The Sun.
London, England, 1818-02-21 00:00:00

" CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, FEB. k 7

" The Chamber of Deputies assembled in Se-
cret Committee.

" il. Dupont (de PEure) developed his p?o-
-position respeetipg the Press.
" M. Blanquart Bailleul objectert.ter it in point

of form.
" The proposition was rejectot by an immense

majority.

" M. Dobruel developed • a proposition for
prafmg.bii Majesty to revise -the laws respeeling
the pairrnal , • .

4( It was ordered to be printed.
" PARis, FELL )8 —According to an Onion-
'lance of the Minister of State, Prefect of. Police,
the price of the loaf of Bread, Of four pounds, is
fixed at 17 sous, from the 17di inst.

The Report cm the Recruitment Projet will
not, it is said, be made to the Chamber. of. Peers
before Saturday next.
" The Prince of Cond4 has visited the Duke of

llTcliingron.

" Broneau, calling himself Louis XVII., and
his associates, were interrogated at great length on
Monday by the President of the Court. The trial
was adjourned till the next day.

" FIVE PER CENTS.

" Monday
" Tuesday

" FRANKFORT, FEB. 12.—1 t is again said, that
the Allied Sovereigns will meet here iu the month
of May.
" Ucsse CASSEL, Fan. 6.—The Elector is still
indisposed, and his great age renders his illness.
dangerous. •
" NANTES, FEB. 13.—Intelligence has been
received of the sudden opening of a. Volcano at
Soufriere, in the island Of St. Lucia, which has
done considerable damage.'

We received this moruing, Jamaica Papers to
the I Sth ult. :
(From The Royal Gazette.)

""ST. JAGO DE LA VEGA, JAN. 10, 1818.--411 s
Grace the Governor having, by Proclamation,
appointed yesterday as a day of Pu.blic Prayer
and Humiliation, on account of the Death of her
Royal Highness the Princess CHARLOTTE An-
GUSTA, the same was observed with all due so-
lemnity in this town. Divine Service was per-
formed in the Church, which was hung with
black on the occasion, by the Rev. Mr. HAmm,
ToN, who delivered a I:,ostimptessive Sermon on
the melancholy subject, taking his text from Job,
chap. 30, verse 23 :—" For I know that thou
wilt bring me to death, and to the house ap-
pointed for all living."---The Reverend Gentle-
man drew an affecting picture of the vicissitudes
of hiunan tile, and the changes which a year, a
month, a day, or even an hour, might•produce ;
which he illustrated .b.y contrasting the late fes-
tivities, on the Anniversary of the Lirtli of Our
Saviourovith the gloom and the garb of txoe
with which- we were- now covered. Lie then

Same.

dep:ei,ta ti•it nncertainty of homati
and the 'certainty Of (11,ii death which neither
wealth, nor rank; nor voUth, could a'void. A:
that very moment, perhap; matiy iti every c.}4'.,
and at every age, Wert eliieriettciug the pan;N •
of parting exislenee ; and youth-, NA beauty, and':
wealth, and grandeur, ,were, 'without discrintina- \
HMI, mingling with their parent dust. After thus
impressing on the minds of his congregation ti ;e
cransitoty enjoyments of this world, he opened
to thetri the consoling reflections which arose tti
the breast of every Chiiitian; oti the full assot-
ance of the felicities of a future life, reminding 11
of the beautiful lines of Beattie
" When doulpts, and when darkness, are faded avraYs
" And beauty; immortal, awakes from the tomb r°
" His Grace the Governor and Suite entered
the Church at ten o'clock, and immediately after
be was seated, the service commenced. 'Several
Members of the Council and Assembly alsO a 7.
tended, as well as all the Officers of the Garri-
son ; and not only the pews, but the aisles, werc
unuittally crowded with all classes, who wail/
sympathised in those feelings of regret which the
melancholy occasion was so well calculated to in-
spire.

