The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-23 00:00:00

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glecotafit its'. illegality; Ai Jocose. k Showed tb,
temper which elisteditiliong the. Inktbitassts of D0...1
minicy he -vittroldidOtlisfef theetber Winds, a tem..
pit which wee •lieettilseeert with elf adadelstration
of. jettice. Ills' Heueereltle. and Learned 'Mend
illemeht it the duty et` the Hesse to informitself of
ttbe stated that island, that if need be ifiedglit telt"
**eh steps we tittles reqeirad, tad that. they might'
give that island-4o Slash/cot egoist law.
Mr. A. BROWN, le explanation; obeeeled, that.
lie Housserable and Lossased Gentleman bad bees,
pleased toverthit he had given his own colouring to
-theirs* of Nerls,,wliersos he bed distinctly stated;'
'this( what be sommeniaatod was from the ielormadta
et a Gentlemen of Nevis. -
Sir MACINTOSH said, be bed oadmetood
.the Haneerable Gentleman as •heeing stated
.of himself, and he bad eotleipeted tie colourisfg
I him. •
• Mr. MARRYAT stated .suese-isietinces of legal
proceedinp against slaves for esimbleatioa and Giber
offences, wherein they bad had all lbw edeb•legelt
of ivailkopfthemselves of either-laws% indictemite,
or itadeptions to evidence, In the same way as giber
had been tried in England. The cases ow which the
Motion to.ifight hid been founded, he fearedtalsoogh
thee ‘. Might• contain the truth, did not contain. the
*lshii, troth; sod WWI., therefore, inadvisable to
fiend any blatiii)s thereeptios. There was a WIMP be.
riibtellectod,very 'much las pelnOrf ',lsmer, named
Sfribikirli, disci tadliren biditited Am the .warderpt"ldi-stikelaNe,:thooglitediefqiiently
.Iceeitted, whom
lie bad woeuded by firing at her whilst, site eas itt-
,lsiOptlng to mete her escape with some of hls provi-
skang.. Nor wee this • solitary instance of each eon.
diet ow the psrt.of Juries. :Before the House Came
to atozviecisieo on this qaestion, he hoped they would
'sire tea parties most interested in the question en op-
potteiiity of protecting their properties and excul-
pating their conduct.
Mt. WILBERFORCE, in a speech of consider.
able length, eolarged on the state of degradation of
tits negroes in the West 'tidies. He admitted that in
Jamaica the Legislator* had thrown no obstacles in
the way of manamissieurand bad in Other respects
*sallied themselves beyead the other Islands. • He
divelt on the many hardships to which they were
subjected in all the Islands, and the aecessity of corn.
menicating religious and moral intruction to them,
and of introducing marriage among them. No at-
tempt had any where been yet made to prevent ne-
groes from being 1•14 for the debts of their master, a
eircemstange of cruelty dwelt on in the most forcible
'Rogow byXr. Br* Edwards.
Mr. W. SMITH congratulated the House on the
champ which had meetly taken place its the Island
of Jamaica. Those who wars formerly most forward
in resisting any interference with regard to slaves
were new the most ready to co.operate with Parlia-
ment s thins was a material distinction between Ja.
mica and the smiler islands of the West Indies.—
lie had bee' most happy to hare beard tonight, for
the first time, the slaves of the West Indies recognised
as subjects of the Crown of Great Britain : had this
been earlier attended to, 9000 persons in the island
of Nevis woeld not have remained subjected to 500
white persons, at the bead of whom was Mr. Hug-
gins, with whom, after all that had beets said and was
known, the Governor himself did not disdain tads-
&Delete.
Sir S. ROMILLY replied, shortly observing, that
he had not intended to cast any general imputation.
epon the whole of the West Indies, or to imply,
from the conduct of the white inhabits's(' of two!of
the smaller islands, that the white population of the
test deserved equal reprobation.
GoILBuRX and Mr. ,MAssItYST I;itied
after which the qrsestion was put and carried. I
A Motion was. also agreed to, for Copies of !ali
Letters, So. relating to the case of Edward Huggins,
I.the elder, tried in Mil lest in Dominic!, for cresity
to slaves.
Getieni,THORNTCIN" moved for en accents, of
ail monievroted by Parliament to the British Museum
during the list l 2 years, and of the last 12 years,
and of the applicatiols Of the same. , .
After, few words from Mr. W. SUIT" sod. Mr.
Gino T GILBERT, the Motion was withdrawn, pis
the groped that the returns would be too complicated.
. The other Orders of the Day bent/ disposed of, the
House adjourned until Friday, at Halt-past Eleven
o'Clock.
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be

