The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-14 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

Her Majesty's packet Petrel, Lieutinant Crooke, ar-
rived on Tuesday night from the West Indies. Her sail-
ing dates were as follow :—Barbadoes, Nov. 27; St.
Lucia and Martinique, 122; Dominica, Guadaloupe, and
Antigua, 29 ; Montserrat, Nevis, and St. Kitt's
30 ; Tortola, Dec. 1 ; arriving at St. Thomas Dec. 2,
where she received the Jamaica mails of Dec. 14, by the
Spitfire steamer, and the La Guyra and island mails by
the Tartarus. The Hope, the preceding packet, sailed
from St. Thomas four days prior to the Petrel. The
next packet is not known to have arrived at Barbadoes
by this vessel's advices. Passengers by the Petcrel—
Mr. E. Nanton, Lieut. Sibthorp, 60th Rifles, Lieut.
West, 82d Regiment, Mr. John Cater, Mr. 1). Milhado
and lady, Lieut. Bryan, R.N., Mr. IL Warnford, and
Mr.: J. Edwards. The Petrel sailed from St. Thomas,
on her homeward voyage, on Dec. 20. Her freight is:
but a trifling one.
The proceedings of the Colonial Legislature of Ja-
maica are not of special interest ; but we select the fol-
lowing from our advices
Excellency the Governor has been pleased to issue
a new writ of election for the parish of St. Mary. The
scrutiny on the Hanover election was going on. The
silk company bad applied to the house for a loan. The
history of the company is brief but important, when taken
in conjunction with the aforementioned application.
A party came here from America with:mulberry
plants, to rear them in the island, and to introduce the
silk company. It was to be of such a prolific and advan-

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tageous order that the capital was named, and early re
quisitions for shares recommended because they were
limited. The list became filled, a first call was made,
land purchased, labourers imported, and the Governor's
speech announced the early success of the undertaking.
All this has been said, but no published report of the
company's condition and progress has been exhibited. It
is not likely to meet with the desired assistance.
The Copper Coin Regulation Bill, for the purpose of
making copper, to
the extent of one shilling, a legal ten-
der in any one payment, has been resolved by their
Honours of the Council, shall be read " this day three
months." Who doubted this result? No thinking man
whatever. The Council has very properly stopped its
further movement, and saved their own time, as well as
hi,exacyirscleothiatsiiodnereodf, ci‘o.opnedr
prerogative of the Sove-
shown their knowledge of the
thbeonaety in this island,
tended with the
r;eigh.avela'
most beneficial results ; but in the absence of any desire
on the part of the public to avail themselves of this con-
venience, this is nut the way to enforce the matter.
SUGAR 1301 LING.—A number of the lion. Members of
Assembly and other gentlemen proceeded on Thursday
last to Retreat Estate, in St. Joint's, the property of the
Honourable Edward Thompson, to witness the results of
Mr. Lockhart's new method of hanging coppers ; and the
trial which then took place, we understand, succeeded
beyond the most sanguine expectatioas of the gentlemen
present. Among the gentlemen present were the Hon.
Joseph Gordon, 11. L. Garrigues, Dr. Morales, L. His-
lop, and W. Colhuan, Esqrs. The operation was tried
in a set of coppers, only three in number, containing 500
gallons each, and front which 4,800 gallons of cane juice
were evaporated 4.12 hours, which would be equal to
three hogsheads of sugar if the juices were of rich
quality; but in the present instance, the canes being
weak, the juices were consequently pour. The result,
however, was most satisfactory.
It is with pleasure that we learn from a correspondent
in the Carpenter's Mountains District of Manchester,
" that though showers are daily falling, which retard the
curing of the coffee, they do no injury to the berries on
the trees; that the labourers are diligently employed
picking them off; that they will be of very good quality
and few light ones to be found among them." We do
hope and trust that similarly favonrable accounts may
be received from other quarters, to make some amends
for nearly three years of drought and other untoward
circumstances.

One of the Commissioners under the Stamp Act has
been most properly abolished, as we, in a former number,
submitted that it ought ; while the salary of the remain-
ing one is raised from 3001. to 4001. per annum, in conse-
quence of the extra work.
At the Council Chamber, on Dec. 9, the following bills
underwent the usual formalities and were passed :—The
Import and Export Duty Bill, the Land Tax Duty Bill,
and the Bill to amend the 21st c. 4 Vic., c. 54. Messrs.
Wright and Barnett brought over from the Hon. Assem-
bly the Bill to encourage the Breed of Horses, the Soli-
citor's Fee, and the Masters in Chancery Bill, which
were read a first time and committed.

On the 10th his Excellency the Governor, having taken
his seat at the head of the Hon. Board of Council, the
Usher of the Black Rod was sent to require the attend-
ance of the Hon. Assembly, and the lion. House being
present, his Excellency was pleased to give assent to the
several bills that had been passed, viz.:—Land Tax, Duty
on Foreign Goods, Police, to amend the Act relating to
Appeals from Assessments, Customs at Alligator Pond,
to encourage the Breed of Horses, to repeal the Acts re-
lathe to Masters of Vessels entering into Bonds, In-
dented Persons quitting- the Lsland during Martial Law,
O'Kecoi2's Private. Bill, Turner's Private Bill.

Dr. Paul's late appeal to the Fourth Estate, and pub-
lication of his petition to the Council, having been voted
by that august body a " breach of their privileges," he
was summoned to attend, and after a lengthy scene he
was discharged.
There is nothing of interest by this opportunity from
the other colonies.