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London, England, 1850-03-20 00:00:00

LIABILITIU,

Capital ... . . f. 67,900,000 0
Ditto of the Branch Banks ... ... 23,350,000 0
Reserve fund ... 10,000,000 (I
Ditto of the branch banks ... ... 2,980,750 0
Reserve-immobiliere 4,000,000 0
Notes to bearer, in circulation ... ... 394,554,700 5
Ditto of the branch banks ... 71,580,300 0
Ditto to order (post-bills) ... 1,890,717 0
Account-current with Treasury creditor 89,591,790 74
Various accounts current 76,337,373 26
Ditto in branches 24,162,908 0
Bills payable at sight ... ... 5,542,500 0
Ditto at branches 1,255,738 0
Bills of the branch banks payable by
the Bank ... ... 6,062,573 0
Ditto of the Bank payable by branches.. 2,883,135 0
Dividends payable . . ... 463,993 25
Liquidation of the Algiers Bank ... 18,915 0
Discounts, interest, and expenses ... 452,515 4
Ditto branch banks ... ... 802,438 0
Expenses anticipated ... ... 260,820 30
Re-discounts of the last six months 263,317 26
Ditto in branch banks 285.183 0
Miscellaneous ... 476,079 39

f. 785,115,746 43
Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France,
D'A RUOUT.
We find by the foregoing account that the cash in
hand has increased within the week by 1,000,000 f. The
amount of commercial bills discounted have increased
by 200,000 f. The pretested bilis have diminished by
io,ooot. The bank-notes in circulation have increased
by 3,000,000 f. The balance t) the credit of the Treasury
remains nearly as last week. The sundry credits have
decreased by 1,000,000 f.

ASSIZE IN TELLICrENCE.
NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—York. March 18.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron nous.)
Thomas Kay and William Green, who had been
severally convicted of receiving stolen goods, were
this morning placed at the bar for sentence.
His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, said—lt is
against such persons as you that the statute against re-
ceivers was principally threeted. You, living in the
purlieus of London, were associated with a band of
desperate characters at Leeds, whom you encouraged
to break into and rob the warehouses at that place,
by receiving and disposing of the stolen property in
London. I feel it my duty to pass the utmost sen-
tence of the law, which is that you be transported for
fourteen years.
Thomas Smarwaite, a respectable looking man
shout 55 years of age, who had been for upwards of
thirty years clerk to the trustees of the Scar-
borough Savings Bank, pleaded guilty to an indict-
ment charging him with having embezzled various
sums of money, the property of the trustees of the
Savings Bank.
His LORDSHIP, in passing sentence, said that he
(the prisoner) having been for nearly thirty years
entrusted to protect the property of the public, had
for upwards of a quarter of a century carried on a
system of deliberate swindling. Several persons had
given him a good character, which he (the Learned
Judge) regretted, as it showed how totally valueless
testimony as to character became, for if ever there
was a case in which a good character had been unde-
served, it was the present. Considering the prisoner's
age and infirmities, the sentence was that he be im-
prisoned in York Castle for two years.

OXFORD CIRCUIT, Stafford, March 18.

CROWN COURT.—(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.)
Joseph Blakeman, Edward Finney, Peter Bailey,
J. Cooper, and eleven others, surrendered, pursuant
to their recognizences, to take their trial for a riot
and assault committed at the late Protectionist meet-
ing in this town.
Mr. G. Greaves, Q C., and Mr. R. Kettle, ap-
peared for the prosecution. Mr. Sergeant Allen ap-
peared for Cooper, who is a respectable tailor and
draper in this town. Mr. Meteyard appeared for
seven others ,‘ and Mr. Huddleaton and Mr. Garth for
some more of the defendants.

On their surrendering, an application was made by
their counsel that their recognizances should b . e
larged to the next assizes, on the ground tb,
citement connected with the meeting, o.•.:, of which
oth the elte
charge arose, was so great that it
sible to get an impartial trial
wevld not s-
be p
and, therefore, the trial o• at the present assizes,
excitement should agkt to be postponed till the
l ,re
the prosecution
subsided. The counsel for
y
unt resist the application, and the
d;:..,
recognizances at' the defendants were accordingly en-
larged. ay this arrangement the defendants were
saved •
.
..ne expense to NT Lich they would have been put
if ',,ii ey had pleaded and traversed.

