The Sun. — London, England, 1865-11-20 00:00:00

, 4 * > ' e d : , ftlkr If LONDON; MONDAY, NOV. 20, 1865. The public will turn with interest to the supple ment to the London Gazette, which contains a de spatch from Governor EYRE to Mr. CARDWELL on the rebellion in Jamaica. So much attention has naturally becn paid of late to this subject that any thing of a decidedly authentic nature will be sure to attract notice. The commencement of the sad affair was the disturbance made by a body of negrocs to rescue a black man when he was on his trial. The arrival of the police at the spot, where they expected to apprehend these disturbers of the peace, was the signal for a regular outbreak, and thbo despatch states that " a shell was blown, and the 210 groes collected in large numbers, armed with guns, cutlasses, pikes, and bayonets." Such a display as this showed that there was a predetermined purpose Ili the matter, and that far more was in view than a mere retaliation for real or imaginary aevances and insults of a minor character. The Governor details his plans for the suppression of the Insur rection, and it must be admitted that they were quite as good as could reasonably be expected lender the pressure of such adverse circumstances, .and such an unexpected emergency. The details which are given of the proceedings of the negroes axe as fearful as can be well be imagined, and, indeed, surpass all that those not acquainted with the ferocity of the race when incensed could picture to themselves. The most decisive measures were adopted from the outset in dealing with the miscreants, and of five prisoners who were on board the Wolverine four were hanged. Besides those who met frightful deaths, and who were injured by th e savage a tt ac k s o f th e insurrec tionists, it is dreadful to contemplate the sufferings and privations which were borne by many in their precipitate sight. Refu g ees, numbering among them ladies an d children,suC succeeded in getting on board a gunboat at Port liorant, and they had en dured many perils and privations on their way thither. Without food and with little clothing, these unfortunate beings e suffered great hardships and ran great risks, hiding for days together in the - woods, and encountering the evils of passing nights in exposure in the tropics." Under these circum stances it can easily be imagined what miseries these passengers had to endure, and although most fortunate so far in getting on board and after -wards in landing in safety, their hurried flight, an d :its connecting circumstances, are not likely soon to 33e forgotten. An Important point on which he had to act with -.prompt decision is explained by the Governor with reference to the course adopted in the case of Mr. G. W. GORDON. it appeared from many things which transpired that this individual was not only mixed up in the matter, but " was himself, through his own misre presentations and seditious language addressed to the ignorant black people, the chief cause and origin of the whole rebellion." It became impera tively necessary, therefore, to decide at once on the policy to be adopted with respect to this man, and all must acknowledge that he has met with his deserts. Nothing but stern decision and severe rendering of justice can avail at such a crisis as the one referred to, and the offended majesty of the law must be vindicated in every possible manner. It was stated by many persons that if Mr. GORDON were dealt hardly by a general outbreak would be the consequence ; but Government very wisely con sidered that it was right and fitting, since the poor men who had been misled suffered condign punishment that the chief instigator should not escape. "I at once took upon myself the responsibility of his capture," writes he, and he deserves great credit for so doing. The Governor thinks that a great part of the evil is due to the letter of Dr. UNDER HILL, and to the meetings which were held in consequence of that letter. The people were told that " they were tyrannised over and ill treated, were overtaxed, were denied political rights, had no just tribunals, were misrepresented to her Majesty's Government by the authorities and planters," and exciting and seditious language was constantly used; and, finally, the people were " told plainly to right themselves, to be up and doing, to put their shoulders to the wheel, to do as the Haytians had done, and other similar advice. ° It is indeed not to be wondered at that under such sinister influences these ignorant men should have been misled, but no language can be too severe which censures their instigators. They .were guilty of the crime of murder in its most revolting form and under the most cowardly attributes, for nothing is so base or contemptible as to incite others to the commission of deeds of violence and outrages at which humanity shudders. General EYRE mentions those to whose agency and influence he attributes the baneful course that has been pursued, and they comprise members of the Baptist persuasion and political demagogues, who, having "no character or property to lose, make a trade of exciting the ig norant people," a few persons of education, who find it to be their interest to ac quire an influence over the black people by stimulating their evil passions, some Baptist mis sionaries, and, lastly, a section of the press which " disseminates seditious doctrines and endeavours to bring into contempt the representative of the SOVEREIGN and all constituted authority." The General adds, that while it is his duty to point out " how mischievous has been the influence of a few of the Baptist ministers, or of various members of that persuasion, it is equally his duty and a pleasure to have to state that he believes the large majority of the Baptist ministers have been most anxious to support the authorities and to teach their people to be loyal and industrious." There is great truth in the remarks made in that passage of the despatch which alludes to the "just severity" which has been exercised as a "merciful substitute for the much larger measure of punishment which would have had to be executed had the rebellion been allowed time to gather head and extend itself." There can be no greater mistake made in such cases than for the authorities to pursue a timorous course, and, in the present state of affairs in Jamaica, nothing but the adoption of the most vigorous mea sures are likely to prevent further trouble and future sufferings for all parties. If anything could add to the iniquity of the conduct of these insurrectionists, it would be the consideration of the needlessness of their discontent, and the utter groundlessness of their complaints. The blame chiefly rests with those who incited the blacks, but nothing can exculpate them for giving heed to the seditious doctrines that were broached to them. It is greatly to be regretted that any one in this country