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following effect: Mrs. Lowe was much addicted to
drunkenness: she was also guilty of great cruel-
ties to her slaves. In February 1829, she cut
the wrist of her female slave Present's right hand
with a broken cup, and afterwards unmercifully
beat her for going to a neighbouring estate to get
it dressed: the hand being still 80 bad that it was
likely she would never have the use of it again.
In June 1829, she tied up a little girl called
Elvira, by both her hands to the beam of the
gallery, from eight A. M. to one P. M. and flogged
ber unmercifully while thus suspended. The girl
fainted three times before she was cut down, and

her bands still bear the marks of it, and her fingers
are contracted in consequence. Some time be-
fore, she tied up a little boy called Shigb in a
similar manner, from nine A. Y. to six r. M. and

the boy lost the use of his hands for some days.
She had repeatedly taken a female child of Pre-
sent's, about seven months old, by the neck like a
kitten, and thrown her a distance of two or three

yards on the floor, and over the gallery, to the
hazard of the child:s life. She often chased her

slaves with a knife to stab them, and they only
escaped by running out of the way. For years
she had not given her slaves their allowance of
clothing or food. She had now (21st August
1829,) been in town for several weeks, and her do-
mestics, four in number, have bad nothing to live upon
since she had been from home, but the fish they
might catch in the trenches, or what they might
get from neighbours. The slaves are prevented
from complaining to the protector, of the cruelty
and bad treatment they receive from Mrs. Lowe,
by the influence of her family over them. A neigh-
bour of beet', a Mr. Macintish, testified further
that her cruelties had increased so much of late, as
to call for interference. I.l..ving no outbuildings,
the negroes slept in her own house, and she had
been in the habit, in rainy weather, of driving
them out of the house, some being infants, in
the middle of the night, to wander about for
refuge.
All that was done by the Protector iu this case,
was, to get the Court of Justice to take, from Mary
Lowe. the charge of the slaves, and to place them
under a Curator.

Case of Acouba.—Acouba, a woman sickly and
full of scrofulous sores, belonging to Mr. Sills,
stated, that her master was too bad. lle beat her
with a stick, on Friday and on Saturday. Having
lost some money he said she must find it, and not
finding it, she was put into the stocks in order to
be taken to gaol.—Mr. Sills said, he had merely
touched her with a whip. The surgeon of the gaol
certified that she was afflicted with severe ulcera-
tion of the right cheek, and that her right eye was
in a very high state of inflammation, and that with-
out, great care she would lose it. The only result
If this case was, that Mr. Sills engaged to have
her properly attended to in her own house, stating
that the expense of keeping her in the gaol hospi-
tal was too much for him to pay, and she was
then delivered up to him with a direction to comply
strictly with his engagement. " This same woman
Acouba (observes the Secretary of State), had about
seven weeks before " in her own behalf, and that
of her brother afflicted like herself with sores,
and that of her husband, also deceased, complained
of being Licked and beaten by Mr. Sills, and of no
medical attendance being afforded them." The issue
of that case was, that the Protector, having
found the statements of the complainants, as to in-
sufficiency of food and allowance to be incorrect,'
(though how they were found to be so does not
appear, unless by the mere denial of Mr. Sills,)
' dismissed the complaint, directing Mr. Sills to
provide them with such medical attendance and
care, as they stood in need of.'
Case of Fanny.—The complaint of Fanny was,
that she had been tied, both hands and feet, laid
down and flogged with a horsewhip, by order of
her mistress, for not having found and brought
back a boy who had run away, and in search of
whom she had been sent. The complaint was cor-
roborated by two witnesses, from whose evidence,
and the admission of the accused, it further ap-
peared, that the complainant had been put in the
'mocks for two days and two nights before the flog-
ging ; and that both these punishments were for
the same offence, which was another violation of
the law. The owner did not deny that she had
caused the woman to be flogged, and only alleged
that the punishment had been slight, and that the
slave had not been tied, in which latter circum-
stauce she was contradicted by the woman she bad
employed to inflict the Punishment ; YLT the only
result of this case is, thatl the Protector not think-
ing it expedient to institute a prosecution, cautions
the owner not to repeat the offence.
The exact returns of punishments, for the first
four half years, viz. from Jan. 1, 1828, to Dec. 31,
1829, are as follows :

Idaki. Females• Total.

