New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-01
THE YeE4rY or E1SHINGTON CLAIM
COMMISSION.

SKETCH or rHE RIGHT HON. RUSSELL CCENEY,
81. r., TIE BRITISH COMMISSIONER.
The Right Hon. Russell Quincy, NJ p, who
has bee appointed Icy Queen Victoria to act az one OF
Tho Commissioners contemplated In Article XII Of the
Tre.ty q Washington, Is son Of Sir John Quincy, who
held tbe high judicial position OF one Of the Baiohs Of
tho Eyeheoucr He was born at Norwood Surrey, IN
V0 sId was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge.
lie va. 10 the Lar at tire Inner Temple In 1928, and
was made q Queens Counsel in 1sl5. He displayed
marked .iHty as lawyer ond in 1886 received tue
important Office Of Recorder at London when
ne COZ t,uUcs to hold. At the general election OF
1900 he was elected 10 the British Parliament by the
borough OF southampton IL 1868 he was reelected Tor
Tie same city, The vote being follows 1.-THE borough re-
.aus two melbcrs): Quincy, 1885, HOare. 21s; Moi
ttt 2re: Maxse l4o7 The city he represents Is the
leading la packet station in England and has coz
s,tueucy IT ABOUT COCO electors and 1880 inhabitants
In polite Mr. Quincy Is Liberal Conselyatye end on
.e t,.t question OF Irish Church he declared hlmsel
-pn0se 10 its total dsestaplsRnent, while wiling %
"a efe ~ One Protestant popr ation may require
ne declare, himself ia favor 81 maintaining every
rrsuc, Of he public service oi,!cuty, aS the uueS'
Iid. J., the second time that Mr.. Quincy, hos been
~ the Atlantic lie wa orc of tho Royal Commission
appointed an January 1866, TO inquire lnto me lsilce Of
nc ~ GOV. Eyre in sgspencin5 martial i9W IA "a
ma tea end allowing ndiscriminate slaughter OF the
blacks D that island Mr.. t'uruey'o associates IN the
COMM ION were cir Henry soIks Governor OF hS.la'
and Ai j. b. Maue, The RccOidef Oi Leeds Inc COM
u>iyrers beguu jhCr laOoTJ Gt Spanish Town, Jamaica,
On the z5th Of February 1875. Iney sat gay
~ d.y As d,ys, during winch time
hey gxImirei several hundred witnesses, among
helm Gov Lyre ana al the principal Officials who took
IA act uart the suppre sion Of the disturbances
80, thcr ref Irn the report Of tie COmmiss
s .,ntcd 20 Parliament. From that document it 8p-
csra f dri tie s,urbsuecS $50 persons were put
, death either bv hanging shooting, 1900 cottages Of
no ~. !y burned down 10y the soldiers and GO psI-
-,u- G1 H. many " whom were women. Inc tOncu-
lions a,.,rd at wore, briefly mat pIase was due 10
,, T. Tor the ski pTOup,ncSs, and NgOT when he
,,8uif. .t.l during the early stages Of the iIsur-
rcct,lc That tIs naval and military operations were
prompt Ind iIGi .i)us but that martis-ldT was con
luuod longer tba1 necessary; mat Inc pun het "
Slated Was excessive that the punishment o4 Qedth wa.
bttbsIvu. ia Ito case Of Mr. Gordon the icpOIt. Hg
shared t11. there was mot sufficient PROOF eltnSt OF III
completely the outbreak st MOrant Bay, or OF ms NAY
i1g been party 10 general conspiracy against H
GuycTume uL' ~, ,-,,.,
Grea, ds abstraction was expressed by the Epensl
liberal Journals Win tie ItpOI, when Was liohooe
to DO most unsatisfactory Oh account OF tlc VIZ 10 CI
oi lbe exclusions at which the CO0inihl-
lad we'd, aud the absence Of any explicit CONSIDERS
tun o. hn principal actors iu the bloody uageuy pl
which one lives OF 70 mauy hundreds Of innocent person.
teen o. roycd. The forming OF the Jamaica commute
Or Ele "a for TIE purpose Of prosecuting Gov - Ie 10
ti. i21i 1 murder of Gordon another eNldehce %
tir dlI ointment iet by the BRUSH liDelas at tn'
gcu'iu zone ~ the Commissioners report. - -,
Mr Curhg position H. C1rder has MADE MN Wluei
knOSn .I London, aud accustomed him 10 judicial pro
GcIg o, tine most varied character. Dc recently "a
tfcs,i HIself pleased az the amcabie settlement VI
Ga, 0i4 lrucy, between England and this country.