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should he suspended'
that they might constitute a Com-
mittee for the remaiiteler of the session. He made this
motion in consequence of the departure of so many Peers
tti Parliament, that it was difficult to a get a full attend-
'nee et all the Committees, befere whom there was a great
°N." of hu4ini sa.
L"rd WICKLOW did not approve of the motion.
te was the duty of the Peers to attend to the Commit-
es, and they ought to be compelled to da so.—(Hear.)
Lord BRO UG H said
the that a' great cause of the
c arreer was the want of
.accommodation for the
runiltices. .Much .more regard was had for the glory
° the architect than for the convenience of the House.
,17-(lleer, hear.) But he hoped that, if the accommoda-
tlas not sufficient next year, their Lordships would dim
"tat ,glory a•little
intriC -Marquis. Of CLANRICARDE said, that• every
-old in the country admitted that their Lordships
--ee have been provided with a suitable House, and
(leau
th equate accommodations within the - seven years
shat ",s had already passed. Ile hoped their Lord-
ia would insist upon the works being proceeded with
tea More expeditious manner, and that they would
hata4ri architect to hare proper apartments ready
"te heat •
pseatloil.
441.1 ORTESCUE hoped that it would not be ne-
assary to act -upon the resolution; which, however, he
"°41,,n...at oppose. _ •
itt ue -Duke of WELLINGTON said that hitherto the
endance of. Peers had been as full as could be ex-
pected, but 'the object of the motion was to provide
:must the -possibility of a deficient attendance at the
a" of the session, when so many Peers would be leav- g town.
Lord
a few words from Lord COLBORNE,
a„.''°IIIREDESDALE withdrew his motion, and gave
Lice, that, if necessary, he would renew it on Monday.
..nk'Tl° NS FOR GAMING SUSPENSION BILL.
DThe Marquis of NORMANDY, in the absence of the
oke of Richmond, moved the third reading of the Ac-
. es ftir g Gamin 'at Horse Races Bill.
eo le Earl of RAI)NOR opposed the motion. He
na_ tentled that the defendants in these .actions had no
Tor the protection or the interference of Par-
T;eitlent. When . they incurred these penalties,
hY kneW they were acting unlawfully.—(Hear.)
arsat was proved by the evidence of Mr. Tat-
e a4ll and other nitnesses. Same parts of . the
f:Caence were exceedingly painful.. One gentleman, a
a one of heunivesities, stated that he had been
14'ietieaised" by two of his friends—gentlemen—(A
lti'll)—and fellows of the same uniia rsity.—(A laugh.)
4,'•:bc..LORD 'CHANCELLOR—Cambridge Give
the right name.—(A laugh.)
1/416.Eari of RADNOR said this was a Bill to prevent
tl,e tnan from_ obtaining a pecuniary. advantage, who. h
le law, as: it stoode gave . him . and encouraged
„in, to seek. -There was ~ no doubt. that the
a': which the actions were directel ageing.
illegal, and the evidence before-. the Committee
pia teed that -it had- been - ruinous to many, very
41,ttat; The only- means- which the la w, provided for
—4l.g. so greaean evil was by- th6s:e. lam aptiolls,
Tasslng this Bill thellouse would do a great injustiee.
he p 1. a • . Lord "E,
the are of oTRADBROIS.I.otIEy supported
Bill,
itt.n.fter a few words from the Maruis of NORMANBY,
ruPiYi the Bill was read a third time and passed.
SLAVE TRADE.