Jan. to Joss, 1828 3,962 10,014
July to Dee. 111911 10,267
Jan. to Juno, 1811 ... 6,006 3,0d4 Bale
July to Dec. 1828 ... ?AM 8,646

Total co two yaws .. 13,11.1 13,6141 MAN
'Among the punishments we observe some of
portentous moment. In the first half year, 62
drivers are punished for neglecting their duty, and

mutton renter.
The Earl of ABERDERN not seeing the noble earl
the head of his Majesty's government in his place' was
siraus of asking whether that noble earl would be in .
house to-morrow ? It was his intention to put questions
with respect to treaties with foreign powers, which, accord-
ing to the speech delivered by the King of the French
been rendered nugatory.
The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the noble earl
then in attendance upon his Majesty he had reason to
pan the noble tall would be in his plat... tomorrow.
On the Motional' the Bishop of LONDON, the Church
Building Bill was read the secmti time, and committed
Thursday.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY gave notice that
should move the second tending 4 the Small Benefices 7
on Friday, and moved the Lords be summoned for that
—Ordered.

SEES SILL.
The Bishop of BATH and WELLS presented a petition
from the Clergy of his Diocese against the Beer Bill. '
Right Reverend Prelate having objected to the bill as I
ing a strong tendency to demoralize the country fioni
end to the other, was only desirous of stating, on that
colon, a few propositions for amending the bill. First, t
should propose that beer should be not allowed to be drun
on the premises. Secondly, that every person applying r
a license to keep a beer.ahop should be furnished with a ce
tificate of character and Stness for the business. Third!)
that power be given to constables to eater beer-houses, aria
turn out visitors after a certain hour. Toe Right &mem:
Prelate interested himself In this matter, conceiving that
was his duty to advocate whatever might advance the mot..
and welfare of the people.
The LORD CHANCELLOR agreed with thl .
reverend prelate that something was necessary to be done
this important subject. He could not, however, adept
first proposition submitted by the reverend lord, names
that the beer *Would not be drank ou the premises. Tit
was the main question, and before it could be decided t:
bill ought to have a fair trial. A committee of the o•li •
house, after a long investigation, made their report, allowin,
it to be drunk on the premises. The difficulty in adopt
the propositions of the right reverend reverend prelate
this, if they did all the reverend prelate suggested.
magisterial jurisdiction would be restored to exactl"
state it was In before the bill was pas.zd.
(the Lord (hancelka'a) object was, when the
was first in contemplation, to enable men to send
wives and daughters to a decent shop where they could
beer, but that object had been defeated. The 11:411 lindul
could not send his daughter to such a place went to get ,
beer himself, sad generally took too much. He was happy
to inform those who opposed the Bill, that the noble lord
the hood of the Home Department had a measure
pared for applying regulations, in order, if possible, to
repealing the Bill, and at the same time to preserve the ,
eiple. The noble and learned Lord had no objection tog.
under certain regulations, a power to enter beer.houses
cases of disorderly conduct, and after certain hours at,
those houses ought to Le shut up; but it required c
siderable examination before they could give that poi
rFe —With tto the penalties against tl.oAe houses,
ditions m tbe made to the rxiNting statute law,
something n the form of a certificate might be required.
had not seen his noble friend's bill. hie oily knew that vie
ct"areguladon would not alter the prat. iple of the 1a...
dlgrenee between alteration ut the principle, and utak. r.te
a regulation was obvious. He did not think that the Bill
had had a fair trial ; another year would enable them to form
a better judgment. The bill had been found objtctiut.sble.
not as to principle, but want cf regulations. Try it ea.other
year. and if it required to be altered in prh,eple, let it be
altered.

