The Press.
London, England, 1853-09-03 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

The West Indian mail which reached Southamp •
ton on Wednesday reports the outbreak of a serious
riot among the blacks at Tortola. The disturbances
commenced on the Ist ult., being the day fixed fer
the payment of the rural taxes of the island. This
tax had recently been increased, but the people re-
solved to resist it, and went in a body to the Trea-
sury, tendering the original amount of the tax, which
being refused some disturbances occurred, and seve •
sal of the ringleaders were taken into custody, tined,
and put into gaol. The people thereupon assembhAt
together and rescued the prisoners. They thin
broke out into open revolt, took possession ef the
town, and burnt it to the ground. Wmltown was kit
a mass of ruins, and the white inhabitants were
flying in every direction. Colonel Chads, President,
administering the government, sent to St. Thomas's
for assistance, and a sailing vessel with troops wax
despatched after some delay, but they arrived too
late to prevent the excesses. At the latest accounts
the insurgents had retired to the interior, and the
troops from St. Thomas's had taken possession of the
remains of the town. Only one of the rioters was
killed, though several were wounded. Many of the
constabulary, in the discharge of their dutl..s, sacred
considerably front coming into personal collision with
the insurgents.

Ptianb.

THE ROYAL VISIT TO DUMAN.

ON Saturday last the Queen, accompanied by Prince
Albert, the two elder princes, and a royal suite, left
Osborne, en route for Dublin. The trttjet to 'Holyhead
was performed during the day without hindrance or
incident, except that the boisterous weather yrevented
the presentation of the loyal address prepared by the
inhabitants of Southampton; and the greasy state
of the rails occasioned some trifling delays throng) -
out the long railway journey. 'the cortege left tl
isle of Wight at nine a.m., and arrived at Holyhead
by half-past seven in the evening. The royal yacht
was already in attendance, and the Queen spent the
night on board. During the whole of Sunday the
squadron remained at anchor in Holyhead harbour.
Various processions, addresses, (C-c., had been got up
to commemorate the arrival of her Majesty, and
testify to the loyalty of her subjects in the Pt-incite -
lity. These, however, were presented on Satureity
evening, and Sunday passed in quiet, the Queen
driving out in the afternoon round the new works of
the harbour, to the picturesque cliffs in the neigl.-
bourhood, crowned by the South Stack Lighthouse.
In Dublin, expectations had been raised and some
preparations made for her Majesty's arrival on Sun-
day evening. Telegraphic messages were, however,
sent across, announcing that the Queen would, not
cross until early on Monday morning. By half-past
three on that day, accordingly, the royal yacht was
on her way, and Kingston harbour was reached a
little after eight a.m., wlien theyish Viceroy, with Lady
St. Germans, came on board to receive her Majesty,
and was followed shortly after by the municipal
authorities, who seemed to have been taken Mille-
what by surprise, owing to the unexpecteeily early
hour of the arrival. Landing amid universal accla-
mations, and entering a special train on the raiINN ay,
the Royal party reached Dublin by eleven o'cloek, and
drove to the Viceregal Lodge.
In the afternoon her Majesty end Prince Albert
drove to the southern part of the city, in the direction
of Donnybrook, Dundrum, Roebuck, .11' 'nut An-
ville,

The Royal Irish Western Yacht Club gave a
splendid ball in their clubhouse, Grafton-street, in
conunemoration of the arrival of her liajt.sty. The
streets of Dublin were universally illuminated in the
evening.
Tuesday morning was signalised by the Loyal
visit, in semi-state, to the Industrial Exhibition.
Grand preparations had been made, a evrtmonions
reception was arranged, and several athlresses wt re
presented, both to the Queen and Prince AlLtrt,
from the Exhibition Committee, the Corporation of
Dublin, and other public bodies who meld claim any-
title to that honour.

In replying to the corporation her Mujesty Najd
4. It is toy anxious desire to encourage the ivithibtly cf
my Irish subjects, and promote the full develoriueLt cf
the gnat natural resources of Ireland, and I shine with
you the confident belief that the striking display of bean•
tiful productions of art and of industry lay libido I sin
surrounded is to he appreciated not only as evklt nte of
successful genius, but as a happy manifestation of tbat
persevering energy which, under the blessing of Itivioc
Providence, is au unfailing source of notional prosperity:

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