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ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.
WANTED, at the Junior Department, a Matter
to teach MILITARY DRAWING. The Salary f
X! 30 per Annum, with a House, or au allDwance in lieu thereof.
No Candidate who is uhove 90 years of age will be considered
eligible for the appointment, and the most respectable references
relative to character will be required.
Farther particulars of the duties and advantages of the ap-
pointment may be known upon application by letter, or per-
sonally, to the Lieutenant-Governors, Royal Military College,
Sandhurst, nat. Lagshot, previous to the tat of July.
Every Candidate is requested to State in his application, what
ether Winches of study he is competent to teach.

who were best Capable of judging whether or not
this Was practicable in manufactories and in other
cases where Steam Engines were employed ; and he
had the satisfaction to state, that all the Ai Lists whom
he had consulted had agreed in thinking it might be
easily accomplished. All Lawyers considered the
evil which. he was now desirous of remedying as a
nulsanca and an indictable offence; and in a late trial
before ►Mr. Justice Bayley, the Court had held it to
be incumbent on the defendant to skew, that he had
used all the means in his power to prevent the nui-
sance complained of. His Motion was, that a Select
Committee should be appointed to inquire, how far it
was practicable to compel all persons using Steam
Engines, to erect then; in a manner less prejudicial
than at present to public health and public comfort ?
lithe motion were agreed to, it was his intention to
go into the Committee this Session, and examine
Artists on the practicability of the plan which he
had in view ; and then to move that the Report be
rrtnted,' in order to have it circulated during the
mess. Should he succeed, as he hoped to do, in
convincing the Committee of the benefits that would
result from the adoption of his plan, he would, if he
lived to see another Session, move for leave to bring
in a Dill to carry the recommendation of the Com-
mittee into effect.

. .
he enabled to prove the tan. rity of our conduct. To
be guided by different principles, to be actuated by
different motives, would always be a. subject not only
of animadversion, but of the stuangest reprehension
with foreign Powers, called upon to maintain the
compact of the abolition. For the facilities of re-
moval from one colony to another, the plan of tee
gistry would be admirably adapted. To complete
this part of the new system, certain regulations would
be requisite, and which he would have the honour of
submitting to the consideration of the House. Front
the various Colonial Registers he would propose that
the Return should be made from time to time, and
that the operations of the Bill should commence in
January next. Since the recommendation of a similar
measure in the year 1815, means had been taken to
register Slaves. The plan bad therefore been in a
state of probation or progress, by a reference to which
much time and labour might be saved. In reference
to farmer Acts, which approximated to the one now
in contemplation, it was needless to detain the Com-
mittee by any analytical review. He should also avoid
any remarks on the proposed penalties of ths new Bill,
From the most serious deliberation on the subject,
the Honourable Member could not believe that there
Would be any disposition to oppose the measure. All
were bound to give way to the fhelings of hamanit7
in which such a motion was founded. The better
government and improvement of so large a portion
of our felluw-creatures was certainly a subject of the
greatest importance to every person of philanthropy
—(Hear, &car ).—After an able prefatory disquisi-
tion, the Honourable Member concluded by moving,
that the Chairman be instructed to move for leave
to bring in a Bill to establish a Registry for Colonial
Slaves, and to better regulate the Removal of Col, a
nial Slaves from one Colony to another.
Mr. WILBERFORCE observed, that wishing well
to such a salutary measure, he should with the greatest
reluctance oppose it if founded in errotieous prin-
ciples. • If founded in the Act of the year 1806, and
guided by a similar spirit, it should bear his support.
But when the Bill came before them, he would be
better enabled to judge of its merits. He censured
the nominal abolition of the Slave Trade on the part
of France, without any sincerity of action ; and he
hoped that France would not suffer herself to be so
absorbed in the .sordid love of gain, as to sully her
fair fame by a continued sanction or connivance of
the abominable traffic. If France, however, appeared
in some degree indifferent or supine, Spain continued
to act with 7r criminal obstinacy and perseverance.--1
Intimation had that day been made to him, that itt
the Island of Cuba alone, at Havannah, the impors
cation of African Slaves had in the course of the last
two years exceeded 50000. He recommended to
the Honourable Mover, that he should- cause the
strict et inquiries to be made forthe se-of ascent
raining the treatment of the Coloni=es thus re.:
oistered. Every expedient which humanity could
devise ought to be brolght in aid for the ameliora-
tion of the state of the Colsnial Slaves. He approved
of the General Registrating Office in Liandor. How
far the law would be found effective, the Bitl %self
would shew. Every Island should •have its respec-
tive Registry, which might commune with the chief
Registry here. It was his with that the Measure
might be accomplished; and he hoped that no serid
ous obstacle would ensue.

