The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-01 00:00:00

THE JAMAICA OUTBREAK.

In a Blue-book issued yesterday, containing,
further correspondence relating to the affairs eL
Jamaica, the following very creditable despatch
from the Earl of Carnarvon to Governor Sir j. r.
Grant are published .
" Downing street, July 30, 1866.
" Sir,—By Mr. Secretary CardwAl's &spate'
No. 173, of the 18th of June, your predecessor Wse,
instructed to institute a careful investigation 0'
those cases in which grave offences had bean laid fie/
the charge of civilians during the suppression of tileh
recent disturbances in Jamaica, in order that suc
further proceedings might be taken as were iv-Pi"
site and just. I have no doubt that this most
serious and painful duty will occupy your Wee-
diate attention, but it is not the less my duty to e 5.-
press to you the great importance which her Ale-
jesty's Government attach to a close and complete
investigation of those cases which appear to you t
call for it, and their anxiety that all classes in the
island should know that in these, as ix all other
cases, they may rely on a strict and equal adminis-
tration of justice without fear or favour at the hanui
of the law and the representatives of the Crown. ,
have to instruct you to furnish me at the earliesv
day with a report of the proceedings which you hale
taken.—l have, &c., " CAnN..klnros'
" Governor Sir J. P. Grant, K.C.8., &c."
" Downing-street, Aug. 1, 1866;„
" Sir,—Yout predecessor forwarded in his
spatch to Mr. Secretary Cardwell, No. 73, of the
21th of March, a return of the sentences inflicter
by the special commission of Oyer and Teraileeti:
held at Kingston between 21th January and 9b,
March last, on persons implicated in the distur 0
ances in Jamaica, or arrested on charges of secliti°
and treason. I find on examination of this returnt
that many of the sentences thus inflicted arc of gren3,
severity. Thirteen men and two women are °DJ
tenced to penal servitude for life, andseven ineustio
four women to penal servitude for 20 years, to
charge being felonious riot. I have no we 'of
express any doubt of the justice or propriy +
sentences thus inflicted by a legally constituted
bunal ; but it appears to me that as the investiro,
tion of the Royal Commission has enabled the vos,
vernment to appreciate more clearly than was Prir
sible at the time the nature of the recent distu it
ances and the guilt of those implicated in thersto,
would be desirable that the proceedings of the C° 0
mission specially appointed to try those Pelee,
should now be revised ; and I wish you, there 100
to call for the judges' notes, and, after consult3t to
with the presiding judge under that Commisollo
report your opinion whether, in any of
there are grounds for remitting any portion 01
sentences.—l have, &c., the elm

" CARNARIPA
" Governor Sir J. P. Grant, K C. 8., &e."

Naval and Military Intelligence.

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The annual dinner of the officers of thers
Lancers took place on ThurSday at the AlelocrO
Hotel, Hyde-park Corner. The following °—l
col•
were present :—Gen. Sir James Chattertool 400
Portal, Major Grant, Capt. Valiance, Capt.
Brown, Capt. Boyd, Capt. Carden, Capt. V 313-
lour, Mr. Gwyther, Mr. Carmichael, 111.1.
son, and Mr. Akerman.
The screw steamer London, Capt. G•
~614;
arrived in the Thames at Grateseud Yes'—„
from Gibraltar, having on board detacholellthe
time-expired men and other troops belonging?o,l3
Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, 32d 311`:,..,001
(Highlanders) Regiments, to the number of `" otici
of all ranks, together with 13 soldiers' ivivesn.o of
children. The troops were in medical olo%ireJ
Assist.-Surg. Jones. On landing, the titon-eic'pec'
men were forwarded by railway to join their re'
tive corps at Chatham and thb other stationss•
Retired Commander Henry Johnstone, 11' nfl£6l9
been granted the Lieutenant's N aval Peng° ,-,adec
a year, vacant by the death of Retired
Robert Taylor, on the 17th of May. wad
The following appointments were made Ye j 4 iliit
at the Admiralty :—Tristatu 11. B. 13eresf°r
shiprnan, to the Phoebe ; Sydney F. Wr'llifreri3agot,
shipman, to the Royal Adelaide ; Walter NY •
sooDY,
naval cadet, to the Minotaur • F. W. S. MOO 10.
to themt;e4,
private paymaster, to the dliallenger to tij
Barnard, master's azsiitaut, additions, „me •
Euphrates • G. O'Brien, engineer,
H. Stewart' and C. .Salmon, first-class 0918 *act'?
veers, to the Euphrates ; J. L. Ste
second-class assist.-engineer, to the EuP"rt,`l,oo
Dewar, first-class assist.-engineer, to the i'l_ coro°,
to t
W. C. J. Holtnes, acting assist.-surg.,
Icon; and J. Bowker, first-class assist.-olg'aeree
s.
in
the St. George, additional, for service

We are authorised to state that there is 11- tire
in the report that Sir William Heathcote intends t° 00
from the representation of the UniveuY
it f OXford tlw
next election. •