The Express.
London, England, 1865-12-13 00:00:00

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THE JAMAICA MASSACRES.

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DEPUTATION TO EARL RUSSELL.'
Yesterday a deputation, appointed at the meet-
ing of the men of Routh Lambeth held =the let hest at the
Lambeth Riau, waited, by appoistment, Earl Rusell
at the °Reid residence of the First Lord of the Treasury,
is Dow.i.gureet, to present the memorial agreed to on
that coma= The deputation consisted of Rev. Newman
Hay Hu. V. J. Obarlerimeth, Rev. Isaac Duey, Rev.
3. Barone., Mesa G. Granville, G. Joy, G. Hill, G.
Pritchard, G. Theesdoe, T. Harvey, G. M. Murpy, sod
W. West
Deputations in reference to the same subject were re-
ceived at the Ana time from Brighton end the Loudon
Missionary Society, the former consisting of Professor Few.
esti, M.P., Mr. White, M.P., Rev. Paxton Heed, Rev.
Prue, Kr. Unwin, Mr. Marriage Willis, Mr.
Teaser, and Mr. Rimmed Fry ; and the latter of G. F.
White (chairman), Dr. Tidman (secutou7), Dr. Lockhart.
Bev. J. G. Rogers, Rev. A. McMillan, Rev. It. Recipetb,
Rev. T. Pearsall, Rev. O. Dukes, Rev. J. Kennedy, Mesa.
S. Morley, B. Wright, O. E. Media, H. Ruth, D. Mes-
merise, Eusebius Smith, Dr. Ferguson, rte.
Reel Itueout. said—l receive these memorials, which
refer to • subject that has caused the government the
deep= psis on very sissy socousts. It is painful to think
of the state of society is Jamaica. Considering how keg it
is sines the abolition of slavery took place, it was to be
hoped that the condition of society them would have by
this time become am of harmony and good feeling
the different races, and it is deeply to be regretted =wets
should still be one of so much ill-will, complaist, sod d
culty on the one side, and of complaint. discontent, and
dissipation on the other. But what has occurred lately, I
repeat, has affected the government with very put pain,
end I =not wonder at the impression that has bees
made generally in the =ode of the people of England, and
upon the meetimp antibodies from whence these memorials
have emanated. It has been said, and fairly said, that
there is so wish to prejudge Governor Eyre. That is a
proper and just feeling, mad if it be the general feeling of
the public, it is 'till more the duty of the government set
to prejudge Governor Eyre. With that view it is seeemary
that we should have an impartial inquiry, sad that peps,
persons should be saluted to =duet it, which is a ma"
deo small difficulty. It has been stated by sewed guille-
mot that in their opinion it is quits consistent with not pre.
judging Governor Eyre that he should not hold authority
In Jamaica while the inquiry is pending. (Hear, bear.) I
believe on his own part that there is no wish to continue to
hold that authority pending the inquiry, and it is perfectly
consistent with his sot holding retch authority that at the
end, if the oirounutaues appear to justify it, he
should go kw* justified from that inquiry.
But it is certainly not the intention of the government that
during the continuance of the commission ia Jamaica,
which may have much to inquire into, many facts to duck
date, and much lithium to bring forward, Governor
Eyre should hold his authority. (Unanimous cheering.) Let
ma repeat spin what has been said by several gentlemen,
that while I say this we do consider that it is quit* eon.
sistent with withholding our judgment until we have the
whole of the facts before us. (Hear.) Now with regard to
the rest, I should be very unwilling togive an *pinion at
present on many of the cireumetanees--eircumatenoce which
Unarm* the goverement of the wedgy, as you may be sure
they would do, very much as they have struck the subjects
of her Majesty in general—at the same time, with regard
to certain parts of the ease to which I will allude, there
has been • misapprehension in the public mind ; as, for
ketoses, whether there was that greet and general con-
spiracy which Governor Eyre speaks of ; whether there are
facts to prove such conspiracy. Upon that question lam
not going to give any opinion ; but as to the first
outbreak, I must say that it is hardly of that
character which is described in one of these memo-
rials, in which it is inferred that • crowd, a peaceable
crowd, assembled in • yard near a court-bouse, were
fired epos by certain parsons without any provocation
whatever. The official documents which we have received,
though wanting in May of the fade and details, are suM.
ciestly voluminous, and were written, sot by General Eyre,
but by those who furnished the accounts of what took
place to General Eyre. As you will me, the matter is made
sufficiently grave. (The noble soil here read extracts from
the already published letters addressed to the Governor
by Captain Down sod the officials of the island, describing
the outbreak sad the state of the island, the rescue of
Bogle, the seizure of the police sent to apprehend him, and
the alternative given them of joining the blacks sea= the
whites or death, the attack on the court-house and
the murder of the mike and the other perm=
who attempted to escape, and proceeded)—All these
tend to show that it was not • peaceful crowd which the
volunteers fired into without provocation, as some of the
memorialists seemed to infer. It might have been like a
mob here, where skull were thrown and riot took place.
It might have been unwise or not to order the volunteers
to fire, but that does not appear. The whole matter, how-
ever, is an exceedingly painful, and no wonder that tbe
letters written by some subalterns in a toss ci
unbecoming levity in regard to these events have
shocked the good feeling of every one who has
read them. (Cher.) But however much we may
ism= what bas taken plat", we may at the suns
time hope that the state of society in Jamaica having been
so unsatisfactory for so =ay years, and so many complaints '1
having been constantly made—just complaints, perhaps—
and in other respects greet misuederstandinp —that, if
out of these dreadful occurrences we should find means
to see our way to new measures that shell make that
island lea the scene of discontent and conflict, and to
substitute harmony and good will, we may in that case yet
anticipate good results even out of these dreadful
occurrences. The government have every disposition both
to act justly with regard to all whose conduct might be
inquired into, and also to look into the whole state of the
island ; and we hope that—aided by the labours of the
various Christian missions, the London Minnow, Society,
sad others, who have for many years exerted themselves,
I am sure, with a view to eetablishieg Christianity and
humanity in the island--our effort. will be eo far crowned
with note" that we shall sot wan= such lamentable
results again.
The deputation then thanked his lordship for the courtesy
with which he had received them, and retired.

GREAT MEETING AT EXETER.IIALL.
Last night a public meeting, convened by the
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, was held at
Exeter-hall, to consider the circumstances connected with
the late =nacres in Jamaica. Both the platform and the
body of tl.e large hall were densely crowded. Many ladies
were present. Amongst the gentlemen on the platform
were :—Mr. S. Gurney, M.P., Alderman Lusk, M.P., Mr.
