eorreepond.
and. Otherwise communicate with the leading persons in the
various parts of the county, and report die result of their
hours to a general Meeting of the SubscribereH(Approe
tuition.) •
, Lord EtisTot then proposed the Ist and 2d Itesolutione,
and Sir 11. Bolen utter the remainder--(,Jos' which see 'laver.:
lisernent,
_The Meeting wait again employed some time . in' questioning
Whether the • building which had been offered was sufficiently
large for a. Celenty Hospital. It was stated that the ground on
which it stood was not more than an acre of land, and some of
the gentlemen contended that that was not sufficiently large to
accomniodatothe wants nail meet the demands' of the whole
county. It was, however, suggested by others, that there
quantity of land in the newhboittbood. of thebuildingas,
permitted it.
thatnt. ground there
wlit'iThlainVg7Which might be easily purchased so soon as the feed,
Mr. -111.oasoir to submitted, that while their funds were
small, they should-content themselves with a 'small building,
and he, for one, should propose that if there was only room for
10 persons, the machine should he met in, motion. With re.
spicehowever,t o theh e building t ias fni
firmly
iny persuaded
question
enough to meet the demands of the whole county. Here .ttt
matter dropped.
r. CaltBS, as one of the present proprietors of the building:
meted, that as it appeared-the meeting was not likelyp,
to come
to any final arrangement that day, he would pledge 'himself to
, hold-the building at the disposal f '
0 t comoo.lttee ipr rnotitk
longer.—.(Approbation.)
W et. /tow LEV thought theconduct of the vendora highlyliberal '
and praise-worthy, and he should therefore propose, that
the meeting express, their settee of it by. a vote of thanks to
;those gentlemen for their liberal offer, which being seconded by
Sir Henry Bunbuty, was unanimousy carried.
_
ne Committee was then named, i Ir. Horton appointed as
secretary, and the meeting separated, after a vote of thanks
to the Chairman for his impartial and gentlemanly conduct in
the chair.

RUNCII PAPERS.

(From Mt Etoik, dated Tuesday.)

VIENRAI Nov. -s.—For some days past our,
collie( mercantile houses have received letters from
',Constantinople, which contain the most positive
-details of the triumphs of the Greeks, both by,
.:.land and sea. We might therefore be surprised
• at the silence which the Austrian Observer still
obstinately maintains, but the reasons are not
difficult to be.-guessed. Some persons who have
the mows of being 'well-informed affirm that a
narrative of the several defeats of the Turks was
going to appear yesterday or the day before in'
That Journal, but that it was all at once sup-1
pressed. In the most distinguished circles they
speak openly of important measures, which the
• decided superiority of the' Greeks renders it Im-
possible to delay any longer.
I'Ants, Nov. 16.—Letters from Bagdad of the
4th of August contain the .following particulars.:
" It seems certain that the city of -Schiraz, on the left of the j
Persian Gulf, has lately experienced a misfortune similar to
that of Aleppo, an earthquake having almost wholly destroyed
- it. We expect the particulars of this melancholy event.
"'Tits King of Persia has left Teheran for Sultnizia, where
he is going to assemble his faMily for the marriage of his grand.
son, the Prince of Kermaechah, with the daughter of his son,
Abbas Mirza. At the close of the summer, the King of Persia
will go to Kermanchah. Some persons pretend that It is for
the purpose of being nearer at hand to see the military prepa-
rations intelldeilugainst the Pachalik of Bagdad. Sulensanich
at still occupied by the Persian troops.
" It is said that M. Mazarowetha, Chargi d'Affaires of his
Majesty the Emperor of Russia at the Court of Prussia, has
jugt been replaced by another person, who is to take the title
of Anibnurtlor. 'lt is said that the Russian army in Georgia
'has advanc a towards Erivan.

