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*** Vlr*Vin 300/. and two sureties of 150/. each; for hi good behaviour for three years longer. On man, named Backer, who is a person possessed o property and influence up the Demerara river, wasentenced to three years’ imprisonment with harlt; labour, and to pay a fine of 1,000 dols. Anothe ringleader was sentenced to a like term of imprison ment and to pay a fine of 500 dote. A third wa fined 400 dole, with three years’ imprisonment The rest of the rioters were sentenced to threlt; years’imprisonment with hard labour and to pay i fine of 200 dols. Those who were convicted o larceny during the riots were sentenced to tw* years’ imprisonment with hard labour, and to blt; publicly whipped with 39 lashes.Four Portuguese, named Francisco FernandesJohn Roger^ Small, Antonio Viera, and Januarh Rodrigues, were Indicted for conspiring to beat Orr It appeared that Orr had been in the habit of usin| the most disgraceful language towards the nuns iithe convent, and had publicly insulted Dr. Hynesthe Roman catholic bishop. Complaints of thesi outrages had been made to the pro-sheriff, who ad vised the complainants to take a note of the languagt made use of by Orr, and if it was indecent to summoz him for making nse of indecent language in the publb streets. A summons of this kind was issued agains Orr, but before the day fixed for the hearing of the case arrived the disturbances broke oat. On thlt; morning of Feb. 9 some Portuguese, at the instance of Captain Taggart, the supervisor of aid-waiters went to the convent with the intention of noting th« expressions used by Orr. Several other Portuguese were there also, and among them the four defendants, Altogether there were about a dozen or fifteen Portuguese assembled; they were walking up and down talking to each other, and appeared to be waiting for some one. Dr. Fernandes and some others had horsewhips in their hands, and the rest had walking sticks or switches. Mr. Taggart, also, was there with an umbrella under his arm. It soon got rumoured abroad that the Portuguese were waiting for Orr to beat him, and a crowd of black people, men, women, and children, turned out to defend Orr. In the meantime some one in**formed Orr of what was going on, and he declined togo out that morning. After a short time thePortuguese went away, and Mr. Taggart, whohad been waiting for his daughter, who had goneto morning service in the convent, also left the spot. Evidence was given to prove that Dr. Fernandes bought the whip on the previous night for the purpose of thrashing Orr. The jury found the threefirst-named defendants guilty, and acquitted Rodrigues. They were sentenced to be imprisoned for six months, and to pay a fine of 250 dols. each. The defendants were so sure of being acquitted that they did not employ any legal gentleman to defendthem.
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London Express
London, Middlesex, GB
Thu, Jun 05, 1856
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