COLONIAL SLAVERY.-In cons...
The Times, 1824-02-13T00:00:00

COLONIAL SLAVEBY.-In consequence bf a requisition respectably signed, our worthy Alayor has appointed a meeting of the irnhabitants ot this city on F'riday next, for the purpose of peti- thoning Parliament for tbe melioration of the situation of the slave population in his Alajesty's colonies.-Hereford Jozurnal FATAL IsIISTAtcE.-Vednesday last, Charles Cavanagh, the proprietor of a cook-shop, in Petewstreet, drank some ol of vitriol,mn mlstake forwhiskey,which was carelessly left in a cupboard in his house; he expired, after suffering gre4 agony, on Thursday morning.-Droghede Jo0rnnal. DREADFUL AcCtDuNT.-Brighlton, Feb. 11.-A very melancholy accident occurred here yestertlay. in the afternoon. As five labourers wvere employed in digging tbr fliets, at the base of the Cliff, between the Royal Crescent and Blackrock, the over hanging eartli and stone suddenly feU in, and crushed and buried the whole of them. A sixlh man on the margin of the steep, was precipitattd to the beach by the fall, but descen(ling oh the suthmit of the im- mense weight of nibbish, he escaped withoutbroken bones, or any very essential injury. No time was lost in digging out the others, but the whole ot them were dead. The folloving are the names of the sufferers, viz., M'illiam Smith, aged 40 ; John Ratey, 35 * John Mlaslings, 38; John Jail f5; and William Gorringe, aged 19. Smith has left a widow and one child; the others were single men. QUEEN-SQCITAtE...Yesterday Emma .M'Daniel, an extremely ptetty girl, about 13 years of age, was charged by her f4ther under the fblloowngcircumstanrcs:- Alrs. Iilley, a respectable-lonking fenmale; stated, that atout 10 days ago she hired aparinlents at No. ; Little Queen-strtet, Story's.gate, Mrestminster, kept by a Mrs. Green, but she very soon discovered that the other occupants were unfortunate women of the town, anrd the house was used ae a private brothel: among the inhabitants was the miserable girl at the bar, wh se pdrents shbe found out, and gave information to the father, when le immeaiately causetl the girl to be brought to this office. The prisoner wept bitterly during the above recital, and told the Magistrate (Mr. Greggorie) that she was pupil to Mr. 71ullin, the ballet-master, at Vauxhallgardens, where she danced all last season, but had latterly been supported by her elder sister (with whom she was residing in the sxtne wretched house), who pursued the same course of life as slie did. AIr. GlEGOOStRIE ordered the eldest sister to be sent for. She appeared to be about twenty-one years of age, of an elegant figure, handsome face, and fashionably drestef. She confessed that slIe lived by prostitution, and supported her sister and mother by her present mode of life- but she was ignorant of her istrer s pursuing the same course. ghe added, that her sister Emma itad been recently seduced by Mr. ".0c. This relation of facts was rendered the more horrible by its appearing that the mother had ac- tually sold thel ciastity of the eldest girl when she was only 15 years of age for 511. The mother i8 still living on their pristitution. Dlr. GaEGsosttE asked theyoungestgirl if thewas willing to go to sotte-asylum. She replied she would readily go. AIrs. Mlillev coilsented to take care of her until she could be receivj edintothe dagdalen. .ILrGreggorie complimentee her on theliu mlaiity she had displayed. The eldest sister wait iadmonished asd discharged. The youngest had been knowa upon the .ave for sotbe time, and Alrs. Green's houtse was known. to be one of the worst de. scription. TO7N_HALL,_A gigantic fetlow namea Pat-rick Waish W3s charged before Alderman J. J. SMI1THs, with an attempt on the per. son of Ann Cooksey, a girl 15 years of age. James Cooksey, of 1lile-end.gtove, hatter, the fathei of the girl, stareI, that yesterday about noon, his daughter was brought to lumby two gentlemOn,in a state'of omplete iiitoxication ; that they iaformed him they were passing the endmof Robin liood.court, Mill lane, Tooleystreet, whep- the girl ru]shed into the street in a state oe great agitaon, and scarcely able to: stand, and thit .judging fromn herappearaltce that some wrongltadbeAn dtne her,tlieythoaght it a duty incumbent on them, as.father of fisltiU4on le.riiing her residence, to see her home; -and he had learitsfom his daughter on hr recovery, tha.t she was accosted by the oisFird ish- w"4as.looking throuh th -balstraes of London.bridg,o hirwymwrd and enticed by him to his lodgings to see one ofjbew King's. ships Iyig lower down the river, as he said, aed of wBhiclihie would there obtain a onmplete view, end where, by vay of xarehbfet,. ie hld. induced her to drink ~piritg,-til], finding herself i%;afidaaarmedaAt the prisoner's conduct towards her, she fled from him into the street. Air. JQhn. To)hiurt, oilman. of Tooley..street, atRd oneoftlfe- on.. stables of the perish of St. Olave, sail he. was ssnit for by Mr.- Cooksey to taoekthe teprisoner, into citstody wvhen he wade a-most desperate lesistance atndbrokee awav froinh im,andtwo-oth4ipbridns: wihom he d calleo- hbisassistirice, 'after inilictig-aa sere bUttv; Tnhis *ilt ohurws' iiktey.'< pnhepisoe ~ with nt"u *U dkty,i4,4d he hsdbeevatines --ulc~y~~ .- t . i WI ef'prairou51b -bul Li E,e Illscondct cwais?b' gir;.~bo,~IIevng~bess fott4vrsc hed wei .... t&ba1o4 .. . i.