The Sun.
London, England, 1842-03-04 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

TATTERSALL'S—YEsx TRIJAit.
In consequence of the absence at Liverpool of several of the
usual frequenters of the room, the betting yesterday afternoon
was dull, and in most respects of slight interest. The two fa-
_vourites were not mentioned at fixed prices, but we inferred
from some rather indefinite' offers that their positions were
petty nearly the same as on Monday. The three colt at 25
to t and Wiseacre at 40 (in one instance at five points less),
were in request in two or three places, and both Meteor and
Auckland stood in better estimation than at the beginning of
the week. Defier also had a strong party at an improved quo-
tation, and Canadian was promoted exactly 50 per cent. upon
the odds laid so freely on Monday. We did not observe any
other change!.

DERBY.
25 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Dirce colt—taken freely
35 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre—taken
,35 to 1 agst Mr. Gregory's Defier—taken
40 to I agst Mr. Bowes' Meteor—taken
40 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland
45 to 1 agst Mr Pettit's Espartero
50 to 1 agst Mr. Pettit's Palinurus
50 to 10 agst Duke of Grafton's Canadian
66 to 1 agst Lord Chesterfield's Joanna colt
66 to 1 agst Mr. G. Clatke's Lord of Holderness
[OO6 to 1 agst Lord Jersey's Brother to Phoenix

OAKS.
500 to 30 agst Lord.Jersey'a Adela_ filly—taken

TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES.
2 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes' Meteor—taken
CHESTER CUP.
8 to 1 agst Mr. Kirby's Lanercost
12 to 1 agst Mr. Holme's Vulcan—taken
12 to I agst Mr. Plummer's Alice Hawthorn
13 to 1 agst Lo:•cl Westminster's Marshal Soult
LIVERPOOL STEEPLE CHASES.

These events came off on Wednesday last, and malgre the
very unfavourable state of the weather in the forenoon, at-
tracted one of the largest assemblages ever seen on any occa-
sion'of a similar et.aracter. The sports consisted of the Grand
National Sweepstakes, the Prince of NVales's Cup (also a
steeple chase, but comfined to members of certain clubs), and a
hurdle race. Each of the three races was contested with great
spirit, and it is gratifying to add jhat, notwithstanding the
crowd, and the incidents common to sports of this hazardous de-
scription, not a single accident or squabble occurred to mar the
pleasures of the day. The racing commenced over (he old
steeple chase course, precisely the same as last year, except
that'the brook near'the canal was made easier, and the one.op-
posite the stand, nearly two feet wider. • •
The Grand National Steeple Chase Sweepstakes of 20 sues.
each, 5 ft, with 100 added, for all horses, carrying 12st each;
the second to save his stake. (47 Subs. )
Mr. Davy nd Gay Lad.. (Mr. Oliver) 1
Mr. Powell nd Seventy Four
Captain Price nd Peter Simple 3
Mr. Johnstone's The Returned... ... 4
Mr. J. Mason's Sam Weller • 0
Air. Elmore's Lottery (181 b. extra) 0
Lord Waterford's Columbine

LITERATURE.
BRITISH and FOREIGN REVIEW. NoN. XX E
Tailor, _London, 1840.
The reign of Louis the Fourteenth, the longest—
and when its influence on the politics and litprature
of Eiir* is considered,-the- most remarkable—in. the
French annals, has yet to be. written. Many
rians, both here and on the 'Continent, have attempted
the tasit', -but none .have fully succeeded ; not because
they had not knowledge or industry enough, but be-
cause they had not the variety of powers that so com-
prehensive'a subject demands ; and more especially,
because they regarded the period too. triuqi per se,
without reference to that which preceded it. '.,No his-
torian is thoroughly qualified to discuss the poligy of
Louis the Fourteenth'sreign, who has not made him-
Self a perfect - master of the leading features-of Cardinal
Richelieu's Administration, and of the principles on
which that
.Most sagacious, but unprincipled, statesman
acted; -which, though somewhat at a stand-still under
the government of his wily, timid successor, Mazarin,
were carried out in all their rigor by .Louis the Four-
teenth. By most writers this Monarch has been re-
garded merely as a showy vain, ambitiOus despot ;
but he was much more, than this ; he . was the
shrewd, quiet,. indefatigable,. inflexible, and far-
• Sighted imitator of -- Richelieu's policy.
the • Cardinal commenced and carried on by
terror, Louis brought to a triumphant oonsiumna- -
What
tion by tact. It was the leading object of Riche-
lieu's political system to reduce the French aristocracy
to a state of absolute dependence on himself ; to give
theM nominal, but not real, authority ; and to raise
up the middling and lower classes, by way of counter-
poise. Louis, who early in life foresaw all the advan-
tages that this system would secure to him, embraced
it with ardour, tiillowed it out, to its utmost extent,
and never once halted, nor swerved from his determi-
nation, till he had rendered every nobleman a mere
cypher in the State, to be ruised up or depressed at
his Sovereign will. Leaving the aristocratic body in
possession of all such privileges and honours as in
no way interfered with his own despotic authority, he
jealously deprived them of every shred of political
power. But Richelieu pursued: his object by means of
intimidation ; Louis, more, astute, adopted ..the, surer
and safer methods of • corruption. and cajolery.
lle broke down -the fortunes of the noblesse,
encouraging the utmost extravagance ; 'he
tempted them by bribes and appointments in his
household ; he sowed the seeds of dissension among
them, and taught them to consider it as the highest..
possible. distinction to figure among the knaves and
fools at the Court of Versailles.. Such we:conceive to
have been the leading political characteristic-of Louis
the Fourteenth's rei.r'n, and not :its ambitious foreign
wars, which were all subordinate to this great purpose.
In the Number before .us there is a. clever portrait of
this distinguished Monarch, which occurs -in a review
of the
."Ilistoriettes of Tallemant des Reaux"—an
amusing French gossip who-flourished in the seven-
teenth century, and has recorded many of the most
piquant and scandalous anecdotes of his time. In
speaking of Louis, the Reviewer says, " He was pre-
cisely the man for his hour, and he was nothing more.
Without a spark of genius, without shining abili-
ties of any kind, he possessed just the. neces-
sary qualities—love of order, activity of mind, and
passion for business, graces of person and de-
meanour, reasonably good sense, and unimpeachable
manners?' We object .to nothing in this sketch, but
.the expression, "reasonably good sense," which con-
veys but a niggardly notion of.the statesmanlike saga-
city which Louis undoubtedly possessed. " Philo-
sophy of Art" is a rambling, metaphysical article, in
which, however, there are some ingenious—though
not novel-----reflections on the subject of poetry. The
difference • between learning and- wisdom is also
adroitly pointed out. In the- observations on the
" Poniatowski Collection of Gems," which have lately
attracted the attention of artists in no ordinary de-
gree, the Reviewer intimates his opinion that these
gems "are not the authentic, and genuine works of
the Greek artists whose names are sculptured on
them." Observing, as one reason for the faith that
is in him, that " the gems are all uninjured,
not a chip •is to be . seen on any of them,
no barbarian finger has ever attempted to muti-
late. one of them ; they are as -perfect as the
first hour they left the engraver's hands. To find so
extensive a cabinet of antique gems quite perfect, is
very singular !" In an article suggested by " The
Hand-loom Weavers Report," occur some useful and
intelligent remarks on the propriety of providing the
humble classes of society with pleasures and recrea-
tions at the public cost, which, the Reviewer, adds.
" are easily provided, and without much outlay of
money." The best passage in the notice of " Passa-
vat-It's Life of Raffaelle," is the criticism, on this un-
rivalled painter's cartoons at Hampton Court ;" in the
justice- of which we cordially coincide. The article
entitled " Swisserland," we have not space to en-
large on, so must content ourselves with reniarking
that it will be read- with pleasure by all who take
any interest in the present political condition of that
country.

