The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-04 00:00:00

CHARGE OF MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. 1

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Yesterday, Inspector Murphy, of the detective force, brought LIVERPOOL, DECEMBER 4
up a person named James C. Collins, the third mate of the IMO!' WATBE—Moru. 324 --.F0.... ^ -
ship Neptune, from New York, charged with having murdered
Dec. 3.
a Dutchman, named John Smith, on the voyage from New Glenshee
York to Liverpool. The case was beard before Mr. Grant, in Courier.... .
one of the pollee courts. Mr. Wilding, of the American Emerald
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donsul's office, attended to hear the case, and Mr. Bluelt
defended the prisoner. The case will be better understood by
a narrative collected from the evidence, than it could by going Claudia
through the testimony of the witnesses,which was not consecu- Amelia „
' tive, It appeared that there is a custom in New York, and
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other American ports, of picking up men whilst drunk, and Gty of Baltimo
shipping them as sailors ; in many cases such is not the case, Ocean Bride
the men being mere landsmen. In the case, however, of Arno (s.s.)
the deceased, ho was a sailor, and had been shipped in Arno (s
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Now York, for New Orleans, but whilst in a state of intoxi- Hannah .. .... 11
cation he was picked up and put on board the Neptune, and it Ann .. ••• •
was stated that the person who shipped him got forty dollars
Dec.
for him. When he became conscious, he got into a state of
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excitement, and it seemed that he refused now and then to do einOthello
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his duty. It was admitted that he was beaten by the Ingleboro ........
prisoner for not doing his duty, and that the treatment he
received was cruel. On the night of the 24th November, he Queenstown, Dee.e.
went luta the closet of the forecastle, and it was alleged that caatur:rende itandeo s
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the prisoner followed and beat him with a belaying pin. In Shamrock, Delany,
some time after this the prisoner got a lantern and went to here with foremast gone. Ea
the place again, when he called out that Smith had hanged Waterford, Dec. L—The Thora, from Liverpool to .Thommas
himself. It was found that the man was hanging and quite Ivohdicilit,ell3luat, len
floirerreeafateirrscollision, has been surveyed and remmer
dead. Some time after, the body was sown up in rugs and Belfast,guee. 2I)
—The Scotia, of and for Carnarvon, On Sk-lmattl
thrown into the sea. It was stated that the body was Rocks, has been taken off the beach and brought into Bail—
in a shocking state from bruises, and the evi- harbour. Vessel and cargo naiugiudz,abmatged.
Hastings,rundow Dec.n
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overboard, was very contradictory. One witness said it was Liverpool, which saved the ere.,
done immediately, and whilst the body was quite warm, and Bahia, Nov. 2.—The Cineinnitus, Sellers, from out,..—_
Bomhay, put into this port on the 29th ult., with loss of foremast.
- the chief officer of the ship swore it was three hours and a half Gibraltar, 25.—The American ship Lady Franklin, bound to
after death. This witness also stated that when the body was T
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found found hanging he had it cut down, and tried every means in New Orleans, Nov. 10.—The the on board the Thomas Jefferson,
his power to restore animation, but failed. The line of defence loading at this port for Liverpool (Nov. 5), was extinguished in a
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taken by Mr. Block was, that the deceased committed suicide, t;w6ohoouhraslebsyof floodingcotthn theso cotton with water. She had on beard 560
awe.h wire totally destroyed, and the
1 and he ably argued that when the evidence was of such a con- remainder more or leas damaged.
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Cadiz, Nov. 23.—The Bourgainville, Olives, from Bordeaux to this
flitting character, and in so serious a charge as that of murder,
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a jury could not convict, and therefore the magistrate come
not send the man for trial. Mr. Grant did not think the
evidence sufficient to sustain the charge, although he was of
opinion that the deceased had been badly treated. The prisoner
was discharged.

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Commerttal Intenignue.