should have gone so far as to palliate the crimes committed by the insurrec tionists in Jamaica, and to declare that it is all owing to their mismanagement. In the first place, that would be no excuse for crime ; and, secondly, the argument is untenable, because in reality the negro in that island is in manyrespects a most fortu nate individual, and possesses many advantages which the inhabitants of this country in the lower ranks do not enjoy. The Colonial Government will have a difficult task before them, but if they display firmness, judgment, and moderation where possible, there will be no doubt as to the result; and it is to be hoped that the sum mary justice which has overtaken the ring leaders will be a warning to the negroes, and there will be no further appearance of the insurrectionary tendencies which have occasioned so much disaster, but which have, fortunately, been checked more speedily than we had reason to expect, judging *of the extent of the evil. The Africa, from Boston, brings us news from New York up to the 9th inst. It seems that active efforts are being made on behalf of JEFFERSON DAVIS, a sign that the violence and animosity of the first days of peace have died out among the great body of the people. The advocates of the illustrious prisoner think that there is ground for hope both in the known clemency of the Presi dent and the improved temper of the Northern public generally. The Georgia Convention and the Mississippi Legislature have alike petitoned the PRE SIDENT for pardon on his behalf, while a deputation of Baltimore ladies have obtained an interview with Mr. JOHNSON to ask for the Executive clemency for JEFFERSON DAVIS. Coming from a city of such importance, and one, too, which cannot be regarded as exclu sively Southern in its position or character, the de putation is not unimportant. The President, in his reply, said that he regretted the national character of the quest i on restrained all private sympathy which he might feel, and he added that arrange ments were concluded for the early legal trial of Mr. DAVIS. We m ust hope that when this form has a been h e gone through, and the President has made h appears to c ons id er a necessary concession w to the anti-Southerner s , he will as se his sble own i n d u lge what we may regard inclination, and, by a gracious exercise of the Presidential prerogative, release one of the most eminent as he is certainly one of the most high-minded and magnanimous of the vi c ti ms of the civil war. It seems that the Fenians have adjourned their " Senate" in New York after a two months' ses sion, and the reports of the Fenian excitement, in Canada are said to have been exaggerated. The Toronto papers, indeed, treat the movement alto gether with derision, though the Orangemen are arming to resist them. The Republicans have ob tained a decided majority in New Jersey, while in New York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Min nesota, the Republic State Ticket has been elected. The ratifi cat i on of the const i tut i onal amen d men t is considered certain in New Jersey, but in Mississippi there have been conflicts between the whites and the negroes. It is to be hoped that great vigilance will be exercised by those in autho rity in the various Southern States, lost the foam ticism of the blacks in Jamaica should have ex tended itself to the freedmen of the South. Ad vices had been received from Jamaica before the Africa left, so that we may hope the intelligence from that quarter will inspire caution. The Georgia Convention have repudiated the rebel debt, a fact which on national grounds is to be regretted. The conduct of the Americans with regard to their national debts is being closely watched, and there is more at Stake than a mere question of dollars. The credit of a vast community isinvolved, and nations, like individuals, suffer more by the loss of credit than by any out lay of money. There is one satisfaction in the case—the Northern debt is principally due to Americans, and therefore there is not so much reason to fear that they will allow the stigma of repudia tion to be attached to their country. Considerable excitement has just been created among the members of the Metropolitan District Boards by a movement on the part of her MAJESTY'S Government, which threatens their in dependence, and indeed their existence. It is not very often in these days that our Ministers are accused of excessive legislation, or of officious in terference with our social arrangemgnts. They are usually more inclined to that easy inaction which is less likely to create violent opposition, even if also likely to secure good government, than the energetic attempt to reform abuses and uproot corruption. It is true that a year or two ago Sir GEORGE GREY drew upon himself the wrath and independence of the citizens of London by his design of bringing the control of the City police force under the same chiefs as the general body ; but this measure prov ing very unwelcome, was ultimately abandoned. Now, however, the scheme concerns all the districts of the metropolis, since it is proposed to centralise or consolidate all the local municipal boards. In the course of last session a motion was made for the appointment of a commission to investigate the working of the Local Management Act, and in the debate which ensued the Home Secretary appeared to favour the views of Sir W. FRASER, the mover. No more was however heard of it until very recently, when Sir GEORGE GREY had addressed a communi cation to the Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, asking for any suggestions or observa tions that its members might wish to make " on the subject of the proposed consolidation of district municipal boards in the metropolis." This an nouncement has created consternation and anger throughout the several district boards who have as yet become acquainted with it. It has, in fact, excited one of those storms of unani mous public displeasure which the strongest English Ministry generally finds it difficult to disregard. The vestries and boards and other local authorities are often laughed at; but, however imperfect their pi actice, the principle upon which they are founded is one which the people of this country especially value, the principle of self-govern ment and independent legislation. The Boards, no doubt, often come short in the discharge of their duties, and there might be advantages in the unity and promptness secured by a central authority, but consolidation has a dangerous and unwelcome sound, and the present boards are the actual represen tatives of each district, whatever their ab surdities or shortcomings. The Government work is not always so well done, the purely routine and mechanical portion of it is not always discharged with so much accuracy, that we should be inclined to extend its area so conside rably. The opposition to the