'THE OLD CRANFOTtD BRIDGE WHITE HART INN

AN D POST-OFFICE.
ADAMS takes leave respectfully to inform his
'
ES Ftienuks, that he has quitted the Stables and Premises op.
posite his House, and that the Inn and Stable business is now
entirely conducted on the South side of the Bath road. lie has
built and fitted up Stables for the convenience of dividing any
number of Horses, and humbly solicits a continuance of their
favours.—Post-Horses and Chaise* as usual.

Mr. CURWEN highly approved of the principle
of the intended Bill of his Honourable Friend, and
promised his cheerful and active concurrence to it.
Such a measure would be very beneficial to the
Public. Besides Birmingham, in Derbyshire also
there were Steam Engines upon the new principle of
consuming their own smoke. He hoped his Honour-
able Friend would make the most active inquiries, as
his plan was of the greatest importance.
The Motion was then put and carried, and a Select
Committee appointed. It consists of eighteen Mem-
bers, five of whom are a quorum.
IRISH CONTROVERTED ELECTION AMENDMENT BILL.
Colonel BARRY, as an introduction to his Motion,
I stated that his chief object was to assimilate the law
to that of England. He would avoid entering into
particulars at the present moment, but promised that
he would give the 'requisite explanations when be
submitted the Bill to the consideration of the House.
He concluded by moving, that leave be given to
bring in a Bill to amend the Law respecting Irish
Controverted Elections.—Ordered.
RCGISTRY OF CoLoNIAL SLAVES, &C.

Mr. COULBURNE, in consequence of the notice
which he had given, moved that the House should
resolve itself into a Committee to consider so much
of the laws as relate to Colonial Slaves, &c. _

After the Resolution fora Committee, of the whole
House was carried into effect, Mr. BROODS:4 in the

Chair,
Mr. GOULBURNE resumed the subject by stating
that the Bill which he intended to move for had i
view toe establishment of a regular Registry cf Co.;
lonial Slaves, together with a better mode of rep-
latiag. their removal from one colony to another. Lt
was not his intention to occupy much of the time of
the Committee. The measure had been matarely
weighed, and was not taken up on slight grounds.
Although he would avoid at this time any minute
explanation, deferring such till the Bill itself came
before them, yet he felt himself bouad to declare,
that it had not originated from the discovery of any
illicit importation of Slaves into the Colonies. There
might be some few exceptions, but he thought it in-
cumbent upon him to declare, that there had existed
no general practice of illicit iniper.alion of Staves
into any of the British Colonies. The apparent in-
crease Of negro population had not arisen from any
illegal importation of Slaves into our Colonies, bat
was attributable to other causes. It might appear
extraordinary, that in one island the Colonial Slaves
had increased in the course of two years, upwards of
5000. Some of these might be the produce of certain
captures, but he was perfectly convinced that the
augmentation was not attributable to any illegal
traffic in Slaves. He had the best documents before
him for his inspection, and he was fully persuaded,
that from these Official Papers he might venture to
give the most direct negative of the illicit traffic of
Slaves in any of the British Colonies. He would for
instance take the island of Barbadoes, which was
better guarded than any of the other islands. In the
course of two years the increase had been 9336 be-
yond that of the preceding period. On examination
of the Official Papers, he lead no hesitation in saying
the increase Lad no connexion with illicit traffic. In
fact, there was no increase beyond the natural pro-
creation. The apparent increase had arisen from the
increasing confidence that the old as well as the new
Slaves had in the act of rgistering. At first they
avoided as much as possible the registry, particularly
the old slaves, apprehensive that they were enrolled
for soldiers; but since they had discovered their'
mistake, and that they were not enrolled for soldiers,
they rivalled each other in their endeavours to have
their names on the registry. This increase of confi-
dence produced the apparent increase of population
among the colonial Slaves. In the island of Trinidad
some irregularities had occurred, but nothing could
prove that any illicit traffic of slaves had been a ge-
neral principle among the colonists. He proposed
th.t a General or Central Register Office should be
established here, in immediate correspondence with
the Colonial Register Office, and that the latter
should allow the former the fullest information.
that at any time there might be an inspection of the
official documents of the various colonies, exhibiting
the state of tl:e whole colonial slaves. Such a plan
of registry would discover and prove when there was
any violation of the laws. By these means we should
be enabled to check and conuoul all attempts at il-
-1 licit practices, however small. By fhis plan of resit.
tration, we could at once rei.el, by the must positive
proof, the insinuations or accusations of some foreign
Powers, who maintained that we connived at the
abominable traffic of slaves.. 1c was absolutely ne-
cessary, when we called upon others to maintain the
►pri '.14: tee ii:Jalitien, vita: we uurrlve: should

