Lord Broughamwished to know whether there would be any objection to produce a dispatch from his noble Friend, the former Secretary for the Colonies, to the government of the Mauritius. It had given the greatest satisfaction to him (Lord Brougham) and to all who took an interest in the emancipation of the slaves there, to see the judicious and vigorous step taken by his noble Friend, for he had given notice to the government of the Mauritius that if the Council refuse of themselves to carry into effect the emancipation, he should do it for them without waiting for communications from this side of the world. This had saved six months in the liberty of the slave in the Mauritius, but he (Lord Brougham) was sorry to find that no news had come from thence that any thing had been done. In no place was the measure of emancipation one of such absolute necessity, or of such strict justice as in the Mauritius. There might be some title in Jamaica, but in the Mauritius at least one slave in three was detained by an act of felony. He wanted to know whether there would be any objection to the production of the dispatch. If there were, he would give notice.
§ Lord Glenelg,in reference to the receipt of intelligence from the Mauritius, was understood to say, that there had not been time to receive an answer to his dispatch.