The Bishop of BATH and WELLS observed, that his
greatest objectionwas to that part of tie bill which alltrid
beer to be drunk en the preni::es. The ii ht rev. Mobile
was anxious to see the operation of the intended bill.
Lord TEYNH All was frizndly to the principle of the
bill, but the malt duty did not remit the people to 'tam
good beer.
Lotd BEXLEY said brewers migh: be men of character,
but experience proved that character did not bring fot th good
beer. (Laughter.) The Beer Bill had been beneficial to the
revenue. The duty given up was 2,000,001. and tin sariog
6,000,0001. The restrictions proposed by the rii;i:t t.
prelate were no doubt the result cf cite best intentions.
they would lead to great difficulties. He did not Lime
whether the right rev. prelate had lately considered a Roc, -
dent which proved the difficulty to which be alluded. Pope
Pius was desirous of promoting morality, by prohibiting wipe
from beind drunk by the people of, Rome in the wine.
houses. Informations against offaders soon became so nu-
merous, that the Pontiff found it. impassible to carry his in.
tention into effect, and the cosiest/Mtn was, that he said
they might drink wine, but they should not have benches ta
sit upon. The noble lord exinessed a hope that the rouble
Secretary of State would not interfere with the principle of
the bill, but amend it by proper regulations.
The petition was then laid on the table.
The Earl of FALMOUTH discharged the order of the
day for going into committee on the Kennet Railway, aid
fixed the committal of the bill for to-morrow senoight.
The public busbsesa having been disposed of, the LORD
CHANCELLOR moved that counsel and witnesses be
called to the bar in a ease of divorce.
The motion was agreed to, and after the judicial proceed-
ings, tbe house adjourned.
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
On the motion of Mr. C. W. WYNN, the order for the
appointment of an appall committee en the Manchester and
Leeds Rail-road was discharged.
Mr. HUNT presented a petition from Oldham, for the
repeal of the corn laws; and a similar petition from Black.
bum, signed by 9,944 persons.
Sir J. BRIDGES said, be should oppose the repeal of the
corn laws, which he was confident would increase the price
of corn.
Col. TORRENS said, the repeal of the owe laws would
not inaease the price of corn; if the landed interest thnuteit
it would have that erect, they would be clamorous for the
reresL (Hear, hear.)
Mr. O'CONNELL said, he thought a tax on the prime
necessary of life shoold in no case be inflicted on the public,
as it was sacrificing the poor to the rid). (Hear, hear.)
Mr. LEADER said, if the corn laws were to be repeated
it would be necessary to take the state of Ireland into im-
mediate consideration, as bar apiculture was her only
support.
111 r. HUNT promoted a redden bons the working clas.
sea of the monopolists/ the mad of the corn laws, and a
petition from Ciesisy, Lbeeelesbire, fora repeal of the
taxes on all the necessesies itt lib; and apstition from the
Bethnal-great Wool apposlpit their delight at the ma-
nures taking for the desMnpUes of the boroughatengers, and
praying for enamel pwilhossts, universal sins, and vote
y ballot, and iikimip et paeans mounkted for of-
fences
LRADIta painted
by
lauselitttih
seiPieNted pidgin frets nallaistratcs of
Galway and Mayo, oseepleisieg of she distrem of the coon-
try, and praying that die
.benny es might be continued
ae a mews of mere the pelts. her. gentletnau
read a apd els. meeting at
Cork, in wit Mint presided, whiched tbst
the evils of a nasseeldens IgiodumeA and
.ahlgsteeiim
of the reprinon of the sell, yea diw so magmse of
pa mp that amid not he lug eninastl.
Oa TORRE= said the time uniceme when an ioluiry
must take plass fats the mete that made Ireissd go bat a
in the midst of an ebonies world. Allas,e4teemits m the..
comity wawa mere enteestve *pay *hiked than
tide esumey.
01.01LATTAN mid y Wrestle of Isis d
was a history et misery ever same its cosquest by
Mr. O'CONNELL said there was ass ilet to she C:.4
of Inland that never existed in any ether country ti

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