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LONDON, FRIDAY, NOV. 17, 1865.

The arrival of the anxiously expected mail from
the West Indies has at length brought us reassuring
intelligence. It seems that the prompt and vigorous
measures taken in Jamaica have so far repressed
the rebellion, and that the principal ringleaders
were not only captured, but had actually paid the
penalty of their crimes when the mail left. It is
probable that the extent of the loss of life and pro-.
perty is not as yet fully known, and while we may
reasonably fear that the number of victims which
is incomplete, we may also hope that in some
isolated cases those supposed to have been included
in the massacre have escaped with their lives. So
far from the outbreak being a casual or localised
movement, it appears to have been part of a deep-
seated and wide-spread organisation, and terrible
as the results are even now, it is evident that the
white and mulatto population have had a merciful
escape. It seems that, as in the larger case of the
Sepoy rebellion, the insurrection was premature,
and was provoked. by the arrest of one of the prin-
cipal movers on some totally different grounds. A
riot took place when a prisoner was captured, and
the police were beaten, and had to fly, leaving the
prisoner at large. Summonses were, therefore,
served upon the rioters, being, of course, served by
policemen. The first person served was PAUL
BOGLE, one of the principal leaders, who at once
sounded a signal whistle. Two or three hundred
men arrived with sticks, and soon overmatched the
Police, compelling them to join their ranks. The
Custos, who was afterwards so brutally murdered at
once sent off to the Governor and the command-
ing officer of volunteers for forces. The next move-
ment was the assault on the Court-house, which
was evidently part of a deadly plan of general
massacre, for the mob, without any provocation,
commenced firing through the windows. The mob
consisted of more than 1,000 men, for whom the
few volunteers were no match, though they fought
heroically, and soon paid for their assistance with
their lives. The fearful details of the slaughter,
the firing of the Court-house, the general massacre
and plunder, have already reached us ; but we now
learn that all this was part of an organised plan for
the destruction of all whites and maroons in
the island, and the seizure of the property and lands
by the negro population. In bitter mockery at the
attempt to Christianise them, the ruffians had
selected Christmas-day for the general rising ;so
m as
that, had it not been for the fortunate chance of
the dispute about the prisoner, England as wellem a
Jamaica would have had good reason to remember
the Christmas of 1865. It is probable enough that
the negroes selected that day, knowing that it was a
time of general festivity and holiday-making, and
that persons would be off their guard, though it
may well be asked what possible reason there could
be for distrusting a people which are admitted in
every respect to equal privileges with the whites.
The leader, Mr. GORDON, who was, we regret

victim.

to find, a member of the Baptist profession, in sequestrating the Duchies. The influence of the
was a black tin; butr-a member of the Legislative I Duke of AUGUSTENBEUG has not lost its power,
Assembly, and a min of property. He was also at although by force and persuasion so much has been
one time a magistrate, but was dismissed by the done to weaken it, if not altogether to nnllify it.
Governor for seditious harangues, having always , It is one thing to trample down the rights of a
had, it seems, the idea of being a popular leader. people, and another to alter their inclina-
What more could be asked than that a black man tion. By this time both of Schleswig and
should have the power to acquire and to retain Holstein the inhabitants are quite prescient
large property, to take part in the legislation of the enough to perceive the real meaning of
country, and even to administer the laws? Yet the German intrigue, and it remains to be seen,
evidence against this man, loud in his professions notwithstanding all that has been said, done, or
of religion, is most overwhelming. The plan of the thought of, whether the allied Powers will finally
whole atrocious rebellion was found drawn up in his establish any rule in those territories that is worthy
own writing, and it was noticed that on the day of of the name, or whether they will go on cajoling by
the attack on the court-house, Mr. GORDON, though specious promises and such threatening with the
terror of their wrath, until some sudden revolution
generally a regular attendant at the meeting, was
absent. This wretched man, having been tried by upsets the whole of the fragile mechanism of so-
court-martial, was hung on the morning of the 23d called sovereighty, and dashes to the ground the
ult., receiving a more merciful doom than he had hopes and expectations of the German Powers. It
was not likely that so very complicated an affair as decreed his victims. The Maroons, who have
this attempt to get hold of the Duchies would
behaved with great fidelity and courage, perhaps
from having been included in the danger, have also eventually succeed to the extent that was wished for,
b succeeded in capturing PAUL BOGLE, with whom, as but it may be safely said that the Prussians and
we have said, the revolt originated. He will pro- Austrians have made even more confusion than we
bably before this have suffered the full penalty of expected, considering the latitude that was given to
the law ; his brother, MOSES BOGLE, and several them to pursue their way both in the exterminating
others of his chief associates had been hung when war and the monopolising peace.

