Secretary, the Chief Justice, the President of the Orphan Chamber, the Colonial Chaplain, and the senior Ministers of the Reformed and Lutheran Churches, and such other Person or Persons, as the Governor for the time being shall be pleased to appoint; who are also empowered to receive all Donations and Legacies, which may be made, in aid of the objects of this Fund. In the disposal of property left by Slaves, the fees to which the Orphan Chamber shall be entitled, shall be on a scale of one-half, only, of the established fees of that Institution.

14th-Every Slave is to be daily supplied with sufficient and wholesome food: and, in cases of dissatisfaction relating thereto, appeal may be made, by either Party, to the Local Authority; and if deficiency, or bad quality, be proved, the Proprietor or Employer, for the time being, shall incur a penalty of 25 Rds. and, for a second offence, a penalty 50 Rds. to be disposed of as hereinafter directed, in clause 23. If, on the contrary, the complaint be proved to be anfounded, or frivolous, the Complainant may be proceeded against as hereinafter directed.

15th.-Every Slave is to be kept provided with good and sufficient clothing, by the Proprietor for the time being; and, in case of dissatisfaction, appeal may be made, under the same provisions and penalties on either side, as stated in Clause 14.

16th. Slaves employed in garden or field labour, are not to be compelled to work more than 10 hours in each 24 hours, from the 1st April to the 30th September; nor more than 12 hours in 24 hours, from the 1st October to the 31st March, inclusive: except during the ploughing or harvest seasons, or on extraordinary occasions; when a remuneration shall be made to them in money, or by an additional proportion of food, according to the discretion of the Local Magistrate, if appealed to, under a penalty not exceeding 50 Rds. nor less than 10 Rds.

17th.-Proprietors, or Persons employed by them, are not at liberty to inflict any punishment on a Slave, beyond what may be considered a mild domestic correction. This correction is only to be given with rods, or other implements of domestic punishment: it is not to exceed 25 stripes; and is, in no case, to be repeated within 24 hours,

nor until the Delinquent shall have recovered from the effects of any former correction, under a penalty, in breach of any of the provisions of this Clause, not exceeding 100 Rds. nor less than 50 Rds. for each offence.

18th. Should it be necessary, for the security or safety of a Family or Individual, to put a Slave in irons, the same shall be reported within 24 hours, to the Local Authority, under a penalty of 50 Rds.; stating the cause and circumstances under which such measure could be justified.

19th.-Maltreatment of a Slave by the Proprietor, not attended with death, may be punished by fine, imprisonment, banishment, or other sentence of the Law, according to the nature of the case, and the degree of cruelty exercised; and the Slave may be publicly sold, for the account of the Proprietor, but under special condition of never again coming into his power, or into that of his Parents, Children, Brothers, or Sisters: but, when the maltreatment of a Slave has been attended with Death, it must be recollected that the Court, in giving judgment, will be guided by the Law applicable to Homicide.

20th-Maltreatment of a Slave, by the Overseer or Representative of the Proprietor, or other Individual, shall be punished as if the same had been inflicted on a free Person, placed under the superintendence or direction of such Overseer or other Representative of the Proprietor. Domestic punishment is forbidden to be inflicted on a Slave, by any other hand than that of the Proprietor, Employer, or Overseer, (not being a Slave,) except in cases where the Proprietors or Employers, having no free Person in their employ, are Females, or infirm, or suffering under disease, or are upward of 60 years of age; under a penalty of 100 Rds. nor less than 50 Rds. to be paid for each offence, by the Person who has caused such illegal punishment to be inflicted.

21st. On the complaint of a Slave to the Local Magistrate against the Proprietor or other Individual, the Magistrate shall take charge of the complaining Slave, and inquire into the case forthwith; in order, should the complaint be well founded, to proceed against the Person complained of, in such manner as the Law directs: but, should the complaint prove groundless, the Slave shall be condemned to such legal

punishment, as the nature of the case may require.

22d. The corpse of a Slave shall not be interred, without permission being first obtained from the Fiscal, Landdrost, or Field Cornet, under whose immediate jurisdiction the Employer, for the time being, resides; under a penalty of 50 Rds.

23d. All penalties, incurred under the provisions of any of the Clauses in this Proclamation, shall be disposed of as follows-one-third to the Informer, and two-thirds to the Fund specified in Clause 13, for purchasing the freedom of Female Slave-Children, of the Free Schools.

24th. It is clearly to be understood, that none of the provisions contained in the foregoing Clauses, do, or will affect, in any degree, the property of the Proprietors in their Slaves, or their just

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claims to their services.