measure is likely to be a very strong and general one, several of the boards having already assembled to express their views on the matter. The two great parishes of St. Pancras and Alarylebone have unmistakeably declared that they will resist it to the utmost. One of the members of the former announced that he believed that Sir G. GREY did not intend to wait for a commission, but would, as soon as Parliament assembled, bring in a measure which would annihi late the various vestries and district boards. Mr. S. TAYLOR, in making that remark, observed that the opposition which he and a few others had given to the measure had been very coldly seconded at the meetings of the Metropolitan Board, but it is very evident there will be a formidable opposition in the different districts. There seems indeed no valid reason why so unusual a disturbance of our constitutional arrangements should be made. As for the com plaints about the gas it is urged with a good deal of truth that the fault in that particular lies with Parliament in giving the companies so great a monopoly. When a district is forced to burn one kind of gas only it is hardly fair for critics to censure its management of the lighting of the streets. The same remark applies in some parts to the state of the paving, since the gas and water com panies seem to like the pleasure of pulling it up and putting it down again, declining to use the sub way. The local bodies need a reform, and must look to their laurels, seeking more the general good of the public than local advantages or petty interests. But the grand principle of municipal self-govern ment is not to be lightly meddled with, and Sir GEORGE GREY may be sure that the public will watch with great suspicion any attempt to introduce the thin edge of the wedge, and to transform con stitutional into despotic government, even in such small matters as lighting and paving. ST. JAMES'S HALL.—Professor Anderson continues his invitations to all the public schools and institu tions in the metropolis, and sets apart a portion of the hall every Saturday afternoon for their accommodation at the special day representation. On Saturday all the boys and girls from St. Martin's-in-the-Fields School were present, and the hall was crowded to excess. The combined at tractions of Anderson, Alaccabe, and the great Giant, with his Liliputian company, seemed to give universal satis faction. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES DEAN.—We regret to hear from Chicago that on the 31st ult. Mrs. Kean had been very ill for a week, suffering from chills and fever, a common complaint at Chicago. It was hoped and expected she would appear as Queen Katherine for her benefit, on Nov. 3. They were to play one more night there (Saturday, Nov. 4), and then commence at Detroit on the Bth, after which they proceed to Cleveland, Columbus, St. Louis, Louisville, Memphis, New Orleans, Mobile, Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Albany, and Boston. They then'proceed to New York, and take a farewell benefit at the Academy of Music on the 16th of April, sailing for England on the 18th of April, 1866. Era. We have to announce the death of Major David Lester Richardson, who was for many years the proprietor and editor of the Court Circular, having resigned hisposition only last week. Major Richardson was born in the year 1801, and had seen long service in India. He was also well known to the literary world, first as the editor of the Bengal Hurkaru, and subsequently as the author of many scientific and literary works. METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL, DEVONSHIRE 6, EkNfl regimentßi G 5 1 1 1 n 3 F it o a t A h f r N e t I v ' sQtrAnE, CITY. - -The aggregate number of patients relieved during the week ending Nov. 18 was—medical, 872; sur he gical, service, rci HARVEST. —Enormous esu B T : utE. hra_wai unfortunate Tic ie si received fit new cases. asssahtsub-officer hbiodnra: having com pleted ofr rgpEeil uee m T al: le a el i d i H i n 6b E Eh6u w lirs: H it t' I h te E :Utvl n h!i ß lo s p, herrings have been taken in Ayr bay. On Saturday ono boat had nearly 20,000 herrings ; on Monday about 10,000; and on Wednesday another boat had about 20,000. Other boats also got large hauls. The herrings sell at about 2s. 6d. per hundred.—Ayr Advertiser. A LITTLE IMPEDIMENT.—A speaker at one of the Colston dinners at Bristol, alluding to his constant atten dance at a particular charity, boasted that he had through a long series of years never b een absent but once or twice, when he " wag stopped by death or some little thing of the sort 1" LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) ..--.. * GREECE. THE GREEK MINISTRY. ATHENS, Nov. 15. The following are the members of the Ministry formed by M. Bulgaris : Bulgaris... Kallergis Kristopoules Candriotos Drassos . Papanicolopulos Antoriopulos ... ... President of the Ministry and Minister of the Interior. War. ForeigA Affairs. Public Worship. Finance. Justice. Marine. RESIGNATION OF THE BULGARIS. MINISTRY. ATHENS, Nov. 17, 4 p.m. The Ministry has demanded the prorogation or dissolution of the Chamber. The King refused, and the Ministry tendered its resignation. Great popular excitement prevails. FRANCE. PARIS, Nov. 20. M. Boudet has been appointed First Vice-Presi dent, and Ferdinand Baron Secretary, of the Senate. BOURSE, Nov. 18.—Two o'Clock.—The opening took - place at yesterday's prices, but the market has since improved, and quotations now show an ad vance. Threes, for the Account, arc at 68f. 47ic. —an advance of 123-c. Italian Fives are quoted at 65f. 17c., with an improvement of sc. The ad vance on Credit Mobilier Shares is 5f., and Spanish Mobiliers 2f. 50c. In the Railway Department the augmentation is, on Saragossa Bf. 75c., and on Austrian Shares 2f. 50c. Lyons, Southern, and North of Spain show no variation. Lombard have a further decline of 2f. 50c.—at 390 fr. These Shares have been quoted as low as 386 f. 25c. English Consols have regained the per cent. lost yesterday. discount list comprises 400 Mobiliers, 75 Saragossa, 25 Eastern, 25 Southern, and 25 Suez. Three o'Clock.—The market left off as follows :- 41 per Cents 96 75 Do. end month — Ditto Threes — Roman 74 50 Mexican Loan 49 50 3 per Cents. 6B 60 Do. end month 6B 521 Credit Mobilier B6B 75 Do. end month 867 60 Bank Shares 8725 Do. Bonds 325 Russian - Austrian Spanish Threes 42 25 Homo Debt Deferred Credit Foncier 1325 Italian Loan 65 15 Do. end month 65 15 WAYS. Cash. Acct. 822 50 Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean. Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Lombard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona Roman - ... 1100 - - - ~. 825 - - - ... 535 - - - ... 518 75 - - ... 208 75 - - . 411 25 _ - ... 390 - - - ... 178 75 - ... 