The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-11-24 00:00:00

present the enterprise and maritime superiority ••
of England in every quarter of-the-globe,—that
the proper parties on whom rests the responsi-
bility of investigating the
.circmiistances of such
Mitrage on liiimati life; acid of bringing it
home to its ahthor; ;hall Set speak out
and kis* theMselAres; if they ;can; r'roil the
charge nnireVally urged against thein of having
so perfunctorily performed the important duties
of their several offices as to have permitted the
perpetrator or perpetrators of a foul murder on
the river to have escaped undetected and wholly
scatheless. It is true that the poor and un-
fortunate victim was only a foreigner, and a
Malaythat he Was fat train hig country and
liome---that hi Liverpool lie was iiilliiioivn and
unfriended i—but will Englishinen stand coldly
by and see a red-handed murderer eicape from
justice through the inefficiency of those those whose
duty it A7tte to have dragged him
.to the bar?
Shall we be guilty of so Much inhuman it-17
differenc6 tie the life e+en of a foreigner as to
sanction foul play against hini at otlr oWri
doors ? Dare We, Whose fellOW-conntrymen
are found on every strand, give countenance to
the idea that natives of distant climes shall have
no security for their lives in Jur harbours? Have
we been shocked by the brutalities said to be teo
common on board American vessels—have ire
railed against the American laws and law-makers
because they have tolerated such disgraceful deeds
afloat, and yet quietly permit our own authorities
to take no adequate Eir ettectii'e cognisance of
acts of violence committed on board vessels hi
our own Waters ? Upon what ground can we
hold tin our fac'es- like men, and remonstrate with
Brother JONATHAN oti tie lockbfibes 44his Mari-
time relations, so long as we remain conscious of
having done nothing to secure the murderer of
the poor Malay on board the New York trader
Jeremiah Thotiipsoni While lying in, the Mersey ?
If *0 would dd td others ith *ti wdiild he cidne
if we have yet remaining any practical loVe Of
even-handed justice, or if we possess the power
of insisting upon the efficiency of those officers
entrusted With the adniinietratiOn Of the laws, let
us prove our sincerity in tile case of the muider
of the foreign sailor HENRY HATCHWAY. What
say the Coroner and the Head Constable ?
Nearly two weeks have elapsed since the per-
petration of the foul offence, and about eleven
days since the sailing of the ship on board which
it ocented: The *hole population was consider-
ably excited by the tinsailifiadit nattire or the
coroner's inquiry. About a week ago we dispas;
sionately reviewed the evidence, and were coni-
polled to eXpreis Mir fears as to the miscarriage
of justice. The question Edrttinlied tb egeiie much
attention ; and the press throughout the Coin*
becomes louder and more explicit in its denuncia-
tion of the conduct 'of our local authorities. Even
had our deliberately expressed opinion as to the
impropriety of the course followed in this case
been Wfi ih nriisbfi *ith the pdptilar *ieW of the.
matter, we should have deettieti it oni: thity to
urge upon the proper parties the propriety of
offering some explanation, were it only in, order:
to counteract the prevailing idea that under cer-,
taro circumstances justiceeven British justice—
may eettaiiilk and sttrely be eluded; er at. 'all
events that in the present instaneecrinie lids been
committed with inipiinity. The existence of such
a notion; whether well or ill founded, cannot:
but be seriously prejudicial to the interests
of order and lunnanity. In
,proportion as
the public may have b'een Misled, a suffi-
cient vindication ought, to be all the more
easy, and its being withheld is. the more culpable
and insufferable. On the other hand, in so far
as the balance of probabilities may be supposed
to be in favour :of the general conviction, the
demand is the more justifiable and imperative that
the truth, the Whole truth, and nothing but the
truth shall be made as far as possible patent to all.
In any case the public have a right to be satisfied,
and there can be no doubt that satisfied they
shall be before the matter is dropped. The
sooner some attempt is made by the persons
concerned to satisfy this demand, so much the
better and easier will be its success. Any
assumption of dignified silence or utter contempt
of public anxiety would only more surely seal
the doom of the authorities implicated
_the
moment that fair chance is opened for retributive
justice. One thing is certain, the people or
Liverpool and the maritime population of the',
country generally will not rest satisfied with the
present state of the investigation into the murder
on board the Jeremiah Thompson ; and we
believe they will not be baffled in their righteoue

