the eureka stockade-第31节

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The　Clerk　of　the　Court：　　〃Gentlemen　of　the　Jury；　have　you　considered　your　verdict？〃

Foreman：　　〃We　have。〃

The　Clerk：　　〃Do　you　find　the　prisoner　at　the　bar　Guilty　or　Not　Guilty？〃

Foreman；　with　a　firm　voice：　　〃NOT　GUILTY！〃

'Magna　opera　Domini'（God　save　the　People）thus　my　chains　sprang　asunder。　　The　people　inside　telegraphed　the　good　news　to　the　crowd　outside；　and　〃Hurrah！〃　rent　the　air　in　the　old　British　style。




Chapter　XCI。



Accidenti　Alle　Spie。


I　WAS　soon　at　the　portal　of　the　Supreme　Court；　a　free　man。　　I　thought　the　people　would　have　smothered　me　in　their　demonstrations　of　joy。　　Requesting　silence；　I　stretched　forth　my　right　hand　towards　heaven；　and　with　the　earnestness　of　a　Christian　did　pray　as　follows：I　hereby　transcribe　the　prayer　as　written　in　pencil　on　paper　whilst　in　gaol　in　the　lower　cell；　No。　33。

〃LORD　GOD　OF　ISRAEL；　our　Father　in　Heaven！　we　acknowledge　our　transgressions　since　we　came　into　this　our　adopted　land。　　Intemperance；　greediness；　the　pampering　of　many　bad　passions；　have　provoked　Thee　against　us；　yet；　Oh；　Lord　our　God；　if　in　thy　justice；　Thou　are　called　upon　to　chastise　us；　in　Thy　mercy　save　this　land　of　Victoria　from　the　curse　of　the　'spy　system。'〃

Timothy　Hayes　answered；　〃Amen；〃　and　so　did　all　the　people；　present；　and　so　will　my　good　reader　answer；　Amen。




Chapter　XCII。　&　XCIII。



TO　LET；　No。　33；　LOWER　CRIBS；　IN　WINTLE'S　HOTEL；　NORTH　MELBOURNE。


See　'Geelong　Advertiser'；　November　18th。　MACKAY　v。　HARRISON。　'Merci　bien；　je　sors　d'en　prendre。'

The　pair　of　chapters　will　see　darkness　'SINE　DIE'；　that　is；　if　under　another　flag；　also　in　another　language。

GREAT…WORKS。

'Hesperia！　Quando　Ego　te　Auspiciam？　Quandoque　Licebit　Nunc　Veterum　Libris；　Nunc　Somno　Et　Inertibus　Horis；　Ducere　Solicitae　Licunda　Oblivia　Vitae。'




Chapter　XCIV。



EXPLANATION；　TO　BE　SUBMITTED　TO　HER　MOST　GRACIOUS　MAJESTY　QUEEN　VICTORIA；　LONDON；　AND　TO　HIS　HOLINESS　PIUS　IX。；　PONTIFEX　MAXIMUS；　ROME。　BY　MY　BROTHER　DON　ANTONIO　CARBONI；　D。D。；　Head…master　of　the　Grammar　School；　Coriano；　Romagna。

…

'Homo　Sum；　Nil　Humani　a　me　Alienum　Puto。'

How　do　I　explain；　that　I　allowed　one　full　year　to　pass　away　before　publishing　my　story；　whilst　many；　soon　after　my　acquittal；　heard　me　in　person；　corroborate；　not　indeed　boastingly；　the　impression　that　I　was　the　identical　brave　fellow　before　whose　pike　a　British　soldier　was　coward　enough　to　run　away。

I　have　one　excuse；　and　'it　is　an　excuse。'

The　cast　of　mind　which　Providence　was　pleased　to　assign　me　was　terribly　shaken　during　four　long；　long　months　suffering　in　gaol；　especially；　considering　the　company　I　was　in；　which　was　my　misery。　　The　excitement　during　my　trial；　my　glorious　acquittal　by　a　British　jury；　the　hearty　acclamations　of　joy　from　the　people；　made　me　put　up　with　the　ignominy　and　the　impotent　teeth…gnashing　of　silver　and　gold　lace；　and　for　the　cause　of　the　diggers　to　which　I　was　sincerely　attached；　I　was　not　sorry　at　the　Toorak　spiders　having　lent　me　the　wings　of　an　herothe　principal　foreign　hero　of　the　Eureka　stockade。　　My　credit　consists　now　in　having　the　moral　courage　to　assert　the　truth　among　living　witnesses。

