, 1876-07-05
B A R B A D 0 s..


Exchanges from this Island missing. The
Jamaica Cleaner has the following -
The prisoners who we're captured IN the
recent disturbances are undergoing their trial.
Ane following 10 the. evidence Of one OF the
witnesses in a case in which a young man of
the name of Morris residing in the capital, Is
undergoing preliminary enquiry -
- says the private prosecutor, " am
master of Mount Hillary primary school. in
this parish. know the defendant Morris. I
FIRST saw him on the Slst March last. On that
day he came to my school, accompanied by a
person named Duesbury, who lives in this
parish and whom l know we'll. Dues
bury asked me to give him a little ink
In a Vial, which l die. He also asked me
to lend him a pen and a bench, which
defendant made 8 writing stool of. Soon
afterwards some fifty or sixty persons, including
women aud children, assembled outside, 4
good many Of them were labourers. and
heard defendant tell them he had come to ask
them to sign their names for Confedera.
tlon. A good many Of them gave their names,
and saw one OF my school boys writing them
down on q paper. AT the same time | heard
defendant use these words to the people
" stop work for two or three days, and set fire
10 the oane-fields, aud destroy the potatoes.
and that will better your condition" did
rot hear him say anything more on that occa.
sion. He asked me to sign the paper, and on
my refusing to do so, he said | was doing public
business, and | was bound to sign It and that
II L did not, he would report me to the Cover.
nor and have me deprived of the school within
@ fortnight. lie then left with Duesbury, who
was present all the time. About a fortnight
alter, on a Sunday evening" don't remember
she date-detendant and Duesbury. came to
my r0CijoDoo - ALA roL--I - =
ed me II had made up my mind to sign the
paper Tor Confederation. / told him l could
not sign 1t. He then asked me If nv school
was a primary or private school. Duesbury
replied that 1t was q primary school and de.
tendant then said that he would see the Inspeo-
tor, and if it was a primary school be would
have me dismissed. / last saw defendant
in the parish on the 18th. On the goth of April
l was In the neighbourhood of App2eleAait's
and saw a large m0b-about 500 or GOO PEG.
ple-in the pOtatoe-felds of the estates, digging
potatoes. They were armed with cane, bills and
sticks, and were making a great noise and
disturbance. Their conduct alarmed and terri
fed peaoeAbie people. l was very much
alarmed and terrified myself. That vas
the only mob l saw, but the whole parish
was in a state Of great excitement from these
mobs going about and respectable people
were very much alarmed and terrified In
consequence.
On the subject of Hr, Hennesy's rumoured re.
call "Galls News letter. has the following:
major Dundas, who is now the Governor of
st. Vincent, and was formerly an officer of the
Rife Brigade, and served in Parliament, having
some time ago received dormant commission
from the Colonial Office as Governor of the
Windward Islands, has just been ordered to
repair to Barbados, to relieve Mr.. Hennessy,
and this he has already started from St. Thomas
for the purpose of doing, Major Dundas is now
in Barbados, and the progress of events will
now be viewed with even greater interest than
before"
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