purpose.
A murder was committed, as proved by the
medical and other evidence. The body was clan-
destinely sent ashore in a box to avoid detection
The mate and boatswain were both implicated in
this horrible transaction. No attempt was made
to secure KEEGAN, the reputed murderer, and in
all probability he now walks the decks of the
Jeremiah Thompson in mid Atlantic. No inquiry
was made as to the complicity of those men who
brought the horrid box ashore. No attempt has
been made to ascertain the truth of the pretended
suicide. The mate, whose guilty knowledge was
proved, was set free ; and amid all the obscurity
and uncertainty of this tragic event, no effort
was made to detain the vessel until further
enquiry ! Is it not yet possible to forward orders
for a proper investigation at New York ? Might
it not be possible yet to mete out justice to the
mate and the boatswain, if the latter be alive ?
Ought any stone to remain unturned to ascertain
the real facts of the case ? Are our authorities so
blind or indifferent that they will not make every
possible exertion to relieve themselves from the
opprobrious charges brought against them ?
If any or all of these steps are deemed unneces-
sary, or impracticable, surely it is due to the
public mind that some unequivocal and exhaus-
tive statement should be laid before it calculated,
as far as possible, to allay the growing suspicion
against the authorities of utter incapacity or
gross culpability. It is due to the honour and
interests of a great port like Liverpool, and to
the fair fame of England among foreign nations,
that no stain should even seem to- rest upon her
glorious reputation, as being no respecter of per-
sons in the equal administration of her laws, and
in her sacred regard for the lives of all who look
to her for protection. The blood of poor HENRY
HATCHWAY still calls loudly for justice. Shall
it call in vain ?

OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE EXAMINATIONS. —Some
individual gentlemen of this neighbourhood, wishing
that those Liverpool candidates who obtained first class
honours at the last Oxford examination, should receive
some mark of distinction, have assigned to them the
following prizes. The sums are in the hands .of Percy
M. Dove, Esq., 1, North John-street.
JUNIORS.
FIRST CLASS ON AGGREGATE WORKS.
1.. A. M. Watson, prize, £5 ; donor, S. Holme, Esq.;
school, Park School, Birkenhead.
2. J. W. Alsop, £3 ; J. G. Morris, Esq. ; Liverpool Institute.
4. *E. Duguid, £2; J. G. Morris, Esq. ; Royal Institution.
7. *J. Hathornthwaite, £1; IL A. Macfie, Esq.; Private
Tuition.
10. R. Pendlebury, El ; J. Torr, Esq. ; Collegiate Insti-
tution.
17. itC. J. Bayley, £1; J. L. Newall, Esq. ; Park School,
Birkenhead.
18. Carmichael, El ; J. L. Newall, Esq. ; Park School,
Birkenhead.
SENIORS.
FIRST CLASS IN MATHEMATICS.
7.. F. Marshall, £5 ; P. M. Dove, Esq. ; Park School,
Birkenhead.
8. *H. A. Crosbie, £2 ; P. M. Dove, Esq. ; Clare Mount
-School, Wallasey.
The figures denote the place in the cla=s, and the star
denotes that the candidate was successful in the relig'ous
examination.
We hear that about eighty candidates are to present
themselves here at the Cambridge examination, which
begins on the 11th of December.
The Right Hon. Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton, Bart.,
m.p., is at Corfu,. engaged, we are informed, in literary
pursuits. The right hon. baronet is not exected to re-
turn home till the spring. He is in excellent health.
GARIBALDI AND HIS ISLAND HOME.—The Nation-
alitie's of Turin, alluding to the story of Garibaldi's having
found great embellishments at Caprera ; as also to
another, to the effect that, instead of such a compliment,
the gallant general had found a distress levied on his
furniture by the tax-gatherer, contradicts them both in
the most positive terms.