T. Chambers, Q.C., M.P.; Revs. Messrs. Treetrail (seem
tory Baptist Missionary Society), W. Arthur (secretary
Wesleyan Missionary Society), W. K. Rowe, Newman Hall,
J. V. Price (Brighton), J. H. Hinton ; Hama G. W.
Alexander, Coniogham, J. Soul, G. Chums, W. West
J. Hilton, Maven Jones, W. Tweedier, H. Starry, J. Barlow,
G. Pritchard, T,Begp, T. Beale, G. M. Murphy, cad H.
Richards.
Oa the motion of Mr. H. Richards, seconded by Mr.
G. H. Murphy, Mr. S. Gamest, M.P., was called to ihe
chair.
Mr. 1.. A. Cuairraorzowannonticed that he had received
large number of lettere from gentlemen who were nimble
to attend the meeting, and he would read tbe most impor-
tant.
Mr. J. S. Mill wrote, " I highly applaud the course
which your society has taken on the subject of the horrors
committed in Jamaica, and if 1 were in England I should
Mined the meeting oa Tuesday. There is little danger
that a government containing much men as some of the
present ministers would defend or uphold the wage deeds
which have been perpetretemi—(cheere)—or absolutely
screen the perpetrators. But there is always danger from
human wearies'. (Hear, hear.) There is danger lest the
sympathies of a government with its agents should enable
the guilty to get eff with mere disavowal and rebuke,
or almost nominal punishment. I earnestly hope
that the nation will not allow justice to be
thus trifled with—(cheare)— but wdl insist upon •
solemn judicial trial of the Governor of Jamaica,
and of all under his orders—flond cheering)—and who
have been guilty of hanging or flogging alleged rebel' with-
out due trial. (Cheers.) The commander of one of her
Majesty's ships, if his ship is lost, though no ono scum
though no oil even 'upset him of being to blame, mat
by an inexorable rule be tried by • court-martial, as if be
were the guiltiest of men, that s competent judicial autho-
rity may determine whether be has committed any offence.
And shall the authors of deeds whisk scarcely any conceiv-
able excuse that could be made for them could prevent from
being • lasting disgrace to the mostly net be neglect to •
indigo ordeal ? (Prolonged °been.) To tame wine 'bleak

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that men ought not to be judged without • hearing. I
rawer We do not judge tbbm—we demand that they
should be judged." (Great ohoorinh)
A. letter from Preform' Goblets Smith was also read.
Mr. T. Hughes, M.P., onsoing his absence as the
ironed that be had to inter that near( at Hone-hill,
mid:—" Of course I am is favour of a searching inquiry,
to advocate which I understand to be the purpose of the
meettog. I hops the resolution will formally pledge the
government to such an inquiry." (Cheers.)
Letters of sympathy in the object of tho meeting had
also bees reoeised from Mr. HruiWry, M.P., Sir S. M.
Pato, IL P., Mr. Tonna. ILP., Mr. Charles Buxton, M.P.,
Sir T. F. Burton, Id. P. ; and the Rev. O. H. Spurgeon. capt.
Grosvenor, Y.P., and Mr. Arbon, M.P., preferred giving
no opiate* tau a the evidence had been sifted. (Chem
and hisses.)
Mr, W. CONTNOBAY, late Y.P. for Brighton, moved
the first rosidutios. whinThat this martin
deeply deplores and condemn the violent proms&
ins of the coloured people at Horant Bay on the
11th of October Lek ankh molted in the death of
sixteen whits persons ; at the same time it wooli 'word its
opinion that those °news were the immediate nose-
queuce of the grossest provocation, and that the moral
responsibility of the acaillos of life which ensued rests
upon those who oommaried the armed fora to firs into the
multitude. This meettiinngg is firths: of opinion, that whilst
no evidence has ben peadooedof any conspiracy whatever
against the whites, on the part of the blacks—en *aka
confirmed by the impartial of Lieutenant-Governor B
that there was no organiestion &moor% the allegedrebels—
the means adopted to restore order in the disturd district
were characterised by a severity totally uojoatifiable, roost
revolting to humanity, and calculated to bring the national
character into disrepute throughout the civilised world."
Mr. G. W. ALIWIDN; treasurer of the Anti -Slavery
Society, seconded the reeduldoo.
Mr. Cannsonow, at the request of • gentleman at the
back of the plasform, agai n read the resolution. He awned
the meeting that he did not speak without •uthority when
he asserted that there was abundant motive to induce Go-
vernor Rya to single out the Hon. Mr. Gordon as his prin.
cipal victim, and he would only oak them to boar with him
while he road a letter written to him by bin murdered
frind, and received in Decem Vie: and he produced it
te show that if Governer Ly the* sort of di he
had to deal with—the unSinehing patriot, who would not
see aa abuse without attempting to reform it—he
should arta& an animus on the part al the
govsnimeat which it was most important should be
shove. Mr. Gordon wrote to biro as foibles :
" The state of mattes here remains deplorable, and wider
Mr. Eyre, as govereor, they must get worse. Be
all principles of propriety in his government, sat=
bermes mdse
pa dihoosst. Moseys ousted by the
Assembly to remains the Ki
ng'si honey ho., he las directed to
the faeces of a piano for his family, and, on Da bang
detected, he has paid hack the money. Some of his supplies
which COON Oat be has had @mangled through the customs,
and this has to beinquired into end imposed. He puts law at
defiance, and orders or makes grants to his favourite'. He
reports unfaithfully _certain matters in order to snit his own
purposes. He is deaf to representations mart the wrong
and oppressive endue' of the magistrates is certain
oases. He makes no effort for general education sad
improvement, aad yet ha wisheo the poor. bronint, half-
starved nerves to bo whipped, and subject to the tread-
mill, crank and shot drill and even now, without autho-
rity, be is working the cornier in ins shackles and rice
hag, on the public roads and other works, and bore reduced
their diet to an extent which must be injurious. Now, when
we alert that many of these poor people are improperly
convicted and heavily seareasd by the optimising mars-
trsey. and that, on the whole, they are a good people, nay
many of them religions, it is sad to think that, torn from
their families wrongfully, they are to return dejected.
weakened, and perhaps far after life all bat useless, by
reason of hard trestmsot and iron sores. Yet such is the
state of Jamaica at present under Mr. Eyre. It would bo
well if soma benevolent hearted Mood would yet persevere
in the good work of faith, and cell at
po the Oolonial-ofilos for
information on ;than Pole They cannot truthfully be
denied. May it plane God to grant some relief in this
way, and rid thia poor country of Mr. Eyre's mien's. I
have no time to ada further; but I could tarnish a little
book. With bast wishes and compliments of the MM."
The reading of the Merest paragraphs ci the letter was
received with cheers, but there were some orprearous
direst when she specific charges were read. He oorkoloded
by saying that he lef that letter to the ryes ; bat he
must repeat that the agitation must continue on the very
broadest principle until justice should he done.
The resolution having been put and declared to be

mined,
A gentleman, who announced himself as Mr. Hen* of
Threadneedle-street, here came forward from the bask of
the platform, and amidst great interruption claimed,
" upon Englishmen's principle of fair play,' to be heard.