ilongliPersettent-ssesar settled; iitid•his Indian OM
Antal* determined sport Mn 4 PIVB4w, it was sr=
raogyxl, was loan out to Berbitter Whin* wile het
one of the children, and leasing Ilte °thew to the'
cars of a relative. She gas to take with her also

power of attorney; assts boo hoc.rrrlotl inctbs %Vogt
Indies, the Defendant Iris to eudertake the oiyosge.
sent and adjustment of the
_prio*Pirty of the
tiff. For thli perposi Mrs. Frazer left -London for
Folinotith, while the Plaiittff perseed his 'voyage
to India, and there, seem after his Arrival, .)se was
appointed to high *eating is the Island of
Batavia. During the residence of Mr. and
Frillier in tAtiden; 'lliffetiOn and harmony is'
which they lived was impotent to all who knew them
illikantstie, or who. tangoed to' isnot them in com-
pany. Tin ellelaboances of thit separation he had'
described, and which was neaseary ter the actual
security of their own and children's happiness in a
pecuniary way, was one of a heart-rending nature ;
and if the necessity he had alluded to did not ope-
rate on the Wed of thebosband, and that the wife
did net possess a heart and a feeling almost superior
to her sea, the consetteences to bee at least might
have been Patel. In confirmation of the strong feel-
ings evinced by Mrs. Frazer towards her husband,
be would produce i letter written by her, evert by-
fore sheaseld think of departing front the mutts,.
.it was.peneed on beard the vessel from Falvaitith,
arad breathed forth a spirit of distraction at the
so-
.peratlen, atunboonded lore and affection, and of
41bgaritiOnt Wiles's, for their speedy return to oath
ether's arms. -bier wee this attachment lessened .by
her voyage, (or mountains and sees seemed only.to
animate •her love; and by another letter, written
after herarrieetatßerbice, it woald appear that her
bosom glowed more warmly than ever with that efeCi•
tion which she bad before shown end expressed. Het

feelings, indeed, did hawser to her sex, aud the are. I
timents she expressed evinced a mind and a capacity
which would adorn the most nutted situation. These
letters reached the Plaintiff is India, and to one of
the., that from Berbice, was attached a lock of the
hair of his child, upon whom the mothet.expatiated
ins strain of enthusiastic affeatios and admiration.
The lamed Serjeent here reed the letters—the
first of which was dated from Falmouth, July 19,
1816, and of which the following are a few of the

