The Express.
London, England, 1861-10-07 00:00:00

ON Art nIINIRUM CONDCCTOR.

.1I hart 1; a gas-fitter, who gave his address,
Shasie.stuare, Itromptio, was charged with assaulting the
conductor of • Bromptie omnibus, lodge 6,Aril.
The conductor awl the defendoit, got on his bus at
the top of the Illaymartet the previous night, sad
seeing that he we drunk be refused to take him ea •
Ns...eager, and told him to get clown. The defendant
then lased the most dreadful lam;iisge, the Ma hiving
several lulled in it at the time, and tried to pull him off
his standing place, aid then struck him. Ile afterwards
gave the nr4WOOl. jut.. fludWly.
I tefeodant mil be was drunk, and wonted to ride.
Mr. Hanlon 'aid if he (defendant) was drutk the con-
. tutor tool a right is refuse him, and was liable to be
punished if he did cot. In the month it November
next pmer wadi ho given to commit with hard labour
for aaaulta of the tied, and had it been November
he woohl have given lint hod Llama. He (Mr. Readout
would like to know what right lie (defendant) had to strike
a man who was to charge .1 a pal.hr schiele.
Defeudant ass tool ens., or a month.
THAMES.
ALI.E.:ED MURDER AT art.
`pied after Mr. W obycb had taken biased on the lunch
this aoceiliug, Mr. J. C. Evans, superintendent of the
Th. el ilivi.ion of police, Who VMS sCornii./Ule.l by two
scome, named J• 11164 Gilroy and William Benson, applied
for a warrant to apprehend William Durwood Baldry, the
master of the ship Shaidang, which was away fur three
teat., and which arrived iu the tart of Loudon about •
fortnight since.
Mr. Evans said that three of the seamen lelooging to the
shantaing had made statements to Captain George Pearce,
the shipping neater at the iiaikirs' Home, in Well-
street, that James Riley, an ordinary seaman,
had dual no the 12th of Septastber lot at sea
a few days after lie Itid been severely flogged by the cap.
tido. The statemeuta of the men were _forwarded to the
Weird of Trade with the official log-book, and a communi-
cation was made to the Home S.eretary. Captain Harris,
the mestaatoommisaioner of Metrepolilaa Polies, was
directed to put the police in :notion, and two of the seamen
were now randy to be examined on oath. The third man, •
very material *lens., haul gone to Liverpool since lie
cantle his statement to I 'roan) Pearce.
Gilroy and Demon were then examined at considerable
length by Mr. Woolrych, and trots their united state-
meets it appeared that the captain had frorently
beaten Riley with hi, lista. Before the ship arrived at
fit. Helena, Riley appeared to be very ill, and he wanted to
I go on shoes with other sick Men to obtain medicine and
medial advise The captain refused compliance with this
request, and said he would give hint all the medicine be
' wanted at we. After leaving St. Helena Riley got worse.
I Is. day the captain ordered Riley to clean some brass
work sad meet in tarring the rigging. The mate told the
car 4 Riley wan eat able to work. The eapiala mid,
" him, and make him work." The mate de-
cline doing au. and the ruptain gave directions for Riley
to be sent up from below. As the deceased was
coming up the ladder the captain beat him with
a rope, and upon reaching the deck flogged him
severely over his body. The deceased sang out for mercy,
and the captain said, 'There is no mercy for you ; I will
have you work, or have your life." The captain then tied
two overhand knots ia the rope and resumed the best.
lag of the demised. who cried piteously for mercy.
All the crew assembled, and cue of then proposed to
go attend take the deceased away. Another mamas over.
ruled this and said " You will get yourself in trouble if you
interfere." After the captain had beaten Riley in • most
savage manner for • long time the poor fellow was takes
below, and pat into his berth, where he gemmed
heavily and appeared to be suffering moth. Three
days after the decemod was bogged he stripped for the pur-
pose of washing, and his body then presented a dreadful
appearance. The flesh, as described by Gamy, " we. black
and blue ell over, eel the colour of it could not be sees.
His hoed, legs, and ohoulder were covered with weak."
nee dere previous to Riley's death he seat for the certain,
sad said is • faint voice, "Are you sot ashamed
younielf r The captain said "What for!" Thedeesseed said,
"roe not putting mono shore at St. Mesa; you have beaten
me, said murdered rne." The deceasedme, also said he wanted
to make& will as he knew he was going to die. The car
taM told him there was no occasion to make • will, and on
his complaining of cold gave bim • blanket and things to
ewer him.