And that no Person may plead Ignorance hereof, this shall be published and affixed, in the usual manner.

GOD SAVE THE KING! Given under my Hand and Seal, at the Cape of Good Hope, this 18th Day of March, 1823.

(Signed) C. H. SOMERSET. By Command of His Excellency the Governor,

(Signed) C. BIRD, Secretary.

SOUTH-AFRICAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY

We have briefly noticed the measures of this Institution in some of the later Surveys; and now lay before our Readers, from a Circular, addressed, by the Directors, to "all Professors of Christianity," an account of the

Design and Proceedings of the Society. The Directors of the South-African Missionary Society take the liberty of submitting to your candid perusal the Design and Proceedings of the Society; and to solicit your prayers and pecuniary aid, in its behalf.

With the full concurrence of the then-existing Government, a Society denominated the "South-African Missionary Society," was established in this Colony, in 1799; having for its object the Evangelization and Civilization of the benighted Heathen, and the less enlightened, in this Promontory of South

Africa, by means of teaching and preaching the Gospel.

The measures which have been suc cessively adopted, during its existence, have been progressively blessed; and been productive of the most salutary effects. At present, a small Church, formed from among the Baptized Heathen, under the car and charge of our beloved fellow-labourer, the Rev. James H. Beck, presents the most pleasing prospects in this Town; while, on the borders of Zwellendam, another Institution, called "Zoar," intrusted to the care of the Missionary P. J. Joubert, exhibits evident marks, that the Almighty is disposed to bless every endeavour, instituted for the extension of the Redeemer's Kingdom.

After an appeal for support in their plans, the Directors give the following statement of the course of labour pursued in Cape Town:—

On the Sunday Morning and Afternoon, in the Society's Chapel, the Heathen are taught to read and spell; and, on the Evening of the same, Catechetical Instruction is given by the Rev. J. H. Beck.

On the first Monday of each month, the Society unites, with other Missionary Societies, in a Public Prayer Meeting, for the spread of the Gospel. On the second Monday, the Teachers of the Sabbath and Thursday Schools meet for prayer and business. On the last two Mondays, the Candidates for Baptism are examined.

On the first Tuesday of every month, a Meeting is held with those baptized, for their edification; when an opportunity is given them, to evince the progress which they have made in Divine things.

On the Wednesday Mornings, the Heathen are again taught to read and spell; and, on the Evening of the same day, a Sermon is preached to the Friends of the Society, and those who may attend, by the Rev. J. H. Beck.

On the first Thursday of every month, the Directors meet for business; and on every Thursday Evening, the Heathen are taught to read and spell.

On Friday Morning, they are again taught to read and spell; and on the Evening of the same, an Exposition of some part of Scripture is delivered to them.

On the Saturday Evening, a Prayer

Meeting for the Country, and for the Church of Christ, is held by our fellow Brother and Director, Mr. S. Stronck. May this short sketch of the Object and Proceedings of the Society constrain you, by your liberality, to assist the Directors in extending its operations with more vigour; and thereby to add to the Church of Christ, from among the Heathen, such as shall be saved!

That the God of all Grace, and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, may quicken you in these labours of love, by His Holy Spirit, and grant you His Peace, is the fervent prayer of the Directors of the South-African Missionary Society.

On their Behalf, (Signed) R. METELERKAMP, Sec.

India beyond the Ganges.

MALACCA.

LONDON MISSIONARY SOCIETY.

ANGLO-CHINESE COLLEGE.

FROM a Circular, published at Malacca, we extract the following account of the College.

College Buildings.

The College, which is a square edifice, including lower and upper stories, garrets and verandahs, is situated just without the western gate of the town of Malacca, on the premises of the Ultra-Ganges Mission, facing the sea.

The length of the body of the house, walls inclusive, is 90 feet, and its breadth 34. The height of the side walls, from the level of the ground, is 35 feet: the foundations are about 5 feet deep; that, from the nature of the bottom, being deemed sufficient. A spacious verandah goes all round, which is 164 feet broad in front and back; making the whole breadth of the building 67 feet: at the ends of the house, the verandahs are about 6 feet wide, thus making its whole length, 103 feet; and its circumference about 340.

