The Sun.
London, England, 1836-04-20 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY).

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Our arrivals this morning are the French, Jamaica, and
Leeward Island Mails.
We have received Jamaica papers to the 13th of March.
One of these, dated the 12th of March, has the following :
"We have devoted our paper of to-day almost exclusively
to Colonial affairs, and we wish we could add that they were at
all satisfactory.
ST. VINCENTS.—A number of runaway labourers from
St. Lucia were brought to town on Monday, having been de-
tained on the leeward coast. After they were examined they
were committed to gaol. In their examin2tion these people
avowed they had been induced to abscond, under the impres-
sion that they would obtain their freedom on their arrival here.
The same opinion prevailed throughout the island whence they
came.
" BARBADOES.—The House of Assembly met on Tuesday last,
when a Bill was introduced by Mr. Taylor, which passed the
House, for assimilating the British Sterling coin to that of the
common current coin of the island, by giving the one-shilling
piece the nominal value of Is. 64d., equal to the quarter dollar
piece, and the 6d., or half-shilling, the value of 10d., which
are to be considered a legal tender in payment of debts, or
otherwise, up to the sum of 51. Currency.
" DOMINICA.—A private letter from Dominica states, that
in future Dominica is to be the head-quarters of this Govern-
ment—it being the wish of his Excellency to fix his residence
at that island. Government has acceded to this arrangement.
" MARTINIQUE.—The French papers announce the appoint-
ment of Rear-Admiral Baron de Mackau, Governor of Mar-
tinique, in the place of Rear-Admiral Halgan.
" By the Arab transport we learn that a French fleet has
arrived at Martinique, and. 4,000 troops, among whom arc
1,000 artillerymen, who have been sent out for that island and
Guadaloupe.
" TOBAGO. HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.-The Speaker stated he
had just received the following communication from his Ex-
cellency the Lieutenant-Governor, which he read in his
place :
" ' The Lieutenant-Governor has much concern in laying
before the House of General Assembly the accompanying,
copies of two letters, lately addressed to him by the Stipen-
diary Magistrates having charge of the Windermere district,
and one of the Governors in that quarter—the former repre-
senting in general terms the destitute and distressed state in
which many of the free children are found—the latter detail-
ing the shocking circumstances under which an infant has
lately died.'
" JAMAICA.—The House of Assembly has been prorogued
from the Bth of March to the 12th of April; but it is •not
stated whether it will then meet for the dispatch of business,
or not. Our own opinion is, that Lord Sligo will continue
the prorogation until he receives the orders for his recal from
England."
We have likewise Demerara Papers to the 27th February.
They state that the members of the Honourable Court of Po-
licy, during their Session, have taken into their consideration
the expediency of importing free negroes for labourers. From
the large number taken from the slave ships, and placed at
the disposal of the mixed commission at Havannah, it has
been determined by the Court to send an agent to Cuba, for
the purpose of making arrangements, for which 1,000/. was
voted.
By the express from Paris this morning we learn that an
officer has been despatched by the Minister of War to 4ayonne,
with despatches to General Harispe, and to General Cael-
lane, commanding the Army of Observation. These de-
spatches are said to be of the highest importance : and that
in case Don Carlos should not observe the Convention of Lord
Elliot, the commandants on the frontiers are to march troops
into Spain, to avenge the violation of the Convention. These
officers are also to proceed to the head-quarters of the Pre-
tender, to signify the intentions of the French Government.