A 

THE  i^ 

FIFTH 

ANNUAL  REPORT, 

OF  THE 

LADIES'  ASSOCIATION, 


SALISBURY,  I         MELKSHAM, 

CALNE,  I  DEVIZES,  &c. 

ly  AID  OF  THE  CA  USE  OF 

Isiitgvo   ?£ttiancipation» 


«  And  I  said  unto  them.  We,  after  our  ability,  have 
redeemed  our  brethren  the  Jews,  which  were  sold  unto 
the  heathen  5  and  will  ye  even  sell  your  brethren  ?  or 
shall  they  be  sold  unto  us  ?  Then  held  they  their  peace, 
«^id  found  nothing  to  answer.''''  Nehemiah  v.  8. 


eALNE  :— -PRINTED    BY   T.   P.    BAILY. 


1830. 


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#3 


""'TIS  liberty  alone  that  gives  the  flower 
Of  fleeting  life,  its  lustre  and  perfume ; 
And  we  are  weeds  without  it.    All  constraint. 
Except  what  wisdom  lays  on  evil  men. 
Is  evil  5  hurts  the  faculties  5  impedes 
Their  progress  in  the  road  of  science ;  blinds 
Tine  eye-sight  of  discovery  •  and  begets 
In  those  that  suffer  it,  a  sordid  mind, 
Bestial ;  a  meagre  intellect,  unfit 
"To  be  the  tenant  of  man's  noble  form." 

COWPER. 


REPORT.       * 

In  commencing  their  annual  task,  the 
Committee  of  the  Ladies'  Association,  in  aid 
•of  the  cause  of  Negro  Emancipation,  regret 
that  the  little  they  have  been  able  to  effect, 
during  the  past  year,  furnishes  them  with 
but  few  materials  upon  which  to  ground  a 
Report. 

Although  the  Society  has  not  been  actively 
engaged  in  adopting  means  for  the  promotion 
of  its  Great  Cause,  yet  we  hope,  from  the 
willingness  with  which  the  subscriptions 
have  been  paid,  and  from  the  regular  dis- 
tribution of  the  Monthly  Reporters,  (the  de- 
mand for  which  is  a  little  increased,)  that 
the  interest  of  our  Members  is  yet  undi- 
«iinished.    Many  of  them,  we  believe,  have 


the  subject  deeply  at  heart,  and  would  sin- 
cerely rejoice,  should  an  opportunity  present, 
of  more  warmly  espousing  the  cause  of  the 
oppressed.  Whether  these  are  of  the  opinion, 
that  at  present  little  can  be  done,  or  whether 
they  may  desire  the  adoption  of  more  decided 
measures,  let  them  persevere  in  exerting  the 
influence  they  may  possess,  amongst  their 
families  at  home,  and  as  occasion  may  offer, 
in  a  more  public  manner;  remembering  how 
important  it  is,  to  keep  the  subject  in  view, 
amongst  those  who  are  convinced  of  the 
wickedness  of  Slavery,  and  to  enlighten  the 
understandings  of  others,  who  are  yet  un- 
acquainted with  its  evils. 

By  referring  to  the  Treasurer's  report,  it 
will  be  seen,  that  during  the  past  year,  £25 
have  been  presented  to  the  London  Anti- 
slavery  Society,  £15  to  the  Antigua  Refuge 
Society,  £15  to  the  Society  for  the  relief  of 
the  deserted  Negro  Slaves  in  that  island,  and 
£5  to  the  Hibernian  Negro  Friend  Society. 

Some  of  the  Committee  have  lately  had 
m  affecting  picture,  of  the  state  of  things  in 


the  West  Indies,  brought  before  them,  by 
receiving  from  a  recent  eye-witness,  a  de- 
scription of  Negro  Slavery,  as  it  now  exists, 
in  one  of  the  British  Colonies.  In  this 
Island,*  where  the  features  of  Slavery  are 
comparatively  mild,  it  appears,  that,  though 
the  bodily  wants  of  the  slaves  are  tolerably 
well  supplied,  and  though  it  may  be  the  lot 
of  many  to  possess  kind  and  humane  masters, 
yet  the  state  of  moral  and  religious  degra- 
dation into  which  they  are  sunk,  is  dreadful 
in  the  extreme,  and  as  the  narrator  observes, 
"  nearly  reduces  them  to  the  level  of  brutes.'* 

The  proposals  for  reform,  made  in  the 
Jamaica  legislature,  and  negatived  by  a  large 
majority,  too  clearly  prove  that  no  improve- 
ment is  adopted  there,  and  for  further  proofs 
of  which  we  refer  our  readers  to  the  alTecting 
cases  of  Henry  Williams,  and  George,  in 
No.  65,  p.  356  and  357  of  the  Anti-slavery 
Reporter. 

