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EAST INDIA HOUSE, 7Th JULY, 1858.
FRE COURT of DIRECTORS of the EAST
INDIA CO 4PANY do HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that a
SPECIAL GENERAL COURT of the said Company will be held at
their house in Leadenhall-street, on MOND '• V next. the 12th inst..
at Eleven ~'clock In the forenoon, at the desire of Nine Proprietors
of Itast India Stock, as expressed In the following requisition, viz.:
" To the Court of Directors of the East India Company.
" We, the undersigned, Proprietors of East India Stock, duly
qualified by law, request that you will convene at your e.rliest con-
venience a Special General Court of Proprietors, for the purpose of
taking Into con..ideration a bill before Pa•liament, entitled A Bill
for the better Government of India'

" G. CRANSHAY.
" ALEXII. BEAT TIE.
"M. LE WIN.
" T. WILLIAMS HELPS.
" JNO. JONFS.
" 0. L. GRAVES.
"JOHN COOK.
" WM. DENT.
" J. H. PINCKNEY.
" 7111 July, 1853." J. D. DICKINSON, Secretary.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.--
WINDSOR and BACK for 2s. 6d., from Paddington. Week
Days at 8.45 and 10.30 a In.,
returning at 6.35 and 8.5 p.m. On
Sundays, from Paddington at 9 a tn., tetuming at 7 p.m.
TAPLOW and BACK, on Sundays, fot 2s. 6d., from Paddington
at 9 a.m., returning at 6.57 p.m.
HENLEY and BACK for 3s. from Paddington at 9 a.m., return
at 8.55 p.m.

WEYMOUTH and CHANNEL ISLANDS
STEAM-PACKET COMPANY (Limited).—DAY-PAS
SAGES (via WEYMOCTE).—SHORTEST SEA ROUTE—RE.
TURN TICKETS, on and after the Ist June, between Paddington,
and all the principal stations of the Great Western ltaUway, and
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gangers to break the journey at Chippenhain;Dorchester, Weymouth,
and Guernsey, en route to or from Jersey..
Fares—From Paddington to Guernsey and Jersey and back, 455.
and 355., by the AQUILA or CYGNUS, fast steam-ships, from Wey-
mouth _ Harbour, every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday, at
Eight, aan, JOSEPH MAUNDERS, Manager and Secretary.

F O.R THE SEA SIDE.
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Excellence with Economy.
GEORGE HOBSON, 57, Lombard-street.
ESTABLIsgED 1796.

EP PS' S 0 0 A.—EPPS, Homeopathic
Chemist, London.—This excellent preparation can be obtained
of the principal Grocers in 11b. and 36 lb. packets, Is. 6d. and 9d.
Each packet is labelled—JAM Eers. llomceopathic Chemist,
London.

rHE EAST INDIA TEA COMPANY, in
expectation of their next T elegram bring n favourable news,
have reduced their quotations for Mack or Green Teas to 24. per lb.,
is 6!b. bags--the lowest price on record.—warehouses, 9, Great St.
Helen's-churchyard, Bishopsgate-atreet.

QCHWEPPE'S SODA WATER, MALVERN
SELTZER WATER, POTASS WATER, and LEMONADE.
Every Bottle of the Alkali Waters is protected by a Label over the
cork with their signature. Sold by all respectable Chemists, Con-
fectioners, and at the leading Hotels. Manufactured at London,
Liverpool, Bristol, Derby, and Malvern Wells.

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MESSRS. NICOLL'S ESTABLISHMENTS
are thus divided :
No. 114, REGENT-STREET, is their Depot for Paletots, Uni-
forms, Gen,lemen's Evening and Morning Dress.
N 0.116, for the manufacture of the Guinea Trousers.
No. 118, for the Half-Guinea Waistcoats.
No. 129, for Waterpi oofed Guinea Capes, and Servants' Liveries.
N 0.142 is their new Establishment for Ladies' Riding Habits and
Mantles.
No. 144 contains their other new Department for Clothing young
gentlemen with the taste, excellence, and eco.,omy whereby Messrs.
NJCOLL have secured wide spread confidence.
The Wholesale Warerooms are at the rear of the Regent-street
premises, viz., 29, 30, 31, and 41, W RWICK-STREET.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The City Depot is at 21 and 22, Cornhill.
The addresses of the various Agents, are duly advertised in the
ournals of the United Kingdom and the Colonies.

