The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-25 00:00:00

The Late Colonel Hobbs.

The late Colonel Hobbs's brother has written to
the Times as follows :—" Hitherto I have forborne
addressing you on a subject which has, nevertheless,
given me for a considerable time the deepest concern
and anxiety namely, the manner in which the
name of my late brother, Colonel Hobbs, has been
assailed by a portion of the press iu this country as
to his character, both as an officer and a man, in
connexion with the part which he took in the sup-
pression of the recent outbreak in Jamaica. My
reason for allowing those attacks to remain so low,
unnoticed was that as to his character as an officer',
I was, add still am, quite prepared to await the Re-
port of the Royal Commission on the subject, by
which report his character as an officer must either
stand or fall ; and lam under the impression that
the best way to meet attacks against private
character is to live them down in silence. But,
as my unfortunate brother no longer lives to
enable him to do this, I cannot now remain
silent, and trust that you, who did not hesitate
to censure his conduct as an officer, Trill not
refuse me space in your columns to say a few words
in defence of his character as a man. My brother
has been accused of wanton and unnecessary cruelty
in his dealings with the negroes. This I most em-
phatically deny, and in saying so I am confident I
shall be borne out by everyone who ever knew him,
for I believe him to have been incapable of ever act-
ing under the influence of malice and cruelty, and I
have not the smallest doubt that in every case in
which he found himself called upon to adopt severe
measures he did so with pain and reluctance, and
would have gladly spared life or the infliction of
punishment if he thought he could have done so con-
sistently with the discharge of his duty to his Queen
and his country. However unwisely my brother may
have written or acted, and I do not hesitate to say
he may have done both, I feel convinced that be
acted solely from a high sense of duty, influenced by
sincere Christian principles, and a desire to per-
form that duty in a fearless and soldierlike manner.
If ever there was a man literally goaded to madness,
my unhappy brother was the man. Supported and
congratulated by the whole of the European popu-
lation of Jamaica for the manner in which he acted,
under the trying circumstances in which he was
placed, he found in this country the same line of
conduct commented upon, reprobated, and con-
demned in the most unmeasured terms by
~pteldrsohnsis
utterly unable either to realise orticooemph
coming upon
position. The sense of this. insjtuios
n, and weak a sensitive mind, nervous
con-
stitution produced
to find himself deserted
But, in the hour of need,
hmight have expected, and
by those from whom
eect_
this was more than be
the mcilOst Unfavourable effect.
was entitled to,
and the sad story terminated
mind gave way under the
of anxiety, y with which the whole world
in the miserable
acquainted,t g
zealous, straightforward soldier
and in the premature and un-
happyis now
calculated
eminently heavy
elonaddure, and respect—this
to adorn his
position
amiable and accomplished gentleman."
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TIERBIRTHDAY Yesterday being
the47th
MAJESTY'Sanniversary
of her Majesty's birthday, the
ovent was celebrated with
royal borough beinc, every honour at Windsor, the
Highnesses the c)
completely en fete. Their Royal
A.lfred, attended Princeby
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Princess of Wales and Prince
din.gtonllTe,esdale and suite, left Pad-
about half-past)
Windsor, 1.0 clock, by special train, for
in order to
the Castle. The PrinPcseyotf i\elirr.tlroespecdtspto. her Majesty at
dur-
ing their stay in the town, tool: as strollan
through
lilt ltfhreedir
iohstreet and inspected the shops and the decorations. Their
royal highnesses returned to London in the afternoon. At
6 o'clock in the evening the town council and principal
trades people celebrated tho anniversary with a dinner at
the White Hart Hotel. Mr. J. Jones, the mayor, presided,
the table being ornatnented by venison from the royal
demesne, a fine buck from Bushey-park having been pre_
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