. en•

MIDLAAD IWCJlT—Nottistyham, March 18.
CROWN COURT.—(Before Lord CAMPBELL.)
John Sansone, a person of some, buc imperfect,
education, aged 53, was at the sitting of the Court this
morning arraigned and put upon his trial, charged with
the wilful murder, at Sutton-in-Ashfield, on the 19th
of April in last year, of Elimbeth Raley.
Mr. Denison appeared as counsel for the crown.
Mr. Mellor defended the accused.

The prisaner was tried at the last summer assizes
far this county after the death, upon a charge of
having used an instrument upon the deceased,
Elizabeth Bailey, with intent to procure miscarriage.
Mr. W. IL Adams then defended hint. The dying
declaration of the unfortunate sufferer was not then
in proof. There were several counts in the indict-
ment on that occasion, averring the use of an instru-
ment. The prisoner was acquitted. The Learned
Judge, Mr. Baron Parke, ordered him to be detained
until these assizes to answer a charge of murder. The
s.ndictment now charged the prisoner with the
wilful murder of Elizlbeth Bailey, and comprised
counts for using an instrument, and others for manual
operation only.
Mr. MELLOR, for the prisoner, pleaded autrefois
acquit.

Lord CABIPBELL requested the attendance of Mr.
Baron Parke, who, with him, sat to hear the
arguments of the Learned Counsel for the prisoner
and the Crown.

Thereupon it was ordered that all the counts
instrument
done,sho ual
nd
db ethet rt
rsucktrial
aovuetr or fi n tgh et hien du iscet moefn ant
. This
proceeded upon the other counts only.
The jury retired at about five o'clock, and after
three hours of deliberation, returned with a verdict
of guilty of wilful murder, with a recommendation
to mercy.
His LOIIDSUIP proceeded to pass the awful sentence
of death. The prisoner had been convicted, after a
long and painful trial, by an intelligent jury, of the
crime of wilful murder; and he (his Lordship) en-
tirely agreed in that :verdict, the evidence in his
mind clearly bringing home to the prisoner the charge
contained in the indictment. He much feared that
such practices had by the prisoner been long carried
on. At last justice had overtaken him. The woman
had died. He would take eare that the recommend-
ation of the jury should be forwarded to the proper
quarter, with what effect, he could not say. The
prisoner had long carried un, he feared, "this frightful
practice, which in the eyes of the law, of God, and
Of man, was a crime of most awful magnitude, and
his Lordship had only now to pass the solemn sen-
tence cf death in the usual form.

ARMENIAN WHEAT.—At 4 weekly council of the
Royal Agricultural Society on Wednesday, Professor
Lindley presented a tpecimen of wheat grown at Erzc-
town, OA Moubt Ararat, and with a communication from
James Brant, Esq., her Majesty's Consul at that place,
relating to its cultivation. The seed has been obtained
from Trebizond, and the variety was supposed to be that
of the Triticum composituni. The council ordered their
thanks to be sent to Dr. Lindley for the favour of this
composition.

_ ..
DISCOVERT Or ANOTHER OYSTER BED.—Nor the
last week some importations of oysters have been made
into Hastings, from a newly•dmovered bed, of some
magnitude' lying about mid channel off Dungeness
Yvint,"anclf3.l:4% of Hastings.

WEDNIESDAY EVENING, MARCH 20, 1850

praying for the withdrawal of our squadron from the
cat of Africa.
TEN 'TOURS BILL.
Mr. BANKES present d several ret.tiors from diffe-
rent mills in Lancashire and YorkAtire in favour of this
Bill.

