The Sun.
London, England, 1827-06-16 00:00:00

AFRICAN INSTITUTION.

tetA public Meeting of the Members of the African In-
Cret-11, was held this day at the Freemason's Tavern,
4toUc
•4Twoeen-street. His Royal Highness the Duke of
RR took the Chair at one o'clock.
ee.„.4..;* 'WILLIAM ALLEN, one of the Directors, then pro-
-4 to read the Report, which set forth at great length
operate "lureo taken by the French Government to co-
tth England for the suppression of the Slave
rum.e• a hese measures, although imperfect, yet, in the
of the Directors,manifested a good disposition on
Intel rfPaerret..4 the French. Notwithstanding this praiseworthy
of thei "ce; the Report expressed its regret that the annals‘
?ten Year showed that there was no diminution of the
ahb_,Vat tlave Trade. The manner in which the French
IhiPs managed was this—they supplied themselves
the tW9 sett of papers--one of their own country,
held,
fg other Dutch. The Dutch documents were
Zoir the purpose of being exhibited to any French
rer by which they might happen to he boarded, and
Y the production of the French papers they contrived to elude the vigilance of our vessels. The number of Spanish
tlave-ships condemned at Sierra Leone in the last year
..,"rtoented only to six. The number boarded, but not de-
ett w immense. They appear to have swarmed on
t% as .
ad
coast. The treaty with Spain unfortunately does not
of their detention, unless slaves arc actually found on
711'1, d. The number of Slaves found on board these six
ZIP°, was 1,360, but one of them being overset in a
rnado. the slaves on board to the number of 197 perished.
trZeer:f the atrocities practised by the Spanish Slave-
nine. • "e fc`reibly and distinctly described by Mr. Can-
b in a letter to our Ambassador at Madrid, dated the Sd
October, 1826. "It appears, (he says) that it is the
custom of the owners of these Spanish piratical vessels, the
rterPart of which there is reason to suppose are equipped
iS
tth-e liarannah, both for. trade and for war, but the trade
--e Proscribed trade in human beings, and the war they
that
°l3 ilge ia a war of piracy." The report went on to state,
the Portuguese Government after much eve-
admitted in answer to a dispatch of Mr. Can-
that the time had at length arrived, when the
:re in human beings ought to ba finally abolished.—
4t her triumph of Mr. Canning was the procuring from
re, , ratilian Government a treaty for the abolition of that
te4ltiog traffic. With respect to North America, it was
pets; !t matter of regret that the difficulties in the way of
iq yetig down the Slave Trade in that country had not been
Zeloored. For although abetter feeling was springing up
of the United States, it was still to be lamented that some
teis e Most opulent and influential individuals in that other-
of Lfree Country derived their income from the breeding
ei„e-Tea for the market, in the same manner as cattle were
to detail
reared. The report proceeded at considerable length
eon the progress made in other countries towards the
tvhanuoation of that great object, for the attainment of
deb the Institution was established. He went on to
feel the Colony of Sierra Leone, from the unsparing
ev -g of hostility manifested towards it by those who were
b_redY to attack the humanity which gave it birth.
Ve,„Vort next adverted to the recent trial of Captain
Real, for the alleged crime of slave-dealing, and sug-
clai.":, that the Jury by whom he was, on their oaths, de-
sefoot guilty, might possibly have been influenced by
'l:ther than a belief of Capt. Young's nureiinee
!.° d tgL.-"llowing is the state of the funds of the institution,
for the port. The amount of the subscription
t Year W lareB27l. 10s. 6d., which, added to the be-
-9781, vying from the. preceding year, makes a total of
knouw., 4,4. The disbursements. for the last year,
treeeure7 to 962/. ss. 6d. leaving a balance in the
by the !lands of 101. 15s. 10d. The sum due
°ff 1191. 6s,- etY was 4301. Ss. 9d. leaving a deficiency
rality of the 44, which the Directors trusted that the libe-
(When Public would soon enable them to meet.
tdch. ."ng the 'or Reporter left, Mr. William Smith, M.P. was
" Meng.

IVIATIRIED.--On Saturday, by Special
License, Winuast DE Vans AUHRET, Duke of St. Albans,
4) HARRIET, widow of the late THOMAS COUTTS,
P-s 4. The ceremony was performed by the Right Hon,
and Reverend Lord FREDERICK BEAUCLBRK, D. D..
uncle to
Marchionetsshe Duke, in the presence of the Marquis and
of
Earl 1-IuTE, the Countess of GUILFORD, the
of BRSEBoitouati, the Earl and Countess of HAR-
ROWgy, and other members of the respective families.
A Meeting of the Governors of St. George's
Ho/Tito was held this day, for the
purpose of investigating
the charge, made against some of the officers, of misapply-
ing the funds of the Charity. The
proceedings were n
ot
allow pr ed to transpire, but there is no doubt that when the
4eport is completes! it will be laid before the public, who
are so deeply interested in the result of the investigation.
1) " I have lived," said the indefatigable Dr. E.
h4eh "to know, that the great secret of human
Is2,e4'nwis is this never suffer your energies to stagnate.
14edage of too many irons in the fire,' conveys an
to'L necnanle lie. You cannot have too many : pokers,
and all—keep them all going."
C
Lt4nlT
-'l.lr) JUNE 5.—A melancholy circurn-
f,-free occurred near these Islands on Sunday last. A
bar oat bad proceeded from St. Agnes for the purpose
gat
oding a ,
vessel Passin g up
the Channel. In order to. but'
ha;board it was necessary to have recourse to the punt ,
.the wind being strong, and the sea heavy, un
upset, just after having got alongside, and the
Won Who were on board were precipitated into the
th„,-- Two of them were taken up, with difficulty, but
sieksunk to rise no more ? He was named Tobias
ttlabiret:, and has left a wife and four children in the most
Poverty, having recently sold even their bed to pro-
to ahitre in the large boat. The deceased was brother
be 1,17°11 man who was drowned, with another man,
1144,„5; '`e Land's End, not twelve months since, 'after
to tii"gc,ettettipted to board a vessel from a punt, belonging
tast shags
packet. A third branch of the same family
thi,e‘,44nilar end some time before. It is remarkable
obser„,,tae deceased an excellent swimmer, but was not
other ed to nuke awnagy.exertions to save himself. The two
41% mould not mica at allinwernouth Journal,