The uproar continual, the chairman nee to entreat •
hearing for the gestleman, but the meeting offered, for
some minutes, a garmeasful resistance to every attempt
which Mr. Huns made to speak.
Mr. Atimairnen hoped that notwithatandinf that the
resolution bad pared the meeting would be willing to hear
anything that might be said in opposition to what bad been
advanced by its mover sad seconder. (Cheers.)
Mr. HAMM, who could with difficulty make Mensal
heard owing to the impatience of • large peoporties of the
meeting, said he felt it his duty to come forward
sad state that he disagreed with many of the
expressions which bad been male nee of in the
course of that evening's _ proceedings. Hs did not
thick it right that they should judge a man till they were
inpossession of the evidence upon which he ought to be
o The government bad promised an investigation of
all the circumstances of the case. Be was surprised thast
there had not been a single expression of sympathy towsul
the unfortunate whites whom ered in the rebellion.
Governor Eyre had been plln • difficult position,
and it was necessary that his evidence should be
canvassed in • proper manaer ; but such meetings
as the prevent were likely to do consideraanbld
y
more hann than good. The expreseions need upon that
other platfoems in reference to this question would be air-
mdsted among the West India Islands, and if there was not
a rebellion now it was more than probable there would best
some funretime. Governor Eyre oaght not to be condemned
before he had been tried. These meetings were, in his
opinion, uncalled for, and he should have moved en amend-
ment bad he not been informed that the resolution bad
already passed.
The Rev. W. Anima moved the second ruolutlon :
" That this meeting hereby records its indignant protest
against the violations of law and justice, as exemplified
in the case of the late Honourable G. unarmGord,
the indisciriminstamsmacre of numbers ot ed and
unresisting people, and the wholesale executions and
floggings which have taken place under cover of martial
law ; and it declares it to be the bounden duty of her
Majesty's government not only to institute the full,
searching, and independent inquiry which bas been pro-
mised, but, as • preliminary step, to advise the crown to
refuse its sanction to any indemnity bill, immediately to
recall Governor Eyre, and to suspend all, officers impli-
cated in the recent proceedings, with a view to satisfy
the requirements of justice, by bringing them to public
trial in this country." He should, he said, direct his
oteervatioos to a single aspect of the events they were
there to deplore—namely, their beariog upon the moral
int:Julies of Europe. Emilia arms were droog, but the moral
force of England had been stronger, and the lands itifittenced
by her opinion Were far wider than those her flag floated over.
They had bad at various times despatches which told them
how British soldiers had met other forces with equal arms ;
but there was no despatch in this instance which indicated
• couffict of man with man, but rather which indicated
nothing less than a human battu. There was not •=1
public resort in Europe in which the enemies of
were not triumphing, and holding up Governor Eyre and
his officers as the models of the British soldiery.
Was the time arrived when the British rule was
to be maintained by wholesale massacre ? l" Noor;.=1"
No doubt in consequence of the collision which
between the nevus and the volunteers 18 persons were
mammal by the bleats. He condemned that murder as
much as any man could, but he totally denied that It was
uecesaary to gratify the spirit of vengeance which evidently
existediby the massacre of 2,000 whose corpses were
represented to lie so thickly tenet sr as to pollute the as,.
What evidence was there of the totalities of the
blacks to murder the whites on Christmeaday
Did they suppose that this massacre of the negroes would
be attempted to be vindicated in London, or commended at
St. Stephens on the plea Snit it was suspected that the
coloured population were going to rise in insurrection at
that season ? If they were to adopt such • system of go-
', wising as that let them look out for a conscription' for tea
time, their present army would not hold their empire.
(Hear.) Re cried to the chairman as a member of the
legistature and to every statesman of the land for justice.
It bad been said that to meet the British officers sod
soldiers with arms in their hands was hopeless, but that
when they met them without arms the sword of
the soldiers became their shield. That was not
the case when Colonel Hobbs rode roughshod through the
country with a pistol at the head of the poor boy who was
employed on that understanding to point out the supposed
rebels who held commissions from Pent Bogle, every such
commission haring to be sealed with a bullet is the heart
fired by Colossi Hobbs or hie party. Were despatches
describing sash atrocities to go into the public archives cad
lie side by ride with other despatches ? Forbid it, shades of
Wellesley. Campbell, and Havelock. To show the feeling
of torsions on this gaieties, he would quote • name
known so every literary mu by his writings—M. St. HU-
LOT% the professor of ancient history at the SA:rouse, who
I is a letter to him written with reopen to other subjects,
incidentally alluded to the Jamaica massacre." All
France," said he, " has been aroused by this terrible affair
in Jamaica, cad among is (minion has not at all been lad by
the declamation of the rilll4l. (Chases.) Every enemy of
slavery, every hived of the blacks, has shuddered with
rams de &Wear at the accounts that have reached ne, and
still more at the odious nemesia' of the tenth by the
Timer, which is a hundred timer men hateful than the
original error into which It
be
Public opine& is maglaad
has indeed groat need to be led beck to justice aod
troth." Englishems, however, would be found to valor,
justice and truth more than wealth or tary glory.
Could any on. twist the morning that brought the news of
the measure of the 2,000? That monolog the Telegraph an.
peeled to the great anise of history—(lsaghtsr)--and the
was • writer undertaking to lamb a Dation not to be mei-
&rum Thav aggesled to badthe& to history they
shenid re. 114111 area.) boo os tin osoasioa to

which bellteccrelhanght the Timm, end they got the WWI.
-bet not the wive (Chews sad imegittea) Those
aPf thooglat with him upon this subject bad had their
th celled in question. Here wail stslab truthful-
iporathe
ems of the other ride, mid be believed that one of Use great
blemisde, sad they would be many that would sane out a
Ws terrible affair would be that Segthbwm—tom Mao.
seat Gentry gentieme*, sad those taddtedes of
who thought it too numb trouble to form ea on o[
awak
themselves before =my years eto the fad of
which every newspaper reader out of Rod had bete
=et aware, that the only quarter is Which truth wee
weal not that is *Wok
prbrearare bad bees
meat ib one elaborate labour to /lodised fives
gstiieg a correct knowledge of what was going on cm the
American confines,. (Cheers.) They wanted no man to
be coodemned unheard ; bait they wanted to set the
name of England right before the world. It would be the
worse for the world if the justice and truth dlnland were
lowered to the universal intimation. Let Baglit then
Cluistianly, with animosity to no man, with no
attempt to kindle elan feeling, or any saimosity whatever,
MI that when wrote' was Ailed it was properly judged•
sad that if a man woe coevieted of mime,he was duly

punished.
Mr. Cmaimitoraw announced that he had just re•
caved by submarine telegraph tho following memege from
Madrid :—" A great meeting has been held. The ball full
to excess. A resolutios sa follows adoteil. Brilliant
addresses. Huge
_ationdanee of ladies, affected.