Na R. HOWARD, Surgeon-Dentist, 52, Fleet
-LV_Z_ street, has ntroduced an entirely new description of ARTI-
FICLAT. TEETII,tIxed without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so
perfectly resemble the natural teeth as not to be distinguished from
the original by the closest observer; they will never change colour or
lecay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used.
this method does not require the extraction of roots, or any gainful
operation, and will support and preserve teeth that are loose, and is
guaranteed to restore :articulation and mastication; and that Mr.
Howard's improvement may he within the reach of the most econo-
mical, he has fixed the charges' at the lowest scale possible. De-
cayed teeth stopped and rendered sound and useful in mastics-
tion.-57, Fleet-street. At home from ten till five.

PEOPLE 'of ENGLAND.—Read the BlO-
it_ GRAPHICAL SKETCH ofJAMES MORI 'SON, the Hygeist,
with the treasons that led him to the discovery of the Vegetable
Universal Medtcine, after 35 years' suffering under the medical
faculty, and also his reasons for coming to the conclusion that deadly
polio s should never have been allied with the science of medicine.
—May be had (gratis) at the British College of Health. Euston-road,
London, and of all the Hygelan agents throughout the world. By
post, on sending a penny stamp.

TIIORLEY'S FOOD FOR CATTLE. -
It is only a short time since this singularly efficacious art'cle
of animal diet first made its appearance ; and already its celebrity
is werld-wide. It has been a subject of wonder, and has puzzled
many a brain to explain how this has been brought about. Yet when
we are acquainted w'th a few facts concerning the food, our wonder
will cease. A few days since, a gentleman, wrote, stating that be
had a horse which was a " perfect bag of bones." lie tried all kinds
of things to get the animal into condition, but in vain. lie then
bought some of Thorey's food ; and be says the effect was wonder-
ful. The horse rapidly grew fat,and in the course of a few weeks, Wad
gained no less than 12 stones. Again we find at the late agricultural
shows at Birmingham, Cardiff, Ikc., the animals which carried off the
highest prizes, had been partly fed with Thorley's food for cattle.
Such facts speak for themselves. and we are forced to the conclu-
sion, that its celebrity arises solely trom its own intrinsic merits,
and the great dem and for it can proceed alone from the good opinion
and testimosy of those who have tried it. All parties interested in
horses and cattle will do well to apply to 77, Newgate-street,
London, for a pamphlet which is sent post-free.

THE MERCANTILE MARINE SERVICE
ASSOCIATION.

DEPUTATION TO THE BOARD OF TRADE. I
A deputation. compri,it!g Mr. R. W. Crawford,
T., Mr. H. G. Langton, M.P., Mr. Gard, M.P.,
Mr. A. W. Young, M.P., Mr. R. Davey,
Mr. Mark Whitwell, Mr. T. Stevens, Mr. H. Ed-
wards, Captains Avery, Rowe, Holman, Stayers,
ironmonger, and Mr. Jackson, secretary of tlae
Mercantile 'Marine Service Association, had an
interview yesterday with the Rlght Hon. W.
Henley, President of the Board of Trade, with a
view of inducing the Government to grant a charter
to incorporate the Mercantile Marine Service of
the country. The Earl of Donoughmore, vice-
president of the board, Mr. Booth,
and Captain
Walker were also present.
Mr. Crawford, M.P., introduced the deputation.
Mr. Langton, M.P., presented an address from
the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, praying a revi-
sion of the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854.
Mr. Henley said he found in a handbill which
had been sent him, referring to a meeting held on
Wednesday, that three objects were stated which
were not in an ordinary charter. They were the
first three—the removal of all burdens from ship-
ping, to reform and simplify the act of 1854, and
amend the present system of examination, &e.
He did not think the Crown would be advised
to grant a charter which was to deal with par-
ticular interests in the way suggested. The latter
portion of the bill—the formal ion of schools and
aangerd mariners—was
legislating
establishment of homes and pensions for
d
gwoa n
wellthat worthysubject
it
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able that it should be applied in a general way to all
the ports, and not limited to any particular districts.
Mr. Crawford said a feeling had been expressed
at Liverpool that shipowners should be excluded
from the council, and that it should be confined to
mariners. Now, it was thought very desirable, for
the well-being of the service, that shipowners
should not be shut cut as suggested. With respect
to the parties who had signed the memorial, he was
assured that the signatures bad been obtaieed
simply on the ground of urging the Government
to grant a charter, and without any reference to
any handbill or other matter. _ _ _

Tne Stand Plate.