217 50 160 ITALY. OPENING OF THE ITALIAN PARLIAMENT. FLORENCE, Nov. 18. King Victor Emmanuel opened the session of the new Parlia7ment in person to-day and delivered the following speech : • " When I opened Parliament in the city which was the first guardian of Italy's destinies, I always spoke words of encouragement and hope, and my words have always been followed by prosperous events. "It is with the same confidence that I speak to you here, where• we shall also be able to van quish all obstacles for the complete vindication of our autonomy. My Government welcomed, from deference to the Papacy and for the satisfac tion of the religious interests of the majority of the population, the proposals for negotiations which it broke off when it judged that they might be preju dicial to the rights of the Crown and of the nation. " Time and the force of events will solve the ques tions pending between Italy and the Papacy. We must remain faithful' to the Convention of Septem ber, which France will completely carry out within the appointed time. Henceforth it will be easy to wait ; the situation has much improved." The King then alluded to the good relations existing between Italy and the Powers of Europe and North and South America, and spoke of the recognition of Italy by Spain, Bavaria, and Saxony. His Majesty continued : "The Latin nations, united by fresh ties, are ac quiring a community of interests and aspirations with the noble peoples of Germany, thus causing ancient prejudices and rancours to disappear. " Italy will take her place among the great States of Europe, co-operating in the triumph of justice and liberty. (Applause.) " Liberty has produced favourable results at home ; the administration, public works, the laws, and the army, have been assimilated with results which in other countries have required the work of generations. This is a good augury for the future. " The Ministry will bring forward bills to com plete the assimilation of the laws of the kingdom and others relating to the education of the poorer classes, the improvement of the public credit, and the execution of works of public utility. Th e prin cipal difficulty is to bring about an equilibrium of the finances without impairing the organisation of the military and naval forces. It is painful to me that fresh sacrifices must be asked of my people, but its patriotism will not be found wanting. We shall divide the taxes as equitably as possible, re ducing at the same time the public expenses as much as lies in our power. " Italy must free herself from the ruins of the past. You will deliberate upon the separation of the Church and State, and the suppression of the religious bodies. (Applause.) " Nothing will destroy the national work. A complete change is taking place among the peoples of Europe. The future belongs to God. If fresh combats should become inevitable, the sons of Italy will rally around me. (Applause.) " If the force of civilisation prevails, the wisdom of the nation will know how to profit by it in order to maintain intact the rights and the honour of Italy. We must advance frankly in the path of the national policy, and we are certain of your con currence. " Confiding in the affection of my people and the valour of the army, I will not fail in the great work which we must transmit completed to our descen dants." •-••••••- 11.0 USES i'....MeaSTS• 'OPUS and ROBERTS have numerous furnished and unfurnished TOWN, suburban, aid Country RESIDENCES to LET or SELL. Particulars forwarded for three stamps, upon stating exact requirements and rental. Offices, 2, Conduitstreet, Regent street, and South Kensington, facing, the Museum. QOUTII KENSINGTON, HYDE-PARK, Queen's, and Rutland Gates, Queen's -gate and Peters ham Terraces, Queen's -gate, Cornwall, and Princes Gardens, E lvaston- place, Cromwell-ro Onslow and Thurloe Squares, Boltous. Meisrs TOPLId and RO BE KTS have P.E A DEN CES to SELL and LET in these and surrounding localities. Offices, 2, Conduit-street, Regent-street, and South Kt nsington, facing the Museum. 1 - 1 ) 0BERT COCKS and CO.'S NEW DANCE MUSIC:—The Coldstream Guards' Waltz, for piano, es., A. F. Godfrey. The Guards' Galop, for piano, 2s. td., by Henry Prince. The Assanblee Galop, for piano, 35., by D. Godfrey. United ervice Quadrille, piano , 010, ditto duets, each 4s. ; ditto orchestra, : 4 8., by A. F. Godfrey. United Ser vice Galop, for piano, Zs ,by A P. Godfrey. United Service Waltz, tor piano, sob , and duet, each gs., A. F. Godfrey. All at.hatt price. soa.e with an extra stamp to each for postage. SITYLIE BAWN, sung with splendid success by Madame Lemmens-Sherrington. Music by W. T. W.. IGHTOte. 2a. ad ; free for its stamps. ‘. His latest composition, Sbylle Ravin,' is equal to any of his former." —Press. TO S UIPPE RS and Others.—HAMILTON'S MODERN INSTRUCTIONS for the PIANO, 500th edi tion, 70 large folio pages, 4s. ; post tree for 28 stamps. Order of all Musicsellers and Booksellers ; and of the Publishers, Robert Cocks and Co., New Burlington-street. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, SIUNO Et ARDITI'S CONCERTS. EVERY EVENING, FOR FOUR WEEKS ONLY. TO-NIGHT (Monday), Novemb3r 20th. VOCALISTS. Mdlle. Sinico, Mdlle. Edi, and Mdlle. Sarolta. Signor Stagno, and Mr. bantley. VIOLIN. Mdlle. Arditi (her first appearance in England). THE GRAND . ORCHTdES ESTRA OF HER, MAJESTY S Itr'. Conductor —Signor ARDITI. Admission, One Shilling. A GRAND FANCY DIMS BALL will take place on TUESDAY, the 19th December. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA, COVENT GARDEN. (Opera Company, Limited.) THIS EVENING will be performed 3leyerbeer's Grand Opera, L'AFIIICAINE. Miss Louisa Pyne, Madame Lem imens-Sharrington, and Mrs. A. Cook ; Messrs. Alberto Lawrence, Henry Corri, A. Cook, E. Duasek, J. G. Patey, C. Lyall, and Charles Adams. Conductor, Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at half-past 7. THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANK- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVE NING the performances will commence with the Farce of HUSBANDS BEWARE. Mr. G. Belmors ; Miss II aziewood, Miss H. Leclercq, &c. After which, Shakspere's Tragedy of KING JOHN: Messrs. Phelps, James Anderson, T. Swinbourne, Raynor. G. Bel more, E. Phelps, C. Harcourt; Miss Atkinson, Mrs. 11. Vandenhoff, Mrs. Hodson, &c. Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET.- Sole Lessee and Manacor, Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, THREE A toTER MAR RIAGE. Mr. W. Farren, Mr. Chippendale, Miss Snowden, Miss Nelly Moore. After which, USED UP. Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. Howe, Miss Nelty Moore, Mrs. E. Fitzwilliam. To be followed by (7th time) WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN ? Mr. Chippendale, Mr. C. Mathews ; Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mrs. Fitz william. Ste. Concluding with THE BALLET. Messrs. Arthur and Charles Leclercq. Miss Fanny IMI right, Miss C. Adams, and the Corps de Ballet. Commence at Seven. ROYAL LYCEUM T REAT.RE.