"Tae-province ofGaracan is still In a state of insurrection.
•• The Ifeirx'a troops have not yet been able to subdue the rebels.
• " Tis: two French officers who ate at Kermanchah are con-
stautly busy in forming and organizing new levies of troops.
" Letters from Odessa, of the 26th of October, contain the
thllowing particulars:--Dispatches sent by the European Con-
suls at Constantinople, dated the 20th of October, fully confirm
- the important news which we have already received.
" After several unfortunate actions, the Turkish fleet had
• fallen hack to Mitylenes but the Greeks, who pursued it closely,
appeared in the night of the 7th of October, and immediately
niede an impetuous and well.directed attack on the barbarians.
Their complete triumph is proved by the destruction or capture
of almost the whole of the Turkish fleet.
" As for the Egyptian fleet, it very shortly experienced an
equally disastrous fate. The fire-ships and the artillery de-
stroyed a great part of it: the remainder shamefully took flight.
" There is still some doubt respecting the fate of the Capitan
Pacha himself: it is very certain that the ship of the unfortu-
nate Admiral has returned to the Dardanelles, but it is equally
so that he was not on board. According to some persons,
Kosrew Pacha had resolved to put an end to his own existence,
to escape the disgrace and
.punishment which await him as the
reward of his unfortunate campaign. According to others, he
had arrived Ineopilto at Constantinople. It is not difficult to.
conjecture the fate that he may expect there.
" The news from the armies are not more consoling for the
• Divan. Omer Briune had advanced front Joannina towards
Arta, where he was defeated by Mattrocordato.
" The Ottoman corps which was advancing against Athens
• Las not been more fortunate. As for Dervish Pacha, his disisse
• tea are fully confirmed: his army is really destroyed in the
' full lams:: of the term. The fugitives who have escaped the
sword of the Greeks have spread terror in Salonichi, and even
in Constantinople. The Greek Government does not suffer
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itself to be intoxicated by these triumphs: it redoubles its
'vigilance and energy, to complete the destruction of its bar-
Whin enemies.
“. Lord Strangford has officially announced his ae:arture to
the whole corps diplomatique. He has already presented Mr.
• Turner, as British Charge d'Affaires in his absence. Before
leaving this city lie carried on a negociation in the name of
Denmark, and relative to the free navigation of the Black Sea.
. It is not yet certain by what route his Lordship will return to
England. 'Notwithstanding all its promises, the Porte has not
yet wholly evacuated Moldavia and Walachia. The conse-
quence is, that. M. Minziacki Is still inactive, and refuses, ac-
. eterdieg to his instructions, to assume a diplomatic character.
" P.S. Fears seem to be entertained that the Greeks may
profit by their victories to blockade the Dardanelles, and cut
• •olf the supplies of provisions for the capital."
( Prom ths..fournia des Debars.)
ZANTE, OCT. 15.—(Private Carrespondeure.)—One of our
countrymen, who has traversed Turkey front Terneswar to Con-
stantinople, has just arrived here from the latter place, which
he left on the 9th. Ile says that it is false that Moldavia and
Wallachia are entirely evacuated by the Turks, for several
. corps are still beyond the left bank of the Danube. The
Christians of these Provinces, those of Mount Hetnus and of
Thrace, dwelling only in huts and subjected to a triple capitation
. tea, raise their hands to Heaven, praying for the (!.reeks, from
whom they expect assistance, and will then rise in insurrection.
.They openly avow their wish to break the Ottoman yoke, and
.they are strengthened In this by the measures of the Porte,
which has again resolved on the extirpation of Christianity.—
.In • consequence of this, which the impiety of the partizans of
the Turks renders no longer doubtful, the Archbishop of Phi-
lippopolis, the Prelates of Anchial, of Didamotica, of Serres, of
'Enos, and of Adrianopleets well as twenty other Bishops,
"have been torn front their ecclesiastical thrones, loaded With
• chains, and carried to Constantinople, exiled, and assas-
sinated,—for .exile in Turkey is synonymous with death.
"Theavidity which bee partly dictated this measure is not en-
.riched by it, for the Turkish piastre is quoted at 55 centimes.
The riches of the old Pacha of Silistria have, however, been
added to the treasury. fie succeeded Galli; Effendi In the
'office of Grand Vizier, and has now been beheaded. The
harbour of Constantinople still possesses several fine ships, but
there are no sailors to man then:; and the terror caused by the
• name of Canaria is no temptation for any body to embark on
board the Turkish fleet. The Turkish fleet was ruined in the
engagements of the 15t11, Ifith, 26th, and Milt of Sep-
tember. ...In . these various engagements the Greeks de-
stroyed twelve frigates, twenty brigs, and more than
• 'eighty transports. Nu glory was ever greater than that of
the Hellenists. 'lt is Canaris who destroys you," said this
gallant Commander, fixing a tire-ship to the A.frica, a vessel
commanded by Ismael °lbrahim Of 256 vessels which corn-
. :posed the united squadrons from Constantinople and Egypt,
• - there had only returned to the Dardanelles on the 10111 of Octo-
her five vessels, with the Captain Paella, who is by this time be-
41eatled.—On whisk ever side we turn, the cross vital-gine, the
•• Hellenists are victorious, anti the Ottoman Empire is falling
to- pleses. There are vague reports in circulation of disorders
at Constantinople, and of niamacros in several cities of Asia
Trlinur. Mehemet Ali Pacha, and the agent of a certain Fo-
reign Never, who had written to several ceuntrics to recruit
his troops with mercenaries, are in despair. His auxilia-
ries may arrive in time to prolong the contest, and assist at the
funew of the Crescent, which is already waning before the au-
gust c,ign of our redemption. The courier from Argos informs
uaahat the first regiment of the line,lBoo strong, all armed with .
muskets and bayonets, was reviewed there on the let, and pro.
ceeded on to Cortoth. This corps is to form part of the army
to•besielie Negropont. The last.part of the Loan from London
is to be employed in the conquest of the island of Hubma.
Colocotroni, ltelC Junes,! anti Mavro Michaelis, who are taken
into favour by the theek Government, are about to.lay siege to
the castle of Pates*, while Mavroconiato it to attack Lepanto. ;
This year the Morea will be entirely freed from the Turks. '
Colonel Fabvier has now completed the fortifications of Navarin
4,14 he is to be appointed, it is fetid, to carry on the eieees I
Moduli and Caron. sieges

