of the year, have succeeded beyond the expectation of the most sanguine. The proclamation affords the official information relative to the great accession of territory which this Colony has gained, by the treaty with the Sherbro Bulloms; comprising a line of sea-coast of 120 miles in length, and upwards of 5000 square miles of the most fertile land in this part of Africa, being watered with seven rivers of considerable extent and importance. The produce of these rivers has always been very great; and will rapidly increase in quantity, as the property of the natives is now rendered secure from plunder and devastation. The principal articles of lawful export have hitherto been ivory, palm oil, camwood, and rice of the latter, the Bagroo river alone furnished 600 tons in one season. "However gratifying it may be for the friends of the Colony to calculate on the immense commercial advantages which must accrue from this happy stroke of policy, yet how much more pleasing and delightful it is for the Friends of Humanity to know, that, by the decisive measures which His Excellency Major-General Turner bas happily taken, the abominable Traffic in Human Victims, of which we have so long complained, has, at one blow, been completely destroyed. The Slave-Trade of the Coast between this Colony and the Gallinas, is for ever annihilated. We may fairly compute, that from 15,000 to 20,000 wretched beings were annually exported from the territory lately acquired: it was to support this horrible Trade, that the surrounding Nations were constantly engaged in sanguinary wars, which have nearly depopulated the once rich and fertile countries of the Sherbro. Under the protection and care of this Government, these countries will speedily be restored; while the wretched inhabitants will be raised to a state of happiness, of which, at present, they have little idea: no longer dreading the horrors of Slavery, or the destruction of the spoiler, they may walk abroad, in full security of reaping the fruits of their labour: this will excite their industry; and, joined with the encouragement afforded by British Law and Power, will quickly raise them from the degradation and misery under which they are now suffering. We ardently hope that the blessed lights of Religion and Civilization may shortly dawn in a land which has hitherto been wrapt in the darkest ignorance and grossest superstition." By this opening so providentially made for the introduction of the Gospel, a new obligation is now laid upon the Christian world. To embrace this, we are persuaded, that the wealthy and enlightened will not be found backward. The field is extensive, and we can hardly doubt, that, to the reapers, it will yield a glorious harvest. The Rev. Robert Hall, A.M.-It is stated, on apparently good authority, that this celebrated divine is about to remove from Leicester to Bristol, having accepted an unanimous and earnest call from the church lately under the pastoral care of Dr. Ryland, of the latter place. Discoveries at Pompei.-Among the ruins of this ancient city, some baths, remarkably elegant, have recently been found. There have also been discovered, entire balls with arched roofs, variously ornamented, and a hath of white marble, sufficiently large to contain twenty persons. In a chamber has also been brought to light two sofas of bronze, and a large vase of the same metal; and under ground, five hundred lamps have been discovered. Greenland Literature.-M. Wolf, of Copenhagen, has translated into the Greenlandish language, the book of Genesis, and the Psalms of David, at the expense of the Copenhagen Bible Society. Isaiah, and the New Testament, have also been translated into that language. Important Invention.-We understand that a Mr. Kay, of Preston, bas invented a mode of spinning flax by machinery, which bids fair to work a revolution in the linen manufacture, and to give this country advantages in this department, which it has not hitherto possessed. We are not acquainted with the particulars of Mr. Kay's invention; but we are informed, on very good authority, that, from an inferior description of flax, and with very little backling, he is enabled to spin 200-yarn without difficulty. Some idea may be formed of the value of this discovery, when it is known that the price of linen yarn, of this degree of fineness, in the neighbourhood of Valenciennes, where it is used for the manufacture of the finest thread lace, is about 1200 francs (or nearly £50 sterling) per pound weight. Bank Failures.-The number of banks which stopped payment in town and country, during the late disastrous panic, amounted, early in January, to seventy-three, of which eight only have resumed their business. The number of failures has since considerably increased. Jamaica Slaves.