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    • THE ALLEGED MUTINY AND MURDER ON BOARD THE TORY-ARREST OF CAPT..TOliNSTONK.
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      BOW STREET . TEESDAT . -KOBBEMES BT . LEIKB CABBIEES .-John -f _^ ho has been a letter-carrier in the Post-office _nn _^ _dT of nine years , was p laced at the bar before _SHardine , _charged with stealing a letter containing Abbott , a letter-carrier in the loadon district of the . General Post-office , stated that on Monday evening , about _ialf past seven o ' clock , he was en duty with the prisoner « t the branch office , in Charing-eross _, sorting letters . The prisoner wis engaged ou his right hand side at tbe ¦ rime . Witness observed the prisoner take the letter from . _tfie Golden-square box with his left-hand , at the same . time turning round to his desk , which was situate at tlie upper part ofthe office , and as bis back was tnrned he pnt aletter into his right-hand trousers pocket . Witness immediately made a communication of what he had seen to tlie inspector , and shortly after the prisoner wentinto adjoining room , leading to the water-closet , which witness mentioned to the inspector , and having followed bim , he

      came out again after a shortdelay . —X . _t . James Snuthers , inspector of letter-carriers , said that iu consequence of what he had heard from the last witness , he watched the pr isoner into the water-closet , the do » r of which he fastened after he entered . Witness then got on a step , by which he was enabled to see that the prisoner had a letter in his hand , and having asfced him what he was -doing with it , he said " nothing . " He then came out of the apartment , and the letter turned out to be directed to the " Secretary of the Wilts , Somerset , and Weymouth Railway Company , 449 , Strand , npon which a constable was sent for , to whom he'was given in charge . —Mr . George Willis , a clerk in therailway office , having opened the letter , found that it contained the transfer deeds of conveyance for ten shares , with a half-sovereign , on account as fees —The prisoner was remanded .

      Francis Cope , another letter-carrier , was nest placed at the bar , charged with stealing three letters . Matthew Peak , aconstablo _' employed in the General Post-office , stated that on Monday night , about seven o ' clock , he went to the Paddington branch office , where he met the prisoner , and having searched him , he found a small tobacco'box containing secret springs , which be . desired him to undo , at the same rime asking him what was _inside , npon whichherepliedtwoletters , and having set the hands of the springs , itwas opened , and contained letters torn into pieces . Witness then proceeded with him to search his lodgings , at Uo . 8 , St . John ' s Wood-terrace ; and baring asked him on the way what letters were in the tobacco box , he replied that " one contained a sovereign , and the other , which was only addressed to a ¦ servant girl , nothing . " He was then asked by Mr . Cole , theinspector of letter carriers , what post date the letters hore , and he said , " _ons bears this day , but the other I don t know . " He was also asked if the sovereign found

      on . him , was enclosed in the letter , and he said " yes . " On searching the tobacco box atthe station , a letter was found addressed to " Jane Stagg . St . John ' s Wood-terrace , "Regent ' s Park , 75 , " and also the fragments of a lett er addressed " __ M _ r . _Bastin , at Mrs . Harris ' s , No . 2 , Wet _lington-place , St John ' s _Wood-road _, near the chapel , "London . " Other evidence was heard , and tie prisoner , who said nothing in his defence , was ordered tobe remanded . The prisoner Was again charged with stealing another letter containing money . It appeared from the . evidence , that a letter containing a marked sovereign , a shilling , and a sixpence , was addressed by Mr . Walter Sculthrope , ar president of the General Post office , to a iBss _M'XeLlie , Ot St . John ' s Wood , and although another letter was delivered on the same evening by the prisoner atthe same house , nothing was heard of the letter in question , the contents of wliich were found upon his person He was again ordered to be remanded upon this charge .

      _FanJOT . — -Francis Cope , a letter earner at the Paddington branch post-office , the particulars of whose case have already appeased , was brought hefore Mr . Jardine for final examination , and the evidence being completed , he was fully committed for trial on tliree . dist . net charges . John Gord , aletter carrier , at the Charing-cross branch office , was also brought for" final examination npon a charge of stealing two letters , and tbe evidence given on a former day being completed , he was fully committed for trial .

      MARLBOROUGH STREET . Mondat . —Capxoeb of Gahbleks At two o ' clock , on Sunday morning , a party of the C division of police , under Superintendent Beresford , proceeded , on the authority of the police commissioners , to the house , No . 7 , Sennet-street , formerly occupied-by Mrs . Edmonds , ol bill discounting fame , and having gained an entrance , proceeded to take aU parties in the house into custody as gamblers , and as being found in a common gaming bouse . In the exercise of the additional powers invested in the police by the Games and Wagers Bill , some of the parties captured were searched on the spot , in erder to ascertain whether they had any gambling implements concealed on their persons . It was the want of this power of search , in case the party to be searched objected

      to the operation , that was supposed to operate as a bar to the conviction of parties taken into custody on suspicion of being gamblers , as it was alleged that sneh parties , by concealing the implements of gambling on their persons , in general prevented the police from obtaining a material portion of evidence . The police , however , find that this -new power will not assist them to the extent anticipated , -as the practised gamblers are too wary to have now anything more than dice and dice-boxes in the house , which may be effectually got rid of in a few minutes in case of -attack . Mr _. WUkins attended for the defendants , who gave the following names : —Charles Wilson ( real name Henry Oldfield ) , John Morris ( real name Jones } , John Humphrey . ( real name _Sowden ) _, W- Johnson , _ E . ____ trtin , __ ticliard Seyfoul Superintendent Bemfovfti I am _superintendent of

      the G division . I produce papers containing thereport to fhe commissioners of the house , Ho . 7 , Sennet-street , being a , common gaming-honse , and the order ofthe commissioners to enter the house . In obedience to that order I went , with a division of constables , at two o ' clock on Sunday morning , and I rang the bell at the house , No . 7 , Bennet-street . The door was opened by Johnson , aud I took him immediately into custody , and handed him -over to Inspector Squire , who accompanied me , I went forward and took two other persons , who gave the names of Humphrey and Seyford . Humphrey I have known before by the name of Oldfield . I went up stairs into several rooms , hut found no persons there . I came down _itairs , and found two more of the defendants , Wilson and Morrison , in a room before a supper-table , which had _refreshments on it , Ihe other defendants I did not see taken , into custody . Some of the defendants were

      searched in tbe house , and others at tlie station-house . I searched the house all through , and on the second floor I found two rooms , one of which was fitted up as a billiard-room . The door leading to the inner room was made of iron , and remarkably strong . It was provided with a sort of lever machinery , by the help of which the five bolts at the top , bottom , and sides were all shot at once . This door was open when I entered the room _. The window-shutters were also cased with iron . 1 searched about , but I could not find any implements of gaming . No implements of gaming were found on the defendants . Five of the parties I have known for a length of lime as fhe associates of gamblers and the frequenters of gaming-houses . Two of them have been here before , and one of them has been convicted . —Mr Maltby said the evidence did not go far enough ; there was no case made ont against the prisoners , who must be _discharged .

      WORSHIP-STREET . Mondat . —William Ba " . was placed at the bar for reexamination , before Mr . Bronghton , charged with having administered a certain white powder , supposed to he . poison , to a little girl , named Jane Eastman , eleven years of age , the daughter of an undertaker in Somerset-place , Hoxton . The particulars of the first examination appeared in this paper of Saturday last . In consequence of the chemical investigation , ordered by the magistrate , not having yet taken place , theprisoner was again _remanded ( on bail ) until Saturday .

