King Sherbro receive his children? '— 'Yes! we cannot hate them! we will receive them."

"We proposed that we should have liberty to look about their country, and go to other kings on the coast, if we chose, without giving offence: they as sented. They proposed that we should write Sherbro's words in two books; leaving one book with them, and taking the other book to our country: when we came back, or any others from our headmen, they should bring this book, and a letter addressed to King Sherbro. We assented. Comber said, that our present was carefully preserved, and was at our command. We answered, that we freely gave it to King Sherbro and the people. He inquired if we should consider it a payment for land. We said, No. These people have so long dealt with rogues, that they cannot without difficulty trust honest men."

The Missionaries afterwards penetrated up the Boom, Deong, and Bagroo rivers, from twenty-five to thirty miles. On the Boom, two Chiefs, Tucker and Soyarrah, offered them land. Cleveland, the principal headman on the Deong, was absent. Somango, Sologo, and Pa Poosco, Chiefs on the Bagroo or its associated streams, highly approved of their objects, and wished them to fix their colony in those parts.

They give the following description of an eligible spot for the intended colony:-"Passing up the Bagroo, about sixteen miles, comes in, from the right, the beautiful Mano, one hundred yards wide. Here we anchored in five fathoms. The Bagroo was here found to be 350 yards over. At the confluence of these rivers, is the place for our town. The land gradually rises back twenty-five or thirty feet, is sufficiently supplied with stone for building or other pur poses, and is covered with fine timber. The ground is hard and dry, and covered with six or eight inches of vegetable mould. The hills are cleared, to a great extent, for rice. Over the village of Mano, a kind and sensible man, named Superwill, presides. At the falls or rapids, two miles up the Mano, there is abundance of stone convenient for lay. ing the foundation of forges, mills, and water-works of any description. There are evident appearances of iron ore în many places. We crossed a rivulet of very cool and pure water, descending from a hill, and flowing over a bottom of gravel and sand. The back country

appears to be high land, agreeably undulating, and covered with forest: for health and comfort it appears very in viting; though the soil is not so fertile, nor so easy of tillage, as on the banks and in the low lands.

"It seems desirable to obtain this country on the Mano. It is high and airy. It extends back, eighty or ninety miles, to the Timmanee Country; and is called a good country by those who have travelled over it. The whole country, after we leave the little villages on the Mano, has no inhabitants till we reach the Timmanees. Its extent, vacant population, and probable fertility, render it highly eligible. It includes mountains, rivers, forests, rapids, and springs of water, The Bagroo will admit vessels of a good size to the month of the Mano; and the Mano, especially at high tide or in the rainy seasou, has three and four fathoms water nearly to the rapids.

"All the people on this river appeared most friendly and kind. They expresed great satisfaction at our words, and eagerness to see our people come, if they would be kind, and bring God's Book. We said that persons must be sent with our people, to establish schools for the children, and to instruct the people they said they should be glad. One man, whose hair and beard were white with age, said he wished it could be now-it was much wanted in the country: he wished to know more about God's Book before he died. It is certainlysurprising that there should be such a desire among the people to hear the Book of God, and to have their children instructed. There is just reason to hope that the principles of our holy religion would be embraced by many in this country."

In consequence of these favourable circumstances, the American Colonization Society, as our readers will recollect, (see our Number for April, p. 28), sent out eighty-two People of Colour, consisting of men, women, and childreu, under the care of the Rev. Samuel Bacon, accompanied by several Americans, (Whites), to form the iutended colony. Our readers will hear, with much concern, that this benevolent undertaking has met with one of those severe reverses with which it has pleased God so often to try the faith and patience of his servants in their labours in Western Africa.

On the 20th of March, the Angusta reached Campelar. The transhipment

immediately began. The exertions made in this work appear to have been greater than a due consideration of health would allow. The peopie were anxious to get the stores landed at Campelar, to wait there during the present rains, and then to settle on Sherbro Island. Mr. Bankson and Dr. Crozer the phy sician, were first seized with fever. In about three weeks Dr. Crozer died. Mr. Townshend followed. Mr. Baker being taken ill, was carried from Campelar to Kent, at Cape Shilling; but died, two days after his arrival, on the 3d of May. Mr. Bankson then fell a victim, and was followed by the six men and the boy who manned the Augusta. Out of twelve Americaus, eleven thus, in this short space of time, breathed out their lives on the shores of Africa! Of the Coloured People, fifteen died. Of the survivors, Mr. Daniel Coker, a Mulatto, who accompanied the colony as a free emigrant, took charge; having been appointed by Dr. Crozer, in the view of his own decease, deputy agent for the Society. Subsequently to the death of the leaders of the expedition, a conference had been held with King Sherbro, Kong Couber his son, and King Fara. It was settled that the people should remove from Campelar to Sherbro Island; and should fix themselves near Manno, a town on that island.

