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Emptrial •'Parliament.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-MONDAY.
NEGRO EMANCIPATION.

Lord BROUGHAM, alter alluding. to the fact, that ihe noble
example set by Antigua bail gradually been followed, first in
the smaller colonies, next in. Barbadoes, and lastly in
Jamaica itself, by which in all not less than 335,000 indivi-
duals were emancipated, besides those already emancipated
as now-predials and young children, •by the law of 1833,
moved, "That an humble address be presented to her Ma-
jesty, praying that het Majesty would 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 uncbartered 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
18-10 of the apprenticeship was desirable, if that object could
g •
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 had been forwarded
to the crown colonies, and he had no doubt. they would ,be
acted upon by the heal 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 or the
crown colonies had followed the examples set theta 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 sonic 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.

Lor-d BROUGHA at expressed himself highly gratified by the
information communicated by the noble-lord. and withdrew
his motion, on an understanding that government would, in
despatches to the different gnvernors, urge in the most
earnest manner the carryin, of similar measures in the
crown colonies to those -adopted by the legislatures of the
chartered colonies.

•
rhe benefices plurality bill went, through a committee

The report etas ordered to-ho received an Friday nett.
The church discipline bill and the sheriffs' courts bill were
read a second time, and ordered to he committed on Thurs-
day.

Their lordships then adjourned At twelve o'clock,

. HOUSE OF COMMONS'---Alomnar.
FAcTOIIY
Lord ASULEY gave,notice, that iipnnAtie first Motion for
going inte.a committee Of supply, he .-would move the reso-
lution relative to the factory question, which stood on Thurs-
day's paper.

Nr.cr.o A PPRENTICP.SIIIP IN JAMAICA

Sir G. GREY stated, in answer to •-•t;lncl.tiry 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.