Clam Webster .

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Mr. Henley said the objects of the deputation
were twofold—one was for a charitable purpose, and
the other to enable them to bring their grievances
with greater force before Parliament. Now, for
the charitable part a charter might be obtained, but
for the other portion one would not. But he would
entreat them to give the matter the fullest consi-
deration. It was most desirable that the principal
ports, such as Liverpool and others, should be
agreed, and that this great charitable jnititution
should not be for any particular ports, but applied
in a general way throughout them all.

Alr. Crawford said the advice and recommenda-
tiou of the right hon. gentlema❑ would commaud
the mo't serious atteni ion of the association, and he
trusted that they would be able to secure the una-
nimity of the ports in carrying out the proposed
undertaking. _ _ _

Mr. Henley earnestly hoped they would.
The deputation then withdrew.

ADVEBTISICHILNT.I—HoIIoway's Pills and Ointment.
—The sudden changes of temperature have a terrible
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hence the prevalence of erysipelas, blotches, boils, sore
throat, and the many other complaints so fequently ge-
ntrated by this cause. Fortunately in Holloway's Pills
and Ointment we have the means of promptly removing
this class of diseases. These wonderful remedies do not
only suppress the inflammation, but expel the cause by
a gentle excretion through the pores, andlthcroughly in-
vigorate the whole system. The testimony of invalids
in all parts of the world demonstrates the healing power
of these patent remedies.—Sold by all medicine vendors
throughout the world, and at Professor Holloway's
Establishinsat,'244, Strand, London.

400DWOOD STAKES,
Ito 1 agst Lifeboat (taken).
10 to 1 aget Windward (taken).
12 to 1 a gst Vanity (talon)),
12 to 1 apt Rosati.

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JULY 9, 1858.

NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGBNCE,

The following reinforcements have embarked on
board the Recruit, 936 tons burden, at Gravesend
for Btnabay-7-vz., 40 non-commissioned- officers
and men of the 14th: (the King's) Light Dragoons ;
65 men of the 71st Highlanders (Light Infantry);
41 men of the 72d Highlande,s ; 3G men of the 83d
Regiment ; and 62 men of the 92d Highlanders ;
total, 218 men of all ranks, together with the fol-
lowirg ~fficers':---7Capt. W. C. G. Pery, 89th Re-
giment ; Lieu G. Bulwer, 71w, liielanders ;
Lieut. A. C. Rat ray, 92d Highlanders ; Cornet
1.1. Bradley and Cornet, P..1)..d50n, 14th
Dragoons ; and A. R. A. B yd, 92.1 High-
landers. The Annie ltoydon, of 1,170 tons,
has been taken up the Hon. East India Com-
pany for the conveyance of reinforcements to
India.

Direce ions have laen issued from the Admiralty
for eight of the mortar boats built for carrying on
the we.r wigs ituesi. to be sent from Sheerness to
On' him dockyafd for preservation iu case their
services should be again required.
New colours were presented yesterday to the
Portsmouth division of Royal Marine Light
fantry, in the .Head-quarter Barrack-square,
Forton.
The court-martial instituted at Portsmouth, for
the trial of Ensign J.. J. Scott, of the 47th Foot,
terminated yesterday. The prisoner read a long
defence in vindica ion and extenuation of the
offences alleged against him; and the court pro-
ceeded to deliberate upon their verdict, which will
be submitted to the Commander-iu-Chief before
being promulgated.
The ()wear, 91, screw, Captain C. Frederick, bent
sails yesterday at Portsmouth.
The Gurnee, 31, screw, Captain T. Mason, has
completed her repairs, and is eoaliuo-tcter: irt-eeadi-
ness for further service.
The Impctrieuse, 51, screw frigate, is complete,
and ready to come out of the steam basin.
The Penelope, 16, steam frigate, Capt. Sir W.
Wiseman, was paid off yesterday at Portsmouth.
The Royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert is
ordered to be got ready for the use of her Majesty.
Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K.C.8.,
Aide-de-Camp to the Queen and Surveyor-General
of the Navy, 'visited the ships fitting for service in
Woolwich dockyard on Wednesday.
About half-a-dozen iron guns, the first fruits of
the new establishment at Woolwich, were yesterday
conveyed to the proof-butt at the extremity of the
Arsenal, by means of Boydell's traction engine, to
be submitted to a primary proof—namely, to be
fired with two rounds of powder and solid shot.
The long-contested difficulty of arriving at the
method of a correct fusion of metals for the purpose
required has now, it is hoped, to a certain degree
been overcome, and the enormous cost and length-
ened expenditure of the
.establishment may com-
mence yieleiog some equivalent produce. The
result of the various tests of fire, water, sun,
searching, Ste , through which these guns must be
rigidly tried before they can be passed for service,
and ou which the character of the establishment
mainly depends, is looked to with considerable
interest. .

