The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-04-10 00:00:00

JAMAICA PAPERS:

Our readers will probably recollect.that,.cluring the sitting of
the last session of assembly, we pointed out the impoliey and
injustice of the ;Chief Justice, Attorney-General. sc. having
seats at the Council ,Board. In Barbados 'similar 'complaints
hid been made.' The result was, that the
question was referred
home, and the Opinion of the taw officers of the. crown wastaken,
who have deeided that his y's Attorney-General in Bar-
berths is "le.allY disqualified "r for bolding a seat as councillor.
paragraph from the Barbados Globe:
We snbjoin the following parag
-"'We have heard from goad authority„ that the law officers, of
•
the crown in-England have decided, on. a.question referred
home from this island, that his Majesty's Attorney-General is
legally disqualified' for holding a seat as member, of council
011ie colony. For our parts we cannot see how a rational doubt
on the subject could ever have existed." If the rule applies to
Barbados,' it Must apply elnally. to Jamaica. We trust, there-
fore., the question will he at once raised, and measures adopted
fer removing the officers from the. Council Board.--:/ciraira
Chronicle, 2,-ith Feb.
. .
We are :sorry to announce, the total loss onithe,Bermuda Keys
of the fine.new barque William Mitchel, Captain George Winn,
fully laden; aiid bound from. Aunntto Bay to. Londun. Mr.
Johnston (the mate) and three men retarded iu the longboat to
Annotto Bay Yesterday morning, and are now in the hospital
from the 440 of the hardahips they, have undergone. • The
captairt and the remainder of the crew sailed in a schooner for
America, fearing, had they remained with the others in the
longboat, they would ruts short of provisions, having saved from
the• wreck but a scanty sapply.. The unfortunate individuals
,whe arrived at Annotto Bay experienced such heavy gales that
they were comPelled, to 'stave in two puncheous of runt out of
four eased front the wreck as ballast.—Jamaica Chronicle, '2sth
Fvbran7y.
unfortunate 'occurrence took place, a few days ago, in
the 'parish of St. Thomas-in-the-Vale, which led to the loss of
life. The circumstances, as they have been detailed to us, are
as fellows : .
"A Mr. Simon •Peacan, who resides at. the- Above hocks,
had for the last eight years evaded the authority vested in the
handS of the colonel of, the regiment, by resisting every attempt
to compel him to do militia duty. The consequence was that
the other militia men iesiding in the same district were very
negligentin their attendance at parade,- and. on inquiry being
instituted into the cause, it was stated that if Mr. Peacan could
resist the colonel's authority, others were determined to avail
themselves of his 'example. A court martial was ordered to
assemble for, the trial of private. Peacan, and a notice, which
was regularly served upon him, was, wholly: disregarded. Thetrial,
trial, however, took place, and lie was sentenced to pay a fine
of £5O, or be confined in the common gaOl for '2B days. Of the
result of the trial, dee notice was given to him. by the marshal of
the regiment, who ivas-resisted in taking the delinquent into cus-
tody. The commanuing officer, on finding his authority thus com-
pletely set at defiance, ordered a corporal and two men to aid the
regimental marshal in the execution of his duty. They pro-
ceeded to the habitation of Mr. Peacan, who, after using very
'iolent and abusive language, surrendered himself, and invited
the party into the house, where a guard was placed over him, in
consequence of his refusal to comply with the terms of the court-
martial. The marshal was sent to procure further aid to remove
the prisoner; but, shortly after the marshal's departure, their •
prisoner became very outrageous; made a rush from his room;
knocked down the centinel who was ouarding hint, and made
an effort to secure 'a double7harrelleS gun hanging up in the
hall. One of the militia men, in his attempt to prevent him
trail, Obtaining posseSsion of the gun, was knocked down, and
very much 'maltreated; and, on calling to his comrade to pro=.
tect his life, the latter, after three distinct warnings to Peacan,
discharged his pistol at him; but not appearing to have taken'
effect; he discharged his second pistol, which put an end to the
conflict. A coroner's inquest sat upon. the body of Mr. Peacan,
and, after a patignt. investigation, returned a verdict--.' That
the deceased came to his death by pistol halls discharged by a
private defence of his life, and in the execution of the militia in
of his duty.' "—Jamaica Dispatch, 25th Feb. .

BREVITY Is THY SObL OF Wq.---The,brief for Mr. Peto, the
architect of the Lcitdon Customhouse, eomprisetl,l2 reams of
,paper, 6,000 theets. , •