Mr. Doughen, after the melancholy loss of his companions, proceeded to Sierra Leone, where he was received with great kindness by the governor, colonists, and missionaries, and arrived in London on the 18th of August.

We trust, notwithstanding these painful circumstances, that the Society will be strengthened and encouraged to persevere. The calamities which have attended the formation of their infant settlement closely resemble those which have marked the early stages of other similar undertakings, and will doubt. less become less formidable as their experience of the nature of the climate and other necessary particulars and precautions shall increase. In the mean time, "their labour is not in vain in the Lord" and the present prosperity and encouraging prospects of other set tlements, once as depressed and afflict. ed as their own, may well inspire them with a hope, that in due time they shall reap if they faint not."

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.

The following circular has been late. Ty distributed by the Society.

"Within the last few years, the British system of mutual instruction has been introduced into various 'countries on the continent of Europe: and in the Catholic countries of France, Spain, and Italy especially, where the ignorance of the poor was most deplorably prevalent, it bids fair to prove, under the Divine blessing, the means of meliorating the moral character of the people, by the extension of the incalculable benefits of education, and through the introduction of Scripture lessons preparing the way for the circulation of the sacred records of truth. In the Catholic as well as the Protestant Schools of France, Scripture lessons are in daily use : and, in many parts, the New Testament, or portions of the Gospel, have been given as rewards to the children; but, in Italy and Spain, it appears that the pure text has not yet been introduced. In Italy, the promoters of the Schools are anxious to possess lessons selected from an approved version; but various causes prevent their being printed in that country. The deputies from the new governs ments in Spanish America, who are also auxious to introduce the system into their respective countries, desire the Scripture lessons, and state that there would be no objection to their general use; but it does not appear probable, that so desirable an object will be effected without some assistance from the British public.

"During the extensive journey which the Treasurer of the British and Foreign School Society has recently performed, it has been one of his objects to promote the cause of Universal Education. While in Petersburg, he was employed, with the concurrence of the government, in preparing a complete set of Scripture lessons; which have been printed, and ordered to be used in the schools throughout the empire of Russia. These lessons are divided into three parts; and contain a connected selection from the Bible, under the three following heads:-1. Historical Lessons, selected from the Old Testament-2 On our Duty toward God and Man, selected from the Old and New

Testament.

3. Selections from the Four Gospels and from the Acts of the Apostles."

"This selection has been submitted to the Committee of the British and Foreign School Society in London. It has met their full approbation; and will be adopted by them, as soon as their present stock of reading lessons is exhausted.

"It is proposed, if funds can be raised, immediately to print copies of one or more parts of this selection, in the Italian and Spanish languages. The expense of making a beginning in these languages will probably be from 150. to 2007. The British and Foreign School Society would gladly have borne this expense, but their exhausted funds render it quite impossible.

"A special call is therefore made on the public; and it is confidently hoped, that those who value the Sacred Volume, and who have shewn so much zeal

in circulating it in foreign countries, will not withhold their assistance on the present occasion; when so import. ant an opportunity presents itself for extending the circulation of the holy Scriptures, through the medium of the schools on the plan of the British and Foreign School Society, now so widely spread through all the quarters of the globe; and thereby endeavour to fix on the minds of the rising population in every country, those great moral and religious principles which, if univer sally acted on, would abolish war, dimiminish crime and misery, and lead to the general practice of piety and virtue.

"The funds that may be raised to promote this object will be kept distinct from the general funds of the So ciety, but under the superintendence of the Committee."

FOREIGN.

