The Sun.
London, England, 1826-11-29 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE.

Palo, NOY. 26.—A Journal gives the following ac-
count'of the capture of a Spanish tie, to vessel, tinder a
Dutch flag; under peculiarly afflicting eirettinstances
" Two , officers of a eruizing vessel having gone on
board a schooner to elcdmine its phpers, the Captain told
them his vessel was Dutch; and its tarp sugar. The
Officers, after along search, discovered, in fact, no tither
merchandize. However, something having excited their
suspicion, one of the Officers went below to the hold, and
perceived the legs of a black; he withdrew a curtain, and
was struck with horror at the sight of 240 slaves, sick, or
dying of hunger. Only 47 days had passed since they
were collected on the coasts Of Guinea, and of three hum;
died, sixty had, already died. There *ere provisions bit
board only for bho day. Some morsels- of yams were
thrown to them, and they seized upon them, like starving
dogs. Otte of ;hem, bail bitten brig companion on the
shoulder, in the most horrible manner."
Por such barbarity as arises hi this traffic; it is but a bad
excuse to say the aegroes would.be worse treated in Ame-
rica or the Colonies. We ire not permitted to state their
injuries, for fear their countrymen should do them more.
Some will persuade us it is from motives of compassion
and humanity that the European merchants carry on this
trade. There is one certain fact, that before the este.--
blishment of this coinuierce, War was made more rarely
than at present, and the most ordinary motive of the pre-
sent wars is, the desire of making prisoners to sell to
Europeans. If there were no buyers there would be no
sellers, and this infamous commerce would fall of itself.
Who would undertake the apology of the Turkish mei.
chanti, who go to buy girls in Circassia, to populate the
seraglios of Asia ?

LAW INTELLIGENCE,
irichtiiAistatoit's coinvf--i,lnv. 28.

LAD ERSKINE AND OTHERS V. DUFOUR, LORD ERSKINE,

AND OTHERS.

Mr. COOPER, on behalf of the plaintiffs, moved that the
defendants might be ordered to transfer into the Account-
ant-General's Office, the sum, of 1,637/. 13s. 11d. Three
per Cent. Annuities, which came into their hands as trus-
tees to a certain dced, which had been duly etecuted, tti
secure to the plaintiffs the claim they had on the property
of the lath Lord Erskine,

The VicE-CHANCELLOR--Take your order.

COURT OF KING'S BENCH, Nov. 28.
This being the last day of Term, the Court sat until a
very late hour. We are sorry to state that the Lord
Chief Justice is still indisposed. At three o'clock Mr.
Justice Bayley quitted Court to attend Chambers.

THE JOHN BULL.-51R. HARTSHORNE.
no. XING V. SHACKELL.
Mr. DENuArt showed cause against a rule obtained a'
few days since at the instance of C. H. Hartshorne, Esq.
against the defendant, as the printer and publisher of the
John Bull, for a libel of an offensive nature.—Rule absolute.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER) Nov. 28.
TIM KING V. VETO.

Mr. PATTESON moved, that the Court do direct, that the
execution of judgment, which was given,in this case yes-
terday for the Crown, should be Stayed. In conse-
quence of what had fallen from one of their Lordships
during the discussion, the defendant had some hopes
of experiencing relief in another quarter: his .Counsel
bad not as yet determined whether' they should deem
it more advisable to recommend a writ of error,
which could not be proceeded in without the permission
of the Attorney-General, or to resort to a Court of Equity.
He grounded his motion on the affidavit of the defendant,
which stated that the plans and specifications of the build-
ings were prepared by Mr. Laing, assisted as to the foun-
dations, by the late Mr. Rennie. That in the execution of
the works, the defendant was advised by his then attar-
ney, Mr. Bray, that he would be safe by obeying the orders
Of Mr. Laing. That on one occasion Mr. Laing gave him
notice that if he was not attended to, he (Mr. Laing) was
authorized to stop the works. That he had in every parti-
cular honestly obeyed the orders of Mr., Laing. The affi-
davit of, the defendant (in substance as above) being read,
Mr. Patteson hoped that. the Court would deem it suffi-
cient ground for granting his application.
The COURT inquired if the Attorney-General had any
objection?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL deemed it more advisable
for M. Patteson not to press his motion ; if he did, he
(the Attorney-General) would oppose it.
Mr. PATTENON declined to persevere in his motion, his
sole object being to submit the matter to the discretion of
the Court.

