The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-04 00:00:00

THE MURDER OP THE CAPTAIN OP THE SHIP

GENERAL PARKHILL.

At an inquest before Mr. Curry, the Liverpool
borough coroner, on Saturday, the following facts were
elicited relative to the death of Captain Pyke, who was
killed by his sailors on board his ship General Parkhill,
when off Point Lynes!, on the evening of Monday lit. The
General Parkhill sailed on Monday last from Liverpool to
Charleston with a cargo of salt. The vessel is of 700 tons
burthen, sad her crew coneiseed of eleven seamen, first and
second mates, and • steward. Shortly after the vessel
passed the Bell buoy, a dispute erase between the captain
and some of the men relative to the twisting of • rope
round the belaying pin. Ultimately the dispute resolved
itself into an open mutiny, and in the course of a
further " row" which ensued Captain Pyke was stabbed
to the heart and killed on the spot. The first
mate wee also so severely stabbed in eight places
that his life Is despaired of. The drip was ultimately
brought back to Liverpool by the second mate and a pilot
named Owen, and on reaching the Mersey the crew were at
once taken into custody by the police. The coroner opened
an inquiry on Thursday, and adjourned it till Saturday.
The men were also brought before Mr. Raffles, the stipen-
diary magistrate, on Saturday, and the police authorities
refused to produce them before the coroner. The first
witness was Cornelius Lancaster, a master pilot, who said
that all was quiet when he left the General Parkhill at the
Dell buoy. William Smith, • I.BIIIIIN wee the principal
witness. He said that the first row took place about five
o'clock en Monday, when a seaman named Brocky com-
plained that the captain had struck him. Brockey, however
was on deck with his watch until 8 o'clock. About half-
prat eight, while witness was aloft, he heard another of the
men, named Dunlevy, cry oat " irminler!" as if some person
was striking hhn. Shortly after this the captain and mate
went to the fore part of the ship where snore of
the crew were standing. They were then chased aft by the
men, ands fight took place between the captain and mate
and the men. Suddenly the captain cried out, "My Gok
lam murdered !" The chief mate, who wee Man covered
with blood at this time, then ran amidships. Witness saw
Dunlevy strike the chief mate with a hands,pike and say,
"Now, you son you struck me first. Denier), also
struck him (witness) because he would not join the
mutineers. Smith aid other witness deposed also that
three men, named Dunlevy, Collins, and Kelly, struck at
the captain. From the evidence of Mr. Francis Ayrtnn,
surgeon, it appeared that the captain was stabbed to the
heart between the fourth and fifth ribs. After adeliberation
of twenty minutes the jury returned • verdict of " Wilful
Murder" against four seamen, named Dusky'', Collins,
Kelly, and Feetberstooe. The police investigation was
sifjoinned.

Aramaean/as' HALL—At a Court of Examiners
of the Society of Apothecaries held on Thursday, the fol.
lowing pntierneu, baring passed the necessary examinations,
were aitlid lissetiates of the society, cis.: Maim
Blithe/hire, of Hob, Norfolk ; George Howarth, at South-
port, Laecashise ; Scher Thorp, of Mabee, Faux ; Thee.
dors Ones, at Math& ;bah, Derbyshire ; led Jobs Wants,
of Harorfordwati.