Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-02 00:00:00

GOVERNIENT !,'HIIPS.I.

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Name of 0 4,.-4 Destria- E., c't By-wM ho '
Ship. -1•1 -7-,,, 4
tion. ,c; • '.., Despatched.
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Sapphire : Jan 31 Sydney 749 288 J. Baines 0..C0.
James Jardine.:. Febl7 Ad'laide 810 • 352 Thos. Prost,• Jed.
.QueenofEngland Xiarlt Sydney 1198 _42 J: BaineS & Ce. - -
Telegraph ; • ~,;... Apl 27 Mel.. 1167. .374 Wilson & Chamber:: •
Escort
Corn. Perry 11y.27 Mel. 2017 407 ,f. Baines -&
Co.
Lady E.• Bruce Jun 2. „ -. 1007 :311+ • ... Baincii.&. Co.
Ifeadofthe got' Aug.l , 1353 415 Wilsea,& Chambers
Caribou. July 6 Sydney 1270 335 J. Baines- & Co. -.
Bhlbkarftaxon
Annie Wilson
gDavid Wirer . 2 i Ad'laide 86& 385.1.• Baines & Co.
Alfred '• • Au g 2.
Oct.l 7 Sydney. 1280 445 Wilson & Chambers
Prince of theSeaslNoy22 Mel. 1316 414 Wilson & Chambers
Eitzjames • I ~ 10 Sydney 1307 432 Wilton & Chambers
Dirigo • !Dec 19 ~ . 1157 445 Wilson & Chamber,i.
Grand Trianon I ..„ 31 td'laicle.lo63 347 Wilson & .Chambers

• "TOTAL OF GOVERNMENT SHIPS.
N0..0f Ships ' 17
Toallage
Passenicrs
From the above returns it is apparent that the number
of passengers who have obtained tree or assisted passars
constitutes a large proportion of the whOle emigration
to Alntralasia. Thnsubjeined'table shown, in quarterly
arrangement, the. exact numbers who have sailed for:
AuStralasia, paying their own passage-money :-,
LItoUNT OF EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL TO
AUSTRALASIAN PORTS IN THE YEAR 1359.

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Name of cp-4-I,' s Destina- '4l- -By whom
. Ship. . tiou. • Despatched.
AA
Captain Cook • Jan. 11Mel. 1174 133 rhompson & Co.
, Lightning ,, 1468 192 Bahl, s & co.
Rowena l7ls - 1166 7,1 Baines & Co.
PrinetatheSta,, ~ 20 „ 1326 199 Wilson & Chambers
Blue Jaeket Vet)."
~ 986147 Wilson & Chambers
Marco POlO
Pocahontes
~ 1139 84 Baines & Co. ..
Arabian - „ 201 ~ 10 119 Wilson & Charnbora-
John' Linn 26 ~ 1396 125 Thompson & Co.
Scottish Chief*
Br:tish Trident ,, 71 1399 162 Bainea & Co.
Montmorency „16 „ 668 92 Baines & 'Co.
Tudor „ 21 -„ 1777 157 & Chambers
Abner Stetson - „ -1136 10E T.,ompson
Miriam
Dsnald M`Kay ,, 71 to 2259 407 Baines & Co.
Petor•Maxwell: „ 12 „ 1058' 1.21 Baines & Co.
•
Merchant Prince ~ 21 ~ 1745 1251 Wilson & 'Chamliers
Peter :Smitlt • ~ 30 1240 113,Tbotapson &-Co.
Bed Jacket May 2 ~ 1597 383 Wilson & Chambers
fir Wm. Byre „ 9 „ 1315 139 Baines & Co.
Ida — - „21 I, • 1157 123 V,rilson & Chambers
Royal Charter... „ 21 „ 2704 318 B,iisic & 00; •
Zoboah
,Jnne2 „ • 1303 196 Th6mpson & Co.
„ „ • 2377 318 Baines & Co.
Morning Star „ 8 „ 1327 . 126 Baines & Co.
Tornado- „ 10 Auc'lnd 1030 279 Wilson -& Chatnbers
Argonaut „ 18 Mel. i 237 141 Wilson & Chambers
Zarahc-1 July 1 Mel. 1089 154 Thompson & Co.
Saldanha
Mer Maid• • •,,, 11 Auc'lnd 1226 34 Wilson & Chambers
llarmonides ,, 18 Mel. 1564 17 Baines & Co. . •
D. 0. Fleming , 22 ~ 1425 188 Nyilson & Chambers
Chani.ofthe Seas Aug. 8 „ f 1946 303 twos & Co.
Shooting Star
Greyhound
Constantine
Ocean Chief ,, 6 „ 1021 345 Baines & Co..
Shalknar! „ 12 Auc'lnd 1407 224 Wilson & Chambers
King of Algeria ,, 17 Mel. 1339 243 Baines & Co:
[Litton - „ 1263 366 Wilson & Chambers
Lightning.., Oct. 5 Mel. 1765 371 Baines & Co.
Pluenik .
Dawn of Uope „ 1; Mel. 1214 .231 Baines &
White Star . „25 „ 355 wi1,04,8, cOmbeis
Marco
Ett:lo
Beejapore „ 2-: „ 167 - 88 Wilson & Chambers
Bluo Jaclet
of the Se:,, 3a - 1226. 80 Thompson & Co.
Ct. Britain (s.s.) Declo „ 272'2 310 Baines & Co.
Empire of Peace „ 27 ~ .1545 112 Wilson & Chambers

