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sonment for life, are thus almost irresponsible, and beyond the reach of the law. In a subsequent part of the day, while we were in the town, conversing with several persons, the Special Magistrate of the district passed by in his gig. He was quite intoxicated, and was being driven by the bookkeeper of a neighbouring estate, to which they appeared to be going to administer the Act for the abolition of slavery. This man's conduct and character are publicly and disgracefully notorious. i We called to-day upon the Baptist and Wesleyan missionaries. The former, T. F. ABBOTT, is engaged in building a new chapel to accommodate his large and increasing congregation. The latter also, â&#x20AC;&#x201D; WILLIAMS, occupies a field of extensive usefulness. He informed us, that their churches have been increased by the addition of one thousand members in this parish alone, since 1834. We called also upon G. W . BRIDGES, the rector of the parish, who, though almost overwhelmed with grief by a most heavy domestic affliction, the harrowing details of which, have for some weeks past filled the public mind, received us kindly, and expressed ;i ' lively interest in the object of our journey. 24th.â&#x20AC;&#x201D;We went this morning to see the treadmiH i at six o'clock, at which time the prisoners sentence . j to this punishment, are put upon it previously to their being sent to the penal gang. Two mixed gangs < i men and women were put upon it during our stay the latter had no suitable dress, and were, therefor! j liable to be indecently exposed. The lever, by whic. \ the speed of the wheel is regulated, was held the who' | time by the driver, who sometimes relaxed his hold f. ! a few seconds, which made it revolve with such r:. \ pidity, as to throw all the prisoners off. It is thus \ T