the Legislature of the empire, and made the foundation of an inquiry into the remedies applicable to the diseased state of colonial society. Among these remedies, the prominent ones almost immediately suggest themselves; and it might have been expected that the colonial legislature would, before this time, have proceeded to consider them. One is the abolition, as far as possible, of slavery or villenage in gross, by annexing the slaves to the soil in all plantations or estates, or wherever Negroes are employed in agriculture, or works connected with agriculture. Towards this most salutary improvement, no step has yet been taken in any of the islands. Another measure of the greatest moment, would be the admission of free persons of colour to give evidence, even against Whites; and this avowedly as a step towards establishing the competency of Negro evidence generally. The credit of such testimony would, of course, remain subject to the deductions always very sure to be made from it by the feelings and prejudices of a tribunal untainted (to use the West Indian language) by colour. This is a very important subject; and we can at present do no more than merely touch it. The remaining step, and the one which ought unquestionably to be taken first, is the extension to all the colonies of the registering of slaves, established in Trinidad by order in Council. The Appendix to the Report now before us contains an ample abstract of this important order, which is now in full force in Trinidad, and cannot fail to produce the most salutary effects, both in preventing all contraband slave traffic, and in imposing checks upon the gross abuse of their power, so prevalent among West Indian masters-or, we ought rather to say, their agents and overseers. The Directors warmly recommend the extension of this excellent plan to all the islands by the authority of the Legislature, which, as our readers know, must be interposed-in all except the conquered settlements to give such a measure the force of law. We shall revert, at an early opportunity, to the consideration of these important subjects, which we have now only been able to mention. But we earnestly solicit the attention of our readers to them; and if any additional motive to an anxious examination of them were wanting, we should remind all who have the common feelings of humanity--or rather the ordinary sense of justice within them, that the horrors already detailed in this Journal--the bloody tragedies of Tortola and Nevisthe enormities of the Hodges and Huggins-are inseparable from the present system; and that the system is incapable of reformation, except by the superintending wisdom and justice of the Imperial Parliament. 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