... will be remembered that, in the course of last sesion, the attention of Parliament was drawn to the fact that the system of slavery continues to be generally practised in some parts of British India. One of worst forms of this evil obtains amongst the Mussulmans ...

... free, and any Spaniard may open a school. There has been a great meeting at Madrid, at which the im- mediate abolition of slavery in the Spanish colonies was warmly advocated. Nearly all the provincial juntas are now dissolved that of Barcelona, however ...

... seeond letter a little stronger than the first. I Can only allude to this county as what America was be- fore the aboltion of slavery, for many tenants, who, to a man, would vote for Richards will be driven to the poll like a flock of sheep and be made to ...

... place of the monarchy which has been overthrown. They, at the same time, ask him to assist the movement for the abolition of slavery, which is now on foot in Spain. In reply to this appeal Victor Hugo has addressed a second letter to the Spanish people, dated ...

... Reformation. From that moment England took her stand among the foremost promoters of Christian truth. The most galling fetters of slavery were'lifted from the heart of the nation. A light was struck which should never be extinguished. Living principles were begotten ...

... principles in time past, and they owned it. Was it not likely that they might be wrong in opposing the Liberals now? (Cheers.) Slavery had been blotted from the statute book, men of different creeds had been placed upon an equal footing as regarded municipal ...

... Mr Monsell the admission that there exists at this moment, in contraven- tion of a solemn treaty, an organised system of slavery in the Republic. A conversation was next raised by Lord Elcho respecting the viaduct from Charing-cross to Wel- lington-street ...

... entered on it. But I wish to say a word on the pressure of the landlords. I do not wish to raise a cry about oppression and slavery and such things, but I wish to say a word or two on a particular side of the subject which has not perhaps received atten- ...

... at a time when there were not fewer $hv 200 offences punishable by death. They opposed and Sturge in abolishing West India slavery. Were against the Reform Bill of 1832. They niw against the Reform of the Municipal Corpor- jV* and the repeal of the Corn ...

... Spanish citizens and of representation in the Cortes, amnesty to those engaged in the insurrection, and the suppression of slavery in Cuba, with protection to the freedmen. Should Spain accept this proposition, it is stated this Government will try to have ...

... cherished this strange delusion that the vote belonged not to the person, but to the land. (Laughter.) In the evil times of slavery in the United States of America there was a law by which the Southern planters were entitled to cast a certain number of votes ...

... explanation-liberalism was light, toryism was darkness. (Hear, bear.) Liberalism meant freedom and liberty—toryism, bonds and slavery. (Hear, hear.) Liberalism meant go forward, progress with the a,-e-toryism keep as you are, live in darkness. The principles ...