The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-17 00:00:00

JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.

Mr. Raffles, the Liverpool stipendiary magistrate,
was engaged on &kinky in trying a cue in which a ship
carpenter was charged with murdering a sailor on board the
British ship Farcunte. The circumstances connected with
the use us most extraordinary. On the 4th ult. a sailor
named William Walsh joined the ship in the Bay of Fundy,
for a voyage from SL Jobs's, New Brunswick, to LiverpooL
He came on board in a state of intoxication, and from the
4th t the Bth ult. be wu unable to perform his duties, and
appeared to be Inbounng under en attack of delirium
tremens. On the evening of the Bth he took ao
adze in his hand, and ran about the ship to the
alarm of the crew, and ultimately betook himself
to the rigging and kept weary watch over his comrades
below until the hours of the night bad pained away. In
the morning he came down out of the rigging and chased
the crew, swearing that he would murder them. The
captain with the view of frightening Walsh fired a double-
barrelled gun over his head, but this made him more ex-
cited, and he continued to run after the men in the most
wild manner. He chased the captain, and Shame the car-
penter. and the captain, finding they were hard pressed,
Winded the goo to the carpenter in order that he might
secure the man. Walsh came rushing down upon the car-
penter, threatening murder, and wu about to despatch him
with the adze, when the carpenter lodged the charge
of one of the barrels of the gun in his shoulder.
and brought him down. This took place about half-past
six o'clock in the morning, and at half-past ten o'clock, not-
withstanding his wounds were attended to, Walsh died.
The captain then ordered the carpenter to be put in 'nose
and he was kept in confinement accordingly until the ship
arrived in Liverpool, and he was handed over to the police.
Captain Spain, the commander of the Favourite, and
several of the crew, were examined at considerable '
length, and they all told the same dory rela
tive to the violent* of the deceased. The captain
and the men said they were in the greatest danger of being
murdered, and were of opinion that Sherrie would inevitably
have been killed had he not shot the deceased. The wire
which the pruner carried was produced in court. It is •
moat terrific weapon, with which an elephant might be
felled at ► single blow, much less a human being. After
hearing the evidence, Kr. Raffles said he would not commit
Sherrie for trial, as the act was justified, inasmuch as it had
been perpetrated to save his (Sherrie's) own life.

TEM DEATH OF LORD CLTDIS—On Saturday Dr.
8011111101", and other medical officers from Fort Pitt, made
• postmortem examination of the remains of this distin-
guished officer at the official residence of General Eyre, at
Chatham. The result of the examination will be reported
to the Horse Guards.