Mr. thistles W. Stevenson was yesterday ap-
pAuted Second Master to the Mai lhorough.

WORCESTER RACES.-THURSDAY.

The Trial Stake, (Handicap), of 5 nova reel), with 30
added. Ooe mile and n quarter. 14 sob:.
Mr.B. Land's Liit'Le Cob, by Sweetmeat, 4 yes, 6st 191 b
(Ducker) 1
Mr. T. Cliff's Sobieski, 3 yr 4, 5,t 711) (Gardiner) 2
Betting-5 and 6tol on Little CA, wan won in a
canter by a length.
The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 10 sous &,;cb, with 50 added;
colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst Cho. Allowances and pen-
aldee. T.Y.C. Straight half-a-mile. 12 :ins.
Mr. Lemcroft'a Joey Grimaldi, by Joe Lovell, Bst 4lb
(inotadeo) 1
Mr. T. Parr's Indifference (late Independanco). Set 41b
(E. Forster) 2.
Mr. J. Lowe's Griselda, Bst 4lb (Bashani) 3
Tile following also- ran :—Broadurial, Jaffa, and
Cynthia.
Betting—Even on Indifference, 7 to 2 agst Griselds,
4 to 1 agst Cynthia, 7 to 1 agst any other.
Won by three lengths ; a head between the second
and third ; a I,,ngtla between the third and fourh.
The Worcestorsinre Stakes (handicap) of 10 soya each,
5 ft, and three only if dec:ared, with 100 added ; the
second to save his stake. One mile and three furlongs.
75 subs., 47 of whom pay 3 save ft.
Mr. Evana's Misty Mora, by Weathergage, 3 yrs, 4 it
121 i) (c.a. 4st 1310 (A. Edwards) 1
Mr., ,Saxon's Fiancees 11.eyal, 3 yrs, sst. 411/
(Griinsbaw) 2
Mr. G. Forster's Underhand, 4 yrs, 7 t lllb (ice.
Slb extra) (Basinfin) 3
The following aiso ran :-7-Dutntries, Commotion,
Harryl3e SttintgLniet'oad
4nagKneatnUnkdbeurh"aiUd: 4 to 1 agat Comm)..
tion, 100 to 15 each agat Princess Soya. and Dumfries,
10 to 1 agat Misty Morn, 100 to 8 agat Knock burn.
Wori cleverly by half a ISligth, a head between the
second and third ; Knockburn was filth, Commotion
sixth, and Harry Stanley, who ran against a post, last.
The pace was bad all the way.
The Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 40 added, for
tbree-yr-olds and upwards. One mile and a quarter.

5 subs.
Mr. Rigby's Old Fan, 3 yrs, (301.), 63t 11;b (Snowden) 1
Mr. Sherring's Chaperone, 3 yrs (30/.) Est 111 b (Neville) 2
Mr. E. Weaver's Blenbury, 3 yrs, (301.) bit 111 b
(rt...t;a4co) 3

Chow and Vigliare-.n: ram.
Wu:. by tau lengths, half a length between the second
and third.

........(Edwards)

(Cress well) 2

Junior Wrangler (Snowden) 3
Won by a head. The Wrangler close up.
The following also ran :—Linda, Little Cob, Argosy,
Ochiltree, and Zemandra.