      _SOUTHWARD . Mosdat . —Henry Killerby , the young man charged -with sending threatening letters , some of them containing poison , was brought hefore Mr . Cottingham for reexamination . The particulars of the charge have been repeatedly given in this paper . Mr . Cottingham , this day , committed theprisoner for trial . Sureties will be taken for the prisoner ' s appearance to answer the charge . Tdesoax . _—CAtnrioji!—F __ . atjdo _ . est Loan Societies . —Several persons , male and female , attended to solicit the magistrate's advice under the following cin-uinstanees : —From the statement of one of the parties , who was spokesman on the occasion , it appeared that , being engaged in trade and wanting some money to carry on bis business , he applied to the Surrey Loan Society for

      -the advance of £ 10 . The money was accordingly advanced on his giving the necessary security of a stamped note for the foil amount , which was te be paid by wcekly instalments of 4 s . 4 d . Having repaid back the money he borrowed , the persons belonging to the society refused to -deliver np the book or voucher in which the different in-Stalments were entered , and , io the surprise of the appli--cantand other borrowers , a Mr . Jerwood in the city is now suing money of them and their securities , when it -can be proved the loans have been , repaid . —In reply to Mr . Cottingham , the applicant said that one of the principal partners belonging to the Loan Society was now a bankrupt , and that upon an application to a Mr . Loyd he admitt ed advancing money to the managers of the society oa the loan notes , hut said that they promised to redeem them as the loans were paid off ; that many of the

      applicants' books containing the entries of cash they repaid were now in the hands of the secretary , who refused to return them , and proceedings had been actually commenced against several of the borrowers to compel thero to pay the money over again . That the managers got the books as vouchers from the borrowers by pretending thai they were required at the office for the purpose of hein : examined . —Mr . Cottingham said , that assuming whai the applicant said to be correct , a very gross fraud bar been attempted by the parties complained against . Although the case did not come within his jurisdiction . -ob u _* _^ circumstances were as represented , he woulc _« s _^ t _ _Ai « ap _^? * lose no time in employing a fi ? JS _5 J » _« - *¦ _* . _^ doubt , Jopt sucl . _^ _vmstnankedthemasistratesthen withdrew

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      Court Of Exchequer. ' Satobdat, Nov. 15....

      COURT OF EXCHEQUER . ' _Satobdat , Nov . 15 . —Case or the BbazilUS Pibates . —This being the day appointed by the judges for hearing fhe arguments in the case of murder and piracy , tried before Mr . Barori Piatt at the late Exeter assizes , the court was besieged at an early hour by crowds of weU-dressed persons of both sexes , and long before their Lordships took their seats upon the bench every available nook and corner " was occupied . There was an exceedingly full attendance of the gentlemen of tlie long robe , and one or two foreigners of distinction , including , a French judge , were observed to be present , Shortly after ten o ' clock their Lordships , consisting of the chief judges of the Courts of Queen ' s Beuch , Exchequer , aud Common Fleas , entered the Court , and the case was immediately proceeded ! with . The Learned Sergeant who

      was engaged for the prisoners Martinos Joaquim and de Santos , proceeded to read the statement which Mr . Baron Piatt had supplied to the ' other Learned Judges . - It merely recapitulated facts elicited on the trial , which have already appeared in this paper , and concluded by stating that the prisoners had been fennd guilty' of the offence with which they were charged , and sentences of execution had been passed upon them , but subsequently respited till the 21 th instant . The Learned Sergeant contended that the conviction was wrong upon two grounds . In the first place he said that no crime of felony had been committed ; and secondly , he said that supposing a crime in the nature of a felony had been committed , the Court at _jfixeter had no cognisance of the case . Now the grounds upon which he said so crime had been

      committed was , that the two vessels , the Felicidade and the Echo were wrongfully taken ; but it would be sufficient to support this branch of his _argument to show that either one or the other had bsen wrongfully taken _. In the first place , then , he said the Felicidade was np . lawfully and improperly captured . The capture of the Felicidade was attempted to be supported at the trial on the grounds that these parties were pirates hoches humani generis , and were , therefore , properly hunted down by any persons who might choose to take the risk upon themselves ; and that was supported on the ground that , by the treaty , the offence of _slave-trading was declared to be piracy , and it was held that the offence of slavetrading was | _complete on going a voyage for the purpose of taking in slaves . Now , he contended that sneh was not the

      meaning ofthe treaty nor of the law of _England , and he supported this ground by showing what the English Legislature had declared should be tbe nature of piraoy . But he took higher ground than this . He said that , supposing the treaty did expressly state , iu tbe terms of the 10 th sec . of the 5 th of Geo . IV ., that all attempts to deal in slaves should be piracy , it would not be binding upon the subject of Brazil . If a Brazilian subject , after the treaty , engaged himself to the slave-trade , it would be a grievance against England , for which the English ambassador at Rio de Janeiro might have remonstrated ; bnt ths mere fact of a declaration existing between the two" countries declaring a particular act to be a crime , did not make the Brazilian amenable to the laws of England . It was urged by his learned friend , and so

      ruled by the learned judge , that the clause of the treaty was merely directory , and not essential . Their lordships would see by the act of the 5 th Geo . IY ., c . 113 , that piracy was defined to be the actual carrying of slaves , and not to make a preparation for the slave trade ; but , supposing the treaty hftd provided that the subjects of either governments preparing and fitting out vessels for the slave trade should be guilty of piracy , would that makeit punishable by death , which the Legislature had declared to be punishable with fourteen years' transportation at the outside ? There were remarkable instances on record where one country could not take cognizance 'of the piracy of another . In the year 1570 the Emperor Philip-the Second of Spain , by an edict , declared his subjects guiltyof piracy who should attempt a fraud upon an

      insurance company in effecting an insurance upon a ship . In 1580 the same prince made another declaration that all parties who should destroy the herring nets on the coast of Flanders should he guilty of piracy . Then , again , there was the case of the Russian ambassador , in the reign of Queen Anne . Although it was found tbat the ambassador had committed a gross violation against the law of nations , itwas not punishable here . Itwas only matter for the remonstrance of the English ambassador in Russia _^ He now came to another part ofhis argument . A clause in the treaty prohibited the detention , oh" any pretence , of a vessel not having slaves on board . This clause was _introduced for the very purpose of preventing the capture of vessels in which there was no slaves . This vessel had no slaves on board , and it did

      not appear that she had ever made any voyage .. He did not know that any words could be more stringent than those which appeared in . this clause , that no vesssl , on board of which no slaves could be found , should be detained on any account or pretence whatever . It appeared to him , therefore , tbat the Felicidade was wrongfully captured , and being wrongfully captured he submitted that she remained a Brazilian and foreign vessel to all intents and purposes as if that wrongful act had not taken place ; but on tbe trial it was contended she became an English vessel , and that all on board of her were subject to the English laws . Now , he might just as well argue that a British vessel coming from Sicily with a cargo of oil to the part of Hull , and detained by a Spanish ship on suspicion of being a

