The Sun.
London, England, 1867-02-09 00:00:00

THE JAMAICA INSUBRECIION.

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BOW-STREET-THIS DAY.

SURRENDER AND EXAMINATIONOF GENERAL NELSON.
This morning, shortly before 12 o'clock, Colonel
Nelson, late Brigadier-General of the Field Force
at the island of Jamaica, surrendered on the charge
preferred against him and others of the wilful mur-
der of George William Gordon.
General Nelson was accompanied by Lord de
Blaquiere, Colonel Wright, and several other
friends.

On Sir Thomas Henry taking hisseat the General
quitted his friends and walked into the felon's dock.
Mr. Shaen (who appeared for the prosecution)
said-1 presume, Sir Thomas, you intend to make to
Colonel Nelson the same statement that you made to
Lieut. Brand yesterday ?
Sir Thomas Henry—Just so. General Nelson
have you any professional adviser present ?
General Nelson--I have not.
Sir Thomas Henry—You are probably aware of
the charge on which you arc brought here. Have
you seen the warrant, or has it been read to you ?
Gen. Nelson—l have seen nothing but what has
appeared in the common newspapers. I have not
been brought here. I come in consequence of what
I have read.
Mr. Burnaby (chief clerk) explained to the chief
magistrate that the warrant against Gen. Nelson
had never been actually issued, he (Mr. B.) having
withheld it in consequence of a communication he
had received from Messrs. Sham). and Roscoe—the
warrant in fact had never been placed in the hands
of the officer of the Court. General Nelson attended
this morning of his own free will.
Mr. Shaen—Colonel Nelson's friends commu-
nicated to inc that he intended to surrender this
morning, and I therefore took upon myself not
to have the warrant served, but to keep it back.
Sir Thomas Henry—General Nelson, the charge
against you, I may as well state it in language as
free from technicalities as possible, is, that you were
concerned in causing the death of George William
Gordon by having approved of the sentence of
death passed on him by the court-martial presided
over by Lieut. Brand, which sentence it was alleged
by the prosecution was illegal. That is the charge
against you, and on the present occasion all that will
be done is that sufficient portions of the depositions
will be read over to-day to justify me in remanding
you until Tuesday next, when the case will be
gone fully into.
Mr. Shaen--I presume, Sir Thomas, it will be
quite sufficient to read over the same portions
of the despositions as were read yesterday when
Lieut. Brand was before you, viz., the evidence of
Dr. Fiddes and Mr. Lewis.
Sir Thomas Henry—Yes, certainly.
Mr. Shaen--With respect to the question of bail,
I informed Colonel Wright, who is a friend of
Colonel Nelson's, that I anticipated that you, sir,
would ask him to enter intb his own recoguisances
for £l,OOO, and that two sureties would be required
of £5OO each, although a lower sum was taken in
the case of Lieutenant Brand yesterday.
Sir T. Henry—There is no reason that I see
why any difference should be made. You were
hardly justified in saying that I should require more
in tho one case than the other.
Mr. Shaen—lt was before that—before you fixed
the amount. However, I understand that Colonel
Nelson has come provided with bail to the amount
I mentioned.
Sir T. Henry—You need not, Mr. Shan, go into
that.

The depositions of Pr. Fiddes and Mr. Lewis
were here read by Mr. Burnaby.
Sir Thomas Henry—That, General Nelson, is all
the evidence that will be taken to-day, and 1 think
it will be better for you to refrain from saying any-
thing on the present occasion. On Tuesday there
will be a full opportunity for your legal adviser to
make any statement or observations which you, or
those who advise you, think desirable. I under-
stand that your bail are in attendance ?
General Nelson.—Yes ; I would desire before
leaving this Court to say a few words to remove
the impression that I have been hiding in London.
Sir T. Henry—No, there has been no such im-
pression.
General Nelson —lt has gone abroad and is talked
of all over the town ; and as the newspapers go all
over the world, I wish them to give publicity to
the fact which I have now stated.
Mr. Shaen—So far from that I say and I think
Col. Nelson did not hear what I stated, that it was
in consequence of my conviction that he was not
hiding, but that he would willingly- attend the court
that I took upon myself to have the warrants with-
held, so that he should not suffer the indignity of
being taken into custody.
General Nelson—Mr. Shaen knew perfectly well
that I was residing at Leamington, because he
served me with notices connected with these pro-
ceedings there.
Mr. Shaen—Certainly, and I felt quite sure you
would attend at this court when you were required.
Sir Thomas llenry—l shall require you, General
Nelson, to enter into the same bail as I required
yesterday, viz., your own recognizances for £5OO,
and two sureties of £2OO each for your appearance
on Tuesday next.
Lord de Blaquiere of Stratford-place,
Edward William Carlisle Wright, of 25, Wimpole-
street, offered themselves as bail, and were at once
accepted. and Col.
Mr. Shaen —I have now, Sir Thomas, to ask for
a summons against the Secretary of State for the
Colonies to produce certain documents that were in
the possession of Mr. Roundell, who was here the
other day, and he informs me that on reconsidera-
tion he had felt it to be his duty to hand over to
the Government all the papers which were not put
in evidence on the first occasion, and be has placed
them in the hands of the Secretary of State for the

Colonies.
Sir T. Henry—Have you applied for them?
Mr. Shaen—l take it for granted the Secretary of
State would wish to have a summons.
Sir T. Henry—l don't know that. You had
better make application for the papers before you
take out the summons.
Mr. Shaen—Very well, sir ; I will. I now wish
to make a statement in correction of some mistake
Mr. Stephens has made in reference to a communi-
cation respecting Governor Eyre.
Sir T. henry—The less we have of such state-
ments before Tuesday next the better.
The parties then quitted the court.

NARKETS..tiThis day.

COVENT GARDEN.

There is a fair inquiry for most kinds of fruit and vege-
tables, the supplies of which are equal to the demand at
late rates.
FRUIT—Pino apples, 4s to 8s; grapes, 3s Od to 8s Od;
apples, 4s Od to 8s Od ; chestnuts, 103 to IBs per bushel
oranges, 3s Od to 8s ; lemons, 4s to .is per 100.
VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, 2s to Gs Od ; cabbages, 2s to
3s Od ; turnips, 4s Od to 6s Od ; carrots, Gs Od to 8s Od per
dozou bunches; horseradish, Os Od to Os Od; celery, is 6d
to 2s Od per bundlo ; onions, Os to Os Od per bushel.
POULTRY.

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.iidubu,teitrkenrs-,
10d to Os Od; hares, 2s 6d to 4s Od ;
egheeickpso6,
4s Od ; partridges,. Od to Os Od each
3s Od to 3s Gd ; tame rabbits, is Od to la 6d ; wild do, is Od
Surrey fowls, 78 to Os ;
tpobelassa3ndts,;p3isgeoodutso,
Turkeys, Gs Od to 10s
.oddo.;
door fowls, 5s Od to Gs 0(1, per couple. English eggs, 14s
is 1(1 to is 7(1 per lb.
NEWPORT.
to 15s Od ; French do., 12s Od to

Per 81b. by the carouse.
13eof 3s 4d to 4s 4d I Veal
Mutton 3s 2d to 4s 8d Pork
3s Od to 4s 2d

Per 81b. by the carcase.

Beef
.........3s 2d to 4s 6d Veal 4s 0,1 to 5s 4d
Mutton 3s 4d to 4s 10d I Pork

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metmpolis are from
9id to 10d. ; of household ditto, Bd. to 9d. per 4lbs loaf.