- Under the sole Management of Mr. Fechter. TIIIS EVENING, at Seven o'clock, THE DAY AFTER THE WEDDING. Mr. and Mrs. Ilorsman. After whi2h, at 8, a New Drama, entitled THE WATCH CRY. Mr Fechter, supported by Xessrs. li. Wid , iicombe, S. Emery, C. Horsman, Raymond, Fitzpatrick, Clifford. and Miss Elsworthy. To conclude with the Farce of NURSEY CHICKWEED. Messrs. H. Widdicomb, Raymond, Moreland; Mrs. Lee and amiss Lavenu. Box Office open daily from Eleven till Five. Acting Manager, H. Barnett. NEW THEATRE-ROYAL ADELPHI, Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr, B. Webster. THIS EVENING, at 7, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mrs Allred Mellon and Mr. Felix Rogers. After which, at 8, RIP VAN WINKLE. Rip (his 67th appearance), Mr. Jefferson, supported by Messrs. Billingtoll, F. 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The royal mail steamship Africa, from Boston on the Bth and Halifax on the 9th inst., arrived here to-day, with 85 passengers and $29,000 in specie. She landed the mails and two passengers, and pro ceeded immediately for Liverpool. All well. NEW YORK, Nov. 7 (Evening). Several more cases of cholera have occurred on board the steamer Atalanta, arid she is still detained in quarantine. The epidemic is confined to the steerage. The passengers have issued a protest declaring that the epidemic prevailing is not cholera. The French steamer Europa has been discharged from quarantine, there being no sickness on board. A severe gale had been experienced on Lake Ontario, and much damage had been done thereby to the shipping. Advises from Jamaica, state that the negro ium:- rection continues, and numerous prominent inhabi tants had been killed. The French frigate Thamis has left New York for St. Thomas. Outlawry conflicts between the whites and the negroes continue in Mississippi. Provisional Governor Sharkey has received orders from Washington to continue his functions as gover nor until further orders. The Georgia Convention and the Mississippi Legislature have petitioned the President to pardon Mr. Davis. The Provisional Governor of Georgia has sub mitted to the State Convention documents advising the State to claim the cotton seized by Sherman, and subsecitiently confiscated by the Federal Go vernment. Orders have been forwarded to New Orleans to muster out all the coloured regiments that can be spared. The Peruvian has arrived out. The Washington National Intelligencer, in noticing a visit to the President yesterday of a delegation of ladies from Baltimore with a petition in behalf of Jefferson Davis, says : " The interview was protracted and agreeable, and the ladies left with very favourable impressions of the President. Mr. Johnson, however, said to them that he regretted that the national character of the question restrained all private sympathy. He also made the important statement that arrange ments have been made for the early legal trial of 'Mr. Davis according to the laws of the land." Public journals generally seem to anticipate the early release of the distinguished prisoner on the condition of his leaving the country. He is said to be treated with great kindness in his new quarters. _ . A petition addressed to Secretary Seward is in circulation in Boston, and has already obtained the signatures of many prominent shipowners, praying the Secretary not to press the claims against the British Government for the depredations of the so-called " Anglo-rebel pirates." The petition states that when England becomes involved in war, which cannot be far distant, the position which her Government has taken in regard to the fitting out of prix ateers, if allowed to stand as a precedent, will give the people of this country such an advan tage that they can, by furnishing privateers for the adversary of Great Britain, inflict on her com merce a hundred times more damage than that sus tained by American commerce during the late war. NEW Youx, Nov. 9 (Evening). The Georgia Convention have repudiated the rebel debt. Official orders have reached Fort Monroe to dis charge no more Gol , ernment steamers, and to stop all sales of transportation property. The previous reports of Fenian excitement in Canada have been much exaggerated. The Fenian Senate in New York have adjourned after a session of two months. There is a Republican Government and aßepub lican majority in the Legislature of New Jersey, hus insuring the ratification of the constitutional amendment of that State. The Republican State ticket has been elected in New York, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, and Minne sota. President Johnson has approved the sentence on Captain Wirtz as found by the military court, and Wirtz will be hanged to-morrow. Advices from Havana to the 27th ult. state that a severe storm had prevailed there, doing much damage to English vessels. The Cuba has arrived out. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YoRK, Nov. 7 (Evening). Money easy. Gold, 147. Exchange on London, 160 ; on Paris, 3.531. Stocks firm, and advancing. New York Centrals, 1011 ; Illinois, 1368 ; Erie, 968 ; Five-Twenty Bonds, 1021. NEW YORK, Nov. 9 (Evening). Money tight. Gold, 14G. Exchange on London, 159 ; on Paris, 3.561. Stocks declining. New York Centrals, 971 ; Illinois, 1361 ; Erie, 94 ; Five-Twenty Bonds, 101. Cotton heavy. Mid dling Upland, 51. Flour declining—Wheat quiet. Corn heavy. Provisions heavy. Coffee good in quiry. Sugar slightly firmer. Molasses quiet. Petroleum dull. Crude, 361 ; refined, 60. NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 8. Cotton dull—Middling Upland, 54. MOBILE, Nov. 8. Cotton steady—Middling Upland, 511. CHARLESTON, Nov. 4. Cotton—Middling Upland, 50. CANAD A. TORONTO, Nov. 6. The Toronto press treat the Fenian movement with derision. The Orangemen are arriving to re sist the Fenians. LIVERPOOL, Nov. 18. The Inman screw steamer City of Dublin, Capt. Eynon, and the Anchor line steamship Hibernian, Capt. Craig, from New York on the 4th inst., arrived here to-day. News anticipated. QUEENSTOWN, NOV. 19. The royal mail steamship Scotia arrived here at noon to-day. She embarked the mails, passen gem, and latest telegrims, and proceeded for New York at 4 p.m. All well. THE SOUTHERN STATES. The Georgia Convention is reported to have una nimously adopted an ordnance for over abolishing slavery. The election of Wade Hampton as Governor of South Carolina is contradicted. Governor Orr is said to have a majority of 500 over him. The South Carolina Legislature have elected Pro visional Governor Perry as United States Senator. The Government, desirous Of benefiting all the ,ailroads within the limits of the Military Division of the Tennessee, has arranged for the sale to them, on credit, of such rolling stock as is not needed by the United States. President Johnson has informed the Governor of Georgia that the people should not hesitate to repudiate the rebel debt, as they never will nor can be taxed to meet that liability. It is semi-officially announced that James Orr, the Governor elect of South Carolina, has been pardoned ; but, as South Carolina has not repudiated the rebel debt, she has failed to prepare herself for official recognition as a State loyal to the Union. President Johnson has instructed the Governor of Arkansas to continue the re-organisation and restora tion of the State to the Union, and that the Government would not interfere with his proceedings. In response to a communication from a Southern gentleman who proposed certain measures for re-establish ing the labor system of the South, General 0. 