In mower to questions by Mr. Woolrycb, the witnesses
lad they believed the hrutia dogging indicted by Ceptain
Baldry was the cause of the deceased's death.
Mr. Woolrycb immediately issued Lis warrant for the
apprehension of Captain Baldry, and it was entrusted to
Mr. Evan, to execute.

Captain Baldry was summoned to ibis court • few days
ago by six of Isia crew for Oakum of wages due to tbem,
and be said bin owe wage' mete net paid, and be could sot
get any money from hi einem he pay them. Mr. Selfe
tben mule sumo Means einermilime es the captain's eon.
duet in speniii he had Pinked for and au account
of several men in labidot

ATLANTIC ROYAL NAIL STEAM NAVIGATION
COMPANY.—mmis DAY.)

The third ordinary gesend mooting of the share-
holders wes bridal 2 o'clock, at the offloss of the eoespear.
No. 10, Oanaomstreet, Mr. Guest". M.P., in the Asir to
the rmeinticas pared at the last ordinary meeting,
to reoeive the reports of the directors and &wide's, sail
for other purpose'.
The Secretary, Mr. BARNETT (acting secretary), having
read the notice convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the meeting was a merely
formai me, the directors proposing as adjournment till the
24th al March _ _

L reply to Colonel FRINCR.
Kr. ALLANCZ, the solicitor, said arrangements were in
progress which he believed would wove very beneficial to
the company, including the aseistanee of gentlemen
of gnat todueuee and high financial standing. Contracts
bad bees eatared Into for two ships, and the works
were being preceded with satisfactorily and rapidly,
to prepare the company for as application to
parliament next session for • renewal of the
subsidy. The directors had no doubt whatever of that re-
newal, sad the sbarvboblers must give them a very large
&maritime is the steps they were taking for the protection
of the interests of the company.
The :utilise then adjourned till the 24th of March next.

THE GREAT EARTERN.—MILFORD HAVE NF.—The
Cheat Eastern, from Cork, arrived safely at Milford Haven
yalgerday (Sunday) morning. She was sighted from St.
Asses at 630 a.m., made the harbour at 7.4 A, and dropped
anchor at &M. As soon as the gridiron is adjusted she will
be placed upon it and there have the Decently repair'
effected. The superior claims of the port for this purpose
brought her here, for no steps were taken by the inhabitante
to induce the directors to such a step. She was piloted in
by Mr. Ivimy, the Queen's pilot, who, with two of the
directors, went outside in one of the river steamers in
the morning to meet her. It is said she will now lie up
for the winter ma the same gridiron she did last year.
NARROW EACAPE.-011 Tuesday afternoon three
workmen were engaged blasting rock in the Whitlow cut-
Cog. They had completed a loring, and were io the act of
ramming home the charge of gunpowder, when, it is sup.
posed, the iron with which they were packing the shot
struck against some substance which caused arrk to
ignite the gunpowder. A tearful explosion to
night uthe faces of the men, tossing them in all gra:-
Noes, one poor fellow being thrown nearly 30 feet, yet,
straw to say, sone of them were hurt, with the excempos
of one maw, who sustaiool a slight cut on his left eyelid.
THRRATILNING ru SHinLYT. —At the head
lice-
oodee, Dublin, on Friday, before Mr. Allen,
Roger release appeared on summons to answer the con t
of IL.Uptain 1.41,1111101 E. Knox, for thrmiteting to shoot
bins. It appeared, from the statement of Wawa sad the
evidence, that the defendant sail his wife and family were
en a visit at the complainant's sh.sding ledge In thecouuty
of Wicklow, and that while the:. a amber of die.
agreeable circumstances took plates arida', accord-
tog
to the complainant's statement, frogs the
ilttreatraent of his wife. The defendant's
verelea of the story is that he was excited by the
esioduct of the plaintiff towards his family, to whom,
although they were new acquitintances, he gave a number
of valuable presents, which caused his jealousy. and that
his wife's conduct bekamecold towards ham. Eventually he
was requested to leave the home, sod he did so ; but be
eotneed that one of his daughters is retained there
against his will. The complainant having sworn that be
was in fear of the threat made by the defendant to shoot
him being carried out, cotsis Palmer was ordered to be
bound to keep the pow* Wow* bia wife, Captain Knox, ,
and the rest of her Majesty'. subjects.

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