The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-17 00:00:00

to surrender for examination. These circumstances
have been brought to the notice of his excellency the
governor by the solicitor who represents the friends
of Marshall ; but the only answer that was returned
was,that murder is a bailable offence, and that if the
magistrate has been guilty of any irregularity in
the preparation of the recognisanoes he will be an-
swerable to the government.

During the last fortnight, as during the period
covered by my last letter, there has been produced
a great mass of evidence as to the manner in which
punishment was inflicted, either with or without
the authority of the military commanders, upon
real or supposed offenders ; and as to acts of vio-
knee committed by the troops who were engaged in
the suppression of the disturbances. Day after
day the court has been occupied in the examination
of witnesses, many of them women, who have all
protested their innocence of any comma in the
riots, but have bad to complain that Abey or their
relations have suffered violence, U not death, at the
hands of the soldiery ; that their homes have been
burned down, their property destroyed, and them.
selves left homeless and destitute. It is impos-
sible that I should notice a tithe of these
cases, and lam again compelled to select only a
few as typical of the rest. Mr. Sawyers, a pro-
prietor at Manchester, described the execution of
eleven men at Chigre or Jigge-Fort Market, by
order of Colonel Hobbs :—" Colonel Hobbs got
them in a row, and then made the constables hold
up their right hands and swear before God and by
their allegiance to Queen Victoria: and the consti-
tution of Jamaica that they had seen them in open
rebellion." The constables identified each man,
and stated whether he had been found in rebellion,
or plundering. These prisoners were not ques-
tioned individually,: but Mr. Sawyers expressed his
belief that if they had had anything to say they
would have been beard. At all events, no
trouble seems to have been taken to ascertain
whether they had any defence to make
or not. A man named Sherrington added
some details to those which have already been
given in evidence as to the execution of Wellington,
whom, because he was supposed to be an Obeid) man,
Colonel Hobbs caused to be shot at from the op-
posite side of a ravine. He stated that after
Wellington was shot his body was rolled down the
hill to the market place, and there, by order of one
of the officers, his headwall cut off and placed upon
a pole, and the body was buried. During the night
there was a heavy fall of rain, the bead was
washed away, and it was never seen again. The
same witness said, that when the volley
had been fired at the fourteen men who
were about the same time shot upon the edge of a
trench, two of them did not die immediately, but
each cried out, " Lord, save my soul !" To which a
soldier replied, " Hold your tongue, you
wretches, or I'll let fly at your brains !" Qalek
lime was placed in the trench in which these men
were buried, but the grave was not deep, and a few
days afterwards, when Sherrington saw it, the
water bad washed away the earth which bad
covered them, and the crows were eating their
bodies. At a place called Fonthill nine men were
shot, apparently witboutany regular trial, and were
afterwards hanged to a cross-beam in the chapel of
4► native baptist named MiLaren. This was not all
that was done at Foothill. A woman named Grace
Cherington saw the white soldiers burn four houses
st that place, and although her husband supplied
one of the men with dry clothes and fed him for
two days, he was afterwards shot. All her money,
her clothes, and her furniture were taken from her,
and but for the interference of a constable her
house would have been burnt. The house of another
woman, named Davis, whose husband had run
the bush, and who was left with five children, was
burned by order of Mr. F. Bowen, a magistrate,
and her clothes, and even her marriage ring, ware
taken away by the soldiers. At Long Bay, a man
named Berry, sod his brother, were shot, on the
charge of stealing a sow, belonging to Mr. Codring-
ton, which the widow of Berry, who gave the evi-
dence, asserted was still in that gentleman's posses-
sion. At Coley, ten men were brought out to be shot.
Among them was a man named graham—the
only evidence against whom, according to her state-
ment, was that his name had been found upon a
list belonging to M'Laren, who is called Paul
Bogle's secretary—and his brother. The ten men
were tied together ; but fortunately for Graham
and his brother, when the soldiers fired one of the
bullets cut the rope which attached them to the
other prisoners, and they made their escape.
Graham was afterwards re-arrested, and was taken
before Colonel Hobbs, who had originally ordered
his execution, and who said that he would not have
him executed because he had never seen a bailout
a rope before.
Perhaps one of the most extraordinary stories
which has been given in evidence was that told by
a man named Collins, of Kingston, of the proceed-
ings at Leith-hall, where a black drummer of a West
Indian regiment appears to have been entrusted
with absolute authority, and to have acted as ac-
cuser, judge, and executioner. The first thing that
was beard of this individual was &el/lomat Point,
there he hanged a man and flogged a woman. There
appears at first to have been some doubt about
hanging the man, but Philips said that a letter bad
come directing that, as he could not walk to Merest
Bay, he should be banged, and he was accordingly
run up to a tree in the presence of Mr. Peter
Espent, a young gentleman residing in the neigh-
_bourbood. The rope slipped, and it was not
until Mr. Espent had fired his pistol,
and Philips had discharged his rifle at bim
that the man expired. At Leith-ball, while
the detachment of the 6th was there, a number of
people were flogged without any trial. A married
man was brought in. Philips said that he supposed
he was a rebel, and he was at once shot. Soon after-
wards the 6th marched to Bath, and Philips was
left in sole command at Leith-hall. How he mar.
cased his authority may be judged from the circum-
stance that a man having beau left in his charge
with directions from Lieutenant Adeock that be
should not be hanged, because there was not suffi-
cient evidence against him, almost as soon as the
lieutenant's back was turned he bad the man
brought out and executed him. When Lieutenant
Adcock returned be inquired for this man, and was
told that he had been banged. He ordered Philips
to lament Bay, but the drummer did not obey his
orders for three or four days ; and no evidence has
yet been given that he received any punishment for
his murderous disobedience. During his adininia-
tration et affairs at Leith Hall the Magmas brought-
in a ism whom they said was au Meek Men, Mt 1
against whom, as far as Collins's evideeee went,
they brought no charge of complicity is the I,4Mb-
/ion. Be war tried by a Mame*, bin loathe+

