, 1876-05-06

kue OunIeu8Fab6 interest, TeplleB buas sIlS warn.
ing was given under the impression that the
opposition Of the people Qabourers) TO she
Defence Association Meetings, held ia the
AMI Confederate interest, was owing to the
stoppags Of wages.
Tue following, relative 10 the troubles is
from the Packet Summary Of the above named
Barbados People" OF the 9th ultlmo:
The dopIorab.e occurrences Of the past week
have, we mourn to say, proved only too sure-
ly how necessary was tho warning which week
after week We have pressed upon those who
have allowed political frenzy to hurry them
into d course, that all prudent men fore8aw,
would eventually lead to q fatal conclusion.
The tranquility Of the Colony has been, by
Gods mercy, completely restored. The autho-
rity Of the Crown has been fully asserted, and
disorder has been thoroughly rspressed, with
out the troops being called upon 10 fire q single
shot. Her Majesty's Government have been
ladeed fortunate, aad th6 community really
blessed. by having at tbis critical ~1uDoBur8
as the Governor Of The Colony. man not only
possessed Of rars abilities, calm judgment,
and Of $ tempsr THAI nothing can disturb, but
Of iron traaes5 aud uncomfortable resolution.
With admirable psomptitude. every sbep was
5aken taat could crush o0t opposition to the
.sw, AID bring tas offenders to speedy
justice.
lis Reoailenoy accompanied by his Aide de-
lamp Major PALMGh, of tHa Royal Engineers,
and his private Secretary M-. HuLL, and with
out any guard. and indeed even without a
angle orderly, repaired to the spot where IL
waR alleged, ,hst the marauders were assem-
bleJ il Greas force, and were resisting tbs
Police. Ga the following night when the Town
IVES alleged TO BIO in great oommotion,
and liz Inhabitants were apprehensrve Of its
being attacked, His Exoslienoy visited the
Special COnstables and the troops tkas we're
patrotlnB different parts Of the Town. Not
only by such spirited aud p~raiseworthy conduct
ala His Ezoslenoy Sllay tho grea: alarm felt,
but by two admirable p~foclamations, lie, on
the one hand, denounced The offenders, and on
the other, encouraged the mass of the labour-
erB, Loyalty to aid il the profession Of life and
property. Rarely has tue safety and well
being Of a Bsljsh Colony so trembied in the
balance, as ours has done within the last three
days. The dement's Of fearful d~anger-nay,
Of utter destruction to the Colony, might, by
on9 fatal mistake on The part of the Governor,
have been brought into active operation.
Ono rash sc. Of undue severity, one moments
weakness, and the Colony would have been
deIuged with blood, and the worst scenes th8s
marked the disturbances IN Jamaica, would
have been assuredly re-eBR0ted here, On
every side reports Of the most terrible and
alarming cheracter,-but which were for the
most part, utterly unfounded-wers pressed
ON tbs Governor, aG q necessity for resorsing
to tue most violent and desperate measures Of
repression. Martial law with all its attendants
dangers and horrors Of unlimited shooting
ths aiming with firearms a portion of the popu-
lhtiou which had recently sheWn itself most
violent and exolt4ble-th8 immediate dogging
and hanging Of ell persons arrested-she
sending for foreign troops to the Governor Of
Martinique, by which, disgrace would have
been brought on th8 Imperial Government,
were ali in turn beaeeohingly, passiouately, and
in some cases iusuItiugly, pressed on His TX
oeilency'a notice by a large and Influential
portion Of the Community. Happily for US oil,
MR. HEHNEssY has been guided BY that
spirit Of moderation, which must at least be
felt, If not admitted, by those who still enjoy
their liberty, although they have, day by day
and week by week, done all in their power, to
trample under foos the authority of the
Government, c~oarsely and outrageously to
insult the Representative Of OUR SOVEREIGN,
aad also the noble lord who presidea at
Downing Street, and to sneer at the protec.
ton afforded to US by me Mother Country.
In answer to the first deputation from the
Commercial Hall, that on Saturday 21st inst.
waited on His ExoeIlenoy after having urged
on its members the necessity for banishing all
angry political feelings and for unity, calm
ness, and moderation, be stated that such
Of the suggestions as were reasonable, and
met with bis approval, had been already car.