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PARIS PAPERS. [From the Mohiteur of Friday, Jan. 30 1 [NON-OFFICIAL Our Correspondent at Milan sends ns an extrlct from the proceedings against the Revolutionists i.f Lombardy, and of the sentence passed by the Tribunal of the First Instance, confirmed by the Court of Appeal, and in the Third Instance by the Senme sittini A r at Verona. •Thi: trial. which is remnrkahleon accoont of the relation it bears to these which have ktely been decided in France, serves i-o demonstrate that the Revolutionists are every where the 53111 P disturbing the repose of Europe. illere follows the translation of the extract, occnpieit no less than eight entire columns of Atte Moniteni`r.] The following anßlysis of this important (loco r7- nt is 'in the Etoile, dated Saturday, as ki w Alonitear of to-day publishes all the details of the frzobed;nrs, which we regret that we are not able to give at length to our readers: Ise will give them an analysis of it. ",The enemies of the eternal principles of religion and so cial order are united in all countries. It may be recollected that a little before the return of lluonaparte to France, a plot, forrm-d in Lombardy, was baffled, and the Emperor at that . time pardoned the chief authors of those criminal intrigues InlBls, Murat revived the secret societies, and they had ' acknowlerificed him for their chief in all Italy, when he was _overcome by the Austrian arms. His fall rendered the factious snare circumspect, but they worked in the dark. " Carbonarism and AdtVsme were in Inv, the secret so. citties which predominated in Italy. Entirely similar in their ctemagogical tendency, the one proclaimed the institution of the agrarian law, the other regicide. They differed front each other only in the different ceremonies which they had adopt 'The centre of the first was at Naples; that the second in 'Yrance. " In 1819, the existence of these sects was manifested by ols:as : thirteen of the principal sectaries were arrested, and the Emperor again commuted the capital punishment to itnpri er t. " The revolution at Naples in 1820 gave new activity to all the intrigues of the Carbonari. Count Louis Porro Larnber tangla placed himself at their head in lel2o. Ile fled in 1321, %nee was condemned, par contumace, to the pent:iv. , of' death. " At Rome, 'Milan, and Turin, Ailel6.;me, wipich had as sumed the title of the Societe cf suLllme perfect Blasters, and whiCh was connected with France through (,enoa, excited tile Revolution in Piedmont. The sectaries of the several states pro:ided their satellites with arms and ammueition ; they ietended to raise Italy, and that peninsula was to be politically divided by the Po, and governed by the Spanish Constitution xte.i. a federal union. A Junta of Government, divided into `seven different sections, was to be formed. int sectaries hid already arranged a plan for a national guard. 'F he invasion of Lombardy by the Piedrnontese army was fixed upon as Ole teme of the combined movement which was to take place. The . ?iedmontese army would have marched in two columns into tee states of Italy. The first was to penetrate into Lombardy. •-!.. lee second to enter the states of Parma and Modena, and en der.vour to seduce the Papal garrison of Bologna. The r ea de r remernhers the event s a t Alexandria and Turin, and the en trance of the revolutionists into Novara. The project was then - formed to excite popular tumult at Milan. At the same time wekten notice was sent to the conspirators of Brescia, desiring il.ern to accelerate the revolt in that province. The letter ad dre.ssed to them contained precise instructions relative to the. (. s i.attnieg of the garrison, which they were to effect ; to the ex.' t)edition, the.. object of which was to surprise the fortresses of e z esiehiera and Rocca d'Aufo; to the carrying off the public cc:Tors:which they were to seize upon ; and while on the one e . ?ead they p ee 'aged the insurrection of several provinces of Lotn tsnly, on, the other, letters after letters, and emissaries after eiziisiiii.r;ea, were sent to call in the enemy and hasten the ire vasion. Count Frederick Confalonicri, accused by the public voice cF the assassin a ti on o f Prina, was a t the head of the conspiracy. The Liberals of France recommended him, at the begin- Ling of the month of January, IE2I, to the conspirators of ZfeJrnant, and Con.falonieri constituted trims cif s l lnretre cer.tre of the conspiracy in Lombardy. Pecchio, Vegoni, De- Pallaiicini, became his most active agen's. Confalonieri, far from manifesting the smalL4st repentance in he whole course of the proceedings, constanily displayed the most invincible cbstinacy in his crime, of which he made a complete confesiien witr, .a sort of boasting. A Frenchman (ii,;exarider Philip Andry - ane, of Paris) was one of the most • ardent sectaries. Being suspected, after several journies into IT:a:lce, Switzerland, and Italy, his papers were seized, and it .;aa found that the Grand Firinament, founding its hopes on th.