Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1845-04-19

MES, far from making any objection the British Government
would offer every facility the commission carrying the
inquiry, that the % their return TO their own
country, might present true picture,
seas to the passage quoted, is eI known that the state
Of apprenticeship has been altogether abolished in the West
Indies No negro who has been captured and liberated
sent there now, has BEEN made serve for
apprentice. He perfectly free when he lands and is
entitled to all the rights Of freedom He stated the course
pursued by Government with respect to slaves captured by
British cruisers IF they captufd the of Africa
they generally speaking, taken Sierra Leone and there
they perfectly at liberty determine for themselves whe-
ther they will go to the West India colonies.
"They also at perfect liberty to determine for them
selves whether they viii go the country Of which they may
the natives According the provisions of the treaties
have with Spain in the event of the capture Of Spanish
trading vessel by British cruiser the slaves captured
to be delivered the country TO which the capturing cruiser
belongs and have vessel at the Havana, which, in gem
era receives the slaves captured in the neghbohood of Cuba
is that individual slaves may always be
Afcat is quite impossible at all times provide
sending them hther but they sent to the West ndes
they subject to compulsion, and although they may
voluntarily enter into contracts, there is apprenticeship
whatever possible the mistake of the American Pres-
dent may have originated in this
time the state Of apprenticeship did exist and the provision
of the treaty that the captured negro should be
the British Colonies and placed the footing APP
prentice but since 1885 the state Of apprenticeship has alto
gether ceased and captured negro introduced into the Br
fish Colonies is now in condition other than that of free
man. In addition to the treaty with Spain, have treaty
with Brazil and Portugal BY the treaty with Brazil it
provided that the captured slaves should be delivered the
country the coasts Of which they captured
which the captured vessel belonged.
1t the manifest intention of the treaty that captured
slaves should become free but Brazil insisted keep
ing them in state Of slavery, and declined keep the
gagemens of the treaty with respect the future disposition
of the slaves.
On repeated proof that such the case sgnied
the Government of Brazil that the slaves when captured should
not be delivered up Brazil unless Brazil consented place
them in state of freedom and do keep vessel Rio
anero to receive the slaves captured that coast instead of
delivering them up to Brazil to be aterward sent they
may prefer, to the West India Colonies back Africa
Instantly arriving the West Indies they are in the
dition of free men.
" must say that but regret that this should have
been the subject of public formal message Congress- and
yet that the practice Of this country should have been
derstood With respect to another allegation in that docu
men that both the subjects of the United States and of this
country concerned in carrying the slave trade, that is
matter for very serious consideration not prepared
deny that fact but do hope that if law reach the p
pcaton of British capital the continuance Of the slave trade
will be able be enforced with vgor that shall put end
to such practices"
PARLIAMENTARY SUMMARY.
On Thursday, the 9th instant, Mr. Bewet gave notice
that early day after Easter he would for leave
bring in bill for the repeal of all passed prohibiting the
growth of tobacco in Ireland.
Lord John Russell said that after Easter he will bring under
the consideration of the House the the aborg poor
In the House of Lords the 18th, the Lord Chancellor
obtained leave to introduce bill to repeal the civil disabilities
Of the Jews far municipal and corporate officers
concerned 1t read first tme and has since passed
The Commons affirmed the sugar resolutions proposed by
Government without any material nodIncaIIorls.
On the 10th Mr. c. Butler brought forward his amendment
for rendering the income tax less unequal and nqusoa in
its operation The amendment founded on the suppo-
son that Parliament will not have the power Of dispensing
with IFS continuance the end of three years. was there
fore, intended to induce the Government modify those
clauses which pressed alike income arising from capital
and that depending professional exertons. The amend
ment was negatived by 240 to IL.
On the 18th, the third reading Of the income tax bill
Mr. Spoaner moved other amendments for the purpose of
lowing various exemptions to persons trades and profess
sons, and also the deduction Of money paid for life
These amendments rejected by large maories All the
amendments having been negaved the bill then passed its
original form.
On the 18th Mr. Golden brought forward his motion for
the appointment Of committee TO inquire into the existing
agricultural Distress and into the effects Of protection the
interests of landlords, farmers and farmaborers The motion
was negatived by 2l3 to l2l.
In the Lords, the l4th the motion for third read
ing of the Jewish disabilities removal BILL the Duke of Cam
bridge took occasion express his cordial that
measure and to pronounce high euogy the benevoence
Of persons Of the Jewish persuasion The bill was
read the third time and passed
On the nth w. Miles brought forward his motion for the
application Of portion of the surplus revenue to the relief Of
the agricultural interest After adducng statistical returns to
prove the impoverished condition of the farmers Mr. Miles
proposed that they should be permitted to malt for feeding
their cae that general enclosure and drainage bill should
be brought in by Governments that the of criminal prose
cutions chargeabe the county rates. should be
fayed by the Crown excepting such minor be
decided summany by the magistrates; that onehaf of the
of coroners nquess should be charged the
sodated fund and that the expense printing the reges
OF voters should be taken off the counties.
The total expense these changes he estimated
or at f350 200, including Scotland The motion OPP
posed by Sir James Graham and Sir r. Peel the ground
that its object the financial policy of Govern
ment and to stop their Sir R. Peel declared his
belief that the system of prohibition and protection
wrong, and upon this principle be had attempted grad
ally to abolish protecting duties and hitherto with the best
success.
On future evening" when Mr. Vliers intended to bring
forward his notion he would his reasons for believing
that the laws should be abolished and that moderate
protection necessary, principles ofcommerca policy
but essential TO state Of things where great interests had
grown up Lord Russell regarded the Of the debate as
proof that protection and monopoly must be gradually abo
ished and described the motion additional indication
that "protecon the bane of agriculture" The motion
was rejected by 2l3 to 70.
On Wednesday, the 9th instant, another desultory discus
sion ensued the removal Of the duty from various articles
used in agriculture, and particularly its removal from grease
Lard