Jr::N Ferguson's Bannatidath
Hon. C. Forester's Lady Langford 0
Ur. W. Itarnsay's Bangalore
11r. Moore's Anonymous
Lord Maidstone's Satirist

Mr. skin's Luck's-all
Lord Clan-iearde's Honesty

Baron Itothsehlld's Consul

The betting, after some fluctuations, closed at 5 to I agst.
Lottery, 6 to I agst Seventy Four, 6 to 1 apt Peter Simple,
7 to 1 agst Gay Lail, 8 to 1 agst Sam Weller, and 10 to I agst
any other. The front rank in the first round was composed of
Columbine, Peter Simple, Honesty, Anonymous, Sevent3..
four, Bannathlath and Lottery, the others lying up ; Columbine
headed the lot to the canal, where Peter Simple took up the
running at a great pac.., and was first at the brook on the
course, which he cleared with a lead of several lengths; Ban-
nathlath and Columbine followed, and then a ruck of five or
six, close together ; on entering the ploughed field in the
second round, Seventy-four passed his horses, and made
strong play, followed by Peter Simple, Goy Lad, Bannathlath,
and The Returned; he was first into the course, and being
some distance in advance of Gay Lad, appeared to be win-
ning easy, but was caught at the hurdle jump by Gay
Lad, gave up as soon as he was collared, and was beaten by
four or five lengths. Peter Simple was third, and would have
been near winning, had he not overpowered his jockey. The
Returned and Bannathlath were fourth and fifth ; nothing else
was near. The pare was first-rate, and there were no falls of
any consequence.
rho Prince of Wales's Cup, value 100 guineas, given by the
Town, added to a Sweepstakes of 20 soya. each, h ft, for
maiden horses; 12st 71b each. Second saves his stake. (Six
subs.)
Lord Chesterfield's Claude Duval (Hon. A. Villiers) 1
Mr. Ward's Forget-me. not ...
Mr. Moore's Game Chicken.....

Mr. Tomlinson nd Jim-along-Josey
The Game Chicken made nearly all the running, but was
headed by Claude Duval and Forget-me-not on the course
in the last round; the last two continued a splendid race home,
Claude winning by half a length • entirely through Ferget-m
not having thrown her rider at the fence leading to the course.
The Champion Hurdle Race Sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each,
10 ft., with 50 addei ; the second saves his stake. 2 miles.
( II Subs.)
Mr. Peace's b g Defence, aged, 12st 91b (Thompson)
Mr. J. Mason's Sam Weller, aged, 12st 91b
Mr. Gordon's Bounce-away, 4 yrs, lOst. 21b 3
The following were not placed : —Mr. Atk'nson, nd Now-or-
Never, aged, 12st 71b ; Marquis of Waterford's Usurper, 6
yrs, 12st 21b, and 11r. Ekins's 16e Duenna, aged, 12st 21b. A
remarkably fast well contested race throughout, and won by
half a neck.
HAMPTON SPRING MEETING—YESTERDAY.
These races came off as usual over Moulsey Hurst, and not-
withstanding the unpromising sate of the weather in the morn-
ing, were very well attended. The sport was in all respects ex-
clusive, and fully equal to the anticipations of the projectors.
'Among the fashionables on the ground we noticed Lord Long-
ford, Lord March, Lord Drumlanrig, Lord Seymour, and a nu-
merous assemblage of the Officers of the Blues, the Life Guards,
and the llth Hussars. In the absence of the Earls of Rosslyn
and Cardigan, Lord Dramlanrig acted as Steward. The races
were decided as follows : _

The Albert stakes of 5 SITS. each, &c. ; for three yrs, 9st 41b ;
four yrs, 10st 716 ; fife yrs, list 41b ; six sears and aged,
12st. Heats.
Mr. Cunningham's Mungo Patke, 5 yrs .....(Owner) 1 1
Lieut. Crotton's Muleteer, 5 yrs
Mr. Pi t's Discovery
The first heat was won easily, and the second by a head.
The Palace Stakes of 5 sovs. each, &c. ; three irs, 7st 71b;
four yrs, Bst 101 b ; five yrs, 9st 31b ; six years and aged, 9st
101 b. Mares, &c., allowed 31bs. Heats, once round. The
winner to be sold for 601. 7 subs.
Mr. I3ushell's Ophelia, 5 yrs (Mr. Simmonds) I 1
Mr. Cunningham's Mungo Park, 5 yrs 3 2
Mr. Clifton's Whalebone, aged
Won cleverly.
Ihe Military Hurdle Race Stakes of 5 sovs. each, &c. ;
list 71b each. Two miles, over six hurdles.
Lord Longford's The Harlequin (Lord Drumlanrig) 1
Mr. Beauchamp's Mermaid
Won cleverly.
The Home Park Stakes of 5 sovs. each, &c. ; 1 ist 71b each;
winners once in 1641, 71b extra, twice 101 b extra. Winner
to be sold for 80/. Twice round, over six leaps. (8 Subs.)
Mr. Clifton's Whalebone, aged (Carline) 1
Mr. Beauchamp's King Cole, aged
Match, 25 soya., list 71b.—Lord Drumlanrig's The Car-
dinal (owner) beat Major Ogilvy's Flower .pot, cleverly.

THE COLLEGIANS. Manc(ll, London, 1842.

