The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-31 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 31, 1866.

go►ernment to justify, all prooesdinp in Wenn.° to this
ease, and the approval at the sentesco and execution by

health he had better not go to the vestry meeting,
which was to be held at Morant Bay on the follow-
ing day, but remain quietly at home. He acceded
to her suggestion, bat when he afterwards heard of
the outbreak he expressed his regret that he had
not gone to the meeting. She first heard of the
probability of her husband's arrest on Thursday,
the 12th October. He himself informed her that
it was likely to take place, and also said
that "the feeling was so strong against
him that they would be getting rid of
him as they did of the American President," re-
' ferring to the death of Mr. Lincoln. This obser-
vation seems to indicate that at first, at all events,
Mr. Gordon feared that he would become the via-
-1 tim of private assassination rather than of a judi-
cial murder. Mrs. Gordon was examined at some
length by Mr. Made as to her husband's financial
position, and in reply to his questions she stated
that Mr. Gordon on one occasion lost 8,0001. by a
coffee speculation, and had for some time been
pressed for money ; but she did not know that he
was more embarrassed in 1865 than during the
four previous years. Mr. Airey, solicitor, who was
an intimate friend of the late Mr. Gordon, and the
agent of the mortgages of some of his estates, viz.,
the Rhine, Bogue, Good Harbour, Cocoa Walk,
I and Sholven Pen, stated that his constituents had
claims against those estates to the extent of
36,5001.; but he did not believe the property
would produce 10,0001. Mr. Airey produced the
following letter and enclosure, which were sent to
him by Mr. Gordon :

myself. *your iLelleney, ankby Brigadier-Genaral Nd
son. I am called upon to report, " whether the
approval of Gordon's execution rested on evidence of Ids
partioipatim in the insurrection itself, or the actual resist-
ance ef authority, out of which it rose, or evidseos of
the lesser offenoe, of sang maidens and inflammatory
Mariam admitted, indeed, to produce residence to
authority med rebellion, but without proof of any deli•
berate design of producing that reran." Her Majesty's
government also " desires to see it clearly established,
that he was nob executed until crimes had been proved

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in evidence against him, which deserved death," and
" that the prompt infliction of capital punishment was
secemery to reams the colony from imminent danger, and
frourthe horrors of a generator wide-spread insurrection, and
the repetition ebewhere of such a @laughter of the while and
coloured colonists as had taken place in the eastern parts
of the island." I em also celled upon to explain why
Gordon was arrested at Kingston, to which martial law did j
ant apply ; and taken to *want Bay for trial under roar-
Val law. The reply to this latter inquiry is that the silts
of affairs was considered so imminent in Kingston, that I '
was specially summoned down from Port Antonio by the
ernace, justices, members of the legislature and others, for
the express purpose of proclaiming martial law
over Milpitas itaelf, bat that on arrival I considered
the evils which would be entailed by placing the capital
and chief commercial city of the colony under
martial law of such magnitude, that I preferred
taking upon myself the sole responsibility of capturing
Gordon, to bringing upon Kingston such ea affliction. It
would have been may for me to have avoided this rearm.
sibility by proclaiming martial law as so urgently 'equated
to do, sod thereby fully legalising every act;; but I thought
it better foe tbe interests of the colony to sot otherwise,
and am prepared to abide the risk which I then under-
took of every action being subsequently questioned or dis-
approved. With regard to the otter points adverted to. I
think it would be dad:able that your Excellency should

(PINATIL)

North-exert, Oat. 17,18635.

ferrnials me for the information of her Majesty's govern•
meat with a synod of your own views and grounds of

Dear I learnt there were breathinp sad threat.
sings wind as yesterday (sad telt unwell, and indeed
this morning I am very weak), I wu prevailed on net to go
down to the City, and to allow some evaporation at fading.
I am in the security of a sate eorroseienoe, sad you will find
it sa, notwithstanding all that is being mid. I hope you
will not desert me in rooncil ea this trying omesion I
shall sot ask for much, nor for any beyond what you may
wish to give. You are, I believe, sound in your views,
and notwithstanding what Beckwith and others my,