      I _fiouggler from Gibraltar , became liable to the laws of Spain . What would Admiral Blake or Cromwell have said ! Mr . Baron Alderson : The question is , what the judges would say , not what Admiral Blake thought . Mr . Sergeant Wanning thought they would aU _Jagree . Could it be seriously contended that a vessel taken possession of wrongfully by the subjects of another power , became amenable to thelaws of that country ! He would now proceed to show how the Echo _wss wrongfully captured . The treaty provided that there should be no detention or seizure ofa vessel , unless it was made belonging to the royal nary of the sovereign whose subjects make the search ; nor should the search be conducted by a person of less rank then a lieutenant . It was expressly provided in thc treaty that a ship captured could not he

      considered a part of the navy of Great Britain till sueh time as acondcmnation had taken place in the courts of Sierra Leone . The Felicidade had never been condemned at all , having been lost in her passage to Sierra Leone ; but even if she had been , such condemnation would not have had a retrospective effect . Thb defect in the capture of the Felicidade , however , did not apply tothe Echo , for she had slaves onboard when she was captured . But in the capture of the Echo , there were circumstances of another kind , which did not apply to the Felicidade . It was provided in the treaty , that no person under the rank of a lieutenant should search a merchant ship suspected of being engaged in the slave-trade . Now , Lieutenant Stupartdid not search the vessel in question , but it was . undertaken by Thomas Parker , a midshipman . Itwas

      not sufficient for the purposes of the treaty that Lieutenant Stupart should be onthe deck of his own vessel hard by , but it was required of him that he should make the search and capture in person . He ( the learned council ) therefore contended that the capture was illegal , because it was not undertaken by Lieutenant Stupart . Hothonghthe had shown their lordships quite clearly , from the review of the facts that he had placed before them , that Majaval had a right to regain his ship , and the other parties to obtain their liberty . If the seizure of the Felicidade was in the first instance illegal , then had the owner of that vessel , on the earliest opportunity , without appealing to the Court of Sierra Leone , or any other

      tribunal , aright to recapture his vessel , and to use whatever force was necessary to obtain that possession . He also contended that the men taken prisoners had a similar right to exert themselves by force to obtain their liberty ; and any other means of obtaining their liberty than by simultaneously rushing on Mr . Palmer and the other r . ? amen in charge , did not appear practicable . Inthf indict that took place Palmer was stabbed and thre r overboard ; but , under the circumstances , there war i proof that the act in question was murder . He ncv came to another ofthe objections he had to the conviction of these men . As foreigners , he maintained they were not amenable to British laws . The vessel in which

      these men were , at the time of this unfortunate occurrence , had never ceased to be a foreign vessel , and therefore , inlaw , a foreign bottom ; therefore no court bf law in this country had jurisdiction over it or them . The case of the King t . Depurdo , 1 , Taunton ' s Reports , proved what was the jury ' s duty under such circumstances . Mr . Collier then rose to address the court on behalf if the three other prisoners , James Majaval , Francisco Serva , and Jcse Alves . He submitted that the ceurtsof this country had no jurisdiction over those for whom he appeared , as they were foreigners , and had never , by any act of theirs , given in their adherence or allegiance to the government of this country . The learned counsel ' s

      arguments were the same in spirit as those of Sergeant Manning . —Mr . Godson , _Q . C , replied on the part of the crown . The learned counsel then went at great _length into the arguments that had been used on the other side , urging that the capture of both vessels was lawful , and that these parlies were inlegal custody and on board a vessel , which by the capture hadbeen constituted a British vessel , and that : in consequence they were amenable to the laws of tbis country . He also contended that the moment the vessel started on her voyage the piracy commenced . —Their lordships then rose to consult together . The regular rule is for the judges not to express an opinion publicly , bnt to direct the high sheriff of the county what he is to do _.

      COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH . _Jjitobtaxt * rc Fbamewobk-ksittebs . —Chowneb v . Cummins . — This was an action for work and labour , and money had and received . The ' plaintiff was a workman as a framework-knitter at Leicester , and the work done was the knitting of worsted hose . The defendant was a sort of middleman between the chief employer and the workman , and claimed a set off equal to the demand for frame work rent , and other matters of which the plaintiff had enjoyed the benefit . The set off was equal to the whole sum demanded , as the defendant was said to have already paid what was due iu respect to the actual labour

      ofthe plaintiff . It seemed , frem the statement ot the case , that iti 3 now a frequent custom in Leicester for tlie manufacturer to give an _ordef'for the making of a certain uumber of pairs of stockings—these were made by workmen who formerly were the owners of machines , bnt who now usually performed their labour with machines _standing on the premises of a middleman , or '' undertaker , " who receives the manufacturer ' s order and undertakes to execute it , and who then gives the work to the handicraftsman , agreeing to pay at a certain rate for so many pairs of stockings , but deducting out of that nominal sum the rent for the use of machines

      Court Of Exchequer. ' Satobdat, Nov. 15....

      and room . * Tliere ' , was a demurrer to the plea raising ' the question whether . such deduction was legal under tbe truck system act . Mr ' . _Whitehurst , in support of the demurrer , contended that the deduction was not legalthat , it . was , in fact , a deduction from labour , or a payment in the shape of rent for that labour , which thc act said ought to be paid by money alone . ' To allow of a deduction would be to defeat the provisions of this act , for if _nntof the machine could _beputforivardas a payment , so might other things , and the whole act might be successfully evaded . The workman was entitled to the full payment ofhis wages , which consisted of that sum which it was agreed , he should receive on completing a certain amount of work , Mr , M . D . Bill insisted that the payment agreed on washot _coiistituted entirely of wages , . _nSmnri- ' Tlinrfi wna a Vlflrriiirrnn ?__ il , ' . _«! .. _ . _«« l * t _ . _« '

      but of something besides such as rent of the machines with wliich the labour was performed , ahd that what the middleman received consisted ef those two ingredients ; and the workman ' s claim must be considered with reference to that . fact . There was nothing ) therefore , in this case that related to the truck system ; That was a system in which something , riot . money , was given for labour , i and that system was forbidden by law . But where , by the custom of the trade , the ; thing performed consisted of the machine labour as well as that of the man , the rent for the machine was not the subject of the provisions of the truck act any more than the material itself . The 25 th section showed that " wages , " a < t there used , meant only remuneration for labour .

      The Court interrupted the learned _conusel , and postponed the further hearing of the case .

      ¦ -: INSOLVENT ! -DEBTORS COURT . Monday . —In be James Bond . —James Bond was opposed by Mr . Dowse . He was supported by Mr , Cooke . The case of this insolvent occupied the court a considerable part of the day .- The opposition was instituted chiefly with a view to inquire as to property / particularly to ascertain his interest under a recent marriage settlement , by winch he participated in the enjoyment ofa considerable income . In the course of the inquiry it transpired that he had , both on the continent and in London , been . known by the names of Sheridan ,

      Captain James Bond , B . A ., or Bombay Artillery , & c . ; but as he admitted that this was an honorary addition of his own fancy , Mr . Commissioner Law , amidst some laughter , said he supposed it might be interpreted bachelor of arts . The insolvent said he .. found . it _^ desirable en tbe continent to uss some cognomen to distinguish him from a person ofa similar name well known in London . He had , it appeared , pledged some plate while in prison , but it was his wife ' s property , and it had beeu redeemed . The Learned Commissioner , after hearing tbe evidence , ordered the case to stand adjourned till the 8 th , of December ,

      The Alleged Mutiny And Murder On Board The Tory-Arrest Of Capt..Tolinstonk.

      THE ALLEGED MUTINY AND MURDER ON BOARD THE TORY-ARREST OF CAPT . . TOliNSTONK .