Whilst,  therefore,  the  Committee  feel  un- 
able to  do  much  in  a  public  manner,  they 
♦  BarbadoeSf 


& 


would  endeavour  to  impress  upon  the  minds; 
of  every  Member  of  their  Society,  that  slavery 
still  exists,  and  not,  as  we  fear  many  suppose, 
in  its  ameliorated^  but  only  concealed  form, 
disguising  under  the  mask  of  improvement, 
the  horrors  of  a  system,  which  the  Christian 
Religion  alone,  should  teach  us  to  abhor  and 
condemn ! 

At  the  Fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  this  So- 
ciety, held  at  Devizes,  September  17,  1830, 
Mrs.  Slade,  and  Mrs.  Waylen,  were 
appointed  Secretaries  in  the  place  of  Mrs. 
Town  SEND,  who  has  resigned  her  office 
from  indisposition. 


Mrs.  W.  GUNDRY,  Springfield,  near  Calne. 


Mrs.  Slade,  Devizes. — Mrs.  Waylen,  Ditto, 
Mrs.  Gun  dry,  Calne, 


i^ommititt : 

MRS.  PEARSON,  DEANERY,  SALISBURY. 
MRS.  ALLBUTT      MISS  S.  GUNDRY         MISS  NEAVE 
MRS.  BENDRY       MISS  HARRIS  MISS  SIMPSON 

MRS.  ELLIOTT      MRS.  JEFFERYS  MISS  SLADE 

MISS  FOWLER       MRS.  T.  METHUEN      MISS  WAYLEN 

mt^txitt  ^olUtiox^i 

Mrs.  AUbutt,.  Devizes. 

Mrs.  Elliott,  Ditto 

Mrs.  Finch,  Melksham 

Miss  Fowler,  Elm  Grove,  near  Melksham 

Mrs.  Gundry,  Chippenham 

Miss  Gundry,  Quemerford,  near  Calne 

Miss  S.  Gundry,  Calne 

Miss  Harris,  Ditto 

Miss  Kent,  Bath  Wick  Hill,  near  Bath 

Mrs.  T.  Methuen,  Allcannings,  near  Devizes. 

Miss  Neave,  Springfield,  near  Calne, 

]Mrs.  Pearson,  Deanery,  Salisbury 

Mrs.  W.  Simpson,  Melksham 

Miss  Simpson,  Ditto 

Miss  Slade,  Devizes 

Miss  Townsend,  Calstone,  near  Calne 

Miss  Waylen,  Devizes 


8 


LIST 


5ut0tttptiott0  anti  ISonatix)n0« 


AXiLCAMNINGS. 


Donations.        Subs. 
£     s.    d»      £    s.   d. 


De  BollTille  Madame,  Ashlington,  ^ 

near  Devizes 


I    1     0 


Hillier,  Miss  H.  —  0    5  0 

King,  Miss  —  0    5a 

Methuen,  Mrs.  T.  A.  —  10  0 

Methuen,  Miss  E.  ^L  —  0    5  0 

B  a  A  D  F  O  B  D. 

Cadby,Miss  —  0    5  0 

CALNE. 

Baity,  Mrs.  —  0    7  6 

Baily,Mrs.T.P.  —  0    7  6 

Baily,Miss  —  0    5  0 

Bendry,  Mrs.  Castle  House  —  10  0 

Bewly,  Mrs.  —  0    5  0 

Bishop,  Miss  —  0    5  0 

Bowley,  Mrs,  Cirenceste?  —  0  12  0 


9 


Donations. 

Subs. 

£    s.    d. 

£    s. 

d. 

Bucknell,  Miss 

— 

0     5 

0 

Button,  Mrs. 

— 

0     5 

0 

A  Friend,  by  Mrs.  Gundry 

~ 

0     6 

0 

A  Friend,  by  ditto 

— 

0  12 

0 

A  Friend  to  the  Cause 

— 

0  10 

0 

Field,  Mrs. 

— 

0  12 

0 

Gundry,  Mrs, 

— 

0  12 

0 

Gundry,  Mrs.  W.  Springfield 

-« 

0  12 

0 

Gundry,  Mrs.  Heddingtoa 

— 

0     5 

0 

Gundry,  Miss 

— 

0     5 

0 

Gundry,  Misses 

— 

0  17 

6 

Gundry,  Miss,  Qucmerford 

— 

0     5 

0 

Harris,  Miss 

— 

0     5 

0 

Henly,  Mrs.  R. 

— 

0  10 

0 

Hollister,  Mrs. 

