_Last Slave sold in England._--Can any of your correspondents tell me
the date of the last public slave sale in England? Till the
establishment of Granville Sharpe's great principle, in 1772,
announcements of these are by no means uncommon. The following, from the
_Public Ledger_ of Dec. 31, 1761, grates harshly upon the feelings of
the present generation:--
"FOR SALE:
"A healthy negro girl, aged about fifteen years; speaks good
English, works at her needle, washes well, does household work,
and has had the small-pox."