CHESHAM.

august 51 1854

SLAVERY AND ITS HORRORS.—On Monday evening last, Mr. J. Brown, a gentleman of colour, and an escaped slave from the state of Georgia, U.S., delivered a lecture in the Temperance Hall, detailing the horrors of American slavery, and his escape therefrom. Mr. Brown appeared in the course of the evening in his horns and bells, such as are worn by re-captured slaves; he likewise exhibited a "nigger popper," and graphically recited the sufferings he endured under the hands of Dr. Hamilton, who practised upon him several experiments, one of which was to put him into a burning hot pit, dug in the earth, almost depriving him of respiration, to test his strength of constitution. He also explained why a coloured man could surmount a greater degree of heat than a white person. The atrocities of the "choke act," together with those committed on John Glasgow, a British seaman, who was taken from his ship, and is now suffering all the horrors of slavery —his wife and children being left in England—produced a great sensation amongst the audience. Mr. Brown stated he would feel grateful to any person that can give him information as to the abode of Mrs. Glasgow. The lecture was listened to with intense interest throughout, which Mr. Brown diversified by occasionally singing an American hymn.

SLAVERY AND ITS HORRORS.—On Monday evening last, Mr. J. Brown, a gentleman of color, and an escaped slave from the state of Georgia, U.S. America, delivered a very thrilling lecture in the Temperance Hall, detailing the horrors attending American slavery, and his wonderful escape from its thraldom. Mr. B. appeared in the course of the evening in his horns and bells, such as are worn by recaptured slaves, he likewise exhibited a niggerpopper! Mr. B. graphically recited the sufferings he endured under the hands of Dr. Hamilton, who practised upon him by way of experiment, and put

him into a burning hot pit dug in the earth, almost depriving him of respiration, to test his strength of constitution! which (pleasant?) process he demonstrated to the satisfaction of the audience by burning a portion of atmospheric air; he also explained why a colored man could endure a greater degree of heat than a white person. The atrocities of the Choke Act, together with those committed on John Glasgow, a British seaman, who was forced from his ship, and is now suffering all the horrors of slavery (his wife and children were left in England)—produced amongst the audience a sensation of detestation in the extreme. It may be as well to add, that Mr. Brown would feel gratified to any person that could give him intelligence as to the abode of Mrs. Glasgow. The lecture was listened to throughout with intense interest, which the lecturer pleasingly diversified by occasionally singing an African hymn. We trust the demonstration will tend to hasten the downfall of slavery, and the abominable traffic in human blood.