TUT.:
Lips.

_ .
_lons. . PasSerigers.
First Quarter l4 17,552 • 1,970
Second Ditto
Third *Ditto
Fourth Ditto
Besides those given above, there were Also 20 short
ships, as they are called—that is, vessels carrying so
small a number of passengers as not to fall under the
regulation of the Passengers Act. These ships were
of an aggregate tonnage of 19,251 tans, and carried
374 passengers.• Of these latter, two, carrying 44 pas-
sengers, were despatched by Messrs. James Baines &
Co.; and three, carrying 59 passengers, by Messrs. Wilson
& Chambers. From the foregoing statements, all of
whidh have been obtained 'from the record kept in the
Government Emigration .office, it will be seen that the
following firms despatched 75 ships; divided as follows:
Ships. Tons. . Pa..isengers.
White• Star Line
Black Ball and Eagl.., Line. . 30
Mersey Line
It cannot be otherwise than interesting -to compare
the preceding results ,with similar. returns
.conneeted.
with the

AUSTRALASIAN PASSENGER TRADE OP LONDON,
which may be summarised as follows :—The,. returns of
passengers.wholeave sailed from London have only been
completed up to the 30th of. November. • From these
we 'learn that the total number of ships. despatched
thence from the Ist of January to the 30th of November
has been .116, with a registered tonnage of 96,943 tons,
carrying 7,30.8 pessengers. , Of these ships, 13. of the
aggregate tonnage or 8,490; with 290 passengers, were
for. Adt'aide; 21, .with an aggregate
tonnage of 20,041,
with 370 passengers, were for Siydney; 40, ,with an
aggregate tonnage of 41,444, carrying 1,7 P, passengers,
were' for 'Port Philip; and .42, withan aggregate
r4.o'ton-
ni.of •26,968, carrying 4,831 passengers, were for
New Zealand.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.—SATUaDAY.

(Before Messrs. MANSFIELD and JEFFEE.Y.)