COUNTY-RATES EXPENDITURE.
Mr. PORTAL presented a petition from a place in
Hampshire, praying for the establishment of county
financial boards.
RAILWAY BILLS.
Mr. E. ELLICE moved, pursuant to notice, that in
all railway Bills during the present session, it be an in-
struction to the Committees on such Bills to insert the
following clause:—Provided always, and be it enacted,
that all mortgages or bonds, or guarantees of interest or
dividends on shares or stock, or agreements to guarantee
such interestor dividend!' made or granted by the company
(or companies) le fare the passing of this Act, and which
shall be in force at the time of the passing of this Act,
shall, during the continuance thereof, have priority over
any mortgages or boucle, or guarantees of interest or
dividends on any new shares or stock respectively, to be
made or granted by virtue of this Act; and that nothing
in this Act contained shall in any way be held to diminish
or injuriously affi.ct the security of such previous mort-
gages, or bonds, or guarantees, or agreements to guaran-
tee. All he asked the House was to reserve their rights
as creditors over the pros erty of the company. Bills had
been introduced which had for their object the destruc-
tion of the security which was possessed at present, and
he was glad that one Bill of this nature had been re-
jected by the House last night. These attempted
measures of spoliation had created considerable alarm
among the holders of this species of property, and
a great depreciation in its velue had followed.
Now he thought the remedy for all this would be
found in adopting this clause. There was a great
public principle involved in this matter in which the
good faith of the House was concerned, and with which
the House alone ought to (lc al. Since ho had
come down to the House he bad had en in-
terview with his Right Hon. Friend the President
of the Board of Trade, on the subject, who agreed with
him that it required great consideration, and upon the
assurance of his Right Hon. Friend that be will direct
his attention to it, in order that the interest of all pate
ties may be secured, he should have no objection to
withdraw his motion, and leave the matter in the hands
of his Right Hon. Friend.—(Hcar, hear.)
Mr. W. PATTEN said it was his intention to have
opposed the clause, but under all the circumstances he
agreed with the Hon. Mover of it, that it was better to
leave the question in the hands of the Right Hon. the
President of the Board of Trade, to see if he
could not devise some remedy which could not
inflict injury upon other parties.—(Hear, hear.) He
would not infringe on the property of persons who hal
shares in railroads; but he would remind the House that
there were several Bills before it now, wherein chair-
men of railways themselves were seeking the interfer-
ence of this Hon: e, in consequence of the circumstances
of their companies. He would move as an amendment,
that it be optional with the railway companies
to adopt the clause moved by his Hon. Friend (Mr.
Edward Ellice), or not, as they pleased, which he thought
would protect the interest of the preference shareholders.
Mr. LABOUCHERE supported the amendmene
The Government had been closely watching the system
of preference shareholders, and had inserted clauses in a
great number of railway Bills with a view to correct
the evil complained of. He was quite willing, however,
to reconsider the subject hereafter.
The motion was then withdrawn.
Mr. WILSON PATTEN moved that on Thursday,
the 18th day of April, and on every alternate Thursday.
until the 16th day of May inclusive, orders of the day
have precedence of notices of motions, without giving
priority to Bills introduced by the Government, which
was agreed to, after a few words.
AUSTRALIAN COLONIES.
Lord J. RUSSELL presented a petition from certain
Australian colonists stating that the Australian Colonies
Bill was calculated to promote the prosperity of those
colonies, and praying that it might be passed as at pre-
sent framed.--(Cheers.)
SUPERANNUATION FUND FOR POOR-LAW
OFFICERS.
Sir B. HALL wished to ask the Right Honourable
Gentleman the President of the Poor-law Board if it was
his intention to bring in any measure this session for
establishing a superannution fund for poor-law officers,
and if so, whether this fund would be raised by a charge
on the poor rates, or a per centage on the salaries of
the officers themselves?
Mr. BAINES said the subject had been very much
pressed upon the attention of the Poor-law Board, and
it had been some time under their consideration. A
Bill, too, had been prepared on the subject founded on
the principle of raising a fund by a per centage on the sa-
laries, but he was afraid he should not bo able to intro•
duce it till after Easter.
HEALTH OF TOWNS (IRELAND) BILL.
Mr. GROGAN was anxious to ask the Secretary for
Ireland a question of some importance to that country.
Last session the Right Honourable Gentleman brought
forward a Health of Towns' Bill for Ireland, and he
wishesi to know whether it was the intention of the
Right Hon. Gentleman to re-introduce that Bill?
Sir WM. SOMERVILLE said he did intead to re
introduce such a measure, but he was afraid he should
not be able to do ao till after Easter. It would not be
precisely the same Bill of last year.
JUDGES' SALARIES.
Colonel SIBTHORP wished to know when the second
reading e f the Bill for regulating the salaries of th.
judges of the Queen's Bench and Common Press would
be taken ?
Lord J. RUSSELL, reelid in Monday next.
THE CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA,
Mr. GLADSTONE bai notice on this subject en the
paper, but he would rather see it in the 'Ands ti the Go-
vernment, and he therclOre wished to ask the Firm.
Minister of the Crown, whether her Majest) 's govern-
ment were willing to make ptotisitin in the Australian
Colonies Government bill for the application of the prin-
ciple of local self-government to the affairs of the
iregstroef
Cburch of England in those colonies, by decleeiug the.
it shall be lawful for the bishops, clergy, and lay mem-
bers! of that church to establish regulations on the foot-
eotte which may be thought necessary for the ma-
: copse
among themselves, and subject to any
eagement of those affairs?
Gentleman,
taking
grth4oOrmiNalti:lrtioSuStE ofLtLh e wbaaso dusn aye; s d Rtio decline.
ght IIn
DZAVt
Colonel CUATTERTON asked the First Lord of the
Admiralty, if the Admiralty, in September last, al
cepted tenders for the supply of 1,500 tier( es of navy
pork, from a Haneburgh hotthej at 51, dsJ Oda per tierce,
refusing tenders from Irish provision merchants
tr tho supply of that article; and whether it
is his intention to continue to throw open the
supply in future to foreign competition j and
whether he has hilArd that the ptovielens atipplied by
foreign contract were recently rejected by Ad einigrant
ship at Portsmouth, as bad, and greatly inf ;dor to pro-
visions male up iii Ireland.

