The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-21 00:00:00

SHOCKING BARBARITLKS IN TUNIS.

The Levant iferafd of the 12th prints • letter
from Tunis, containing the following shocking
details :
Is my last I briefly mentioned the barbarous Bogging, or
rather "sticking," at the Arab prisoner sent in a couple
of days before from the camps. In the hurry of catching
the steamer I bad barely time to Mort tke Punishments
mad to say that it had produced a very bad general effect.
It had begun the day before the arrival of Prises Arthur,
and, in compliment to him the barbarous operation was
suspeoded daring his brief stay, to be resumed, as soon as the
Badminton left, with greater vigour and away than seer.
One of the victims wasSbeikh Hadjillouberik, • man of great
intlaence ainospt the Arabs, and who mere than serene
else oostributed to the cessation of the late revolt. This
unhappy man, though 67 years of age, was ordered by the
Bey to receive two dimmed blows, and of thews wag one
was inflicted. I witaissed the first part of this pnaish-
meet, bat wee unable to see it ont, the cruelty was so
revolting. The wretched primer was thrown on his face
on a piece of matting, with his feet tied together, and hie
heed and shoulders held down by a soldier. The blows
were laid on across the hips and Mali of the back with a
think aspen stick, as heavily as • strong man could deliver
them, and as oils tired another took his pawn, whilst a
third counted the blows, and shouted "strike harder,
strike harder!" When the victim had received 300 blows,
he called out imploring them to kill biro right off ; but the
only result was that the stick was wielded with more brutal
vigour than before. The whole 2,000 blows wen inflicted,
"1" teas. .'.".!:""Tr r"! Tallow& his ices es; mama
Seven other shiekhs received each 1,500 blows ; of these
also two died under the infliction, sad the other five within
half an hour afterwards. Of those who received 500 blows
lam told five died after being throws into prison. Nearly
the whole of these victims were old men, many of them
above seventy years of age. I hear it reckoned that
no fewer than 132,500 blows have been given to this
one batch of primmest, and at the camps I am
wound punishment of similar barbarity is dealt oat
daily. For the honour of humanity, it is to be regretted
that none of the commis have interfered to prevent this
brutal cruelty. Ben was • matter in which all might
have joined in • remonstrance which the Bey would not
have dared to disregard, and yet thus far not one of the
whole body has uttered • word of protest against brutality
which one might suppose to be impossible within the
range of English or French influence in this 19th century.
Antonpt the Amiss themselves, it is said that the act has
decided them to emigrate wholesale to Algeria, where the
French offer them free settlements and limey other tempt-
lag advantages. Under French authority they will at
least be secure whist cruelty which makes the blood
curdle, and which is • disgrace to even this semi-barbarous
despotism of Tanis

ORPHAN WORKING SCHOOL, HATERSTOCE-HILL.
—The annual court of this institution was held yesterday
at the toed°. Tavern to receive the reports end to elect
thirty•fivis children to the benefits of the charity. The
report of the committee stated that the efficient manner in
which the education of the children was carried out had
been testified to by one of the government inspectors, and
the state of their health was moat satisfactory. The cash
statement for the past year showed the receipts to have
been 9,0761.25. 5d., and the expenditureB,s76l. is. ld. The
committee ociatinue to receive satisfactory testunouiala from
the employers of former scholars of the institution.
DEATH OF • VOLUNTEER FlaxMale.—Yesterday
evening Dr. Laukeeter ones, 4 an, *met at the Busk of
England Tavern. Paddington, on the body of Elijah Noakes,
aged .38, who lost his life at the calemitons fire which on.
curred on Good Friday in the premises of Messrs. Smith,
upholsterers, of Archer-street, Notting.hilL Priscilla
Noshes, of 15, Durham-plaes, said that the deceased was
her husband. He had acted as a volunteer fireman, and
upon the average he west out about otiee a month. Lest
Friday Morning be lo'{ home at 1 o'clock to attend a fire
io Archer-street. About 4 or 5 o'clock the same morning
she was seat for to see the deceased. He was then insen-
sible, and the only word he uttered was "Fire." He
died at 20 minutia to 9 o'clock the acme night.
Charles Campbell, of Rensington.gardoes-aquare, said that
he was one of the parochial firemen at l'addiogton. He
was present on Friday. He was with the decased, and fell
with him. He went to the bank of the bolus, and found
the deceased and Smith on the roof of an outhouse, the
lower part of which was on fire. He asked them to pus
the branch of the engine down to him, hut se they did not
he went to see whether the turneock had started a fresh
plug, but he had not done so, and finally they gave him the
branch. The men called out to him to give it back to them.
He went up to them, and while telling them that they could
do very little good there the floor above gave way, and he and
the deceased sod another MAO Wale buried in the ruins. The
brickwork consisted of bricks and cement, and he was burled
up to his waist. He assisted to get the demised out, but he
was terribly burnt. He broke the brickdoor open after he
bad attempted to put the fire out. He had no water nearer
than 300 yards from the place, but it was no fault of the
water company. A juror having remarked that there was
a plug within 12 feet of the premises on fire, Captain Das-
toed said that the tuncocks kept the plugs closed until
the snivel of the brigade, but had the plugs in hoot been
drawn there would have been en ample supply of water.
The coroner said that if a certain number of parishioners
went to the expense, the water companies were bound to
put the water ou at high pressure, and then the hydrant.
could be used wit hoot settiog the engines to work. Mr.
H. Berth, house surgeon at St. Mary's Hospital, said
thathe wee present when the deceased was admitted. He
had wend wounds from burns, and his bead was greatly
injured. He died from the effects of the injuries. Mr. C.
W. Danford, superintendent of the Notting-hill Volunteer
Brigade. said he was present when the men were cm the roof,
and his son called out that if they did not come down at
coos the roof would fall upon them. Suddenly the building
fell, and all three became -buried. He had often complained
al the pings being kept for the brigade to the injury of the
volunteer broom°. Conductor Gress, of the Royal Society
for the Protection of Life from Fire, said that he was pre-
sent when the three men became embedded, and he maw a
heavy stone fall upon the deceased's head and his helmet
i crushed at the meth. Charles Abbott, foreman of the
Greed Jai:idiots Water Company, admitted that the pies in
fret of the house had bras kept fee the brigade. Thel
ohm consulting, returned a verdict el " Accidental death,
fa eedemouriag to extinguish the fire." The jury wished to
impress upon the water companies that the thrum& should
drew the plop foe the first amiss that arrived, whether
• logging to the brigade or volunteer. A subscription has
bees opened by Yr. Harvey. of Highetreet,
foe the benefit of the deemostre family, and also for the
ether sufferer In the beaptlsL The dammed will be buried
fistarslay serA with a preemies el the various voles-
leers and segliess.