„-, Spanish Revolution, still entertained previously to the latter paTt of 0122 the hope of renewing the intrigue which the e.yents•of Naples and Piedmont had broken ; and now ti - i,re was formed at Genoa, under its auspices, an active centre of . co _, perat i on , which poWerfully seconded its revolutionary sicw:t directed against the tranquillity of Italy. Th e conspiring: party which was at Geneva had the name 3 4.it a ;h ul Congress;l Andryane was initiated in the quality of Extraordinary Deacon into the frightful mysteries of the iii arrest at Milan prevented all the operations which he era;; to attempt. Lags convicted by his own confession of the enormous crime of wnich he has been guilty. he has been corfdemned to the punishment which was his due." FOR THE SUN. KING'S THEATRE. Ma. Eorroe—The above establishment has certainly commenced the season under very fa vourable auspices. A long list is filled with the ustnes of performers of acknowledged talents, and the Public SPern more inclined to frequent this Theatre than at any former period ; I there fore cannot help regretting that with so promis iag an aspect internal discords should tend to re",ard its interests. Your Readers doubtless recollect my suggestion with regard to the pro duction of ROSSINI'S " Barbiere di. Siviglia;"— that Opera is now to be produced, but with a cast of citaracters not at all calculated to do jus tiFe to it; merits. The e n th us i ast i c recep . (ton which De BECkNni and his accomplish efilf wif e recently met with in the two prin cipal characters at Bath would, we might • naturally imagine, have induced the Manager to continue them in those parts . ; . but it seems that Figaro is reserved for Signor tiENETT/ % who is a 'Basso Serio, and the character of Rosina for Madame Vr.sTnts, who, however good in her proper sphere, has certainly none of the requi sites fora Prima Donna. It is understood that Signor BENETTI is far from being pleased at this trangition from " grave to gay" and that kos • s:mr . is dissatisfied with the new disposition of the characters in his Opera. I know not how these matters are arranged, .but have always under stood that the character for a first appearance was left to the selection of the debutant, and surely ROSSINI, to secure whose pre sence such sacrifices have been made, must have a voice in the Council. The part of Bar tol4, which is reserved for DE BCONIS, is not in 44' yoke, and even if it acc or d e d i n t h at respect, i; not sufficiently in the buffo line to enable that p,rformer to appear with effect. I sincerely . hope that these - observations wilt - he-nttended to, that,theanattsement of ir liberatpublic will' be the tint consideration, and ..that ilte.beautifill 'Opera . aitove mentioned wlll-he produced' in a style • -worthy of its distiogsaistied Composer and of the mg's Theatre. - ,44..N.0LD SUBSCRIBER. Jamm•g.lmAre, Ja.4,41. DEM ERA It A. Besides the intelligence we have given. an. other column, the JamaiCa Papers of December 20, also Con tain the proceedings of a General Court-Martial at Demerara ? for the trial of a-slave named Jack, belonging to SucceSs Plan tation, for being concerned in the late insurrection in 'that lony.' The prisoner was the second leader of the insurrection, his father Quamina, of Success, being the Chief. Twenty-one witnesses were called fcr the prosecution. After they had given their testimony, the prisoner read the following as part of his defence. The prisoner seems to have been aware of the feeling which had been excited against the Missionary timith, and to have founded his hope of pardon on the success of his endeavours to implicate that preacher in his guilt : " About seven or eight weeks before this rebellion, Cato, a free man, mentioned to my father, Quamina, something about our freedom having come out. On further inquiry, we heard. from Joe Simpson that it was true Mr Wilberforce was doing his best for us, and that if we would wait patiently, a new Go vernor was coming out, and if he did not give us our right, we must apply to him, and he would inform us of the regular way to get it. I went soon afterwards to my friend Daniel, the Governor's servant, to learn what he knew about the mat ter. Ye said he had heard a little of it, and if it was thing God had ordained for us, it would be ; but we ought to have a • little patience. York, a negro of our estate, told me that he had heard an overseer of plantation New Orange, Nassau, say, that all the great men at borne wanted us to be free, but our masters would not agree to it. About a week before I spoke to Daniel, a coloured woman named Susannah, Mr. Hamilton's housekeeper, said to the at chapel, that Mr. Hamilton told her we were all to have our freedom-, but he did not think it would be given to us unless some sensible people went by force about it, and exacted a positive promise from the Governor. I asked what she meant by force; she said we should take all the estate's arms, and, as soon as we.had possession of them, then turn all the whites off the tpwn; said, Mr. Hamilton cannot, and does not deny this; he don't care about himself; as he was going away%from the colony, but only wished a little time to get away his stock and all his things. From that period . until Sunday, the 17th of August, no regular plan was laid. My father, Quamini, went that day to Parson Smith, whO told him we must try to stop a little until he should get a paper that was to be read to us. It was agreed