[From a Correspondent.]-I...
The Times, 1824-03-01T00:00:00

E|rrom a u C ul ud,Pll.L-I11 v-arillg abuout for a node of laying out his " God-send," it surprises us that it did not occur to the Chancc-llor of the Exchequer that there was one which would have combined the approbation of persons of the most opposite views. and which might lhave mainly contributed to the furtherance of an object that has cxcited a more general interest in the public mind during the last 12 months than' any other political question-we mean the redemption from slavery of a portion oi the population of our colonies. With his deodand, he might have purchased a little island, where he mighit have adopted Mr. Steele's copyhold system or that of Mr. Owen, of Lanark, or have put in prac:ice the proieec which was the subject of Lord BathurWt's confidential circular-thc emancipation of the Negro girls ; or, in short, any other plan for the gradual or instantaneous conversion of the slav-e popuilation into an industrious peasantry. llWhen it is cossidered by howr much free labour is morc econonmical than slas e labour, there can be no doubt but that the profits of the plantations so cultivated would afford re- turns wiich would rendecr this a more lucrative irvestme;it of' this anexpected acquisition of capital than even that which probably oc- curred to those who viewed it only in a pecuniary light-the addition. of it to the sinking fund. But looking at it in a higher ancl more important roint of view. the example of this fortunate island could scarcely fai to affford aninducenment lo the other colonies voluntarily tO adOEt a sinilar system. or it not, the practical proof' of the ta- cility, safety, and advantage with which the plans of the friends of the Negroes can be cdrried into effect, woumd aflbrd to the Govern. tuentan unianswerable argument tbr pressing their adoption through- out our colonies. M-ho will coiltend that even the building of the churcles which lias been proposed by the ChancIllor of the Ex- chequer is a inure moral or pious employmevnt of his Good-sent? sIARI.BO Ito ' Gl1-STri n: T.-A nowerfuil-looking couDtry vfellow, who said his name was ld-Fiiliae Baguelly, a gardener, residing at Fulhani, was brought to this office by two of thle Boa-street patrol, chargcd with wantonly assaulting and bhoving off' the navement, every gentleman he met along the whole line of Piccadillv, at one o'clock in the day. The patrol stated, that they saw t3;is ruffian run with all his fbrce against several gentlemen, who were approach- ing him;, and pitched them intothiestreet. One old feeble irentleman he knocked tlown, and nearly drove him through a shop-window: but for a long time the patrol could not prevail on any of the insult- c-d persons to accompany theni to the office. At length, the two gen- tlemen who were preselt, consenteel to come and piefer a cbarge, anti after adesperate resistance, the prisoner tvas secured. The two gentiemen in quiestion now came forward and proved the brutal as- sault committedi on thein. The prisonor, wbo had not cven the bad plea of being drenk to of- fer, said that the people rani against him, and he hath no rizht to give way for any nian. Mt. CO'YANT said, he was a most savage fcllow, and the public inust be protected against suchI ruffians. Ile was ordered to find two housekeepers a5 bail upon each assault, and in default hc vas locked up. ITHAsMES l'oLmCE.-On Saturday thi: office was crowded to ex- cess by persons of alnmost every description, an unusual interest having beeni excited by the apprehcsliion of a notorious rang of thieves. At 2 o'clock Joh1n Gibson, Yophia, his wife, Williams WlZkcr, J&az ,Eng!io.d, G,cvxr A;-cr.y, Briijamin Bailey, and two others, were eharJyel before ' . J. BUtoDER1p, Esq.. with being isnplieated-ia robbing the house of Mr. Dennis Doyle, of No. 1, Regent-terrace, Sahson-streem, Iitchouse, on the 22d of February, between the hours of fbur in the afternoon and nine at night; also with commiiit. ting a similar depredation in the houssc of Mr. Robert Morrice in the same ncighbourhood, Oti thc saille night. During the exauimination of the witnesses, oflicers froin Bow.,street, Laimmbetlh-street, Worship-street, and ot this establishment, were present, a!l of whotl identified dlie prisoners as kliwien bad characters. the MIagistrate discharged Sophlia Gibson, the law presuming that the prisoner had acted uttder the influence of her husband. Benja- tiiin Bailey was also tdischarged for want of evidence; thIe renlainder of the prisoners were commnitted for re-examination an( rI the ends of justice niay not be frustrated, the evidence will appi after the close of the investigation. UNiOor-11ALL.-Mr. Hc,ery ]lfae was s:nmuronced before the magistrates at this office, to atiswer tor an assault upon Mr. Hallet. the chymnist. of Broad-wall, Blackfriars. Mr. lallet, wvho is aii clderly mtan of respectable appearance, occupies part of the prenmises at 11roadwall, of which M1lr. Hunt has also a share, and from his statement it apVeared that on Thursday moraing at 10 o'locek, he ordered orie ot his men to clear away some rubbish which blocked tin the way iNto the yard. ;Ur. Hunt, lupon seeing what was going forward, called the mnan a scoundrel andi a vagabond; and when lMr.- Halct attemptel to rerlonstrate, be- stowed the same epithets upon him. AMr. Hallet retaliated in a cool atid contemptuous manner, upon Which ITr. Hunt seized a shovel, and shovelled a quantity of uimud and other filth upon the person of the chymit, who, althoagh much better acquainted with the isa- ture of the contcnts, and betttr qualified to use them to the injury of man, disdained to resort to any other process for satisfaction than that w hich a court of justice presented. The Magistrates asked Mr. HaUlet whether he had sustained any gers:onal inijury its consequence Wf the shovelling. It anpeared that he had not, although Mr. Hunt had kept shovelling the mud upon him, as if he intended that Mlr. Hallet should do the business of a d ung cart, and carry it all out of the way himself. From the defence it appeared, that vlhile A r. Hutit was confined in licliester gaol, Mlr. Hallet took advantage of his misfortune, and eticroached upon his part of the premises; that 1r. Hunt not beisig in thie habit of pennitting liberties of such a nature to he taken whh his property, whatever might be taken with his person, uipon his return to town, expressed his feelings in his accus- tomed manner, without any great regard to forms. The powers of elocution being wasted on the subject, the shovel was resorted to. Mr. Hunt received a shovel ftill ot' sand into hbs shoes, and sent back a requital, wvhich was received with vcry il grace. " The dispute," illr. Hunt observed, " only proved tbat two ef a trade could never agree. Mr. Hallet is a retailer of drugs to kill -people, and I am a retailer and roaster of corn to keep people alive." The Alagistrates did notthink the squabble was ons'bf which they ought to decide upen the merits, bowever adapted it mnight be to a court of lI*, .to wvhit thoywefele.dNb 'flUebfvr tashstipu.