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      On Monday , Mr . Clarkson , counsel for the prosecution in the case ofthe men _charged with piracy and murder on board the ship Tory , accompanied by Mr . Hawley , clerk to Messrs . Crowder and Maynard solictors , came to the Thames Police-office in haste , and while a night charge was being heard , the learned counsel , who was seated under the bench , arranged his papers , audit was announced that he would make an important application relating to the case . After the case had terminated , however , he made some communication to Mr . Broderip , the sitting magistrate , and accompanied by Mr . Symonds , the chief

      clerk , and Mr . Hawley , retired to the magistrate ' s private room ; where they were closeted for some time . Ultimately Mr . Clarkson left the building without making any application to the magistrate . Directly after the conference had terminated , Mr . James Evans , jun ., Inspector of Thames police , was sent for , and received some directions from Mr . Symons . The greatest _secresy was observed by all parties ; and the inspector , after a very short , interview with the chief clerk , left the court in great haste . Whether Captain Johnstone was arrested at that time we have been unable to -learn , but he was taken into custody in the course of the day , and lodged in the Tower-street station-house . The cause which led to this extraordinary , but not unexpected .

      measure , was that Captain Johnstone , was making preparations to leave England . The inspector , in pursuance of directions from Mr . Broderip , had looked very closely after the captain since he gave such extraordinary evidence on Wednesday last , and also caused him to be examined by a surgeon , who found a very slight scar or scratch behind one of his ears , and a mark on the calf of his leg . It will be recollected Captain Johnstone in his evidence said that Mars , thesecond mate ( who was afterwards murdered on board ) inflicted a wound upon his head with a bayonet , and that he struck Mars in return with a cutlass , and forced him out of the cabin . He also stated that when off Plymouth there was a rush aft , that French ( one of theprisoners ) simgout" Mutiny , " and that several men entered the cabin , and extinguished the lights , and that he received a wound in the calf of liis leg from a bayonet , and another , as if

      from a knife , above the jugular . What motive the seamen could have had to get up a disturbance off an English port , where immediate aid could have been obtained , was never explained by him . It appears , however , that he has received a wound in the calf of his leg , but an extremel y slight one , Cone , Gair , and other wounded men have been examined by Mr , Lavis , the surgeon of the Westminster , Bridewell , who will make a report to the magistrate at the next examination . Mr . Pelham , the solictor , who is conducting the defence for tlie prisoners gratuitously , has retained Mr . Ballantine , jun ., the barrister , on their behalf . The news ofthe arrest and detention of Captain Johnstone became universally known last evening in the eastern part of tho metropolis , and created a yery great sensation . Joseph Morris , a seaman , who received a pistol shot in his leg on board the Tory , still remains in the Dreadnought hospital ship in a very precarious condition .

      EXAMINATION OF CAPT . JOHNSTONE .-On Tuesday , George Johnstone , late master of the ship Tory , from Hong Kong , was brought before Mr . Broderip , ofthe Thames Police Court , charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Ueason , a seaman , on the high seas , within , the jurisdiction of the Admiralty of England . The prisoner is rather above the middle size , 35 years et' age , of florid complexion , and rather sunburnt _, lie is a man of reckless appearance and manner , and seemed to treat the serious . charge against hiin with some indifference . : t _.- : Mr . Pelham appeared for the prosecution , and Mr .

      Humphreys , of Newgate-street , attended fer the prisoner , who was apprehended on Monday evening , by Inspector Evans of the Thames police , and lodged in the station-house of the Thames division . A bed was made up for him in the lock-up , and two men sat with him . He passed a very restless night , and frequently groaned aloud . On the charge being made known to him , he denied that he had been guilty of murder . Soon afterwards he had an interview with his wife , and gave utterance to a wish that he was dead . He is a native of Scotland , and very respectably connected .

      It will be recollected that sixteen of the crew were charged by Captain Johnstone with mutiny , on Wednesday last . When Mr . Clarkson , counsel for the prosecution , first mentioned the case to the magistrate , he said that three men had been killed on board , Rambert and Mars , the first and second mates , and an able seaman named Reason . The learned counsel intimated that Reason had been poisoned . Singularly enough the captain , in his long and very unconnected narrative , alluded to the deaths of Rambert and Mars , but he never alluded to Reason at all , except that he had put him in irons with two others , when the ship was near the island of Ascension , and subsequently released liim , Some of the

      prisoners , in describing the appalling scenes of bloodshed on board , and the savageness of the captain after passing the island of Ascension , said that Reason was one of those who had fallen a victim tothe ferocity ol the captain , and th at he cut him in a brutal manner , with a sword , about the head and body . Their statement was partially confirmed by Sinclair , the carpenter , a witness for the prosecution , who said he had seen tlie captain strike Reason several times with a sword in various parts of the body , but he could not say whether he inflicted more than one wound . On the prisoner being placed in the felon ' s dock , the most lively interest was manifested bythe people in the court , which was crowded to excess .

      It was expected that the prisoner would be arraigned for three murders , but on Mr . Broderip directing Mr . _Symmons , the chief clerk , to read the charge , as entered in the police sheet , it appearod he stood accused with the wilful murder of Thomas Reason only . " # " ' Mr . Humphreys said he had been retained by home friends of the prisoner to defend him , a fact of whieh he was probably not aware ; for he had not yet communicated with him . Air . Broderip : You had better do so before thc case proceeds . Mr . Humphreys having conferred with Captain Johnstone , said it was by the prisoner ' s own directions that he had been retained to conduct liis defence .

      James Glover , a sailor boy , was then . sworn : ne is one ofthe apprentices of the ship , and said lie recolleeted the death of Reason ; but he did not know the date . The deceased expired one night in the cabin . Before he went into the cabin he ' heard Reason say , " Spare me , captain , spare mo !" Mr . Broderip : Did he say anything else?—The witness : Nothing else . Mr . Humphreys : You will be so kind as to have his answer written down . Mr . Broderip observing some timidity in the boy , addressed him , and said this scene was no doubt new

      to him , but he had no occasion to be under any apprehension whatever _, lie was to tell the truth , the whole truth , and nothing but the truth , whether it made for or against the prisoner . He exhorted liim to attend to the questions put to him , to conceal nothing , and not to be alarmed . The boy continued : I went into the cabin shortly after Reason said ** Spare me , captain . " I saw Rea son , who appeared to be in a dying state . I saw the captain examining a wound in his left breast . I saw the blood flowing from the wound : The captain had a bayonet in his hand . There were twoother wounds , one on his temple , and the otter * on his forehead .

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      _They-wwa > fresh wounda and bleeding profusely . Reason' died about ten minutes' after that . _I _wwas present _whence expired . , ¦ * /; . * ¦ Mr . Broderip : Are yon quite sure you _. heard Reason say , " Spare me , captain ?'—Witness : Yes , sir . Mr . Broderip : Di d he say anything in the cabin ? —Witness : I don't recollect hearing Reason say anything in the cabin . Mr . 'Broderip : Did he say anything about any lint ? —Witness _ ., ¦ Yes , he asked me for some lint . iMr . Broderip : —What did , you say in return ?—Witness : —I told him it was all used . Mr . Broderip : And waa it all nsed?—Yes , it was , sir .. - _; Mr . Humphreys asked the witness if lie was examined last week , and he replied in the negative . Mr . Broderip ; If you allude to the charge of piracy against sixteen seamen belonging to the Tory , I can say he has not . been examined . ' I suppose , Mr . Thaw wava . _ftlotih wAtinda and -b ____ . di _ . _ r nr __ Cna _ . il .