Mr. Baron Gonow,had no doubt but that Mr. Peto's
case would meet with humane consideration in the proper
quarter.

LORD MAYOR'S COURT, Nov. 28.
THE ItANOIC OF LONDON I'. MARMADUKE THOfir6oN.

In this case a Special Jury was summoned to assess the
amount of compensation to be paid to Mr. M. Thompson,
the freeholder of the Red-cross Wharf, in Old Swan-
passage, adjoining the east side of FishMongers'-hall, for
the loss, of his premises, and also the compensation due to
him for the injury which might be done to him by the re-
moval of his trade as a coal-merchant. '
The COMMON SERGEANT stated the case on behalf of
the Lord Mayor and Corporation. After notice had been
given to Mr. Thompson that his premises would be requi-
site for forming part of the improvements of the New London
Bridge, he sent in a claim of 18,0001. for the loss of his
business, being
six years' purchase, at 3,0001. per annum.'
For the loss and injury to be sustained by his waggons, the
sum of 1,7854 . In the whole 19,7851., which he required,
exclusive of compensation for the loss of his premises,
which he offered to forego on condition that the committee
provided him with another convenient Wharf. This,
however, the
,committee had not in their power to do.—
The claim made by Mr. Thompson for his freehold
amounted to 20,0004 The utmost value assigned, to it by
competent persons, on behalf of the Corporation, did not
exceed 12,000/.
The • committee considered the whole
claim to be so exorbitant, that they. thought proper to re-
fer them to a jury.
The Jury, after having retired for a considerable length
of time, gave a verdict, assessing the value of the-freehold
at 14,6171., and giving
trade, fixtures, &c. 4,1
-38/. ifs., being 22,1081. ley than
the amount claimed. The
tri:d lasted until nine O'clock
at night.
Robert Collins, the tenant upon sufferance of a coal-
wharfas compensation for the loss of
belonging Mr. Thompson, and situated upon Red
Cross-wharf, claimed 1,658/. Verdict of compensation
'due to hith 1001.

A grave writer on the laws of England, says, that
" when
a Jury of Matrons is imP elicited, the foreinan:ought Labe
a woman of known and good repute"
1 .
CALEDONIAN
CANAL..—We need ot
word of the importance, of this
w n
fl OLIO
gre-channel to navigation OLIO
and to
the Empire. Nor
short-sighted exsetions-on the part of throe in authority, the ad-
need we reiterate our regrets that, by any
vantage and resort of the public should ever have been checked,.
There now, however, seem to he still more seriouhs
eos, ccas
fur some
ions of
onnttunication, we ars
time, been considerably hindered by the accumulation of sand
soared,
complaint. The
—and the situation of the present entrance from the Firth, has
given rise to infinite inconvenience and delayAt dreamt, we
believe, ramie seldom or never can strike at ono
inton
tmiltshe entrance
to the
;
but are obliged to make a distance of eightte
westward :--and should any trivial miscalculations take place on
the return, one or two tides must inevitably beost. Looking
to fl•plari of the loealities, it seems clear that the cut should have
been made at first (and we hope will be mad, yet) in a much
straighter line frown the Firth, through the eort of peninsula along
which the great anthem road is stretched. This, besides giving
'the tiele-lock and harbour of the Canal an invariable and easy
access, would go far to make .l
- it, in a great measure, the port of
Inverness, upon the growth oft, which its-own 'prosperity so lai-
n:lately dkritdsoweßtftnintrOs Obscrva. •'