Star.
London, England, 1811-06-14 00:00:00

Mr. ALEXANDER BARING wished to see
s-me fixed sYitini 011iws'estiblished in lea.--
Hr them to he and simple, anti-fo,
be eq.ed to all
, classes:
M. BARHAM ttitd 'a variety of entracte fritti
differelt EdictS of the Court of Spain,•wherehy
it ap-
peated that no plioprietrir of sl ivc. was permitted to`
s^lf such clave.to...Hey person who designed to carry'
him or lu to ii:;tce: Where min:ss were worked.
It vas 01,41 decreed that, slaves living in..7l"rinidad had•
an urcontrouled right 01 Marty at theiroWn -pleasure,
and that the InaZ.ir of either must disprite at the orie.
at a fair valuation to the master of the other: from
th-se facts, the Hortou.rahle. Cr.itiernan conteeded
that the Spaoish Government had not acted with du.,
eiey towaris their degrees.
Mr. CANNING
.said. fie.conceived the object of
the House ought to he to set the question of intro-1
eltcing the British lawssiiito the cranny, for the •
sent, at rest. It appeared that many persons reti.lent
t:iere had, for a long tirAWished such laws to .e.e,
and had led othert*expect that it would heat:
mplished. and dioseWbei least understood the nature
of the British ConstitntiOn wete most anxious to live
under it. For that vial reason lie would, for the pre-,
sent, withhold the object of their wishes. He did not,
however, conceive that the Hon. Gentleman's motion
had that tendency, bat that be intended to afford that
unhappy class. of people a fat ility to acquire religions.
instruction, and thereby add to their general comfoll•si
which was all to which the,Hottse could at present,
go. He should therefore appose the,motiOn.• • .
Mr. MANNING said 4:*tilitan intiout :604-AO
extend the advantages of the Britishlaws to the islaad:
Mr. WILBERFORCI: .said it was net 'then his,
wish to trespass on the .indulgence of the House, , but ,
he was sorry to observe that the result was likely to •
he so very different•from what he expected. He was
sorry to see a general prejudice prevail against that
cause which he had so long advocated, and in which,
he her. •re thought himself completely seccessful..—..
Much as his views for the present were disappointed,
however, he trusted he shonjd yet see them completely
accomplished. His Hon,Feiend (Mr. Barham) had
said that the West India
worship
had introduced
rairriages and religious worship among their men p(,
ealour ; but he would deny it upon Food authority ;
irr it was well known that the House of Assembly in
Jamaica had, as far as lay in their power, persecuted
their slaves to the utmost degree, and deprived them
Of all religious instruction, although it was proved
beyond a doubt that the French and Spaniards con-
sidered their slaves more valitable after they were in-
structed in the true principles of their religion. It
was easy to prove that the. Proprietors had no wish
to see them instructed ; for it was not long since that
a man was tried and convicted of publishing the Re-
solutions of the House of Commons injamaica, and
he was imprisoned one month for his offence, and com-
pelled to give security forhis good behaviour for three
years, which virtually silenced him in supporting the
cause of an unhappy race of his fehow-mortals—..
(Hear.) It never was his intention to grant the negroes
immediately what was their natural right, because he
did not consider thern capable of benefiting them-.
selves by it ; but he would once more conjure the
Rouse to grant the Island, of .Trinidadsorne settled
system of laws, which would be equally beneficial to
the three-coloured population. He bore every, feeling
of respect towards, Mr., edge Smith, for his indista.,
tigable industry in making himself acquainted with.
the tipanish laws and omens, and hoped his example
would be followed.,

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Mr. WILLIP.M SMITH spoke at some length on
the necessity or The intericrence of the Government and
Legislature to tegulate the affairs of the colonies, and
to curb the injustice of the .great landed proprietdis.
Mr. Burke had said that he knew-not how he could
draw a Bill of indictment against an entire people,.
but he (Mr. Smith) saw nothing in principle differing
from the regillation of the Rape of Lewes, in Sus* ser,
or from that of modelling the affairs of any. of our
Corporations. He read an extract to prove the over-
bearing and tyrannical disposition of the proprietors,
and concluded with saying, that if they would not re-
form themselves, or admit of seform from Great Wl-
tain,.that Great Britain should cast -them off.

Mr. MARRYATT replied to the arguments of
those who oppose:li him, and described at length the
deficiency and abuses in• the Administration of justice.
Many causes, indeed, of trifling import, were deter-
mined with great appearance of impartiality, and on
principles of justice, but• it could not be expected that
where two hunched thousand pounds, depending on
the issues of various suits at law, were deposited 'in
the hands of the Jut,ge,, bearing no interest, that he
would be very expeditions)ia bringing them to a con-
clusion. The fact is, that 4.1200 put down for trial,
hardly .710 have been brought to a determination.--,
They ask for Britishla*,, from the uncertainty of that
under which they live atprer.ent, and the uncertainty•
of law might be considered the same as nonentity.—
Their Judge's tribunal was thelion's den : " Yett4la
nulla retronona." He tbouglitit bin justice to comply
with the wishes of the .people.—The motion was ne-
gatived. with out. a division:. = ' .• • •

rxcluAnor, o 1 .p.ntsosiensk •
Mr. BRAND rose at ak,late hoary to move for:
copies el the cirrespoodencs. between the Commis-
sioners appointed by this country at♦ 4 Fraose, to se-.
gociate an exchange pf prisoisers last summer. He.l
vindicated the British character from the foul misre-
presentations of the enemy.-upon this and other occa-
,in:. r, but disapproved of any, principleof exchange
1014'1 would discharge even a Peer from the prisons ti
:11, enemy to she Reglett ga cabin-boy who was cap-
? flt ed while fighting fox hisleguntry. The exchange,
(hotild only be made upon military principles. „After
A variety of other observations, Mr. B. moved,

" That an humbi•Address should be presented to the Prince
e;eat, requesting that he. would be graciously pleased to order
to he Itid before the House the communication of our Govern-
ment with that of Trance, on the subject of the Exchange of Pri-
'oEPrt, it the rear
Mr. YORKE seconded the motion, whiCh he de-
clared Ministers would have bred willing to make
belnr^, but that there was no intention of grounding
any proceeding upon the document. To that pa.
Per be would refer when k came before the House
rin which Fide of the question fairness was to
be f,tr,d, and on which insincerity. As to the ex.
'*/)•?.ngc of French prisoners for civilians, he allowed
it wc,liel be an unfair and improper principle to act
eon ; but the British Government adopted it because
they had encugh of remit ptifOoltt; to relate all
.e •

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