This is a. republication, in one neat duodecimo vo-
lme, of a novel written by the late Mr: Gerald
Griffin, and which was much admired at the time it
was produced, about nine years ago. The volume is
illustrated with two engravings.

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MUItDER AT NOTTINGHAII.
FROM A CORRESPONDENT.]
NOTTINGHAM, MA la.ll 2.—A murder has been committed
her: which muses great excitement. It appe rs that an old
man, of the name of It obinsoo, a coal dt aler, living at Fries-
land, two miles from Nottin.!2ham, had been constantly in the
habit of attending Nottingham market, and often was in a state
of intoxication before the day was over. On Saturday fort-
night. he, as usual, got intoxicated, and while in that state
was decoyed to a very low house near the market., and there a
plan was formed to rob him ; and laudanuin was fetched, and
large quantities poured down his throat till he was in a state
of stupor, and then he was robbed, and put out into the cold
wet strett. Some persons passing placed him in a stable,
from whence he was removed in the -rnorning, and died very
shortly afterwards.
A Coroner's Jury sat upon the body, and, after three ad-
journments, returned a verdict of" Wilful Murder against Ben.
jamin Kurd, and his wife, and the girl who fetched the lau-
danum.iall being involveclin the crime."
I On hearing of the man's death, they had, however, packed
up all their goods, and left the town; and in spite of the vigi-
-1 lane of the police to stop them, they have not yet been heard of.