( From the Consifibitionna,
• M AnTlin; Novr; 11 4.—(PrivoteCorre.poriden".)_The
Minbiters Caine and go every day from Mattrid.co che Escu.

tial. M. Zea renews his journey continually, and is the only
one of his colleagues who sets out immediarely after the
Council. As the notes from the Cabinet of the Tuileries, re-
lative to the evacuation of the Peninsula, require that our Govern-
ment should recognise the capitulations of the Constitutional
Generals, and publish a complete amnesty, if it wishes the eva-
cuation not to take place immediately, M. %ea is said to
have asked the Envoys of RUBSill and Prussia if they had re-
ceived similar instructions from their Governments, to which
they replied in the negative. This report appears probable, and
is confirmed by numerous ministerial conferences. The prepara-
tions for the evacuation are going on with activity ; the hospi-
tals move to-morrow, the cavalry will speedily follow, and then
the infantry, the Swiss regiments alone remaining. The Staff
is to leave Madrid on 'the 20th current. There was lately a
commotion at Oviedo, caused by two Deputies of the Cortes
being in the town. They went to mass on Sunday, and as soon
as the people perceived them, they were furiously attacked, and i
the Magistrates could hardly save them from being massacred.
Extract of another : ?Private Letter.—" The change of the
Fiend' garrisons going from Estramudura towards Cadiz and
'Alicant, and the news of the speedy departure of the French
troops, produce among the Spaniards different effects, as they
belong to different parties. The Fanatics are full of joy, ex.
pecting now to satiate their vengeance on the disarmed, Li.
bend*. The Clergy dream of the re-establishment of the
Inquisition, while all moderate men tremble at the hor-
rible scenes they anticipate. The denunciators of the
Royalists at former times now live in the greatest friend-
ship with the informers of the present. day, and those who for-
merly recommendeded the massacre of the Monks and
Bishops now walk arm In arm with the executioners of the
present time. There Is as much division of opinion in the
Council as among the people. The Ministers of War and
Justice, who are the Chiefs of the Fanatic Faction,. displayed
at first, if not considerable joy, at least much indifference, at
being delivered from the only reatrainst to their spreading
terror through the country. The Ministers of Foreign Affairs, li
of Finance, and of the Marine, supported by M. Ugarte, have
made them sensible of the dangers which threaten the throne,
and endeavoured to persuade them by all possible means
to calm the public effervescence. All their efforts, however,
would have been unavailing, -if Viscount. Digeon had not
laid on the council table a •description of the true state
of the kingdom, from which they saw that the whole peo-
ple desired a change of Government, and that it is impos.
Able to refuse compliance with this desire without again
causing a revolution. The Ministers then consented to
listen to proposals for acknowledging the Loan of the Cortes,
for publishing a complete amnesty, designating by name the
persons to •be excepted, and for fulfilling the ..capitulations
agreed to by the Generalissimo. The King, to whom these
proposals have been made, would no doubt accept them, but
lie is kept in such a state of dependence by the Apostolic Junta,
that before he gives a decision, he will probably wait to hear
the opinion of the holy Alliance. He has written a letter
to Charles X., the answer to which will decide the departure of
the army. An Ordinance was lately published, in the Gazette,
relative to the Mayors of towns,in which his Majesty Nays, 'in or-
der to tit) awayfor ever from the Spanish soil the notion that the
'Sovereignty resides In any other power except my Royal person,
and in order that my people may know that I never will consent
to the smallest alteration in the fundamental laws of the Mo-
narchy.' Such expressions at the present time appear like a
law to meet circumstances, and would probably create a very ill
effect, if it were not expected that another Ordinance will soon
appear, in which his Majesty will say Having been ill-advised
by evil Counsellors, &c. A few days ago the Police seized an
agent, and were carrying him off to prison, after ransacking his
papers, when he took a sabre, and wounded severely two of the
subaltern Rnts. He was then led to prison, whence nobody
comes out alive. Among his papers are said to be found Foots
of trafficking in employments by the favourites of the King.
Yesterday evening, thirty-one persons were sent to prison to
be judged—that is, executed by the Military Commission."
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, NOV. 15.—(From the Relic.)
Five per Cents., 101. 90. ; 101. 76. ; 101.8 i. Royal Spanish
Loan, 66. Bank Stock, 1,965.