The fat tam abed in Spain for the nsgraeors.) Vise
tory gained. God be praised." (Great ) The reso-
lution proposed at this, the gat public antislavery meet-
ing held in Speia was to this effect :—"That this meeting
has learned with deep sorrow of the deplorable; orate in
Jamaica. sad has read with equel regret articles in the
English papers calculated to excite animosity past the
negro rue. (Cheers.) This moths& mormesting the anti-
slavery party in Spain, would record the expremion of its
t sympathy with those struggling people, aod with
thtirXris sow being made in Emilia to obtaia for them
their aria rights. and the smouregsmeat the cause has
reoeivwl from the Anti-Slavery Society io England and ite
coadjuton is other tends."
The Rev. F. Tama said the meeting would be called epos
to exercise vest cam in anodes to him, for he was • Bap.
Wt—(laughter)--• Baptist minister, and once • Baptist
mieeionery,
_sad therefore on. of those dot
who ldled the fire of treasco and sent governors out of
their wits. (Ohms end laughter.) If such • man happened
to say to that vest assembly • word or two in favour of these
who were guilty of • darker stain than hie
there o
wn
tary at
, martial law
might be proclaimed in the Strand ; wen mili
the Hoses Guards, and Mareoss were to be toned wider the
arches of the Adolph!. (Laughter.) Bat English law had
• different meaning in Laden to whet It bad is Jamaica.
Adverting to the °Dailies of the mums la Jamstaa, be
said that although legally slaver? _wee at am eod. 800
de had never bad fair pley. Black mea had Weed been
free to pay 10s. for registering their vote, and per er cont.
duty on every soap of cotton width they wore. Wm it to
be wondered at that people who had suffered the oppres•
lion which made a wise man mad. sad who had not
lived is freedom years enowb to enable them to grew into
wisdom should be diseatisfied ; and when they sapressed
their dimatidaction were they to be shot down like
and Rabbits ? Shades of Wilberforce, of
sad •of Oreavill Sharpe, had it isome to this Yee and to
more than this, for no doubt they had read in the list tele-
gram which bad reached us from Jamaica that • moan
had been proposed by • member of the Executive Council,
that • heavy tax should be imposed upon every dissenting
chapel sod Scuidstecheol in the island. Salt an &anemia
meet took his very breath sway, and seemed roughly to
awaken him out of • very pleasant dream, ad to lead lam
to believe that instead of living In 1865 be was in 1662,
and that the sceptre, instead of being in the hands of the
soundest and mildest monarch In the history of the
country, was placed in the bends of others, and
measures proposed worthy ally the lime of the
Clorieses. He dreamt that the tree of liberty
had been planted deep in English soil, watered
by the tears and nourished by the blood of patriots, that
it ha agreed its branches not only over Englostl, bat lb
mat distant colonies ; and was he to awake and be told it
was • dream ? If so let him , sleep again, for far better
would it be to sleep than to work through such • time.
But they must not sleep. Members of parliament must
not sleep, Sunday school children must not sleep, our mast
they allow a retherelambras government to sleep. Canning,
at the close of 'one of his most brilliant orations, said, in
releases to the address of soother member, " I pardon
something to the spirit of liberty.' Then all he could say
was, Woe to a liberallgorernmest if it pardoned everything
to the spirit of tyranny. (Cheers.)
Mr. H. 111OHARDI. secretary of the Pesos Society, sup•
ported the resolution.
Mr. F. flflaw, who experienced a good deal of interrup-
tion, .unneeded, after an appeal to the meeting by the
Chairman and the Rev. Newman Hall, in submitting an
anuadment to the effect that this meeting desires to
suspend its opinion as to the canoe of the recent outbreak
in Jamaica, end the means taken for its suppression, until
the evidence to be taken under the commission which the
government has deadedupon appointing ielaid before parlia-
ment and the country.
The Rev. Reamer( HALL, who was received with several
rounds of theorise, said that every Oa would respond to
the manly sentiment uttered by the gentleman who bad
moved the amendment that it was enema condemn a mail
unheard. lie contended, however, that the resolution was
not open to the charge of condemning Governor Eyre w-
hoa, sad he would suggest • little alteration In it which
would make it quite consistent with the amendment.
What he wouldeuggeet was, that instead of saying that the
meting protested against the violations of laws sad justice,
as exemplified in the case of the Hon. Gordon, it
should read, "as exemplified in the reports which had
reached this country respecting the case of the Hon. G.
W. Gordon." (Cheers.) With that trifling alteration,
the meeting would pronounce • judgment on the thing re-
ported, and not on any individual.
The mover and seconder having consented to the altos-
tioe proposed, it was made in the resolution, and
Mr. HALL proceeded, observing that neither that meeting
nor the people of England wished to condemn Governor Eyre
before • fur trial. All they wanted was to secure his trial and
that of his agars, and if he should be acquitted be would
be more than compensated by the applause of the country.
(Cheers.) The y had not the advantage of the presence of a
great orator and stateeman who, on a very similar occasion,
advocated the cause of the appraised ; but although they
had not Lord Brougham among them—(the mention of the
noble lord's name was received with rapturous theering)—
they had his words in the report of his speech in the Home
of Commas, corrected by himself, in the case of the mis-
sionary Smith, sad so pertinent were they to this case, and
so great was the authority of this illustrious jurist,
that he would quote them. In reference to Smith's can Mr.
Henry Brougham, in • speech in the Ho9lllof Commons, said:
"The more this Case was looted into. the greater attention
was given to its details, the more complete was his went
to the conviction that there never was exhibited • greater
breach of the Law, a more utter failure of justice, a more
flagrant contempt of all those forms by which law and jus-
tice were wont to be administered, under which the per-
petrators of ordinary acts of:judicial oppressice were wont to
bide the nakedness of the crime." Now, that applied to
the reports of the case which had reached Ragland. (Cheers.)
Lord Brougham proceeded : " When every pretence of reel
sod immediate danger was over, when everything
like apprehension save from the state of colonial society
was removed, it was thought fit to bring to trial by •
military court-martial this minister of the gospel.' And
according to the report they had received, it was after all
real danger was past that this sanguinary prosodies in
came of Mr. Gordon was adopted. With retinues to mar-
tial law, Lord Brougham said "it was created by necessity,
and necessity must limit its continuance. It would be the
worst of all grievances if the whole law and constitution of
England were to be suspended one hour longer than neces-
sity absolutely required." (Cheers.) This was not • case
of pseudo:philanthropy ; but if the reports were true, it
was one which affected the dearest rights of Englishmen.
What would the liberty for which their forefathers fought
end died be worth if it were gamed to remain! Had.