at our meeting that Billy and Jack Reed were to command at Ma haica, and Telemachus and Sandy at plantation Bachelars' Ad venture. Paris and Goodluck were to get the business com menced at the Thomas estate. " These two -.ten said they knew how to get into the fort, and told Paris if that was attempted we should all be murder ed ; and he replied, that is tile only place where we ought to go and die. We then settled to begin on Monday evening, the 18th of August, and take all the arms by force, and put all the white people into stocks, to prevent their going to town and sending up the troops before day-light ; but they were all to be permitted to go down the following day, after which we were to remain on the " coast till the Governor should come or send to know .why we acted so. We did not expect it would have been known in town till Tuesday morning ; but we de termined that no injury should be done to the white people, to prevent complaints against us. " Joseph and Bristol proposed to break up the brid7e.s to prevent the troops coming. Richard had been run away for several months before this revolt, and is extremely violent ; he will do harm yet, if not taken, so I recommend his being se cured at any expence or trouble, for he will be a rallying point for all the disaffected Negroes ; he is not to be trusted. I have now declared every thing I know that caused this business. On the Wednesday evening, 20th of August, my father, Quamina, I came to us at the Success back dam, with a basket containing some bread and two bottles ; he told me he he d just come from Parson Smith, who told him, 4 that now we had begun we must go with it.' " 1 have lived all my life upon Success, my master's estate, where I was born 30 years ago, and where I have been always well treated, and done my duty content and happy. I cannot, and do not deny that I have been concerned in this - rebellion ; but I delare solemnly that I would not have acted thus had I not 'ieen tohl ihateve were entitled to our freedom, and that it ► was witlield frOna us by our masters. Not only was every dea con and member of the Church acquainted with it before it broke out, but even Parson Smith knew the whole plan. It was told him by my father and Bristol, on Sunday the 17th of , lutru - t. Bristol can tell you the parson wanted us to wait. If he did not know what we were going to do, would he have told us to wait ? I appeal to the Court w h e th er I h ave not prevented e very mis c hi e f I could, and whether I have not even saved lives; for if blood had been Once shed, no effort could have stopped it afterwards. Richard was the head man at Success, and I never headed any of the gang ; I never car ried a gun, but I will say fairly that I had a cutlass, which I earried the whole time. l a m sa ti s fi e d t h at I have had a fair trial, and therefore throw myself on the mercy of the Court.._ I hare seen the anxiety with which every gentleman has attended to the evidence, and the patience with which the members have listened to the cro ss-examination of toy wit nesses. From the hour 1 was made prisoner by Captain M"Turk up to this time, I have received the most humane treatment from all the whites, nor have I had a single insulting expression front any white man, either in prison or any where else. Before this Court I sole mn l y avow that many of the 'les sons and other parts of the Scriptures, selected for us in Bethel Chapel, tended to make us dissatisfied witlpitar situation as slaves; and had there been no Methodists oft the cast coast, there would have been no revolt. Those deepest in the rebel lion were people in Parson Smith's confidence. The half sort of instruction we received, I now see, was highly- improper; it put those who could read a littl e on examining the Bible, and selecting passages applicable t o our own situation as slaves,and served to make us dissatisfied with our owners, as we were not always able to make out the real meaning of such passages. I would not have avowed this to you now, was I not sensible that I ought to make every atonement for my past conduct, eind yat you on your guard in future. Gentlemen, whatever may I be my fate, I shall submit to it with resignation." By letters and papers which arrived on Saturday from De merara to the 13th ult. we learn that the Colony continued in a state of great agitation, on account of the secrecy respecting the verdict upon Smith the Missionary, and the delay necessarily occasioned by the whole proceedings being referred, by the Go vernor, to his Majesty's Ministers. It is now reported that he has been found guilty, but recommended to mercy, and that the Governor refers the whole proceedings to his Majesty, as the source of mercy. The Governor-General, Murray, it was expected, would leave the Colony in a short time, having been superseded in his command. WEST INDIES.