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London, England, 1834-07-11 00:00:00

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We earnestly hope that the General Assembly, and
the whole of the Representatives of the Island of
Jamaica, will cordially unite with the Governor in
soothing the feelings, ameliorating the condition, and
raising and fitting for freedom, the moral character of
the slave population. The work is one of charity—
of mercy—and, we do trust, will be undertaken and
effected in a spirit worthy of Englishmen. We can
understand very well how slave proprietors, with the
best and kindliest feelings, but from a fear of
being involved in one common ruin, could all
but brave the Government in defence of what
bad laws had made their property. But now that
such fears have been removed by a grant of twenty
millions, as a compensation for all individual loss on
the part of the planters and slave-owners, we cannot
think so meanly of them as to believe that they will
not be as anxious as the Governor himself to enlighten
and elevate the minds of the unhappy creatures com-
mitted to their care. They are no longer fettered
by iniquitous laws which compelled them to traffic
in the blood and sinews of their fellow men ;
they are no longer prevented from mercifully
bursting the fetters of the oppressed, and giving
back to liberty and to God the inherited bonds-
man. They may now be just, and we trust they
will ; before, they dare not even if they would ; as the
law would not allow any man to emancipate slaves
unless he provided for their maintenance during life.
The well-disposed have only to follow the example of
his Excellency the Governor, and if they do, we are
morally certain that in the course of three years there
will not be a colony under the crown in which the
people will be more peaceable and happy, than in the
Island of Jamaica.

Our Correspondent in Antigua communicates the
gratifying fact, that all the slaves of that island will
be unconditionally emancipated on the Ist of Angust ;
that the Island is in the highest state of prosperity,
the crops most abundant, and the store-houses full of
produce—waiting only for a sufficient number of ships
to convey it to a market.

We learn from private sources of information that
Don PEDRO is going on very successfully at Lisbon.
There will be two points of great importance for the con-
sideration of the Cortes at their meeting : 1. The ap-
pointment of a Regent. They can scarcely be expected
to act otherwise than confirm the Regency in him who
has rendered such eminent services to the cause of
the Queen, his daughter, and the country. Some
lawyers, however, are of opinion that the legal
right is in the Infanta, who is represented
to be a good politician, but who has been some-
what notorious for the irregularities of her private
life. We hope the Cortes will overcome the legal
quibbles which it may be the interest of the Lawyers,
but not of the country, or the young QUEEN, to raise.
The second difficult point is the marriage of the young
QUEEN. Her own wishes are said to be in favour of
the brother of the Empress, and we cannot see any
solid objections to such an arrangement. Certainly
the French ought not to interfere. It is for the inte-
rest of Portugal that the connections of its rulers
should be with those whose attachment to the cause
..,larty, and may, indeed, be uee-led
hereditary.

A telegraphic communication from Portsmouth has
announced this morning the arrival of the Asia, with
Rear-Admiral PARKER, from Lisbon.
The Espoir (10 guns) is to take the next week's
mail to Lisbon.

The French Papers of Wesinesday mention that the
affairs of Swisserland appear at length to be positively
arranged.

FRENCH FUNDS.-.-ZPAkli, JULY 9.
Five per Cents., 1061. 75c. 01*.
Three per Cents., 77f. 65c.
Bank Actions, 17671. 50c.
Bente de Naples, 911. 80c.
Roman Five per Cents., 965.
Ilente d'Espagne, Five per Cents., 38.
Rente d'Espagne, Three per Cents., 47 q.
Royal Spanish Loan, R.N.
ltente Perpet. d'Espagne, Fir/ • per Cents., 71%.
Belgian Loan, 18:31, Five per Cent., 99;8 9958.
Haytian Loan, 9.90 f.

EXCHANGE ON X.ONDON.
(me month, paper, —f. —c. ; money, 25r. 30e.
Three months, paper, —E —C.; money, 25f. 20c.
—Cours Authcatique.

The German Papers contain nothing worth men-
tion, with the exception, peritaps, of a vague, ram-
bling sort of al tide, dated from the banks of the
Danube, by which it would appear, that Russia is
not a little uneasy at the increase of the English squadron
in the Mediterranean. The writer states, however,
that " it must not be thought tit at she is afraid of Eng-
land in her present state; she vi ould not dread her even
united with France." This re minds us of Bob Acres
in the play, who, when tremla ng with apprehension at
the idea of being shot in a dutil, cocked his hat 'fiercely,
stuck his arms a-kimbo, and b Dldly cried out " Who's
afraid ?" Should things evw r come to an extremity
between Russia, France, and'. England, we have no
doubt that the former, despiit e her present valorous
boast, would feel her courag, e, like that of Acres,
" oozing out" at her " fingers' ends."