      Humphreys , you will not ask any further questions at present I— Mr . Humphreys : No , sir . Mi * Broderip asked Inspector Evans , who conducted the case ,: if he had any further evidence to lay before the court ? . . Inspector Evans : Not at present , ' sir : Mr . Broderip . Will you be prepared to lay any further evidence before me ? . _i Inspector Evans : Yes , sir , a good deal of evidence . Mr . Broderip said before he remanded theprisoner il was his duty to ask him if he had anything to say , and cautioned him in the usual manner that what he did say would be written down , and might be used in evidence against him hereafter . Mr . Humphreys spoke to the prisoner , and said that under his advise he would not say anything . Mr . Broderip : Then it is my duty to remand the prisoner on this charge of wilful murder till

      tomorrow . The prisoner was then removed from the dock

      DISCHARGE OF THE ACCUSED SEAMEN . VVcdnesday being the day appointed tor the examination of Captain Johnstone , the master of the ship Tory , who stands charged with the wilful murder of Thomas Reason , one of his crew , and also the reexamination of fifteen men belonging to the same vessel , who was charged with mutiny , the Thames Police-court and the avenues leading to it were at an early hour thronged with people , and the most intense excitementprevailed . Soon after ten o ' clock , the fifteen prisoners chareed

      with piracy were brought from Westminster bridewell , and placed in the dock . Their names are Franklin Tucker ( aged 20 . ) William Burton ( 26 ) , David Johnson ( 24 ) , Wm . Beresford ( 17 ) , Wm . Dun ( 24 ) , Thomas Gair ( 25 ) , John Allison ( 30 ) , Thomas Lee ( 34 ) , Andrew Nelson ( 32 ) , Barry Yelverton { 17 ) , Stephen Cone ( 31 ) , Richard French ( 33 ) , Peter Curtis ( 23 ) , James Blackdon ( 23 ) , and Robert Thompson ( 19 ) . Cordeviallo , the Italian , who wa 3 discharged from custody , was again forthcoming to answer any charge that might be prefcred against him .

      Mr . Clarkson ( amidst the most profound silence ) said the court would recollect that , when the prisoners were last under examination , he had stated , on the' termination ofthe inquiry , that the owner of the Tory had no other object in view but public justice . , A statement had been made to the owner that the prisoners had committed a most serious offence , and he had no other alternative , when the ship arrived , but to give them in custody , and cause the fullest inquiry to be made . He now had to announce that the owner , irrespective of all parties , had but one course to pursue , and he did not feel called upon to offer any further evidence against the prisoners . Mr . Broderip : Then I am to understand you abandon the charge against the men ? .

      Mr . Clarkson said , as far as the solicitors for the owner were concerned , they would do so . The disclosures which had been made satisfied the owner that the charge could not be sustained . Mr . Broderip having made some comments on the evidence adduced against the prisoners by the captain , said that evidence was not sufficient to justify him in detaining the prisoners any longer , and they were discharged . Loud cheers burst forth directly the magistrate had concluded , accompanied with cries of "bravo . " Mr . Broderip : If that breach of decorum is repeated , I shall be under the necessity of closing the court . This is not a theatre , and such a manifestation of feeling is most indecent .

      Mr . Ballantine , on the part ofthe much-injured men , wished to say a few words . Their innocence ol the serious crime laid to their charge was beyond a doubt , and if the case had proceeded further it would have been shown that they exhibited the greatest forbearance , and that the most gross injustice had been practised towards them in putting them into irons , and giving them into custody . So far from being pirates , or wishing to run away with the ship andcargo it was entirely owing to their good conduct , passive endurance , Christian submission , and sailor-like fortitude , that the ship had reached home at ali . They had met with insults and inj uries of tlie

      most grievous description , and many of them would carry their wounds to the grave . They would leave the court without a blemish on their fair fame . They were good seamen , perfectly trustworthy , and no merchant need be afraid of employing them again in thesame capacity in which they had been engaged on board the Tory , where the appalling cruelties exercised by the captain would have well justified a mutiny . _t Mr . Broderip told the men they were discharged , and they all bowed respectfully and left the court , to the great delight of everyone present . Mr . Pelham advised them to proceed to the Sailors ' Home , and remain there .

      EXAMINATION OF CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE FOR THREE MURDERS . MOST APPALLING DISCLOSURES . Soon alter the liberation of the seamen , George Johnstene , master mariner , was put into the dock frem which they had been released , and was charged with the , wilful murder of William Rambert , chief mate ,, William Mars , second mate , and Thomas Reason , able seaman , onthe high seas , within the j urisdiction of the Admiralty of England . The prisoner having been accomodated with a seat , he leant his head on the front of the doek , ar . d his face was Invisible during the greater portion of thc proceedings . He only occasionally raised his head , either to speak to Mr . Humphreys , his solicitor , or to express satisfaction with his countenance whenever anything favourable was adduced . To some of the dreadful recitals he exhibited the most callous indifference .

      Henry Slack , a youth about 17 years of age , was the first witness called , and his evidence , and tho appalling disclosures he made were listened to with _breathless attention , lie deposed in a clear and distinct manner as follows : — I am an apprentice to Mv . Duncan Gibb , the owner of the ship Tory . When the ship was on her return voyage atFayal , the' captain went ashore in a boat . On his return to the ship he went into the cabin , and a few minutes afterwards he came upon deck , lie spoke to some ofthe crew , among whom where Thomas Reason , Stephen Cone , and Thomas Lee . He then called for Mars , the second mate , and spoke to him , but I could not hear what he said . He struck him immediately afterwards , with the

      buttend of a pistol I believe , hut I am not quite certain of that . There was a pistol in his hand . After the captain had struck Mars , he called Reason , Cone , and Lee into the cabin , and spoke to Thomas Lee . I was called down into the cabin with a light , and when I entered the cabin he was speaking to Lee and Reason ; I don't recollect what he said to _thenu He afterwards sung out for Rambert , who came into the cabin , and alter the captain had addressed him he struck him . After he was struck blood flowed from him . Mars was put in irons by the captain ' s order , and placed in the main hatchway , where be remained about three quarters of an hour . He was then ordered to be taken out of irons and go into the cabin again . I did not hear what

      passed there . I heard some words , but could not understand their purport . I was in the companion , and Mara was in the larboard after-cabin . Barry Yelverton ( another apprentice ) was also in the larboard after-cabin . Mars was sent up again and placed in irons again on the main hatchway , where he remained for about three-quarters of an hour to the best of my recollection , when he was called down again to the larboard after-cabin by the captain . 1 saw him handcuffed then , and the captain Struck hini on the head with a cutlass and inflicted a severe wound from which the blood flowed . While he was bleeding he was again ordered on deck and placed on the main-hatchway . He remained there about half an hour or three-quarters of an hourand . the

      , captain again ordered him to come down to the cabin , where the captain struck him with the cutlass about the head and hands , and cut him dreadfully . He was then sent on deck again . Mars did speak in a low tone , but what he said I cannot recollect but he was again placed on the main hatchway . His face was then covered with coagulated blood , and he could not see whether there were any fresh cuts 01 ' not There were cuts on his hands and fingers , and they bled profusely . He was again called down , by whom this time I cannot say , as I was on deck , Directly after this an order came for me , and Julian _Cordh viallo , the Italian , to leave the main deck and eo into the cabin . We went thereand found the can :