—We learn, from Kingston, that Vice-Ad miral Sir Lawrence H a l s t e d, in the Isis, 74, arr i ve d at Port Royal on Tuesday last, and that five more sail of the line, with the 7th and 42d regiments, were daily expected. A Special Slave Court was held at Sayanna-la.M er on the 15th instant, when George and Pompey, slaves to James Graham, a free man of colour, were tried for being present at a meeting for the purpose of administering unlawful oaths, by drinking human blood mixed with runs, &c. It being proved that they did actually' drink human blood mixed with rum, and had taken a general oath of fidelity and secrecy to each other, they were sentenced to be transported off the island' fur life. Extract of a letter from Nassau, New Providence, dated the 20th ult. :—" Our House of Assembly is now in session, but whist steps may be taken remains yet in doubt. Some of the members are for resisting every measure pointed out in Lord Bathurst's circular, which has been printed for due considera tion. „Most of them would,- I think, be disposed to follow your House, and are therefore anxious to know what Jamaica is doing."—(Royal Gazette.) _ _ _ MONTEGO BAT, DEL 12.—Mrs. Powers, arrived here from Demerara, gives a most melancholy account of the situa tion of the country. Upwards of 1,000 Negroes had staered, and a great many were still missing from several plantations. Many slaves, as well as free negroes, had been executed, and their heads fixed on poles in various parts of the country. Martial law still continued, and would remain in force until after Christmas. A reinforcement of troops had been sent from Barbadoes, and - they were in daily expectation of others from Ejigland. It was understood that the whole of the trans ports would first call at Demerara, and such troops as were not required there would be dispatched to the other islands. The papers are silent on the subject. SUICIDE.-Thursday morning an Inquest was held by Prr ER LAYNG, Esq. Coroner, on the body of John Brown, aged 19, found dead on the preceeding morning, in a field called Raylands, under Beacon-hill. A pistol was found by his side with which it was supposed that he had shot himself. —From the evidence of John Osmond, a compositor em. ployed in the Bath Journal office, it appeared that deceased worked in the same officio. On Tuesday morning witness ob served that deceased was very lively, contrary to his usual manner, and that he made many errors in distributing. Ile produced o pistol which he said he purchased' for Bs., and that it was only for amusement.—loaded it with powder save. Tal tunes; towards evening deceased seemed dull and con. fused. It also appeared in evidence that deceased had been much depressed in spirits for a week past; that on the morning in question he retired to his room , and remained for nearly an hour. He then went o u t a t t h e front door, wishing his land." lady good morning. At that thw he bad a lead bullet in his hand, which* appeared to baiiitting smaller, Nothing fur. thee was seffibt-livii till hi Biio found as above described_ Srordict—" filitit himself 44010 a state of 'unsay." JAMAICA NEWS. KINGSTON' •DEC. 13.-01) Thursday the As sembly agreed to the following report : Mr. SPE...KEEL:a-Your Committee appointed to inquire into, and report to the House, . what steps are necessary to he taken, in consequence of information received from the agent of this island, of proceedings adopted by the House of Commons and his Majesty's Ministers in respect to slavery in th e B r i t i s h Colonies in the-West Indies, report_ " That on the 15th of May last, Mr. Canning. one of his Majesty's Secretaries of State, proposed the following resolu tions, which were agreed to by the flouse, rem con., viz. " rhat it is expedient to adopt effectual and decisive mea sures for meliorating the condition of the slave population in his Majesty's colonies. " "rhat through a determined and persevering, but at the same time judicious and temperate enforcement of such mea sures, this House looks forward to progressive improvements in the character of the slave population, such as may prepare them for a participation in those civil rights and privileges which are enjoyed by other classes of his Majesty's subjects. " `'That this House is anxious for the accomplishment of this purpose, at the earliest period that shall be compatible with the well being of the slaves themselves, with the safety of the colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration of the interests of private property.' " That your Committee observe, with surprise and regret, that his Majesty's Ministers have, by the above resolutions, sanctioned the principles laid down by our enemies in the mo ther country, and pledged themselves to enforce such measures as shall tend ultimately to the final extinction of slavery in the British colonies ; and your Committee have also learnt from the agent, that in his conferences with Ministers it has been refused to acknowledge our claim to compensation for the in juries the colonies must sustain in the mere endeavour to carry m scheme- of emancipation into effect; by which r e f usa l th e - asters have shown an inclination, not only to dispose of our property without our consent, but even to violate those common rules of honesty which ought to govern nations as well as private persons. " The Comtnittee• cahnot forbear to express their decided opinion, that the proceedings of the House of Commons, and the conduct of his Majesty's Ministers, are a direct attempt to violate the constitution of this colony ; and they recommend to the House to adopt the most firm, strong, and constitutional measures to