seutlments:
" Having inisbed the bullies: which detained m,
here, I cannot think of departing witboot writing to
my ever dearest Simon, wishing my daiding to be a
participator with myself in our mutual feelings, re.
lying as I ever shall upon his affection.-Yos have
had your sufferings, bet what are they to mite in
being thus separated from you, whom I consider part
of abyself. But I still hope you love 'me as you
once did, and may Heaven soon once more units
Into prove it. Take care, my darling, of your pre-
cious health, for the sake of me and year darling
little ones; and oh ! should any thing happen to me,
I pray you regard our children especially, and re•
ward those into whose care we have placed them.
'Yost darling child, Adriana, is constantly calling
for her dear papa—she is the sweetest of little beings,
and my only comfort. May Heaven guide and pre
tort us both, end bear us through the trials we are
to undergo until we meet again. Remember, my
darling, our effectiona end lore.—Adieu !" •&c. &c.
The second letter was dated from Berbice, 17th of
October, 1815, and' was in this strain—
"My ever dearest Simon—l have written twit*
since my arrival, and have now to inform you that 1
have been again attacked with my accuttomary illness,
and have, as before, bad recourse to saliva. I am now,
however, thank God, recovering my old stock of
health, but have pissed many melancholy weeks for
want of the presence of my ever darling Simon. You
may, however, judge of Illy eatery and surprise in re-
ceiving your letter, by • the lett pocket, which in-
forked tie of your safe arrival and good bask\ in
India. Your dear little Adriana is my only comfort
here; she is the pickers of her father, and the ad-
miration 0.811 'be behold her. She is; in fact, the
sweetest lilt), creature that ever God made, and was
Certaihly smiths/1m • Heaven to bind in lo our loves,
and comfort us in oar afflictions ! She sends you a
loCk cif her beautifol 'hair and a million of kilses."
The letter then went on to relate the proceedings
adopting by herself sod the Defendant, for the ar-
rangement of the property at Berbice, and other mot-
ion of a domestic and general nature, and concluded
Ili tbe strongest terms of unchanged and unchangeable
Wed elitfiffevion.
Mr. Serjeant Bur, in continuation, said, he could
read many more. letters to prove the untlitided
attachment which eebsisted between, the Plaintiff and
his wife, hot he thought the two produced were site.
Scieot. It was this w,omae, however, who was eee4
the victies of ardoctieia by tisi•Defeodaist s; by bids
who, basing :animated to him the managomest of his
Wettest friend's !nitride, took 'deadeye of his peen.
• • i'y emberrasmenti. and Violated his wife! 'He
eontd riot bet sirr, that the pateuriant bad by such
Conduct lied' hievoilf aubonsten for while pretend-
ing to protect the sinking property of his friends he
had wrested from him a jewel asortspradvelqhfin
gold, or all the property whldh :It MA possible/ for
the Plaintiff to have accumulated, or of Arbieli be
could be deprived.
Geotge Moviroe, Esq. knew the Plaintiffsind Mrs.
Fraser. He was present ettiveir marriage In Beelike,
and had frequeotly afterwards been in their 4aasPoly.
They lived togetberlo the most happyinauter ts man
mdwife. Ile was'ecqualoted with the harsi.:writing
of 'Mrs. Frazer, and waionobled to stele positively
that the,two letters reed were written by her:
Crois-etatriitred by Mr.Goansr.—fie weer knew
that the Plaintiff weo.addicted to liqovit while in
Beaky-. The pooplisvie that Colony wet* in the
habit of diiikipg freely, font he never saw Mr. Frazer
in i Mate*of inebrity. He certainly was net estodeland
a drooksid.
Dr. Stewart also knew the Plaintiff and his wife,
Ito livid on the most loving end affectionate towl.—
hit. Irraivr was as temperate a •man as any other he
bad met in Berbice.
~ He knew those four years age'
in Loridoir, and they then appeared as loving and aft
feCtiOcrater'as evet.•,•Tho :complaint of sellidt.livor
Priser spoke Oleg letter was sliver coatilledett bus
mre*
hi -44 eV Ortsditer.ss-1 idsraiciou. ,:r. f' : .:1;
:114Pir, "Oktoldlytikeew **nod Mir. eraser,
law' '' ' itii,gr- thing .happily together--Mrs.
Thfivne -wheittwent helm illness or she would lure
testified the Owe;

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. . itir'," 94iyiit rise fur the Defendant. fie felt
441 ii rie;ii.it' the ocaterenCe that rendered it tie.
ceisirj for teem to address the Jery. His Client ton.
felt ditto - :egret, "but the case was oni the v. -y. re..
verse of aggtavalted. It was to be considered that a
'ibiaintiff who brought an action for adultery, Iseif tun
.poser of selecting from amagslitiose who had, op..
pertuOilies nrObserving his Conduct to his •ife, each
persons as witnessed nothing but What wasyreof of
a go•tel ostilerstatidiag. . It was indeed a difficult mat.
ter if, ammo a somber of friends and imams, mad
statliguragith, there Could not be found aeope who
h itbeerietkitifk* man and his wife'had not near-
; r*lled'in the presence. Sack Was Aws;!Ctio' in ibe
present inAas.e.t. 'rho" affebleshili. refills, .30.tiotaily
d
toiefeifelte '," weti discri -
were, not
many Whit-nos to • these le epsof fondness•-•
711
None of the family,' eir #0 sorvints, had JOrea
brought forward; end* iiaslislOithiethit. no seriec.
lion had takeu Placesi circumstance 50 very Open,
that if the Defendant bad' net letjudguteist go by de.
task, the Plalitiff teitifi have found- it very diScolt
to hit* gal a verdict at ail. Bat the Defenflint,
from a &tides' Icon honeoreble to biased' '4,4tad
'admitted the tilififiy. Thi seduction he mnst stropglY
defiled. No presitliadeen given that any fdvaatege
tad been idkin. Of the lolly's situstion,..eviii pot the
iliithiestgroundived been'On wni except through the
tielesive elotieenee Of his biarned Friend, oleo.
fetid to give as authority foi damages. Hicalled
isistiti the Jury to look most suspiciously at the ab.
deuce of theinaintiff's fealty or servants, as it would
be most eafaral to conclude that they would be pre.
bent, if all that they could say would not prove in-
jurious to his case. 'the intimacy bete.een the Plain•
tiff and befendiet too' existed merely In the speech of
the learned Serjeant, and thus the action wee divest-
ed of all its imposing trappings. The facts were
these. The Plaintiff sodhis wife had been separated
without a priispect of being united. The former had
been appointed tot piste in thefsland of Jewett() which
cliasitte nothinibuidistressediircumstances could have
driven !shot for thai it i.e most noxious, particula Ily
to European cottstitutions, none could deny. Theist-
titer wis flied In Berbice, and was in a state of bad
health. The case then was very different from that
iss which persons wort preted•to file kepplly toge-
ther, for the situation of a woman without the pro-
-1 tection'of friends,. arid at an immeasurable distance
from hito whose protection was at all times so neces-
sary, became exceedingly dangerous. The situation
of a Gentlethan too, who had fallen into the society
1 of a fascinating 'woman under such circumstances,
lieetlikewtse dangerous. Men wore net welt able
to ledge of their own weakness Mil they were put
to the test, end what could be so severe a test as the
society of such a woman as had been described ?
Conildering the natant of theeeperation, the Plain-
tiff could not have sustained a heavy loss, neither
could his children have suffered to such an extent as
was the case when the cease of action Was the only
ground of separation.
Mr. BIaCHALL summed op the evidence.
The Jury, after a short codstritatioo, gate a vete
diet for the Plaintiff—Dallier* i 2501.
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LORD S7',INHOPR'S SPERCII.

