The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-26 00:00:00

EXECUTION OF JEWS 13 BARBARY.

We extract the following from the Gibraltar
Chronicle of October 9 :--Great cornstalks hem been
cooped amongst the Hebrew population of the ports
of Western Barbary by the recent executioe of two
or their race accused of murder. There is a very
general improndoe amongst the Jews is Barbary that
one ef the passes executed, and two others now lying under
senienos of death, are really innocent of the crime Said to
their charge. The story throws some light on the ideates-
tratiue of orimieal jetties is Morocco, sad shows. more-
over, that without the mercies of great wake. forbear-
sacs, end prudence, a chilled government, by pollen a
prewar. upon a barbarous one like thee of Morecoo to de-
tain justice, moors the risk of causing gems hajustioe to be
perpetrated and the innomet hobs sacrificed. We therefuee
give an outline of **facts se we have been able to page
them from the infotnieffion which has reached us from dd.
(trent sources.
Some little time ago the Spanish Recaudador, or collector
at MIS of the portico of the Moorish customs revenue
trim to SPainua, by the treaty whioh aimed the late war,
• suddenly, under circumstances which led to a strong
suspicion that he had been poisoned. The Spanish govern-
meet demanded with some urgency the snag and eondiga
publebuient of the prisoner aod Ms accomplice. or lost 'gators.
end the Spanish representative in Morocco proceeded himself
tarn tompetinteed the proseediap. This decemedoolledar's
servant, Akkan Ben Judah, a boy between ltaxel 13 yeessof
age, under various intlictioas ot torture by the bastioado,
confessed his own guilt sod aroused a great member of Mhore
as accomplices or instigators of the deed. Bat the stets-
meet, made under torture were roasted when the poor
wretch obtained a respite from his agony, and the result of
solos balklezen bastinadoiegs was that thole whom he se-
nsed at any, one of them were afterwarde deolarod by him
ieneoent, and fresh names substituted on the neat occasion.
We are not informed what collateral circumstances con-
firmed the evidence of Akkaa Ben Judah. but the
*video°. oe the whole does not appear to have satisfied
the Mania, or highest tribunal in Morocco, cf the guilt of
the accused, for that bad y is said to have been divided
in opinion on the questioa. But the law failing to convict,
and the Spanish government being urgent with the Sates'
to avenge the death of their officer, the latter, who disposes
with equal freedom of his subject.' heeds and their purses.
ordered four of the accused for execution, namelyt , he
servant Mikan Ben Judith, Elias Willi, Snide, nod Mokluf.
Akkan was beheaded at Satfi on the 4th September. Elias
Laßue was eoeveyed from Safi to Taeg•sr end there axe-
toted by the Moore on the lith Saplewher. The two
others were destined, we believe, for execution at other
port., but their execution has been melted on the inter
cession of the lapreeentatives of some of the European
powers.
The testimony wrung from the boy Akkaa Ben Josiah
by the hattinado must be considered utterly worthless, fol-
lowed as it was by the contrary testimony when the torture
wee withdrawn, and yet it WWI by admissions extorted in
this way that the boy was made to forfeit his own life, and
to supply the evalmois which condemned three others of his
mete. Elias Lallus died at Tangier protesting Lis innocence,
end complainie: that a fair trMl Lad not bceu afforded him,
and Said. and Maids,. Mall nadir sentence of death, are, it
is believed, only implicated by scene of tbe half dozen dis-
crepant confessions extorted from the boy .ikkan.
is extraordieriry omission in this history is that, although
fear promos were coodecrined to salter death fur administer-
ing poisoo, the fact itself that the deceased died from poison
was never proved. We should have exported that, accord.
iug to the practice of European nations, the stomiteh of the
doomed person would have been conveyed to hp:sin aunt
subjected to a careful analysis by professional nice, the
! parties aga:nat whom suspicion existed being in the mean-
, time kept in meant ward ; awl that Mier the (act of the
i death by poison had been ortablished, tho prosecution would
have commenoed.

