The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-08 00:00:00

THE SUN, , LONDON, Tilt RSDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 8, 1866.

ALRTEMUS WARD.-EGYPTIAN HALL.-
TUESDAY, Nov. 13.—Mr. ARTEMUS WARD will
.nake hi 6 first public appearance in Ettoland, at the Egyptian
Flall, on the above date. His ilinatiated narrativ will b.t
entitled A RTE MUS WA RD AWING TUE MORMONS;
qr., a Trtp from New Yolk to Sal, Lake City. The pictures
:iy Mot m.,n Artists.—Adialssion, 3a., 24., and Is.—lfuerved
tall. at Mitch ll's Royal Library. '33, Old Bond-street;
1. us in's Ticket Office, St James's Dalt ; and at tie Egyptian
tl all.

r HE 0 X F ORD,
6, OXFORD-STREET, W.,
THE MUSICAL ESTABLISH 3IENT OF LONDON.
Successful Revival of Offenbach's " ORPHEE AUX
EN FERS." and " TROMBALCAZAR."
Comedy by Duriah and Davies, and Harry Sydney (the
political Momus).
Gymnastic Performances by the Zamezou Family, Les
Frei es Victorelli, &c. Great success of " Les Amazones au
Cnampagne " Divertissement, by the Misses Tessy and
-ara Guinness, assisted by their talented troupe of artistes.
In preparation the Lyric Drama of the " RUINS OF
AT I !ENS," by BEETIIOVEN, the argument of which will be
read by a distinguished member of the theatrical profession.

Musical Director and Conductor, Mr. F. Jonglitmus.
A lmission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, is ; private
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Open every evening at 8.

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- -
JIOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.-FUNDS
are earnestly solicited for fitting up the TRAINING
SHIP. £2,600 required.
WM. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8, Great Queen-street, W.C.

OMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—CO/sr-
-1.1 TRIBUTIONS are earnestly solicited for establishing
the COUNTRY ROME. £l,OOO required.
WM. WILLI iLMS, Secretary.
Boys' Refuge, 8. Great Queen-street, W.C.

HOMELESS BOYS OF LONDON.—The
Committee are most anxious to provide for 400 boys.
One hundred and fifty are now in the Refug. The annual
expenditure for supporting the 400 boys ise estimated at
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Subscriptions thankfully received by the London and West-
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THE RESCUE SOCIETY wishes to add another
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ban 455 poor, friendless, young females were rejected irom
want of FUNDS and room, making a total of 3,087, who have
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the new home the Committee wish to form would be for
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Contributions will be received gratefully by the Secretary,
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• • General Manager.
•

THE AG R A BANK (Limited).
To be incorporated under the Companies Act, 1862,
for the purpose of carrying on the business of the Old
Agra and United Service Bank.
Capital—.£l,ooo,ooo sterling, of which £400,000, in
40,000 shares of £lO each, to be fully paid up, are now
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DIRECTORS.

CHAIRMAN—JAMES THOMSON, Esq., Chairman of the
Madras and East India Irrigation Company.
James Spicer, Esq. (Messrs. J. Spicer and Sons), Vice-
President and Trustee of the Equitable Assurance
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Robert Slater, Esq. (of the late firm of Morrison, Dillon, and
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BANKERS—Messrs. Glyn, Mills, Currie, and Co.
MANAGER—Macintosh Balfour, Esq.
SOLICITORS Messrs. Ashurst, Morris, and Co.
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STRANGE DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF A CHILD AT
CLAPHAM.—A very extraordinary discovery of the dead
body of a child has just been made at Erin Lodge, Clapham
Park, Clapham, the residence of a highly respectable family.
The discovery was made under the following cireumstances:
A few days since some alterations were being effected in the
front kitchen of 'the house which rendered necessary the
removal of a portion of the flooring, when, in pulling up
the boards, one of the workmen discovered underneath- a
bundle of something wrapped up in a newspaper. He im-
mediately opened the bundle, and to his amazement pro-
duced the remains of what no doubt had once been a child ;
they were, however, so wasted away that Dr. Parrott, of
Clapham-common, who was at once called in, could not tell
to what sex it had belonged. The newspaper bore the date
of 11th April, 1865. Information of the discovery was for-
warded in the usual manner to the coroner, but no inquest
has yet been held. The matter is being investigated by the
police, anti the body io in the dead-hotie at Clapham.

