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CoLoRED COLONY IN CANADA.-Mr. Hanson, a
coored agent for the self-emancipated slaves in
Canada made statement of the condition of the colony
before the Congregational Societies in this village
Sunday and Mondsy evening, from which gather the
following information.


The colony at present consists of than 10 900 per-
sons, and is rapidly increasing All made their escape
from different slave holding States at different periods
and BY different processes some have resided there
l0out 10 years but the majority for shorter period
They are not compacy located, but scattered
rifory hundred miles length by sixty in breadth the
southern point is alb miles above Detroit
fertile, producing wheat, corn oats, rye, and tobacco
which find ready market in Detroit and the neghborng
towns and settlements Most of the colsnists
VI ten 10 and 20 mostly under cultiva whilst
others enterprising older large and
prosperous farmers ardent spirits nearly abandon
"a, not one in hundred OF the people making Of
them.


Though the colonsts are scattered over SO large ter
borhoods SO that considerable congregations ga
hered. white population is mingled with them,


stng Of French Irish and English the greater part OF
whom ignorant as the runaway slaves OF three
Gus meeting not could read neither could he him
elf though Methodist preacher till he instructed
by his little boy. An attempt is making to
seminary at the cost of 600 which 200 negro child
Wilson, Congrg ationalist minister has for years
devoted himself to the service of the colony and is
Of superintendent of all their interests committee Of
respectable and pious In New York examine all &C
the colony are mostly Methedists, wonder the demo
mnaon makes provision for their spiritual and edu
cational necessities.-C Cong. Journal


of Mr.. f. II. Hatch, on the charge of killing Mr.
W. A. jackson, Of this city, in rencounter the
Louis Ball Room on the night of the 4th inst came on
before Recorder Genois in New Orleans the 18th inst