The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-29 00:00:00

nister at the seat of Government; and out of respect
to Mr. Greuhm, the sitting of Congress was sus-
pended ()tithe day of his funeral. A vessel had Rr•
rived at Philadelphia from Mexico, with accounts
of the detection of a conspiracy in the capital to
overthrow the existing Government and restore
lturbide. it was detected on the 2d of October,
when 41 persons were arrested, 19 of whom were
persons of rank, or officers bearing commiffsions
to the Mexican army. The reports of proceed-
ings in the Congress of the United States up to
the sth contain nothing worth notice.

TOBAGO—DB 31 RABA.
[From the Glasgow Courier, Dec. 211
By an arrival from Tobago we have received
a copy of the new Bill passed by the Legislature of that Co-
lony, in obedience to the commands of Government, to melio-
rate the state of the Slave population., They have Abolished
the Sunday markets, and allowed Thursday each week, out of
crop, to the Slaves to cultivate their grounds and hold their
markets. They have made the testimony of two negroes of
character evidence against their masters. Negroes accused of
capital crimes to be tried by the same Court as free men, and
I liable to similar punishments. For lesser crimes, the punish-
ment not to exceed twenty stripes, in any case, by the master—
nor above 12, unless In presence of one other whtte person than
the master—personal property of slaves to remain secured to
them—expences of prosecution against offenders to be borne
by the Colony. Thus far they have gone, but What is fur-
ther required of them we cannot at present farther allude to.
We are happy to state, that the report of the Missionary
Chapel in Berbice having been destroyed by rioters, Is not true.
The fire was purely accidental. We annex the following letter
from Demerara, which is of some Importance:—
Extract ofa letter from Demerara, dated 22d October :
" I beg to correct an error in my letter of the 18th.—For
Domburg' read Bendorf.'—The buildings were entirely
burned down on the night of the 7th inst. Two or three fires
have happened in different parts of the colony, but nothing like
contrivance has been traced.

" A considerable'sensation has been occasioned in the minds
of the public from the poisoning of the wife of Joe (the man
who gave the information of the revolt); but all that is certain
' is, that she died by arsenic; by whom, or how administered,
is buried in the deepest • obscurity. Another circumstance
of an alarming nature has occurred on beguan Plantation.
Dorenhaag provided dinner fur the militia guard some
few days ago; the dinner, ready cooked, was sent to the guard
at Bachelors' Adventure ; every one who ate of the dinner (17
in number) was ssized with violent vomiting about three
hours afterwards. An investigation of the circumstance has
taken place, and though nothing conclusive as to the guilty
party has come out, there is no doubt but a foal attempt has
been made to poison.
" These circumstances have tended to .keep up an excite-
ment in the colony, which was (lying away, and must have an
effect in prolonging the neceessity for martial law, and in put-
ting all upon their guard not to place too implicit confidence
any where."

Vcre regret to learn, by letters which have reach-
ed us from the most respectable sources, that the paternal in-
tentions of the Government with respect to the Emigrants
who went out to locate in the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope,
have been mainly frustrated by the measures adopted by the
Local Government. We shall present our Readers, in our
next paper, with long, but highly interesting extracts from our
Correspondent's communications; in the mean time we shall
add hereto the Postscript of a letter of the most recent date:—
"CAPE OF GOOD Hope:, Aso. 1, 1023.—Corn will not
grow here, and if it did, it would never pay for its cultiva-
tion. The measures of the Local Government have thinned
the population of the Albany district to one.third of the
original number, and labouris consequently so high, that
scarcely any price would repay the cultivator. Cattle would of
the course give those who may possess a sufficient extent of land
for grazing, a scauty subsistence, but the Ceres carry them
off as fast as they procure them. Sheep and tine wool would
be of infinitely more value than cattle, but, unfortunately, there
are very few farms in the Kurcheldt calculated for this species
of stock."—( Hampshire Telegraph.)

