It is whispered in the fa...
The Times, 1824-08-13T00:00:00

It is vwhispered in the fa hionable circles, that a tour on the Continent is contemplated by His MJajesty in the courEe of the approaching auturn. Prinece EsterhaZy, the Austrian Ambassadi r, Iad a lon, interviewv yesterday afternoon 7ithl Mr. Secretary Canning at the Foreigan-offite. A considerable sensation was createt yesterday in the city among the West India nmerchants, in consequence of supposed intelligence from Jamaica, that another insusrrec- tion of the Negroes hadl taken place. The fouondation for this alarm was the following extract from the log-biok of the Lady MsfEtil Pelham packet, arrived from the Leeward Islands, and transrnitted by the agent to Lloyd's at Pal- mouth :- " On the 7th instant, in lat. 48. .52., spoke the Richard Reynolds, of London, Robarts, froin Jamaica, out six weeks. Sir J. Keane, with five compenies of the 921l re- gimnent, had embarkedl on board his Majesty's ship Hurssar, for Savannah-la.-Mer, to quell an insurrection of the Ne- groes. Some persons thought it partial, others general. When the Richard Reeynolds sailed, they were setting fire to the sugar-works in the neighbourhood." This state- ment, however, on due investigation, is justly considered to be nothing mnore than a confused account of the same insurrection of which advices were received by the last packcet from Jamsaica.. In corroboration of' this opinion, it rnay bestated tat ,the (aptain of the Richazed Rey~nolds, which vessel has arrived in the Down)s, has noti. fieJ his arrival to his owners without giving anv intelli- gence from Jamaica. A passenger has also arrivea in ano- ther ship, the James Lain,g, who let't 8t. Ann's on the 26th of June, and who states that the island was then corn- paratively tranquil. The fact of the sailing of the detaclh. ments of troops for Savannah-la-Mer may be satisfactorily explainctl, as a letter from Sir J. Keane, by the last packet, under date of the 17th of June, states his intention ot pro. ceeding in person withi troops for Savannah-la-.Mer, where there were excellent barracks, and in the neighbourhood of which the insurrection broke out. The contents of the letters brought yesterday by the Lady Mary Pecha7n packet from the Leeward islands, have been anticipatedl by a previous arrival. The Barbadoes Mercury of the 3d ult. says-" The schooner 1?eAa, belonging to Messrs. Cavan and Co., of this island is stated to have been carried into Guadaloupe by a Prencit man-of-war, for havingbeen nearer that coast than is permitted by a recent regulation of that Government; and it is added, that the Eden 6loop of war, which had proceeded tlither to ascertain the cause of this capture, was fired at by one of the forts." At the sitttng of the Barbadoes Court of Grand Sessions on the 16th of June, the Court and the Jury were occupied with the trial of AMichael Harvey Peter William Henry D'Egville, for the murder of hiis wife, by sending her toasted cheese mixed with poison. The apprehension of the prisoner for this crime was noticed in our paper several weeks ago'. Great interest was excited by the trial ; and a general opinion was entertained in Court, from the strong circumstantial evidence brought forward. that the issue would have been fatal to the prisoner. ' lMr. Hinds, the Counsel for Afr. D'Egville, made a rmost eloquent and inge- nious defence. The jury not being unanimous in their opinion, renmainedi in deiiberation until near i 2o'clock atnight, af'ter which time, it is said, the Court cannot legally sit, when they returned into Court without lhaving determined any verdict. The prisoner was, therefore, remanded to plnson, antI will there retuain until next sessions in Decem- ber, when he svill be arraigned for the murder