action so far se the trial, evideece and entry* oat of the
Dantean are concerned, or the state of the colony at the
time, se calling for immediate action, and that it would
also be important to procure from the various offieen
engaged in suppressing the rebellion a statement of any
ciroometanees or 'iridium which came under their notice,
tending to Aow the complicity of Gordon, or that the
Agnes had ben led on through his seditious and inflamma-
tory language or writing. I understand from Brigadier
General Nelson, who in now unfortunately Agent, that
many of the prisoners before execution admitted in distinct

my best and most oonfidential friends are white men. It
is with this alms I have grown sad loved, and I really can
have no ether feeling but gratitude and affection for them.
This I beg you to believe. I know yen do.
.As so much is said about me, I think of publishing the
enclosed, and submit it for your approval. Pray do not
grudge me the time. You cen just put it under envelope
with notes, and doe% tremor on your time to write, for I
fear that my name jut now is not very savoury; but Clad
is able to do all things, and I wait patiently oa Sim If
you find me untrue is this, never tract a man egaia.--ffin-
cerely obliged, yours, Oro. W. ClouDox.

thorigh genesall terms that they had been brought to their
deaths tbmugh Gordo., or other expressions to that effect.
It would be desirable that any evidence which is attainable
of this nature should be procured from any of the offioers
who were presto*, as well as any other infarmatios or
°videlicet heading to throw light upon the subject.—l
have, &a. E. ETU.

To this despatch he replied ma follows :
Readlnerten, Kingston, Deo. 30, 1865.
Sir,—Your excellency having called on me, is a letter
dated, " Flamatead, 26th December, 1865," to fortdah for
her Majesty's gorammest a report of my owa view,

G. S. Airey, Faq.
The advertisement which was enclosed, but
which never appeared in the papers, was as
follows:

. . _
and grounds at action so far as the trial, evidence, and
carrying out of the soutanes are concerned, in the case of
G. W. Gordon, I now do myself the honour to report,
foe the information of the Secretary of Mate
for the Colonies, that with regard to the ar-
rest, taking to filcsant Bay, assembling of court-
martial, charged preferred, trial, approval and confirm-
ing of the proceedings, cariying out the sentence and execu-
tion of G. W. Gordon' I had nought to do, nor was I sears
a court-martial had been assembled until I received a letter
from Brigadier-General Nelson, dated Iferant Bay, :Ist
October, 1865, eight o'clock n.m., " with the proceedings
of the court, aad a report dated Kermit Bay, October A
1866, 7.15 o'clock a.m., of his having just retuned from
the execution of G. W. Gordon," which documents were
duly forwarded by me for perusal by Governor Eyre. After
carefully considering the proceedings of the court-martial,
the conviction, finding, and sentence, I was of opinion the
petition in which General Nelson had been placed, and the
thee state of the colony, called for prompt and imme-
diate action. As regards the paragraph, " Why
Gordon was arrested in Kingston, to which martial
law did not extend, and taken to licrant Bay foe

Lapin, Oct. 1.8, 1865.
Whereas ik has been represented to me that unchari-
table imputations and breathing are being made against
me with reference to the recent calamitous cents in St.
Thomm-ye-Feet ; this is therefen to deslan and earhfy
that, notwithstanding what may have been said or written
about me, in no shape or manner am I concerned, directly
of Indirectly, in advising any of the tragical proceedings
which have taken plan, and by which some of my own best
friend. ban suffered, and whereby I am deeply afflicted.
Dr. Major, of St. Thornas-ye-Esst, who called on me the
end of last month, and also otter friends, knew eat from
the state of my health I could not be certain of attending
the last vestry, so that whet is attributed to zee is this re.
spect is also unjust. I have elven been forbearing in my
conduct, even when most reproadied and provoked in the
latish, of St. Thomas-ye-Eat, and my earnest desire has
ever been the well-being of all clean, and I slate this sin.
calmly before my Maker, the parisbiesies ct St. Thomas-ye.
East, end the whole community of Jamaia►
Gro. W. GORDON.
Mrs. Shannon, the mother of Mn. Gordon, also

