The Sun.
London, England, 1839-08-12 00:00:00

ONEV and

DIAL NEWS

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Arrival this morning, two Preneh, two Ostend, oae
Dutch mail. A mail has also arrived from Alexandria and
Lisbon, by the Iherk, sailed. from Alexandria. July 14,
Malta 2:51.11 July ; Gibraltar, Ist August ; Cadiz, 2d
August ; Lisbon, sth August; Oporto, 6th August ; Vigo,

9.11-Augtist.
A ;INA Arrived froze: Jamaica by the Pigeon—sailed from
St. Thomas, July Hayti, lOth July.
We have received Jamaica paper. to the 6th July:—
" We lately alluded to the proceedings which had taken
place in Spring llill plantation, in the pariah of St.
George, and to a rumour that a detachment of troops was
to be sent to Mullet-hall, to he in readiness to aid the civit
authorities, should the conduct of the labourers on the for-
mer property render it necessary to call them iu.
" The inhabitants of Spring Hill, our informant states,
have for some days shown a determined resistance to the
payment of rent, and to the execution of any civil process
so far beck as the 27th of April last ; in consequence of a
previous resistance to the constable, who had his staff
wrenched from his hand, the Magistrates ordered him, in
conjunction with the constables of Annatto Bay, to pro-
ceed to the Spring Hill to execute the warrants. They
were altogether resisted. On Tuesday the 25th the Custos
attended at the Court House, and swore in a number of
special constables to assist on the occasion. Oa Thurs-
day the day appointed, the constables proceeded to
Spring Hill. At first they met with no resistance.
but no sooner had the constables entered a house and made
a levy than the people made their appearance in great num-
bers, and commenced a violent attack. Mr. Hewit was
knocked down by a blow on the head. The constables
received blows and cuts, and the whole party were obliged
to retreat from the property without being able to appre-
hend any one; and while they were retreating amidst a
shower of stones the people gave three cheers. Thus
the civil force has been beaten off, and the parish is in
such a state that some of the Queen's troops ought to be
stationed in it. Such is a short sketch of the condition to
which this parish is reduced.
" STATE OF THE WEATHER.—The Colonies to the wind-
ward, and especially the smaller ones, suffer often and very
severely from drought. Granada is now suffering from it.
The Gazette of this island says:—` The effects of the
dry season, which has been of rather long continuance,
are beginning to he severely felt, and we understand
that the stocks on the estates in different parts of the Island
arc suffering severely from the want of fodder, and that se-
veral valuable heads of cattle have already fallen a sacrifice
to the prevailing drought.'
" STATE OF THE COUNTRY.—We cannot refrain from
congratulating the country on the beautiful and improved
state thereof.
" We understand that the calendar for the ensuing Ses-
sions of the Supreme Court of Judicature, up to the pre-
sent time, only contains three cases, and those not of se-
rious character.
" LABOURERS.—There seems to be some desire existing
to introduce Maltese into the island, as labourers.
" A fire has occurred on Ben Air estate, which has de-
stroyed a store ; the loss does not appear to have bee,:
very great."
Sr. CHRISTOPHER'S.—There has been some sparring in
this island between the Council and Assembly and the
Governor• General Sir Wm. Colebrook. We think the
latter in error. The Governor-General Sir Wm. Cole-
brook has, it appears, returned a Money Bill, passed in St.
Christopher's, and sent,by him to Antigua with certain
amendments, which he desires should be made to it. The
Council and Assembly deny his right to do thi The de-
bate in the House of Assembly was very warm ; some of the
Members advocating the same line of conduct as has been
adopted by the Assembly of Jamaica to suspend all Legis-
lative business until they had remonstrated with the British
Government, and ascertained what their rights and privi-
leges were in future to be.
Sir William Colebrook, in his reply, says :—" The
Bill having been forwarded by an express boat, with your
letter of the 17th April, and the former Tax Bill being
about to expire, I took the most effectual course to
meet your wishes, that the Act might be promptly
passed, by stating in my letter of the 19th day of
April, the objections applying to the Bill; an imme.
diate amendment of which would obviate the necessity
of its disapproval, and the reference of a new Bill to me."
His Excellency also added :—" I consider it incumbent on
me to pursue the course which is calculated to obviate the
inconvenience which would result from the rejection of
every Bill which may be open to amendment."
TRlNlDAD.—Considerable dissatisfaction prevails in this
island with regard to a change which has taken place in its
Government, and efforts are being made to induce the
Home Government to alter the arrangement alluded to.
A memorial to her Majesty on the subject has been got up.
DEMERARA.—.TiIe accounts from this colony are by no
means flattering. It appears that the seat of Government
is likely to Le changed from George Town, Demerara, to
New Amsterdam, Berbice.
TOE/100.—We find from the Gazette of the Island, that
Sir Evan M‘Gregor met both branches of the Legislature
on the 22d May. His Excellency delivered a short address
to them expressive of his entire satisfaction respecting the
policy pursued by the Lieutenant-Governor; his gratifica.
tion in learning of the harmony subsisting between the
Council and Assembly, and the peaceful and industrious
disposition of the recently emancipated classes in general.
ST. LUCIA.—Our last communication from this Island
shows that matters were in a very satisfactory state, the
Governor had proceeded on a tour through the unsettled
districts.
BARBADOEs.—THE Citors.—There will be, we are as-
sured by a gentleman well acquainted with the state of
the country, a considerable falling off in the crop of sugar,
principally from the unwillingness of the people to carry on
the manufacture.
The Pigeon brings a freight of 28,000 dollars.
The Lisbon mail does not bring any political news of
importance. Extracts will be found in another Fart of
the paper. Exchange on London 56i; Ex-paper Money
57 per cent. discount. The various tenders for the 1,400
contos loan aro at this very moment being opened by the
Minister of Finance.