0. How ard, Commissioner of Freedmen's Bureau, has replied as follows, under date of the 10th inst. :—" Any specific plan tation regulations which are not inconsistent with the freedom of the employes may be adopted anywhere, and I will cheerfully aid in their execution ; but I am equally anxious to afford as much latitude es possible to individual enterprise, without assuming to interfere too much with merely local regulations." _ _ Since the suppression of the rebellion 35 National Banks have been established iv the Southern States with an aggregate capital of $4,474,400. . _ The Montgomery Mail defends the Convention for voting to repudiate the War debt incurred by the State. It says as was at one time contemplated,. the respec tive States had indorsed the Confederate debt pro rata, it would have been absurd to contend that Alabama should now in honor pay her share of that debt. It would have worked untold hardship, and impoverished the people for generations to come. The present state of affairs is bad enough. We have the old State debt upon us, our distri butive share of the Federal war debt, and the onerous revenue taxation ; and but little left us to pay with. If upon the bulk of all this were suporadded the State Con federate debt, and the State's distributive share of the Con federate debt, we would have had such a mountain of obli gations to move under that the hope of future prosperity would have been crushed out for all time. A correspondent of the Liverpool Post gives to that Journal the following letter from the Treasurer of tho Freedman's Aid Committee of the Society of Friends in Philadelphia : Esteemed Friend,—l have thy letter of the 11th, and have drawn for £4OO at throe days' sight as authorised. Although our political affairs may look gloomy in somo respects, yet I hope all our suffering has not been in vain. I have strong faith in the wide-spread intelligence of our people. One of our largo school-book dealers informs me that he is constantly refusing ordors for books, the demand largely exceeding the supply, though presses are running night and day. This indicates a large Southern demand, and in a very short time I hope to see school-houses a thoroughly national institution for all classes of people. The actual UCed_9ll4l.)ollroro iu the South, and the great profit to be realised in the cultivation of the land and other industrial pursuits, will have a strong influence in over coming the present prejudices and ill-feeling against the freedmen, and I do not despair of seeing in a few years all classes working in harmony together. A mostsingular fact in our politics is that one of the members of Congress elect from Virginia, an original rebel, who refused to take the oath of allegiance to the United states, without which he is disqualified for a seat, even if Congress admit the members from that State, is now speaking in New Jersey in favour of the Republican tickets ; the issue is that State being pretty fairly between the Northern and Southern sentiment. I send thee a copy of The Nation, which will, I think, interest thee. Thou wilt notice General Saxton's appeal for clothing, &e. We have sent 500 pairs of blankets and 29 cases of clothing, and aro preparing some more. We fear this winter will prove one of great suffering to all classes in the South, but especially to the blacks. The demand for schools is very great. We are sending some teachers into North Carolina, and if our tends permitted would like to have at least fifty • employed ; but as the Government does not furnish rations now the expense is greatly in creased. With thanks on behalf of our Association for tho timely donation of your Socioty,—l remain respectfully, RICHARD CADBURY, Treasurer. Philadelphia, 10th me., 29th, 1865. THE REBELLION IN JAMAICA. DESPATCH OF THE LIEUT.-GOVERNOR TO THE COLONIAL OFFICE. A supplement to the London Gazette, issued on Saturday night, contains a despatch from Governor Eyre to Mr. Secretary Cardwell, giving an official account of the " most serious and alarming insur rection of the negro population" in the colony. The despatch gives an account of the origin of the rising, and the first steps of insurrection, on Satur day, the 7th of October, when an effort was made by a powerful body of negroes to rescue alplack man, who was on trial before the justices. Warrants were issued for the apprehension of 28 of the prin cipal persons concerned in the disturbance. " Upon the arrival of the police at the settlement where the parties lived (called ' Stony Gut,' and about three or four miles from Morant Bay), a shell was blown, and the negroes collected in large num bers, armed with guns, cutlasses, pikes, and bayonets. " They caught and illtreated three of the police - men, putting them in handcuffs, and administering to them an oath upon a Bible, which .they had ready, binding them to desert the whites and join their (that is the black) party." The Governor subsequently received a letter from the Baron von Ketelholdt, informing him that serious disturbances were apprehended, and the Governor states in detail the various steps which he took for bringing the military and naval forces to bear in suppressing the apprehended disturb ances. Meanwhile the insurrection had commenced, and a number of the survivors had fortunately been brought on board one of her Majesty's ships. The despatch proceeds : " No less than sixteen gentlemen were known to have been killed, and eighteen others wounded. The most frightful atrocities were perpetrated. The Island Curate of Bath, the Rev. V. Herschel, is said to have had his tongue cut out whilst still alive, and an attempt had been• made to skin him. One person (Mr. Charles Price, a black gen tleman, formerly a member of Assembly) was ripped open, and his entrails taken out. One gentleman (Lieut. Hall, of the Volunteers) is said to have been pushed into an outbuilding, which was then set on fire, and kept there until he was literally roasted alive. Many are said to have had their eyes scooped out ; heads were cleft open, and the brains taken out. The baron's fingers were cut off and carried away as trophies by the murderers. Some bodies were