      , tain at dinner . Mars was sitting down , and _spprand inavei . y _woalc state . The _capl-vin "» ld me _' and Julian _ to make him stand up . We told him to get u fti i dld / ° _* . _^ , rai "ecliatel y fell again from loss ot blood , and said he was not able to stand . The captain , alter making another cut at Mars , proceeded to fuiuii his dinner , and gave me the cuthm . I took hold ol one end of it ami Julian the other , and told Mars to lay hold oi S back U P the sword , which he Ji "' JPn e" i'a _, him > and he said _^ wasnot able to hold on to thc sword , and we let it go . I then took a piece of cord by the captain ' s orders , and rove It tlirough a cleat in the beam , and lifted Mars up . lie groaned and moaned _hoavilv . nnd said lm

      was not able to stand in tbat way . His head fell on one side , and he faintly prayed for mercy . I then let lum down again , and he seemed to be very weak and m a dying state . The captain then ordered him to be taken out ofhis eight and said he looked thc _niur-

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      derer in his face . William Burton and Franklin |/ Tucker _^ yere ; ' _oide' _^ cabin , and the ' captain _i ; tbld _' . theni ' _hot- 'tb' touch Mars with their harid _^ The _^ got _^ n ;" rope ' s _^ end _^ and made it f _^ t round his body . * The captain said , "Take him but of this , take him away , squeeze him , sqeeze him well .. ' 'He was t ' akehoh deck ,- and I followed him ; He was taken abreast of the main hatchway on the laifboard side . ' There _^ was a strand round his loins , and Julian _Coraiviallo called all hands who were standingliy to assist him , and said it was the captain ' s orders they were to come . David Johnson and Franklin Tucker then hauled upon the strand round Mars ' loins as hard as they could . [ This recital , accompanied by a motion of the hands signifying that the men compressed the body of the dying man by pulling the rope taut , created the greatest horror in court , and many a stout heart shuddered . ! The _Jflper in his face . William Burton _an'J '"* FmnlfK

      witness continued : I was then present by the captain ' s orders , with a cutlass in my hands . I was obliged to do it . Mars asked for a drink of water after he was squeezed , and after he had got the drink of water a wona came out ofhis mouth . All hands said itwas an evil spirit that had come out of him , and then went below and reported what had been done to the captain . A few minutes afterwards French , one of the men came belo * ' and said Mars was dead . The captain asked him if he wits sure of that , and he made answer , " There is no fear of my telling you that unless he is dead . " William Dun , the cook , came down and asked for a prayer-book to read the burial service , and returned tothe deck with me . In a few minutes he returned and said Mars was buried .

      Mr . _Symons , the chief clerk , who conducted the examinatien , now directed the witness to state the circumstances relating to the death of Thomas Reason . Witness : I was in my bed about half-past five o'clock ; I don't know the day . William Burton came to me , and asked me where I could get a little wine . I asked him what it was for , and he said Reason was very near dead . I told him he would find the dipper in the pantry , if he asked James Glover for it , and he obtained some wine . I got up a few minutes afterwards , and saw William Beresford put some sugar in some wine , and take it up to the forecastle . I went into the forecastle and uncovered Reason ' s face , and saw he was quite dead , I j

      asked how he came by his death , and saw blood flowing from one of his sides . He was covered with a rug , which was stained with blood . I saw David Johnson sew him up in a piece of old canva _9 . Arthur Gilmore Spence , a very intelligent and well-educated young man , was next sworn . He deposed as follows * . —I am an apprentice to Mr . Duncan Gibb , of Liverpool . On or about the 23 rd of September I was informed by the captain that Yelverton , another apprentice , Stephen Cone , and Thomas Reason had said , when off the Island of Ascension , that if the ship did not reach that place before morning , that the captain would be a dead man . The captain did not say anything moro at that time . He went on deck with the chief mate , Rambert , and I was called upon to come upon deck , with

      pencil and paper , and note down anything the men had to say . The crew were all assembled aft . The captain asked them if he had not treated them most exactly , or words to that eflect . They said yes ; but I cannot answer for all saying so . There was some confusion on deck , and Reason and Cone were then in irons en the break of the poop . Both men seemed to have been severely wounded , and the blood was streaming down their faces . I did not hear any statement or report made to the captain at that time . I went below , and some time afterwards ! heard Richard French say to the captain that the crew , or part of the crew , had sharpened their knives , and , as far as I understood him , for the purpose of taking the captain's life . The captain

      seemed in a great state of excitement . After that persons were armed on board by the captain's orders . On the 25 th September Mr . Rambert was in the cabin on his knees , and the captain was standing over him with a cutlass . The chief mate prayed of the captain to forgive him . The captain pointed the sword down to him , but he never touched him as far as 1 saw . I saw the captain on the following morning aim a blow with a sword at the chief mate , which took effect on his body , but I cannot say he bled at that time . The ship was in peace and quietness till the * 25 th of October . I went ashore with the captain at Fayal . Late in the evening , two or three days after leaving Fayal , I was called into the cabin , and saw Thomas Reason there . The captain was armed with a bayonet , and took _ho'd of

      Reason and shook him violently , I went out of the cabin , and was absent about an hour , when the boy Glover , who was acting as steward , called me ; and upon going below , Dun , the cook , told me , in the presence of the captain , that Reason was dead . I said , its all nonsence , I really thought he was joking at the time . The cook , to convince me , immediately took old of my hand , and applied it to Reason's cheek , and I felt it was cold . I was greatly horror-struck at the time . Next morning , after fully ascertaining the man was dead , I performed the funeral service over the body , which was committed to the deep . On the day the body of Reason was committed tothe deep , William Mars was ordered into the captain ' s cabin . He was greatly mutilated . I 8 awtbe captains slash at himwith a sword in

      various ways . Mr . Broderip -. "Was he at liberty or , in handcuffs then ?—Witness : In irons . Mr . Broderip : Did he slash at him every time he came down into the cabin ?— -Witness : Yes , sir ; every time he hit him , and wounded him . Mr . Broderip ; Dirt the blood flow ?—Witness _: It did , sir ; oh , it was dreadful 1 Mr . Brederip : Now , tell me how many times did the captain cut him . —Witness : Five or six times , . sir ; every time he was called into the cabin . Mr . _Bl'Odei'ip ! Am I to Understand he used him in that way every time he eame down ?—Witness Always , sir . _^ ¦• ¦ Mr . Broderip : Did Mars say anything ?—Witness He frequently prayed the captain to let him have the laws of his country to try whether he was guilty or not , and to ascertain if he had done anything wrong towards him or not .

      Mr . Broderip : Did Captain Johnstone make any reply to that prayer or not ? Witness : No ; Captain Johnstone said " I'll have my own law to day . " In the afternoon , about three or half-past three o ' clock , the captain ordered two men on deck to take Mars out of his sight , and told one ofthe men to squeeze him . Mr . Broderip : Was he able to stand ? AVitness : No , sir , he was carried out ofthe cabin , and the captain ordered the men to prick him with a bayonet to make him stand upright [ sensation" ) . The bayonet was in Julian Cordiviallo ' s hand . A boy had a sword on the other side of him , but I know well they acted under tlio greatest intimidation . I did not see Mars alter his death . Theprisoner was called upon in the usual manner if he had anything to say , and Mr . Humphreys advised him to be silent .

