The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-12 00:00:00

GOVERNMENT OF MARTINIQUE.

" We, the Governor of .Martinique, &c., considering
that an armed rebellion has broken out at St. Pierre on
the 9th of this month—that fire has consumed many houses
in this city—that eleven plantations have been ravagel by
conflagration—that the slaves have made use of fire-arms
and cutlasses to repel the militia, the soldiers of the line,
and the Marines, who were sent to those places to oppose
the progress of the fire ;
" Considering that, in the night of the 10th of this
month, new fires occurred in two plantations of Grand
Ause, and in a plantation of Vauclan, notwithstanding the
example of the arrest of 126 negroes, male and female ;
" Considering that at this time there is reason to fear
that those fires may be spread in the colony ; considering
that the most energetic measures have been taken to se-
cure the colony of Martinique from the new ravages with
which it is threatened, but that in case these measures
should, be ineffectual it is of the greatest importance to
deter the guilty, and by the promptitude of the punish-
ments which shall be inflictbd on the authors, favourers,
and accomplices of the crim .s which may he committed ;
considering further our decree of the 10th of this month,
by which we have placed the colony in a state of siege ;
considering, that in pursuance of our decree of the 11th of
this month, the second article of the above referred to
decree, creating a military armistice, has been reported ;
and considering the 297th article, and those following it
of the ordinance of the 24th September, 1828, on the
proposition of the ProcUreur-General of the King, and
by the advice of the Privy Council, and in virtue of the
extraordinary powers vested in us by the ordinance of the
Slat August, 1830, which suspends the execution of the
180th atticle of the ordinance of 9th February, 1827
" We have decreed, and do decree as follows:

" Art. I.—A 'Military Court is established in Marti-
nique. Its duration is fixed at six rot ntbs. It wig sit in
St. Pierre.

" Art. 2.—The Court shall have jurisdiction over those
without distinction of class or profession civil or military,
who shall be accused, of having committed one of the
crimes specified in the penal code.

" Art. 3.—The MrCnbers of the Court shall be Richard
(le Lucy, Counsellor of the Royal Court, President.—
(Here follow the names of the other Members.)

" Art. 4.—The lunittions of Public Minister and of
Registrar of the Court, shall be exercieed by the officers.
" Art. 5. —The Procureur-General is charged with the
execution of this decree, which shall be published and re-
gistered wherever it is necessary, and shall be inserted in
the Bulletin of the Ministerial Acts of the Colony.
(Signed) " DUPOTET.
" Given at St. Pierre, Fels. 13, 1831."

A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign
Office this day.

Despatches from Lisbon, Paris, and, Holland,
have been received this morning at the Foreign
Office.

RAIL-ROAD IN SPAIN.--A rail-road from
Jerez to Puerto de Santa Maria and San Lucar has been
projected. The estimated cost is 40,000/., and it is pro.
posed to raise that sum in 4,000 shares at 50 dollars each.
It is under the direct patronage of the KING and QUEEN,
the former having subscribed for 60, and the latter fer 40
shares. This Het also contains the names of four grandees
and two minister,. This undertaking promises to be a
profitab'e one to the speculators,, and most beneficial to
Spain. At present, all the sherry wine which is exported
is carried, at a great expenee, from Jerez to the place of
shipment ; it will hereafter pass by the rail-road. If the
undertaking be successful, it will probably lead to the in-
troduction of rail-roads in other districts, where they are
equally wanted : corn in the interior of Spain is almost
valueless, from the cost and delay in transporting it to the
coast.—Athentrum,

INTERESTING NEW WCIRICS.—We are re-
quested to state that the following works are just pub-
lished by Messrs. COLBURN and BENTLEY, New
tyis
JDouAr7v7a2c.roTsshtehellßoanicaAn
Burliug-
ton-street, namely-1. The octavo edition of Dr. PARIS'S
LKiEferrozfesSNir
Narrative
ernoaf jor
and
of his visit to Azani, and other newly-discovered Cities in
Asia Miror--3 •
. • .e octavo edition of BURCKIIARDT'S
Travels among the Bedouins and Wahabys, in which the
manners and customs of those interesting people are for the
first time described from personal observation-4. The 7th,
Sth, and 9th numbers of the National Library,containing
ICI
BooaENNE's Life of NAPOLEON, With new
mand
Curious
notes, and numerous t ngravings--5. Wedded Life in the
Upper Ranks, a novel, announced for some months past.
Also, just ready, the Young Duke, by the author of
" Vivian Grey."
The words " past the gates" put me in mind
of an occurrence worth relating. If enthusiasm for the
work of CERVANTES had not been the motive of my pass-
ing the gates, I should not have been permitted to pass
them at all. This may seem an enigma; but its explana-
tion is to be found in the pride which every Spaniard feels
in CERVANTES and his immortal work. I had no pass-
port to go beyond Toledo, having intended to return to
Madrid ; and when I applied to the dispenser of passports
for permission to cross the mountains to La Mancha, my
request was met by a direct refusal. " But," said I, 6, my
only object is to visit a country hallowed by the genius of
CERVANTES; I am going to travel in the footsteps of Don
Quixote." Instantly, the man's race relaxed ; he could
not resist the compliment paid to his country,
said he, turning to his companion, " how these English
venerate our CERVANTES !" and my passport was in-
stantly made out, and delivered to me with the air of a
man who receives rather than confers a favour.—Recent
Rambles in 4he Footsteps qf Don Quixote.—Engli ih-
man's Magazine.