The last news from Jamaica is more favourable than was
antici- pated. The session of the Legislature was opened by the Marquis of Smco on the 7th October. His speech concludes thus-
" When last I took my leave of you, I expressed my confidence that the gloomy anticipations of violence expected to be attendant on the late great change in the butte of the labouring population were unfounded. So great a chaege as that which has lately taken place, the annals of history .do not recount ; and, enabled as I am with truth to state that it has not been accompanied by the loss of one drop of blood, have we not cause, as I predicted, for mutual CI ongratula- tion ! nat sonic inconveniences and irregularities have arisen from various causes, it is impossible to deny ; but I am glad to find they have in every in- stance, save one, been of minor importance."
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