The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-23 00:00:00

BERMUDA.

DIFiTTIES,ING OCCURRENCE AT IRELAND ISLAND.—
The i!ernirulls Herold of Thermhay sth July, con-
tains the following account of a conflict attended with
lore of life, between the military and the convicts on
beard the Medway convict ship
An inquest was held en Tuesday last, on board the ma-
way convict ship, by Charles C. Keane, E-q., coroner, on
view of the bodies of Thomas Kerrigan and John Tobin,
who h►d been shot. The billowing is the subidemee of what
was elicited before the j tit y :—The four or fire hundred con-
victs on based the Medway were assembled that morning on
the spar deck (the forward part of the ship), to witness the
punishment of one of their numbn, James Cumin, for
enutievius conduct. The overseer, F. B. Black, Esq., and
his officers, with the convict guards, fully armed, and their
isnd■ being lorded with ball car,redge (the usual practice,
we tolieve), were drawn up on the quarter-deck—they
membered 20 in all. The medical officer VIJI also preset, t.
The queerer-deck is divided from the Ppar deck by a rail.
ing about five feet high. The man to he flogged had a bro-
ther on board the ship, older than himself, who had per-
mission from the overseer to absent himself from witoessing
the punishment; but this kindly offer on the part of Mr.
Black was refused, and t e appesred with the other prisoners.
When the proper oaken were in the act of securing the
man to the gratings or ladcer, his brother rushed forward,
and leaping en the bonier and waving his hat, called to nien
by name. He (the elder Cronin) then addressed some words
in Irish to the convicts, which was answered by a wild
cheer, and a rush of some 250 to the harrier, upon which
they clustered like bees, preparatory to a descent upon the
quarter-deck. The men were desperately excited. The !
overseer waved hi. hand, and called to the men to "fall
back;" which order was quite disregarded. Mr. Black,
(plainly perceiving what must be the of jest of the prismers,
viz., the rescue of Cronin, and the probable butchery of him-
if and his small pary), gave viers to the guards to
" fire," which was immediately followed by a volley from
the front rank. This did nut have any immediate effect, the
desperate men entertaining the idea that only blank car-
tridges were fired. Jibe rear rank of the guard., which hal
been kept in reserve, thin moved to the front, and, under
order from Mr. Black, fired. Teo of the mutinous cinviirs
fell dead, and 12 were wounded. This instantly quelled the
mutiny; the men huniealy retrea ing to hidiog•pleceeabsut
the forward part of the ship. The punishment war then ad-
ministered to the younger Cronin. Ater a lengthy investi-
gation, the jury unanim usly returned a verdict of " JUPIi
liable homicide." One of the wounded men tied on Tuesday
afternoon. An inquest on his body was held yesterday. The
verdict has not yet transpired. The ringlt ceder, Cronin, was
wounded in two places. Two others are mtino.d for life, one
having had his leg amputated at the knee, and the other
having received a ball in the spins.
JAMAICA.

A proclamation appeared on the llth of June, sum-
moning the legislature to meet on the 26th of that
month. Various rumours were afloat regarding the
course the assembly would adopt, but the prevailiug
impression among the more judicious and well-in-
formed members of society was, that nothing would
be decided upon until the assembly met in Spanish
Town.
Matters remained in general much as formerly :
there were general complaints of the stagnation of
trade, and it was feared that on the south side of the
island what are calla "the May seasons" had been
lost. The weather was hot, dry, and dusty.
Several meetings had been held, and others were
about to be held, with a view to move the home go-
veramt nt to persist in its attempts to suppress the
slave trade by force, and t 3 desist from any measure
it may have in contemplation for placing oar trade
with the Brazils on a more comfortable and rational
footing. Tee Morning Journal of 22nd Juue thus
notices these meetings
The qua tion of the enforcement of the treaties with Spain
end Br-zit for the suppression of the slave trade still occupies
' public attention, and c intinues to be considered of para.
mount and presing importance. Meetings have bran held •
in the parishes of Clarendon and St. Anti's since the dep,,r-
lure of the last mail to petition the government and
parliament of the mother country to main upon toe
fuifilment of the engagements contained in those ttea-
ti.s. Tte second is particulirly deter/Mg of notice, on
account of the declaration that the inhabitants of this
island are prepared for competition in the markets of the
world with slave sugar, if those treaties see faithfully ote
served. We give the resolution entire: "That the elim• te
and soil of this telond are so favourable for the proAuctiso
of anger and coffee as that of any other e merry; an A
that its inhabitants are quite priparcd for competition ;
the markets of the world with the natives of Cubs and t he
Brazils, provided that the stipulations of the treaties to es',
between those countries and Great Britain were as f
fully observed by them as they hove always hen l,y the
auhjecta of her Britannic Majesty." Meetings r .re so.
nouncei to he held in this city on the 25:h Mat , sad in
the parish of St. Mary's on the 29th. The ir.r,,,,miti„n
which lately reached the island, of the attemp . to induce
the government to reps! the British act, 8 rh end 9.11
Viotoria, has tended very considerably to confirm the
oyinion that a general and unanimous shirt to ensure the
en:ore meat id the treaties is called fur and accessary.

JAMAICA MARKETS.
KINGIITON, JVNE. %2.
(Prom De C. rdom's Circular.)
The business of the past fortnigltt has been dull in most
articles of importance. For flour there ham been some littl': inquiry,
owing to the diminished co- k; but us a proof that the nor rostment
was only momentary, it msy be noticed that the arrival of a small
parcel has caused u submi....ma to prices much below the figure at
which the article had bees heid, There is rather a better inquiry for
our produce, owing to a falling.olT in the sugar crop and to lie
tenting advance at home. ;, better enamoeut on the condition of the
market for our staple pre.iuet, however, cannot be given Plan by re.
terrine our mailers to the remarks below, under the head of freights.
Is ruin there has lym, a more active Inquiry coosequent on the lees-
; lattlrea having ;e'en summoned to meet to the ensuing week, and