The Sun.
London, England, 1828-07-26 00:00:00

SLAVERY.

Sir J. MACKlNTOSl7,in.presenting a petition
from Chalford, Gloucester, praying the House to
carry into effect the resolutions of the House rela-
tive to the amelioration of the Slave population in
the West Indies, took occasion to observe, that the
frequent changes of Administration during the past
year, and the sudden indisposition of his Hon. And
Learned Friend the Member for Winchelsea, had
prevented this great question from being brought
fairly before the House during the present Session,
but if the subject was not satisfactorily adjusted be-
fore next Session, he gave notice that some specific
measures of reformation would be proposed by those
with whom he had the honour of—acting, and he
sincerely hoped that his Hon. Friend (Mr. Brougham)
would be sufficiently recovered to undertake a task
for which no man was so well fitted.
Sir G. MURRAY thought the House would Con-
cur with him that it would be extremely inexpedient
to enter at present into the subject introduced by the
Right Hon. Baronet (Sir J. Mackintosh). This
much, however, he felt himself bound to state, that
as
ehaienr, hear.)oelffles House'
n
theesooumttioryn:sstpoaosds ed Government,
pledged
iiais
Bw2et3lol. carry
and humanity demanded that those Resolutions
should be carried into effect, as well to secure the
interests of the slave owners, as for the comfort
and
den the
ee-
and advantage of the slaves themselves. These
were the views of his Majesty's Government, butt
at this period the House would not expect him to
declare what specific measure the Government was
disposed to adopt in furtherance of those views.
Mr. FOWEL BUXTON was extremely happy
to hear what had fallen from the Right Hon. Secre-
tary, especially as it had been represented that a
Noble Person in another place had uttered senti-
ments somewhat 'different on the same subject.
What was attributed to the Noble Duke was, that
he dwindled down the pledges of this House to a
mere idle recommendation to the Colonists.
Mr. WILMOT HORTON wished to.take this
opportunity of informing the House that, for reasons
which he would not enter upon, he had determined
not to propose the resolutions which he had in-
tended to submit to the House on the condition
of the slaves in the West Indies. Under the pre-
sent circumstances he thought the House would
agree with him that it would be highly inexpedient
to enter into such a discussion.

Air. Sergeant ONSLOW said he had never heard
any speech with more unmixed approbation than
that which fell from the Right Hon. Secretary. He
thought the subject would be best if left in the
hands of Government.

Mr. Secretary PEEL denied that his Noble Friend
who had been.alluded to by the Hon. Member (Mr.
F. Buxton) had ever sought to dwindle the pledges
of the lIou&e down to an idle recommendation to the
colonists. The resolutions of 1823 were as much
the resolutions of the other House of Parliament as
of that House, and were as binding upon the exist-
ing Government as upon any former Government.
His Noble Friend's speech should not be judged,
without also considering the speech it was intended
as an answer to; his Noble Friend might have thought
it necessary to check the extravagant ideas thrown
out at the other side, and to condemn any
--- effect
thing like a suggestion to carry the resolutions
of the Legislature into effect by the application of
physical force. All parties agreed that it would be
, werem
eaSti
carried into
resof
reform,
o great re-
commended advantageb y
p lia
f am the
ent
by the Local Legislative bodies(bear, hear,):--and
his Noble Friend 'therefore thought it his dirty to
obServe a conciliatory tone in speaking of the inten-
tions of Government towards the Colonists:
I
The petition was ordered to lie on the table and
to be printed.
Mr. CHARLES GRANT brought up some re-
turns, for which he had previously moved, relative •
to the qUantity of raw and wrought silk imported.
Mr. FAZAKERLY presented a similar petition
from the neighbourhood of Caine.
ithe
Members Borough
to BOROUGH OF EAST RETFORD.
Mr. TENNYSON gave notice that early in, the:
next 'Session of Parliament be would bring in a Bill
t prevent
serve in.
Parliamentfrom;.
and'
t rgany
ti,'
that he would also move that the town of Birmingr,.;
ham should be empowered to send two MembMembersto
serve in Parliament.
Mr. F. BUXTON presented a petition in favour
of the abolition of the slave trade,rand also another
os f e
Petition praying for the repeal of the Pilgrim Tax.
Mr. BUXTON asked the Right Hon. Secretary
for the Home Department, why, it was that the'.
Commissioners for building new Churches and
Chapels had not conformed to the Act of .Parliad
tnent ?

Mr. PEEL, as we und,trstood him, said that he
was informed that whatever difficulties were in the
way, hall been obviated, and the Commissioners
were now about to pi weed without delay.
Lord NUGENT presented a petition from the
Maltsters of Newport Pagnel, praying for an altera-
tion in the tax on malt.

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