The Sun.
London, England, 1833-05-11 00:00:00

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" He is to have a right to claim employment from his
master for the remaining one•fourth of his time, according
to a fixed scale of wages.
"But he is to be at liberty to employ himself elsewhere.
" 3. The master to fix a price on the labourer at the
time of his apprenticeship.
" The wages to be paid by the master to the slave for
his spare time, is to bear such a proportion to his value
that the negro is to receive as wages for the one-fourth
part of his time, one-twelfth of his price annually, and in
proportion for such lesser time.
"4. He may claim to buy his freedom at the price
named by the master.
" 5. The negro is to pay half-yearly a portion of his
wages to an officer to be appointed by his Majesty.
" 6. In tfefault of payment by negro the master is to
be liable !! ! For a return, the master may exact an
equivalent amount of labour in the ensuing half-year,
without payment.
" 7. These half-yearly payments to be in liquidation of
so much of the debt contracted by the planter to the public.
" S. Every apprenticed negro, on payment of the price
fixed by his master, or such purtion of it as from time to
time remains due, to be absolutely free. He may borrow
the sum from any one, and bind himself apprentice to the
lender by contract before a magistrate.
" 9. A loan of fifteen millions sterling to be granted to
proprietors of West India estates, upon such security as
shall be approved by the Lords of the Treasury.
"1 0. The loan to be distributed amongst the colonists
in a ratio compounded of the number of slaves and the
amount of exports.
" 11. All children who, at the time of the passing of
this Act, shall be under six years of age, to be free, and to
be maintained by their parents.
" 12. In failure of such maintenance, to be apprenticed
to the master,—males until 24 years of age ; females until
twenty years old ; at which period, they and their chil-
dren to be free. _ _ _

" 13. This Act not to prevent his Majesty from as-
senting to Acts of the Colonial Legislature fur the pro-
motion of industry and the prevention of vagrancy appli-
cable to all classes of the community.
" 14. That upon the recommendation of the local legis-
latures, his Majesty will be prepared to recommnd to
Parliament to grant out of the revenues of this country
such aid as may be deemed necessary for the due sup-
port of the administration of justice, of an efficient police
establishment, and of a general system of religion and
mural education."

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, MAY 10.

TAYLOR AND ANOTHER V. CHAMIER.

In this case, which was not concluded yesterday
when we went to Press, the j ury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff—Damages, 224-1.

NSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT, MAY 10.

THE RIVAL MANAGERS—JuIius John Haydon,
who styled himself in his schedule as a " comedian,"
was opposed by Mr. COOKE for a Mr. Walton, and
was supported by Mr. WOODROFFE.
The insolvent, it appeared, had for years travelled
round the country enlightening the rural population
by attending the fairs with a van of performers, ex-
hibiting under the well-known cognomen of
" Scowton's Company," and he now ascribed his
insolvency to the decline of " the arts." His
" properties" had been purchased by Walton, now
his rival, who followed, besides being a manager,
the profession of vender of gingerbread nuts. He
now opposed the insolvent on the ground that he
had been collusively arrested, in order that be might
take his " benefit" in this Court. The insolvent
was questioned respecting the validity of the debt.
He said one Dunkley had arrested him. He was
a watchmaker and an actor. He had at his
stow " done the juvenile business," and he
owed him 201. fer a watch and salary. His
salary was eight shillings a day during fair time;
and the watch he had from him he had pledged
at Boston for the fair ground, and had not, owing
to the falling state of the " histrionic profession,"
been able to redeem it. To prove the non-existence
of the debt, a person named Blythe was called. He
had formerly belonged to the insolvent's company,
but was now employed by his rival for the ward-
robe department and " business" in the " heavy
line." He detailed a conversation, said to have
passed between the insolvent and Dunkley, in
which the latter claimed only a sovereign. He said
his present salary was 4s. a week and his " wittles,"
and 7s. a day during fair time. On the other hand,
a member of the " Thespian corps" was examined ;
he had generally " done" the Pantaloon's " busi-
ness." On mounting the witness-box he assumed
an imposing attitude. He was desired, amidst much
laughter, to " perform slowly and mind his cues."
He said his say, and declared that Blythe, before he
left the " gentlemen" of Mr. Scowton's company,
struck the insolvent, and he (witness) gave him a
good drubbing; and, added the witness with ex-
tended arms, he swore " to be revenged, to be re-
venged."
The COURT decided that Dunkley must be pro-
duced; his " performance" could not be dispensed
with ; and the case, which afforded much amuse-
ment, was adjourned sine die.
The attendance of the " gentlemen" belonging to
the " profession" was numerous.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

HATTON- GARDEN.

On Thursday, George Davis, the young man
who was examined at this office on Thursday week,
charged with maliciously shooting at and wounding
a carman, named Thomas Cooper, in the employ
of the father of the prisoner, was brought from the
New Prison, to undergo a further examination upon
the serious charge of wilful murder, the wounded
man having died in Middlesex Hospital soon after
having undergone an operation for the extraction of
the bullet.

He was again remanded.
BREACH OF PROMISE.—Mary Bell, a good-
looking young woman, was brought to this office,
charged before Mr. LAING, by John Duffy, a la-
bourer, under the following circumstances :
The prosecutor lived with the prisoner for the
last fortnight. On Saturday night last, he returned
home, and gave her his wages, 95., to provide vic-
tuals for the week. She, however, quitted the place
with the money, leaving him to starve, and he did
not see her until he gave her into custody.
Mr. LAING—What do you charge her with ?
Prosecutor—l charge her with the robbery.
Mr. LAING—Did you not give her the money?
Yes, your
Worship, to buy wittles with; not to run
away with it. I have'nt got a farthing in the world,
or any thing to eat.
Mr. LAING—Were you not living together as man
and wife ? We were living together, your Worship,
but not exactly as man and wife.
Mr. LAING—You cohabited; did you not ?—She
cooked the wittles, and eat and drank with me ; but
no other consarns, I assures your Worship.
Mr. LAING—Were you not in the habit of sleeping
in the same bed ? Prosecutor—Oh, no, Sir; never,
'pon my honour.
Mr. LAING said he did not believe it. Prosecu-
tor—She wouldn't let me.
Prisoner—No, your Worship, I would not, till he
kept his word. He promised to marry me.—
(Laughter.) I can assure you that we only lived
together as far as eating and drinking went, and
cooking the meals—no other intimacy existed be-
tween us. He said he would marry me some time
ago, and I was anxious to have the affair settled.
He put it off, and put it off, till I thought he would
put it off altogether, so I took myself off. He made
me his servant instead of his wife; and when he
gave me the money, I paid myself my wages.—
(Laughter.)
Mr. LAING told her that she might now take