The Sun.
London, England, 1837-01-27 00:00:00

INTELLIGEIN.CII

(From a Correspondent of a Morning Paper.)
PORTSMOUTH, JAN. `_'G.—His Majesty's ship Sparrow-
hawk, Commander:Charles Pearson, arrived on Monday, in
42 days from Rio, 81 days from Valparaiso ; she brings
home 250,000 dollars on merchants' accounts. Mr. Beer-
croft, master of his Majesty's ship Blonde, come home pas-
senger in her. She has come into harbour to he paid off.
His Majesty's ship Edinburgh is dismantled, and will be
paid off early in the next, week.
-His Majesty's ship Hercules arrived on Monday from
Plymouth ; she' is now under weigh, having been ordered
round to the eastward.

His Nlajesty's shipPetorus was commissioned on Thurs-
htv. The following officers have been appointed to her—
Annmander Francis Harding ; Lieutenant V. A. Massing-
)erd ; Purser C. T. Thornton ; Assistant-Surgeon T.

Captain Sir Richard Grant is appointed Flag-Captain to
Rear-Admiral Sir Charles Paget, for the West. Indies.
Ills Majesty's ship Griffon, for the coast of Africa, re-
mains at Spithead.

THE HON. THE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.—We
are sure we speak the honest sentiments of nine-tenths of
the inhabitants of the island, when we assert that the pre-
sent Sessions of the Honourable the House of Assembly
is as remarkeble fbr the cool, the statesman-like, delibera-
tion of its proceedings, as too many of the former sessions
were notoriously the reverse. We by no means intend
any improper reflection on Members, or on measures here-
tofore introduced or discussed ; but every one who has read
the history of this country will agree with us, that the va-
luable time of the House has too often been frittered away,
' either in vain crimination and recrimination between Mem-
bers, or in still more vain, frivolous, and egotistical vapour-
, ing. It must also be confessed, that circumstances over
which the House had no controul have, for a very long
time past, either "paralyzed" their energies, or tended to
render their enactments abortive. The minds of our Re-
presentatives, before cramped by the chill of despondency,
appear again to expand and be excited by the genial warmth
afforded by reciprocal confidence. And such should ever
be the case :—a well-regulated conduct on the part of the
Executive will always meet with a corresponding degree of
respect and business-like decision on the part of the people's
Representatives. We repeat, therefore, our happy convic-
tion, that the proceedings of the preSent Session will be
handed down to posterity as one particularly favourable to
the interests of the country, and as highly creditable to the
majority of the Members of which it is composed. But.
let it be observed, that we mean no invidious comparisons.
Our respect for the Members of our present Assembly ex-
tends individually to them all—'tis true we have seen, on
many points, much diversity of opinion among some of
them, but we firmly believe, notwithstanding, that each has
spoken the conscientious dictates of his heart, which is all
their constituents can expect. It augurs well for the coun-
try, that such a cordial spirit has again found its way within
the walls of the Jamaica St. Stephen's—a spirit which we
trust will no more depart from them. It is to be hoped
that the business of the country now be speedily got
through. In the meantime it may he proper to observe,
that many excellent Bills have received the assent of the
Executive.—Royal Jamaica Gazette.
SLAVERS TAKEN.—The success of two of his
Majesty's ships in capturing vessels engaged in the nefa-
rious, the most inhuman traffic in the blood and sinews of
our fellow man is noticed in the following manner in the
!Vest Indian (a Barbadoes paper) of the 31st of October :
" The Buzzard, a British cruizer, has captured seven Slavers.
with 2,673 Africans on board, between the 17th December
1834 and the 4th June last. The Vestal, within the last
twelve months, has taken four vessels of this description,
with nearly 1,600 unfortunate captives to the cupidity of
the Portuguese and Spanish slave traders. These instances
of the perseverance and skill of the Commanders and crews
of those vessels are worthy of commemoration."—Jamalea
Gazette.

CORONER'S INQUEST.-011 Wednesday night, at
eight o'clock, an inquest was held at the Crown and Grapes,
Little Newport-street, Leicester-square, on the body of
Mrs. Elizabeth Evans, aged 57, mother of the proprietor
of the above house. The deceased retired to her bed-
chamber, having previously supped with her son and his
family. The servant, who was accustomed to fetch the
deceased's candle after she retired, on entering the room
was surprised and shocked at discovering the old lady on
her knees by the bedside quite dead. An alarm was
given, and a surgeon promptly arrived, but his efforts
proved unavailing. He attributed her death to apoplexy.
It was the practice of the deceased to address her Maker
on her knees by the bedside every night, and from the po-
sition of the body there could be doubt that she was so
engaged when her existence was terminated. Verdict--
<<
Died by the visitation of God."
Yesterday one of the most numerous meetings that
was ever held in Brighton took place in the Town Hall, for
the purpose of taking into consideration the best means of
insuring the success of that line of railway which would be
most beneficial to the town. The meeting, which Was ad-
dressed by gentlemen connected with five different lines,
came to the almost unanimous conclusion of supporting
the direct line as projected by Sir John Rennie and Mr.
Rastrick. Both time Members for the borough were pre-
sent., who pledged themselves to support Sir John RenniAm
line, in conformity with the wishes of the meeting.
BARNETT'S 44 FAIR ROSAMOND.”—The e(itn-
plaint that native composers do not receive sufficient rzncou-
ragement, may now he triply withdrawn, when it *is stated
that the sum of VW is to be given by a music publisher for
John Barnat's new opera of _Pair Rosamond. Miss Ho-
mer will play the hemine, but it is yet, doubtful whether
Miss Shirreff w l he included in the east, having thrown up
her eNtaiNinent at Drury-Laug.. . •