The Express.
London, England, 1866-07-20 00:00:00

Till JAMAICA MASSACRES.

The Times complains of the questions addressed last
night by Mr. Mill to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and
while ex pressing a doubt whether the coin missioners ought to
have so deliberately abstained from inquiring into the
guilt or innocence of persons condemned by court-martial
as well as from apportioning blame among individual
officers, attempts to show that their account does not bear
out the formidable gravamen drawn up by Mr. Mill. For
instance, in the case of one Donaldson, who is said to have
been hanged without trial, it should have been added that
Donaldson confessed to having been in communication
with a man suspected of murdering Mr. Hire, and refused
to say when this man left him or to give any further infor-
mation. There is more to be said for the assumption that
Ensign Cullen and Dr. Morris ordered three men to be
shot without trial, and that Dr. Morris shot one with his
own hand ; for the commissioners by no means negative
the charge, and intimate an opinion that it ought to be
further sifted. Still, even here such a crime as murder is
not to be presumed against the parties accused. Ex.
agzeration and inaccuracy have produced the ordinary effect,
and the cause advocated by the Jamaica committee bas
been rather damaged than strengthened. The Tines is
not prepared to say that no steps should be taken by the
Horse Guards to Om* like scandals for the future, or
that compensation may not be properly awarded, as Mr.
Buxton proposes, "to thine whose property was cruelly
and wantonly destroyed, and to the families of those who
were put to death illegally." Beyond this we see little
hope of retributive justice being carried.
The Post complains that Mr. Mill was attempting to
precipitate a discussion which will be shortly raised in the
House of Commons and must then prove an exhaustive
one. The courts-martial in Jamaica were lawfully con-
stituted tribunals, and the acts done under their jurisdic-
tion were prima facie legal.
The Star observes that the late Governor of Jamaica has
good reason to regret that Mr. Disraeli and the tones were
not in office six months ago. Had they been then in power
it may fairly be inferred, from what took place in the
House of Commons last night, that even so mild a rebuke
as dismissal or suspension from his official functions would
never have been visited upon Mr. Eyre. Nay, we are
not sure that special reward or honour of some kind
might not have been graciously bestowed on the
governor who sanctioned the illegal execution of
Gordon and the fantastic barbarities of Nelson and Brand.
The tone, the ,emper, and the character of Mr. Disraeli's
reply to Mr. Mill last night were disgraceful teeny member
of a British government. There was a studied offensive-
ness, there was a tone of rpiklul impertinence, manifest
throughout that extraordinary reply.

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The Qasen drove out yesterday in a carriage and
four, accompanied by Princess Louise and Prince Leopold;
and her Majesty went out in the grounds this morning.
Princess Louise drove out this morning attended by
Lady' Waterpasic, and Prince Leopold and Princess
Beatrice went out in the grounds.
Lieutenant-General the Right lion. J. Peel arrived at
Osborne, yesterday, and bad the honour of dining with
the Queen and the royal family.
Lieutenant-General the Hon. Charles and Mrs. Grey
had also the honour of being invited.

The Prince and Princess of Wales, and Prince Albert
Victor, attended by the COMitess of Morton, Lieutenant-
General Enollys, and Majci Grey, returned to Marlbo-
rough:House, yesterday afternoon, from Sandringham.
A. committee of the Lords of her Majesty's Most
Hondekable Privy Council met yesterday, in the
Council Chamber, Whitehall, on the subject of the cattle
plague. The lords present were:—The Lord President,
the Right Hon. B. IL Walpole, the Lord Advocate, Lord
Naas, and the Right Hon, S. Cave.'
Mr. Helps, Mr. Harrison, and Colonel Harness at-
tended.
A deputation consisting of Mr. Graves, M.P., Mr.
laird, M.P., Mr. Norwood, M.P., and Mr. Cowan, M.P.,
had an interview with the Earl of Derby, at the official
residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing.
street, on the subject of Admiralty Court jurisdiction.
The governor and deputy-governor of the Bank of
England had an interview with the Bight. Hon. the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, at his official residenoe in
Downing-street, yesterday.
Mr. Fewerheerd and Mr. Shawe, introduced by Mr.
Akroyd, M.P., had an interview with the Vice-President
of the Board of Trade, at the office of the Board of Trade,
yesterday, on the subject of the trade with Portugal.
A deputation consisting of Mr. Graves, M.P., Mr. Laird,
M.P., Mr. Norwood, M.P., and Mr. Cowan, M.P., had an
interview with the Vial-President of the Board of Trade,
at the office of the Board of Trade, yesterday, on the
subject of Admiralty Court jurisdiction.

