The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

TIER C+ OF COLLODION.

in the presence of the prisoners, and the coolie
who had been flogged pointed to the second prisoner as
the man who had flogged him ; the prisoner said "No."
Others of the coolies pointed to the fourth prisiner (4
Malay) as the man appointed to flog them if they tried
to go out. The prisoner laughed, and said he bad only
given them two or three cuts to keep them quiet and
prevent them going out ; adding he was there
to keep guard, and had been appointed by Mr. Mur-
row's comprador. I eent for the comprador, but he
did not come. I asked who was the headman. - They
pointed to the second prisoner. They also stated that a
man named Foo-Ayee (the fifth prisoner) was a head-
man. He was not there are the time, but I caused him
to he pat in the dock up at the police-court. The third
prisoner at the time said what he was, but I forget the
exact words—it was to the effect that he was looking
after the business. Mr. May may have been in the
room when I kicked open the windows, but I am not
sure. A number of the coolie,, and especially those in
the passage, were sickly and weak. There were no
police there until after I had released the coolies. The
ace Ners thus given me were not in reply to any sugges.
tions made by me to them—but voluntar ly, in answer
to my question what they were doing there. (A. Chinese
produced.) I recognise him as one of those who spoke
to me on the first occasion—he was one of the coolies—
I recollect him more particularly, as he speaks the Can-
ton dialsct very well.
Such was the evidence of Mr. Caldwell, corroborated
by the surveyor general and the superintendent of police ;
yet notwithstanding no attempt whatever having been
made to disprove a single statement made by him, and
the fact of the coolies having been detained in durance
of the most disgraceful kind, in premises disgustingly
filthy, guarded by men appointed to flog such as might
attempt to escape, and empl eyed by the European pri-
soner, who did not deny a fell knowledgeof their crowded
state, or the condition of the premises—from which it
must have been inferred that all was performed a jib his
full knowledge and coneurrence, if not approval—not-
withstanding all this he was only convicted of simple
nuisance, and tined five dollars, while five of the Asiatics
guiltypaid
of himttie
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and
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ced orders,to sixw e r fu e
months' u n
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imprisonment with hard labour.
Then we had a sample of the crimping system —the
mode in which the victims of the coolie slave trade are
procured. The principal witness deposed as follows,•and
his manner carried a conviction of the truthfulness, of his
words to the minds of the majority of those present,
though among the minority are t 3 be ranked the six,
gentlemen of the jury, who by their fiat declared his
etategeent false, and liberated the scoundrel whom he ac-
cused of kidnapping and robbing him :
Tam aba, grass-cutter to the Tuck-ee milk-shop.—l
remeMber the sixth prisoner coining to me, and asking if
I would like to go to the new gold country.' I would
get $8 a month wages, and if I wished to go he would
take me. Passage-money would not be requ'red ; only
a few dollars to buy provisions with. This took place in
prix nor's house. Prisoner pulled me in as I was passing
by, after having received my wages—s3—from my was-
ter. He said I would not want the dollars when I got to
the gold country, and took them from me by force. I had
promised before this to go to the new gold country. The
prisoner told me to sleep in his house that night, and
next morning he would take me to see the master. I did
stay that night, and was taken to E•wo House, where.'
was stripped of my good clothes by the prisoner, who
gave me some rags to put on, and then pushed me into a
dark room. I was not allowed to go out from that day
until I was released by Mr. Caldwell and others. I was
detained against my will the whole time. We were ell
confined alike—more than 200. I recognise the first,
second, and fifth prisoners. Did not see Mr. Murrow
there. Never saw the third prisoner, but have seen the
fourth ;be kept watch with a gun. The first prisoner
kept the keys of the door ; the second and fifth also
kept watch. The first, second, and fifth had a gun by
them, but did not hold it in their hands. They bad knives
also. Have seen the fourth prisoner beat the people with
a rattan to keep them quiet and prevent their talking.
By Mr. Day—The first prisoner said nothing to me
before dragging me into the house. He then asked me if
I should like to go to the gold country. I had known
him before. thought the prisoner bad some friend who
would advance my passage. Do not know why he dragged
me in. I met the prisoner in the street, but close to his
house, at a distance of 40 or 50 covids (a covid is 14
inches). He dragged me that distance, and after I was
in he shat the door. I had known him before. I did not
think anything wrong when he pulled me along. When
prisoner proposed to me to go to the new golf country,
I said, "Yes, I would he very glad to go if any one would
pay my passage." Prisoner said that was all right—be
would provide for that. I told him I had $3 about me.
I had all my baggage with me, having left the Tuck-ee
shop to join my brother in the Kwang-yti market to
assist him in his shop.
And more he deponed to the same effect—the trifling
discrepancies being easily reconcileable to those having
a knowledge of the Chinese character, and manner of
giving evidence.
And, as a windup to the whole, we have proofs of
deceit practised_ on the emigration officer—the English
version of the agreement furnished to him stating the
term of bandage to be five years, while the Spanish and
Chinese versions make it eight ; and three years, our
readers most remember, is the average of life in the cop-
Per mines of Cuba, to which, doubtless, a portion of the
poor wretches were destined.