TRINIDAD.

(From the Royal Cantle.)

The annexed is a copy of a Circular Letter
that has been issued from the Government House,
on the subject of the late Order in Council :

" Sir—Having submitted to the .consideration of his Ma-
jesty's Secretary of State for the Colonies, those parts of the
Order in Council of the lOth of March last, that appeared
either ambiguous in their construction, or that had become the
snbject or representation, I have now the honour to acquaint
you, that I have received Earl liathurst's authority to instruct
you
Thas follows :
" e seventh clause of the Order, in giving new powers to
the Commandants, has not, either directly or by implication,
taken away the powers with which they were previously
vested. _ _ _ . _ _ _ _

•, As regards the 10th clause, it is to be understood, that
slaves are to be allowed to'work upon their own provision.
grounds upon that day, but that they are not to hire themselves
out to labour on Sunday, either to their master or to any one
else, although for their own benefit. It is apprehended, that
to permit it would occasion endless evasion; the object of Go.
vernment being to secure Sunday as a day of rest, and of reli-
gious improvement.
" Ilis Majesty's Government are, however, aware of the ne-
cessity that may, exist, on some estates, for providing, during
certain periods of the year, due care for the preservation of that
portion of the crop that may be in process of cure on Sundfirc;
and until directions be given upon this subject, you wIU per-
mit areasonsible number of slaves to attend this service.

" In like manner, it was not within the intent of the Order
that proprietors should be punished for requiring the attend..
ance of their servants after sunset on Saturday evening ; and
am therefore to instruct you not to proceed against any pro-
prietor for employing slaves in domestic occupation at any
period of the week ; this is equally, to apply to any labour un-
dertaken for the maintenance of the public peace, or for the se-
curity or preservation of any public or private property.
" The prohibition contained in the 11th clause is intended to
prevent the use of the whip as the immediate impulse to labour,
and as such it is to be strictly construed; but it is not to he
inferred therefrom that slaves refusing to work are thereby
screened from punishment.
" It having been objected to the 13th clause, that female
slaves, being thereby no longer exposed to punishment by the
whip, are placed in a better situation than the female free in.
habitants, I am to acquaint you, that His Majesty's Govern.
meat do not see therein ground for withdrawing the protection
granted to the slaves, but rather for extending the like security
to the sex in general, by some further order of his Majesty to
such purpose.
" His Majesty's Government do not anticipate any of those
evils which the 12th clause is represented as likely to create ;
and that, as the slave is to be duly examined by the Court,
and to make a particular, consistent, and probable state-
ment of all circumstances attendant upon the punishment,
betbre even the presumption of guilt will arise, the danger
that has been anticipated from this clause does not appear to
also appears that this
His Majesty'a Government to rest on sufficient foundation. It
principle was established in the island of
Dominica by the 14th clause of the Slave Act, dated the 22d of
April, 1010.
" In the next clause, namely, the 22d, the power of elec-
tion given to the slave is to be considered as providing for
cases of sickness or absence on the part of the Commandant
or Assistant Protector, or where the Commandant might be
the master ; and not as giving or implying a power to quit
the estate against the master's consent. This application on
the part of the slave may also be made either by a mes-
sage, or by obtaining a letter to be written, as• the duties of
the plantation or (flier circumstances may render most con.
venient.

" The power conferred by the 24th clause, by which slaves
are permitted to acquire lands, is not to be held as exeropting
them from the existing restrictions as to the mode in which
lands may he cultivated by persons of their class and condition.
They are therefore not authorized, by the mere acquirement
and tenure of land, to cultivate, for their own profit, the staple
commodities of the island.

" The obligation required by the 34th clause in the cases of
voluntary , manumissions, to give security to de. Crown for
maintenance of the slave, does not apply to testamentary menu-
missions ; and, in other cases, it is not considered probable that
the party disposed to confer the benefit of freedom would with.
hold the boon merely because he will have to enter into a legal
obligation to carry his own purposes into effect.
" As respects the 42d clause, and the penalties attendant
upon it, I have the satisfaction to acquaint you, that, for the ,
purpose of allaying any apprehensions that have been enter-
tained of this enactment, it has been directed, that the penalty
on the•second conviction shall never be enforced until the whole
case has been refined home for the consideration of his Ala-1
jolty; and you will observe, that in this special instance, the
forteluare is to the benefit of the Crown, and therefore would
not be enforced unless the offence were of a grave and serious
character.

" Having also submitted the inconvenience that some of the
Commandants might suffer by being required to come to Port
Spain every quarter, for the purpose of swearing to their re-
turns, I am further to acquaint you, that the returns of punish-
menus by Commandants upon theirown estates will be required
only every six months from those officers.
,(Signed) " _RALPH 'WOODFORD."