" 13otb the Synagogues in this town were taste-
fully hung with black cloth and crape, and
vine Service performed therein, by prayers., 31“1
reading several psahn,s selected for the acc3-.
sions, as well as those commonly used.
tions were also delivered,. composed for the °CO`
tjon by the Bedin. Several were also audihlf
chauated by the llazans, and repeated by'rb°
Congregation and prayers having been put "?
to God for the Kiog and Royal Family, thc
whole concluded with "Alen@ le Sh4eah," and.
"

" KINGSTON, JAN. 17.-11 v the Catherine Ann*
we learn, that on the 24th nit. a sloop 0f war,
two brigs, and two schoontrs, under the ;?revel;
flag, appeared off Santa-Martha, and, after lyiltEr
Co for oe,rly one hour, passed to leewal-d ; theY
were from Cadiz bound to Porto-Bello, fr°ll/
whence they were to proceed to the Havanoal3,
with specie, on account of the Spanish GJverfl...
mem, and :hence to return to Cadiz witty tlbe

" KisasToN, DEC. the igth insr-
the Nat assn, the San Francisco was captured
L'Eciair Independent schooner, comnondeall
one Dennis Thomas, a native of Hayti, vritk)
motley crew of all nations. They hung up Get'
Vi.alsh for a considerable Cote, ill-treated
the
Supercargo, and threatened to stab him onle9t
0,0.gy wag given to then). To save the cessell
the supercargo was obliged to give a deaft frr:
1004 dollars as a ransom, when ',he tras permitto
to proceed, most of the San Francisco's mess haviuK
volunteered oil board the privateer, whose Col'tSill
kept Captain Walsh's papers, and gave 4° lira

supercargo the tollots'ing certificate
hoolier
44 I, tire undersigned Captain of the Independent' 9e
L'Eciair, having captured, ori the night of the 19th of '- ca
cember, the Spanish schooner San Francisco, Captain Ge°rg.i._
Walsh; and having released ber for a ransom of 10°1.
lars, have given to the Supercallo Valentine Louis tO "
content, to serve hint in case of necessity. The sOid
laden with cattle,was from Monte-Christobound to JalOic
d.
Given at sea the 20thof Dketuher, 1817, in lat. 19. SO•r.
68. from the Meridian of Cadiz,

" DENNIS THOMA'
" KINGSTON, DEC. 20.—Iiis Grace tbe 6°'
rernor having been pleased, pn Tuesday, t° rr-
rogue the House of Assembly until the 1011004'
clay (as will be seen on a reference to ther
notes), the Members met accordingly at 2 °'el°c
on Wednesday, and his Grace having
ormed thereof, their attendance was shortly
desired in the Council Chamber,. wheu Gr4c
opened the Session with the following Speect/
" Gentlemen of the Council, been la;

" Mr. tipeakcr, and Gentlemen of the Assernbl),
ccl have called you together fur the, urpci eof clisPus4 df°o,
such portion of the public business as was left InifiisPe
coo
the close of the late Session, and I am persuaded 11'31
will proceed to the consideration of it with your usual al
acr
" Mr. Speaker, and Gentlemen of the AsseullAY)
cc The assurance I so lately received from you of Pi° reams
diness to grant the necessary supplies, convinces 111 e
ua-
your disposition on this important point still rental°

changed."
"To which the fioinie of Assembly.returl'' •

following Address :

The lofileide .-Irldress of the 4,vsembl 01" Janie°.
" Jiay it please your cirace, oer"
W " e, his Majest's dutiful and loyal subjects, tl/c loot
bly of Jamaica, beg leave to return you oUr thatilis °ti

Sin ech at te. openiog of (lic Ses:tion.
„ tot°
" Your Grace may he assured that we shall proceed 3 iv'
disposal of such parts of the public business as real3inei- tl,O
finished at the clue of the Session, with the same re3(..ll)4're
whicb we have always sliewn to attend to yoUr• Grace
coinmen44ation.

4 4 t t"
'our Grace will final that our disposition to Oa

usual supplies remains unaltered."

lIIS GRACE'S ANSWER :

" Mr. Speaker, and Ci,ntlemen of the AssArobty,
.cricc
" I return yon my thanks for your AddrctsV: MY csger!
of your liberahty assured me that'you would grant Luc-
•

plies as ti,e public service may require.
" The Rouse having returned, the roles ("f the
last Session were o:dered to be tije rulesPf t"