The affair of M. Scree, before the Tribunal of
Correctional Policies Paris, has excited great interest
there.
FIgST DAY.
M. Fieree having been plated at the bar, 'ha
baying edmittvd himself to be the author of the
Number of Correspondence Political and Idabel.

stralive, . , ~... • .
M. MARCUANGT, the King's Counsel, addressed.
the Court for the prosecution—" The ielhot of this
work," said be, 64 has proposed to hlinaelflia cora•
meet upon Lord Stanhope's speech. riatimaiii dig.
nity might perhaps object to our seriously 'notice
ing the incon.iderate debut of a young Lord,
who, willing to notify his advaticenteot to the
Tribune by some strange opinion, thought proper to
select one opposed to all those which his country-
men bare ever entertained.tespecting us. But if the
diatribe of this young loard be a collection of inju-
rious asaertions respecting the House of Bourbon,
and of invectives against France, why should it be
allowed to run its course ? There is no calumny
but in piblication, and those who contribute to dis-
seminate it are posishable. But M. Fiero*, instead
of refuting Lord Stanhope, bad only surcharged the
dark colours of. the picture. which the foreigner had
eghibited of this motel end political situation of
France, b adding, that there ' was nothing of . a
nation in 'France, In he tine or political sense at.
•tsiched to that word;' anti that, 4 since 1795, they
should only be considered by Kerope as a horde of
barbarians reabigg fifth to village and to enslairefrn
lie quoted sow*, ethic, passages, which showed • that
the author's oploion was, that from the time of the
Constituent Assembly lentil the second return of the
. Kim, if no Government had been able to last, it was
• - Me the. essential cenditinvis of social order no
longer *lilted among them." He concluded by pray.
tag against M. Fietee the minimum of punishment
primates -M hi the law.
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ifECOND DAY, Atom 18.
~: The trial was resumed this day, in the presence of
a crowded Court, consisting of Peers. Deputies, Am-
bassadors, and a great number of Ladies.
M. Furze commenced his defence by asserting
thatte take some phrasei from a work, to separate
them violently from others which preceded or fol-
lowed then, and to give thee a sense and meaning
which they repelled, was a new mode of inter•
preting the criminal law, and a novel invention
at the French Bar. A Peer of England bad made
* speech in Parliament,which interested France parti.
colaity, as Its object was.to enqiiire whether her in.
dependence was guaranteed by the Treaties ilth the
ether European Powers; and, although that Speech
of Earl Stanhope was improper;cenliasted M. Fieree,
in many respects, yet it acquired such celebrity IS
to be Inserted in the Jogirnals of all civilized code.
tries. Frahee might be naiad to bare been put upon
her trial before all lierope:- ought not then eve_q
j Flillatthinento defend his enmity and troth? N.
Melee, g. on to reline,' that, apemen the Minister,
ri
In hiS to lord. Sjsobope, called the latter his
I Noble P VI; Lord ft. tooki sot therefore be in Op.
1 pinfitleal:', falnid'S. hid wilbid to me the Throe. of
I their Kings seppinted only by force, and hod dreier-