resist such attempt, and to preserve to the inhabi tants of this colony those rights which have been transmitted to them from their ancestors." The following Resolutions, proposed by Mr. Mais, were agreedito on Thursday, nets:. con.:— " Resolved, That the patient endurance with which the people of this island have, for years past, struggled against pecuniary difficulties, proVes how much they are disposed to submit to, where the evil arises from inevitable causes, or from circumstances affecting the general interests of the empire. But this House would be unmindful of their duty were they not to protest most solemnly against the continuance of heavy and ruinous taxation on the produce of their soil, at a tune when the demands of a state of warfare can no longer be urged in its defence, and the blessings of restored tranquillity hare been extended to their fellow-subjects in the mother country. " That this House cannot contemplate without sensation s of astonishment, and the most serious apprehension, the measures which have been adopted by the Commons House of Parlia ment in their unanimous vote of the 15th of May last: as if the machinations of a powerful and interested party were not sufficiently active for the work of destruction, the sanction of ministerial authority has been made subservient to their views, • and a decree has gone forth, whereby the inhabitants of this once valuable colony (hitherto esteemed the brightest jew e l i n the British Crown) are destined to be offered a propitiatory sacrifice at the altar of fanaticism. " That this House, composed of the representative s of the people, are bound to guard the rights of their constituents against every endeavour th a t ma y be made to infringe upon them : they pause, in awful expectation of the consequences which must result from the threatened innovation, and whilst they wait the event, theVare.prepared to meet it; th e bl oo d which fl ows in th e i r ve i ns i s British blood, and their hearts are animated with the same fearless determination which enabl e d their ancestors to resist, with success, every encroach ment of desnotic power.' " That the enactment of laws for the internal regulations of the island is exclusively the province of the Local Legislature, subject to the sanction and approval of his Majesty. This Hou se , howevei, will at all times receive, with attention and respect, any suggestion of his Majesty's Ministers relating to legislation, when offered in a consistent and becoming manner, and will he ready to adopt such regulations as can be introduced without hazard, an d ma y appear likely to promote the welfare of the island ; but this House cannot yield to any measure pro posed for their t Onsideration , when the unqualified right of re jection is denied, however specious the object may he, or how ever high the authority from which i t emana tes. " That this Ilouse, impressed with a due sense of their own dignity, and the integrity of the colonial character, set at nought the malicious and unfounded aspersions which have been cast upon the inhabitants of Jamaica : proud of their at tachment to his Majesty, his family, and Government--devoted to the . interests of those they repre sen t,. an d a li ve to t h e im puls,:s of humanity—the House need no pharisaical dictation to of their duty, but if left t o th e ir p ow ro n m g o u te ia t a h n e e n e e , t s o te tl a : d e - il dharge steadily pursue that line of conduct which com ports with the loyalty of their feelings, their regard to the safety, and the peace and happi honour, and welfare of the island, ness of their fellow-subjects an dependents. . The following Message to his Grace the Governor was after wards agreed to :_ ,--M re are ordered by th e H ouse a m ay i t p l ease your G ra c e to wait upon your Grace to acquaint you, that in compliance of the present Session, they have proceeded to a with their answer to the speech Your Grace was pleased to make at the opening deliberate of the consolidat e d s l ave -l aw , a d all its enactments. as the natu re of filld it and as s careful coinple t r e e revision i circumstances w ill admit, to rend er t h e s l ave population as happy and c om f orta ble in every resp ec t as t h e labouring class of any part o f t h e wo rld. This H ouse most solemnly assures your Grace, that they will at all times be ready (if left to them selves) to watch and take advantage of every opportunity of promoting the religious and moral improvement of the slaves, , and to make such ameliorating enactments as may be consist ent with their haopinese and the general safety of the colony but under the critical circumstances in which tbe colony is now placed, by reason of the late proceedings in the British NPar liament, the House think the present m oment pecu li ar l y un favourable for dis cu ssion, which may h ave a ten d ency to un settle the minds of the egro popul a ti on, w hi c h t h e House have the greatest reason to believe is at present perfectly quiet and contented." The following is the speech delivered by the Duke of Maar- CIIESTEn. Governor of Jamaica, to the Council and Assembly on rejecting the Custom-house fee-bill : Gentlemen of the Council, Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the