〃And　I　proposed　in　my　mind　to　seek　and　search　out　wisely　concerning　all　things　that　are　done　under　the　sun。　　This　painful　occupation　hath　God　given　to　the　children　of　men　to　be　exercised　therein。　　I　have　seen　all　things　that　are　done　under　the　sun；　and　behold　all　is　vanity　and　vexation　of　spirit。〃The　Preacher；　chap。　1st；　v。　13；　14。




Chapter　XCV。



Qui　Potest　Capere　Capiat。


ELECTION。　OLD　SPOT；　BAKERY…HILL；　BALLAARAT。

According　to　notice；　a　Public　Meeting　was　held　on　Saturday；　July　14th；　1855；　for　the　election　of　nine　fit　and　proper　men　to　act　as　Members　of　the　Local　Courtthe　offspring　of　the　Eureka　Stockade。

The　Resident　Warden　in　the　Chair。　　Names　of　the　Members　elected　for　the　FIRST　LOCAL　COURT；　Ballaarat：…

I。　　　　JAMES　RYCE；　elected　Unanimously。　II。　　　ROBERT　DONALD；　elected　Unanimously。　III。　　CARBONI　RAFFAELLO；　elected　Unanimously。　IV。　　　JOHN　YATES；　elected　Unanimously。　V。　　　　WILLIAM　GREEN；　elected　Unanimously。　VI。　　　EDWARD　MILLIGAN；　elected　by　a　majority　of　287　votes。　VII。　　JOHN　WALL；　elected　by　a　majority　of　240　votes。　VIII。　THOMAS　CHIDLOW；　elected　by　a　majority　of　187　votes。　IX。　　　H。　R。　NICHOLLS；　elected　by　a　majority　of　163　votes。


The　first　time　I　went　to　our　Court；　I　naturally　stopped　under　the　gum…treebefore　the　Local　Court　Buildingat　the　identical　spot　where　Father　P。　Smyth；　George　Black；　and　myself　delivered　to　the　Camp　authorities　our　message　of　peace；　for　preventing　bloodshed；　on　the　night　of　Thursday；　November　30th；　1854；　by　moonlight。　　We　were　then　not　successful。

Now；　I　made　a　covenant　with　the　Lord　God　of　Israel　that　if　I　comparatively　regained　my　former　health　and　good　spirits；　I　would　speak　out　the　truth；　and　further；　during　my　six　months'　sitting　in　the　Court；　I　would　give　right　to　whom　right　was　due；　and　smother　the　knaves；　irrespective　of　nationality；　religion；　or　colour。

I　kept　my　wordthat　is；　my　bond　is　now　at　an　end。

I　hereby　resign　into　the　hands　of　my　fellow…diggers　the　trust　reposed　in　me　as　one　of　their　arbitrators：　　after　Christmas；　1855；　I　shall　not　sit　in　the　Local　Court。　　With　clean　hands　I　came　in；　with　clean　hands　I　go　out：　　that　is　the　testimony　of　my　conscience。　　I　look　for　no　other　reward。

（Signed）　CARBONI　RAFFAELLO。　Dec。　1st；　1855。




Chapter　XCVI。



Est　Modus　In　Rebus：　　Sunt　Certi　Denique　Fines；　Quos　Ultrae；　Citraque　Nequit　Consistere　Rectum。


Have　I　anything　more　to　say？　　Oh！　yes；　mate；　a　string　of　the　realities　of　the　things　of　this　world。

Some　one　who　had　been　spouting；　stumping；　and　blatheringknown　as　moral…force　'starring'in　'urbe　et　argo'；　for　the　benefit　of　the　state　prisoners；　had　for　myself　personally　not　humanity　enough　to　attend　to　a　simple　request。　　He　could　afford　to　ride　'on　coachey；'　I　had　to　tramp　my　way　to　Ballaarat。　　I　wished　him　to　call　at　my　tent　on　the　Eureka；　and　see　that　my　stretcher　was　ready　for　my　weary　limbs。