• -
se earl of ABERDEEN, pursuant to notice, laid
otfi, c table the latest instructions given to the naval
As-te" engaged in the suppression of the slave trade.
are "ere wasatothing to conceal, the greatest publicity
4;7 desirable, which would give the best refutation to
eatiaahunnious accusations against this country, that
the pretence ef a regard for the interests of hu-
tterl'it er
-r, we were only seeking to extend our own coin-
ietaeaand to increase our naval power. When he came
tre'°ins,,; lie found the instructions to those officers ex-
bra'"etY vague and imperfect. He had applied himself to
ttes--gathein into a more perfect state. He had found that
~ithi
Practice when new treaties were entered into
sena 'oreign nations on the subject of the slave trade, to
the 4.°14 to each of the officers in command a copy of
ever,.
reeiy without any explanation or instruction what-
`i Now, as there were thirty of• these treaties, the
the sa would understand how difficult it was for
ta officers' to know- in • what way. they were
be, act. On this account he employed a num-
. ,°,F. gentlemen well acquainted with the subject
1%,.',0Ne the instruction.s. These were Dr. Lushington,
ifanditiell, Captain Denman, and Mr. Rotherheath,
Itzth:ic'etttr°ursc'tiConissirons. . These four gentleman revised
which were aferwards submitted to the,
ter„,°tacers ot -the Crown,- who reduced them, to the
elat-"„,in which he no* placed them_ on the table. In
tie mining this subject _he was astonished at the discre-
eee dinnce which had been. displayed by our
tee 'l's this service, although occasionally there
aes t hare been some errors •of a slight nature from
sagt rather in excess; , It was, however, as he had said,
. .
ittllpet"ing to observe-the prudence, discretion, forbear-
consideration, which those officers had shown.
Q2ear, hear.) It was to be borne in mind that Eng-
-44:1 could not alone put.down the slave-trade. She must
sae" the co.operatiou of other nations, an to obtain that
Aiemust comince those nations that she has no selfish
ttleeets, and that she regards their rights and privileges.
trade
had been done towards the suppression of the
teverabut yet very much remained to be done. For
t Years down to, a very recent period, from 90,000
131°° 000,
tut ' slaves had been imported into the American
Sn • From the year 1768
do rants. slave-holding States.
fl wn• to 1830, the number one ersons torn frum frica
bore from ninety to hundred thousand ;from
ce -to 1835, the number fell to an .average of 58,000;
twut, in the four following years, from 1835 to 1840, the
1,74 rage rose to 99,009. -But, in the last three years,
1, 1842, and 1843-, notwithstanding the reproaches
eeet upon the present•Govertitnent for remissness in this
reatter, the average had fallen to 25,000.
Lord BROUGHAINI—J.TinIer the preicnt Guyer The Earl of, ABERDEEN—PartIy
,so. In thencnioeunrste
of last year, the number of
had been larger than in the prccedin
slaves imported from Africa
the neceasary, withdrawal
to g 3 ears, partlyii owing
drop • from the coast of
peurs4oing n proper-
h e
teeyn,
oes and
the senselesso war which
arid partly dßuuriennogsß rAacjayirrl
east Part
roet)
protect
eßsram4
and Monte Video,
yto the change- which had taken place in the
office of Captain-General of Cuba, General Valdez have
eag3 Pen removed, and . another officer appointed, who
less inclined than his predecessor to discourage the
Si?ain and Brazil were the only countries that
nniv benefited by that trade, for Portugal had shown
tsv.eroy disposition to fulfil the
.treaties. He had no hesi-
};‘" n in saying that if. Spain and Brazil faithful), and
a;_nestly executed their treaties with this couatry, the
th4rerade would be at an end ; and he would assure
e`House that no efforts would be spared to enforce
1,,°4e treaties, to which England had as undoubted a
,i,flnt as to the possession of a ceded province or town.
at, ere was, however,
.sarne promise on the part
the SPain. The excellent person who held letely
Ppost Captain-General, had obtained an
theer 'rotn the Government in Spain, founded npon
with errangementa which were agreed upon
to. e this country in .1835. —(Hear, hear.) There was
coral encouregetnent in the fact that the most
Rquatt.l UnderStPaldlng prevailed between her Majesty's
I.leito()an off khe coast of Africa, and the fleet of the
siticia'+'trAis. France also had lately shown a dispo-
, co-operate more' earnestly than heretofore.
msPects of success were therefore much improved.
