The Express.
London, England, 1861-12-04 00:00:00

DOUBLE MURDER ON AN AMERICAN SHIP

AT BEA.

ABSENT OF THE CREW AT CARDIFF.
From iuformation received by the American Con-
sul at Cardiff, the superintesideetalpolice, with ea effective
staff of cessehles, repaired to the West Bute Doak at an
early hour oil Tuesday morning to await the arrival of an
American ship, Playede on which a horrible murder had
been reportol. Thousands were present to await the
arrival of the ship, and the police had no easy teak to fie-
comphsh to keep the people at bay. At about 10 o'clock
the long-looked for came at last, and eight foreigners
(asthma, Americans, Germans, and Austrians) who com-
prised the crew, were immediately arrested on the charge.
There names were Peter Storey, Peter Manor, Bach Joey-
ulna, Martin fisedoemrfeto Balsa, Joeeph Mesa, John
Maria!, and Peter
From the captai=the ship lb. followings partioahirs
wars afforded :—lt appears that for seem aaoidarable time
the craw had manifested very bitter feelings against the
mate of the ship for his repeated hard moduli towards
the men, and accordingly it had at length been decided in
council to murder him on a favourable opportunity present-
ing itself. The 12th of last Inonth proved the fatal
day not only for him, but for another poor fellow,
who is supposed to have been an unwilling accesnplies.
The mate (WhOIM name we have, as yet, been noels
to ascertain) went, as usual, at an early hour in the
morning to call the men frorn their sleeping apart-
mete, when he was immediately attacked with staves,
knives, and other daugerous weapons. The captain, bearing
the noise, rushed on deck and fired on the men, and then by
persuasion and force combed, succeeded in rescuing the
victim, but she injuries were of too severe • character to
give the reasoner any faith in entertaining the slightest
of =
his recovery. His body presented • frightfully
pr4=sad the wounds caused him the greatest agony.
by the aid of stimulants, not many hours,
after which he wax, according to the custom, thrown over-
board. This other poor fellow, whose name also we bee
not learnt, was the interpreter, sad was despetched into
the ocean with little or no ceremony, at least so is supposed
by the captain, for he missed him without seeing any strug-
gle or hearing any disturbance.
The villains, however, were ass content to stop in the
execution of their deadly work after causing the death of
two, but they afterwards attacked the seed mate, upon
whom, fortunately, they determined to exercise • little
mere, and he was 'abject to no further moleehtion, after
having rooted severe wounds on his left arm. The
captain appears to have enjoyed the general confidence of
the crew, and was not hurt.
The prisoners are at present confined in the Cardiff gaol,
awaiting the arrangements of the Americas Consul to
' transfer them to the American pollee authorities for the
administration of the laws of that country. The greatest
excitement is manifested in the ease at Cardiff, and the
vicinity of the polies setae has been crowded throughout
the day with people anxious to glean every particular.

The IndEpen(lante Beige says that the Belgian
sugar refinery at Antwerp and other great commercial es-
tablishments were reduced to cinders by the fire on Moo-
day, which has almady been noticed in • telegram. It
seems, moreover, that seven or eight lives were lost
amongst the firemen sad the milituy. Fortunately the
vessels in the basin hurried out to sea at the oommenorsient
of the dissater, or they must have shared the same fate.
It is stated that the sugar refinery was insured for nearly
1,000,000 fr., anti the other great establishments for
2,000,000 fr. All the insuranoe companies are severely
affected.

An extraordinary event has just taken place in
the commune of Offagne, in the canton of PaLend, Bel-
gium. Two well-dressed travellers, • young woman from
25 to 30 years of age, and • man apparently shoat
40, strangers to Offagne sod its neighbourhood, but
supposed to be French, bad lodged at Olfagoe, in
the house of the widow Philippe. In the morning, after
taking their breakfast, they said to their hostess, " Adieu,
madame, you will soon have news from us." A few minutes
after • sportsman heard, at a short distance from °degas,
a double report. Having approached the place whence the
sounds proceeded, he found two corpses, horribly mutilated
and utterly unrecognisable. These were the two strangers,
who had put an end to their existence by suicide. All
inquiries have failed to discover their names or origin.
A singular wager was decided at Paris a few
nights since, and, notwithstanding the lateness of the hour,
was witnessed by • considerable number of persona. Y.
I.— having betted 10,000 fr. with Y. K— that he
would walk blindfold from the Am de Triomphe de 1 Etolle
to the Place de la Madeleine, it was agreed that the wager
should be decided at 11 o'clock that night, and M. L—
accordingly started precisely at that hour, attended by
witnesses chosen to see all fair. After conaiderable wan-
dering about, M. L— reached the Place de la Madeleine
about a quarter to 3 o'clock, and won the bet.

The boa constrictor at the Garden of Planta, Paris,
which swallowed its blanket some time ago, and disgorged
it about a mouth afterwards, has just died, owing, as sup-
posed, to its having retained so indigestible • mass such a
length of time in its body.

It is known that a large proportion of the vessels
sailing for New York carry quantities of rides sod other
arms for the Federal government. It is believed, indeed,
that a considerable comber are in the course of shipment
during the present week.

From statements which appear to have been cor-
net at New York, it seems that as application hes been,
or is about to be, made to the leading eapitaliste of London
end Paris with a view of ascertaining how much they would
be willing to advance to the American 'conks on • deposit
of United States **entities.

The Rev. C. N. Wodehouse, lath canon of Nor-
wich, has just issued a second edition of his pamphlet, mai.
tled " The Claims of Truth." Tills edition contains a letter
from the Bishop of London, repudiating in strong though
affectionate term the charge against him in the first
pamphlet that he spoke slightingly in the House of
Lords of the "scrupulous." His lordship further says :-•
"As to my 'holding up' yourself 'to contempt or ridi-
cule,' Inch a thing, with the feelings I entertain towards
you, was altogether impossible." Mr. W odeho use observes in
this edition of his pamphlet, that on resigning his prefer-
ment he met with little outward sympathy. " The High
Church party viewed my retirement with complacency, as
a testimony to some of their views, forgetful, perhaps, of
their own difficulties as to the Thirty-nine Articles and
Homilies. The Evangelical party stood aloof, though many
of them carrying their objections to the Prayer Book much
farther than myself. A third party only censured me for
being dissatisfied with the latitude which they assume to
be justifiable in subscribing. Dissenters expressed little
interest about a person who, along with his resignation,
declared his unaltered preference for the national church.
My firm and fearless friend, Bishop Stanley, was gone to his
rest, and, as I fully believe, to his reward ; sod friends like
him, who will give an open and generous support to a falling
man, are not to be much looked for in this world."