the mail left, and it is said that over 200
rebels have been shot or executed. Many
arrests bare been made, several of them in
Kingston itself, and among these we are sorry to
find the names of four Reverends, two of them
being Baptist ministers. Why the members of this
profession should have taken part in this terrible
business is quite incomprehensible. It is to be
hoped that whoever selects persons for the difficult
task of evangelising the black race will henceforth
be more careful whom they appoint. For some
time past it seems that persons, some of them men
of influence, have been travelling the country, ad-
dressing meetings on the subject of the coloured
people's wrongs, telling them they were oppressed
and ground down by taxes. It was well known
that this was going on, but very little attention was
paid to it, it being never supposed that such a
savage spirit of hatred and disaffection existed in the
black race. Too summary justice cannot be mea-
sured to the men who, whether from fanaticism or
greed, have excited the blacks to this rebellion, but
the outbreak itself is, in any case, a startling one.
It shows how little has been actually-done towards
reclaiming and civilising the negro, though a gene-
ration has elapsed since the chains of slavery were
struck off him. It will be necessary to keep down

all disaffection and rebellion with a strong hand for
some time to come. A sufficient force must be kept
in the island to overawe refractory negroes, and the
least attempt on their part must be sternly repressed.
Any clemency towards the offenders would be down-
right cruelty to their own race, as well as to the supe-
rior races. They have shown themselves incapable
of appreciating the indulgence and liberality with
which they have been treated, they must therefore
learn henceforward to respect the strong arm of
law and justice. In any case it will be long before
confidence and security are restored, and if the
experience of this outbreak has shown that the
black man still cherishes a hatred of the white man,
it will certainly give the white man a confirmed
distrust of the black. Hitherto all his crimes, vices,
and cruelties have been naturally attributed to the

oppression and injustice of which he has been the

It remained for the negro of Jamaica to

show that those who sought to befriend, civilize,
and enrich him, might expect the same fate at his
hands as the tyrant and the slave driver.

A correspondent of the Morning Post has fur

nished some very interesting details concerning the
Duchies of Schleswig-Holstein. It- in d uly abatoci
that " Schleswig-Holstein is very like a hedgehog,
which can never afford satisfaction to those who
touch it ;" and, indeed, all that we hear of its affairs,
and the fate of those who meddle with its destinies,
tends to confirm the impression thus given. Austria
and Prussia have found their real difficulties begin-
ning just as they deemed themselves secure from
hostile demonstration, and safe from the awkward
interference of friends and others. The fact is, that
the whole course which the Allied Powers has pur-
sued has been one so inimical to the feelings of the
inhabitants, and so adverse to the constitutional
rights of the territories in question, that it was
almost impossible for any advance to be made in the
fashion which was so ardently sought after in the

councils of Germany. However much discussion
may now prevail among the rival factions at one
time, there is no doubt whatever that universal
concord prevailed, and that the many divisions and
subdivisions of that country made common cause
to oust the Danish rulers and establish there supre-
macy there. The strenuous efforts which are being
made by the governors of both Duchies do not
appear to meet with any great success ; and while
they struggle on with a zeal worthy of a better
cause, it is evident to all sagacious lookers-on
that they are still far off from the realisa-
tion of their object. The wonder of those
newly-installed authorities is anything but an en-
enviable one ; in short, particularly that of General
GABLENTZ, who has to play second fiddle to the
Prussian potentate. In all that has taken place
throughout this tedious aflair Austria has been by
far the most moderate in the several arrangements
and propositions that have been made. But this has
not in the end conduced to a very favourable result,
because whenever any serious dilemma arose, or any
vital interests were in danger of clashing, the Berlin
Cabinet was allowed to rule the day. The same sys-
tem is being carried on in the case of the Duchies,
now governed, or supposed to be so, by courtesy in a
temporary form. It is graphically told in the ac-
count before referred to that General GABLENTZ is
kept in continual hot water by the way in which he
is pestered by General MANTEUFFEL to do many
things for which he is not disposed, but with which
he is compelled to comply, because he has got in-
structions to submit to the wishes of the Prussian
ruler in Schleswig
"in all minor matters !" and he
cannot easily diztingum•
h as to which of the demands
that are made to this limit may properly apply.
It would seem as if the Government of Vienna had
resolved to follow the example of those " who know
the right, and yet the wrong pursue," for what
they gain in all, estimated by their
own re-
ticence and moderation, they lose by their
mean compliance with the dictates of Prussia. This
unscrupulous power knows no limits and recognises
no restrictions that justice may put forward, or
that decency may suggest ; and although the over-
bearing sway so unblushingly asserted may for a
time have carried all before it, the period of the
amazing success which it has met with seems already
to be drawing to a close, or, at all events, to ap
proximate towards a termination.

