The Sun.
London, England, 1818-09-05 00:00:00

13 A A M A.

(From "-ThePoyal Gazeiir and tn./lama .-Idverliser"

15/h July)

NASSAU, JULY t 5, ISIS.

The followin4 i, a Covy of the Dispatch from
;tad BATHURST to his I:axcelleilcy Governor CA-
NIVRON, communicated by his Honour the Yresi-
tict‘t, to the two branches of the Legidature,

iannedintOy utter the 4:ne,,slon WdS opened :---

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(No. 76.) Putet,log-street, Felt. 2s, 1818.
it,-11ave hid tie honour of rece:ving
your dispatch of the 3d December, anti of sub-
mitting to his Royal Highness the Prince 'lt-gent
tit e humble Address and Petition of the Boost
of Assembly of the Bahamas, which it enclo.ed.
I have received his Royal Highness's Com-
mands to instruct you 10 inform the House of
Assembly, that the arrest and commitment or
Mr. NVylly, under ail the citcunist3llCeS of the
case, appear to his Royal Highness to have keen
highly objectionable, and that his Royal HiL,.bness
entirely approves of the conduct of the General
'Court upon Mr. lVylly's being hi ought before
them on a Writ of Habeas Corpus, duly issued ;
inasmuch as his recommit meut to Prison would
have implied, that in the opinion of the Court
the arrest and imprisonnteut of Mr. Wylly had
been warranted by law. You may further assure
the Assembly that his Royal Highness will ever
be ready to afford them protection and support iu
the due exercise of their ptivileges, hot that his
Royal Highness considers that it would be in-
consistent with the due administration of Justice,
and with the personal liberty of the inhabitants
ot the Bahamas, it the Assembly were allowed to
possess an uncontronled right of arresting and
committing to prison any of his Majesty's sub-
jects, under the plea of an alleged breach of pri-
vilege; that a claim on their part to a power of
this nature can only lead to a repetition of those
contentions which have unhappily accrued be-
tween the Legislative Assembly and the General
Court, tending to degrade their respective alitho-
Titles in public estimation, and to create a se-
rious, if not a fatal, interruption of all public
proceedings.
‘. With respect to that part of. the Memorial
which relates to the rejection by the Council of
certain sent up to them by the Assembly,
his Hovel Highness considers the Council have,
in cownwii with the Assembly, a full and un-
doubted right to decide bow far the several Le-
gislative measures brought tinder their considera-
tion are tin to become Laws of the Colony ; anti
that in whatever light the Assembly may view the
grounds upon w hit-li the Council act in particu-
lar instances, they, Caliciot but feel that any
iu-
tertetence with the privileges of tine Council in
this respect might lead to conscvences not more
subversive of the constitution of the BAharnas
than fatal to the similar privileges of the House of
Assembly itself.
" 1 have the honour to be, Sir,
your most obedient bumble s9rvant,
" BATHURST.
" To Governor Cameron, &c. &c, &c."

The House of Assembly, atter -severallßesoln-
tions expressive of their dissatisfaction With the
above dispatch, having renewed proceedings
-against ZVilliatn Wylly, Esq. for offences alleged
to have been committed by him against the late
blouse, summoned him to attend the Bar to an-
swer to the several charees. Yesterday was the
appointed day ; but at 1 I o'clock, atter the Le-
gislative Council had assembled, and the House
had met, his Honour the President came down
from the Government Hotrze to the Council Cham-
ber, where he commanded the immediate attend-
ance of the House, and was pleased to close the
Session with :the following Speech :

" Gentlemen of the Council,
" Mr. Speaker and 6entlemeu of the House
of-Assembly,
At the-cOmniencernent of the present Session
I laid before you the copy of a Dispatch from the
Earl -Bsthorst-, one of his Majesty's Plincipal Se-
cretaries of State, to his Excellency Governor
-Cameron, bearing date, Downing-street, the 28th
February last, stating that his Lordship had re!.
ceived the Governor's Dispatch of the 3d Decent-
,her•last,,and had submitted to his Royal High-
ness tne Prince Regent the humble Address and
Petition of the House of Assembly of the Ba-
hamas, which it inclosed ; that his Lordship had
received his Royal :Highness's commands to in-
-strnct the Governor to inform the House of .As-
lemlAy, that -the arrest and commitmeut of Mr.
Wylly, under all the circumstances of the ease,
appeared- to his- Royal Highness to have been
highly objectionable.; and that,his Royal High-
ness entirely. approved of the conduct of the Ge-
neral court upon Mr. Wy:ly's being brought be-
fore them, ota a writ of Habeas Corpus, duly is-
sued.; inasmuch as his re-commitment to piano
would have implied,;; that in the opinion of the
Court the arrest and imprisonment. of Wylly
had been warranted by law. • And the Governor
was further directed to assure the Assembly that
his Royal Highness would be eves ready to afford
them protection anti support in the clue exercise
of their privileges ; but that his Royal Highness
considered that it would be inconsistent with the
clue administration of Justice, and with the perso-
nal liberty of the inhabitants of the Bahamas, it
the Assembly were.allowed to 'possess an uncoil-
trollied right-of arresting'-and.commiting to prison
any of his :Majesty's subjects, under the plea of
an alleged breach of privilege. That a claim on
their part to a power of this nature could only
lead to a repetition of those.eontentions which
have unhappily accrued between Ibe Legislative
Assembly and the General_Court,tending. to de4
grade their respective:Authorities in public esti.;
and .to create a serious, it not a. fatal,-
interruption-of-all public proceedings.

Mr. Speaher and Gentlemen of the
House of Assembly,

" After the comrnnt►ication of this dispatch, it
vas to be hoped that all former differences would
have ceased, and 'that the House would have pro-
ceeded to the discharge, of.the public business wit h
temperance and moderation ; instead of which, the
House has been occupied only in Resululionc and