NEWMARKET JULY MEETING—THURSDAY
Match (weights for age) 200 cove, 50 ft. Last mile o
Cambridgeshire Course (Ancaster mile.) 1 mile 18
yards.
Mr. Ten Broeck'd Mimosa, 3 yrs, 7dt 41b (Eumb) 1
Mr., J. Dawson's Bads wt,rth, 4 yrs, Sit 711) ...(Bates) 2
Betting-2 to lon Bads worth, who led to the Duke's
Stand, where Mimosa deprived him of the lead and won
by two Imgthe.
Match, 8-t 71b each ; 150 sovs, b. fl-. New T.Y.C.
(5 furlongs 136 yaids.)
Duke of Bedford's .Meibceus 84. 7ib ...•••(S. Rogers) 1
Mr. H. Savilt's glean Lily, 8 t 7tu ......... (Flatinan) 2
Betting-6 to son Queen Lily. •
A fine race in, won by a head.
The Chesterfield Stakes of 30 cove each, 20 ft, for two-
yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, B,t 41b. Certain
penalties. Last bail of B.M.
.(34 euhs.)
Lord Aileshury'd Cantine, Bst 4lb ............ (Fortnum) 1
Mr. C. Alt xiuder's King-at-Arms, Bst 71b (R. CAtcn) 2
Baron RAbschild's 13a.tion, 8-t 710 (Wells) 3
The f 'flowing also ran :—Christmas-Pie, Columbine
colt, Drapery. Julie, Nucleus, and Doubloon.
Betting-6 to 4 ag,t King at-Army, 4to 1 aget Bas-
tion, 5 to 1 agst Cantine, 7'to 1 agst Christmas-Pie.
Cantine in the centre, with King-ak-Arens at her side,
went away with the lead, Cbristmas-Pie, Julie, and
Bastion running nearly abreast at their heel.,. In this
order they eau to the dip, where Bastion took hie place
at the favourite's quarters. Half way up the cords King-
at-Arms made his effort, but fail-!t1 to head Cantine, who
won cleverly by a Length ; a rack between the second
healed by the Columbine colt, and whipped
in by Nucleus, finished in a cluster, clear of the fourth.
Handicap Plate of 501.,
Theand thirdhe next
t lot,; two lengths between the third and fourth.
(7 furlongs, 196 yards.)
man's Eiperance, 3 yrs, 5 ,t 12Ib (Mitchell) 1
MMrr: H'gtEllis'sd Poacher, aged, 8
Mr. Eyt Bellefield, 3 yrs, Get 41b .......(Custance) 3
The following also ran :—lndulgence,
Scribbler,
Orianda, Courier, Mimosa.
Betting-9 to 2 agst Courier, 4to 1 each aget Scrib-
bler and Orianda, 5 to 1 agat Mimosa.
Won cleverly by a head ; bad third ; Mimosa was
fourth; Scribbler fifth; Orianda sixth; Courier seventh;
Indulgence trotted in last ; The Poacher ran very " un-
kindly.'
Plate of 501, for two-yr-olds and upwards. Option
selling
weights, &c. Last half of B.M.
Mr. Eyton's Hassock, 2 yis (804 5,t 21b (Custance) 1
Mr. H. Combe's Fancy 13-y, 2 yre (1501.), 6it (Perry) 2
Mr. Roseland's Jack Horses, 3 yrs (40/.), 6 61b
(Long) 3
The following also ran :--Sister to Amsterdam, Chate-
laine, Gooseberry Tart, Reynaldo.
Betting-5 to 2 agst Ilasseck, sto 1 ea: a apt Sister
to Amsterdam, Chatelaine, and Reynaldo.
Won by half a length; three lengths between the
second and third ; the others scattered,
Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, fur two-yr olds and up-
wards. The winner to be sold for 350 cove. if de-
manded, &c. New T.Y.C. 5 furlongs 136 yds. 5 subs.
Count Batthyany's Olympus, 5 yrs, gat 2.b ...(Wells) 1
Mr. Craven's Badswortli, 4 yrs, fist 12Ib (Bates) S
Mr. Angel's Greek, 2 yrs, 6.t 4lb (Custance) 3
The following also ran :—Miss Flatman, Loyalty.
Betting-7 to 4on Olympus, 4to 1 aget any other (off.)
Won by two lengths ; half a length between the second
and third.