The plan admits of nine rooms on each floor, beside the verandahs. On the lower floor, there are four rooms on each side, and a hall in the middle; and the same divisions on the upper floor. The rooms below are each 14 feet, by 13 and 7 inches: the hall is 29 by 30 feet; and the height of all, is 15 feet. The rooms on the upper story are like wise eight; but, in consequence of the walls being half-a-foot thinner above

than below, they are a few inches larger than the lower ones; but the height is only 13 feet. The garret, with the exception of height, has the same space with the second, or the lower floor, and the same general divisions; and, with some additional expense for a stair and windows, would furnish ten or twelve comfortable dormitories for native students: the verandah-garrets are also roomy, and fit for miscellaneous purposes. Thus, the house, exclusive of garret and verandahs, contains eighteen rooms: but it is proper here to remark, that, as they are not all for the present needed, so they are not yet all partitioned off: this can easily be done, as they are wanted; and, should any general purpose require a room of larger dimensions, two of them may be thrown into one. From the height of the rooms, the size of the windows, the construction of the doors, and the healthiness of the situation, it is presumed that each apartment will be airy and comfortable.

For the present, the verandahs are quite open all round: but, if shut in by slight venetians, they are convertible into the most valuable purposes for a study; forming, on each side of the house, a clear open gallery, from end to end, of 103 feet long by 16 wide.

The house has 36 double-leaved doors, 18 of which are venetianed; and 36 windows, 34 of which are venetianed, double-leaved, and have shutters. Below, the verandahs are supported by 28 substantial brick pillars, ten in front, ten behind, and four at each end; and, above, by an equal number of strong wooden pillars. The foundations of the house are chiefly of stone; the walls of brick, well-built, and very substantial. The beams, rafters, door and window posts, upper verandah pillars and railings, and other essential parts of the wood-work, are all of a strong and very durable timber called Murbow, and which is proof against the attacks of the white ants. The plank and other materials are esteemed as good as any which the colony affords. The tiles for the pave ment were brought from China: the other bricks, tiles, lime, &c. were manufactured at Malacca, and are esteemed good. The locks, hinges, and part of the nails, are of European manufacture; and the other parts of the iron work, though very inferior, are as good as could be procured. The stair is built behind, and clear of the verandah; but

The LIBRARY contains about 3380 vo

lumes: 2850 of these are in Chinese, and treat of Ethics, Law, Geography, Topography, Astronomy, History, Poetry, Composition, Letter-writing, Forms of Official Papers, of the Chinese Character, the Religions of China, Natural History, Medicine, &c. The above include the Emperor Kang-He's famous work on European Science, consisting of 100 volumes; and a Statistical Account of the whole Chinese Empire, 240 volumes. The other books in the Library are in English, French, Latin, Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, Bengalee, Tamul, Malayan, Siamese, &c. and contain much valuable information respecting the Religion, History, and Literature, both of the Eastern and Western World. Among the European Books are included the Encyclopædia Britannica, Rees's Cyclopædia, and the Pantalogia.

The MUSEUM contains a variety of Chinese Drawings, illustrative of Chinese Customs, Objects of Worship, &c. Maps and Charts, Chinese Anatomical Plates, Musical Instruments, sounding Vases used in temples, &c. Weights and Measures, specimens of the Materia Medica of China, specimens of Natural History, &c.

The PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENTS consist of Globes, Electrical Machine and Battery, Chemical Apparatus, Air Pump, Barometer and Thermometer, &c.

Admission of Students.

The following regulations respect Native Students admitted on the Foundation:

are considered suitable persons, they shall be received, on condition that they remain six years.

They receive, for the first year, three rupees monthly; for the second year, five rupees; for the third and fourth years, six rupees; for the fifth, seven rupees; and for the sixth year, eight rupees: with two suits of a College dress annually.

From a Contract subscribed by each Chinese Student at his admission on the Foundation, we add some further regulations :

During the term agreed on, he is not permitted to assume the liberty of making excuses for idleness and stealing repose. If there be any real cause of absence, it must be previously stated: and, in every affair, obedience must be paid to the Laws and Statutes.

During the first year, he may return to his home to eat and sleep; but the rest of the years, it will not be allowed.

In the College, he must attend respectfully to the instructions of his preceptors, and not dare to oppose.

After the expiration of six years, his remaining or going away will depend on a subsequent agreement, according to the pleasure of each party. Lest, hereafter, there should be no proof of this arrangement, the present Contract is written out, and a copy deposited in the Anglo-Chinese College.

Besides the Native Students on the Foundation, other Students are supported by their friends; and the following regulations have been adopted with respect to such Students:-

Any person desirous of educating a Chinese Youth, from the age of twelve to eighteen, may support him at the Anglo-Chinese College for 100 Spanish Dollars a-year. Clothes, washing, and a servant, if one be required, are not included.

An European Youth may be supported at the College for 1001. per annum. For this sum he will be supplied with food, lodging, washing, and education. Clothes

are not included. If a servant or horse be required, the student must find them