on shipping and mining, and on wages in every depart-
ment of industry."

Mr. J. DUNCAN seconded the motion, and proceeded
to expose the several fallacies connected with the quee-
tion, and said that it required a thorough sitting.
Mr. DODD urged that a movement should be got up
to have the Bank Committee a public instead of a private
one, that the public might have daily opportunities of
analysing the evidence produced before it.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. DODD then moved a resolution, expressing the
opinion of the meeting that the Bank Committee should
be a public and not a private one.

Colonel MACDONNEL L seconded the resolution.
The resolution was then agreed to.
A resolution, appointing a committee to carry out the
objects of the meeting was then agreed to.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the
business of the meeting.

THE MURDERER BAVE.

The execution of this unfortunate man, who wan fon.

victed at the last session of the Central Criminal Coui t,
before Mr. Justice Cresswell, of the murder of a corporal
of marines, on board the Slaney gun-boat, named Samuel
Long, has been appointed to take place to-morrow, at
Maidstone. It appears that since Ilia conviction the pri-
soner has conducted himself in a very becoming manner,
and bas never on any occasion attempted to deny the
justice of his sentence. A memorial was transmitted
to the Secretary of State from some inhabitants of the
town of Maidstone, praying for a remission of the capital
sentence, but the answer returned was that there were
no circumstances in the case that would justify the Go-
vernment in recommending the culprit to the mercy of
the CrOwn, and the law was consequently left to take its
course. It will be remembered that the prisoner was an
able seaman o❑ board the Slaney, and that it was proved
at the trial that the unfortunate deceased bad reported
him for some misconduct to his superior officer, the
consequence of which was that ho was not promoted to
the office of quartermaster, which he expected, but for
this, to have received. The disappointment excited a
deadly feeling of revenge in his mind, and on the night
of the fatal occurrence he secreted the bayonet belonging
to the unfortunate deceased, and upon meeting him on
the deck of the Hebe, a hulk on board which they were
both employed, he thrust the bayonet into his body with
such force as to pass it completely through the abdomen,
and to wound the spine, thus causing almost instantane-
ous death. The prisoner is a very fine young man, and
very much resembles in personal appearance Robert
Marley, who was executed for the Parliament-street
murder ; and he, like that prisoner, was also, it appears,
engaged against the Kaffirs at the Cape of Good Hope.
Two of the sisters of the unhappy man visited him on
Monday for the last time, and the interview, as may be
sxpected, was of the most painful character. Bays, it.
appears, was under an engagement of marriage to a re-
spectable young woman at the time of the dreadful et:
currence, and the ceremony was to have been performed
before the departure of the Slaney for China.

MARKET NEWS.— (This Day . )

CORN EXCHANGE.

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