Lord Brougham went on to remark, " the court eat at the
moment of danger there might have been leo ground of
complaint ; but it did not assemble till the mamma bad
ceased (which equally applied to this case), and he (Lord
Brougham) doubted whether it was possible that the
pores who formed that court could have entered on the
inquiry se;th an unprejudiced judgment. The charge
against Mr. Smith was, that long before the bolding
of the court martial he ha promoted disestie.
tactics among the slaves which charge was
wholly beyond their juriadictia, and they had no more
right to try him than they would have to try • soldier this
day after he had enlisted foe gas which he had committed
the day before he enlisted. (Cheers.) But in spite of that,
sad of boa well:twee character sad upright conduct, they
did so because it was necessary to make him as example for
detain purposes of their own—(cheers)—and he was tried
by court-martial and sentenced to be hung. As Lord
Brougham remarked, they did not dare to take his life, for
had they done so, they mot themselves have died
the death of the murderer. (Hear, bear, and
loud cheers.) He (Mr. M. Hail) leed had the
honour that day of accompanying the deputation to Lord
Russell, and closed the few remarks he had to make by
reminding the noble earl of the judicial murder of his
illustrious ancestor, Lord William Russell. That nobleman,
be it remembered, was executed on a charge of participa.
lUD in a real plot for subverting the government by
violence, and eedeavouriog to semanate the king •
and, although there was not • shadow of evidence against
him, ha was condemned sod executed. He reminded
the noble earl, however, that when subsequently that
nefarious transaction came to be investigated the severe
truth was spoken. and even in so courtly an sesembly as the
House of Lords the word murder was used, and there would
be found on the journals of the Upper House the mooed of
the appointment of • Lords' committee to inquire of the
advisers and procatitore of the maulers of Lord William
Russell and Colonel Seaton. They woo not there to an-
dime any one for the murder of Mr. Gordon, bat too-pram
their opinion that such a report having reached this country
there was enough evidence to lead them to suspect that
murder had bees committed by somebody. (Chases.) And
omisialytkocewee enough to justify themin denmadiegoi the
t that the peewee scousedshall lethreoghtto trial.
=lna asederne • mu u guilty when they brought
him to trial—they imply said there was evidence enough
to warrant them is rug to trial; sad going Istria I. this
ems the people of this isountry mesa. (Lead thesra.) They
ware net than les ere earn ria—they were aphelion el tka

right law ; sod
the
to tesak the
evils so Mat that
with severity=
tay he Peel
people to the &
Nor dia thtty proPoes_,,
thing is the share r"
were not them to
seryation of cam.
there was pots
Vat which,
stretch cd
11;inah to eleideret•
simple he. es'
in his account
in the west=
of 1715 and 1745 mar'n
in that one cast
were all tried by
ibis Jamaica affair
out trial ; mid •
12:idsmu surelys, but
place in the it
there to prejudge
if they were they
the poor negroes,
seem the whits.
men wee true, wl
charged aglingt
wrong of the why
there to Preitade
It might be Pr
Jamaica from t
emergedmeal
u them
the cadet's(' mu I
wait—(shiers)—th
making the manies
end they must the,
country. The
get Of being i
atrocities the)
felt. For their
pounce judgmeol
reports which he
of the teal of
fair trial could
Abuses would bb
would be redressed,

MOSS swum
missionaries,
by the pstronago
pannely, their be
cslm, fairly,
forth to the
defend the
security to t _
where it floated
sad virtue and t'
whether the
men or rieh,
cnpyiog the -
cheering.)
The amendment
handa were
amidst loud .
Mr. Cons:
tau :—" That
that there Is
react arbit.—.
with' the freedom
of public worship
gulation of P
• proceeding
and an UDWILITIM
liberties of liirW
ite sympathy
Jamaica, and
have rendered
their labours
from a renal
pubis °Omit
the negro r
that race et.
and imbrui
than say c
ea* set the
slaves, and
abolitionists
oppression I
present akin
the Jamaica
into the eyes v.
wounds caused
however, Ir-
win slioc
to ray, that
States of
they we
oat that
had come
was one this
reel feeling
would be the
as applied to
that kind r
condemned
plans in the
conviction
bat a full t
trial to be is
Mr. MASON
in the very eta,
vacant prima
Ile thought t.
could do,
amen
their a
If it were
words of r
sad set doers..
lie considered
well to
as " sith
does is
had dove
raised by S
fling dirt 7
the mire,
their honour,
done.
The --
unanimously.,
the Dirt,
brought '

On
the Lord
in Qat
stem t
minion
civil
The
lone
Mr.
" The)
meet
their
into
the
Bey., -
eummaril3
so man;
thetainquir
wort
of tht
may b
there
=ant
and th.
in. or SY
6 Sheriff

...
47 Ta- . Epßtitot _
1 THE JAMAICA MASSACRES.
--4.-- that men ought not to be judged without a hearing, I sib thee&lre_tell
answer : We do not judge thlim-we demand that they lori "bet mes Wm
• . w Omen with 1
should be judged." (Great theerinit.) th celled in mild
DIPUTA.TION TO BARL RUSSELL.'
Yesterday a deputation, appointed at the meet- A. letter from Prefemor Gelded. Smith was also mad. ems of the other ofd
lag of the men of Beath Lambeth bald °nth' let last at the Mr_;.. Tow.. Hogthuhe
mairt..P.44...ll..aeguat
maiaghle Aeons,
swam oh.hAilta Weleiege•tids tembrds
afftheY.ll4:
1, grown'
try
I Lambeth Baths, waited, by al'lmilltment• men
E'a Ituate" maid :-" Of course I ia favour of a searching inquiry, wets
at the official residence of the First Lord of the Twenty, to advocate which I unaidisrstand to bete purpose of the wW____,ll"" ht_i_t_,..toci;
in Howniaretseet, to present the memorial agreed to on meeting. I hops the resolution. will foruelly pledge the W•=____ena.2l,
that occados. The deputation consisted of Rev. Newman government to snob an Inquiry , (Cheers.a,
mom bad wiTitiwifirameesset
Letters of semeathy in the object, of
Ban' Kin. V.
I C6nrinn"llll. "in' Isaac D°l67' R". au. bees Totti.rttem Mr. Henbusa4M.r., Sir meeting
M. wall aces
J. Hirooert, Messrs 0. Granville, G. Joy. G. MIA G. pub, ILE, Hr.. Tomas. K 2., Hr. les Buxton, M.P., Wet ih sae slab
Pere:hard, G. Thenedoe. T. Harvey, G. M. Murphy. and Sir T. F. Buxton,
W. West. M.P.; and the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon. Cept. I(ettleg tt correct
not k
Grosvenor, M.P. and Mr. Arbon, M.P., preferred giving beAmsc:=6:ll
Deputations in reference to the same "abject were re. no oplatin till aft the evidence ]tad been sifted. (Cheers wise of Englior
mired at the sum time from Brighton and the Loudon ami him's")
Mr, W. CONE NOlllll, late ILP. for Brighton, moved twee for the wort
Mieskinary Society, the former coasisting of Professor Few. the Scat „gamier,. whist we,. That *hit midis; ieweredin the
tett, M.P., Mr. White, M.P., Rev. Paxton Heed, Rev. deeply deplores and condones the violent proceed.
attempt Y.t:_ kindle
Vaughan Pepe, Kr. Unwin, Mr. Marriage Wallis, Me. ins of the coloured people at Acinint Bay deathC.e of the tathatm„,ama
Tauber, end Mr. Edmusd Fry ; and the latter of G. F. 11th of October led, mutt: woo r....1z wsoz, and that If aau
White (chairman), Dr. Tidman (secretary). Dr. Lockhart, „wailer.n whitethat throonat:ntream were the. immediate °woo. minished.