      The Prisoner : 1 have nothing to say . The prisoner was then remanded till Tuesday next , at two o ' clock . He was in so weak a state at the conclusion ofthe investigation , or at least he affected to be so , that he was supported to the gaoler's-room on the shoulders of two men . There are twelve or fourteen more witnesses to be examined , including Morris , Cone , and Gair , who have been severely wounded , and it is expected that the solicitor for the Treasury will conduct the prosecution on the next examination . Mr . Pelham appeared most anxious that all the men who were given inte custody should be examined .

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      CONFESSION OF THE MURDER AT GREAT YARMOUTH . _YAnwouiH , Nov . 16 . —Exactly twelve months have now elapsed since a murder was committed in one of the principal streets of this town before the business of the day had scarcely closed , accompanied by such an amount of unnecessary aud brutal violence as must ever make it stand almost unparalleled in the annals of crime . The deceased , it may be remembered , was a widow , living alone , and carrying on a small retail business in the chandlery line . Whilst she was gone to a neighbouring public-house to buy her supper beor some nersons entered her house for the purpose of robbing it ( they having heard she had taken £ 150 as a legacy tke day before ) , and having fractured her skull m several places , they after-Wards cut her throat . Her next-door _neighbour Mr . Yarhnm , was suspected ; he made a statement which proved him to be an accessory after the fact

      , but he was admitted evidence for the Crown against three others , Royal , Hall , and Mapes , who were all acquitted . From that time until within the last few days little beyond mere conjecture existed as to the manner in which this deed of blood was perpetrated . Mrs . Dick , the wife of a sergeant of Marines , found the money buried in the sand near her house by the sea-side ; she gave evidence of this at the trial , and was _^ complimented by Mr . Justice Patteson for the straightforward manner in which she gave her testimony . A few days since she expressed a wish to make certain disclosures , which Yarham had made to her before he left Yarmouth . She appeared before Mr . W . H . Palmer , tlie then mayor , and made the _following statement , which wegive almost in her own words , omitting such parts as were superfluous , or not easily to be understood by those unacquainted with the locality and Norfolk provincialisms-.

      —" About tliree weelcs alter the trial for the murder of Mrs . Candler I met a man near Mr . Fenn ' s , the grocer , in the market-place , about eleven o ' clock in the morning . He stopped me , and said , 'Hoav do you do V 1 replied , * I don't know you . ' Upon whicli he added , 'Tis Yarham . ' Yarham asked me if any of them ( meaning Royal , Hall , and Mapes ) interfered with me ? ' I said , " No ; not so much with me as my daughter . ' Then I asked Yarham if they interfered with him . He said , 'Ne , they knew better than that . ' 1 told Yarham , « If it had been roe that he had -said 80 much about , I _WOUld lliWe given it to him w eli when I got out , if I had to go to gaol for it for . * seven years . ' Just as I was leaving Yarham , I _saiij . y ou are either the murderer yourself , or you l \ now well who did it . ' Upon this he touched me on the shoulder , and said , 'Stop , for I'll tell you ad ) , about it . ' I said I did not want to hear

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      it ;; wh ' e 1 lTarham'a § ain _f-auI _^ im _^ _Mr 5 _^ _^ : it . _% . _lathis , Jarham made _« _, _» _"W _mentr _as-near _^ _as £ can' ; recnlW " ° llo _* _% h _saidhe , ' _somuchtoblamJasH _^! IS who knew that- Mrs . Candler IS _^> _W they , never would , let merest , W _£ * *** _rt asking me to let thein into the hou _^ ' _^ _^ and : they wanted to he let in that « _Lf ; " _•« . U the old woman , but that they should" ? _&* _$ _& went for her supper beer , as die would _iS f gone a quarter of an hour . Thev Z _, _-V use her badly , only to get the m _^ ° _ff £ US aiTJincrn / _l ______ T !__» ji . _*• lino _' 1 _™ _uei uie "ir" * TOK _^ _TV _«^

      ~ » .. _™ _, « uu m m betivn _ . •* cat . eleven o ' clock at the back door . M _, _> _, « going about , and the shop was not e ' _ln _^' _i consequently watched about tlToSS' A went lor her beer , when I let them aK _** % time there was a great noise , as if We , " _l A tS ing at the Swan . I told thorn to goEt _W first , as she kept her money there _Tli bcS Mapes , and Hail , were in the bedroom it , i Ille _G m my hand . Royal was secreted ' at _tCM the counter . We heard Mrs . _Cant bae , i m I nut the candle out , and sat d ow " S > bed , where we continued for a few minutes JE ? * ing what . to do . Mrs . Candler sat , in , _l _°%

      I fireside , and when Royal moved behind tlioon _' _^ the noise attracted Mrs . Candler's notice ; si , !" _^ out and asked Royal what he wanted , ' I k _^ ' - said she ; and he said , ' I want half an ounce nf" '' bacco . She turned round to get the tobacco ?_ Royal struck her j then we left the bedroom' a Hall , who had a pair of pincers in his h and , beatr about the head , and left her , and went _aiul got the money they expected . I and Mapes went 1 < the bedroom again , and 'Jigger' ( Hall ) nailJ r something over the light , and shut the door , n ; might have long sougbta hammer , for itwas 'jjt _, „ J pincers that did it , and any one might havo secij . th , there was no hammer . Having got all lhe ni _» we expected , we determined upon going ; _fofstarting' we looked at the old woman to sec if alic _^ dead , aud listened to hear if any one was passim ..

      repassing . . Mapes was the . first'to leave , " _^ went across to a girl on the opposite side of & street ; myself , Royal , and Hall , left togcik , and we three went up the Black Swan-row , _^ Mapes and the woman he was with follow us . Hearing a noise in the Swan , the woman * r _& in and called for something , to see who was __ li ( tv she said tliere was a great many of the Angel _qJ drinking there , and , added she , 'Happy enough £ are , for I heard them say , let us have another J and we will make some old b—— pay for _itffi never saw it . ' After this we all started to hh ] t > jf money ; on our way we met different people _«!» we knew , and when we had got across thcuiaita we saw Xayton , the policeman . ' Jigger' _^ through the fish-market into his father ' s house tli Feathers tap ) , and we went on to hide _tliemoL We heard a noise like a whistle somewhere _don-n _t . the beach , so I told them to go on and hide it . as J

      house would be sure to be searched first , and ' to » iti me a signal when they had done it . I went _stii home , and I heard Mrs . Candler moaning , _j _$ went in to see , for I was afraid , as I thougfit sij must surely know us all . The lard-knife was iyiij on the counter , and she turned lier eyes upon _m when I cut her throat with it ; she put her hand _ti grip the knife , and that is the way her poor _Iiatitl Lecame cut . ' I then said , 'Why , Yarham , then to _» are the murderer yourself . ' He said , 'Ko , \\ ' _^ Hall and Royal who beat her so with the pince _* . that she could not have lived . ' I asked , 'DM J Mapes meddle with her ? ' He said , ' No ; he on , ' plundered the house . ' Then I said , ' You ou » ht h haye spoken the truth at first , and then iInWvrai . _

      nave Deen different . ' I forgot to say that ' Yarlian said that after cutting her throat he w eut upstsin and washed his hands . His wife had had _lecclicso . though she was not very ill , as she was down ilj next morning apparently well , but whether t !_ i arose from agitation or any other cause he could ? , _j tell . "When Royal came to give the signal he threr the window up , but he could not see him , lie tlic . went and looked out of the front paj _.-aj after him , and saw him going past kk sons ' s shop , and Wallace the policeman coming don i

      A ___ . ___ . ... _.. — ° towards his house . Wallace passed Royal , andtliej did not speak . Yarham then went in again ; lie _!« his master in , but said nothing to him . Some oh then called Yarham away . I had no further cot . versation with him , and I have neverscen him sins . Yarham asked me not to say anything at all about it , Yarham has _^ left the town , and it is not kniw where he is residing . None of the prisoners haves yet been indicted for the burglary—a circinnslanfi " which has excited surprise litre , but now the t ® must be most materially strengthened against tin

      The Charter And The Land. M E. David Ross, Of Leeds, Leectmer On Kloct Tion, Ic, &C, Will Deliver A Public Lecture Ot

      THE CHARTER AND THE LAND . M E . DAVID ROSS , of Leeds , Leectmer on Kloct tion , ic , & c , will deliver a Public Lecture ot

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      the above subjects , at the South ' London Chartist Hat 115 , Blackfriars-road , to-morrow ( Sunday ) evening , . \' « vember 23 rd , 18 i 5 , at tlie hour of hatf . _pagt _aereu p « cisely .

