The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-06 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

TO THE
EDITOR OF *THE SUN.
S to—lt is cause of deep regret that the freedom of
our Negro fellow subjects which the voice of the British
nation so universally demanded, and which was purchased
at so costly a sacrifice, should be placed in danger by
party strife in the British House of Commons, the fact,
o
wever, cannot be concealed. The Government hav-
ing declared their willingness to reduce the time of the
suspension of the Legislature of Jamaica to the shortest
period needful to enact just and impartial laws, and to
them into full operation, it must be evident that
bring them
of Sir Robert Peel retains all the ob.
jections which can be urged against the Ministerial mea-
sure, while it involves the hopeless attempt to induce
to
the House of Assembly legislate in good faith (after
their positive refusal)
which
io Jamaica will be hailed as a triumph
by the Pro-Slavery partythough under the
proposed threat that if they do not:
o
measure will be adopted at a future period which
the
is so
very
strenuously resisted by the defenders of the Assembly
on the present occasion.
From personal observation, when in the colony of
Jamaica, from some knowledge of the character of those
who compose a majority of the Assembly, and from tho
history of its past proceeding., I do not hesitate to say
it would be perfectly absurd to expect from that body,
as it is now constituted, just and proper legislation for
the Negroes. It would be hardly possible for them to
give a stronger proof of this than their rejecrion of the
Prisons Bill. After being allowed the most ample op-
portunity to reconsider the subject, they deliberately
Persisted in virtually resigning their functions, unless
this Bill of the Imperial Legislature were repealed.
The factious opposition which has been now raised
against the Government, in their honest attempt to
afford protection to the Negro, under these circum-
stunees was quite unexpected to the country, and there
has
been no time for that general expression of public
opinion in favour of their conduct on the present occasion
which is no doubt felt even by those Abolitionists who
may not approve of their measures in many other
reePects.

I am respectfully,
JOSEPH STURGE.
London, sth month 4th, 1839.
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BRISTOL SUGAR MARKET, MAY 3.—One
entire cargo of Mauritius, and part of another, have been
brought to market in the course of the week, and, with
the exception of some unusually low ones, readily disposed
11::r at fair prices. la London the supply to the offices has
t.,'11 Small, and the demand having kept pace with it,
rees are unaltered. —[ Erratum in our last—for three
ear
ooes, read two.]--Bristol Mercury.
THT, A
da GREAT eight a.m. yes-
BrYi. (Sunday), the Great Western bad not arrived at
'tel. It is more than probable, from the boisterous
passage;. she must have had out, that she had been de-
a day or two at New York. She will bring papers
t„`_t_nue 22(1 or 23d ult. The Bristol Mercury says her de-
"" re was fixed for the 20th uft., and that she is hourly
expected.

CORONER'S JURlES.—During an inquest which
tcoookro Place on Wednesday at Kensington, Mr. Wakley, the
er, observed that there appeared to be some secret
undernstanding between constables, beadles, and registrars,
and the gentry of the county, and surgeons, by which the
latter,,,,There
were never seen in attendance as jurors at inquests.
?
ateacidreenatl,soforthe
seemed; an understanding as to the deaths of
the
gentry, &e whether they occurred by poison or by
deaths • Coroner very seldom heard of them, the
- in those cases not being registered until after the
funeral, thereby evading the intention of the Legislature in
Passing the Registration Act. In his opinion the only
r:nledY would to make it compulsory fur the family to
rve notice to the Registrar within 24 hours after a death
Lad Occurred, in which opinion the Jury coincided.