-The House of Assembly, in an address to the governor on the first of November last, arrogate to themselves the right of judging what instruction shall be imparted to the slaves. It is an indirect refusal to submit to the interference of the British legislature on this momentous subject. Local Emancipation.-A lady in Kentucky, America, lately deceased, provided in her will for the immediate liberation of all her slaves, about forty in number. She also bequeathed 50,000 dollars to the college at Danville. Negro Emancipation.-We are happy to state that a general feeling, in behalf of the unhappy slaves, very strongly prevails throughout the country. Petitions are preparing in various places, and many more we hope will follow their example. These numerous petitions, not having any connexion with one ano. ther, cannot be charged as the effect of misguided combination. They seem to arise from a simultaneous abhorrence which the horrors of the disgusting traffic excites. The time is at hand, when they will be presented to both houses of parliament, and we hope, with a voice that will speak the sentiments of the nation, and then it must be heard. 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THE Emperial Magazine ; OR, COMPENDIUM OF RELIGIOUS, MORAL, & PHILOSOPHICAL KNOWLEDGE. MARCH.] "THE TORCH OF LITERATURE ILLUMINATES THE PATHS OF WISDOM." BRIEF MEMOIR OF JAMES SCARLETT, ESQ. (With a Portrait.) THE English bar has long been celebrated for the exuberance of talent, and almost unbounded range of intellect, with which it is adorned. The names of many distinguished characters have already been engraven in the temple of fame, too deeply for the fluctuations of party, the commotions of faction, or even the revolutions of empire, to efface. The spirits of the departed have been caught by their survivors, who, with toil and perseverance, are scaling the steep ascent, and several among them have already secured a title to immortality. Viewing them in the aggregate, they form an assemblage not less conspicuous for its lustre in the courts of justice and of law, than that which Orion displays amidst the celestial constellations. Among the celebrated lawyers of the present age, Mr. SCARLETT is well known as an eminent barrister, alike distinguished for his activity, integrity, intelligence, and unremitting application to business. Of this gentleman we have had the happiness to procure an original and striking likeness, with which we now decorate the Imperial Magazine; and it would have afforded us an additional pleasure, had we been able to lay before our readers an extended view of his career through life; being fully assured that within the walks of literature few things can be more gratifying than to trace the march of intellect and the development of genius. We are not ignorant that of Mr. Scarlett's life many sketches have been published; but we have been assured, that not one among them is authentic. Some facts, no doubt, each sketch contains; but even here truth is so distorted and blended with fiction, that no reliance can be placed on the accuracy of those biographical incidents recorded of this eminent man, 87.-VOL. VIII. [1826, with which the public have been amused. To avoid errors similar to those into which others have fallen, our memoir will be confined within a narrow compass; but though brief, we believe it to be correct; and we must wait with patience until some auspicious circumstances shall furnish us with a more ample fund of materials. James Scarlett, Esq. is a native of Jamaica, in which island his ancestors possessed a considerable landed property; and where, at the present time, some branches of the family inherit large possessions. At the age of fifteen, Mr. Scarlett, who was the second son, came to England, was admitted a fellow commoner at Trinity College, Cambridge, and commenced his residence immediately. Here, among other branches of learning, he prosecuted his mathematical studies with considerable success, and made himself acquainted with the principles of British jurisprudence. He quitted college after taking his degree, and at the age of twenty-one was called to the bar, where he now shines as one of its brightest ornaments. At the general election, in 1812, Mr. S. was a candidate in the popular interest at Lewes, but lost his election after a severe contest. He maintained a similar contest, in 1814, with Sir John Shelley, and was again unsuc cessful. He declined the third struggle at the general election in 1818, He was afterwards returned upon the interest of Lord Fitzwilliam for the city of Peterborough, for which place he has been thrice elected, having, in the mean time, stood for the university of Cambridge, in which contest, though in a minority, he is said to have been supported by a majority of those persons who were distinguished by their honours at the university, and by nearly all the members of his own profession, on both sides in politics. As a member of parliament, Mr, Scarlett has frequently distinguished himself among its most able speakers; Q |