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      EOYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE . LFSSEE Jin . JOHN DOUGLA 33 . SUCCESS—BRILLIANT and TRIUMPHANT . IE RED _LANCE at half price . Engagement oft Emery ( sou of the celebrated 3 o \ m Emery ) for a nights only ; also bf Mr . Canfield the American SaE [ son . On Monday , and during the _-weels , to _commaa with MARTIN CIIUuZLE WITT . Clinracters by Ifcai Emery , Neville , T , Lee , ltayner , W . Phillips , _Ilavriiigm Lewis , Marchant , Robberds , Lickford , Potaler ; . to dames , Campbell , Neville , Robberds , Laporie , ) li _ Pearce—after which Mr . Canfield will go tluou _; . _* Ii B 1 ' eatS Of _SU'Mlgllt . To conclude with the l ! l * b LAW ?; supported by the company . Stage Manager , Mr . Neville . Boxes , 2 s . ; Pit , ls . ; Gallery , Cd .

      Royal Marylebone Theatre. Sbakspeare's Tragedy Of Romeo And Juliet Was Rec-N* - * Produced At This Elegant Temple Of The Muses, On Wi»J

      ROYAL MARYLEBONE THEATRE . Sbakspeare ' s Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet was rec-n _* * produced at this elegant temple of the muses , on wi » J

      Occasion A Jountr Lady, Miss Worsley, Sa...

      occasion a _jountr lady , Miss Worsley , said to be a _juija Of Mr . J . T . Swlo , made her debut , in the cliaracurf . Juliet , Miss Worsley possesses those stage requisite " - good figure , interesting countenar . ee , and n ample _stas of conndence . She appeared to have well studied ta great dramatist , and , by her reading , evinced n good « - ceptiou ofthe character . Tlie balcony and tomb _sci-cii were particularly good . Miss Worsley was well supiW * by Mr . Joseph Rayner as llomeo , who personated lb * character to admiration . Jlr , Grattan _DaWSOU _) tilt' I !' lar tragedian of the ininDrs , appeared deterxihlCO to 9 liibit his great _versatility of talent , by playing hi * faction that prince of fops , the Mercurial MercutiO _, _® able delineation drew down roars of laughter and _&" of applause . The piece was put on thu stage in _HiPtS ' of excellence so characteristic of this cstablishmi ill .

      the conclusion ofthe tragedy , a unanimous call was _iBffor Miss Worsley and Mv . Rayner . The iickl < wl _'•'; peared , led on by Mr . Rayner , and they were _j-recttd _**^ loud and long acclamations . The house was well attenJ *

      POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION . Tbe Potatoe Disease . —Dr . J . Ryan has •* lecturing at the Polytechnic Institution on the _pofdisease , which has , of late , created so much 'i , | 5 : f among our continental neighbours as well as ourt « ,= * As this subject has become of such vast _importi'M '" _- '' deem a short extract from the learned doctor ' s te _^ will be acceptable to our readers . The potatoe o »'» nutritious properties to the starch which it contains- _^ parts ofa . fresh potatoe , denuded of its skin , are comi _™* of ~ water , from sixty-eight to seventy-two ; _^ _f A thirty-two to twenty . eigbt . The meal consists of-s _r fifteen to seventeen ; fibrous matter , eight to nine _j _^ j lage , five to six . Therefore , if we enn extract the « l ot "

      the 3 tarch , we may obtain from fifteen to seventeen pf ** - *" of that matter . The idea of employing starch _*» " * article of food may appear to many exceeding ly straBPj but the difficulty will , perhaps , disappear wlientlic !' i el j that arrow-root , sago , tapioca , & c , are merely varicuj _* starch . Wheat , Hour , rye , barley , rice , ic , also * large quantities of the same _compoOnd . The p >« _*! obtaining starch from these substances is _comi'ii'j" _^ easy and rapid . Formerly all starch was obtain " _^ wheat-flour and meal . That substance contains J ' siderable amount of gluten , and to separate it _^ j from the starch occupied upwards often days . _*& - all , the meal had to be kept in cold water until fe "" _tiOU Set in . This fermpnhition was allowed W __!?

      to the acetous stage , In order that the acetic add t «*' might dissolve the gluten , and allow thestarch _toseF _^ The starch was then removed , washed repeatw 1 . _^ passed tlirough a sieve . This process _«< is . _(^ several times , and then dried and rendered fi [ wr' _& , diate use . To understand the process , it must served that starch is insoluble in cold water , aiw '' j tatoe is eraded , from which the skin has been t * % and agitated in cold water , everything "iH " _'] except the starch and fibrous matter . The * '„ _, mucilage soon disappear upon washing ; and , ' _" _^ . _j , there Is nothing to get rid of but the fibre—this u _^ done by passing through a sieve . Thus , ° _? _* , i tuber may be in a diseased state , still , by this p' " large proportion of nutritious food may be oW * _" _*** _^ wi learned lecturer then adverted to the most di ! M" _« _ fUe « M .. t _„„™_ _,- | .. _« .,. .. „ _. „ ,. „ „ f the _ilistSSS .. j «¦ - _iiu _UUUJCVl / _1

      * _j _UUlXXVAJj lilt ? 1 IUIU 16 V- " - _Cl'fl _**^ potatoe and its probable causes , which has been a- _^ to damp and cold—to deficient electricity— - ' an . " ( ii * . to a fungus—and to the use of guano . 1 > U | ' _$ _t cause named , the doctor said , was most probably _^ one , as all kinds of vegetables bad suffered _conat from long continuance of wet and cold .

      \Lv Hakbour Of Refuge At Dover.— Govcro*...

      \ lv _Hakbour of Refuge at Dover . — Govcro _* _^ determined upon making a great harbour ot _^; j Dover , and the works will be commenced ai period . - _^ 0

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      Umce Same "•" , "">J„„Wicii-"' Prietor, ...

      umce same "•" ""> J „„ wicii- "' prietor , FEARGUS O'CONNOR , Esq .. * " * j ? n _^* * Wiimam Hewitt , of No . 18 , Ch _arles-sncet , » _^ street , Walworth , in the Parish of St . _Mdi )< _$ _u . ten , inthe County of Surrey , at the O _^ . u _; tu Strand , in the Parish of St . jHary . _- _e-o"'" * * City of _Westminster n , _„ .. ' ESatuvday , November 22 , _J ««

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), Nov. 22, 1845, page 8, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/ns3_22111845/page/8/