Her Majesty and her august Mother attended:divine see-
vice yesterday morning, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's.
The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Thackeray,
from Deuteronomy, chap. viii., verse 11. The prayers
were read by the Rev. Mr. Packman, the Le3sons by the
Rev. Mr. Haden, and the altar service by the Rev. Messrs.
Packman and Haden. The chaunt was Cooke's—the Te
Deum and Jubilate, in F. (King). The Sanctus and Re-
sponses (Davy), and Th i Anthem " Thou, 0 God, art
praised in Sion," (Dr. Greene) was sung by Messrs.
Hawkins, and Hobbs. Sir George Smart presided at the
organ.
The Dean of Hereford was the Deputy Clerk of the Closet
in Waiing. The Royal Suite consisted of the Countess of
Char:,smont, Lady Charlotte Dundas, Hon. Miss Paget,
Hon. Miss Anson, Hon. Mrs. Brand, Marquis of Headfort,
Sir William Lumley, and Colonel Buckley.
Her Majesty and suite returned in three carriages to
Buckingham Palace.
The Queen held a Court on Saturday afternoon at
Buckingham Palace.
The Hereditary Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar had an
audience of her Majesty to take leave.
Reshid Pasha, the Turkish Ambassador, had an audience
of the Queen, to announce the accession of the new Sul- •
tan. His Excellency was accompanied by Mr. Salame
her Majesty's Oriental Interpreter.
Count de Pollen, the Sardinian Minister, had an audience
of the Queen to take leave prO tempbre.
His Highness the Grand Duke and their Excellencies
were respectively introduced by Viscount Palmerston,
G. C. B , her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, and conducted by Sir Robert Chester,
Master of the Ceremonies.
Viscount Palmerston had an audience of the Queen.
Her Majesty was attended by the Countess of Cherie-
mont, Lady in Waiting ; Marquis of ;needled, Lord in
Waiting ; Sir William Lumley, Groom in Waiting ; and
Colonel Buckley, Equerry in Waiting.
His Highness the Grand Duke, attended by his-Cham-
berlain, M. de Wagner, and Count de Beust, afterwards
went to the apartments of the Duchess of Kent in the Pa-
lace, and took leave of her Royal Highness.
Viscount Melbourne had an audience of the Queen en
Saturday.
Her Majesty honoured Sir David Wilkie, R. A., with a
sitting on Saturday, for her State Portrait.
The Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess of Cam-
bridge, accompanied by the Princesses Augusta and Mary
of Cambridge, visited her Majesty yesterday.
The Queen, accompanied by the Duchess of Kent, ho'
noured the Italian Opera with her presence on Saturday
evening. The Royal Suite included the Countess ef
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Charlemont, Lady Charlotte Dundas, on. Miss Paget,
Hon. Miss Anson now, Mrs. Brand, Duke of Argyll,
Earl of Uxbridge, Marquis of needled, Sir William
Lumley, and Colonel Buckley.
The Duchess and the Princess Augusta of Cambridge
attended Divine Service yesterday morning in the Royal
German Chapel. The Sermon was preached by the Rev.
D. Kuper. Miss Kerr and Baron Knesobeck were ill
waiting on their Royal Highnesses.
The Heredibory Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar visited
and took leave of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
on Saturday, at Cambridge House.
A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday afternoon at
the Foreign Office. It was attended by Viscount Mel'
bourne, Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount Duncannon, Lord
John Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Marquis of Norman*
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl of Minto, Sir John
Hobhouse, Lord Holland, and Lord Morpeth, The
Council sat two hours.
Mr. William Young, of Halifax, N. S., had an inter-
view with the Marquis of Normanby on Friday at the Cole'
nial Office. Mr. Dunn had an interview with the Noble
Marquis on Saturday.