• CILLEGI,E OF gul=1:11 Oar TUE HIGH SEAS.—Philander
Hall, second mate,- and Daniel Devonport, boatswain, of
the 'American ship ;John Bright, were brought up on
remand, charged with having caused the death of a I
sailor, named Green, by a series of cruelties committed .
upon him on boarsl the above ship, while on: her passan
from New York tethis port. Mr..Squarey prosecuted,'
and Mr. J. 8.. Aspinall defended, the prisoners. John
Hackett and John C. Pritchard, whose evidence was
given in our Tuesday's issue, as sworn.by them on their
first examination, were again.called and examined. The
only point in their:statements in addition to that already
published, was that they had b card of the deceased having
drawn a knife against the second mate. A man, named '
Johnson, deposeetto his haiing seen the deceased struck
with belaying pins, and beaten with a. strap„roposended,
pricked with -a
packing needle, and such like cruelties,
on several occasions,., and the only. reason that he could
assign was:that. the man refnaed to work on the first day
he went on board the ship, but not afterwards to his
knowledge. He had seen the second Mate kick him,
but he never saw theisoatswain kick him.- The deceased
showed him hisperson before his death, .and-it was all
black and bruised,,frfn the treatment he had rweived,
He saw him one time:tumble off the forecastle head, as
if .he had; been pitched dotn. Be remembered the
captain ordering the man to be put in irons, for drawing
a knife, to stab the second mate.—MrsAspinall.thought
there was no evidence .against the boatswain ; but Mr.
Mansfield said they. could not draw' any_ diStinction
between ;the' two prisoners.—Mr.• Aspinall then ad-
dressed the -bench fur the defence. He said there
was no dpubt, that so •long as the. bad system of
. advance. was carried out, there- would be .cruelties
perpetrated in ships where there was any attention paid
to discipline, and for this reason w The advance as
usually received by' a hoarding-house keeper, or some
such person, and the sailors were shipped' and sent on
board of.vessels bound to ports where.theyalid not- wish
to go ; so that. When the men found this* out, th.ey'in
many cases refused to work ; becane, in the, first place,
they did not want to go in she ship, and' secondly, they
were not paid for, their work. This . was the position
that-the-officers 'mere pladed in with men, and.they were
of - necessity obliged to make them work. .Be then
called Captain R. C. Cutting,. master of the shiP, who
stated that his vessel left New Yo-k on the 20tli Nov.
last, and arrived here on the 21st December. He
shipped the prisoner Hall as second mate in New
York, and at that time he told hini that he was
shipped. on the express condition that no man on
board should be ill-used. Hall said he would remember
that. The boatswain had been with him for four years,
and he never had a complaint against him except that
he was 'Very much addicted to profane swearing.: Be
knew.the deceased, and had spoken to him frequently,
but never heard a
.word from him about bad treatment.
On the 20th' November he (the captain) was in his cabin,
when he heard a man call out murder. He ran out and
saw the second mate and boatswain do something to the
deceased, who was lying on the deck, and he asked what
they were about. They said that _deceased had refuSed
to work, and' bad ,drawn a knife to ,stab the mate..
,He
ordered them away from hini, aid then directed the first
mate to put him in it ons. Tie never heard of the man being
abused after that lime ; and when he heard he was ill lie
sent the -doctor to take Care-of him.---Thornas Kennedy,
third mate, and James Ward, sailor, deposed to having
seen the deceased draw a knife.—John Towers, chief
mate, said the *eased was on his watch, lmit he never
hoax(' him complain of a-usage. He remembered the
second mate spraining -his ankle by kicking. one of the
.men, but did net think it was the deceased.--J. P. Moore,
the surgeon, was next examined, and he gave: it as his
opinion thot the deceased died from inflammation-of the
lungs. He had talked with him while he. was.under
his care, and.' the man never said he had been badly.
used. It . was quite possible for a man to be at work,
and in four or five days afterwards to die of inflam-
mation of the lungs. Mr. Mansfield said he did not
believe that there was sufficient evidence to convict the
men, otherwise he would have ordered them to :be
handed over to the American consul. The men-were
consequently discharged: •

Assiurr.---John Moran was committed for trial on
the charge of having assaulted Thomas Glover, on the
27th Deomber.

Fee Was charged' with stabbing
Peter Curran, with whom he resided in -Pellew-streef,
on the night of Saturday, the 24th December.- It ap-
peared that the men had been drinking in the early
part of the day, eel:were on bad terms with each other.
When the prosecutor went to the
.prisoner's' bedside at
night to give hini a light for his pipe, the latter drew a
knife and stabbed him in the left arm. The prisoner
was sent for trial.