FRANCE. The most important article of French intelligence during the last month is the birth of an heir to the throne of France, in the person of the infant duc de Bordeaux, the posthumous child of the late duc de Berry. We most earnestly wish that this event may strengthen the interests of the reigning family, and secure the public tranquillity of France and of Europe. We believe, at the same time, that it has disappointed the wishes of a large part, if not the majority, of the French Nation, who had indulged the expectation of seeing the Orleans branch of the royal family eventually seated on the throne of

France.

PORTUGAL.-The Revolution in Portugal may be considered as achieved. The Regency have been obliged to yield the reins of government to the Provisional Junta that was formed at Oporto, and has since been transferred to Lisbon; whither also the troops of Oporto, with whom the Revolution originated, have been removed. Hitherto all has proceeded without bloodshed or tumult; and it seems to be the purpose of those who have taken the lead in this transaction to follow the model furnished by their neighbours in Spain, by calling together a representative body for the

purpose of forming a new constitution. The English officers of the Portuguese army have been treated with the utmost respect and attention; but it has been thought necessary to displace them from their situations, continuing to them, however, for the present their pay and allowances. The remoteness of the actual seat of government seems to render it impossible to controul this revolutionary movement: indeed the only means by which his Most Faithful Majesty can now hope to retain even a nominal sovereignty over his European dominions, is by acquiescing with a good grace in the new order of things. The population of the Brazils is composed of far too inflammable materials to render it safe for him to have recourse to measures of coercion, which could not fail eventually to lead to commotions on that side of the Atlantic also. And even if he should be so wise as to yield to circumstances, and to sanction the new constitution which may be adopted by his European subjects, it cannot be expected that his Brazilian subjects should long remain satisfied with the present despotic form of their government. Whe ther the condition of the slave popula tion, and the continuance of the Slave Trade, are likely to be affected by these events, time will shew.

NAPLES The consolidation of the new constitution seems to proceed without any impediment, and with more harmony than has usually been witnessed under similar circumstances. To this the apprehension of the hostile interference of Austria may have not a little contributed. That power, however, we trust; will not be so impolitic as to act offensively on this occasion, and thus to run the risk of again kindling the flames of war upon the continent. However this may be, we are happy to find that the government of our own country is determined to maintain a perfectly neutral position. Thus much we collect from a reply of the Earl of Liverpool to a question put to him by Lord Holland on the subject, in which he stated, that this country is no party to any arrangement for interfering in the internal concerns of any other state. His lordship, however, maintained the right which this or any other country has to interfere, under particular circumstances; a position which, though it cannot be denied, yet cannot be too sparingly acted upon. It appears, that no British minister has yet been accredited at the court of Naples; but we apprehend, that the circumstance cannot be viewed as an indication of any unfriendly feeling on the part of our government. We may rest assured, at least, that no British ministers would venture to entangle themselves by interfering in the internal concerns either of Spain, Naples, or Portugal, especially under the present circumstances of our own country, and of the continent in general. Whatever the great powers of Europe may think of the late revolutions, it would be ill-advised indeed to project at such a time as this a crusade in favour of despotism, or to risk the consequences of such another conflict as Europe has lately been engaged in for nearly a quarter of a century, and from the ruinous effects of which she is even now but slowly recovering.

DOMESTIC.

The examination of witnesses on behalf of the Queen, which was begun in the House of Lords on the 3d of October, closed on the 24th instant. It was opened by Mr. Brougham, in a speech of extraordinary ability and eloquence; in which, after endeavouring to point out fatal contradictions in the evidence for the prosecution, he engaged by direct proof to establish

its falsehood, and to satisfy their lordships of the perfect innocence of his illustrious Client. The evidence for the defence has been summed up by Mr. Denman and Dr. Lushington, in speeches of great length, and, it must also be admitted, of great power and effect. It still remains for the Attorney and Solicitor-general to reply before their lordships shall come to a decision on the merits of this painful case. What that decision will be, it would be presumption in us to anticipate. Having all along abstained from pronouncing an opinion on her Majesty's guilt or innocence, it would ill become us at this critical moment, to assume the office of judges, especially as we are perfectly satisfied that full justice will be done to the Queen by their lordships. The conduct of that body, throughout the whole of the proceedings, has been distinguished by its impartiality; and no members of it have shewn a stronger disposition to grant every reasonable indulgence to the accused, than the ministers of his Majesty. Whenever the point in discussion admitted of a fair doubt, it has always been decided in her favour; and, in some cases, concessions have been made, which in legal propriety could not have been required.

