Glasgow Courier. — 1858-07-10 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

BARBER.  THE CASE OF MR W. H. The Parliamentary inquiry into this gentleman's treat • men t while at Norfolk Island was continued on Tuesday. Mr Rogers, chaplain and magistrate In Norfolk Island from 1845 to 1847, sald that Mr Barber was employed in the most noisome and diegasting work to be found on the island, and that preyed on his spirits, which affected his health, sod he was in the hospital several times. Several great Mr wee Dallas, the murderer. were (witness) applied Child said Barber   upon  immense end her  •  . gave • cordial support to the It was necessary to establish law would effect that object. It was the advantage of the soil and v, and he believed ahat a rich would spring up under the proposed to establish. He rather New Caledonia as a name for the e was already • French colony of d confusion might result. expressed an opinion that in the midst • as that which would congregate in '4 be necessary for the governor to derable military power, the exmust be borne by this country. He bill being limited to a period of five approved of this question being 'ion. upon government the necessity of toeing given to the whole question Company. He remarked that this ',wit under the name of New Catsthanked government for having ch would be warmly appreciated -ries. no objection to the bill, but he eaulost being led away by too flom the  wu , the r , they I ocean; but been exceeded before any selmait Leda should make for Queenstown. Is understanding the Niagara, hail 4e • the mishap, returned to this pert. •I electricians. Dr Sante and Mr Lewes -- inclined to believe that the . the Agamemiest win*, ni faulty arranging** SUMS* . still leave hope's, tiee WM. undertaking, whereas, if the at the bottom, its effects will be deter, the enterprisirn spirit of ig in this gigantic project. es of the rope was lost, and Is roughly estimated that tt £lOO a mile, It will he the present has not been sight have been 'apposed.  advantages allied that the . continuing the respect to resuming , pria Hudson's Bay Company. In t' bons the right hon. Baronet reason to expect a country about to bin. bill would only remain . the powers of the governor criminals, among whom and local institutions. employed in light oceopations. He Mr LABOUCHERE for Barber as a servant, but Major Provisions of the bill. ..rber should never have any indulgences and order, and this bill , Within an hour another servant, named Ball, was assigndifficult to over-rate t ed to him, who had been convicted of numerous offences climate of the new colony, in England, and at hit was transported for life to Norfolk and prosperous community institutions it was ; - said, then, . bonging. nave) communicated He came in the same ship as Barber. He (witobjected, however, to communicated from-time to time with Dr Graham, provided forth. soldiers.and the colony, because there the medical superintendent, and urged that the loaththat puled ~,r thw that name, and some wan only until Major Child was threatened that, if he some occupation was injuring Barber's health, but it Mr ROEBUCK ex', r health of their persisted in refusing to allow him to leave his filthy oc- of such a population as in severe bedill cupation as wardsman, that they would hold him respon- New Caledonia it would moment dinging sible for the man's death, that he consented to allow be supported by a considerable g te approaches, and the next him to leave it, and then it was to put him to hard labour Pie" uf which ling the estsultiog enemy; almost in the field In • chain gang. Major Child refused Barber approved of the without cove: to the drenching the use of writing materials, and even witness's papers re". , the keen frost and biting wind; were seized because he was supwised to be favourable to Mr