The Sun.
London, England, 1836-10-17 00:00:00

THE FUNDS.-(THIS DAY.)

CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK.
Arrivals this morning—Two French mails, two Ostend, and
one Dutch ; a mail from Lisbon by the Opossum—sailed 9th
October; also a mail from Jamaica by the Ranger—sailed 7th,
and St. Thomas's the 15th September. Ship letters from
Oporto, Quebec, and Demerara ; Singapore, 30th April,
Bombay, 6th June, and Cape of Good Hope, 16th August.
Jamaica Papers to the Bth September have been received
at the North and South American Coffee-House.
From the above papers.—" A sort of calm has succeeded the
most violent political feeling that ever was known in Jamaica.
The Marquis of Sligo has left us ; and may the Lord, in his
infinite mercy, be praised for restoring the Colony to some-
thing like peace.
" We are happy to learn that, in several of the Windward
Islands, actions have been instituted against stipendary magi-
strates.
" INAUGURATION OF THE GOVERNOR.—His Honour, Sir
Lionel Smith, was sworn in as Lieutenant-Governor yester-
day, 2d September. The usual formality of having troops
drawn up on both sides of the square, from the King's House
to the Buildings, firing salutes, &c., were observed. A few
minutes after twelve o'clock, Sir Lionel proceeded from the
Council Chamber ; when he had reached the centre of the
Saloon, the Hon. Sir Richard Barret approached, and in-
formed his Lordship that that was his place. No notice,
however, was taken of the application of the Speaker of the
Assembly, and the procession continued to move forward. As
soon as the room was cleared, his Honour the Speaker men-
tioned to the Members of the Assembly present, not one of
whom, with the exception of Mr. Joseph Gordon, who was in
uniform as one of the staff, had followed the procession, that a
gross insult had been offered him, as representative of the popular
branch of the Legislature, and he hoped he should receive the
support of the Members. The latter expressed their indignation
at this departure from the usual custom and :their determina-
tion to resent it. It was then agreed that the Speaker
an Members present should remain in the saloon until the
Lieutenant-Governor's return from the Court House, and
they should form a line in front of the entrance, and as his
Honour entered one door, retire through the other ; and fur-
ther, that none should attend the levee. This was accord-
ingly done, and the Members paraded down the avenue to the
Court House, where they remained for a short time in pri-
vate conversation, and then dispersed. What consequences
may result from this insult offered to the Speaker of the As-
sembly, we know not.
AMERICAN PAPER MONEY.—The Evening Post says it is
very clear that if small bank notes are to go out of circulation,
some coin ought to be struck to supply their place, which
should come as near to them as possible in that quality.
New Brunswick Papers to the 11th September have been
this day received. They do not contain any news of im-
portance.
LORD SLIGO'S PARTING GIFT.—It iS true that our late
Governor declared the day before he sailed, that he had taken
care Sir Lionel Smith would not long enjoy happiness in
Jamaica, and that certain symptoms would be exhibited before
the Belvidera reached Black River.