trial under martial law," had I been consulted at the
council of war, assembled et headquarter-house, 13th
Oct., I would have advised the county of Surrey planed
wader martial law. Kingston should not have been made '
an exiseptioe, and, se Geveroor Eyre very corrently states
in his letter to me, " Plarattead, 26th December, 181 E,"
thereby folly legalising every act of his excellency. I
would suggest that Lieutenant-Colonel Nelson, being now
in England, and copies of the several document. ooneected
with the retest rebellion being forwarded to him by the
mail 10th December, be is available to afford valuable
information, especially as to whether many of the prisoners'
before execution admitted in distinct, though general
terms, that they had been brought to their death by Got-
don.—l have the honour to be your exirolleeey's ohediset
bumble servant, L. SNYTHR O'CONNOR,
Majee-Gerieral Commanding.
Mr. Eyre'e rejoinder to one of the paragraphs in
this letter he received on the 6th January :
Kiel; a kloure, Jan. 3, 1866.
81r,—In reply to your letter of the 30th ultimo, which
I had the honour to receive yestordoy, there oectin the
following passage :—" Had I been consulted at the mined
of war assembled ►t Headquarters-house, 13th October, I
would have advised the county of Surrey placed under
martial law, Ktn:stoe should not have been made an
exosptios." Permit me to recall to your exoellency's re-
collection that when you were good enough to allow the
council of war to meet at Headquarters-house, that I
myself informed you that you were by law a member
of such council, and parsontlly asked you to attend

proved that on the 10th October Mr. Gordon had a
severe cough, and was suffering from an abscess on
his arm, which had reduced him very much in
strength. Two days after the riot at Mount Bay
she received a letter warning her that Gordon was
in danger, and a gentleman advised her to get him
away. He said that he did not believe him guilty
of the charges which had been brought against
him, but his life was not safe. On the Monday
she saw Mr. Gordon at his store, and implored
him to get away. She said, "You will be taken
into custody—the people may endeavour to rescue
you, and I don't know what will be the con-
sequence. Let me implore you to go." He re-
plied, "If it's for the tranquillity of the city
I will retire a little, but go away and
make myself appear guilty I never will." " I
besought him," continued Mrs. Shannon, "with
tears in my eyes to go away, but it was of no use."
A young woman who was employed as a servant at
Mr. Gordon's house, at Cherry Garden, near
Kingston, described the search of that place by the
j police and volunteers on Monday, 16th October,
and said that one of the volunteers, upon being in-
formed which was her master's bed, said, " He
will never sleep in it again ;" and added in a
slightly poetical strain, " You must never weep for

it with me, which you did ; sod that you were , George William Gordon, because his face you will
present when I addressed a few remarks to the mum- ; never see, his voice you will never hear any more.'
bets assembled, and generally invited an expression of the Dr. Bruce, of Vere, swore distinctly that in his
views of the council. I certainly did not ask you indivi-
speech at the Alley Mr. Gordon never made any
dually, say more than I did any other member of the i •
reference to Hayti, as stated in she deposition of
ceased (except the chief justice), to express your views— ;
but my remarks were addressed to all, and Y naturally Dieters. Peart and Humber, which was used against
presumed that those members who did not express soy him upon his trial—and the truth of which has
opinion coincided in the decision arrived at by the majority, been sworn to by Mr. Humber before the royal
and such is the usual presumption at any council board at commission—but admitted that he did not ap-
which I have ever attended. The chief-justice arcs the