, . Be'. J. G. Rogers, Rev. A. McMillin, Rev. R. Reale* queers of the grossest provocation, and that the moral M. Critatiltnovl
I ' BUS. T. Pearsall, Rev. O. Dolma, 8er..1. Kennedy. Mims. respondbility of the sacrifice of life which ensued reds calved by inbreed
! B. Morley, H. Wright, O. L Media, H. Roth D. Man. alma those who commended the arms& Moe to ire Ins the toMeskids '-i‘a.A. Om
wring, Busebius Smith, Dr. Ferguson, he. multitude. This we a farther of opinion, that w
no evidence hen been p of any conspiracy whatever addr:oes. Huge
gad Rtreasm. said-I receive these memorials, which • t the him., the part of the memos,. monies The got teem the
agates W on
refer to a subject that has caused the government the confirmed by the manioc of Lieutenant... Governor Byre, try gained. God
deepest pain on very way somata. It is painful to think that there was no organiaation amoopt the alleffedrebeis i tion reopened al
of the state of society in Jamaica. Considering how bog it the means adopted to restore Order in the et all
du !lig held
ums ISPalawitt
were characterised by a seventy totally mitts le, west ins
is sines the abolition of slavery took place, it was to be
. • . revolting to humanity, and calculated to bring th nati nal Jimmies. and hi
, . hoped that the condition of society there would love by
1 :character into disrepute throughout the civilised world." Fattish papers a
this time become me of harmony and goad (Win ketweus Me 0. W. A12J../24DNI, treasurer of the Anti•Slaveey aegro rms. (Obe
. I the different races, and it is deeply to be regretted that it Society, monad the caddied. _ slavery Party in!
I should still be one of so sinch ill-will, complaist, sod diffi- b,Md:.cifeethedreno.dvzow, at. the request of gentleman it the t nand
read the resalnution.
Rea attirAediris sow t
iiiiitl on ths aaa side, and al amaYlaiet, "'maws* sad the meetineP that he Stet speak without authity when their equal AO
dissipation on the other. But what has occurred lately, I he asserted that there was abundant motive to induce Co. reoeived from ton
repeat, has affected the government with very great pain, vernier Eyre to single out the Hon. Mr. Gordon as his prin. coadjutors ia oth
and I cannot wonder at the impression that boo bees ciPal victim, wed he would Daly ask them to bear with him The Rev. F. To
1 • made generally in the minds of the people of England, and Trliisyd,'la he ;ma •.al.dettetm Dloweitatorbarkr andhy imhtleprodasardesnoodadit hstisatemilecitognirx
upon the meetings andbodies from whence these memorials
1! ! below"that if Governer Eyre keels. 'the' sort of niaa be Widener',
_and.
have emanated. It ha been said, del fairly said, that hid to deg with-the unflinching patriot, who would sot who kindled th
there is no with to prejudge Goversor Eyre. That is a see an abuse without attempting to reform it-he their wits. gthe
proper and just feeling, sad if it be the general feeling of should estellifeh en mimeo on. the Past. M.. the to it
to that.."
I 'reverential which it was most important mourn be who were guilty
the public, it is still more the duty of the government not - Gordo° wrote to
shown. Mr.bun' as follows :- might be pro":
eo prejudge Governor Elm With that view it is mom"? The state of matters ire rentals. deplorable, and eider the Home Glum
that we Mould here sa IMParlial iaq2:o7, mad Its/ MOM Mr. Eyre, as goversor, they must get worse. He disregards arches ef the Ad
I person should be saleeted to (deduct it, which is a matter all principles of propriety in Ms government, sad. indeed, a different me'
i ; deo smell difficulty. It has bees stated by several gentle. be
indecent sod diehert. 11mM' granted tady Mug idsaideertinfith.t di° M.
Assepe=repair the Ring • house, he., he has
men that in their opinion it is quite consistent with not pro a
a • plum for his family, and, co its being tom had never I
: ; • judging Governor Eyre that he should not hold autherity es:acted, ho bas rd back the money. Some of his supplies free to pay IQs.