— 

0     5 

0 

Hughes,  Mrs.  Buckhill 

— 

0  12 

0 

Hawkins,  Mrs.  Sherstoa 

— 

1    1 

0 

Heale,  Mrs.  Quemerford 

1     0    0 

Lanfear,  Miss 



0     7 

0 

Money,  Mrs.  Whetham 

— 

0  12 

0 

Nalder,  Miss  Barwick 

— , 

0     5 

0 

Neave,  Miss,  Springfield 

— 

0    5 

0 

Norris,  Miss,  Nonsuch 

— 

0  10 

0 

Pepler,  Mrs.  Hedding-ton 

— 

0  10 

0 

Pinniger,  Mrs. 

— 

0     5 

0 

Ruddle,  Mrs.  Bishops  Cannings       — 

0     5 

0 

Tanner,  Miss 

-- 

0    5 

0 

10 


Donations. 

Subs. 

£    *. 

d. 

£    s. 

V. 

Thomas,  Mrs,  Prior  Park 

0  10 

0 

I'homas,  Miss,  ditto- 

0    10 

a 

Vincent,  Miss 

— 

1    0 

O 

Ward,  Mrs.  Buckhiil 

— 

0     5 

0 

Wayte,  Mrs. 

— 

0    7 

0 

CAZiSTONE-WEZiLINCTOnF. 

Hughes,  Miss  S.  for  Negro  Schools  — 

1    0 

0 

Penruddocke,  Miss,  Fyfield 

— 

0  10 

a 

Townsend,  Mrs.  C. 

— 

0  12 

a 

Townsend,  Miss 

1     0 

0 

0     5 

0 

Collected  in  small  sums 

0     0 

s 

Caulfield,  Miss,  Henly 

— 

1     1 

0 

CHSFFENHAm. 

Gale,  Miss 

_- 

0     2 

6 

Gundry,  Mrs. 

— 

0  12 

0 

Short,  Mrs. 

— 

0  10 

0 

Stephens,  Miss 

— 

0     6 

0^ 

DEVIZSS. 

Allbutt,  Mrs. 

— 

0    5 

0 

Anstie,  Mrs.  P. 

— 

0  10 

6 

Biggs,  Mrs.  W. 

-- 

0    5 

0 

Cadby,  Mrs. 

— 

0    5 

0 

Coward,  Miss 

0     5 

0 

Clark,  Mrs. 

— 

0     5 

0 

Elliott,  Mrs. 

— 

0     5 

0 

Elliott,  Miss 

-^ 

0     5 

0 

11 


Donations.         Subs* 
£    s.    d.        £    s.    tf. 

5    a* 


Elliott,  Miss,  S.  .^0 

Fowle,  Miss  —  0  5  0 

—  0  5  0- 
-^              0  5  0 

—  0  5  0 

—  0  5  0 


Slade,  Mrs.  — 

A  Friend  by  ditto  0  12    0 


Gundry,  Mrs.  — 

Leach,  Miss  — 

Pawsey,  Miss*  — 

Pontiu,  Mrs.  — 

Randell,  Mrs.  —  0  5  0 

0  5  0 

Slade,  Miss  ^                       —  0  5  0 

Slade,  Miss,  A.  "                       —  0  5  0 

Two  Sisters  —  0  5  0 

Tanner,  Mrs.  —  0  5  0 

Waylen,Mrs.  —  0  5  0 

Waylen,  Miss  —  0  5  0 

Waylen,  Miss,  e.  —  0  5  0 

Whitchurch,  Mrs.  —  0  5  0* 


FOBDINCBRIDGE. 

Brixey,  Mrs.  — 


0     5    O 


Chubb,  Miss  —  0  5  a 

A  Friend  to  the  Cause  —  0  5  0 

A  Friend  to  Emancipation  —  0  5  O 

Grey,  Mrs.  —  0  5  0 

Neave,  Mrs.  —  0  5  0 

Neave,  Mrs.  J.  —  0  10  6. 

Weave,  Miss,  Bictoa  —  0  5  Oi 

?scavc,  Miss,  S.  —  0  5  0 


12 


Donations.        Subs, 
£.    *.    d.       £    s.    d. 


Oates,  Mrs. 

— 

0     2    6 

Quinton,  Mrs. 

0     1 

0 

Veal,  Mrs. 

- 

0     5     0 

HUNGSaFOnD. 

Anonymous 

1     0 

0 

Baker,  Miss 

0  10 

0 

Hogsflesh,  Misa 

— 

0    2    6 

Lanfear,  Mrs. 

0     3 

0 

Lanfear,  Mrs.  A. 