DEATH OP ADMIRAL 0. V. EARCOURT.—WO
(Leads Mercury) have the melancholy duty of chronicling
the death of this estimable gentleman, which took place at
his residence, Swinton Park, near Masham, on Friday last.
He was a younger son of Dr. Edward Vernon, late Archbishop
of York (who took the surname of Harcourt by royal sign
manual. in January, 1831, on hie coming to the estate of
the last Earl Harcourt). The gallant admiral was born
on the 26th December, 1793, and was consequently in his
70th year. He has ever been • great benefactor to the
church. He built, at his own expense, a very handsome
church and parsonage, at Healey, near Masham, which
he amply endowed ; also another church at Brent Tor.
in Devonshire, the endowment of which he also con-
siderably augmented. He also restored at his own cost,
in a most efficient manner, the parish church at Ma-
sham, besides contributing very largely to the funds for the
restoration of several other churches, not may in this but in
other counties. He contributed with princely munificence
to the Itiddell Memorial Mechanics' Institute, in Masham,
the Maths= Grammar School, the Meehan Free School, the
Infant School, and the Free School, at Kelbank, near
Masham, as well as to the funds of all thelocal charities.' He
was also a kind and liberal landlord, and as such his memory
will ever be held dear to a numerous and devoted tenantry.
DEATH Or THRODORR W. RATHBUN', ESQ.-
0.• of the members of a family than which there is none
more deservedly respected in this town (Liverpool) has
just passed from the scene of his earthly labours. Theodore
W. Rathbooe, Faq., younger brother of the venerable
Wm. Rathbooe, Faq., died on Saturday morning tut, after
• few days' inner, at his residence, Allerton Priory.
As an intelligent man of business and an exem-
plary townsman, the deceased was throughout his
life well known and generally respected. Of most
of the benevolent institutions of the town he was a
steady supporter, aiding whenever called upon, by his
pecuniary assistance no lees than by his judicious counsel,
in their efficient management. The deceased was in hie
68th year. In testimony of respect to his memory, the
Sag of the Town-hall was displayed hall-mast high on Se-
turclay.—Lieerpool )(emery.
CHARITABLE BRQUINJTA.—We (Liverpool Mercury)
understand that the late James Plumpton, Esq., of the
town, has made several liberal bequests to charitable &picots.
He has bequeathed • sum of 1,000/. to the Liverpool
charities; 1,000/. to found a scholarship at the Collegiate
Institution, and 5001. to the Society for Propagating the
Gags! in Foreign Parts.
THE JUDICIAL COMMITTRIL—The Judicial Com-
mittee of the Privy Council is a tribunal of which so
little is commonly known, that a summary of its last
year's work will he acceptable. The largest part of
the business comes from India and the colonies. There
were 51 appeals entered in the course of the year, 21
of them from India, 13 from the colonies, 2 from the
Channel Islands, 13 from the Admiralty Courts, and 2
from the Ecclesiastical Courts. 48 were heard and de.
Sambaed; acid the judgment appealed from was affirmed
in El instances, reversed in 21, varied in 4. Out of 19 oases
from the colonies determined in the year, the judgment
was affirmed in only 5 instances. Costa were given in 38
of the appeals • the taxed costs (on one side only) are stated
to have avenged 2671., bat the tabular return indicates
336/. The year closed with 91 appeals remaining for
hearing, 48 of them from India. In the same year 11 ap-
plications were lodged for the extension or confirmation of
letters palest ; one was withdrawn, three were dismissed,
one was granted.
"THE AIICHIMANDRITE Nllol3."—This most re-
verend ecclesiastic of the Greek church was to leave the
Coburg Hotel, Charles-street, Grosvenor-goats, on Satur-
day last, for Paris, en route for Constantinople. In the
morning of Friday the Archimandrite paid • farewell visit
to the Lad Bishop of London, at Fulham Palace ; and in
the afternoon of the same day, Miss Burdett Gentle bad
the honour of receiving the Archimandrite at her villa,
Holly Lodge, Highgate. The Archimandrite bee been
for many years principally resident at Constantinople, at
which court be is "the official representative of the four
Greek patriarchs," and he is also " head of the community
of the Hely Mountain," comprising the various monasteries
of Monet Athos. The Archimandrite's vita, to England
and Francs has had reference, it is believed, to the recent
conduct of Prince Coma, bospodar of the united principali-
ties of Moldavia and Wallachia, on seizing the lauds and
revenues of the dedicated 000vente in the principalities, and
in imprisoning and ill-treating certain of the monks.
GREAT EARTERN RAILWAY.—Mr. Moseley, goods
manager of this system, has just visited Harwich for the
VisrCeetil onrarag arrangementstt n tliinatemport°".l7 Ziethottinerstest;
in soon dance with the parliamentary powers granted last
session to the company. The 'Manson for cattle and eargo
will omensemee running is four or five weeks, but
_passaneor
traffic will not be attempted until the spring of 1864, whoa
vessels will be put on calculated to make the run from Hise•
trial to Rotterdam in tan boars at all tides.
Tai LATE POACHING AFFRAY NHL' NoTrOto.
RAIL —oe Saturday Benjamin Phipps, Thomas Smith,
Alfred Brownlow, William Smith, George Wright, Atho-
l= Brikley, sad William Timson, part of the peg of
poachers captured en Wednesday last, were brought before
Lad Belper and the Nottinghamshire bench of magistrates,
at the Cloanty-ball Evidence having been given as to the
feats of the cue, which we have already published, the
beach discharged Time" but committed all the others for
trial at the mins.