prove of all that he said in that speech. Be parti-
only one of all the members present whom I called upon
elderly disliked his describing Governor Eyre as a
and my doing so was that he might explain
to the meeting before theydiseussad the subject what would bad man, and saying that the Queen's advice was
be the least status created by the proclamation of martial not true. Mr. Morris, of Kingston, said that be
law.—l have, &c., E. Eras was in the guard-room there, when Lieutenant
The arrival of Sir H. Storks put a stop to this Brand came in, and said that be bad had the plea-
correspondence, but General O'Connor explained sure of hanging the first rebel. He was then
to the commission, in reference to the subject of asked by Captain Astwood, " What about Gordon 1"
the last communications, that when he went to and be replied, "We have got him on board the
the council of war he was ushered into the Wolverene behind the mainmast ; be sings hymns
room as a mere spectator, and was disap- all day. We feed him on biscuit and water. We
pointed that in his position his military know- have got a gallows as high as this room, and I hope
ledge was not consulted by the other members of the I shall have the pleasure of hanging the son of a
council. The meetingwaa, however, perfectly unapt- there." Herbert Aaron, who said that be
mono, and there was no difference or hesitation as was in the guard-room on the occasion referred to,
to the proclamation of martial law. The general denied that Mr. Brand used the words, " son
gave an account of Mr. Gordon's offer to surrender of a —,"and asserted that what he said was, "If
to him, and his subsequent arrest by Governor they convict him, and can't find a hangman, I'll
Eyre and Dr.Bowerbank, similar to that which was hang him myself ;" and, Laid the witness, "I be-
given by Dr. Fiddes, and which I sent you by the lieve any one would have volunteered to hang a
last mail ; but he added that on the previous day man like that if it had been proved against him."
Dr. Bowerbank, the cuatos of Kingston, who on Another witness named Henry Clyne, who was
several occasions called with Mr. Myers and Mr. confined at Morant Bay, stated that he saw the
Hossack to consult him upon military subjects, Provost-Marshal Ramsay point out the gallows to
spoke to him upon the subject of the contem- Mr. Gordon, and say to him, " You see what you
plated arrest of Mr. Gordon, and he expressed his have caused, and you see what is waiting for you,
disapproval of it on military grounds, because you rascal." As it forms part of the evidence
Kingston was in a very excited state, and because relating to the case of Mr. Gordon, I may
while Dr. Bowerbank admitted that the arrest mention hare that Captain Hunt, aide-de-camp
would probably create a little " row "in Kingston and private secretary to Mr. Eyre, has
and a very great one in St. Thomas, Vera, and St. partially at least denied the use of the offensive
Ann's, he had at his command hardly a single expressions which have been attributed to him by
soldier to meet any disturbances which might occur. various witnesses. He states that when he was
In addition to these official witnesses the widow leaving headquarters house on the weduteday
of the late Mr. Gordon, her mother, and some of night he did not say be would make Gordon "eke-
his friends have been examined since I wrote last. diddle," but only said that the sentry ought to
Mrs. Gordon, who appeared before the commis- compel some loiterers who were hanging round the
sionera in widow's weeds, and appeared to suffer door to adopt that course; and his version of what
from deep emotion during the examination, stated passed between himself and Oaptain Astwood in the
that on Tuesday, the 10th October, Mr. Gordon was guard-room at Kingston differs somewhat from that
very ill, and she suggested that in his Weak state of given to the seallEillaoo4B2 by Me, Gordon's