On Saturday morning tbe Union and Emancipa-
Coo Society entertained the Rev. If: W. Beecher at break-
fast at the Albion Hotel. Manchester. The conipser in-
cluded a large number of ',atlases at the neighbourhood
andifrom a distance. The Maroc of it01;111)LLE tome this
door. and there were preavh, won others, Professor
F. W. Newman, Mr. J. C. Dyer Mr. Horton (Dublin),
Rev. Dr. Masi;, Mr. F. Taylor. Rev. T. G. Lee, Mr. Ernest
Jones, the Rev. Dr. Parker. &c. Letters of stro!..gy for
absence had been received from Mr. Bright, M.P.. Mr.
W. L. Fester, ILP., Mr. P. A. Taylor M.P. Mr. T.
Barnes, M.P.. Mr. Coninghain, M.P., Mr.e C. kebortsor,
(Liverpool). Mr. Duroun Milanese, Professor Newth, and
Profeseor H. D. Rogers. Mr. Beecher's speech and
animas to questions occupied move than two hours.
After some remarks from the Rcv. Dr. Mamie, a vote of
thanks was given to the chairman. and the meeting concluded
with cheers for the Queen. Mr. Lincoln. Mr. Beecher. Mrs.
I Store, and three cheers for the United States and than

final prosperity.
Tnu MORPA COLLIERY EgrwatoN.—ltelays of
workmen have been almost cortantly employed, sines rho
occurrence of this sad calamity, in endeavouring to recover
the bodies of the poor fellows yet buried; hut in conse-
quence of the Interim falls of roof and rubbish the work
Kameda but slowly, and up to baturday arrow° there
were nearly twenty bodies "'uncovered. Wo to say
that two more of the sufferers have 1.. tele succumb,.! to the
oriole Marie, reesived, =skies a total of :if/deaths.
THE RAILWAY COLLISION AT GUIDIeBEIIHIL
The manager of the Manchester and Sheffield Railway has
written a report of the accident ou Thursday night, iu which
he says the accident was in noyeatmeace of the amain:gm
with the engine breakien, sod the train being on en incline,
ran back until it came in collision with on advancing traits
from Manchester. Two cattle drovers were hurt, hut were
able to go on with the train afterwards, and no re was
killed.
LYING Dow TO Dia.—A prospecting party to
the Rear River, io British Oolianibia, toper*, that while on
their way down the river they saw • shirt sad a haadkei -
chief hanging to • bush, and upon proceeding to the spot
were surprised and grieved to lied lyiag henesith it the
dead body at • white ma mapped in a blanket and Its
head *lowed a a log. The buddy was is an advanced state
of decomposition, and near at heed lav a tin cup, ou which
were *matched these words :—" Donald Munro ; loot in the
wood ; is from learner Soaked ; been dare, 1525."
Finding death inevitable, the decessed, before lyiug down
to die, had ecmwled these lines, probably with IL pia.
An ioniser of a somewhat singular character
was held before Mr. °armor Hoyle, in Newandr, en Friday
sight. Thedecessed was a lad sassed Piper, sixteen years
of age, who bad had • troublesome tooth extracted at the
deswary la the performers etthe operattou the jaw
bad seemingly been slightly injured, and the youth, who
had formerly esjoyed good health, died a few days after-
wards. Out of doors the painful occurrence Las dives in.
to a good deal of speculatioe but against the medical officer
of the Dispensary no charge of antigen*, is preferred, and
it is stated that diphtheria had been assigned as the care of
death. M annuee of satisfaction, however, to the parents
of the boy, the inquest ham been adjourned, that a post
morrow ezemioatlon may be made.
ELY AND ST. IT= RAILWAY.—A line Las been
projected between thew. pear The proposed share capital
is 65,0001., with the usual barroom( powers. Commerce-
, tiou already exists by the Great Eastern lime, but the pro-
' posed scheme would be more direct.

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