The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-13 00:00:00

THE MURDER NEAR BRIGHTON.

Yesterday Mr. Gell, the coroner, resumed the
inquest on the body of Mr. George Stenhouse Griffith, the
brewer of Brighton, en account of whom murder, on Tues-
day night, has already appeared bs cur columns.
Mr. C. Hodson and Mr. C. 8. 'Erten described the find-
iv et body, as Were reported.
Mr. Martin. clerk to deceased, said the pistols frond were
borrowed by hiss tee Mr. Griffith. They were nes loaded
warn headed to dammed. It will be remembered diatoms
ballets were fourth in the pockets of the eau:dared man.
Police Inspector Plasemnpeudund the ballet extracted
from Mr. Griffith'. keert. It was M a different site to the
others, sad appeared malt sorrcdrd ea numb it bad been
lying in the nab before burg recently used.
Maria Amen, wife of the landlord of the Horse sal
Groom Inn, Horsham, deposed—l have known Mr. Griffith
4 years. Last Tuesday he came to the house; I shook
beads with him mid said, " Is is very late, whieh way ere
is
said,
il ) . borne." He said,l" By w
I ywir of West
dark before
fWestOrinstaadyo.‘
get ththan; and then haan
ve been
bees so essay robberies of late in
West Grinstead and Shipley, that penile barn lights all
night." He replied," that he had been out all hours of the
sight, aad he had never hart any on, nor had Lay one
hart kiss." He then took oat of his pocket a red beg los-
tamping pistols. I had n seen a pistol . before; I oohed
him ff ft was a pistol, and he said " Yes ' He then took
out of his pocket something sad nassrewed the pistol. He
also toek out the Beek prodseed, sad pat a round ball in and
screwed it up main. He then put some powder into a
a phis, that he opened near the !ewe part. He then pat
the pistol into the red beg, sad as he was palling the string
it broke. He then placed the loaded pistol in the r4ht
hand great coat pocket ; after which, he took another beg
containing a pistol. Mr. H,well, a shoe maker, who was
there at the time, asked him if that was loaded ? He replied
" no," " warrant the other will be enough for ore
man. 1. shall set gim up my mosey easily." He placed
the load pistol in his pocket again. The other he did not
take out of the bag. Did no pay him say mosey. He was
very cheerful, and said be hat to COMP to Griastead, and
thought we should be offended if be did not cow.
Sarah Ann Ihnokey, rehoolaistiese, at Negotiant, stated
that es the menirg of Tuesday lad, about 20 minutes pest
9 o'clock, she heard • report of a ran or pistol, which ap-
peared to come in the direction of Mr. Mansington's pre-1
mists, which were in a line with the West road.
The jary retureed a verdict of " Wilful murder egaloit
Rae persons unksown."
There is as yet so els, to the wader r'. °ornament
has offered a reward of 1001, whisk, with the 2001. offered
by the Brighton pollee committee, makes 3001. altogether.

THE MURDERS ON BOARD THE AMELIA.
Oa Wednesday last we published a short aocoant
of the horrible eatesOophe which took place in the midst of ,
the Pacific Ocean on board the Amelia, bound fro. Cali-
fornia to China, with red fee the parchate
We are now favoured with ostrich frost a private eon-
nutniealou from Hanavoora Bay in Wahooa, one of the
Sandwich Islands Oa whisk stands the tows of Hosolulu),
received ea Mazatlan prr the last West India Mail, by a
raerseatile house is Menchtster, which corroborates every
rosin fact of the mount we have already published, giving,
however, fuller portionless and the dates of the homage
traced: :
" On the night of the 3rd Oct., la the middle watch, three
of the new, sanely, Jos& Cabrera, Joel Torres, end Andres
Boldav:o, astiaied, attacked the sate, sad killed his.
Captain Alva (a Spaniard), and Mr. Francis Cooke, passen-
ger, hearing the size, male on deck. Two of the ruffians
attacked awn, Med Mr. Coate, and hantediawly threw
him overboard, and badly wrestled the captain, bat who,
nevertheless, eseeseded in getlieg down Into the cabia to
ern himself, =dome ea deck oak with a outlaw, but the
audiasse stabled him la the nit "Ili* kid* earl be 'ell a
wpm In. Geis, bet maid SSIISMS. limy Madera, son the
flag aim, ltNally (a native of Dublin), who were below
when lite murderous Nees commeased, were confined to
their soma rooms • and the nostianws, who were all
Peregrine, shaped tbrir seem kw Neu. Oa the follow-
hog monies Captain WM/ftnisi, midi the soistaises
of the empeases, re leave the MAIM ship, With the isloslss,
provided Ike madams would gave ilia eels of the boats
sad the atemarry previelem. This they rammed te Nernst to,
'batsihrt piss ea dee M Ires sea d, bees', sad throws
VP, OM Saw the papers sad desserts mho
emebseed, arlfrAkiwt a large quantity of asik divided
it emusthe aisslake of the crew, mmys seek to
take a pert. Oa tie tight it Me 4114 the medium hewing
drunk freely, two of thus wimiairtierwebsa the mesa-
ter, is accordance with a plea aim of Ms arew,
killed dam with his axe, while sashed the third
mesimer, who reristed,. hat wee likewise deopetsbed by
▪ sad the mad lough to these lasi (the dead-
waltbesizteelkes. Theme ihmesa sad Oaks
the empseeer. is Wheel' Seagram
°sante and *Dora ere frets Lanka. The specie,
about 6:10,000 deem, les hems snared by bet Majesty's
oreselpseraL Mrs. Ceske Bed sensed are Urine ca
Ms" sad it it apsshd will ratan is the mast of Maim
wiles sa oppoßaaly cam"

Fos.—Lou 07 Lino—Yesterday morning,
daring the Seam kg wish enveloped the swim.
polls, the Orals whisk leaves the Basses Maths at
im Mamas yea 9 o'clock bal jest prod ilts
bridge over the mad at the Camila swim (shear
moles Way bum Weld Mauldin As masaad ),
ral :awe aids* mild it aim eitearead Sieves
eased IA hi lona
canoe as yereetegiPsil=, promided iessaelha Sae lionnots
the two emelees. ead was streak dews by die egitaarbeed
to tho link. Oa Vats milermiele
alarm to woolbemi orwillmedoellt
ea thehsedompareedy enmesh to Omaha bode
sad the tool
41 also imbed. He wee soeseved the
Vain:rutty whore
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begs MAI Weft . Se v
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Mimi omd imeameliese US die Theme. The
Brammalletemese, mere wide a imp reember of
panne at a quarter before AW *hash. AS eight Wash
a boat from thil Star compare beam sod at plaintidt
aawlek
o'clock the Bra,bsieogis Mike 'modes ad
wall Itedlwqr SOIL TSB WSW tot me at its ing up,
when the people ea bawd diamond. obese midway be-
tween Bride and WOOll4lll, that the Beameid was 'ironed
mod** awed to be eel* foe aid. The
IS boa mese, and wind about two
bowie alba Wed time at the pier. The Imerald rembod
Ladlosebrilig•-wharf about Wee beers after her es.
gear Sri, wed it appeared that mom her Kakis& as is
seielway, kr the Rasa aim. eke amide,
solved es le bi elsiesse bg Oho isi, ma eposwho Me sham
whore lie notaind wed the We retereeL