nephew, who was present. The statement is that
Captain Astwood asked him whether there was
sufficient evidence to convict Gordon, and he replied,
"I should like to catch that d—d fellow, and if
all is true I have heard in St. Thomas-in•the.Sast
the highest cocoa-nut tree would not be high enough
to hang him on." Captain Astwood then pointed
out Smith to him as Mr. Gordon's nephew, and he
said that he was sorry if be had said anything to
hurt his feelings.

The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph, who
in a recent letter attempted to justify the flogging
of women, has now somewhat changed his tone,
though a considerable part even of his last letter
is written in a strain of palliation. With evident,
and, considering what he had said before, natural
reluctance, he writes as follows :

ASSIZE INTELLIGENOZ

D anent be denied that there have been sad doings in
this island. I have seen the rusks of the at on 11011111101
beaks, and it is my simple duty to say as numb. Here was
Lydia Gordon sworn., and asked • *trim of questions.
which elicited from her the story how she got flogged by
order of a man who was named Gordon too, • BSI= at sal-
titude in the history of the Jamaica innurection of 11166.
He was a coastal, from Leith Hall; and he told her that
he bad the Governor's permission and authority to flog or
shoot whomsoever he chose. He flogged this Lydia
Gordon—so she declared—a week after martial law had

NORTHERN CIRCUIT. —Lrvistrom, MAsca 29.
OIOWN Oornee.—(Before Mr. Judie, Maar.)
Willions Edward Dixon Mortis, 25 years of age, was
indicted for the wilful murder of Thomas Lytham !
filliciorn. on the 20th of February, on the high ems. The
prisoner was formerly the chief mate of the Haim Oestle, 1
it:
on board which ship the deoeseed was an It
will be remembered that the prisoner wee at the
lett winter assizes, on a charge of brutally in- the
lad, who was then alive ; bat mime doubts being enter-
tained of his recovery, the whose, wee remandelL After
a lingering illness the boy gowned at his mothee's beam
As inquest was subsequently held on the deceased's body,
and the coroner's jury returned • verdict of wilful murder
"against the prisoser, who was now arraigned on the
h On the 28th of May, 1864, the Babes
charge
Captain Williams, left Liverpool on • voyage
to V praises calling at Oahe and other ports. Several
of the crew left the ship at Valparaiso, and new hands
were engaged, the only members of the old mew that
remained being the deceased, a boy aimed Prelim and
another sailor, The rest of the anew shipped at Wee,
rano. From the "videos* addend it would seem that
the primmer ill-treated the deceased on the outward
voyage, frequently pull*: the boy's ears until the blood
ran dons his book. This spirit of cruelty manifested itself
in greater ieteraity on the -homeward voyage. The bey wee
kicked about the deck, and the prisoner frequently threat.
seed to murder him. Owing to the treatment be received
the deceased walked about the deck like • cripple
and an old man. The prisoner also threw the
deceased out of the forecastle upon the deck, became
he did not get out of his berth as quickly as the carpenter,
and then he kicked him on the right side, just below the
first rib, and afterwards struck him in the same pleas. He
was frequeetly ordered aloft to work the royals =MOW
eerily, and was scarcely allowed sufficient sleep at night.
The boy took to his bed shortly after this treatment, and
on the arrival of the vessel at Liverpool he was carried to
the Northern Respite]. Os the mere day he was removed
to his mother's house, where he died os the 15th of
December. When he darted from Liverpool on board
the Halton Cattle he was a strong healthy boy ; 1
when he returned be was emseland, week, aid 1
bedridden, and in gash a Mate that his modes,
could not recognise kim. He was 15 years of age, but good
to do the work of an ordinary seaman. When questioned
by his mister as to how be come by the Works, be said,
"'The mate murdered me ; on the passage out I was sal se
badly treated, bet oa the homeward voyage gou • deg
passed without the chief mate striking ritra me,
pulling my ears, and otherwise ill.treatiag ins. He
threatened several times to kill ma, sad one time he said he
would finish me off, only there would be an amount in UM
newspapers of horrible resteler on the high gem by W.
Martin, the chief mate, cd Thos. WlLeasie, the 'emetic:a.*
On one occasion when he ramplained to the sailieds. the
latter said, "My God, boys—l never had boys treated as
you are." These otatemcnts were made In the view of
speedy death.
The prisoner wee Acquitted, stave( widows' brig ad-
duced for the defence, and it being shown thandeeemed wee
delicate and suffer* from abscess.

terminated. B. gave her two dozen lashes, saying that
she knew where stolen properly wee concealed. She was
tied to a 0000s.ant nee, sad her tormenter nave a nom.
mead that the oat should be laid on as hard as possible.
They eserehed her house, and found nose of the property
which she was accused of baring stolen. Shit was flogged
with Sarah Ennis, Kitty Bamboo, a woman named Askwith,
and others. After Lydia Gordon had told these
thinp her companion in punishment, Sarah Ends,
IMMO forward, and said that she belonged to Part
Monet sad came to Singelca to tell the pntlenten
the ill-trestaseet she bad received. She was flogged by the
orders of the seem constable, Jeanie Gorden ; and she
would tell the truth. Well, what was the truth? Only
this, that ahe had pee to the beach and bad picked up
Dome sell kerriap. How many salt herrings? Not more
than three. She thought it was lust as well to pick them
up as to leave them there. " Did yea think," inquired the
President, " that they had 001120 out of the sea 1" She did
not know ; bat after she had pieced them up, Gordon sent
for her, and demented Narshallick's goods. She told him
that she Lad not got them, and be ordered her to be flogged
after they bad searched her house. " Did they find the
bones of the herring l" asked a commissioner. They did
not, the winless said, foe she had teem the fish and thrown
the bones away. If Sarah Ends really did get 25 lashes for
bar* elates three red berries, found by her os the margin
of their native element—mom which, as was highly

probable, they might have leaped upon land—her
case was a hard one. Another story, told, I mast say,
with much appear►nce of genuine emotion, was the story
of one Snob M'Endoe, wbo weld she lived at the ,barracks
is Trinity village. The term " barreeks," by the bye, is
applied to blocks of baildiege in which liboorors of some
particular caste congregate. Thus there are Coolie barracks
end African barracks, where the immigrants live apart from
the Creole negro. This Sarah ?CBl:idea, crying and sobbing,
narrated acts of atrocious ruffianism maid to have been
committed by soldiers, who robbed her, berried the hoses
in which the lived, and proceeded to other and more
diabolical eutreger, from width she wee saved by the
intervestion of an officer. Nevertheless she had to fly
into the bush, and to hide there for eight days in all the
heavy rain, from the effects of which her baby died.
Cecilia Stewart, Esther Williams, and Mary Wax gave
evidence of a luau kind.