Miss Rowe, the daughter of a local missionary at
Gloucester, was dreadfully gored by a vicious cow on the
Bristo!-road, near that town, last Wednesday afternoon. The
animal also wounded its driver, and tossed two other persons,
and it would probably have done much more serious mischief i DitiaDFUL CASE 01 Cit tr.n BuRNING.—A n in-
had it not been secured. All the parties are recovering. Miss
i
. quest Was held on Wednesday afternoon at St. George's Host i_
Rowe, who was most seriously injured, seems to have escaped i
tal, before Mr. Higgs, the coroner fur Westminster, on view of
with her life only in consequence of her cloak beccming unfurled;
friends of the gentleman; who, by a late de- ! the body of George Capps, aged five years, who was burned
Some
to death by his clothes accidentally catching
de-
cree of the Jockey-Club, has been expelled from Newmarket ceased and his bro her and sister had been ' fire. The
left in a room by
and the other gambling territories of that society, were lament- themselves,
where tl ere was a fire, whilst the mother, who is
ing his hard fate, when a stander-by consoled them with the ' far advanced in pregnancy, and has within the last fortnight
assurance that, after all, be was only in the situation of a man been deserted by her husband, and lift with fout children, with-
who had been " kicked out of h-11! out any means of subsistence, wrist to procure an order for
"Na llumAN GOVERNMENT."—The New Haven their admission into St. George's Workhouse. While his
Herald says, a Mrs. Tuttle, of Prosnsct, was committed to jail clothes were blazing about him, and the flames teaching above
on Saturday by the Superior Court at New Haven, " for re- his head, he ran into one of the lodger's rooms, and the iii-
fusing to testify, on the ground of conscientious scruples, she mate, a female, without attempting to render any assi,tance,
denying the jurisdiction of the Court and all human laws. She had the barbarity to thrust the child frian her apartment, and
still remains in jail, and thinks the accommodations pretty good shut and fastened her door. The deceased survived but a short
for a martyr." time after being conveyed to the Hospital. 'I he Jury returned
There is a humorous story recorded of the Earl Of I a verdict of Occidental Death, and censured in the strongest
possible terms the inhumanity of the female alluded to.
Devonshire, A.D. 1240, who asked a farmer of his, " How he
could bear his situation, seeing that his grange was much 'l' tin, LATE DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.--The result of the
troubled by fairies, which," added the nobleman, " may be fire in Tudor-street on Tuesday eveniog, is far more serious
spirits from hell."—" Right honoured Lord," replied tie than was at first imagined. The whole range of premises were
quaint fellow, " there be verily two saints blessed in heaven the property of the governors of Bridewell Hospital, red
which do trouble me more than all the devils in hell, and in although Mr. Davidson was the responsible truant, several
true sadness those be the mother of our Lerd and St. Michael, portions of the building were underkt to otherpart.es. There
the archangel ; because it is on their days that I am bound to is no,doubt that the fire originated in the first floor, which was
pay his dues to the good Earl of Devonshire." tenanted by Messrs. Hare and Co., machine-rulers. The
A lady was burned to death at Clontarf on Wednes- workmen had only left the the rooms a
,few minutes previous to
the discovery of the fire, and the belle, is, that a spark must
day night, while sitting up for some of her family, who had
have fallen from one of their candles among the paper
gone to the Castle ball.—Dublin Paper. shavings on the floor. Mr. Davidson is not rest', ed, and
Wednesday morning a man, named Richard Flinn, flare arc insured in the
aged 50, a fisherman, living at No. 5, Crown-court, Bankside, Hand-in-Hand Fire-office for 300/. but their loss is meets
his loss is enormous. Messrs.
committed suicide by banging himself from a bed-post by hi greater. Mr. Hodson, the bookseller, of Fleet-street, who
neckerchief. No cause can be assigned for the committal of I had take!' a part . f the premises only ten days since, and
the rash act, as the deceased was a very steady man. had just completed remov.ng a valuable stock of stereotype
A bombardier of the lioyal Artillery at Italliricol- plates and printing materials, has lost prop-sty valued at
lig, was tried by aeourt-martial a few days ago, aid sentenced upwards of 2,00 C/., and is uninsured. Messrs. Remnant and
to be reduced to the rank i f private, for repeated drunkerness. Edmonds, bookbinders, of Paternoster-row, who had also re-
When the finding was promulgated he retired to his room and cently fitted up a portion of the building for the purposes of
put a period to his existence, by discharging the contents of his carnal on the new descriptitn of india-rubber binding, have
tireloek in his mouth.—Cork Reporter. had much valuable machinery destroyed, but it is believed they
YORK C;I:I,ENDAR.—By a summary of the calendar are insured. Mr. Priest, the furniture dealer, is a great suf-
for the Yorkshire Spring Assizes, it appears that there are 140 ferer by the catastrophe. He had been fully insure,t for nine
cares for the West Riding, of which, amonng ile more serious, years up to January last, when he unfortunately allowed his
are five for murder, seven. for manslaughter, eight for stab- policy to laki,se. The adjoinirg house in Water-street, occupied
bing, and one for rape. In the North Riding, out of nine by Mr. Ward, builder, has been slightly injured by the fire, and
eases, there are two for murder and two ltr manslaughter. In the %sheik of his furniture very much damaged by water and
the East Riding, one for Murder, being the only case. removal. The backs of several houses in King Edward-street
CUPID IN THE COAL imEs.—Upwards of 500 are also much burnt. It is said that in consequence of some
letters :above 'the average number passed through the post- imperfection in the flue connected with the steam-engine, seve-
office of Newcastle-uponeTpie on Valentine's-day-ea sure rail fire offices have refused to insure Mr. Davidson at any pre-
proof that the " ficke god". is attempting to undermine the mium, and this may account for what would otherwise appear
hearts of the miners.—Sunderland Herald. soa.ewhat leen, usable neglect.
SEVERITY OF THE WI:ATM.:R.—A correspondent
We anticipate much good from the violent speech
of Mr. Feriand. He described the manufacturers of Britain says," Some idea eats he formed of the severity of the weather on
as cheats, robbers, plunderers, oppressors of the poor ; and t‘la.s es I..)oeuritisy sehritr,eu
elhiett,;,avivb,itts,enn,
tlhotetlrleye,couttthhaet
taitfTendamago ararouse
every calumny he uttered against them was applauded to the
.`;‘,,i'sre d
.io E....da1e,. Sc exhaul'sted that'i.tl was ;liken alive."—r fa
eireee.„,4,l;stee'‘,
echo by the Ministerial party ! A large proportion of these I,
..
Slii)e Advil:7st.:
'.ll ELANCHOLT SUICIDE.—On Monday morning last
men no stoner acquire wealth than they become the sneaking
servile followers or imitators of the Tory aristocracy in politics,
manners, and religion. It is pleasant to see the class to which about eleven o'clock, Mr. William Maryon, of Chelmsford,
Esq., as registrar of wills,
their vanity has made them slaves, turn upon them, and treat who has for upwards of fifty years filled the office of cooti.,
them with the insolence or contempt tin ysa richly merit. Their dential clerk to C. G. Pat ker,
industry has raised up millions of consumers, and doubled was found by his servant suspended in his stable lifeless. He
the incomes of the landholders, but the vast benefit was 76 years of age, and much respected. The Jury at the
thus c.aderred, with all the incense of sycophancy whit+ a Coroner's inquest returned a verdict of " Soleil., whilst labour •
mean and obsequious spirit offers, cannot save them from the ing under temporary insanity."--
Chelmsford Chronicle.
kicks and spurns of those whom they have aggrandised. . . SEVERE trALE AND RAIN STORM.—" March winds"
'I he speech of Mr. Ferrand will do much to open their eyes. have commenned early and in boot: earnest. Wednesday mot ti-
lt is remarkable, that though Sir Robert Peel i 3 the son of a ing the weather was fine, with occasional sunshine, but about
manufacturer, and well knows how much of the wealth and nine o'clock the sky became darkened, and soon afterwards the
power of Britain is due to the skill and enterprise of that class, rain fell in t erenta, with a heavy gale, varvirg from S.W. to
and though niany manufacturing towns are represented by W. N. W. Mostoaf the vessels in the Pool, and at other places
Tories, not one of the party rose to protest against Mr. on tire River, were en Wednesday night riding at double moor-
Ferrand's insulting language. Never were the industrial and ings, with their topenasts struck. The shipping has not, how-
agrieu tural,c!asses so three ly arranged against each other as ever, sustained any damage, but several steam-packets and
ins this occasion.—Scotsinan. sailing vessels, overdue, have not ari i ed. .
We understand that Ali. I7nder-Sheriff Pritchard Foamcs I,Voor,F.—The wool.-growers its Australia
t
is a candidate for the office of T 0,,,,, Clerk of the City of would do well to pay the utmost attentioa to the iirquove7il.
London, vacant Ly the rei'ent decease of the late talented and of the quality of their woos. Quality and c,,ndittott at
..
especteh Henry Woodtherpe, Esq.met us. per
SUDDEN DEATH OF A MAN UNKNOWN.—Yester- produced in Germany realise in the Lolidoit.
e fraroam Australia
more important elements than mete quantity ; the finest wool
clay between Its and 11 o'clock, a respectably dressed man, pound, while the utmost realised
i account
about 57 years of age, in passing along Sloane-street, Knights. and Ta<mania is oily as., a delicienbeY,y
tt.vshrhnibcifittn,i.it.tisitit.7
bridge, oplifitite to the end of Exeter-street, was observed to iuferiurity in the heed or wanageme. t but an
suddenly stagger, and fall heavily on the footway pavement. for. - ilwiraliau 111agAzine..
Hsi, ht ;n next Tuesday, for
When raised up, he was found to be in a state of perfect insen- We understand that the' , Court, according to pre-
sibility, his countenance blackened, and features much di:- sent arrangements, will leaeve rejoiAce to learn ,that there is
to. ted. He was conveyed to St. George's Hospital, and ex- 13nekinghata Palace : Ote
plied immediately afier he wts carried there. Nothing was every probability
of her'
eof summer. The Princess Royal
ialajeisty hodotiting this place with an- .
found about him tending to discover who he was; his death is other visit in the conrs
(a air,—Bpightqn
supposed to have been caused by an affection of the heart.
inquest will be held on the hod/ this day. paper. ..
An continues to derive great benefit flax, the b

THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
THE QUINTUPLE TREATY FOR TIIE SUP-
PRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE.
—(Signed at London, Dec. 20, 1841.)

ART. L—Their" Majesties the Emperor of Austria,
King of Hungary and Bohemia, the King of Prussia,
and Emperor of all the Russias, engage to prohibit all
trade in slaves, either by their respective subjects, or
under their respective flags, or by means of capital
belonging to their respective subject& ' • and to declare
such traffic piracy. Their Majesties further deolare,
that any vessel which may attempt to carry on the
slave trade shall, by that fact alone, lose all right to
the protection of their flag.
ART. ll.—ln order more completely to accomplish the
object of the present treaty, the high contracting parties
agree by common consent, that those of their ships of
war which shall be provided with special warrants and
orders, prepared according to the forms of the annex
A of the present treaty, may search every merchant
vessel belonging to any one of the high contracting
parties which shall, on reasonable grounds, be sus-
pected of being engaged in the traffic in slaves, or of
having been fitted out for that purpose, or of having
been engaged in the traffic during the voyage in which
she shall have been met with by the said cruisers ;
and that such cruisers may detain, and send, or carry
away such vessels in order that they may be brought
to trial in the manner hereafter agreed upon.
Nevertheless, the abovementioned right of search-
ing the merchant vessels of any one or other of the
high contracting parties shall be exercised only by
ships of war whose commanders shall have the rank
of captain or that of lieutenant in the Royal or Impe-
rial navy, unless the command shall, by reason of
death or otherwise, have devolved upon an officer of
inferior rank. The commander of such ship of war
shall be furnished with warrants according to the form
annexed to the, present tl•eaty, under letter A.
The said mutual right of search shall not be exer-
cised within the Mediterranean Sea. Moreover, the
space within which the exercise of the said right shall
be confined shall be bounded, on the north, by the
32d parallel of north latitude; on the west, by the
eastern coast of America, from the point where the
32d parellel of north latitude strikes that coast, down
to the 45th parallel of south latitude ; on the south, by
the 45th parallel of south latitude, from the point
where that parallel strikes the eastern coast of Ame-
rica to the 80th degree of longitude east from the
meridian of Greenwich ; and on the east, by the same
degree of longitude, from the point where it is inter-
sected by the 45th parallel of south latitude up to the
coast of India.