giving evidence against him, and was ordered to be
1 shot. He and three others who were tried in the .
same manner were executed the same evening. It
seems that it was not only at Morant Bay that pri-
soners who had been flogged were compelled to run
the gauntlet. At Leith Hall the soldiers, as Col-
lins said,, by the direction of their officers, pro-
vided themselves with stones, and when the men
who had been flogged were released, pelted them
so severely that many of them tumbled down. A
considerable number of women were flogged. Phi-
lips said that this was done by order of Lieutenant
Adcock, but Captain Ashwood denied that any
such orders were given by that officer.
. The account given by Mr. W. P. Kirkland, a
magistrate and collector of dues for St. Thomas-

in-the-Baat, of his share in these transactions, was
that Bath was attacked by a mob on the 12th
October, and be was compelled to take refuge in
thelbusi, where he remained till the 13th, who

the first detachment of Maroons arrived. He then

returned to his house, and missed a watch. Not
• shilling of the public money which was in his
custody had been touched, but this be attributed
to the anxiety of the rioters to look after his
"old bead." Prisoners were afterwards brought
in ; those who were accused of serious offences
were sent on to Morant Bay ; those that were
found with stolen property were flogged. Women
were flogged. They were the principal thieves ;
they stole 3,0001. worth of property, besides ran-
sacking Potosi-house. In many cases women wen
brought in with furniture and goods, or with Latin
and German books in their possession. In that
case they got a simple dozen lashes. Many of
them were, after their punishment, required
to work upon the roads without pay, and were
fed upon salt fish and provisions from their
own grounds. He took no notes of the minor
cases, but the evidence was always upon oath. He
only tried those who had stolen property in their
possession, and be sentenced the women to from 10
to 25, and the men to not more than 50 lashes.
The more serious cases he sent down to Mutant
Bay, but he never ordered anyone to be netted before
he was t►ken there. He employed an old soldier of
the 2nd West India Regiment—a bandmaster named
Bruce—to make the este. They were at first made
of twine, but after the arrival of Captain Ford's
volunteers some remarks were made that the cats
were too light, sad two bits of wire were introduced
into the twine to make it stiffer. That was not done
by his orders. One night Ramsay arrived on horse-
back, woke him up, and requested him to go with
him to the police station. He accompanied him
thither, and the provost-marbsal had 15
men who were about to be sent to Morant
Bay thrown down and held by the police
while he flogged them with his own band with a
cat which he had brought with him for the purpose.
Mr. Kirkland was examined as to the character and
completeness of the investigations which were made
into charges of plundering ; and though he declared
that every prisoner was invited to say something in
his or her defence, though many of them did not
avail themselves of this opportunity, be seemed to
admit that all who desired to do so were not allowed
to call witnesses, as he said, " We never should get
through the cases if every person was allowed to
call witnesses." Mr. Kirkland's Doman; of the
extent to which wire was used in the manufacture
of the cats is scaroely reooncileable with the evidence
of Bruce himself, whose statement was that the
pianoforte wire was twisted with the twine or whip-
cord, apparently strand for strand, and is entirely
opposed to that of a mau named March, who
described the wire as being wound so closely round
the end of the tails that he could not see the cord.
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KERRY ELIZPION.—We leers by electric tele-
graph that Mr. Heory Herbert was elected yesterday with-
out opposition for the county of Kerry in the room of his
late father.
THS WAR IN NM ZEALAND.—The Gazette of
last eight contain' a despatch from Majw-General Chute.
dated from the coup at Put.hi on the Bth Japan,,. In
this despatch an account is Elvin of the successful opera-
tions re the imperial troops and the Native Cootingeat
against the Okotuka pah„ oe tba 4th Jemmy. and the