the coast of Africa was 90,000, in 1819 it had amounted
to 105,000, and the number continue I to increase
under circumstances of aggravated atrocity.—(Cheers.)
The Duke of Wellingtor, our Minister at the Congress
of Verona, under the direction of Mr. Canning, lain
before the assembled representatives of the states of Eu-
rope a memorandum which se e:1 deserved the can
aideration of the House. It went on to ca
-y—"
have the means of proving that the slave
trade has been since the year 1815, and now is carried on
to a greater extent than it had been at any former
period. This contraband trade is at'ended with circum-
stances more horrible than anything known to forme)
times.. ..... It cannot be denied that all the attempts a
prevention have tended to increase the aggregate of
human suffering and sacrifice of human life in a ratio
positively exceeding the number carried off by the slave
trade.—(Hear, hear.) The mortality was dreadful to A
degree unknown since the attention of mankind wa.
first directed to the horrors of this traffic.'
Such was the description solemnly addressee
to the states of Europe by two of the first men of our
age and country, at a time when the slave trade had
not assumed many of those horrible characteristic:
which now belonged to it. Some efforts were then mad,
to continue the work cf suppression, and f,r fifty
or sixty years afterwards Great Britain made every
possible effort to suppress the slave trade, by extend-
ing the means of possible repression. He had read
a letter from the Duke of Wellingt in describing the
norrors of the trade, add now he would real one front
Lord John Russell, in 1829, when Secretary fsr the
Colonies, addressed to the Lords of the Treasury, in
which that Noble Lord stated that the state of this trade
had of late engaged the attention of her Msjesry's confi-
dential advisers, and that much deliberation had t aken place
as ter the means employed to abolish it. It went on to
state that it was impossible to avoid coming to the con-
elusion that the average number of slaves actually
carried oft annually exceeded 100,000 on the western
coast of Africa alone. It also stated that the slave
'rade would !Sever be adequately controlled by any
system like that now adopted, and that it was indsi-
pensable to enter upon some new preventive principle.
But this was not all. In the following year, 1840, at,
assemblage was held in Exeter Hall, over which Prince
Albert presided, who was supported by the Noble
Lord at the head of the Government, and a perfect
constellation cf Lords spiritual and temporal. He had
been accused of using strong language, and of giving a
vexatious and protracted opposition to measures on the
subject of the stave trade, but let him call the-attention
.if the House to the resolutions which a ere passed at
that meeting. The first was moved by Sir F. Buxton,
And seconded by the present Archbishop of Canterbury,
then the Bishop of Chester, and was to the following
effect:
"Notwithstanding the measures hitherto adopted for
the suppreassion of foreign trading in slaves the traffic
has increased, and continues to increase, under circum-
stances of aggravated hardship."
Ile second resolution was proposed by Dr. Lushing-
ton, and seconded by Archdeacon Wilberforce, now the
Bishop of Oxford, and who was chairman of the Com-
mittee in the House of Lords. It was as follows :
" That the uttsr failure of every attempt by treaty,
remonstrance, or naval armament, to resist the progress
of the slave trade, proves the necessity of resorting to a
preventive policy, founded on different and higher con-
siderations."—(Cheers.)
Now neither of the Committees had used stroeger language
than this. He was surprised that those, who now defended
the system, stood forward on that occasion as its enemies.
lie arrived now at the year 1840. That year was dis-
