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the MOO ores' channels, it greatly increased ; for
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the Citsrom-hoite books, and the certificate of the
Visiting Officer, and the declarations of the French
Merchants themselves engaged in the Slave Trade,
will all concur in :hewing that the vessels in ques-
tion took their departure from the river in ballast,
and may thus induce a belief that no Slave Trade has
been carried on at Senegal. How fallacious such a
conclusion would be, it is needless to point out.
Farther communications having recently been
made on this subject to the French Government, the
Directors are sanguine in hoping that something ef-
fectual may be done to put a stop to the atrocities
which have been detailed ; and they trust (although
it is impossible by any infliction, however exemplary,
to repair the evil that has been done) that the public
functionaries, who may be found to have connived at
them, will not escape the measure of punishment
which they deserve.
The discussions which have taken 'place-betweett
our Government and that of France, in consequence
of these concurrences, and especially of, the disco-
veries elicited by the case of le Louis, respecting the
state of the French law cn the subject of the Slave
Trade, appear to have convinced the latter of the ne •
cessity of taking some more effectual measures than
had yet been thought of, for giving effect to her pro-
posed principles and intentions.
Accordingly, on the 12th of March lsst, the
ter of the French Marine introduced into the Cham-
ber of Deputies the Project of a law for abolishing
the Slave Trade ; which has thus passed that Cham-
ber, as well as the Chamber of Peers, by very large
'Majorities, anillias obtained the Royal sanction. The
proposed law stipulates, that all persons who are en-
gaged in the Slave Trade, under any pretence what
ever, whether they be subjects of France or foreigners
residing in any of her dominions, shall be subject to
the forfeiture of ship and cargo ; and the Captain, if
a Frenchman, shall be liable to certain disqualifi-
ca
It tions.
is important, however, once more to remark, that
even the measure now adopted, though necessary to
establish the good faith and consistency of the French
Government, Kill be little better than nugatory in
effect, unless it be followed up by a convention simi-
lar to those already entered into by Spaiu and Portu-
gal, respecting the visitation and search of ave ships.

A bargiary was committed on the night of VW - 1
tiesda7 at the house of H. U. Ber-tatsron, Esq. of
Brornpton-road, and the robbers got clear off with a
booty of plate, linen, &c. valne and upwards.
It was afterwards ascertained that a cart carried of
'the goods. The robbers broke in by the windows of
the parlour. ; •
Thursday night the house of Mr. Cannon, of Prot-
cot-street, was broken open, androbbed of silver plate
and other propr,rty, while the family were asleep:—
they entered by the kitchen window, and broke the
door down, by which they made their escape.
GUILDIIALL.--All information was yesterday pre-
sented at this Office against several of the carcase-
butchers in Warwick-lane, Newgate-street, for expo-
sing quantities of meat outside the doors of their
slaughter-houses, and suffering offal, blood, and filth,
to &i,r from thence into the street. One defendant
was fined 40s. and the others received a proper war-
ning from the Magistrate.
A. poor Irishman, named Dorroughty, was brought
up on a charge of having passed a Forged Note,
The complainant did not attend. The note was pro-
duced, and a person from the Bank being at the time
in the Office, declared it was genuine.—Both the
Magistrate and the Solicitor of the Bank wore ex-
ceedingly indignant at this false charge ; and it was
instantly determined that the prisoner should have
the most ample satisfaction.--The offizer declared,
that he had himself sail, upon taking the man into
custody, that the note was good. He would not have
apprehended him had not a false address been given
by him to those to whom he offered the note. Upon
searching the prisoner, the officer found another,note
upon him,. which was• also genuine.—Magistrate—" It
is well for the complainant that he gave a false address,
otherwise I certainly should have prcisecutccl
the money was to come out of my own pocket."
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Maaxaoaouose-sTasyr.--Yesterday five
.Wnmen,
of the very lowest older, and a man their cot:hal:am,
were committed for endeavouring to strip a Gentle-
man in Hyde Park, in order to duck him, as they
said ; but were fortunately prevented by some of the
Park-keepers. They attempted to cast a very hor-
rible imputation on the Gentleman, for which there
seemed not to be the slightest foundation.
Qintex-vat:aux.—Yesterday W. Bruce and ,J.
were fully committed, for robbing Mr. Sawyer, boat-
builder, at Hammersmith, on the 6th ult.
UNION-fikr..L.---Yesterday T. Stevens, and inn At-
kinson were charged with deserting their infant child.
Mrs. Stapletor proved that the parties lodged in her
house in Brunswick-street, Blackfriars, and passed in
the name of Atkisson. On the 23d of July the fe-
male was delivered of a male child. The prisoner
Stevens always went out about two o'clock • in. the
morning, saying, his duty as an excise Officer took
him out at that early hour. Witness saw him on one
occasion give the child some reddish-coloured liquid
when its nurse was out of the way. From that time
the appearance of the child, which was before fine
and healthy, altered considerably for the worse. (hi
the 17th of August the child was put out to nurse,
but was brought back on Monday last. That night
both prisoners went out, taking the child with them.
Next night they returned, hot die child was not with
them ; and in an'.wer to her questions they said it
was at its grar..lmother's, at nur.:e. Witness again
questioned the female prisoner, when-she prevaricated
much, and at last said she did not. know where the,
chid was, but Mr. Atkinson (Staten) did. She NiZIS
still urged by Mrs. S. to tell what had become of tbel
child, when she confessed that Stevens is the sot of
the keeper of Bermondsey Workhouse ; that he had
bought a rush. basket, into which -the child was
placed, wrapped up in flannel, With some changes of.
clothes ; that he thew hungthe basket to the knocker!
of the door opposite Bermondiev Workhouse, into
which the child was taken. The child was produced,
and Mrs. S. hid no doubt of its bung the same of
which the female prisoner was delivered at her house.,
The prisoners were ordered to find bail to the amount
of £3OO, to answer the charge at the Sessions; and
farther hail of Ci)t) to keep the peace towards Mrs.
whom tLry !;:ii th mitaitod foe king du:.
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