The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-17 00:00:00

WEST INDIES.

TRIAL OF THE REBELS.

KmosToN,Dsc.2B.—The following slaves were charged
with being concerned in rebellious conspiracies and com-
mitting other crimes, to the ruin and destruction of the
white people, and others
.of this island, and for causing,
exciting, and promoting others thereto; and for being
concerned in rebellion, and designing to commit murder,
felony, burglary, and to set fire to certain houses, out
houses, and compassing and imagining the death of the
white people in the said parish. They were all found
guilty and sentenced to be hanged.
Henry Nibbs, to J. Walker, Esq.—Value 501. Charles
Brown, to Frontier Estate.—Value 1001. James Sterling.
to ditto.—Value 651. Charles Watson, to ditto.—Value
801. Rodney Wellington, to ditto.-70i. William Mont-
gomery. to ditto.—Value 1001. Richard Cosley, to ditto.—
Value 1001. Morris Henry to ditto.—Value 901.

On their defence they denied the charge. and said they
were well used and clothed, and were quite happy. One
of them, Charles %Vatson, declared that he was never pu•
nisbed in his life ; that great trust was put in him, and he
was as well off as if he was free.

The above culprits were executed at Port-Maria, in the
most solemn and impressive manner, on Wednesday, in
pursuance of Ms brace's warrant.
From the evidence, it appeared beyond the shadow of a
doubt, that they designed to setfire to Frontier Works, ad-
joining Port-Maria, and to butcher the whit..s and free
persons of colour, as they came toextinguish the fire, then
to comedown in the town, and take po . ion of it, while
a detachment seised the fort.—(Public Advertiser.)

The Speaker's Parliamentary Levees for the present
Sessions will commence on Saturday next, the 21st inst.
Yesterday the Lord Mayor had a party of forty to
dinner at the Mansion House. His Lordship has another
large dinner party this day.
A letter in the Liverpool Mercury states that Mr.
Smith, the Missionary, has been tried and condemned on
an ex-post facto law. The writer says the public ought
to know that in bringing him in guilty of the charge of
knowing the intentions of the negroes, and withholding
the information from Government, be was recommended
to mercy, on the score of the error being one of judgment
only, and not of design.
By letters received yesterday from Bahia, of the 17th
of December, it appears, that though on the arrival of in-
telligence of the events at Rio de Janeiro, a protest was
prepared and signed by several individuals, expressive of
their disapprobation oldie Emperor's conduct I. dissolving
the Legislative Assembly, there was so strong a party
existing there disposed to adhere to the Emperor under
any circumstances, that it was probable the tranquil-
lity of the place would be preserved.
FIRE.—Tbe neighbourhood of Pentonville was on Sun-
day night, about midnight, thrown into confusion and
alarm, by the discovery of a fire in the back warehouses
belonging to Mr. Scrodder, of 64, White Lion-street, Pen-
tonville. An alarm was immediately given, and the in-
mates fortunately escaped unhurt ; bat owing to the rapid
progress of the fiamrs,scarcely any property was preserved.
The fire soon communicated to some out-buildings in the
rear, belonging to the cow-yard of a Mr. Oldfield, and in
• short time these, with the entire premises of Mr. Scrodder
were reduced to one indiscriminate mass of ruins. The en-
gines by this time began to poor in, and the powerful aid of
the firemen soon stayed the progress of the fire, which
about four. o'clock, was happily got under without doing
further mischief. We understand the premises of Mr.
Scrodder wereinfored.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
BETTING AT ATTATTERSALL's, FEB. 16. iip

RIDDLUWORTII.-5 to 4 agst Reformer-4 to I agst Re.
bacca-6 to I agst Katherine-8 to I agst Don Carlos.
DERBT.-9 to 2 agst Swiss-8 to I agat Reformer-12 to t
egg Grenadier-13 to I agst Osmond-14 to 1 agst Jessy—
lb to I agst. Ridicule-20 to I agat Don Carlos-23 to
agst Horly Burly-30 to 1 agst Cressida—SO to I &gat Sir
Gray-40 to I Carbonaro-100 to I aim Austerlitz.
Osits.-4 to I agt Rebecca—Oto 1 agst Sister to Sallor-7 to
1 agst Barrosa-14 to 1 agst Filagree.
DONCASTER ST. LEORR.-10 to 1 agst Altisidors-10 to I
agst Swiss—lB to I agst Rosanne-23 to I agst Reformer-
-26 to 1 agst Equity--23 to I agst Elephant-2S to I agst
Trullt-28 to I agst Streatham-40 to I agst loa-60 to I agst
Confederate.

BOXERII.-.SPRING AND LANGAN.-Of the ♦ast anew-
blagea opon goy sporting subject within our recollection.
nothing exceeded that which our informant met with at
Beicher's last night. Talent of every sort and size was
there assembled upon the tiptoe of expectation for the
making a second match between Spring and Langan. for
five hundred sovereigns, on the terms stated in our paper
of Saturday last. A sovereign each was only staked, and
neither of the men appeared. The hundred pounds on the
part of Langan was ready, and offered to be stakad by a
Sportsman, who paid every compliment to the mlohood of
Spring. Neither of the MOD appearing, and more than •
thousand persons being present, some clamour seemed to
be arising. Belcher showed the articles, which we have
already published, and the company were informed that
Langan's absence arose from unavoidable circumstances.
The company were satisfied.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—Tnt• Day.
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JAR Williams was indicted for assaulting M organ
an officer of police.
The prosecution was instituted by the London Dock
Company, as it involved a question as to the right of
thoroughfare through certain parts of the Dock. The de-
fendant was walking over a private part of the Dock with
two bundles in his hand, and was stopped, but he refused
to give any account of himself, and was seized, and a
scuffle ensued, in which the assault was committed.

The defence was, that the defendant was wantonly at
tacked, and bad only resisted to save his life ; such was
the violence of the conduct of the officers.
Mr. ALLEY addressed the Court in his behalf, and Mr.
Laer. for the prosecution, contending that the officers
bad a right to detain the man.
The Jury however acquitted him ; and thus it seems any
person may pass through the Dock when he pleases.