of Mrs. Lewellyn, the lady of the house, who unfortunately partook of the cheese with AMrs. D'Egville. On the Monday fol- lowing the trial of AMr. D'Egville-, a mulatto, named Ja- nuary, was executed for a muyder of which he had beein convicted on the Friday preceding. It is a curious fact that D'Egville, wilo had himself so narrowly escaped con- viction fr ea similar crime, and who was to be tried shortly on another capital indictment, requested and obtained per- tnission to be present at the execution of the rnalatt6, whi ch he actually witnessed. WxNDson, AugUst -T5is being Iisi Majesty's birth-day, the morning was usheredl in with ringing of bells, and other demonstratiotis of rejoicing. Soon atfter tweive o'clock. the Thtd,rgiment oflF'ootOuards, on duty here, marcheAr from theFoot. barracks In their onell unifots, playing iit the fiont te the Long. walk,. askd at one o'lckM firtd. a.femr de-joic,,ati gave three chteers Soonafter one o'clock the King camedlowu the Long.walk in his cariage, and drove to the Castk, where A2r. WVyatt ife 'rchiteet, and the tradespeople entployed in the projected alterations and ini. provements, wete in waiting; thework-people all ztbod in a rowo and saluted HA hfjest~ as lie psaaed, which the King gtiousily retulrn: erl.Hi aj oceeded to lay the firstetone for the inew lrani wotraiies enderytheiSng was in read1ine,e for the occaidon, the silvtr ytrwle aprest manJiving:to the Kinig, who then laid the R wson ge aftsre whichs for i b je sty cl re aed o . r. WNyatt s -clerk a t ih wOrt wveit tohe Kiloerrwel.edhe, King order6a etyh oif the work.an men haf a crown. The Kint afterieseds inspected the altera. tions making in tthe Inside of the 3'atle. The workmen, in digginog in the CRstle-ynrd, which'trey are loweting above tltyee feet, Iband a hole which goes down near 20 feet, and also a lasrge passge that yoed, undder the oastle and Terrace, which had never been heanmrd by thte olest mian living: it was pointed out to the King, wito gave dIvections for its being cleared out. :s ie Kong titl Ietirn In the evening to the oyat Ldge, wihere s is _ajestY wi llave a grand dinner party, at rhich tte hand of the Sd Regiment of Foot Guardm are to attenrl. VATuXtkst.1. OKARDnsN..-.A grand gala was given at these gartlens last nlight, to celebrate the anniversary of lils Mlaesty's birthday, and it was onie of the mnost tplendid and hiost numerously attenideq which we have seen t6i Woritm years. In addition to the utoial decorations~ there *tie a variety of tasteful devic~ex dew"- '- of the nationa1 ?atNai. In thefront of the Orb'r- -' -,v were abs1iihded the flaps of thje sever-' -r~a and( all around %chthose of Oreat Brit?,- We , nationsi ot' Europe, amongst placed At oe tieo "Wre, of course, very oonsplcuiolily cpltam, Athoe rs "M fthe quAdrangle, in thu r'ear of the 4or- ches-a,the dr'Ir "TheKing7 our Patton's tiat4JA 1" -v, re execu,ted in v,ery brillaiatligts. Itheywer surmopnt nstg"of the Royal Arnms-.thotigh we ou( oletereasoiovithe hxg with therepresentgtion of a small sloop* rigged out -wiih. variegategt, lamps. T ; e ffctlowever, was ver4y iimpoing La hv AS dcpdrtment there were a variety of -addition4 to' the usual songs ampd, colicerts. A'mongst these the pi)ndinpal were...the oveittire -t4 tlse< nwhoo QPaDrFrel.relsnitz, arig a "'(itanad 5irth-dlay 0.dev Te oofthe amusement3i of thc eveimnir were oni a very soln..n did seale. 'Wie *ish we could -bay A~ mughi *f the visitgrsi :.lhey~ -were, verytiuierous, (we tlhink thltrit-one tilne, 'not, tewer ih4n s I 12thausaii1lwere priet)jbut ey. were-.by;aoman.ey'6t Th'ro'tghor,t te m ey'ar~q teryB1 was imniense. .,grgm G1mtALTa Jul Y-EI ee~r~t 44*d,s bri . ere to leave Laj f 04giie St,. ~,I ~ncent and St.Ir' ie roeto ?l -We have receivd u1l*oth C