Star.
London, England, 1824-07-15 00:00:00

TRINIDAD.—ORDER IN COUNCIL.
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FROM THR TRINIDAD GAZETTE OF THE 26TH MAY.
TRINIDAD.—By his Excellency Sir Ralph James Woodford.
(LE) Bart. Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the said
Island and its Dependencies, Vice-Admiral of the same, Scc%
RALPH JAMS WOODFORD.
A PROCLAMATION.

Wherets his Majesty was pleased, by and with the advice of his
Privy Council, on the 10th day of March last, to issue a certain
Order for improving the condition of the Slaves in this Island, and
to direct that the Governor or Acthig Governor of the said Island
should, within one month next after the said order should be received
by him, make known the same by Proclamation throughout the
said Island, and that the said Order should be in force in one calen-
dar month next after the date of such Proclamation, and net before.
Be it therefore made known by this Proclamation, and it is hereby
ordered, proclaimed, and declared, that the said Order shall be, and
is hereby declared to be, in force throughout this island, in one ca-
lendar month next after the date of this Proclamation.
Given under my hand and seal of office, at the Government
House, this u4th day of May, in the year MM.
By his Excellency's command,
FREDERICK HAMMET, Assistant-Secretary.
COPY 07f A MINUTE OF THE ILLUSTRIOUS BOARD OF CA-

BILDO, DATED THE 24TH MAY, 1824.
At a Meeting of the Board of Cabildo, held this day
at eleven o'clock, A.H.
Present—His Honour the First Alcalde, and his Honour the
Second Alcalde.
Regidors.—Wm. Roberts, Esq. J. C. Newbold, Esq. Seb. Ci-
priani, Esq. George Sherlock, Esq. John Edmondson, Esq. Nichol-
son Marache, Esq. and Louis Lefer, Esq.
His Honour the First Alcalde acquainted the Board
that he had considered it necessary to summon a Meet-
ing of the Members at an earlier hour this day than
they usually met) for the purpose of laying before them
the reply received by his Excellency the Governor, to
their communication to him of the 17th instant, on the

subject of the new Order in Council, regarding the
treatment of the slaves in this Colony. And his Ex-
cellency's reply being then read, was ordered to be en-
tered on the minutes of the Board—the Members pre-
sent expressing their deep regret that the especial com-
mands that his Excellency had received from his Ma.
jesty's Government should have prevented his complying
with the prayer of their Address, to suspend the pro-
mulgation of the Royal Order in Council, until their
humble supplication could be laid at the foot of the
Throne of his Most Gracious Majesty; the Board, not-
withstanding, being still of opinion that the provisions
of the Order, if promulgated, wonld be attended with
injurious consequences to the inhabitants of this Colony.
The Board were also of opinion, that their address to
his Excellency, and his Excellency's reply thereto,
should be published in the Colonial Gazette, for the infor-
mation of this community, together with this their Mi..'
nute on the subject.
(A True Copy) HY. BIURRAY, Dep. Sec. Cabildo.
TRINIDAD.—To 114 Excellency Sir Ralph James Woodford,
Bart. Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over the said
',Land and Dependencies, Vice-Admit-41 thereof, President
of the Illustrious Board of Cabildo, &c. &c. &c.
We his Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the
Alcaldes in Ordinary, and the Regiders of the Inns-
, trious Cabildo, respectfully approach yoer Excellency

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