Mr. GORDON observed, that no Member could
as yet understand the real object of the Bill. It was,
however, now evident, that a new establishment of
Clerks, iSer. &c. was about to be instituted, in defiance
of the universal supplications of the .country fot
Econorny'sand P.etrenchment. This new Office would
be a source of new patronage to the-Ministers :t did
expense of the public. Tile office of the Secretary
of State, from- which 0-tic was about to emanate,
swallowed up the sum of I.:29,000 a-year of the pub-
lic money. Why propase this additional burthen on
the people ? Why not continue the duties of the new
office in the Secretary rf States Office for the Colo-
nial Department, whe:e it now was? One additional
Clerk %weld be sufficient for . such an arrangement ;
but if one mere found inadequate, take two. The
duties were easy. All that could be required would
be the occasional.inspectiort of. the Books or Regis-
ters. Fees were also to be established : and if these
were not adequate, tho deficiency was to come from
the Civil List. He did not wish ..t the present stage
of the business to oppose it; but he earnestly recorn.
mended to allow the duties.to remain at the Colonial
Department.
Mr. MA RRY ATT CO7l dennied the establishment
of-a new office in the present distressed state of the
country. He perfectly agreed with the last Honour-
able Member, that it woukl be an improper and et.
pensive office. So far as he could ascertain, the bd-
siness would not occupy above two hours- a day;
and, therefore, there Wits no excuse for imposing
upon the public an additional expense for the main-
tenance of this improper establishment.
Lord MILTON remarked, that our motive for the
Abolition of the Slave Trade was looked upon, by
Foreign Powers, with doubt and jealousy. hey
thought us interested : hut his Lordship hoped, that
the Abolition wonl.l be made effectual on theput of
,he diffcrent.Pewers.

Mr. GOi:t.i3ORNE stated, that he would aforil
every explaastion required, whenever the Bill came
before the House.

The moion was then- put and carried, and Mr.
aIIOoDIN left the

Whoi the House was resumed,
pursuant to his inAructions) moved 14
In a Bill as already described/1-40w,

ASSESSILO TAW.
Mr. BROUGHAM complained,
places the Collector of Aisessed
upon himself to issue a notice that
paid on the 25th of March, whereas
came due two months after. To this
!nation was appended, that if the
paid, a Crown rrer:,l might he ,
practice had pri.rvaiicti three years

J. Mr. BROGDEN,
for leave to bring
iderecl.
J, -that in some
Taxes had taken
t they shoulsl be
Nis they only be.
his notice in inti-
r money was nct
issued. Such a
:3 since at Lilo.