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.-DEC. 3

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There has been an improved tone in the market to-day,
the demand has been general, and with less disposition
to realise, sellers have an advantage of about 1-16 d per lb.
The sales including 50 Pernambucos 7id to 71d, 750
Bahias 60 to 61d,100 Egyptians 61d to 7 d, 1,000 Suratg
4id to 50—are reported 8,000 bales, of which 1,500 are
on speculation and for export.

put bats to c,cce
bags damaged have been s„ Id.—The pavan, ‘,.
of the Countess of Elgin and Ivanhoe, bound to London, and Ontarh.
for Hamburg, have been sold.—A considerable portion of cargo end
rice, ex Euphrates, from Calingapatam to London, which put in here
leaky, is damaged, and has been sold; remainder of cargo in sound
condition has been transhipped on board the Helen Wallace, for
Liverpool. the Euphrates is laid up bete.

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Oct. 3. .. Tinto.
Oct. 25 .. Robert Pulsford, hence to Calcutta

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Report of the ship Courier, Robinson, arrived hers from St. John,
N.B. Sailed 10th Nov.:—
Spoke
Nov. 12.. The brig Oxford, of Liverpool, from
Demerara for Halifax 42 N
Same day, the brig John Richard, from
St. John, N. 8., or Spain.
Same day, the Adept, of Glasgow, bound
west.
Nov. 15.. Passed the Dlrigo„ of New York, standing
west
Nov. 18.. The Cornelius Grinnell, bound west 45 N.. 42 30W
Same day, the Kate Nickleby, from New
York for London, out 9 days.
Dec. 1.. Bardsey, hearing S.E. lb miles, passed
the Joseph Rowan, of Greenock, bound
up Channel.

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—DEc. 3

SUGAR : The market is unchanged, but the extreme
prices demanded by holders has limited business, and only
60 hhds Demerara are reported at 50s, 250 bags Madras
at 445, and 300 bags Paraiba to arrive at 33s per cwt in
bond.
MoLAssEs : 300 puncheons Porto Rico have realised 24s
9d per cwt.
COFFEE : 70 bales Mocha, from Alexandria, sold at 58s
per cwt.
RICE : Nothing has occurred.
SALTPETRE : 150 bags Calcutta, to arrive, have realised
43s per cwt for 5 per cent refraction.
ORCHELLA WEED : 270 bales were sold at the auctions
this morning at 56 lOs to for Angola, and 435 to 438
per ton for Cape de Verd.
MADDER ROOTS : 150 bales Bombay were sold at 38s to
39s per cwt.
LOCIWOOD : 230 tons Jamaica were sold at £4 17s 6d,
and 4') tons St. Domingo at 4'5 per ton.
RED SANDERS Wool): 50 tons were sold, part all faults,
at bs per ton for sound.
*PEARL SAGO : 50 tons for distant arrival were sold at
24s per cwt.
GAMBIER : A few tons were sold on the spot at 18s 6d
per cwt for sound.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.-DEC. 3
Per stone, 201bs. j Per 9011.05. s. d. a. d.
s. d. s. rl.l Potatoes, Seedlings 00to 0 0
O 8 to 0 Bi'Ditto, Kemps 4 0 to 4 3
O 6} to 0 3 Ditto, Whiterocks 210 to 3 0
O6to 0 7 Ditto, Balshaves 2Bto 2 9
O 0 to 0 01Ditto, Beldrams... 0 0 to 0 0
O 0 to 0 0, Ditto, cattle
O 3 to 03i Per ton.
O 3 to 03i Turnips l9 0 to 22 0
O 0 to 0 0 Carrots
O 0 to 0 0I Mangle wurzel 0 0 to 0 0
Manure 5 0 to 7 0

Hay, old

Ditto, new

Ditto, clover
Green Clover
Vetches

Straw, wheat.
Ditto, oat ..

Ditto, barley
Oats, In straw

LONDON PRODUCE MARKET. —DEC 3.
SUGAR : The market is firm at the advance of 6d quoted
yesterday.ll There has not been a public sale to-day.
Refined lumps 60s to 62s 6d.
COFFEE : The public sales are going off without showing
any material alteration in prices.
TEA The public sales concluded heavily to-day.
SPICES : The public sales are going off steadily.
RICE : This article scarcely supports last week's prices
yet a full amount of business has been done. Nerrenzie,
a large parcel, sold at lOs 6d; Battam, 10s.
Runt remains firm.
SALTPETRE: 40 tons, refraction 31, sold yesterday at
535.
COTTON : The demand continues limited ; 100 bales only
sold yesterday.
INDIGO : The market is firm.

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