The effect of the Queen's defence has been materially aided by two circumstances. One was, that the Baron D'Ende, Chamberlain of the Grand Duke of Baden, whose evidence she conceived to be important to her vindication, refused to attend; and although the British government appears to have left no means in their power untried to induce him to comply with the Queen's desire, he has persisted in his refusal. We confess that we are not at all surprized that the baron, who must have been well acquainted with the whole process of the examinations and cross examinations which have taken place at the bar of the House of Lords, should. have shrunk from a voluntary exhibition of himself in that situation. And it does not appear that the government of Baden could compel his attendance. It is true that a witness for the prosecution, of the name of Kress, had sworn that she was told by the minister of the Grand Duke, that if she did not go to England of her own accord, she would be compelled to go. But this does not prove that the government really possessed the

made it impossible for him to return in time; but that, in addition to this, he was evidently very unwilling to come again to England. Nothing certainly could have been more indiscreet and unadvised than this proceeding. It appears to have originated in letters received by Mr. Powell from Colonel Browne at Milan, representing the great alarm which was spread among the friends of the witnesses by rumours of the murder of some of them, and the maltreatment of all, and the necessity of sending some one over with letters from all the parties which might quiet those alarms. The terror caused by these rumours was stated to have been excessive, and to have operated to deter witnesses from proceeding to England, who were before ready and willing to go. The Counsel for the Queen have of course availed themselves of this occurrence to strengthen their cause, and, it must be allowed, with very considerable, and certainly not unfair effect. But whether the appearance of Rastelli would have enabled them to prove the foul conspiracy which they alleged to exist, or whether, as has been supposed, it was the knowledge of Rastelli's absence, and of his unwillingness to return, which alone led them to enter on this line of defence, no intimation of such a course having been given in the opening of the defence, it is now impossible to determine. In the mean time, the Queen derives no small advantage from this transaction, perhaps more than she would have gained by the examination of Rastelli. But, be that as it may, his absence is very much to be regretted in a case where every honest mind must be anxious not so much for the success of one or the other party, as for the complete development of the truth. Whatever doubt and uncertainty the circumstance may throw on the cause, will necessarily operate in favour of the defence, according to the esta blished and humane maxims of English jurisprudence.

power in question. It only proves that its minister employed a menace which in the case of this woman produced its effect; but which the Baron D'Ende, who knew more of the laws of Baden, might know could not have been executed. What the Baron could have testified, it would be vain to conjecture. His absence has probably done more for her Majesty, under the dexterous manage ment of her Counsel, than his presence could have done. However that be, it seems agreed on all hands, that our own government has acted with the most perfect good faith in this matter. The second circumstance to which we have alluded, was of a still more influential character. The Counsel for the Queen, towards the close of the examinations, undertook to shew that a conspiracy had been formed to suborn evidence against her Majesty; of which one Rastelli, a witness who had been examined on behalf of the prosecution, was a principal agent. Be fore they proceeded to the proof of their allegations, it became necessary to re-examine this Rastelli, when it appeared that he was not accessible, having been sent to Italy as a courier by Mr. Powell, a solicitor employed for the prosecution. As his Majesty's ministers had assured the House that the witnesses should all be retained in England until the trial was over, this circumstance, which was a violation of that engagement, necessarily led to much inquiry. The facts of the case, as developed in evidence, appeared to be that his Majesty's ministers were wholly unapprized of Rastelli's mission; that Mr. Powell had taken it upon himself, without communicating with any other person, not even with the law officers of the crown, to send him to Milan, immediately after the adjournment of the House of Lords on the 8th of September; that the object of the journey was to convey letters from the other witnesses to their friends in Italy, who were under great alarm for their safety; to assure them in person that their fears were groundless; and also to obtain some documents which were deemed essential to the prosecution; that Mr. Powell had charged Rastelli to be back before the 3d of October, when the House was again to meet; that this he might easily have accomplished, had he not been seized with a violent illness, attended with spitting of blood, which

The Attorney-general was desirous of having time allowed for bringing Colonel Browne from Milan, to be examined respecting the conspiracy to suborn witnesses, of which it was alleged that he was the chief instigator. The House, however, decided against the application, on the ground that sufficient time had already elapsed to bring over Colonel Browne, subsequently to any evidence having been