~,ii in Jamaica while the inquiry is pending. (Hear, best.) I whirs h oonle oat s has had smuggled through the customs, gen on every
believe on his own pert that there is no wish to continua to and this has to be Melding into and elPorred. Be Pnts law at be woodered at
v &nod, and orders or makes grants to his favourites. He lion which nt
I hold that authority "dill" the inquiry, and it is WWl' reports unfaithfully certain matters in order to suit his owe lived in freedom
consistent with his sot holding nth authority that at the purposes. He is aoof to rotowstatttot wriest the wring wthicen, should
end, if the circumstances appear to justify it, be sod oppreedve oonduct of the magistretes in certain there Megalith('
should go froth judifiel from that inquiry. Wes. Ile makes no effort for mend edneatioe and Woe and rabk
But it is certainly not the intention of the government that icePte:lemeen t. set: ?,:e litiei
pledh.aeamitkesitri:Aillt=e,trehtlt sad oftbs.Ciresei.vill
duringwhich
th;ehaconvetiamnanosto
.of the coint%mmissioyn
ficiateJtostel, starved
her mask Emit: Zilif and air noir without mittno. car ohthroimpc
1 date, and much evidence to bring forward, Governor bag, on the public reeds and other weeks, end has
reduced that a heavy le
'l Eyre should hold hie authority. (Uminimons cheering.) Let their diet to an extent which must be injurious. Now, when chapel owe Bro
roe roped again what has been said by several gentlemen we Yelled that many of ths=j°2ll):::ll..ale impromii,Perly aseaawaktents'ehils hie
.. convicted sod heavily see
i that while I say this we do consider that it is quits eon. moo. and diet, on the oho* thee; ma alred—'people, may to holievemth:
intent with withholding our judgment until we have the may of them religions, it is as to think that, torn from and that the s
whole of the facts before us. (Hear.) Now with regard to their families wrongfully, they are to return dejected. sounded and
the rest, I should be very unwilling to give an 'pinion at weehened, and Perb•Ps for alter life all bet Melees, by country, was
reason of bard treatment and iron sores. Yet such is the wawa
present on lewd' the cireumdances--circumatencee whichoadar Mr. Lyra. It would be
seen pr
state of Jamaica at present
tune struck the government of the oountry, as you may be time well if some benevolent hearted Maud would yet persevere had he I
they would do, very much as they have struck the sabjeces in the good work of faith, mid eall at the Oolonialrefiloe for by the tears •
of her Majesty in general-at the mime time, with regard information en ;these points. They cannot truthfully be is had spread I
to certain parts of the ease to which I will allude, there denied. May it plasm God to grant nome,relief in this meet distant c
has been • misapprehensim in the public mind : es. for
i i bwasve rdo time tothinadPnd Ent:rererultrYbutntl DoddM'
gyrunin ishnnunin'a Uhl! womtWas a dnnamit he ti
instance, whether them was that greet and Poem' cod. hook. With best wishes and compliments of the season." But they ma
"piracy which Governor Eyre speaks of ; whether there are The reading of the Merest paragraphs a the letter was not deep, Stu
facts to prove inch coospirsoy. Upon that question lam received with chew, but there wens WNW espreadons of they allow an
not going to give any (claim ; but as to the first dissent whets she specific charges were mad. He emoinded st the dose •
outbreak, I must say that it is hardly of that by goyim that be left that letter to the press ; bat he Malmo. to t
must repeat that the ea
must continue on the very something to
character which is described in one of them IMMO' broadest: principle tend justicea
should be done. was, Woe to
dots, in which it is inferred that a crowd, a peaceable The resolution having been put and declared to be to the ephit
crowd, emembled in a yard near a court-house, were carried, Mr. H. RI
fired upon by certain pawns without any revocation a,,...._,A gen_tlema.,..t_wio an,noneeed h._in5e........11a5.....,MethH.arri5.„..„, :ft pd.& the m
' wherever. The official documents which we hays received, :I:7,7,:trewase-orm,"w;Zam"littswirn;iir Ta7mo"p"'troo the back Mr. F. Sur
though wanting in inlay of the fads and details, are suet. •• arm enguahmenie ormoilice of fair ploy,. to he heard, ;U_o •
• tiredly voluminous, and were written, not by General Eyre, The uproar continued, the
but
nee to entreat a ____meat
messing
•
~ but by those who furnished the mosonts of what took bearing for the geatimmti but. :Do every°u fur saspend tie c
to st
place to General Eyre. As you will see, the matter is made s mates,
__r e made toe'rptak. in Janialca,
I which hi . Harris
sufficiently grave. (The noble soul here read extracts from
Mr. AtimaNDS3 hoped that notwithstandine that the the' *vide"'
government
the already pi:relished letters sidelined to the Governor resolution bad "......el the meeting would be willin to hoe
.------ !tad meat and 0
be Captain Down and the officiare of the island, describing &indite( that might be said in opporition to what been The Rev.
1 the outbreak and the state of the island, the rescue of advanced by its mover and setioeder. (Cheers.)
Bogle, the seizure of the
mooe sent to appreheed him, s
he Mr. HARM, who could with difficulty make himself ~...mamoidesilyr
the alternative given the of joining the blacks easiest the heard owing to the Impatience of a large peoportion of the "s" ..., ~_
mediae, said he felt it his duty to come bowed maw"' "w s
whites or death, the attack on the courthouse and sad st•te that he disagreed with many of the milliard. I
Ithe murder of the motes and the other persons expressions which bad been made 11118 of in the esslrtiM,
f,. who attempted to escape, and proceeded)-All these course of that evening's ; proceeding'. He did not
would
and
tend to show that it was not • peaceful crowd which the till they were
tbink it right that they should judge a man What he
ion of the evidence upon hhe ought to be
volunteers fired into without provocation, se some of the llcir
1 The government bad promised an invotigation of nretin %I
err.o.lh "load Presth
memorialists seemed to infer. It might have been like • all the circumstances of the case. He was surprised that
mob here, where stoles were thrown and riot took place. there had not been a single expression of sympathy towards
~ .
• It might have been unwise or not to order the voluetems the unfortunate whites who suffered in the rebellion.
tie._ W. Gordo
to fire, but that does not appear. The whole matter, how. 1/I.,daveretor Eyre had been
teatplacid
his indi
evidence 21:hoPrid--TO th__ „e °meth
ever, is one exceedingly painful, and no wonder that the moraimcdwaist, "cells.
protriyer manaer ; but such meetings Pomo, am
letters written by some subalterns in a toes of is the present were likely to do considerably The mom
unbecoming levity in regard to these events have more harm than good. The expressions need nom that szal tion proper
shocked the good feeling of every one who has offs platforms
the
West India
ibism qu
estion would be Or. Mr. Her
in
reference
d'"lal de and if there was not the per
. .
• reed them. (Chevy.) But however much we may 'we
a rebelliou now it was more than probable there would beat 11:fore •fa
lenient what has taken pion, we may at the same some fureretime. Governor Eyre might not to be condemned that of his
i
so unsatisfactory for so many years, and so many complaints opinion, noodled for, and he should have moved an amend- (Cheers.)
having been constantly made-just complaints, perhaps mint bad he not been informed that the resolution bad great orat.
;dready passed. educated
. V and in other respects great, misunderstanding-that, it
The Rev. W. ARTHUR moved the second emolution :- had not L
. , out of these dreadful occurrences we should find mean. "That this meeting hereby records its indignant prated noble lord
1 •11 • to see our way to new measures that shall make that
! • against the violations of law and justice, as exemplified they had
island lea the woe of disoontent and conflict, and to in the case of the late HonourableGordon, of Comm(
substitute harmony and good will, we may in that cam yet the indiecrimi"terneemem °amber° of 'marred mad aimgmetarY SI
. ~ .• 1 le, and the wholesale executions and so
anticipate good remits even out of these dreadful uereeistin Peep place a martial that h„
floggings which hare taken ner cover of
occurrences. The government have every disposition both law :and it declares it to be the bouuden ditty of her Harry Be
to act justly with regard to all whose conduct might be Majesty's governmeut not only to institute the fall, "T he me
;;i I ". inquired into, and also to look into the whole state of the searabing, and independent inquiry which bee boo pro. stross,Lgren
island ; and we hope that-aided by the labours of the raised, bat. se • Preliminary amp. to wise the te 1 breach °of
i,' . . various Christian missions, the London Missionary Society, its sandlot:l to any indemnity bill, immediately to
11, 1 rridfc:l7 Governor Eyre, and to suspend all offioers impli. &greet c
and others, who have for many years exerts themselves, sated in the meet proceedings, with a view to satisfy tics were
I am sure, with a view to establishieg Christianity and the requirements of justice, by bringing them to public lististort
1 humanity in the islaed-our effects will be in far crowed trial in this country." He should, be said, direct his Mderthe
po.