half burnt, others horribly battered. Indeed, the whole outrage could only be paralleled by the atrocities of the Indian mutiny. The women, as usual on such occasions, were even more brutal and barbarous than the men ; the only redeeming trait being that, as far as we could learn, no ladies or children have as yet been injured. " The prisoners on board the Wolverine were landed, and five of them tried by court-martial, four of whom were hanged on the stone archway of the burnt Court-house, near to which all the mas sacres had taken place on the 11th. One prisoner was flogged. The Attorney-General of the colony, in his capaCity as a captain in the militia, sat as a member of the Court. At Port Morant a gunboat had taken on board the ladies and children and other refugees (number ing about 100) collected from the Bath, Plantain Garden, and other districts. Many of these unfor tunate people had suffered great hardships and run great risks, some having been for days and nights in the cane fields or in the woods, without food or clothing, save what they had on, and subject to all risks which exposure at night in a tropical country entails. " All had come away without any other posses sions than the things they had on. The weather was extremely wet, and the little gunboat, though a refuge from the rebels, could not afford to such a crowd either adequate shelter from the weather or accommodation of any kind suited to the require ments of delicate women and children. Lieutenant Brand and those acting under him were most kind and zealous in doing all they could ; and Captain De Horsey assisted by sending his medical officers to visit and cheer and supply medical comforts to the invalids. , Still the night spent on board the gunboat, and the subsequent voyage to Kingston, must have been one of great trial and suffering to the unfortunate refugees. Eventually they were all landed safely on the afternoon of the 15th." The Governor then states : " There was one very important point to be de cided upon. Throughout my tour in the Wolverine and Onyx I found everywhere the most unmistakable evidence that Mr. George Wm. Gordon, a coloured member of the House of Assembly, had not only been mixed up in the matter, but was himself, through his own misrepresentations and seditious language addressed to the ignorant black people, the chief cause and origin of the whole rebellion. Mr. Gordon is now in Kingston, and it became ne cessary to decide what action should be taken with regard to him. Having obtained a deposition on oath that certain seditious printed notices had been sent through the Post-office, directed in his hand writing to the parties who have been leaders in the rebellion, I at once called upon the Custos to issue a warrant and capture him. For some little time he managed to evade capture, but finding that sooner or later it was inevitable, he proceeded to the house of General O'Connor, and there gave himself up. I at once had him placed on board the Wolverine for safe custody and conveyance to Morant Bay. " Great difference of opinion prevailed in Kingston as to the policy of taking Mr. Gordon. Nearly all coincided in believing him to be the occasion of the rebellion, and that he ought to be taken, but many of the inhabitants were under considerable appre hension that his capture might lead to an immediate outbreak in Kingston itself. I did not share 'in this feeling. Moreover, considering it right in the ab stract, and desirable as a matter of policy, that whilst the poor black men who had been misled were undergoing condign punishment, the chief instigator of all the evil should not go unpunished, I at once took upon myself the responsibility of his capture. " I cannot myself doubt that it is in a great degree due to Dr. Underhill's letter and the meetings held in connexion with that letter, where the people Were told that they were tyrannised over and ill-treated, were over-taxed, were denied political rights, had no just tribunals, were misrepresented to her Majesty's Government by the authorities and by the planters, and where, in fact, language of the most exciting and seditious kind was constantly used, and the people told plainly to right themselves , and to be up and doing, to put their shoulders to the wheel, to do as the Ilaytians had done, and other similar advice. " The parties who have more immediately taken part in these nefarious proceedings are :—Firstly, G. W. Gordon, a member of the Assembly and a Baptist preacher ; secondly, several black persons, chiefly of the Baptist persuasion, connected with him ; thirdly, various political demagogues and agi tators, who, having no character or property to lose, make a trade of exciting the ignorant people ; a few persons of i better informati on an d fourthly, education, who find their interest in acquiring an influence amongst the black people by professing to advise them, whilst in reality they are but exciting and stimulating their evil passions ; fifthly, a few Baptist missionaries, who like endorse at public meetings or otherwise all the untruthful statements or inuendoes propagated in Dr. Underhill's letter; and, lastly, a section of the press, which like the Watch man and County Union is always disseminating se ditious doctrines, and endeavouring to bring into contempt the representative of the Sovereign, and all constituted authority. ",Whilst it is my duty to point out how mischie vous has been the influence of a few of the Baptist ministers, and of various members of that pursua sion, it is equally my duty and a pleasure to state that I believe the large majority of the Baptist ministers have been most anxious to support the authorities, to teach the people to be loyal and in dustrious, and to endorse the advice given to the peasantry by her most gracious Majesty. " In reporting the occurrence of the outbreak of the rebellion, and the steps taken to put it down, it is my duty to state most unequivocally my opinion that Jamaica has been, and to a certain extent still is, in the greatest jeopardy. " Humanly speaking, I believe that the prompti tude and vigour of action which has at once grappled with and punished the rebellion, has been the saving of Jamaica. The whole colony has been upon a mine, which required but a spark to ignite it. Dis affection and disloyalty still exist in nearly all the parishes of the island, and had there been the least hesitation or delay in dealing with them in the parishes where they became developed in rebellion, I confidently believe that the insurrection would have been universal throughout the entire island, and that either the colony would have been lost to the mother country, or an almost interminable war and an unknown expense have had to be incurred in suppressing it." A postscript, dated Oct. 23, observes : " Having kept my despatch open, I am enabled to add that Mr. George Wm. Gordon has been tried by