ART. lll.—Each of the high contracting parties
which may choose to employ cruisers for the suppres-
sion of the slave-ttade, and to exercise the mutual
right of search, reserves to itself to fix, according to
its own convenience, the number of the ships of war
which shall be employed on the service stipulated in
the second at isle of the present treaty, as well as the
stations on which the said ships shall cruise.
The names of the ships appointed for this pm pose,
and those of their commanders, shall be communi-
cated by each of the high contracting parties to the
others ; and they shall reciprocally apprise each other
every time that a cruiser shall be placed on a station,
or shall be recalled thence, in order that the necessary
warrants may be delivered by the Governments au-
thorising the search, and returned to those Govern-
ments by the Government which has received them,
when those warrants shall no longer be necessary for
the execution of the present treaty.
ART. IV.---Immediately after the Government
which employs the cruisers shall have notified to the
Government which is to authorise the search the
number and the names of the cruisers which it in-
tends to employ, the warrants authorising the search
shall be made out according to the form annexed to
the present, treaty, under letter A, and shall be
delivered by the Government which authorises the
search to the Government which employs the cruiser.
In no case shall the mutual right of search be
exercised upon the ships of war of the high contract-
ing parties.
The high contracting parties shall agree upon a
particular signal, to be used exclusively by those
cruisers which shall be invested with the right of
search.

ART. V. —"The cruisers of the high contracting
parties authorised to exercise the right of search and
detention in execution of the present treaty shall con-
form theniselves strictly to the instructions annexed
to the said treaty, under letter B, in all that relates to
the formalities of the search and of the detention, as
well as to.the measures to be taken,' in order that the
vessels suspected of having been employed in the traffic
may be delivered over to the competent tribunals.
The high contracting parties reserve to themselves
the right of making in these instructions, by common
consent, such alterations-as circumstances may render
necessary.
The cruisers of the .high contracting parties shall
mutually afford to each other assistance in all cases
when it may be useful that they should act in concert.
ART. Vl.—Whenever a merchant vessel, sailing
under the flag of one of the high contracting parties,
shall have been detained by a cruiser of the other;
duly authoristd to that effect, conformably to the
provisions of the present treaty, 'such merchant vessel,
as well as the- master, the crew, the cargo, and the
slaves who may be on board, shall be brought into
such place as the high contracting parties shall have
respectively; designated for that purpose, and they .
shall be cTefivered over to the authorities appointed
with that view by the Government within whose pos.
sessions such place is situated, in order that proceed-
ings may be had with respect to, them before the com-
petent tribunalS in the manner hereafter specified.
. .

Whentthe commander of the cruiser shall rot think
fit to undertake himself the bringing in and the de-
livery up of the detained vessel, he shall intrust that
duty to -an officer of the rank of lieutenant in the
Royal or Imperial navy, or at least to the officer who
shall at the time he the *third in authority on board the
detaining ship.
ART. VII.-Tf the commander of a cruiser of one
of the high contracting parties should have reason to
suspect; that a merchant vessel sailing under the
convoyof, or in company With,'a, ship -of war of one of'
the other contracting parties, has been engaged in the
slave trade, or has been fitted out for that trade, he
shall make known his suspicions to the commander of
the ship of war, who shall proceed alone to search the
suspected vessel ; rkrul in case the last-mentioned com-
mander should ascertain that the susnicion is well
fotmded,-.he shall cause the vessel, as well as the mas-
ter, the crew, the cargo, and the slaves who may be on
board, to he taken into a port belonging to th 3 nation
of the detained vesSel,` to he there proceeded against
before the competent tribunals, in the manner hereaf-
ter directed.
ART. saon as a merchant-vessel, de,
ta'ned, and sent in for adjudication, shall arrive at the
port to which she is to be carried in conformity with
annex B to the present treaty, the commander of the
cruiser Which shall have detained her, or the officer ap-
pointed to bring her in, shall deliver to the authorities,
appointed for that purpose, a copy, signed 'by himself,
of all the lists, declarations and other documents spe-
cified in the instructions annexed to the present treaty,
under letter B ; and the said authorities shall proceed,
in consequence, to the search of detained vessel,
and of her cargo, as also to an inspection of her crew,
and of the slaves who may be on board, after having
previously given notice of the time of such search and
mspe'gtion to the commander of the cruiser, or to the
officer who shall have brought in the vessel, in order
that he, or some person whom he may appoint to re-
present him, may be present thereat.
A minute of these proceedings shall be drawn up in
duplicate, which shall be signed by the persons who
shall have taken part in, or who shall have been pre-
sent
at, the same ; and one of those documents shall
be delivered to the commander of the cruiser, or to
the Officer appointed by him to bring in the detained
vessel.

ART. IX.—Every merchant vessel of anv one or
other of the five nations, which shall be searched and
detained in virtue of the provisions of the preSent
treaty, shall, unless proof be given to the contrary, be
deemed to have been engaged in the slave trade, or to
have been fitted out for that traffic, if in the fitting,
in the equipment, or on board the said vessel during
the voyage in which she was detained, there shall be
found to have been one of the articles hereafter speci-
fied, that is-to say— •
1. Hatches with.open gratings, instead of the close
hatches, which are used in merchant-vessels.
2. Divisions or bulk-heads, in the hold or on deck,
in greater lumber than are necessary for vessels en-
gaged in lawful trade.
3. Spare plank fitted for being laid down as a
second or slave-deck.

4. Shackles, bolts, or handcuffs.
5. A larger quantity of water, in casks or in tanks,
thin is requisite for the consumption of the crew 01
such merchant vessel.

