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

THE JAMAICA OUTBREAK.

In a Blue-book iS3UCTI yesterday, containing
further correspondence relating to the affairs of
Jamaica, the following very creditable despatches
from the Earl of Carnarvon to Governor Sir J. •
Grant are published .
" Downing. street, July 30, 1866.
" Sir,—By Mr. Secretary Cardwell's despatch
No. 173, of the 18th of June, your predecessor Wag
instructed to institute a careful investigation of
those cases in which grave offences had bean laid to
the charge of civilians during thisuppresAon of the
recent disturbances in Jamaica, in order that such
further proceedings might be taken as were requi-
site and just. I have no doubt that this most
serious and painful duty will occupy your imme-
diate attention, but it is not the less my duty to C%-
press to you the great importance which her Ma-
jesty's Government attach to a close and complete
investigation of those cases which appear to you to
call for it, and their anxiety that all classes in the
island should know that in these, as in all other
cases, they may rely on a strict and equal adminis-
tration of justice without fear or favour at the hands
of the law and the representatives of the Crown. I
have to instruct you to furnish me at the earliest
day with a report of the proceedings which you have

taken.—l have, &c., " CARNAUVON.
" Governor Sir J. P. Grant, K.C.8., &c."
" Downing-street, Aug. 1, 1866.
" Sir,—Your predecessor forwarded in his de-
spatch to Mr. Secretary Cardwell, No. 73, of the
24th of March, a return of the sentences inflicted
by the special commission of Oyer and Terminer/
held at Kingston between 24th January and 9th
March last, on persons implicated in the disturb"
antes in Jamaica, or arrested on charges of sedition
and treason. I find on examination of this return
that many of the sentences thus inflicted are of great
severity. Thirteen men and two women are sen-
tenced to penal servitude for life, andseven men Oa
four women to penal servitude for 20 years, the
charge being felonious riot. I have no wish te,
express any doubt of the justice or propriety o'
sentences thus inflicted by a legally constituted tri-
bunal ; but it appears to me that as the investign"
tion of the Royal Commission has enabled the Go-
vernment to appreciate more clearly than was Po'
sible at the time the nature of the recent disturb.'
antes and the guilt of those implicated in them, it
would be desirable that the proceedings of the COra'
mission specially appointed to try those persons
should now be revised ; and I wish you, therefore/
to call for the judges' notes, and, after consultation
with the presiding judge under that Commission, t°
report your opinion whether, in any of the Wee;
there are grounds for remitting any portion of th
sentences. —I have, &c.,

CARNARVON.
" Governor Sir J. P. Grant, K.C.8., &c."

Naval and Military Intelligence.

The annual dinner of the officers of the v`:
Lancers took place on Thursday at the Alexaeur"
Hotel, Hyde-park Corner. The following ofacel
were present :—Gen. Sir James Chatterton, Cel;
Portal, Major Grant, Capt. Valiance, Capt. A-mYTt.
Brown, Capt. Boyd, Capt. Carden, Capt. van
lour, Mr. Gwyther, Mr. Carmichael, Mr. Hatehlir
son, and Mr. Akerman.
The screw steamer London, Capt. G. S. gall'
arrived in the Thames at Gravesend yester/39
from Gibraltar, having on board detachment° fa,
time-expired men and other troops belonging t°,t:,h-
Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, 32d and la;
(Highlanders) Regiments, to the number of 45 ule-ci
of all ranks, together with 13 soldiers' WiVeis 8110 f
children. The troops were in medical charge a
Assist.-Surg. Jones. On landing, the time-e%Pire,,,
men were forwarded by railway to join their resPeu
tive corps at Chatham and the other stations.
has
Retired Commander llmry Johnstone, 11.1 C"
e iav
been granted.the Lieutenant's Naval Pension of
der
a year, vacant by the death of Retired Comma°
Robert Taylor, on the 17th of May.
The following appointments were made Yesterd3l
,1..
at the Admiralty :—Tristain 11. B. Beresford, rot
shipman, to the Phoebe; Sydney F. Walker, °tit-
shipman, to the Royal Adelaide ; Walter W-1311,,„:
naval cadet, to the Minotaur ; W. S. reusr,s'.
private paymaster, to the Challenger ; Char Ries r
Barnard, master's a.6sistant, additional t 0,.. J.
Euphrates ; G. O'Brien, engineer, to the neuen' A-
R. Stewart and C. Salmon, first-class ass tang
neers, to the Euphrates ; J. L. Stevenson, 3 . A,
second-class assist.-engineer, to the Eupbrate,...lo
Dewar, first-class assist.-engineer, to the geruia"tue,
enginder:.
iIeVo.BC; C.
andJ .IJ-1 o. lae‘ev,kaeert,hfilats_sciisatss. - sausrsigsi!..o the tie er, to
the St. George, additional, for service in ten

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We are authorised to state that there ts I.lv
in tho report that Sir William lleatheote intends to rot.%
from the representation of the University of
Oxford at LIA
next election.