tinguished by a temporary but remarkable diminution
in the slave trade, and there were certain naval officers
who were anxious to persuade the world that that dimi-
mien was caused by their presence and performances
on the coast of Africa.—(" Hear," and a laugh.) Now
he believed that Captain Denman and Captain
Gladstone were most zealous and meritorious
dficers, but when they claim for their plans and perfor-
mances the merit of this great reduction in the
slave trade at that period, he thought they were
labouring, in souse respects, under the delusion of
the sexton, who believed that the large attendance
at a certain parish church was entirely explained
by the manner in which he tolled the church bells.
It was true that et this period Captain Denman and
Captain Gladstone were at their pests, but there were
ether and far more powerful agencies at work.--(Hear )
He saw near him his Right Hun. Friend the First Lord
ef the Admiralty, who about that period happened to be
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and he was sure he would
remember, as others rereemberel, that the period to
which he was DON adverting was a period of great
mercantile depression. Now any mercantile depiessioe
effects the slave trade just as much as any of the legiti-
mute branches of commerce, and that depression eas
one of the causes of the great diminution in the slave
trade.--(Hear, hear.) But there was another eatise of a
remarkable character in operation at that time. At
that period both Cuba and Brazil were honestly
engaged in attempting to preitent the importation of
slaves into these countries.—atear, bear.) Mr.
Ormsby, whose dispatches had been laid on the table
of the House as our Minister at Brazil, attributed
the diminution to the exertion, which were male
ey the Brazilian. Minister of Marine to suppress
the trade.—(Cries of " Hear, hear.") At that
,ame period General Baldez was Governor en
Cuba. In 1843 he was recalled, and about
the satne time the anti-slavery Ministry of
Brazil Wes voted out cE office. Commerce then re.
dyed, and with the revival of commerce, notwinstand-
ing the increased efficiency of our fleet, came again all
he horrors of the slave trade.—(Hear, hear.) Ili
IB4J the nurliber cr stenos e2porte el from Africa was as
low as 30,000; in 1813 the number robe to 55,000;
in 1846 to 76,000; and in 1847 to 84,000.
lie had no means of ascertaining the number imported
during the past year. He learned, however, that the
slave trade was last par, and is now, in a state of
unusual activity. He held in his hand a paper called " A
Mission to theliiag of Ashantee," in which was contained
I steesesent made by the Rev. Mr. Cruickshank, dated
from the coast of Africa at the conclusion of 1848. He
said, " It is distressing to think that our present block-
ade is no check whatever to the slave trade. It
is flourishing at this moment to such a degree
that last accounts from Brazil report more than 8,000
staves in the market there without purchasers, and
not long ago a cargo cf slaves Lund such a bad
market that they were given up to pay the expenses of
the freight.--(llear.) During the whole time we have
maintained our blockade the slave trade has gone on
uninterruptedly. It seems to rce to serve no other pur-
pose but to increase the horrors of the traffic." Such
was the result after a period of thirty years, in w..ich
we had beim engaged in this work of suppression. There
was one fact in the history of that suppression which de-
served ittlentlona Up to 1840 the slave trade to Brazil was
perfectly free. tip to the beginning cf t e year 1840
we could not molest the slave ti tide south of the Equator.
Lord Palmerston told the Committee, that tip to
the beginning cf 1840 the importation of slaves
into Breed wee practically unrestricted. What
Was tbb tedrilt 7 He asked not what was the
temporary, Wit what was the permanent result