The prevailing sentiments of the inhabitants a

It seems that Herr VON BISMARCK has not suc-
ceeded to so great an extent as he is anxious to
make out that he had done on his return from his
first visit to France. It was not likely that so astute
a judge as the Freneh EMPEROR would have been
taken in by the wily manceuvres of the Prussian
Minister. It is reported that when Herr BISMAKCK
explained the necessity that existed of the Duchies
being annexed to Prussia. The EMPEROR replied that
it was well known that lie adhered to the "principle
of the population boing in such cases consulted,"
and when, further on, the Prussian Minister spoke
of the "mischievous agitation" which influenced the
people in a wrong degree, the Emperor did not
deign to reply. M. DROUYN DE Linrvs was no
easier to persuade than his Sovereign had proved
to be ; and he added the significant rejoinder,
when the wishes of the people were alluded to,
"Du reste le peuple s'est exprimd assez." Indeci-
sion is exhibited in the councils of Berlin, which
proves that all has not gone so smoothly as was
at one time predicted by the artful schemers of
Prussia. It was expected that the work of " annexa-
tion" wonld progress in earnest when the French
visit was over. But such] has not been:the case,
and in some respects Herr VON BISMARCK has hin-
dered instead of hastening the execution of his pro-

jects by his daring effort to bamboozle the ruler of
France, and talk over the Minister for Foreign
Affairs. Even at Kiel it is evident that the grand
scheme of the naval works is getting on very slowly,
and a commission is engaged in making inquiries
as to whether it will be more desirable for the
" proposed Prussian naval establishment " to be
formed in the Island of Alsen, in Kiel Harbour.
It is quite apparent, from one thing and
another, that the arch-conspirators who have
sacrificed Denmark insulted the German Con-
federation, and set at naught the wishes
of the Duchies, have halted in their mischievous
course, and are at a loss how to proceed for the
best. Any check that is given to their progress
must be a gain to the cause of justice and the best
interests of those with whom they have to deal.

Spain is apparently determined to keep herself
before the world. She haz just succeeded in ob-
taining the approval of Europe, by the wise and
politic acts of her new Ministry, and her announced
intention of emancipating the slaves in Cuba, when
she comes out in a very different character. A
most unwarrantable aggression on an inferior
Power has just occurred, and it has, inciroovor, boon
committed in defiance of the unanimous protest of
the diplomatic body, and has included a direct in-
sult to the British flag. The Government and
the people of Chili have fortunately shown a spirit
and determination worthy of an indepen-
dent State, however . small. Admiral
PAREJA with eight Spanish vessels of
war entered the port of Valparaiso, and demanding
abject submission on the part of the Chilians for
asserted insults to the Spanish flag, gave a very
brief term for consideration. The Chilian Minister
replied in a dignified despatch, and refused the Ad-
miral's unceremonious and insulting demands, in
which conduct he was supported by the representa-
tives of England, France, and the United States.
Upon this Admiral PAREJA declared the whole
coast of Chili under blockade, a threat which he was
the more easily able to fulfil from the absence of
Her MAJESTY'S ships-of-war, owing to false pre-
tences on the part of the Spaniards. The
Chilians rallied round their Government, and
declared war against Spain, but the commercial
consequences have been already serious. It remains
to be seen what course the English and French Go-
vernments will think proper to pursue. If they
tolerate such a wanton and inexcusable aggression
on the liberties and rights of a smaller State, they
must certainly abandon their right to be considered
the leading Powers in Europe.

National Choral Society.

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The sixth season of this society, which its
founder, Mr. G. W. Martin, has brought to such a
great degree of excellence, commenced last night,
on which occasion the large area of Exeter Hall was
quite incapable of comfortably accommodating the
vast audience assembled last evening to hear
Mendelssohn's magnificent oratorio " Elijah." To
the great disappointment of the entire audience,
Mr. Sautley, who had been announced for the prin-
cipal part, was absent ; and although the regret at
such a circumstance was general, the cause that led
to it was a matter of still greater sorrow, viz., the
death of his son, of whom the highest expectations
had been formed. To a person of ordinary
courage, such an unlooked - for event would
have entirely precluded the performance of
the oratorio, but with that energy which has
throughout marked Mr. Martin's career he sought
for a substitute, and was fortunate enough
to prevail upon Mr. Renwick to sustain the
part originally assigned to Mr. Santley. As
the substitute of so renowned a vocalist, Mr. Ren-
wick at once secured the sympathy of the audience,
but it was in a great measure unneeded, for he sang
the music with a taste and expression that won
the most enthusiastic and well-deserved applause--
the great airs, " Is not His word," and " It is
enough, 0 Lord," each securing an encore.
Madame Rudersdorff sang the soprano music to
the admiration of the entire audience—and Miss
Palmer, Miss Armytage, and Miss Lisle, each sang
their respective parts with commendable expres-
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the Duchies towards the Germans are thus described
to us :—" Prussia is hated, Austria is distrusted,
and the other States of the Confederation are all
more or less despaired of." Such is a very natural
feeling to have existence when we take into consi-
deration the devious course which has been pursued
by all the recklessness of Prussia, the hesitating
conduct of Austria, and the inability or unwilling-
ness displayed by the minor States 0 do anything
decided to impede the progress of the allied powers