WESTERN CIRCITTT.—Drams, MAWR 30.
(Wore Mr. BONS Obssell.)

THE LAUNCH OF THE NORTHUNDIALAND.—The
workmen were employed until a late hour last night in
completing the arrangement for soother attempt to launch
the armour-plated steamship Northumberland from the pre-
mises of the Millwall ironworks Company this day, from
ewe to two o'clock. Every appliance has boss provided by
the Admiralty for this purpose. Six immense structures
of timber, termed simile, have been made at Deptford
Dockyard, to be secured by chains peados under the stern of
the monster ship, and, with the aid of powerful lighters and
the application of hydraulic rams, It ki hoped that she will
be removed from ber cradle, at all events during the next
three days. Her hull is still reported to be perfectly free
from strain, and bet launching ways and supporta se arm
es ever. Every prorautioe has been taken to prevent the
twisting of the ship on her ways during the attempt to
launch her, as in such an ergot it would be nest to impos-
sible to remove her from the shore.

Frederick Hamilton Puler, 26, described is the ealaidar j
as a surgical, was indicted for bloomy.
Mr. Cole and the Hen. Mr. Howard prosecuted, and Mr.
Prideaux defended.
The primmer was origheally appreatioed to a chemist is
London, and in 1859 enlisted in the Enniskillen e
He went to his regiment in India. where, on Xe rltroli
May following he married, at Poona., Harriet trauma
Nash Guise, the daughter of a sergeant in the 14th Human.
He was married in the name of Byrnes, because be had not
the coneet of the °elope!, and they lived together for some
time, bat on the regiment removing to Abinedauggur
the prisoner deserted bar. Letters passed between
them afterwards, is which the prison' admitted that
be had been legally married to her, and desired to
live with her again. He eulnorteetly mine to England
to give evidence on the Crawler trial, and afterwards be-
came assistant to a surgeon at Croydon ; be there ansaded
a young woman named Sarah Ann Cox, whom he married
at Kennington Church to the name of Holman. He de-
serted her in the year 1884, and soon afterwards met to
italmeabury, where, be a few months, be married a third
wife, a young lady named Peering. A mouth or two since
• charge of forgery was instituted against the prisoner, and
the tuts above dated came to light.
The case was proved by Mn. Jarvis, a slater of the BM
wife, who was present at the marriage, and by Thomas
Cox, the father of the seemed.
Mr. Prideaux, for the defence, urged that when the *-
noon assumed • false name on the lint marriage the
young woman was aware of it, mad the marriage was
therefore void.
Hie Lordship sad the only point far the jury to con-
sider was whether when the prisoner was married in •
false name the first wife knew of it. If she did, it wee •
question whether the marriage wee legal or set. He would
reserve the point.
The jury found a verdict of Guilty, sod said they were of
°plain that the first wife was cognisant of the fact that
she was marrying a man who ma given • false name.
The mintier was then indicted foe having intermarried
with Alice Belay Pining, his former wife, Sarah Ann Oen,
being yet alive.
It appeared that after the prisoner bad loft his second
wife he went to Malmesbury, in Wiltshire, as assistant to
Dr. Salter. He there became acquainted with Mime Perrier,
a young lady 18 years of age, 'mg roosidereble noun-
pliehmeats sad property, sad on the 13th of September.
1866, he married her at Cheltenham, representing himself
as a bachelor and aa • man of great property when his
mother died.
Miss Peering proved her marriage with the poisoner. and
the evidence in the previous ease aa to the two former mar-
rises wee repeated.
Mr. redcoat.: made a very inymions defence, bet the ,
jury forted a verdict of Guilty.
His lordship mid be would not per w 44•011 sow, bat
would consider the two cane together.
The prisoner was then farther indicted for forging the
name of Mrs. Elisabeth Alice Poring, to a promissory
note for 151., at Melmeabury, on the 17th of January. The
prisoner, shortly after his marriage with Mize Perris&
applied to the North Wilts Bank for • lose of 151.. and
the manager told him that if he would obtain a sewed
name they would advance the mosey. He neerdingly
left, and • abort time afterwards nought beak a mete
with Mrs. Peering'. name attached. This signature was
disproved by the depositioes of Mrs. Perrlag, which were
taken in her bedroom at the time (she having dace died).