Assembly, I have given my consent to all the Bills which have been presented to me, with the exception of one which, if passed into a Law would have so much reduced the incomes of the prin cipal Officers of the Customs at the outports, as to have ren dered it impossible to find proper persons to fill situations of so much responsibility, for such inadequate compensation. I have felt less hesitation in withholding my assent to the Bill, as the act now in force, originated with the present House of Assembly, and as more than half of the term of its duration has already expired. Time will thus be afforded for adopting some arrangement, by which a due regard may be p a id to t h e interests of the publi c , w i t h out the total sacrifice of the Officers who have hitherto been employed in collecting the Revenue. Mr. Speaker; and Gentlemen of the Assembly. For such supplies as you have thought it proper to grant, I return you the usual acknowledgments. I do now, in his Majesty's name, prorogue this general As-' sembly until Tuesday, the 20th day of January next, and it is hereby prorogued accordingly. ( From the Jamaica Courant, Dec:. 23.) Extract of a letter from St. 'Vary's, dated the 20t1i instant : " We have had the whole militia regiment out, and seven rebellious fellows belonging to the frontier have been taken up. Three were tried yesterday, found guilty, and sentenced to suffer death ; four more are at present on their trial, who, no doubt, will share the fate of the others. We have not as yet any assistance from the regulars. " SUNDAY MORNING.—The four fellows who were on their trial have been convicted and sentenced to be hanged. The st.ltence awaits the approval of his Grace the Governor." (FROM PRIVATE LETTERS.) Extract of a letter from William Lambie, Esq., to 'Messrs. Hibbert, dated St. Mary's Jamaica, Dec. 20, 1823. " This part of the island has been in considerable alarm for the last week, from an apprehension of a rising among the Ne groes in the parish of St. Mary and St. George, in consequence of which the militia of these districts are under arms. In the former parish, on the estates immediately surrounding Maria, vi 2., Frontier and Wentworth estates, the Negroes had entered into a conspiracy that they would, at the full of the moon, which was on Thursday last, set fire to the works in several places, and that when the white people came to endeavour to extinguish the flames they were to be massacred. The plot was &nu nately discovered by a domestic being anxious to save his toaster's life, and recommending him to go on board of ship. The boy was seized and examined by the Magistrates, and his testimony was supported by a man named by this lad, who gave a very clear evidence, and ten of the ringleaders were taken up. Two were tried yesterday, and were found guilty ; sod the trials of the others are now proceeding. and I trust this timely discovery, and the example that will probably be made, will prevent any further disturbance. The whole arising from the poor creatures imagining that they had been made free by the people at home, and that the white people are unjustly detain ing them in slavery here, I hope the thinking part of the peo ple of England will be convinced of the danger of agitating ,4o momentous a question. Qfficial accounts of this matter will doubtless be sent to Lord Bathurst." Extract of a letter from Alexander Stevenson, Esq. attorney to Frontier estate, to John Watson, Esq. of the house of Messrs. David Lyon and Co., London, dated Port Maria, Jamaica, Dec. 21;1823. " On the 16th, information was brought me that the Frontier Negroes were in rebellion, and that full moon, or the 18th, was the time fixed upon. I immediately got the ringleaders secured, evidence taken, and sent over to head-quarters. His Grace in the course of the night sent off to Sir John Keane, di recting a company of men to be sent from Stoney-hill to our assistance : this message was said to be received with contempt, even laughed at. However, the militia, by turning out prompt. ly, have prevented mischief. " The plan in this parish was this .—The general signal for revolt and emancipation to be given by firing the Trash-houses at Frontier estate on the 18th : this would draw out the white people, who were to be instantly destroyed ; then move to the bay (you know the situation), create a mob, and destroy all the white people there, reserving their houses for further use ; the works then to be destroyed and every thing else on the estate, except the negro houses and grounds. Three of the ringleaders were tried on Friday, and sentenced to be hanged. Five more shared the same fate yesterday. Had this diabolical plot not have been discovered, there would not have been a set of works standing in the parish, or a white man existing within the bounds." Copy of a Letter from John liunan, Esq„ to Messrs. lliggin, Whitely, and Co., of London, dated Spanish Town, Jamaica, Dec,23,•1823. " \Ve are at present in a considerable state of alarm in this island, from the fear of insurrection during the holidays. Conspiracies are said confidently to exist in the parish of St. George, and other places ; and one of a most dangerous na ture has been discovered on Frontier estate in St. Mary's, where a plan was