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Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 178, 5 March 1867, Page 3

Au interesting incident occurred during his Excellency's visit to. the -Duhediu gaol. The Daily Times gives the following account : — '.'-Leaving the gaol, through the debtors' gate, Sir George Grey re-entered by -the other.gate, and. went into- Mr Stoddart's office ; and to his Excellency was sent John Hutchinsou, a fine tall young fellow, about 22 yearsold— sent, a, prisoner, to return essentially, a freed man. Hutchinson was clerk to a former lessee of the jetty tollr. He got upon "a spree," • and he forged a cheque and issued it. On the Ist December, 1865, he was sentenced .to be imprisoned two years,- with hard labor, for the forgery, a year's imprisonment being added for the uttering . Sjnce then, Hutchinson's conduct has been in every respect good, and he has worked most industriously. These things, combined with the facts that up to the time of the forgery Hutchinson had always borne an excellent character, and that this first offence -was committed under circumstances of temptation scarcely to be classed as ordinary, made the decision of the Visiting Justices unanimous, tliat Hutchinaon was entitled to be included in any recommendation to His Excellency's clemency, cind the best entitled to that clemency if there was to be but a single object of it. ■ So. John Hutchinson, having been punished by the law, has had remitted: the remainder of his cumulative sentence; and lie will be liberated 'a/s soon as the necessary documents can be prepared and forwarded to the" gaoler."