6. An extraordinary number of water-casks, or of
other receptacles for holding liquid, unless the master
shall produce a certificate from the Custom-house at
the place from which he cleared outwards, stating
that su ent s?mirity had been given by the owners
of such vessel fiat such extra number of casks or of
other receptacles should only be used to hold palm-oil,
or for other purposes of lawful commerce.
7. A greater quantity of mess-tubs or kids than are
requisite for the use of the crew of such merchant-
vessel.
8. A boiler; or other cooking apparatus, of an un-
usual size, and Luger, or capable of being made larger,
than requisite for tifette crew such mer-
,
ehant-iess.ol";. or raore---t ' boiler, or other cook-
ing- appargais: of the ordiniirsfze.
9. An extraordinary quantity of rice, of the flour of
Brazil‘manioc .or cassada, commonly called farina, or
ofofedmaiwzel; oir, Ind;an corn, or of 'any other artiute of
crew ;
unalor, beyond the ..pr4abie wants of the
dian
cam,
or .v.ch Thiantity of4e, farina, maize, In-
' on the rnaYnilLst artiste` food, should be en-
cargo of the vessel. as *diming part of the trading

10. A quantity of mats ormmaetrtcinhg,
t ssgrveeateerls unless
necessary for the use .of such merchant
such mats or matting be entered on the manifest as
founding part of the cargo.
If it is established that one or more of the articles
above specified are on board, or have been on board
during the voyage in which the vessel was captured,
that fact shall be considered as prima facie evidence
that the vessel was employed in the traffic ; she shall
in consequence be condemned, and declared lawful
prize, unless the master or the owners shall furnish
clear and incontrovertible evidence, proving, to
the satisfaction of the tribunal that at the time
of her detention or capture the vessel was em-
ployed in a lawful undertaking ; and that
such of the different articles above specified
as were found on board at the time of detention, or
which might have been embarked during the voyage
on which she was engaged when she was . captured,
were indispensable for the accomplishment of the
lawful object of her voyage.
Art. X.—Proceedings shall be immediately taken
against the vessel detained, as above stated, her master,
her crew, and her cargo, before the competent tribu-
nals of the country to which she belongs ; and they
shall be tried and adjudged according to the
established forms and laws in force in that country ;
and if it results from the proceedings that the said
vessel was employed in the slave-trade, or fitted out
for that traffic, the vessel, her fittings, and her cargo
of merchandise, shall be confiscated ; and the master,
the crew, and their accomplices, shall be dealt with
conformably to the laws by which they shall have
been tried.

In case of confiscation' the proceeds of the sale of
the aforesaid vessel shall, within the space of six
months, reckoning from the date of the sale, be placed
at the disposal of the. Government of the count:y to
which the ship which made the capture belongs, in
order to be employed in conformity with the laws of
that country.
ART. any one of the ariicles specified in
Article IX. of the present treaty is found on board a
merchant vessel, or if it is proved to have been on
board of her during the voyage in which she was
captured, no compensation for losses, damages, or ex-
penses, consequent upon the detention of such vessel,
shall in any case be • granted, either to the master, or
to the owner, or to any other person interested in .the
equipment or in the lading, even though a • sentence
of condemnation should not have been pronounced
against the vessel, as a consequence of her detention..
ART. all cases in which a vessel shall
have been detained in conformity with the present
treaty, as having been employed in the slave trade, or
fitted out for that traffic, and shall, in consequence,
have been tried and confiscated, the Government of
the cruiser which shall have made the capture, or
the Government whose tribunal shall have condemned
the vessel, may purchase the condemned vessel for the •
service of its Royal navy, at the price fixed by a com-
petent person, selected for that purpose by the said
tribunal. The Government whose cruiser shall have
made the capture shall have a right of preference in
the purchase of the vessel. But if the condemned
vessel should not be purchased in the manner above
pointed out, she shall be wholly broken up immediately
after the sentence of confiscation, and . sold in sepa-
rate portions after having been broken up.
ART. Xlll.—When, by the sentence of the com-
petent tribunal, it shall have' been ascei tained that a
merchant vessel, detained in virtue of the present
treaty, was not engaged in the slave-trade, and was not
fitted out for that • traffic, she shall be restored to
the lawful owner or owners. And i in the course
of the proceedings, it shall have been proved that
the vessel was searched. and detained illegally, or
without sufficient cause of suspicion ; or that the
search and detention were attended with abuse or
vexation, the commander of the cruiser, or the officer
who shall haVe boarded the said vessel, or the officer
who shall have been intrusted with bringing her. in,
and under whose authority, according to the nature
of the case, the abuse or. vexation shall have occurred,
shall be liable in costs and damages to the masters.
and the owners of the vessel and the cargo.

These costs and damages may be awarded by the
tribunal before which, the proceedings against the de-
tained vessel, her master, crew, and cargo, shall have
been instituted ; and the Government of the country
to which the officer who shall have given-occasion for
such award shall belong, shall pay the amount of the
said costs aid damages within the period of six
months from the date of the sentence, -when the
sentence shall have been pronounced by a tribunal
sitting in Europe, and within the period of one year
when the trial shall have taken place out of Europe.

ART. XIV. When in the search or detention of a
merchant vessel, effected in virtue of the present treaty,
any abuse or vexation shall have been commiited, and
when tae vessel shall not have been delivered over
to the jurisdiction of her own nation, the waster shall
make a declaration, upon oath, of the ahuses or vexa-
tions of which he shall have to complain, as well as
of the costs and damages to which he shall lay claim ;
and such declaration shall be made-by him before the
competent authorities of the first port of his own
country at which he shall arrive, or before'the con-
sular agent of his own nation.at a foreign port, if the
vessel shall in the first instance touch at s foreign port
where there is such an agent.

This declaration shall be verified by means of an
examination upon- oath— of the principal' petions li
amongst the, orew or the passengers who shall have
witnessed the search or detention ; and, a formal
statement of the - whole shall be drawn up, two copies
whereof shall -be- delivered. to the master,-who shall
forward one of then to his Government, in support of
his claim for cost and daniakeS:
It is understood, that if any circumstance beyond
control shall prevent the master from making his de-
claration, it may' be made by the owner of the vessel,
or by any other person interested in the equipment or
in the landing of the vessel.
On a copy of the formal statement above-men-
tioned being' officially transmitted .to it, the Govern-
ment of the country to which the Officer to whom
the abuses or vexations shall be imputed shall belong,
shall forthwith institute an inquiry; and if,the validity
of .the complaint shall be ascertained, that Govern-
ment shall cause_to be paid to 't4 master or the owner,
or. to any other person interested in the equipment or
lading of the molested vessel, the amount of costs and
damages which shall be due to him. .
ART. XV. The high contracting parties engage
reciprocally to communicate to each other, when asked
to do so, and without expense, copies of the'proceed--
ings instituted, and. of the judgments given, relative to
vessels searched or detained in .execution of the provi-
sions of this Treaty. - -
ART. XVI. The high contracting parties agree to
insure the immediate freedom of all the slaves who
shall be found on board vessels detained and condemned
in virtue of the stipulations of the present Treaty.
ART. XVII. The high contracting parties agree to
invite the maritime Powers of Europe which have not
yet concluded treaties for the abolition. of the slave-
trade to accede to the present LTreaty.

