The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-18 00:00:00

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when, advices from Mexico inform us goods were getting some-
what scarce, and business generally reviving, that we should \ * •‘!„
now have to record a circumstance i which brings trade to a per- .
feet stand still."

We have received Jamaica papers to the 7th Novem-
ber. The House of Assembly met On the 10th, and lit.,
tle doubt was entertained but that Mr. BARRETT, the late
speaker, would be re-elected. His excellency, it is said,
owing to instructions from Downing-street, will offer no
robjections to that gentleman, and it is calculated the go-
vernor will endeavour to conduct himself with more tem-
per and dignity towards all the members of the assembly:
We regret to perceive that Lord Sun() has been pro-
secuting the press for alleged libels upon his character.
In a letter which was published in the Despatch in the
month of June last certain statements, in rather harsh
terms, were employed, which his excellency consideredi
perhaps as advised, had a tendency to bring his persori
and office into contempt. The attorney-general of the
island was accordingly instructed to prosecute Mr. BRUCE,
the able and spirited conductor of the journal in guns'
Lion ; but after a long trial the jury could not agree, and.
the prosecution fell to the ground, whether to be renewed
at the next sessions remains to be seen.
We regret this folly exceedingly, for Lord SLiGO
ought to know that the prosecutor in these matters ge-
nerally exposes himself to much more contempt by his
legal proceedings than he can possibly wipe away by in-
stituting them. Besides, the noble lord must be aware
that he has not much reputation, either of a pOblic or
private kind, to risk by any such speculations in the
courts of law.

There still seems to prevail no little bad feeling in Ja- •
maica between the governor, certain of his officers, and
the planters. We give the following as a specimen from
the Despatch of the 6th November.
"We are exceedingly sorry to learn, that Mr. Fitzgerald, the
indefatigable and excellent stipendiary magistrate, is now in.
town, in very had health. This gentleman, unfortunately for him,
is the son of the patriotic knight and member for .lierry! He
was first appointed to St. Andrew's, and there lisquired the
good will of every party. He had no bias—he fell for the ap-
prentice, and did justice to the planter—he was happy and res-
pected. He'was, however, removed from St. Andrew to the
lower district of POrt-Royel Mountains, where he was equally
respected, equally independent and equally unprejudiced—but
.in an evil hour he incurred the displeasure of a sasp,aded stipen-
diary. magistrate of the name of Palmer, who, in his retirement
at his blacksmith's shop, like another vulcan " forges the bolts of
Jove." Will it be believed that in the whole district over whirl.)
Mr. Fitzgerald presided, that not a complaint, nor even a mur-
mur, was heard until he received a letter from Lord Sligo, con—
taining fifty-four charges against him at the instance of the sus-
pended stipendiary! ! What has been the result! The fine and
noble feelings of an honourable mind, too suspectible of any-
thing like blame, gave way for a moment; and he is now
stretched on a bed of sickness in this city, among strangers, but
not friendless. His amiable wife has, however, this console-
tion--that on her husband's recovery, to which she contributes
so much by her affectionate attention, he will triumphantly re-
fute every accusation brought against him.