Sir F, BARING said thetttootfaritri were open to home cf the cLii.ige? The hie trade on the hue was now
as welt as forbigh Competition; and the Admiralty bad going on with at least as great activity as ever,
found no reason to alter that systetil; , tri spite of the exertions of the blockade to suppress it.
Allis POORILAN47: He' pot these facts before the COLEIMOD sense of the
Colonel DONNE asked the Noble Lord at the held Houee, arid he ttettied it whether this squadron
of the Government whether it be his intention to give was worth what it tustl end whether at was
effect to the suggestions made to him by a deputation of of the slightest use? In no the slave trade
Peers and Members of the Heitee of Comelonsi,eoneected was fiee 1,000 miles below the line, god it would
with irelahtl, of introcitece anaCildilients iii tne prtanat hard been supposed that the slave traders would con-
poor law which they hate recommended, in order to tine themselie 1 to that part where they had no
alleviate the evils it initicts on all tlasscs itt that country. risk, to fear; but no, they found by the blue-hooks
Lord i. ittlnsELL said the rolmittiOtrittitin of out- that the greateit amount of slave traffic was carried
door relief had been att nded with great abuse, and ' on hi the very cruising ground of our squadron.
it had been determined not to give out-door relief ex- Did any ono sftt hear tell of a ir At atiree
cept in cases of necessity: Ho did not think the contraband trade being peg .10',Y11 by force of arms.
presort law required atntirdriretit in that reSpeCti because What had become of the Berlin and Milan decrees? Had
the Commissioners, with the consent of the local guar- every oue forgotten the silk duties and t?ee tobacco du-
diens, tad already powers given them of restraining ties? It was a great consolation to him (Mr. Hutt), in
any abuse in the granting of out-door relif f.
examining the evidence before Parliament, to find that hie
SLAVE TRADE—AFRICAN SQUADRON. V:OWS on this subject were supported by the opinions of
Sir B. H. INGLIS presented a petition from a all whose experience qualified them to judge. He was
foreign settlement, the name of which we did not catch, not about to trouble the House with an Aualysis
praying the House not to sanction any measure which of the evidence, but the majority cf witnesses in
might have the effect of withdrawing the Atrican number and in character were ut'erly hopeless
squadron from the coast. It stated that the peti- of suppressing the trade by means of a aqua-
tiuners-, were fully convinced that the squadron was dron.—(Hear.) It was remarkable that every one
a co-ordinate assistant of great value, and that its with- of those who did in the course of examination
drawal would leave the property of settlers exposed. give a different opinion to this had not been on the
Mr. HEALD presented a similar petition from the African station for some years. The most experienced
society of Wesleyan Missionaries. stated distinctly that no system of force could put
Sir E. N. BUXTON presented similar petitions from down this traffic in any number of years. The
various places in the colonies. Commanders-in-Chief of the African squadron
Mr. MOFFATT presented a similar petition. unanimously gave their evidence to the same effect.
Mr. HUTT then rote to propose the following resolu. Sir Charles Hotham, who hal been appointed to
Lion:—" That an bnmble address be presented to her the station as the officer in the British navy
Majesty, praying that her Majesty will be pleased to
best suited to the service, with a force highly disciplined,
direct that negotiations be forthwith entered into for and with officers under him who carried out
his orders, gave it as his opinion that
the purpose of releasing this country from all treaty the squadron had riot been cf the slightest
engagements with foreign states, for maintaining armed use. The same evidence of the inefficiericy
vessels on the mast of Africa to suppress the traffic in of the squadron had been given by the late Mr. Vandeil
slaves." Hh
e said, the time had arrived when in accord- leur, who
.had been at the heei
gfilve
ldearbof that departmentnog
once with the opinions of two Committees of thosete E