ART. XVIII. The acts or instruments' annexed to

the present Treaty, and which it is mutually agreed
to consider as forming an integral part thereof, are the
following :
A. Forms of warrants of authorization, and of orders
for the guidance of the cruisers of each nation, in the
searches and detentions to be made in virtue of the
present Treaty.
B. Instructions for the cruisers of' the naval forces
employed in virtue of the present Treaty, for the sup-
pression of the slave-trade. .
ART. XIX. The present Treaty, consisting of .19
Articles, shall be ratified, and the ratifications thereof
shall be exchanged at London at the expiration of two
months from this date, or sooner if possible. - •
In witness whereof, the respective Plenipotentiaries
have signed the present Treaty, In English and French,
and have thereunto affixed the seal of their arms.
Done at London, the 20th day of December, in the
year of our Lord 1841. ABERDEEN.

ROLLER. • •
ST. AULAIRE.
SOME-Min.
BRUNOW. .

ANNEX.-INSTRUCTIONS TO CRUISERS.

1. Whenever a merchant vessel belonging to, or
bearing the flag of, any one of the high Contracting
parties, shall be, visited by a cruiser of any one of the
other high contracting parties, the officer commanding
the cruiser shall, before he proceeds teihe visit, exhibit
to the master ,of such vessel the special order's which
confer upon him by exception the right to visit her;
and he shall deliver to such master a certificate, signed
by himself, specifying his rank in the navy of his
country, and the name of the ship which he com-
mands and declaring that, the only object of his visit
is to ascertain whether the vessel is engaged in the
slave trade, or is fitted out for the purpose of, such
traffic, or has been engaged in that traffic during the
voyage in which she hits been met with by the said
cruiser. When the visit is made by an officer of the
cruiser other than her commander, such officer shall not
bz.. under the rank of lieutenant in the navy, unless he be
the officer who at the time is second in command of the
ship by which the visit is made44and in this case, such
officer shall exhibit to the intlstir of the merchant-.
vessel a copy of the special orders above-mentioned,
signed by the 'commander of the cruiser, and shall
likewise deliver to such master a certificate; signed by
himself, specifying the rank which he holds 3n the
navy of his country, the name of the commander
under whose orders he is acting„ the name of the
cruiser to which he belongsy -and._ the object of his
• .
visit, as hereinbefore recited.
If it shall be ascertained by,the visit that the ship',-
papers are regular, and her proceedings lawful, the
officer shall certify upon the log-book of the vessel
that the visit took place in virtue of the special orders
above-:mentioned ; and when these forrnall!les shall
have been completed the vessel shall be' permittecl_toi
continue her course.

2. If, in consequence of the, visit, the officer com-
manding the cruiser shall be of opinion that there
are sufficient grounds for believing that the ves-

sel is engaged in the slave-trade, or has been
fitted out for that trafoc, or has been engaged in that
traffic during the voyage in which she is met with by
the cruiser ; and if he shall in consequence deter-
mine to detain her, and to hate her delivered up to
the jurisdiction of the Competent authorities, he shall
forthwith cause a list to be made out, in duplicate, of
all the papers found on. board, and he shall sign this
list and the duplicate, adding, after his own name, his
rank in the navy, and-the name of the vessel under his
command,
He shall, in like manlier, make out and sign, in
duplicate, a declaration, stating the place and time Of
the detention, the name of the vessel, and that of her
master, the names of the persons composing her crew,
and the number and condition of the slaves found on
board.

This declaration, shall further, contain an exact de-•
scription of the state of the vessel and her cargo.
3. The commander of the . cruiser shall, without
delay, carry or send the • detained vessel, with her
Master, crew, passengers, cargo, and the slaves found
on board, to one of. the. ports hereinafter specified, in
order that proceedings may be instituted in regard to
them, conformal-TY to the laws of the country under
whose flag the vessel is sailing ; and he shall deliver
.the same to the competent authorities, or to the per-
sons who shall havee-heeia specially appointed for that
purpose by the Government to whom such port shall
belong. .
4. No person. whatever shall be taken out of .the
detained vessel, nor shall any part of. her cargo, nor
any of the slaves found on board, be removed from
her, until after such vessel shall have been delivered
over to the authoyities of her own nation, unless the
removal of the whole or part of the- crew", or
of the slaves found on board.; shall be deemed
necessary, either for • the preservation of their
lives, or from any other consideration of humanify,
or for the safety of the persons who shall be
charged with the navigation, of the vessel after
her detention. In any such case, the commander ,of
the cruiser, or the officer appointed to bring in the
detained vessel, - shill make a declaration on such re-
moval, in which he shall specify the reasons for the
same ; and the masters, sailors, passengers, or slaies
so removed, shall be carried to the same, port as the
.vessel and her -cargo, and they shall be received in the
same manner as the vessel, agreeably to the regulations
hereinafter set forth.

Provided always, that nothing in this paragraph
shall be understood as applying to slaves found on
board of. Austrian, Prussian, or Russian vessels ; but
such slaves shall be disposed of as is specified in the
following paragraphs.
5. All Austrian vessels which shall be detained on
the stations of America, or Africa, by the cruisers of
the other contracting parties, shall be carried and deli-
vered up to the Austrian jurisdiction at Trieste.
But if slaves shall be found on board any such Aus-
trian vessel at the time of her detention, the vessel.
shall, in the first instance, be sent to deposit the slaves
at that port to which she would have been taken for
adjudication if she had been sailing under the Eng-
lish or French flag. The vessel shall afterwards be
sent on, and shall be delivered up to the Austrian ju-
risdiction at Trieste, As abdve stipulated.
All French vessels .whic'h shall be detained on the
western coast of Africa by cruisers of the,other con-
tracting parties shall be carried and delivered up to
the French jurisdiction at,Goree. '
All French vessels which shall be detained on the
eastern coast of Africa by the cruisers of the other
contracting parties shall be carried and delivered up
to the French jurisdiction at The Isle of Bourbon..
All French vessels which shall be detained on the
coast of America to the southward of the 10th degree
of north latitude, 'by the cruisers of the other con-
tracting parties shall be carried s and delivered up to
the French jurisdiction at Cayenne.
All French vessels which shall be detained in the.
West Indies, or on the coast of America, to the north-
ward of the 10th degree. of' north latitude, by the
cruisers of the other contracting parties, shall be car-
ried and delivered up to the French jurisdiction at
Martinique. ,
All British vessels which shall' be detained, on the
western coast of Africa by the eiuisers of ;the other
contracting parties, shall cbe carried and delivered up
to the British jurisdiction at Bathurst on the river
Gambia. • .