FOAM pah on the 6th January. The latter nosiness had
both considered impregnable, and the marsh to reach it
is described as "ono continued struggle through a deem
primeval forest and bosh over rains@ and gullies." Both
pahs were captured red completely destroyed. Twelve elf
our troops, including two officers, were wounded in the two
esgagemente, and use maw killed. The losses of the Da-
tives are believed to have been much heavier.
LITERARY AND SCIZSTIVIC MEETINGS TOR TB5
Riverton WW.—Moodey, Asiatic, at 3, " Priests and
lodes Society in the Vedic Ap Mr. Mak ; Mathews.
teal, at 74, " Centres of Algebisical Curves and Surfaces."
Mr. Roberts ; " Proportion of Ooofoosl Cartesian Ovals,"
Mr. Crofton. Tuesday, Horticultural, at 3, Scientific.
Royal Institution, at 3, " Noe-Metallic Elsmeets," Pro-
fessor Frankland ; regithers, at 8, "Naintemsee and
Renewal of Permanent ay,' Mr. Williams; Anthropo-
logical, at 8, " Pra-historic Antiquities of Orkociy," Mr.
Petrie ; " Ancient Caithness Remains," Mr. Anderson ;
Tumults in Fassonibo," Rev. W. Brett ; Statist cal. at 8,
"Statistical Proems of Italy,' Mr. Brows. Wednesday,
Society of Arts, at 8 , Meteorological, at 7 ; Geological, as
8, "Fossil British Olen, Pert I , Una,' Mr. Boyd
Dawkins; "Junction of Thsnet I.
and Chalk,* Mr.
Hughes ; "Keetish Tertiaries," Mr. Whitaker ; Litera-
ture. 84, " Ansyrien Inscription of Angels of Siena-
cherib,* Mr. Fox Talbot. Thursday, Royal Instituter:le,
at 3, " Non-Metallie /Demean," Preform Frinkleed ;
zotkariezt, at 4, General ; Antiquaries, at 84 ; Royal, at
84. Friday, Royal Institution, at 8, 'Plummiest Sub-
stance like Quinine in Animols," Dr. Bence Jones.
Saturday, Royal Institution, at 3, " Structard sad
!Systematic Botany,' Rev. G. Bomb, ; Botanic, as 31.-
4tionests.
RIVALS Or TEE SIAMESE Twrffn.—Two negro chil-
dren are now on exhibition at Raleigh. North Cordon, that
excite much curiosity. They ere 14 years of age, sod we
horn of slave pinata is Amon coaotv. Tie reweave
between these girls is slasher than is the Siamese twine,
there being more of the physical and mental runs com-
mon to each. The coetwsion begins below the neck and
tennisates at the extrern'ty of tee spine. To touch one
at any point of her body below the connexion sends a see-
motion to the brain of each ; while a touch of • tier above
the coons:ion is felt by that
same.on only. They elan talk to
different persona at the time on entim'y different
subjecoto ; and one can engage in a emus of whist white the
other reads or sioga.—Baionwh Standard.
TEATEIO IiRCEPTS. The traffic receipts of
railways in the Gaited Kingdom amounted for the week
ending the 10th of March, on 12.329 mike, to 627,8781..
and for the corresponding week of last year, on 31,897
miles. to 587,1681., showing an iocrenes af 432 miles and of
40,7081. The pow receipts on the following 14 railways
amounted, in the aggregate. on 8,830 miles, to
522,7241.. std for the oorrespoading week of 1888.
on 8,489 miles, to 491,5341. showing as imams el
341 Who, and an innesse of 31,1901. The increase oe the
Oaledoeiss amounted so 2,00 e/. ; ow the Great Northers
to 1151. • on the Great Southern and Western to NU. -
on the 'Groat Wester' to 2,4611. ; the Leessehki
sod Yorkshire to 5,5201. • oa the Leedom sad Nee&
W OAK'S to 5,5071. ; on tit:London sod Brighton to 1,0831.
on the London and South Western to 1,2181. ; on the
Ithochether, Shoff old, and Lincolnshire. to 3.0844 ;
MK
es the Midland to 3,7501. • os the North British to
• on the North raisers to 5,4081. • cc the
South' Easters to 1,5191. ; fetal, 32,4901. Bet
from this must be &dewed 1.300/., the decrease
on the Great Rasters, leavieg the looses* as
above, 31,1901. The goods and =Moral talk oa those
lines amounted to 325,1891., and for the nem
spoodiag week of 1855 to 302,872.1., showing es
Marease of 22,3171. The receipts toe peamomen,
moots,. he , amounted to 197,5351.. acramat 188,6821.. show-
, isa an mereans of 8,873 i. The traffic receipts on 52 other
lives amaneted, se 3,498 miles, to 103.132/.. sad far
the earrespoedieg week et last year, os 3,408 miles, to
15,0341., showing an 1•011111111) m.les and of 9.51d1. la
Ike reeelpte. The total receipts of the pan week show es
of 1,1321.*c olumpared with those et the pre mt.
tits:l, ending the 3td net.