w°ho elthirtyr
I s
traffic
thou ht e thatib t co
the House which had been appointed to consider the by a system of g
force there were many who thought that
suppression of the slave trade, it became his duty to the present application of it was one which needed great
submit a motion to the House on that grave and impor- alteration. Among these were thellon.Memberfor Derby-
tent subject. The motion was in effect a declaration shire,who had proposed a scheme of his own for the pur-
that it was inexpedient for this country to resist all pose; and many others had been proposed, all of which
attempts for the suppression of the slave trade invoved an additional force and additional expense.
by force of arms, to carry out which it was necee- What was the fact? The number of vessels at present
sary in, the first instance to put an end to all employed in the suppression of the slave trade, excluding
which had been entered into by this country for the packets and surveying vessels, was actually- one.fourth
maineenance of an African squadron, The necessity of of the whole British navy afloat. There were from 26
maloing such a change in our policy was impressed on to 29 vessels on the west coast of Africa; three at the
the. minds of two Committees, of which he was chairman. Cape station, with the receiving ship; three, with the
There was one favourable point in connexion with the receiving shir, on the east coast of South America; and
'absence of these gentlemen, namely, that they were two in the West Indies; making between 39 and 40 in
' amongst the majority of the Committee who had carried all. Yet, in the opinion of certain naval officers, that
the matter at issue; and consequently, if in the Corn- force was inadequate for the purpose; and though
mittee of 1849 the report was carried by the casting 700,000/. a year was expended, theseofficers desired
vote of the chairman, that circumstance must be attri- nothing but the auementation of this expense. lie was
buted, .not to a change in the opinions ,of the aware it was considered a want of good breeding to ta'k
Committee, but to one of those casualties arising from about expense, and it syetned to be ruled that drafts on
the accidental absence of Members, a casualty which the Treasury for the, maintenance of the public for.
would occur both in the House and in its sCommittet Is._ should not be mined in that House; nevt:rthele,s, he
(Cheers.) Having endeavoured to relieve the C'om- (Mr. Hutt.) should be quite ready to brave the wit and
mittee from some of those prejudices which it :had eareasin of the Noble Lord in showing that the Nlave
! been r.ttenepted to cast on it, ho would pro:1) ed trade cost the country 700,0001. per annum. 'Theo Noble
to straw to the House some of the factor , ate! Levi had told him on a former occasion that those per
circut, istatiees which in the opinion of the Commit tee songdid not think deeply who spoke of expense,; he
justi`aed their report.—(llear, hear.) It was now o) se- (air. Hutt), however, believed that public Ext r a v agunce
and-thirty years ago since Great Britain, having nege.)- was a great evil. He believed also that if it should
tinted various treaties with foreign states, dispatched to ever be the fate of this great country to fall in pieces,
the coast of Africa an armed force to carry ou a it would not he by the explosion of revolutionary
the object of those treaties, and then began -the o violence it would fall, nor would that lamentable evert
memo,^able blockade of the coast of Afric i be brought about by the strife of parties or the shock of
the tn., e character of which, as well as the circum - democratic power, but by the ceutusiou of its finances—
stances of its final abandonment, had yet to I'de . (Hear)—by that disregard of the national expenditure,
written its our history.—(Cheers.) We had no soon er which, in some fatal hour, would, after sopping the
V;sitell, these measures to forcibly suppress tese foundations of national credit, finally rive it to the cm-
slave trac.' than the slave trade began to inert eee eee He hoped the Noble Lord would pardon him,
-• In i - .i.e for saying that be considered 700,000., . per
1815 the high, et amount of human beings expos; from, - I
tberer,