MR. McARTHUR ON WEST AFRICAN AFFAIRS.

Auckland Star, Volume II, Issue 505, 23 August 1871, Page 2

MR. McARTHUR ON WEST AFRICAN AFFAIRS.

Ma. W. Mo Aetht7e, head of the firm n , , the house of McArthur, Shera &On '' city, is a branch, delivered an imp ort»n.0rt»n. "* 7 on the above subject, in the Houillf^ I mons, on the Bth June. It *"", OfCW P considerable discontent prevail. •"* 1 British settlements on the Wri n? 1 Africa, and several petitions hnvehm^,i I different limes, to the Colonial t*_|f_i I plaining of the oppressive measulCf^' 1 ocal Government which tend to che&ki A S I and social improvement. Speaking n f o^ I lLeone..Mr. McArthur*aid thatZ «,,> I the'wSking' of^e-Missiohki./SoS. 0' I -been most^tisferrtOTy.-The-^imX?^ land returns 1,986 native Christies S?" iE in. the schools. The Weslevan.T and scholars, upwards of 15,2CK). Th l 4,952 church members, and 4174c?H ' and expUs, £2^,71& ; k hkvin|TelL fi in ten years. Up to 1866 things ttTt grossing favourably ; but, at that time V- 0' BMekafi /was Appointed Gdtento a^ passed an ordinance in his Legume 0« " sitting, with-closed doors, whioh MaTj every verdict delivered in civil actioni JS* t9*hs rpw?hpf $WsgenHenwn^jS the ExeputAV^, ; wh.P^ere invesfeaßnth nl. to reduce verdicts to the nomintl sunfnf 1 farthing, whichTias resulted in thewithdrtJ .ofi \trial by g ury-; in: ;eiyil;rations. Then If . Court of Appeal was abolished, and allinJ? I from the Supreme Court have to be mffi ■reqtly to^ft^.ieenjp^pun^^bjpi.^ g I tersinvolving£3oo and upwards.TbeMft X hold the Supreme Court in contempt andli II . no;»onfldenee;in,tlj9 • ftUbfaJ^dijiniitratkj I justice. Another evil is found .nthe deb_l the adnlfflfilMfsiMdFjiiliticer^SS^,^™ 111 on record, of a man called Allen, who tat tfo! § cbrivictibn^of laiJ ctefiy;'Ms""feMen(!ed to 6 i years bard labor, and to be nine times pri T aW, I whipped, .without specifying the number of stripes ;be expired after the second flojaW The conduct of many of the public officii,£ 1 >caa4a!4us, SjTd itiwas n6t unhkely thatft, i Jamaica tragfedy-*ould-be jre-enacted in Sinn I ' Le.°Vfts"Pft?fl*_ wf >?y\ °. n as a,i Preient. (ft, I prisons are in a most disgraceful state, udtbH officials having been brought from theWedP Indies, have carried with them bitter prejj dices against the colored people. -The tawi, I /mP ßA unJust, and Qases of great oppression md I 'cru4lt^(Bavß.*>«.j.drrKdJnjtheir collection. Edu. I ' &$ a l0 hW,el?i}/ sH&I -t^pG^fernmentii 1 TiTM' a4 ¥W t I official salaries and pensions, some thoimn, f ..or\,!po i lice (: an.d gaolsj. a.nd;onl^.£4oo has been !v .granted,for r ,ed ] iieiition; Grant^ We lately .been'jnad^-tQ^tb'eJocal'pastpmte^andthißiiocii. ..sidereidliiel^toiiiad tqrimschfe/.^pcer.lipoiii ; 'sendcovnj.eiit.is calcdlated*to ariouße strife. 1, is an" astounding fact' that tlienreTenuj «(§§ •^7^opj9..ipyot^ in pnejhpief.^sitting of this II (kqiips7ty MS ft^ crr, Sim hf SjpQuncil oftlun __. of hisjqwn^nqtnineesj, withpuj;' : fliscuißion viM without the estimates bpipg first placed in tin II hands of the members. The. sanitary conditiajH of the colonies is disgraceful,' and "the tonft '6f C'^Ve "Cpalt _,nd_heaidjarie'nl.'roads prerailt :bnßViisfc public'privyabd dunghill." | Mr. McArthwr next referred to Gambi^ which is in a dreadful state, in cow quenre of the intimation of the GoTerh mint that I the is to be handii •ovlr to Hfatfce, co«ya«ry to tho wishes of km people. 411 British has b«' withdrawn'J-anfa the ' siirrbilnding natives ujji threatening. The revenue is £22,000, of tHI £12,000-or'E15;000 is spent in official Bd_i_.fl and pensions. The attendants, at puM'; wkrsfri'p-k^e'-SJ.feijO, childr4il in-'ichooli 6iS,|chapels and places of worship 10, popsltGnjE 20,0007 After throwing out some nluiUff suggestions for ihe amelioration of thei»» wditiM ofithrfcdlohiesl the speaker closed li j| remarks thus :—

