The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-19 00:00:00

ALLEGED WILFUL DESTRUCTION OP SHIPS.

Last week a person named Thomas Jamieson
was brought before the Liverpool magistrates, charged
with having written threatening letters to • merchant,
named Buxton, for the purpose of extorting money, The
prisoner alleged hi one of his letters that he had destroyed a
vessel called the Roscoe, of which be was.at one time the
captain, in obedience to Buxton's instructions, and threat-
ened Buxton with exposure if he did not pay him a certain
sum of money. In consequence of an advertisement offering
a reward of 2001., and a free pardon to any person or
persona who would give such information as would lead
to the conviction of shipowners and others who might be
concerned in the wilful demolition of ships, the prisoner
was induced to write the following letter to Mr. Ruston t
" I beg to cal your attention to the enclosed advertisement
(the advertisement alluded to above). . . . t Now,
my intentions are, that I must either have a settlement, or
1 cannot love the opportunity the advertisement gives, of
exposing our joint villany, of which you reaped all the
reward. . Yon could pay Beni and Brand
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liberal sums, so I would Wane you to come to
terms immediately." After writing thin letter Jamieson
had an interview with Mr. Ruston, when he
was told that lie was endeavouring to intimidate him. To
this assertion of Itustou's the prisoner made answer
Ruston I am desperate, and if you don't give me
1601., I will go to the polio. ante and swear you burnt the
ship," and Mr. Rastas then gave him into custody.
Mr. Pemberton, the solicitor, who appeared for the pri.
loner last week, asked for an adjournment, as he said he
should be able to substantiate the charges made in the
prisoner's letters, and a remand was accordingly grouted.
Yesterday the prisoner was again brought before the
magistrates at the Liverpool police court, but was not
allowed to substantiate his assertions, and was therefore
committed for trial at the assizes, the magistrates coosi-
denog the isvestigation of the assertions made by Jamieson
matter for inquiry in another court.

THE MURDER AT NEWCASTLE. —On Sunday
morning the river police again commenced their labours for
the recovery of the body of the unfortunate man whose
murder we reported yesterday. At shoot 4 o'clock in the
afternoon the grappling irons fastened in the body of the
object of their search, and the corpse of Patrick Rogers,
alias Needle Jack, was drawn to the surface, after Levin
been for twenty.su hours submerged. The body was fouled
under the berth of the reseal that bad leis nearest the
quay. It had been strongly embedded is the mud at the
bottom of the river, and on being brought to land it was
taken to the dead boom, where it awaits the coroner's in•
quisition.. Pnrra✓le Chronicle.

THE ALLEGED MURDER NEAR FITZROY-SQUARE.
Last evening Dr. lankester resumed sod concluded the be-
quest on the body of Elizabeth Carley who, it was alleged,
bad been murdered by Charles Francis C,otier, a furniture
broker, with whom she lived at 42, Warren-street, Fitzroy-
square, as stated in our columns of Saturday. Mr.
Sleigh again attended for the relatives of the deossioed, and
a clerk from the office of Yr. Edward Lewis for the accused,
who, it was stated, bad been that day committed for wilful
murder by the magistrate of Marlborough Police-court. The
coroner said he had written to the Home Secretary that
the prisoner might be brought before the jury, and be reed
• letter from Mr. Waddington, the tinder Secretary, which
stated that the Home Secretary did not feel himself justified
in ordering the prisoner to be broht up. It was not for
him (the coroner) to say much on the subject, as he had not
long held the office, but it did appear to him that it was
portent that juries should have the parties before them who
might be committed for murder or manslaughter. The
coroner having read over the evidence, the jury, after Moe
discussion, deliberated with closed doors, sad returned a
verdict of " Mauslaughter " against Cozier, who steads nom-
witted on both charge&
CRYSTAL PALACZ. —ONE SHILLING DAY.—
MONDAY. AUGUST 18.—Admissions on payment, 6,020;
ditto, by arson tickets, 693 total, 6,723.
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