In answer to inquiries made on Saturday at
the office of the Contractors of the Loan ; the
following notice was exhibited :-
6' COLOWIIIAN LOAN.—The Contractors have not received
by the Jamaica mail which arrived this morning, any further
intelligence on the subject of this Loan. Mr. live ratio, the
newly appointed Minister from Colombia to England, who is
on his way to London, has not arrived by this packet."

Count Pozzo DI 13011(10 has arrived at Paris
'rom Madrid.
The Duke of YORK went yesterday to Lui.

worth Castle, the residence of Mr. Secretary
PREL, on a visit to the night lion. Secretary for
a few days to meet a shooting party. Mr. PLANTA.,
Mr. LUSHINOTON, Sir lIERBICIIT TAYLOR, and
several other officiel Gentlemen, left town' on
Saturday, for Lulworth Castle, to join the party.
General MINA attended Divine Service on
Christmas Day, at the Roman Catholic Chapelof
the Spanish Ambassador, This valiant and pa-
triotic veteran, as may be supposed, excited the
liveliest attention. lie appeared desirous of
shunning the gaze of public admiration that fell
upon him. The gallant General walked to and
from the Chapel between two friends. lie wore
a green surtout coat, and, we were glad to per-
ceive, looked in better health than from the ac-
count of his late indisposition we expected tole*
him. The General attended Muss yesterday, at
South-street Chapel. lle looked very well. lie
is a little lame in his right leg.
Died, on Sunday, the 21st inst., at her rest-
deuce in Cecil-street, Strand, Mrs. NATHAN, a
Lady of well-known literary talents, authoress of
Langreath, and other popular novels. She was
the wife of Mr. NATHAN, the musical composer.
As a wife and a mother her domestic excellence
could not be exceeded, and the death of so
amiable a character is justly regretted by many
friends as well as by her disconsolate family.
The General hump; once Emperor of
Mexico, was not wrecked, as has been stated, after having em.
barked at Leghorn. The vessel which he proceeded to sea,
the Gorge and Mary, returned to port on account of adverse
winds, lie then set out by land for England, accompanied by
his two eldest eons, the object of hie journey being to procure
for them the advantages of an education in this country. His
family and establishment remain in Italy. The General visited
}Terence of late, and lived on a footing of intimacy with the
most distinguished residents there.

Pawl- COMMODORE BlUAL—Ottr Readers
will perhaps recollect an eccentric cripple, " COMMODOEE
BRIAN," who waited on the Kum, while on his two nautical
expeditions, at Dublin and at Leith, in a diminutive vessel
only four feet by two, at the latter of which places his " frig►ate"
being untbrtunately capsized and sunk, his MAJESTY ordered
another hull to be built for him at the naval arsenal there, Live
feet eleven in length. In this vessel, which he had rigged
himself, he was coming up the river on Saturday last to exhibit
at Windsor, and, being taken in tow by a barge encountered a
heavy swell opposite the London Stone at Staines, and foun.
dered in deep water, and notwithstanding the exertions of the !
barge's crew, ►t was found impossible to recover her. The
" Commodore" ie now on shore at the Mwan inn, Egham
Hythe in a very evil plight, having lost the bark which con.

The King having had under his royal consideration the Pe.
titian of the Parishioners anti Inhabitants of the town of Ply.
mouth-Dock and parish of Stoke Damerel, in vestry assembled,
' setting forth the inconvenience they daily sustain from tnis.
Wass occurring by reason of the similarity of the name of the
said town to that of the neighbouring town and borough of
Plymouth, has been graciously pleased to direct, that on anti
after the let day of January next, the said town of Plymouth.
Dock shall be calla and known by the nainf of Deuonport,
and has given his commands to all public departments ac-
cord tingly. —( London Gazette.)

Last night, about nine o'clock, a young nian,
genteely dressed, mounted the hallustrades in one of the re-
cesses of Waterloo-bridge, and threw himself into the rivcr,
This desperate act was committed so suddenly, that a gentle-
min, who was passing, had not time to prevent it. The body
was immediately dragged for, but had not been found at a late
hour.