When apprehended • letter was found on him to hie wife,
requesting her to say that she had Bigoted her mother's
name, or he would be transported, hod she could not be
muddied as she wee under age. "Tell soy lie," he added,
"and pray to the Almighty to forgive you afterwards."
Mr. Cols proposed to mdl Miss Perrin( to give evidence
spinet the primmer, but Mr. ?Mom: said he should
object to that—that she was her wife. The young lady
wee, however, called, and the judge asked her what her
name was, and whether she was the wife of the prieorier.
She said she nee thought herself his wife • hot sow she
noneed she was not. Her evidence noes act taken.
The ddeoce was that there was no evident", to show but
that the signature was attached by Mina Porting, with or
without her mother's consort.
His Lordship said there was no proof of forgery, insomuch
as the prisoner was riot nes to write the name. The only
question wag that of uttering a forgery, and the jury would
have to consider whether the prisoner how of the forgery
at the tires he uttered Use note.
The jury retoraed • verdict of Guilty. --Seetdmos deferred.
The trial of Emily Dimmer, charged with the murder of
her illegitimate child at Salisbury, was ordered to stand
over until the next arisen, owing to the illness of two of
the principal witnesses.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO LORD MILTON, M.P.
The meet of Earl Nisei!Ham's hounds took plug on Thorn
day, at Oneida, when there wag an unusually large field.
Earl Pitmenham, Lord Milton, the Ladies Mary and Alice,
and the Hon. Was. John Fittedßiam were present..
Lord Milton bad ben confined to the house for
several days by item, and this was the first day on
which be had been able to go oat. Tinsley Park was
first drawn, and proved beak. Caaklow wood was
nut tried, and • fox broke cover, but was lost
sung the gardens at Moorgate, Rotherham. Jenniog's
Ina tried sueessfully. The fox went away at best pans
towards Delete Brook. Here we regret to learn that Lord
Milton hada severe and very painful accident He jumped
a large, rugged fence, behind which was • rather deep
drop. The horse stumbled and fell upon its rider, rolling
over him. Earl Fitzwilliam and the Bon. John Fitzwilliam,
with swims gentlemen who were near, hastened to the
asidetanee of his lordship. He was found to be in an in-
sensible state, and bleeding copiously. Study was ad-
ministered to him, end he speedily regained conscious.
SOIL Fortunately,, Ik. Shaw. of Attoreliffe, was present,
and rendered his rof aid. So far as the doctor
was able to judge, Led Milton bad broken the radius bone
just above the wrist of the left arm. It was evident the
injury Dewed great pain, even upon the most delicate
touch. His logenip'a chest was also cut, besides which he
had sustained some severe bruises. A carriage intoning to
Mr. F. J.& Foljambe, M.P.,of Aidwark Hall, near the scene
of the snidest, was procured, and the sufferer conveyed to
Wentworth. Dr. Shaw fears that six weeks may pro-
bably slum before his lordship thoroughly resovers.--Shej-
! field Independent.
TEN New ACT OW JAMAICA °OvisseriszNi.—The
sew act on the government of Jamaica was issued on
Thursday. It states that two acts passed ie the island
should be brought into operation under the authority of
parliament to the extent posed in the schedule of the
present statute. The parts recited are to come into opera-
tion in Jamaica so goon as the assent thereto of her
Majesty in council shall have bees proclaimed in the island
by the officer administering the government thereof. The
parts recited abolish the Legislative Council and House of
Amiably es the previa/nation being rude in the island,
and in phi.e et the legislature abolished her Majesty is em-
powered to create and constitute • government for the TEE BREADALBAZIE PEERAGE. —The neaserary
island in such form and with such power es to the Queen steps to claim ibis dignity are being taken by a gentleman
may best seam fitting, and from time to time to alter and of pneitlon and influenes,whoss ancestors hawk
forupwards
amend such govessment of a hundred years, been resident abroad, and who claim"
Tan FUTONS NAPoulow.—A writer in the Patric to be next heir male to the last Marquis of Breadalbam,
gives the subjoised particulars relative is the educatioo of coming in between the cast earl and the present skim-
We imperial highness:—" The holm of the prince are ante, through one of the most illustrious emigrant branches