All British vessels which shall be 'detained on the
eastern coast of Africa by the cruisers of the other
contracting parties, shall be carried and delivered up
to the British- jurisdiction at the Cape of .Good Hope.
All British Vessels which shall be detainedon the
coast of America by the Cruisers of the other contract=
ing parties shall :be carried and 'delivered up to the
British Jurisdiction at the Colony. of Demerara, or at
Port Royal, in. Jamaica, according as the commander
of the cruiser may think most convenient.
All British vessels which shall be detained in the
West Indies-by the cruisers of the other contracting;
parties shall be carried and delivered up to the British
jurisdiction at Port Royal, in Jamaica.
All Prussian vessels which shall he detained ,on the
stations of America or Africa, by the cruisers of the
other contracting parties, 'shall be carried and deli-
vered up to the Prussian jurisdiction at Stettin.
But if slaves shall -be found on board any such
Prtiss;an vessel at the time of her detention, the ves-
sel shall, in the first instance, be Sent to deposit the
slaves at that pert to Which she would have been
taken for adjudication if she had been sailing under
the English or-French flag. The vessel shall after-
wards be sent "on, and shall be delivered up to the
Prussian jurisdiction at Stettin as above stipulated.
All Aussian vessels 'which 'shall be detained on the
stations of America or Africa, by the cruisers of the
other contracting partieShall be carried and delivered
up to the Russian jurisdiction at Cronstadt or at Re-
vel, aceording as the season of the year may allow the
one or the other of those' pOrts to be reached. '
•But if slaves shall be-found: on board any .such Rus-
sian vessel at the time of her detention, the vessel shall,
in the 'first instance, be sent to deposit the slaves at
that pOrt to which she would have been taken for ad-
judication if she had been sailing under the English
or French flag. The vessel shall afterwards be sent
on, and shall be il;eliVeied up to the Raissian jitrisdic-
-tion at Cronstadt, or at Revel, as above stipule
6. As soon as a merchant-vessel, which shall have
bcen'aetained• as aforesaid; shall arrive at one of the
forts.: or places above-mentioned, the commander
of the cruiser, Or the officer appointed 'to bring
in such detained vessel, shall forthwith deliver
to the authorities duly ' appointed for that purpose
by. the Government within vvhose territory such port
Or place, fihall bo,: the vessel arrheit tcdfrg6,:fogtther
with lhomaster, crew, passengers, and slaves found on
board, and also the 'papers which shall have been
seized on board the vessel, and one of the duplicate
lists of the said papers, retaining the other in his own
possession. Such officer shall at the same time deliver
to the said authorities one of the original declarations,
as hereinbefore specified, adding thereto a statement
of any changes which may have taken place from the
time of the detention of the vessel to that of the deli-
very,
,as well as a copy of the statement of anyre-
movals which may have taken place, as 'abOve pro-
vided for, '-
In delivering over these several docninents the
officer Shall make, in writing and an oath, an attesta-
tion of the
truth.
7. If the commander of a cruiser of one of the
high contracting parties,-who shall fie duly, furnished
with the aforesaid special .instructions,. shall have
reason to suspect that a merchant .vessel sailing
under convoy of, or: in Company with, a ship
of war of any one of the,--other contracting par-
ties, is engaged in the slavO-trade, or has been'
fitted .out for the 'purpose of that traffic, or has
been
,engaged in the traffic in slaves during the
voyage in Which she is met with by the
said cruiser, heshall confine himselfto communicating
his. suspicions to the commander Of the' ship of war,
and he shall leave it to the latter to proceed alone to
visit the suspected vessel, and to deliver her to the
jurisdiction of: her own country, if there should be
cause for doing so.B.
By Article IV. of the treaty it is stipulated, that
in no case shall the mutual right of visit be exercised
upon ships of war of the high contracting parties.
iS•agreed that this exemption shall apply equally
to.vessels of the Russian-American Company, which
being commanded by officers of the Imperial navy,
are authorised by the Imperial Government to carry
a flag which distinguishes them from the merchant
navy, and are armed and equipped similarly to trans-
ports 'of war.
- It is further understood that the Said vessels shall
be furnished with a Russianpatent, which shall prove
their origin and destinatien. The form of this patent
Shall be drawn up by common consent. It is agreed
that this patent; when issued by the competent autho-
rity Treaty
in Russia, shall be countersigned at St. Peters-
burgh by the Consulates of Great Britain and France.
th 9
of
9. In the '3d clause opfraoortfictloe
shall be presumed to be engaged in the, Slave-trade if
there 'be found 'on board spare plank fitted for being
laid down" as a second or slave deck.
In order to prevent any abuse which might arise
from an arbitrary interpretation of this clause, it is
especially recommended to the cruisers hot to, apply it
to Austrian Prussian, or Russian vessels employed
in the timber trade, whose manifests shall prove that
the planks and joists which they have, or have had, on
board are, or were, a part of their cargo for trade.
Therefore, in order not to harrass lawful commerce,
cruisers are expreSsly enjoined only to act upon the
stipulations contained in the third clause of article 9,
when there' shall be on board the vessel visited spare
plank evidently destined to form a slave-deck.
T ty with e iu
undersignedl Plenipotentiaries3th artiarticle
of
the have Treaty agreed,
ssigned'
by confohremi
by thein this dajr, that these instructions shall be an:.
• nexed to the Treaty signed t4is , _betwlen, Gr?.4
Britain, Austria, France, Prusia,' and Russia; fM• 'the
suppression of the African slave-trade, and shall be
considered as an integral part of that Treaty.
In witness whereof, the Plenipotentiaries of the

high contracting parties have signed this annex, and
have thereunto affixed the-seal of their arms.
Done .at London, the 20th day of December, in the
year of our Lord, 1841, ABERDEEN.
KOLLER.
ST. AULAIRE.
SCHLEINITZ.
BRUNOW.