The Sun.
London, England, 1817-01-08 00:00:00

JAMAICA INTELLIGENCE,.

•The'South A meritaneTnisers, or vessels sailing
under these cohons, are, doing ranch mischief in
the West Indict, besides insulting every flag they
meet of 'inferior force.
• On the-29th of October the members of the
nett/ General ikssemhly met in Spanish-town .fur
the dispatch of business
On Thursday, the 31st, a, message- was received
by the house from his Grace the Governor, ac-
quainting it, thats he had been instructed lay his
Majesty's Ministers . to submit to the confider:ohm
at the House the propriety of paSsing a bill,
lar in its principle to the Shave Registry 13111,
which was introduced into the House of Commons
in 1815; and as the intention of 'again introttoc-
ing that Bill into Parliament had been suspended,
in consequence of assurance which his Maje.s.
ty's. Ministers felt:themselves authorised to give,
that there existed a disposition on the part of the
Colonial Legislatures to adopt some measures of
that natore, his Grace trusted, that the anxious
desire which the Ministers had shown to prevent,
if possible, the interference,of Parliameat in a
question soliable to he misunderstood, and to
leave theconsid n eration of it to those who, In,
provisions, cookil best. consult the habits and feel-
ings of the inhabitants, and secint its execution
in, a manner the least burdensumev would he pro-
perly appreciated 'by the House.'of Assembly..
11 is Grace diiclaimed, on the part of the. British
,Ministers, the intention to propose. the glestiou
of emancipation ; that it was Only simply the re-
gistration of slaves which was wished for and
intended.

•
The House, in Committee, came to two r esoln-
lions on the subject i to the purport, that the
Legislature ot Jamaica had at all times adopted
Measures most expedient to the convenience' an:l
comfort, &c. of the slaves and that thislogis.
'attire was a/one:competent; to determine upon such
liktnre measureras were best cslealated to promote
-the advantage of the slaves, &c.; that n committee
be, appointed to consider the subject, and to ,re-
vie.wthe existing laws for the protection of slaves,
and to consider whether their individual comfit; ta
and natural increase can he promoted by further
positive coin:lntents ; and it necessary; to bring in
a bill or bills for thosc• purposes.
. The operations of the Smith Americans do not
come down to so late it period in the Jmnalca,
papers 'as the auconuts we have received by way
of America ;, but its far ,as they go, they corrobo-
rate the late successes ot the patriot party. UrOnin,
the ,Butmos Ayres Admiral, is still detained at An..
lON. Every thing which transpires respecting
this adventurer chews that he had long aq,o de-
serted the Cathie of Ritenos Ayres, ,

SpoTs, 1N Mitt Sax.--Since so much attention
has been. paid to the spots on tlik- luminary, it has
flequently been supposed that the almost constant
rains, Which deformed the w•ude of the last yell.
were occasioned by their. appearance: This 1.),:1;ef
has` been a's. often turned into ridicule. Yet it
seems confirmed anew by the change which has
lately tidieu place in the state of 'the wear her.--
,During the tew months, tbat have elapsed of the
present Winter, we regularly observed, that when-
ever the weather was
,frosty, and clear, the
was :free from spots., Yesterday was one oil he
brightest thtys of the whole season, and afforded
us a. good opportunity of. retiewing our observa.
lions, when we found that all those bodies which
had have lately intercepted a large portion of the
rays of the Sun, had disappeared. The whole Oh
was clear, end shed forth the most vivid li„.;ht.—
We shall watch attentively the return of the (talk
and it it should be accompanied with
the usual rains and tempests, little d6obt
their nine Pai e )
Div WENTS—WheII received should, he imme.
didtely employed to advantage. Thns is is\that
Property .iiecotriol!ttes. The fallowing'
spewing how the Capital of, Stock-Holders may be
augmented ty expending oaty a poi ion of, their
Dividends, may not be deemed inapplicable:at :tLe
presentinopent

Money. Consnl.
1,47 16 0 limy prnilnce L 42,000 0 equal to 1,68,110
IH. 0 ntax_protlitee 91,000 0 equiti to S 4, 04C0
19 7 0 may podutt 10,504) 0 equal 10 17,000 '
5 0 max prnauce. 5,250 U ,eqnni to 8,5 W
3 3 produce ‘2,oes 0 equal lo 4,,m0
I is 0 nay progues 1,311-10. equi,kl to
It iti 10 the present Lottery the anove,'refers,—
the Scheme of which has met with such noleeesal,
approbation, it contains Two Grand Prizes of
20,000 cloineas, and upwards, of Forty other Ca-
with oniy 12,000 Tickets ; the vaine,pf time
small Plizes is increased, 'there being 800 of .25
Guineas each, find none lower than 171. and the
'whole will be paid in sterling money.--.. The Draw-
ing will, commence on Tuesday, time 21st of this
month (3.annary) ; and such Persons as have not
Dividends to receive at present, should
that ere this oionUi arrive again, they may,,, by it
retrenchment of their superfluous expenses, pro.
cure themselves tt Chance of jun Independent
Funded Property,- 8%1 be enabled' to. mingle in
time throng of * smiling countewnwes which are
issuing Lvery day (rpm Ons 'Janis of 10sland.