The Express.
London, England, 1852-02-25 00:00:00

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.

THIS DAY.

OLD COURT.
Bones Ms. Jrnics WtLusaes AND Ms. James CIIOIIITIOIL

Berta Mew Argrifi, 30, and Frowner', Morartir, 26,
weft iod.ieel for feloniously rutting sod wounding Peter
upon the high seas, with intent to murder him,
Bodkin and Ilfr. Clerk conducted the prosecution;
Ile. llallantine defended the prisoners.
It appe red from the evidenet that in the month of Je-
mmy, the peiriners, w!.o re Italians, and the
deceased, will was • native of N 'may, shipped on board a
British rolled the Alberta. at Liverpool, as able mes•
sec set rue sailed in the vessel from that port on the
30th of Jai.a .Iy. Nothing psrt.eu'arly occurred on board
aril the .1 the foUwving month of April, at which
time the Alb, rt. was nearing the Americas curt, when it
sreand the, shortly after the crew had had breakfast, •
gamete and fi:ht took place between the prisoners and the
riecatar and some of the other too, and • cry was
Mind that the pesoners 1.1.1 got knives. The con-
tra and the ma.* immediately interfered, and by
their orders the pri•oners wer.: and a cheese knife
war taken eway from Argeoti, and be and his companions
were then, by the order of the captain, lashed to the mizen-
men. After they bad been thas confined for some time
they resod to be released, and promised to refrain from
farther violence, and the captain, after they had been no
reared for about two hours, directed the crew to un-
bend trot. No further quarrel took place at this
time. and all was supposed to be forgotten when,
two days aft2twazda, the set was committed which
had led to the present charge being preferred
zeut thr poi. iferl. It appeared that on the 17th April
e,.-el as. at anchor oaf Virile, the captain and moat
Of the rt w to ing on shore, an I no one being 06 board the
rani except the prisoners, the prosecutor, and two or
chase, abets of the crew. Abut seven o'clock in the
insaiog (let:end was eittrz on this windier, smoking
WI pipe, when the two prisoners were observed to go upon
the imastle, whhh was shout sin feet over his hex 1,
sad Arger.ti. who had an axe of a very foretidsb'e
had is his hand, without saying a word, struck the
groan ater on the head with the blade of the axe, apparently
with all Ins Awe, and the iff,ct of the blow was to cut his
skill op'n to tloe extent of six Melia, and according to the
hstiraory A the principal witness, be saw the portion of
the hr ,is tap,' the blade of the weapon when he withdrew
it A!..er the occurrence tha irimoers made their escape
tato tae rirei t 2, where they mule • sort ;of barricade with
tcP, 00l tete to come down until the captain of • rev( sue
vile I tome on board sad threaten, d to fire at theist if they did
ant r am upon deck, giving them at the same time 6 minutes
dt, vie, at th^ expiration of whieb Cane he declared he
greaLt rimy l.'s threat into a lkfore the prisoners
left the rift /Mg, one of them raclsinted that he would
emu duet ter an American, but lie would not do so for a
--- Englishman; rind it appeared that they were under
the nape*s innii that it. America the kdling of a man would
oilynmailal,nthemen impri.oonsi ot of three or fear
mato.. )lo ,r.i del nut to have taken any share
ia the act of violence that w.s committed by his corn-
Scion, and was merely by Ms :.i le when the axe was made
~f.

Mr. gallantine, on addreasinit the jury for the defence,
said •sold he iota for him, undsr such eircumstances, to
attempt to det.y that Argeuti hut committed the offence of
wouatint the prosecutor with ii,tint to do him greei• us
hsrrn ; hut, with revs-it he Morarti. be submitted
that, node. eh.. circuma•succ., ho was entitled to an se-
gamut, as th, ,sw AA nothing to shoe that be had concurred
to the act ennwiitteil by his rump eaton.
Mr. Juiliee tVi:..ams rimmed nr, and the jury, after'
aelil.rr...tia4 ■ she rt time, loon 1 I otii prisoners Guilty of
wounding the proatutor with iut rut to do bins grievous
Tl.i court cc itenced the rs to be transported for
tea

TOE FOnTlYlt:tTlOtti AT MiT.PORD
is OW .hat 1,17 shortly I .1 defences will he
amk:t sato f the protection of that mienl arsenal. ft J.
that th wearers des ,v will be extended as far as I
Carr'. Itoelm, the efiket of which atop would he very USW .1 I
ft thc semrity of tie env:yen]. The fort on the
of the entranea of the listen Is being
mvelly put led on as the weather will prattle. This
ertrtwa was commenced in ermaplionee with the re.
eaten-rlstin of the cot neer misers who
tNettle I the various points suitable for Ile-
^. •ad other plans •ill shortly be carried into
1 he fort it the western extremity '.(the dockyard is to
wi'letthe otters of tho Admitillty, who will place at nice
LIM :Awe. of the present ineldrient ones; sem, of
• , .ot,d for throatily red hat shot. The el, -
lirrhowat of t Royal Art:ll.ey are badly enca•tel in
iloneting th • I ar•Olb towers alit heavy Enos, which w.ll
ix fated es trey. rs:ng combo/.

A YiLicA4 warn AN )I.P. -On 'Alone, eveninT.
men, eta, in,..n.b•r• et the Howse at Commie wls pro-
OMAN Ihtnerh Wateriwiter.isail to the MOIL b
eltnerd by a t. wirers, eelee seerily sdinemni hint In re.
Ihrt If 1.111112 I. maw. The hoe. weather ewswer.,l
the hh.et .• •tith. The hyoanders boterderlid, but emir
Imre *ult, t•lietied, and the Wait terminated by the
Ms. r Leorkiag dew.' the stranaer, who was IC-
tiased in ta. e..tredy et two I..stire ornueru Tug Wily. re
Erg b eivro.ed, created ree•lderable dineeeke la the
lame eed LetAies.—Ereiee insper.