Th 9 Eyre Defence Fund and the Jamaica

Committee.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,--Professor Tyndall having forwarded to me
_. _ _

the following letter addressed to the Jamaica Com-
mittee, and believing as I do-that it is likely to in-
terest the public, I shall esteem it a favour if you
will permit it to appear in your columns.
Your faithful servant,
HAMILTON HumE, Hon. Sec.
9, Waterloo-place, Nov. 7.

" TO THE MEMBERS OF-THE JAMAICA COMMITTEE.
" Gentlemen,---You have done me the honour
of sending me certain papers ' relating to the
atrocities of the authorities in Jamaica,' during
the suppression of the late alleged rebellion.,
I am far from being insensible to the opinion
which your courtesy in sending me these
papers implies : namely, that I am incapable of de-
fending any line of conduct to which the term
atrocious' could with fairness be applied. Amid the
many distracting lights which fall upon this question,
the notions which I have been able to form regarding
Jamaica, and the interpretation which I have been
able to put upon occurrences you so earnestly de-
nounce, are these : That through the absence of
necessary guidance and governance, the negroes of
the colony had fallen into a very chaotic and bad
condition, presentingadeplorable contrast with their
brethren in other colonies, who, favoured with _less
leisure, have become far better men. The Jamaica
negroes are, I am informed, as a general rule, lazy
and profligate, while many of the authorities I have
consulted, and who have lived among these people,
add a third and weightier adjective, which I refrain
from writing down. It is not, I believe, contended,
even by their friends, that the Jamaica negroes are
not lazy ; it is only urged in extenuation that white
men under the same circumstances would be lazy
too. Be he black or white, the man who illustrates
this doctrine, and who lives as the negroes of Jamaica
are reported to live, soon ceases to be a civilised
being. But he may be harmless and docile notwith-
standing. Though absolutely useless he may not be
dangerous. Is this the character of the West Indian
negro, or is it not? History, written without re-
ference to the Jamaica insurrection—written long
years before the committal of the deeds you denounce
—gives the following answer to this question :
" ' This vast conspiracy (that of the negroes in St.
Domingo), productive iu the end of calamities in the
island unparalleled even in the long catalogue of
European atrocity, had for its object the total extir-
pation of the whites, and the establishment of an
independent black government over the whole
colony. So inviolable was the secresy, so general
the dissimulation of the slaves, that the awful catas-
trophe was in no way apprehended by the Euro-
pean proprietors, and a conspiracy which embraced
nearly the whole negro population of the island was
revealed only by the obscure hints of a few faithful
domestics, who, without betraying their comrades,
warned their masters of the approach of an unknown
and terrible danger. The explosion was sudden and
dreadful, beyond anything ever before seen among
mankind. At once the beautiful plains of the north
of the island were covered with fires, the labours of
a century were deioured in a night, while the ne-
groes, like unchained tigers, precipitated themselves
on their masters, seized their arms, massacred them
without pity, and threw them into the flames. . . .
The cruelties exercised on the unhappy captives on
both sides in this disastrous contest exceeded any-
thing recorded in history. The negroes marched
with spiked infants on their spears instead of colours,
they sawed asunder the male prisoners, and violated
the females on the dead bodies of their husbands.'—
Alison's History of Europe,' vol. 6, p. 101.
"It was people of this race and temper who, called
together by the round of horns and shells, assembled
in hundreds round the Courthouse of Morant Bay
on Oct. 11, 1865. It was such people who then and
there fell upon our countrymen, and after' driving
them by fire from the courthouse, slew, hacked, and
mutilated them ; and who, after having done this,
proceeded to spread the flame of insurrection else-
where. At the time here referred to discontent and
disaffection prevailed throughout the whole island
of Jamaica. This I gather from your own docu-
ments. The colony then resembled the dry grass of
a prairie, ready to be set on fire from beginning to
end by a spark of successful insurrection. But, lest
what I gather from your documents should be tinc-
tured by any bias of mine, I offer to your notice the
first of a series of letters bearing upon this subject
which comes to my hand. On July 20, 1865, Mr.
Hudson, of Jamaica, writes thus to Mr. Salmon, of
the same island :