CABINiT COUNCIL.--Summonsee were issued yes-
terday for a Cabinet Council on Saturday afternoon at the
Earl of Derby's official residence in Downing-street.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh
honoured Mr. Oswald of Auchencruive with their com-
pasty at dinner last evening at Hampden House. A dis-
tinguished party were invited to meet their royal high-
news. Later in the evening Mr. Oswald gave a ball in
honour of the royal visit, which was attended by about
200 of the [lice of moiety. Dancing commenced at 11
o'clock.
His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and
the Countess Bemstorff and the Countess Therms Berns.
tort! left the Prussian Embassy on Carlton-house-terrace
yesterday afternoon on a visit to Viscount and Viscountess
Holmesdale.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond leave town
at the close of the ensuing week for Goodwood, Sussex,
where they will entertain a distinguished company during
the race week.
The Marquis of Abercorn left by the mail train
last evening for Dublin, to be sworn in as Lord-Lieutenant.
We understand that the noble marquis will return to Lon-
don in a very short time, and that his public assumrtion
of his viceregal functions will not take place till next
month.
Lord Hotham entertained the Duke of Bucking-
ham, the Earl of Shrewsbury, Viscount Holmesdale, M.P.,
the Lord Chancellor, the Hon. Admiral Dunoombe, and •
select party at dinner on Wednesday evening at his resi-
dence in Grosvenor-street.
The Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta
Stanley entertained a small and early party last night at
the Deanery, in Deen's-yard, Westminster.
The Marchioness of Westminster had an after-
noon party at Grosvenor House yesterday, at which a very
numerous company assembled. The gallery and connecting
suite of apartments were thrown open, and, as they contain
one of the finest private collection of paintings in this
country, are always to be admired. About 400 visitors
honoured the marchioness by their presence at her recep-
tion.
The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of
Commons will entertain the officers of the House of
Commons at dinner on Wednesday next, at his official

residence. The dinner is generally looked upon as a pre-
hide to the prorogation of parliament, which is now ex-
pected to take place about the Bth proximo.

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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES.

This morning were issued notices of supple-
mentary estimates to be proposed for the years 1b66-7, in
addition to the sums proidded in the estimates already
presented to parliament.
In the civil cervioe the follow:ns sums are required :-
2,000/., to defray the cost of the erection of a monument in
the collegiate church of St. Peter, Westminster, to the
memory of Viscount Palmerston ; 10,0001. for works at
Landguard Point, near Harwich Harbour ; 5,000!. for em-
ploying additional inspectors of vaccination, and for gra-
tuities to public vaccinators ; 95,4891. to provide for in-
creased expenditure for the constabulary of Ireland ;
3,5001. for a claim on the western coast of Africa ; 1,9201.
for the Treasury cheat ; 4,T.3W. due to British Columbia ;
5,8241. due to the government of India in reference to the
emigration of Coolies ; 22,0001. for temporary commissions,
viz., Jamaica insurrection, 9,000/.; coal supply, 5,000!.;
corrupt practices at certain elections, rl,ooo/.; 143,6351. for
expenses occasioned by the cattle plague ; and 3,052!. for
certain pensions proposed to be paid to persons in the
household of the late King of the Belgians.

For her Majesty's navy 5,926/. is wanted to defray the
()barges which 11 'II come in course of payment in the year
for increased pay and allowances for the medical officers
of the royal navy, as recommended by the late committee ;
10,000/. is required for the completion of her Majesty's
ship Northumberland, and 10,000/. as an instalment on a
ship to be built on the design of Captain Cowper Coles.

THE MARQUIS or LORNE. —This young nobleman
will attain hie majority on the Gth of August next, and
the event is to be celebrated at Inverary Castle in the true
Highland fashion.—Ayr Adrerfixer.
TH KEMAL OF KIMBERLEY•NDTHEDUBLIN METRO-
mum w POLICL—The following gratifying communication
has been received from the government by the COMMlS-
sioners of police :—" Dublin Castle, July 17, 1866.
Gentlemen,—l have to inform you that his excellency the
Earl of Kimberley has this day made the following minute:
- Before I leave Ireland I wish to record my sense of
the admirable manner in which the duties of the con-
stabulary and Dublin police force have been discharged
during my term of office. It is not too much to say that
their efficiency and unvarying fidelity in peculiarly trying
circumstances have been beyond praise, and both officers
and men have justly merited the marked approval of the
government.' And I am to request you will cause the same
to be made known to the force under your command.—l
am, gentlemen, your obedient servant, THOMAS A. LAB-
com.—The Commissioners of Dublin Metropolitan Police."
—Dublin Erening Mail.
DEATH OF THE REV. WILLIAM Buenarrax.—We
regret to announce the very sudden death of the Rev. Wil-
liam Buchanan, editor of the Ayr Obserrer, which took
place this morning between twelve and one o'clock, at
his residence, Queen's-terrace. The rev. gentleman had
for a good many years been associated with the press—his
connection with which commenced with the Obserivr, from
which he received promotion to the editorship of the Edin-
burgh Courant, after which he conducted the Dumfries
Herald for a time, and ultimately returned to the Ayr
Observer. Though in opposition to us for many years,
and a vigorous and uncompromising partisan, it
would be unfair to his memory to deny him the possession
of a highly cultivated mind, and a most untiring zeal for
the success both of his paper and his party. His published
poems show the versatility of his talents, and manyfriends
who knew him in early life, and also in his latter days, will
hear with sorrow the intelligence of his being thus sud-
denly cut off in thejprinis of manhood.—Ayr A cieertiser.
STRATFORD.—THE CHOLERA.—The partial out-
break of this alarming disease in this neighbourhood has
caused the greatest excitement among all classes. The
most gross exaggerations have been current, and many have
hastened their trip to the ma-side in consequence.
Though the numbers are greatly overstated by many it
cannot be denied that there have been several el.mths,
though far from 30 a day sa is current. There were
about four cases of spontaneous English cholera on
Saturday last, which resulted fatally ; one in Chant,
one near Bow-bridge, and one on Plaistow-marsh. Several
others ended fatally on Sunday, and on Monday in three
different localities the disease bwame epidemic, vas., three
were oases arising from contagion, and two were Asiatic
cholera. On Tuesday there were about eight deaths ; three
on Wednesday, and two on Thursday. A special meeting
of the Week Kant Local Board of Health was called to take
into consideration what steps sbenkl be immediately
dopted.—Chahnsferd Menai*.