The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-16 00:00:00

WEST

Her Majesty's packet Hope, Lieut. Creser arrived at Fal-
mouth on Thu, sday morning, from St. Thomas's Feb. 4, Cape
Henri Feb, 9. On freight 70,000 dollars.—Fassengers :—The
Hon. Captain Harris, of the Racehorse, invalided, and super-
seded by Captain Fitzgerald, of the Magnificent ; Mr. Ste-
phens, of London ; Mr. Fishburn, stipendiary magistrate, from
Jamaica; Mr. Sarigenitti, Member of the Assembly far St.
Catherine's, Jamaica; Mr. Drake ; Philip Miles, Esq., M.P.
for Bristol, and Miss Atkins; also Mr. J. S. Wilkinson, of the
Skip;ack, superseded by J. J. Warren, of the Cleopatra. The
Ilecla, steamer, bronfiyht up the Jamaica mails of the 2d of
Feb. The ship Matilda, oC London, from Jam-Ilea for Lon-
don, last Bermuda, where she had been to repir, was pas ed
off Scilly by the Hope, 23 days from the latter island.
We regret exceedingly to observe by cur advices from
Ja-
maica, that the season had been particularly unhealthy in that
island; which, it would appear, extended even to a prevalence
of the preceding six months. The number of deaths amongst
th c civilians has been unusually large, whilst the naval and
military classes have also suffered considerably, particularly
the 1 itter ; the 82.1 regiment is instanced as having lost up-
wards of one tenth of its strength since its arrival n April,
1810. Her Majesty's brig Pilot had at one time 63 cases of
fever on board ; it is with pain we learn that she had lost her
master, surgeon, and five men by that contagion.
Of the productions of the island, little can be done this year,
generally, owing to the drought of last year, at least not until
August. Present appearances afford a prospect, moreover,
that the ensuing sugar crops will exceed the average of late
years, provided some unforeseen event does not transpire to
blight the expectations of the planters. The negro population
are said to exemplify, on most estates, a praiseworthy attention
to their engagements. Singular enough, they appear to enter-
tain so great a dread of the treatment they had to endure, as
bond-servants, by overwork, that instances are told us, in cases
of pressing orders for sugar from certain estates, double pay
has been offered them to work at night, but no inducement
could prevail in overcoming their aversion to work over-hours.
Their reply was, " We like de money very well, but de work
make de flesh s well ."

Hi; Excellency Sir Charles Metcalfe .had issued invitation
cards for a ball to be given on the 10th of February, in cele-
bration of the birth of the Princess Royal. The Howe of Cor-
rection at Kingston contained at the close of last year as many
as 200 inmates. The new Judges at Jamaica were to be W.
C. M‘Dougall and W. Stevenson, Esqrs. ; Mr. Panton would
accept the Vice-Chancellorship.
On the 23th January the Governor of St. Thomas's gave a
splendid ball to the officers of the Cleopatra and Ringdove,
which was r. turned by the Cleopatra on the next day. On the
27th both men of war went to sea. On the 25th the Cleopatra
rcturnel from her cru.s2,, having taken a vessel, on hoard of
which were 28.5 slaves, end had sent her to Havannah fie 7 ad-
judication. She was bound to Porto Rico. J. P. Nissen,
Esq., of Saint Thomas's, died on the 27th of January, in the
73d year of his age • the greater part of his life has been spent
on the island, as his " Reminiseencys of his 46 years' Resi-
dence" iuform us, where his memory will be long cherished
with esteem and respect.
The Linnet packet had arrived at Barbadoes.

ANCIENT BY-LAws.—The following were
among the by-laws of Portsmouth, passed in 1241 :—" If
the e be any thief, under the value of thirteen pence, his
ear t,) be nailed to the pillory, and he to choose whether
he will cut or tear it off. And if there be any that coun-
terfeiteth false letters or false seals, or maketh any false
bargains be to be set on the pillory on the market day.
Also, if there be any baker that wi►l not bake after the as-
size he forfeit his. bread and his body to the pillory at the
Mayor's grace ; and all other falsehoods in crafts the same.
Also, if there be any chiders or scolds, they be put on the
duckiog stool, and let fall into the Chamber. And
if we take a thief be shall be flayed and his eyes put out.
And if there be any man that slayeth another, he shall be
bur: t at Catteeliffe. And if a woman slay a man, she
shall be tied to a stake at low water, and let tita floods
overflow her at Cattecliffe.

COURTS•MARTIAL.,—A correspondent in his
further exposure of the anornal'es of our Militlry Code
justly animadverts on the agg.avation cf punishment in-
flicted by the delays in communicating the Sentences of
Courts- Martha. Thia_is an evil that we have• always
considered might be easily remedied, and we never met
wit's any suffieiT.nt re.-son f)r its continuance. We will
give two cases of very recent occurrence Arikirgly illus.-
, trativc of the question. On the 14th of Dec. last, a Naval
1 Court-Martial was hell on board her Maje3ty's ship
powerful, in the Mediterralcan, and in the course of that
day the officer was tried, acquitted, a-,cl his sentence com-
municated to him. About the same period, a Captain of the
19th Foot was tried at Malta, and the general impression
is the the sentence *f the Court fully and honourably
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acquitted him. Bo that as it may, the officer and his
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Malt boA:ever, the intelligence arrived, the
He died suddenly at the Auberge
wife and three children. Had ago_
de Castillo, leaving a
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nizing suspense teen too Captain' vl,l3•aesf°nTmore
War %IN take the matter into
We trust the Socretary
1 , t and the guilty. —Navel
which vanishes alike the innocent ard irovi le a remedy for a system
his early ems.ileratior, dn
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and Military Gazette.
The mansion in Hyde Park-terrace, recently
occupied by Mr. Jerninghare, a partner
in the late firm of
Wright and Co., has be'n let to , Nl,s. . Law, w o vdi h 11 t ake
possession immediately after East r. .
NEWLY-INVENTED SPECTACLES.—The art
1-
aid afforded to the Sight by Lenses, le one of the most vale''
aide gifts derived from science, and it is indeed of vital importance
that the adoption of Spectacles to imperfect vision, should be regu-
lated on proper principles. Messrs. S. and B. Solomons, 39, Al.
bemarle-street, Piccadilly_ opposite the York Hotel, and 76, King
William-street, Bank of England, having devoted their whole lives
to this branch of Science, and their long extensive practice have
enabled them to invent Spectacle Lenses, upon a new construction,
which have gained universal approbation. Immediately they are
Placed before imperfect vision, eiter by day or candle-light,
every object becomes clear a distinct, so that the most
aged imperfect sight becoixi bright and brilliant, and is
brought to its youthful,/ tural, and original state. Their
Invisible Operative Voic Conductor for deaf persons is not
the least perceptible nor ore uncomfortable than having a piece of
wool in its place; the ive immediate relief to old standing ex-
treme cases of deatii 3. Those valuable inventions have also gained
the Patronage of the Royal Family, and the unqualified approbation
of above four hundred of the principal members of the medical
profession, and numerous individuals of high distinction who have
been greatly benestcd by their use.—No connexion with persons of
the same name. 39, Albernarla.strect, opposite the York Hotel,
and 76, King Witliam.street, Bank ofEngland.