" ' Spring Vale, July 20, 1865.

" ' Dear Sir,—l think it incumbent on me to in-
form you of certain reports of a serious nature
which are in circulation in my neighbourhood. For
the past few weeks there have been rumours of a
rebellion among the peasantry, but I did not attach
any importance to them, but conceived they origi-
nated from want of understanding the causes of
the recent meetings held in this and the adjacent
parishes until lately. I have been led by sufficient
information to believe they are more than passing
reports, and which require some notice. It appears
that there is an organised plot among the people in
this vicinity for a rebellion about the early part of
August ensuing. My reasons for believing there is
truth in the matter are these house girl of mine
has stated several times in my family's hearing that
the black people have agreed upon rising in arms at
the above period for the purpose of murdering the
upper classes, and destroying and afterwards seizing
their properties. She does not deny that she ob-
tained this information from her friends. For the
present she will not say anything more on the sub-
ject, but only states "We must wait and see."
Other persons have likewise given us intelligence of
a similar nature. Dr. M'Catty mentioned some-
thing to me of a like import which tends greatly to
strengthen them. He stated he had already ac-
quainted you with the purport of his information.
I do not think it would be wise to treat these
rumours merely as " idle tales." My district is hot
to join with other parts of the island in a move of
the kind, if made. My delicate state of health pre-
vents me calling to see you, but I shall be glad to
give you whatever further information in my power,
and to receive any directions from you on the sub-
ject. It would not be prudent to allow these strong
reports to continue without preparing, as far as we
are able, against an attempt of disturbance should
it turn out to be correct.—l have, &c.,

(Signed) " JOHN HUDSON.
" The Hon. John Salmon, Custos.'
" A house girl of mine ':—You, gentlemen, are far bet-
ter acquainted than 1 am with what an illustrious member
of your body calls 'the law of inseparable association;' and
no doubt you will recognise an illustration of this law is
the promptitude with which the warnings preceding the
troubles in St. Domingo suggest themselves on reading
this letter. On the 11th of October, as above stated, the
much-dreaded action began. The Governor of the island
had then thrown upon him the responsibility of preserving
the property, lives, and honour of 14,000 British men and
women, who wore scattered in isolated and unprotected
positions among a negro population of 350,000. ,And it is
to be remarked that the leaders of these people were well
aware of the advantage of their position; that they were
not held back from revolt and rapine by the fear of subse-
quent retribution. In the neighbouring island of Hayti
they had the example of a people which bad successfully
defied the power of France. In reply to an intimation of
the swift vengeance of England in case of insurrection,
Mr. G. W. Gordon was able topoint out that all the power
of the great Napoleon could not put down the risingdisease
before they could meet the people in the mountains.A
when the power displayed by England in crushing the In-
dian mutiny was urged upon his attention, Mr. Gordon was
able to respond—' India is not at all a case in point, for
India is a fiat country, and the English troops would over-
run and conquer it ; but here is a mountainous country,
and before the British troops could reach the mountains
they would die of disease here.' Taking all these things
into account I endeavoured to clearly realise the position
of the governor, who had this problem suddenly thrust