The Sun.
London, England, 1824-08-13 00:00:00

COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE.

( From the St. Vincent Gazette of June 26.)
Papers from Dominica to the 18th have reached
us during the week. The new House of Assembly of Dominica
was sitting on the 10th instant, but as we have not received the
papers containing the first proceedings of the House, we cannot
say what communications passed between the Earl of Hunting-
don and that body on opening the Session. On the 2d inst.,
the printer of the Gazette was called before the House, and un-
derwent a short examination, touching the publication of the
agent's letter 'to the Committee of Correspondence, announcing
the intended removal of the Governor, which, it appears, the
House had resolved " sliould not be placed upon the Minutes."
The printer denied that he had any previous knowledge of this
circumstance; admitted that lie received a copy of the letter from
Mr. Charles G. Hobson, and that public opinion was divided
as to whether or not he had done good to the colony by its pub-
lication. No further proceedings appear to have been taken by
the House on this subject ; but it is probable that the promul-
gation of the letter in question may have influenced the Gover-
nor in removing Mr. Hobson front the Magistracy, of which
the following notification appeared officially in the Gazette of
the 16th ;
" Government-house, June 16.
" Ills Excellency the Governor has been pleased to dismiss
Charles G. Hobson, Esq., from the Magistracy, and has ac-
cordingly directed his name to be erased from the Commission
of the Peace. " 11y his Excellency's command,
, HENRY NISIIET, Secretary."
This step on the part of his Lordship, led Mr. Hobson to
address a letter to him on the subject, a copy of which we have
received from a private hand, and here subjoin I—
" Roseau, June 16,1024.
" To the Right Honourable the Earl of Huntingdon.
",My Lord,-1 beg to acknowledge the receipt of your Lord-
ship's communication of this day, by which I stn informed your
Lordship has directed my name to be erased from the Commis-
sion of the Peace, and no longer to consider myself as one of
the Magistrates of this island.

Aly Lord, for this last noble and charitable act, previous to
Our Lordship's departure, I cannot but express my gratitude:
for I assure your Lordship you have relieved ate from an ardu-
ous and troublesome office—an office, my Lord, which I never
solicited, and was much pressed to accept.
" But, my Lord, its you have thought proper to erase my
name from the Commission of the Peace, and have not stated
the-cause, as 4 man I consider I ant in duty bound to demand
of your Lordship the reason.
" My Lord, if I have•abused the authority reposed in me
by the law—the law, in such cases, provides that I may be
punished criminally, by indictment or information. But as I
feel confident, my Lord, that you can bring no charge against
me
as a Magistrate, I. must imagine you have been actuated
from personal motives, bearing always in. mind your elegant
and dignified expressions in your reply to the inhabitants of this
island. Yes, my Lord, it appears my name has ever since been
under your eye ; but, my. Lord, what a glorious satisfaction I
feel in reflecting that you can do me no harm. I feel sensible
if I were in your power, I should not escape; those that are, I
pity.
" It is fortunate indeed for me, that the only public situa-
tion I enjoy is out of your Lordship's reach. Is it, my Lord,
for doing my duty in that Situation, that your Lordship is
angry ? or is it, because I signed the petition to the King to re-
move your Lordship from the government of this Island ?
" However, my Lord, whatever your reason may be, I wish
you a speedy and pleasant passage to Europe ; .and I trust, my
Lord, you will be rewarded by your Sovereign in a just pro.
portion to your merits.
" I have the honour to be, my Lord, your obedient Servant,
(Signed) " CIIARLLS 0. HUDSON."