The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-20 00:00:00

Emperfal ljartiamcnt.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY.
NEGRO EMANCIPATION.

Lord BROUGHAM, after alluding to the fact, that the noble
example set by .Antigua had gradually been followed, first in
the smaller colonies, next- in Barbadoes, and lastly in
Jamaica itself, by which in all not less than 355,000 indivi-
duals were emancipated, besides those already emancipated
as non-predials and young children, by the law of 1833,
moved, "That an humble addreSs be presented to.her Ma-
jesty, praying that her Majesty wanld be graciously pleased
to cause an order in council to be issued, putting a period,
under proper provisions and regulations, to negro appren-
ticeship in the unchartered colonies of the crown."
Lord GLENELG said, that he and those who acted with him
had always felt and avowed that an earlier termination than
1840 of the apprenticeship was desirable, if that object could
be attained by acts of the local legislatures; and he might
say, that the movement in Barbadoes was originated by a
despatch from himself. It would, however, have been dan-
gerous to have sought to effect the object without the pre-
vious sanction and hearty co-operation of the local autho-
rities. Exactly the same ground applied to the crown colo-
nies as to the chartered colonies. Similar instructions to
those sent out to the chartered colonies bad been forwarded
to the crown colonies, and he had no doubt they would be
acted upon by the local authorities, who would legislate in
the same spirit as the former had legislated. He was:happy
in being able to state, that in fact, the legislatures of the
'crown colonies had followed the examples set them by the
legislatures of the chartered colonies ; for, in addition to the
information alluded to by the noble and learned lord, similar
satisfactory accounts had lately been received from Grenada,
and also from the Bahamas; and further, that in some of the
crown colonies the governors intended to submit to the legis-
lative bodies acts of the same nature as those which had been
carried elsewhere, and that no doubt was entertained of their
success. His lordship then proceeded 'to describe what had
been done in Trinidad, Santa Lucia, and in Guiana. He
said that he had every reason for anticipating the same satis-
factory result in the !Mauritius.
Lord BROUGHAM expressed himself highly gratified by the
information communicated by the noble lord. antrivithdrew
his motion, on an understanding that government would, in
despatches to the different governors, urge in the most
earnest manner the carrying of Shriller measures in the
crown colonies to those adopted by the legislatures of the
chartered colonies.

The benefices plurality' bill went through--a committee.
The report was orderer/ to be received on Friday,next.
The church discipline bill and the sheriffs' courts bill were
read a second time,- and ordered to he committed on Thurs-
day. •

;heir lordships then adjourned at twelve o'clock.

HOUSE OF COMINIONS-11oNnAv.
THE FACTORY QUESTION.
Lord ASHLEY gave notice,.that upon the first motion. for
going into a cciMmittee of supply, he would move the reso-
lution relative to the factory question, which stood on Thurs-
day's paper.

NEGRO APPRENTICESHIP IN JAMAICA.

. . .
Sir G. GREY stated, in answer to au inquiry by Mr.
O'Connell, that the legislature of Jamaica had made pro-
vision for the termination of the negro apprenticeship system
on Ist of August next.