' 6' 'uWe ibft'SP Jft]re{idyjexpe,n)ledjjaJarge amoml j of.mouey in putting down the flsi-trade;it: h^fe'sileeee'deaih e'ffecting'this object on tit entiro,WeßtjO!Qjistof'Africa.; fi ;Le l b us nof jj every means in pur power carry to the nuiifß Ytribes brought'under our influence the bl» ings of Christianity and civilhgyion. Tie* West African settlements may appear to 017 ' sfofoll HAS _rf.ignficanti btft Whtfcßn teU -_si»| flueneeifoi'igoo^d^^yisrp deptpjj^jto exert ew a that great continent ? They have nowM.otiwß power to look to for sympathy or support W|| us. Let us show that we are not regardlw offf them. B^ it ours to give effect to thosenoblel .Words uttetfxl by TQ&i Palmersfcon: Al lorf as England re mains*pre- eminent an the we-if jbf hjiman^tffu^rs t|ers«are nonK be they entf so unfortunate^ none, be their condition ewl L'?P-,s?W^te_«3_4>fPsPß ll > who do not toil with a look of hope to ihe light that be»_>;: from here. They n^ay be beyond th reach of our- !pi'owe_rtl-^itfllTour mowj 'Bympatby1'I'l __.'d s*bur"-libfl_enW.- con #B "pott them •• under • their- -mean, wl hold out" to "them, in tbe midst of -»■ diffibi^ae*3tUeJi6|ie of better days. But"! b^-tjjej her enemies or the erron«H 'Sermons',. England should fail or herstarlwH iflslustre, witli her would falUhe hopeioftbii Africans, whether on'their own continentotffi on the vast regions of America; and thej ■ would for a time at least be buried in despuj. I. I know no nation that is now ready to uipp?'oUrtplftce." I. I / y. tj'.j ffHO '/

It is becoming a fashion with most Lolonuij; .communities to,encourage, a Btrong appall 'for'newlpdper''e'xtfas^'^'tlfe'slightest pro-ffi vocation. What would they say to thei tt« j of thirigslKaF prevails iv the capital of tn»j| nation that has been so much talked «1 WoetW^lCfeiM&y. JOlflydttay-iorti-l* I taut telegrams from the seat of war iMTtt 1 but, siivl.4h'-C__rreßpondent of the LOT™ E Times,'" tho Berliners have taken the *»| late to appear in the evening papers—.""V j second .g^tjsnjs a thinß unknown » 1 capital of Germany. There is a heavy new > paper tax, here, and every journal has tided" Tn^MiMbmilTOPfflrapi intended £1 be printed in the ensuing three >nonT| Hence the habit of snbft.HKw#. hone* u| difficulty of setting single numbers,even» ■ !kfi^Ml?h#y?ice ; hence the want of d»l editions ; and hence also the ludioreusly»» j *ir(_Vh-Mt>tti even of important J»«BSffi| In journalism, indeed, Berlin is behind auwi ''eh.eMities of .Europe. The newspape»„b woll sub-edited, the facts beingj..»®| arranged ; but there is a sad lack of ong writing, aud vory little enterpris^neuppj^ the amfamamkituag, by far the Art *J -Wf M'fi mat WW4 eeb- f'srttl' number you have to pay oQ. V, .isl «Ha»ib«fibe-ffißr®ir«Hlhoaths f« g| ,shiUings.»nd,.ninepene^..lt f itAme'"»»», (» "lallir-oiA /oh'-niUst^aifu'ntrfa'wonvm^ ' the office Oil-todies to bring you the paper. »hetf,;ifiyaw3hnßßitj) savage by °^"%r numbers separately, you must el? ne. jy: 4_ei.ially<to Iho .'Office, tor lie iftjweut; w one peripatetic newsman whawfi"? 7. Lji I i_a«k_aeo^pii»sers of Berlin W -I a shallow and most poorly laden tr»7 JB 'rfcWM h^UokP X^bdtthis'a'vtrypronjJ I ar?t>s r'_BWPl.fe f'SrJthe capital city 01 » • tmpirtf" I