Full　stop。　　My　right　hand　shakes　like　a　reed　in　a　storm；　my　eyes　swell　from　a　flood　of　tears。　　I　can　control　the　bitterness　of　my　heart；　and　say；　〃So　far　shalt　thou　go；〃　but　I　cannot　control　its　ebb　and　flow：　　just　now　is　springtide。

If　I　must　again　name　a　noble…hearted　German；　Carl　Wiesenhavern；　of　the　Prince　Albert　Hotel；　who　was　my　good　Samaritan；　I　must　also　annex　the　following　three　documents；　because　my　friends　in　Rome　and　Turin　may　take　my　wrongs　too　much　to　heart！




Chapter　XCVII。



The　End　Of　Men　Whose　Word　Is　Their　Bond。

（Per　favour　of　'The　Times'。）


〃On　the　disgraced　Sunday　morning；　December　3rd；　whilst　attending　the　wounded　diggers　at　the　London　Hotel；　I　was　arrested　by　seven　troopers；　handcuffed；　and　dragged　to　the　Camp。　　On　my　arrival　there；　I　was　commanded　to　strip　to　the　bare　shirt；　whilst　so　doing　I　was　kicked；　knocked　about；　and　at　last　thrown　into　the　lock…up　by　half…drunken　troopers　and　soldiers。　My　money；　clothes；　and　watertight　boots；　which　were　quite　new；　could　nowhere　be　found　at　the　Camp。　　Gaoler　Nixon　had　bolted。

〃From　the　confusion　and　excitement　of　that　morning；　I　cannot　say　with　certainty　the　whole　extent　of　my　loss；　but　I　can　conscientiously　declare　that　it　amounted　to　30　pounds。　　The　only　thing　which　I　saved　was　a　little　bag；　containing　some　Eureka　dust；　and　my　'Gold…licence'；　which　Inspector　Foster；　who　knew　me；　took　charge　of　previous　to　my　ill…treatment；　and　has　subsequently　handed　over　to　Father　P。　Smyth　for　me。

〃Awaiting　my　trial　in　the　Melbourne　gaol；　I　made　my　'complaint'　to　the　visiting　justice；　for　the　recovery　of　my　property；　but　as　I　had　not　even　a　dog　to　visit　me　in　prison；　so　my　complaint　remained　unnoticed。　　After　all；　said　worshipful　the　visiting　justice　（who　was　ushered　into　our　yard　with　'Fall　in；　hats　off！'）；　needs　more　power　to　him；　as　Joseph；　the　nigger…rebel；　for　the　8　pounds；　which　had　been　robbed　from　him　in　due　form　at　the　Camp；　had　the　consolation　to　be　informed　by　his　worshipful　that　gaoler　Nixon　had　bolted。

〃The　glorious　'Not　Guilty'　from　a　British　jury　having　restored　me　to　my　former　position　in　society；　I　embodied　my　'claim'　for　restitution　in　a　constitutional　form；　and　had　it　presented　by　a　gentleman　to　the　Colonial　Secretary；　to　be　submitted　for　his　Excellency's　KIND　Consideration。　His　Excellency；　soon　after　my　trial；　on　being　assured　of　my　testimonials　to　character　and　education；　condescended　to　say；　'He　was　glad　to　hear　I　was　so　respectable；'　but　His　Excellency　has　not　yet　been　pleased　to　command　the　restitution　of　my　property。

〃Disappointed；　in　bad　health；　and　worse　spirits；　I　tramped　for　Ballaarat；　where　I　found　that　my　tent；　on　the　Eureka；　had　been　robbed　of　everything　that　was　worth　literally　a　sixpencecradle；　two　tubs；　digging　tools；　cooking　utensils；　all　gone；　even　my　very　blankets！　and；　of　course；　all　my　little　gold　in　specimens　and　dust；　as　well　as　my　belt　with　money　in　it。

〃From　my　account…book　I　can　positively　say；　that　on　the　fatal　morning　I　was　arrested；　the　money　I　had　on　my　possession；　and　what　I　had　in　my　tent　in　real　cash；　was　49　pounds。　　ALL　OF　WHICH　I　had　earned　by　the　sweat　of　my　brow；　honestly；　through　downright　hard　work。

〃During　the　whole　of　last　season；　on　the　Eure