court-martial at Morant Bay, and sentenced to be hung. The execution was to take place this morning at eight a.m. "I have seen the proceedings of the court, and concur both in the justice of the sentence and in the policy of carrying it into effect. It is absolutely necessary for the future security of Jamaica that condign punishment should be inflicted upon those through whose seditious acts and language the re bellion has been originated. "I have omitted to state that during my absence the Executive Committee caused the llaytian refugees in this island, and various other persons who were suspected of being mixed up with or of encouraging seditious movements, to taken be into custody. I quite concur in the propriety of this step. "If no further outbreak occurs, I hope to be able in a short time to proclaim a general amnesty, ex cept to actual murderers, upon the rebels coming in and submitting to the Queen's authority, and I yet hope that the disturbed districts will be sufficiently quieted in time for the sugar crops, now nearly fit for cutting, to be reaped." The following is the official LIST OF KILLED AND WOUNDED. Volunteers Killed.—Captain Hitchins, Ist Lieut. Hall, 2d Lieut. Reid, Corporal Harrison, Corporal Filfoy. Many others killed or burnt, names unknown. Wounded.—Sergeant Harrison severely ; Private Rutty, since dead ; Private Conri, ditto ; Private Good, Private Ross, Private M'Contie, Private Williams. Civilians Killed.—Baron Ketelhodt (Custos St. Thomas-in-the-East), Rev. Victor Herschell, Mr. Walton, J.P., Mr. Arthur Cook, J.P., Mr. A. B. Cooke, Mr. M'Cormack (aged man and cripple), Mr. C. Price, Mr. A. Brown, Police-inspector Alberga, Augustus Hire, Mark Douglas (reported). Civilians Wounded.----The Hon. W. P. Georges, J.P., and Custos of St. David ; 1). M'Pherson, coroner (since dead) ; Arthur 'Warmington, J.P., sword cut; Brookes Cooke, her Majesty's Cus toms ; Mr. Grey, vestryman ; Wm. M'lntosh, Mr. Bowen, J.P., Wm. Mitchell, James Williams, Mr. M'Pherson (since dead), Mr. A. Lewis, C. Alberga, Mr. J. W. Jackson. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICAN. The West India and Pacific Steamship Company's steamer American, Capt. Alexander Kidd, arrived yesterday morning from the West Indies, bringing dates from Colon to the 21st, Santa Martha 23d, Kingston evening of the 26th, and Port-au-Prince of the 28th. EXECUTION OF GORDON. The Colonial Standard, of the 26th ult., gives the following description of the execution of the rebel leader, Gordon, on the 23d ult.:—" Rumour soon spread that George William Gordon was to meet his doom at 7 o'clock, and, as it wanted only a few minutes of that time, I hastened down to the place of execution. There he stood high above all the other rebels, beneath the great arch of the burnt Court-house, with his hands and feet pinioned, and the halter already around his neck. It was underneath this same arch he stood taking notes on the day of his ejection from the vestry board. Beneath him were the steps on which he was wont to stand when haranguing a multitude on the days of election. Through this same archway, more than once, have an infuriated mob rushed into the sanctum of the Queen's hall of justice, inflamed with passions roused by this deluded man's teach ings, and it seemed the hand of retributive justice that doomed him to meet his death on the very spot of his vile machinations. Before the drop fell he requested the Provost Marshal to put him out of the world quickly, and not punish him. As the fatal plank was withdrawn he struggled, but it was for a few moments—life was soon extinct. Up to his last moments he received unusual considera tion from the Provost Marshal, notwithstand ing the strict guard placed over him. Seventeen others were also executed, and amongst them Geo. Mackintosh, one of the plotters of the insurrection, and Isaac Cameron, who confessed to having shot a. volunteer, and in whose premises a volunteer rifle was found. Early this morning, before George William Gordon was conducted to the scaffold, he asked for pen, ink, and paper, which were given to him. He wrote several letters, and desired the Provost Marshal to hand them to the Brigadier- General, and thanked him (the Provost) for his kindness to him while in his custody. The Provost Marshal is still untiring in the faithful discharge of his onerous duties, and his astonishing vigilance is the wonder of all. The rapidity with which he ac cumulates information and evidence shows that the Government has made a proper selection. The courts-martial for the trial of other rebels (about 200) resumed their sittings at nine o'clock. It is now half-past eight, and I therefore close thiS despatch. THE SCOTCH UNIVERSITIES.—Mr. Carlyle, in the following letter to the Senaticus Academicus of Edinburgh, intimates his acceptance of the office of rector: "30, Clarendon-crescont.--Mr. Carlyle desires it to bo made known to the electors and others concerned that he is very sensible of the great honour done him; that he cheerfully accepts the office of rector, and that he will, to the best of his ability, endeavour to discharge its duties." —The Rectorial election in Glasgow has resulted in the defeat of Mr. Gladstone--in spite of the majority of the individual suffrages of the constituency having been given in his favour—the Duke of Montrose, Chancellor of the University, having, on Thursday, added his casting vote to the votes of the two "nations" which wont for the Lord Justice Clerk. —Two of the four candidates nominated for the Rectorship of St. Andrew's University—Lord Lyttel ton and Lord Kinnaird—have, we understand, withdrawn and the contest now lies between Mr. John Stuart Mill and the Lord President of the Court of Session.—Scotsman. It will be seen by the following letter, addressed to Mr• Dalglish, M.P., and received by the Liberal Committee just previous to the election, that Mr, Gladstone positively re fused to stand as a candidate for the rectorial chair: " 11 1 Carlton House-terrace, S.W Nov. 11. Dear Mr. Dalglisl' —I see some rather vague notifications in the newspapers, from which I gather that some members of the University of Glasgow are so good as to think of proposing me for th© office of Lord Rector. I should value it as a great favo ur if, with your extensive local knowledge, you would ent l° it be made known, through any suitable channel, that Iv short time ago, in reply to a request of the like purport from St. Andrew's, 1 stated, with whatever regret, that 1 11 Y engagements would not permit me, after laying dow n y . : r office in Edinburgh, to accept a similar charge in any et ", of the Scottish Universities.—Believe me very faithfully yours, W. E. GLADSTONE." ; t A first part of Napoleon's second volume O to he " Histoire de Jules C4sar" is in type, and copies are to the hands of translators. Tho opening chapters rela te Gallic campaign of A.v.C. 696.