LATEST BETTING.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
4to 1 agst Physician (Ifered).
6to I. aget Beeswax Colt (taken).

THE CASE OF MR. BARBER

A good man struggling with affliction is, accord-
ing to the old heathen saying, a spectacle for the
gods. If we might confound times and places, we
should say that the old shadowy worthies of
Olympus and the Capitol must, upon this prin-
ciple, have received 'the most intense satisfaction
fr,An the.relations lately existing at Norfolk Is!and
betw,-eri one Major Child and hat unfortunate Mr.
Barbe•' of wh•:se \trongful condrinnaiion and sutler-
_

ings al: tilt, vvrld We a‘:,l ab gut. to call
the attt,ution of reader, to a wry a_l,l
story ; many of the dead are ot a wri unsav,,tiry
character, but this we cannot help. The shame is
in doing such things, notin denouncing them to
public indignation. We are well aware that in
telling the tale in the fallowing fashion, wo shall be
liable to the reproach of relying upon an -ex parte
statement. We take, however, Major Child's
story front his own lips, and Mr. B,,rber is not
heard in rely. This is story whic;:, Ml;jor Child
himself, anxious to place his conduct in the point
of view most favourable-to himself, would have us
accept as truth. Better than he himself has re-
. .

presented ii, his conduut could. not have been—
worse, infinitely worse, it may have been—htv, we
slut Mi. Barber out of Court, and take the account
of the relations .between Iris cruel adversary and
himself from the adversary's own HO. Even so,
what a tale I

It is right to premise that the following narra-
tive was extracted from Major Child a day or two
ago by a committee of the House of Coinmout. :
Major Child was commandant of Norfolk- I.;land

at the time when Mr. Barb4r- and Fletcher, his

guilty partner, disembarked, as convicts, at that
miserable place. Applicati-ms were made to Mjor.
Child, by pereons who would haver-been willing t&
employ Mt. B aber in the capacity of clerk, but
their .application:4 were sternly refused. There
were regulations, according to Major Child's state-
ment, made by Sir Eardley Wilmot, the Governor,
to the effect that no prisoner should be employed
,in any light labour until he had been twelve months
on the island.- This was a general order with re-
gard to all convicts. It appeared, however, that
Fletcher, the man who really perpetrated the crime
of which Mr. Barber had been wrongfully accused
and wrongfully convicted, was from, the time he
arrived on the island employed as a medical dis-

penser, and never in any other way. He had a
private apartment and superior rations. Augustus
Dalmas, who was convicted of the murder on Bat-
tersea-bridge, was similarly employed as a chemist.
Several other great criminals—murderers among
others—were kept at light occupations. Now, Mr.
Barber, a man of education, of weak frame, and
with his health shattered by the persecutions he
had undergone, was immediately upon his arrival
in the island made a " wardsman. Major Child
describes the duties of the office thus He was
put to the offensive employment of cleaning and
scrubbing out the urinals used by about 200 pri-
soners." He was compelled to sleep at night
among these wretched creature;. The natural con-
sequence was that his health gave way, and re-
peatedly he had .to be sent to hospital, but as fre-
quently as he came out he was consgued again t,r
his noisr.me occupation. The medical superinten-
dent at la.t, upon his own autho ity, as we read
Major Chilr''s story, sent him to bleak stones upon
the road as a relief, and such relief to a !ruin wi!o
was spaiding one week of his life in a hospital and
the treat week out of it, Mijar Child, however,
arr;ears to have grudged even this alight nvasui e of
relief in the shape of open air and outdoor ex-,t c'se
to the man whom he had dqertnined to 1.. f mby
suffering. few Jaye after Mr. Barber had been set
to stone-breaking on the roads Major Child was out
taking an airing on horseback, an ,as would
have it, came across the unfortunate convict. Be
pulled up and said, " What do you here ?" Mr.
Barber answered, "Sir, I am ordered to break
stones by the ;medical superintendent." Major
Child's reply was simple, but to the purpose—" I
will not have that." He rode up to the station, and
vve orders that this unfortunate get_l'eman snould
be confined once more to his loathsome occupation.
_ _ .