iana_ ear, hear.) He had always been of opinion that an
a,aulerfect watehing of the coests of Africa and America
Troia"' injudicious employment of our force. We knew
least. what part the slaves must come, and whither they
fere the carri(llear, hear.) On that account the
beena.nad been increased at these two parts. It had
state Pretended that part of the coast.of Africa was in a
tee, fit, blockade. That was not true. Every facility,
blee3t. 11), was given to commerce, and the only employ-
kani of the force was 'to watch those vessels which the
etheaelPal law of this country, and- our treaties with
seize, nations, of
our naval officers to enter and
of ta A sufficient force would be kept up on the coast
vigils to to Secure 'any slaver that might escape the
„ne,..0 of the cruisers on the coast of Africa.
&erhta; Earl of MINTO was very glad to hear so satis-
heare°, sPeech. But he must say that he never
tnS tr any complaint on the part of the officers, as to
Ineaanli'fictilty in understanding their instructions. Ap-
Mee, 44 he did entirely of the system which had been
• stat. nf closely watching the particular part of the
oe
nd
4x.frica from which slaves were exported, lie felt
onusit t° say, that if a sufficient force were employed,
but he
'ER eA Prove an effectual means of checking the trade ;
su 'ea'red- that the naval force employed was not
herdof
a
COLCHESTER having, in the command of one
t;
'ons Majesty's ships, acted under the former instruc-
the the c,agien the officers .had in many cases nothing but
gentlemen
treaties to. guide them, must, in the name of
her
engaged in that service, return thanks to
°Ode aJa,,4Y's Government for the complete and intelligible
to on instructions which his Noble Friend had now
gentlethe table. These instructions would give those
ThePl a confidence which they never felt before.
the ins ..:4arl of. HADDING fON wished to explain that
nh ta..ease in • the slave trade last year, as compared
"" the Preceding two . years, was not altogether owing
nlosaa ravel of the ships to the river Plate. That re-
tiett of t:.)Wever, was rendered necessary for the protec-
tttord the lives and property of British sudbiec.
4ue tettaPETO. said that the force wasdiminished by
'ranee Withdrawal of- part of the force, besidesthe
The ")i. two or three, ships to the La Plate.
with.h Earl of CLARENDON expressed his satisfaction
jeaal he speech of the Noble Earl ('Aberdeen\ He re
t 0 that her . Majesty's Government had reason
bear "Pet for the
.eo-operation of France. lie
also
induced happy that Spain had at length
in to send out the order which was contained
Spain treaty which he (Lord Clarendon) had made with
Rhe1835.--a-(Hear, hear.) He wished to know
t er it was true that Government had sent orders to
b "leers
aeataioa on the coast of Africa, not to destroy the
leabaraus.(in 'which the slaves were confined previous to
la ation) without, the permission of the native princes?
could .
expe not, he regretted to say, join in the sanguine
whiecatati9ns of his Noble Friend. - *Alter all the expense
the
tritdthz.Leeu.ntry had lavished for the suppression of
%Neer
Ile he u.ared that at the present tithe, although
reached the West Indies alive, a greater
11PeUrill'ebbetr.dwgover:storn from. their families and friends, and
tltadie was on
the
way,
than were stolen when the 'slave
hog. as
greattits free and most open state.---(Hear, hear.)
3, to be regretted, that General Valdez—as
est, ben
9eneraille'4deuaalent, and wise a man, as ever was placed
at'the
t a great empire—for such Cuba now was-
-111 saraa,-r-,spartero had been compelled by public opinion
14 42: to order that excellent man not to be so active
P,egi'Xiing the trade.—(Hear, hear.) The treaty with
Captain_ewas most flagrantly violated- by the present
hear.) aaeneral of Cube, General O'Donnell.--(Hear,
ile"leta° country but England had honourably and be-
traae.aaf?a:Pplied itself to the suppression of the slave-
'neat ar, hear.) He thought that our Govern-
the Par " 6
_ to insist on the fulfilment of the treaties on
per o Spain and Brazil. It was said that our ex-
-. 4414 f aboluhin• g . slavery was a failure. But the