framed to set fire to the works, and to de stroy the white people as they came forward to extinguish it ; they had planned afterwards to take possession of Port Maria, where they expected to be joined by many. Eight men be longing to Frontier have been tried, found guilty on the clearest evidence, and sentenced to be hanged, which sen tence the Governor has directed to be carried into execution to-morrow at Port Maria. All this we owe to the debates in Parliament, and the practices of the saints who should be ra ther named incendiaries. I know not how they will reconcile to their consciences the blood which they have caused to flow, and the tremendous loss of lives that may still in all probability be occasioned by their measures. The terror they have spread here is indeed distressing, and this town (Spanish Town) is now filled with families who have been accustomed to spend their holidays in the country, but are at present afraid to trust them selves on their own properties, or to enjoy festivities, as has been usual, amid their own people. God send us safe through this danger; but I fear his Majesty's Ministers will have much to answer for in allowing themselves to be made the tools of such a dangerous and presumptuous set of reformers. It is astonishing that such a man as Mr. Canning should have bees misled by them ; but I still hope the eyes of Government and of the nation will be opened to the insanity of their schemes before it is too late. Militia guards are to be mounted to-mor row, and his Grace the Governor has adopted every possible measure of precaution to ensure the peace and safety of the colony—already a ruined one in all our opinions here. (Signed) " JOHN LUNAN." THE GREEKS, We copy the following article from the Britisi Monitor of yesterday " The information which we are now about to lay before our readers may be relied on as pe r f ect l y aut h ent i c. Th e K ni ghts of th e O rder of St. John of Jerusalem have concluded a treaty with the Greek Government, by which they have obtained the cession of Rhodes, Icegropont, P aros , Anti paros, and several other pl aces of less importance, and in which territory the Knights will establish themselves as a So vereivn Power. The consideration for which the Greeks have made this important cession, is the sum of 300,000/., which is to be forth-. with paid to them by the Order. ,L Th e treaty further stipulates that an offensive and defen sive alliance shall he concluded between the Order and the Greek Government, in defence of Christendom and against the Ottoman Power. " The Order, not having the means of immediately raising so large a sum from its ordinary resources, applied to the French Governm ent for the restitution of its property in France, to the amount of 100 millions of francs, consisting of e fi n m g e a s g t eladnidtsse,litcb.y, ment of the Revolution, and which the Bourbon Government which had be e n seques t ere d a t the com mence - Order should obt a i n a seat of Government. The French the tr ea ti es o f 1814 , to restore . so soon as t h e Mi nistry, however, not thinking themselves warranted to depart from the strict term s of the treaty, declined compliance with the demand until the Knights should have actually established themselves in their new territory as a Sovereign Power. It is nevertheless understood, that the measure will be adverted to in the King of France's speech at the opening of the Legislative Chambers, and that a Project e Law will be an early period of the session submitted by the Ministers, for enabling the pro perty of the Knights to be given up to them, previous to the actual establishment of their sovereignty. under their first disappointment, the Order next applied to t h e Emperor of Russia for pecuniary assistance; but his Im perial Majesty, not havin g th e comman d o f money which he could conveniently spare, could only offer his guarantee to the Greeks for the payment of the stipulated sum of 300,0001. by the Knights,—an offer which the Greeks, knowing his Imperial Majesty to be of the Greek Religion like themselves, refused to accept " After this, an attempt was made, a few months since, to negociate a loan for the Knights in this country, on the security of their domains in France ; but the project was not persisted in, in consequence of the respectable Merchants in the City who were to have been the Contractors, being unable to obtain pos session of the title deeds and other necessary documents for satis fying the Public as to the validity of the security." THE ARMY. ft is understood that Major-General Fuller, from the Coldstream Guards, will be appointed Colonel of the 96th (to be raised) Regiment of Infantry. We have authority to state that Sir Edward Paget, the Com. mander-in-Chief, has left Calcutta for the Upper Provinces._. ( British and Indian Observer.) [From the LONDON' GAZETTE of Saturday.] Commission in the Oxfordshire Regular Militia.—Edward Henry Cole, Gent. to be Ensign. