The Sun. — 1840-12-24 (London, England)

RIOUS AFFRAY IN JERSEY.  LATEST FROM AMERICA.  cado ___—.......-- Thr i Jersey Riper reo morning brings sived this The Great AN °stern, from New cork, arrived tit at of an affray Paper soldiers of theg garrison and al: 13ristel about four o'clock this morning, Thursday, 24th,, civ aFei?illa as :... after a successful voyage of between 14 and 15 days. i ‘. A serious affray, which is. :ikely to' lead to very disThe Great Western has brought New York Papers agreeable consequences, took place on Thursday evening, to the 9th iost., on which day stiesstiessailed, instead of betwee a several soldiers of the garrison and some public the Bth, s intended, having been detained a day in , sffieent and other citizens at Jersey. is appears that two consequence Of a very severe snow storm, which ex- police officers were in search or a man sustended over many of the northern am? southern p ected, of having fathered an illegii2mate child States, having rendered the roads icopassable, in the, parish of St. Helier ; two soldiers at, empted to and prevented the arrival of three days' N nth and enter ant room where the officers were. The Centenier South mails. She has a full complement of cargo, with wou.d not allow the soldiers to enter the room and interupwards of 100,000 dollars in specie on board, aad she fete 9.-, th his duty. A struggle ensued, and one of the' poFeco fficov era received some severe blows. The soldiers; brings home sixty-nine passengers, the whole of whom ho w were, _ cr, mastered and ejected from the room. A. speak in the highest possible terms of the ability, , ?ourrumour, hoivever, spread in the town, that some of the tesy, and general conduct of Captain Hosken. police had bae.l murdered in George-street. Mr. AlexIt was fully expected that she would have brought t 'be ander, a most ac:ive police officer, accompanied by Mr. President's Message, but it bad not arrived at No. Y Le Neveu, basted to Mr. Lloyd's, to render assistance if York at the time of her departure, and indeed there were i necessary, but before they reached the house, from 20 to doubts whether the snow storm had not prevented t .30 soldiers were seers rushing from the esplanades the arrival of a sufficient number of members to open I t owards the house. In one n'oment they were on Mr. the Congress on the Monday. A ,lexander and Mr. Le Neveu, vv:sen Mr. Alexander was The Electoral College had met and elected General LI ddenly felled to the ground and ~`oaten about the head h wit h own staff. Mr. Le Nevei went to the asHarrison President, and Mr. 'Fyler Vice-President, by si,t, .nce of his friend. One of the assailants cried out a very large majority. ,i Di -aw bayonets 1" The order was obeyed. Mr. Le Nerei; Upon the subject of General Harrison's Cabinet was , minded and struck to the ground, bathes 's nin ' blood. much speculation was abroad, but it was thought that Mr. A loxander's head was cut open- in fourplae-s. begs ale still collecting evidence. In the nil agns! both Mr. Webster and Mr. Clay would be members of The, Court of Inquiry hai not yet closed its procee iin ,lre happy to say that measures have been adop •ed it ; and it is stated that Mr. Webster had been offered , the recurrence of the office of Secretary of State, which he would , theti me 7 ewt : .eivil authorities. At one moment it was extvhole garrison were about to rush on the to ereven, . a collision between the sa laccept, Accoants of the devastation occasioned by the storm diers and thewere arriving from all quarters, but its extent was un- 1 rected that the known, as most of the roads still remain impassable I Centenicr and hi.l officers. ....,...„.. from the snow-drift. In Canada every thing remained .........-....„............ peaceable. (From the New York flirted of the 9 h inst.) '7.• • MEE I'ING OF CONGIZEoS.—