The Sun.
London, England, 1832-11-22 00:00:00

JAMAICA.

The Kingston Chronicle, of Sept. 28, contains the
following speech of Lord Mulgrave :-
44 HIS EXCELLENCY THE EARL OF MULGRAVE'S SPEECH
IN A CONFERENCE WITH THE MAGISTRATES OF ST.
JAMES'S.

" Gentlemen,--4 have thought it necessary to summon
you here to-day, that I might, before quitting the parish,
address a few words to you upon certain occurrences con-
nected with the peace of the town, to which my attention
has been more particularly attracted, from their having,
in some instances, happened during my stay here. Upon
my first arrival in this town, I received with satisfaction
an address, at the head of which were your names, pro-
fessing confidence in the intentions and consequent support
to the measures of my Government. In my reply, ac-
knowledging this offer with gratitude, I recommended
that as the best means of affording this support, you
should be zealous and united in protecting from out
rage every class of his Majesty's subjects. For myself.
I never make a profession which I am not prepared
to fulfil, nor use words up to which I do not
[near. to act, should occasion require. As little will I
doubt the sincerity of the assurances then put forward
by you. On the contrary, I rely upon them, and in that
spirit I am happy to observe, that it is not necessary that
I should refer more particularly to the last occurrence of
this description, as it has by you been put into a train of
legal investigation. It is impossible, however, not to
mark that there is a violence of party spirit in the town
and neighbourhood of Montego-bay, occasionally breaking
out in open outrage, disgraceful to the parish, and more
especially to the authorities, should they permit them to
continue to recur. I can make every allowance for a
feeling of irritation produced by the constant melancholy
moments of vast masses of property so recently destroyed
in open rebellion, by which this parish was the greatest
sufferer ; and can imagine that it may be difficult, at first,
under the circumstances, to view matters as dispassionately
as in periods of tranquillity ; but I look to you as gentlemen
of education, with the confidence that, in the discharge of
your duties, you will not ever be influenced by any partial
motives ; and, for myself, I am determined, whatever
the conduct of others may be, to vindicate the autho-
rity of the law. I have assured you most sincerely of mY
sympathy in the distresses of this parish; you already
know me enough to feel assured, that should the crimi-
nal attempts of last winter be repeated, I would redress
them with promptitude and vigour, and, should the in-
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personal inconvenience to be here the moment I wag
summoned. But that same energy which I would en-
deavour to display in saving the extensive and valuable
properties of the wealthy, I will, if necessary, exert with
equal decision in protecting from destruction the humble
dwelling of the poorest; and whilst I have means at
toy command which, under any circumstances, would
not be wanting, I will not suffer that, by any person,
whatever may he his station, or under any pretence,
however plausible it may be thought, outrage on private
property shall be perpetrated with impunity. It is poo•
Bible that in the parish of St. James, which has so
lately suffered severely from the temporary triumph,
of lawless violence, so infatuated an example should
he repeatedly held forth to the negroes in the
country of this contempt shown for the rights of private
property by those who ought to know better. It is inn'
possible, in looking around me, to believe or suppose that
gentlemen of station and respectability, and of extensive
influence, can be any way connected with such criminal
and disgraceful scenes ; but I do desire you to employ that
influence, the influence of character and respectability, !o
.
engendering a better feeling amongst your neighbours,
reminding your fellow-townsmen that it is upon the re-
gard shown to the rights of property that their security
alone rests, and how can they expect the ignorant negr°
to respect that right in his own person which they violate
in the dwellings of their neighbours ? It is n the weal'.
of the sufferer which marks the extent of the injury--it, tg
not the ignorance of the culprit which shows the enormity
of the crime. On the contrary, the law cannot choose Its
victim better than when he who has the smallest excuse Ori.
error offends against him who has the slightest means°
defence. It is high time to put an end to the state of alarm l°
which many quiet and peaceable persons have been kept by
the excited state of public feeling, and illegal threats il"
properly put forward, which have at least produced a State
of things in which no man's house is his castle, and the
quiet and safety of individuals and their families are en;
dangered. But as it is always better in such a state
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society to prevent outrage at the first symptom, th..o o
suppress it at its height, or to punish it in its extremity:
and as complaint has been made that at such a rnornerii
it is not always known what Magistrate to apply t°;
would suggest that you should divide yourselves into dif-
ferent sets of two or three each, to be within call in rr.
tation, and I am sure that with the number of gentlemen
I see present, this would not entail a greater inconveni-
ence than you would feel it as much your desire as your
duty to submit to for the sake of such an object. Another re'
commendation I have to make is, that you should establish
a constabulary force of special constables on whom yo
can rely. I object, unless absolutely necessary,
the frequent recurrence. True it is that the 131°.
ment a man attempts feloniously to force an entrance Woo
dwelling-house, under any pretence, either to drag forth!.
person to whom hospitality has been extended, or stall
persist after
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better arranged in my absence. I have made no accu'r
tion—l ask for no explanation I therefore require no re,P
but leave you in the full confidence, that, as men of in,-Y'
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grity and character, you must be anxious for the rePPJ't,
tion of your parish, which the continuance of such (3u j
rage would seriously affect ; that as men of prop ttY.,s:ie
stake in the country, you are most desirous to Pr°' r
for the peace of your families, and for the security of ~
dwellings."
The same Journal contains also information ', his
L.,*
Lordship having become the patron of an Amateur
ti ical Society. His Lordship appears to have been aolivea
engaged in attending military inspections, free-scb°°'-'
and balls.
These papers contain news from South Atnerica of a
later date, but not of much importance.

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LOUIS BONAPARTE, the son of the ex-btu
of HOLLAND, has arrived in London on a visit 0 K.'
uncle JOSEPH, ex• King of SPAIN, whom he has over 0-
fore seen. We should not be surprised that our Conser„iot
ti ves made this innocent visit a ground for suspecting S r
agailllt the House of NAsati.