fatly occupied, and his studies well combined in a hygienic of the Campbell family, which, at an early period et Amer
ppooint of view with exercises of the body. Under rims history, settled in the Canada'. This sew claimant
ditwelion of M. Moonier, his tutor, the young prime shoes sets forth in his ancestry some very distinguished per
• aptitude for classiest studies, history, and geography. eons, amongst others that brave and ensianatip
He speaks Emtlish fluently, having least it when still talented old Highland officer, Captain Campisellazedeis.•
on•ng from an Eyelids atteedent who has always been with I was MIA to be educated at the High School, bt
im. Although at preset his h4beess basset emanated burghs and in wolf lire entered °°° of the meet noted
the regular study of drawing and nitric, he shows • de. Highland regiment', and served with areas distinetioa
sided Mate for both. The prime having received a throughout the war in America between Frame and Eng-
few indication" free IL Omen:, the sculptor, amuses hied. Be was severely wounded in that war, and after.
himself with modelling simple subjects which show con- : ward. acquiring great Pouvwdoims be entered prominently'
✓iderable taste. Amoegst them are three especially which , into pelmet life. He we a member of parliament in the
have surprised those who have seen them the teat is a I first parliament that was held in Upper Canada, under Sir
statuette of • lancer on horseback, and the other two bust" James Graves Simon, the then governor, with whom he
of the Emperor and of B. Mealier. The young prince has , was on terms of the greatest intimacy, and under whom be
rapidly made himself familiar with all kinds of gym. *erred in an official capacity ; sad likewise with his
Indic exercises under the instruction of N. Foncat ; 4441 successor, Lord Dorchester, and Sir William Joienstsma,
bin equerry, M. Beam, has some dame, in restraining I his roost intimate friends' sod arocieget his aamainnanos
I his srdonr for equitation. His biennia take.his Ihe had the most distinguished anus in the provisos,
Ilessens at the Alma stable, where his bones are and is the country generally. Be was appeistedregister
kept. But he prefers above everything military 0118(411. for the Johnstoue district, and clerk to the Court of Coes-
' wee and the management of ems, so that his greatest hap. on Pleas, and so greatly was his km felt, and so respected
pintos is whim. once • week, a sergeant of the Ist Regi- was hie memory, that be received • Public fbeerel. sod
' meet of Grenadiers of the Guard, in which, as all the world was buried with masonic honours. It appears that she
knew', he himself ia &corporal, mediae" into the reserved , family evidences have been singularly wall kept, but this
garden of the Tuileries a company of children of that corps absent branch seers not to have known of the existence of
for drat The prince place himself at the right of the firet the particular admits. nor to have Moen aware of the private
ash, the effective of the rep being of tee augmented * matters of property relating to the Hone of Beadalbans
the presence in the ranks of songs young friends of his till within the hat few weeks. it is maid the alaimaat
Highosw among whom may he mentioned the sow at tends to *sent lamaf fee the present with the moles"
Dr. °Dayton, ON Duke de Fertility, General. Fleury coarse of first claiming the peerage la aim fem. ea seat
and &pears, and of M. a. Bowitoing. the Emperor's heir
„ male entitled tw Nat iffnitY, Austin= of FeVerse
. For several yam the prises hasbase present, by i*Wwing thereafter.—Ghireow ihr°44*
=filar nth lido, at the principal neiiiisr, reviews. i Harms erre litrearere intros= ii DU Ruler%
Duda, the fetes of the pest winter hie highs's§ appeared imam= siemens heases Too, witch emu without use.
sensed times for a few hours in the saloons, when he erase Elise or leaceareolsors, anaysitio4, weak war"
end perfect "sacwere much remarked. We may add that waloorpalfa. peMisetienorm.
slows the mama of the semi from Oesspi.esse, in December"na• °ow"; Ewe. end dam levee
last, eeml=te wove
last, the prince dines with their Majesties. His its nest la of psmedie. and Is the best toed ter
110,040 rates De red Oft. Ns. 11,
iseinielies erehtied to the LlibiDsenarry, yeagon, sr. via. as Is. üb.. re. SEL
Madeleine. who is sees he prepare him fee his lira soar sass., era ; el= aressehareljrzt;_lareetaree; elk 114
waurias. ; end arrh • and Mee aaverilseasakl