with lucre" that we shall sot witness such Uneatable oteervatioos to • Niggle aspect of the events they were the
then to deplore-namely, their beano( upon the moral Lord lin
welts main. infinesos of Eurpe. Foglia arms were Woo& but the moral and in
The deputation then thanked his lordship for the courtesy force ot England had been strooger, sad the lands refinanced like app
with which held received them, and retired. by her opinion ha
far wider than those her flag Mated over. woo rem
They had bad at various times despatches which told them military
how British soldiers had met other forces with equal arms ; ensordin
•1• . I GREAT MEETING AT EXETER.IIALL. bat there was nonp in this instance which indicated real dm
a , . Lest night a public meeting, convened by the • ooeflicit of with man, but rather which indicated WWII Of
nothing less than • human batty. There wu not • =Ol tial law,
British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, was held at public resort is Europe in which the enemies of and too
Exeter-hail, to consider the circumstances connected with were nut triumphing, and holding up Governor Eyre and worst oi
the late =moves in Jamaica. Both the platform and the his officers as the models ot t • British
rs,:ldiery. Seg)inie
• body of tLe imp hag were dansely crowded. Mooy ladies Was the tints arrived when the British,
,; • wee sin ab.
ir I were present. Amongst the gentlemen on the platform to be maintained by wholesale massacre ?( Is ci.:;.!..10." of Pm"
No doubt in consequence of the collision which was one
were :-Mr. S. Gurney, M.P., Alderman Lusk, M.P., Mr. 1 between the negroes and the volunteer' 18 persons were What i
) 1 i T. T. Chambers, Q.C., ILP.; Revs. Messrs. Titration (Isere. massacred by the blacks. He condemned that murder se sad die
1 1 1.,
tory Baptist Missionary Society), W. Arthur (secretary much as any man could, but he totally denied that it was Lewd B
"pr
es which evidently moraen
Wesleyari Missionary Society), W. K. Rows, Newman Hall, necessary to gratify the spirit of "age" m
J. Y. Price (Brighton), J. H. Hinton ; Messrs. G. W. ennirepretibtledtkton wrinern• so tlintick2fr toget as towliponanlinniutsPithess waer. oomph
kimander, Coningtumn, J. Soul, G. Chews, W. West What :Went* was there of Ike intentioe of the Revue
J. Hilton, Mason Jones, W. Tweak), H. Storey, J. Barlow, blacks to murder the whites on Christmas-day ! Omen
14, : G. Pritchard. T. Beggs, T. Beale, G. IL Murphy, aid H. Did Ms) suppose that this massacre of the negroee would hiTur
1. Richards. be attempted to be vindicated in London, or commended at agues
14 St. Stephens on the plea that it was slispected that the r
e( th
Os the motion of Mr. H. Richards, seconded by Mr. coloured population were going to rise in insurrection at fectio
G. Y. Murphy, Mr. S. GOVIST, M.P., was called to the time season •• If they were to adopt such • system of go- "'boll,
II
chair.
Mr. 1.. A. Caiireaorzowannonered that he had received Vollialf 118 that let them look oat for a conscriptions for ten right I
times their premedo army would not hold their empire. day af
tat even ire unable (User) He cried to the chairman as • member of the the da
a large number of letters from gentlemen win we
I t ' 1 to attead the meeting, arid
he would recd
the most impor- It tstuadire and
b..idto
tustevensoexa of the land foe j asties. and al
the British officers and did ea
tint. soldiers with arms in their hands was hopeless, but that mid
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Mr. J. S. Mill wrote, " I highly applaud the coins when they met them without arms the sword of by or
which your society has taken on the subject of the horrors
committed in Jamaica, and if 1 were in England I should the soldiers became their shield. That was not Bring
the rem when Colonel Hebb rode roughshod through the had
country with a pistol at the bleed of the poor boy who was the
Weed the meeting ou Tuesday. There is little danger employed on that end/rereading to point out the supposed loud
11( 1 that a government containing such men as some of the rebels who held commission from Pent Bogie, every such bosio.
proem ministers would defend or uphold the savage deeds commiesioe haring to to eeel.-wi with • bullet ie the heart Rasa
fired by Colossi Hobbs or hie party. Were despatches reran
•which have been Crated-(cheers)-or absointe'y
i.t I' I describin oh atrocities to go into the public archives aid Mast
screen the perpetrators. But there is always danger from he side by tide with other despatches ! Forbid it, shades of be it
• i . •,44 I human Weakneell. (Hem, hear.) There is danger lest the Wellesley. Campbell, and Havelock. To show the foiling Wm
sympathies of a government with its ageing should enable of forename on this questios, he would quote • came mole
the guilty to get eff with mere disavowal and Woke, known so every literary
.maa by his writrage-M. St. HS- and.
.. laira, the professor of ancient history at the. &whores, who him,
or almost nominal o
. siaishreeet I earnestly m'Pe in a letter to him written with respect to other subjects, the
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•• . i that the nation will not allow justice to be incidentally alluded to the Jamaica 12WWWICTS. ' All nefa.
thus trifled with-reheare)- but will insist upon a France " add he " has been aroused by this terrible affair trutl
I i solemn judicial trial of the Governor of Jamaica, ill Year:Ma. mid taselg US °tie" has not" an hems led by Heal
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and of all under his order-!loud cheering)-wed who Me asidsmat'°6 a '"• Timm' (Cheers.) E eneuy of be f,
davery, every friend of the blacks, has shuddered with the i
have heap guilty of hanging ee Begging alleged rebels with- rame de &deur at the accounts that lime reached us, and Wei
. i out due trial. (Cheers.) The commander of one of her still more at
toesth odious 'nemesia' of the truth by the Rue
Majesty's shs, if his ship is lost,thoegh no toe la
me, brut Timm which hundred timer owe hateful than the dem
i t ; though no one twee sweet him of being to blame, must original error into which it fell. Public epistles la Elegised the
.. has indeed greet need to be led back to justice and the
by SD inexorable raft be tried by a isourtreortial, se if es troth," Essiohmee however, would he found to „he m
1: , were the guiltiest of men, that a competent judicial authce justice end truth ion than wealth or military glory. mm
. . 1 rity may determine whether be has committed any offence. Could any ow
the
the moraine that brought the news of gore
And shall the authors of deeds whisk scarcely any tiostosiv- the meows of the 2,000! That morning the Tekgretait at Tim
. able mow that could be made for them could peeved from Pealed to the ergot "Mee °I hMtmis.ll,jeor
itirl-led tins him
i was • writer wide:taking to beard
being a lastiag disgrace to the courtly set be eabiset tea demo. They to wok" tto kid.," itako,°l- roo:
#' t ' iodise ordeal ? (Prolapsed ewe.) To these mho &look 'haw F. abaara,) Om* Lod an the --
costaa to won
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