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Northumberland. Thomas Foster, Esq. to be Deputy Lieutenant ; Joshua newetson, Esq. to be ditto. Commissions in the Yarmouth Corps of Norfolk Yeomanry Cavalry. Cornet James Green to- be Lieutenant, vice Steward, re signed ; Cornet Charles Cubbitt to he ditto, vice Spelman, re signed ; Richard Ferrier, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Green, pro moted ; Isaac Preston, Gent. to be ditto, vice Cubitt, pro moted. Commissions signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County of Southampton. North Hants Corps of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Henry William Toovey Hawley, Esq. to be Captain ; William Heathcote, Esq. to be ditto: John Lefevre, Gent. to be Lieutenant. South Hants Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry—Abel Rous Latin, Esq. to be Captain. Commissions in the Monmouthshire Yomanry. John Jones the younger, Esq. to be Captain ; John Shaw, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Jones, promoted ; William Jones, Gent. to be ditto; Watkin George, Gent. to be Cornet, vice Shaw, promoted ; John Moggridge, Gent. to be ditto. ROYAL NAVY. PORTSMOUTH, JAN. 31.—A new composition has been in vented by Sir Humphrey Davy, to prevent the corrosion of copper on chips' bottoms. It is now applying on the bottom of the Surly cutter, under the direction of Sir Humphrey and Sir Robert Seppings, at one of the eastern dock-yards. The following Lieutenants were promoted to the rank of Commander, on the 21st inst.:—J. R. Mould, George hillier, G. L. Saunders, and Chas. Adams ; the senior of these officers had held his rank thirty, and the junior twenty, years. The following Mates and Midshipmen were also promoted to the rank of Lieutenants:— Lawrence Dennehy, Wm. Carpenter, Henry Gray Kellock, George Gregory, Chas. Wilson Riley, Richard Stephen Tom. kills, Wm. Pearne, Joseph Frank Tomson, Chas. Garrett, John Hills, Arthur Thos. Morley, Chas. E. Blissett. Capt. W. Bowen Mends (brother of the late Commodore Sir R. Mends) is appointed to tne Blanche, 46, fitting at Chatha m , for South America. Lieut. E. H an dfi e ld is also appointed to that ship; Lieut. Pynsent to the Coast Blockade Service. " INCORPORATED SOCIETY for the CONVERSIO!', and RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION and EDUCATIO; of the NEGRO SLAVES in the BRITISH . TEST INDIA ISLANDS. it. R EPO RT of the PROCEEDINGS of this. SOCIETY, from July to December, 1823, will b'; ready for delivery at Messrs. 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Since is e announced that it was intended that the Speech, to be delivered to-morrow oil the • opening of Parliament, should contain a full re" cognition of the independence of South America, that important communication from the Crown tQ Parliament-has undergone some modificationsond has now received the final sanction of his MaJtaTir in the Council held at Brighton on Saturday. lA' its actual shape, the Speech will allude to the measures for securing the commercial relations Of this country with the South American States, and will speak in general terms only of the question between them and Spain. An opportunity, how ever, will probably be afterwards taken by Mi nisters, for stating that if Agents are sent to this country from South America, they will be re ceived. The Speech, as WP have already stated, ' will advert in the most gratifying terms to the prosperous condition of the country, to the flourishing state of the finances, and to the pro spect of a further alleviation of the public hurthens. Indeed, it is confidently expected that the CRAM' CELLOR of the EXCHEQUER will at an early period of the Session bring forward a proposition for re' ducing both the 4 and 31 per cents. ; and from the large saving of annual charge which will thus be effected, together with the progressive increase of the Revenue, Ministers will be enabled to afford the country a sensible relief from taxation• EXPRESS FROM PARIS. We have received by Express the Journal des Debats, of Saturday, and the Etoile of yester day, from which we subjoin extracts :—.The Journal des Debats, as our Readers will observe, would only be surprised if the King of ENG-' LAND'S Speech should acknowledge the indepen dence of South. America in "precise and formal terms," because it is the practice, in the framing of a Royal communication of this kind, to dn ploy "general phrases" only. Indeed, the writer of the article in the Journal des Debate very well that it is the preseni intention of own Cabinet, after Spain shall have been beard on the question, to follow the example of t his country by a substantial recognition of the nevi Transatlantic States. ( From the Journal des Debate of Saturday.) An article in the English Journ►►l TRi; Surf of the 28th inst. announces, that the Speech Of the King of ENGLAND will declare the formai recognition of the independence of the Spanish Colonies. It adds that France and Russia will immediately follow the example of Great Britain. W e know not what is the policy of the diffe rent Courts ; but it will surprise us if the Speech from the Throne in England shall contain AnY thing that is formal Lud precise. It is a PO' liamentary maxim that the Speech ought t 0 consist of nothing but general phrases, which admit of different parts being taken, accordivg to events, and to the character of the discussioto in the Houses of Parliament. It is still more difficult for us to believe that the Cabinet of St. James's will pronounce pa t.lic►Y ..,;), 1 44, pp t I 4 I,