One day, when he was engaged upon it, Major
Child came in and asked him " What is your objec-
tion to cleaning your ward ?". Mr. Barber answered,
"I have made no objection ; it is destroying my
health, but neve made no objection." Maier
Child asked "How does it injure your health ?"
Mr. Barber endeavoured to explain that the work
was the most disgusting that could be imagined ;
he cared net how hard the task might be which was
imposed upon him in lieu of an office so humiliat-
ing and so nauseous ; but all was unavailing. Ma-
or Child simply rejoined, as before, "How does it
injure your health?" Mr. Barber replied, "Inde-
pendently of the exhalations, I have had wet feet
every morning from going out in a heavy dew."
Major Child, a very strong-minded man, answered,.
"Then put you; shoes on." Mr. Barber replied,
" That is of no us , they will soon get filled with
water." "Then take them off!" With this humour-
ous rejoinder Major Child strode away, according
to Mr. Barber's account, laughing at his own wit.
The only modification of the story which Major
Child could suggest to the Committee of the House
of Commons the other day was, " I do not think I
laughed at his misery." With this
acknowledged that the account might stand.
This seate of things continued for a time, and
Major Child kept this unfortunate gentleman, whom
untoward fate had placed iu his power, hard at
work upon his daily occupation of emptying and
scrubbing the urine-tubs of 200 convicts. He was
repeatedly entreated to have mercy, bat mercy he
would not have. It was not until the medical
superintendent and chaplain threatened that
if he would not liberate Mr. Barber from
an occupation which was killing him they
would hold him responsible for the death
of the innocent convict thet he desisted
from this form of persecution. Mercy he had
at last, but this mercy consisted in setting Mr.
Barber to hard work in a field with a chain gang.
The work that he was set to perform was of the
h-avioat kind to which the human frame can be
subjected ; but this was the slightest part of the
story. Among the gang with which he was work-
ing were the friends of two murderers against whom
Mr. Barber had forrner!y given evidence. In terror
of his life, he pray ed to be discharged from such
companionship, but Major Child was inexorable.
At t, is point we must really pause, and ask of our
readers to realize to themselves the horrors of -uch
a situation. What days 1 What ieghts 1 What
sleep ! What wakings 1 All the time that this
poor-gentleman—innocent as be was of the offence
with which he had been charged—was kept at work
with these wretches, he could never have known
one moment which was not marked by is own
separate agony. He was waiting to be murdered !
Is there any kind or degree of guilt of which a
human being cin be capable which could have
merited such a punishment as this ? In the case of
the very wont murderer who has been convicted
before our criminal tribunals we hang the man,
and there is au end of it. He is told exactly when
the blow must fall, he is provided with every sort
of consolation which may serve to mitigate his un-
fortunate position until the inevitable moment ;
but he is not kept day after day, and week after
week, fumbling the halter off his throat. Think of
what it must have been ! Endeavour to realize
but five minutes of ouch misery ! Now, what was
Mr. Barber's conduct, throughout? Hero is the
testimony of an eye-witness, the chaplain on Nor-
folk Island ;—" I have never known a prisoner of
the Crown who has been subjected to greater
wretchedness. I rejoice to be able to add that I
have never seen an instance of more dignified suffer-
ing, accompanied by invariably consistent conduct."
At last the tuonaeu tof release came. Major Child was
dismissed fur general misconduct from his post, and
Mr. Barber was free. His sufferings have become
the subject of investigation before a Committee of
the House of Commons. The committee have de-
cided, that although, according to the rules and
practice of the house, they are precluded fromen-
tering into the question of pecuniary compensation,
yet they express their opinion that Mr. Barber has
strong claims on the favourable consideration of the
Crown. Such a recommendation must, of course,
receive attention. Mr. Ba:ber will obtain some.
slight and insufficient compensation for the nun of
his life. It is, of course, well that it should be so
at last, and we rejoice that it is.so ; bht, looking
at the question from a public point of view, we can
only h-pe that Mr. Barber's case may become the
basis for an improvement of the law of criminal
'appeal. The want of power to obtain a new trial
in a doubtful case has hitherto been a deep blot on
our system of criminal jurisprudence. The Home
Secretary has authority to pardon and release,
which of course, can only be exercised in a clear
case of innocence. We have, besides, the Court of
Appeal on technical points. There is, however, no
machinery provided for reviewing a doubtful case
from the beginning to the end.—Times.

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