— 

0    5    a 

Milne,  Miss 

0    2 

6 

Millish,  Mr. 

0     1 

0 

Morse,  Miss 

0    2 

6 

Mount,  Mrs. 

0    5 

0 

Viner,  Mrs. 

0    2 

6 

Westall,  Mr. 

— 

0    2    6 

mi:i.KSHAS^. 

Bruges,  Mrs. 

— 

0     5     0 

Eyles,  Mrs. 

— 

0     5     0 

Evans,  Mrs.  Bristol 

— 

0     5a 

Evans,  Mrs.  S.  ditto 

— 

0     5     0 

Evans,  Miss,  ditto 

— 

0     5     0 

Fowler,  Mrs. 

— 

0  10     0 

Fowler,  Mrs.  J. 

— 

0     7     0 

Fowler,  Miss 

— 

0  10     0 

Finch,  Mrs. 

~ 

0     7     0 

Gaisfourd,  Mr.  Henmarsh,  near  Seend 

0    2     6 

Hcathcote,  Mrs,  and  family 

— 

0  15    a 

13 


Hamlyn,  Mrs.  Holt 
Jefferys,  Mrs. 
Matravers,  Mrs. 
Marriott,  Mrs.  Holt 
Powell,  Mrs. 
Simpson,  Mrs. 
Simpson,  Mrs  W. 
Simpson,  Miss 
Simpson,  Miss  C, 
Wilshire,  Mrs. 
AVilshire,  Miss 
Withy,  Mrs. 
Withy,  Miss 

POOLS. 

Balston,  Mrs. 

Binus,  Mrs. 
Butler,  Mrs. 
De  Horn,  Mrs, 
Garland,  Mrs. 
Keave,  Mrs. 
Thompson,  Miss 
White,  Mrs.  Charlton 

SAiSSSURY, 

The  Lord  Bishop  of  Salisbury 
Burg-ess,  Mrs. 

The  very  Rev.  the  Dean  of  Salisbury 
Feai-son,  Mrs. 


Donations. 
£    s.    d. 


0  10    6 


Subs. 
£    s.    d, 
0     5    0 

0  12    0 

0     7    0 


0  12 

0     7 


0  7 
0  10 
0  5 
0  10 
0  10 
0  5 
0  10 
0  10    0 


12    0  0 

10  0 

10  0 

1     0  0 


14 


TPearson,  Mrs.'s  Children 

Atkinson,  Mrs.  G. 

Atkinson,  Mrs.  T.  Longliill 

Andrews,  Mrs.  H. 

A  Friend 

Bennett,  Mrs. 

A  Friend  by  ditto 

Brown,  Mrs. 

Evans,  Mrs. 

Felton,  Pilrs. 

Foote,  Miss 

Goodall,  Mrs. 

Glass,  Miss 

Grove,  Mrs, 

Hume,  Mrs.  M. 

Hoby,  Mrs.  Weymouth 

Livius,  Mrs. 

Long,  Mrs. 

Marsh,  Mrs. 

Marlow,  Mrs. 

Minty,  Mrs.  A. 

Osmond,  Mrs. 

Phillips,  Rev.  J.  E. 

Phillips,  Mrs. 

Pinkerton,  Miss 

Piers,  Mrs.  Preston 

^iers,  Miss 


Donations.        Subs. 

£    s.    d,      £    s.  d, 
10     0 

0  10  6 

0     5  0 

0    5  0 

0     5  0 

0     5  0 

0     2  6 

0     5  0 

0     5  0 

10  0 

0     5  0 

0    5  0 

0     5  0 

0  12  0 

0  10  0 

0    5  0 

0    #  0 

0    5  0 

10  0 

0    5  0 

0     5  0 

0     5  0 

0     5  0 

0     5  0 

10  0 

0    5  0 

•-.               0    5  0 


15 


Collected  by  Miss  Piers 

Donations. 
£   s.    d. 
12     6 

Subs. 
£   s.    d. 

Rooke,  Mrs. 

0     5    0 

Stag-g-,  Miss 

0    5     0 

Seagrim,  Mr.  W. 

0     5     0 

Tate,  Miss 

10     0 

Toone,  Mr. 

0    5     0 

Toone,  Master 

0     5    0 

Tyzard,  Mrs.  Weymoutli 

0    5     0 

Virian,  Mrs. 

0    5    0 

Wheeler,  Miss 

0  10     0 

Whitchurch,  Mrs. 

0  10     0 

Whitchurch,  Mrs.  Wo 

0  10     0 

Whitchurch,  Miss 

0  10    0 

Willis,  xMrs. 

«    5    0 

Young,  Missi,  M. 

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