Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-03 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL) THURSDAY] SEPTEMBER 3, 1857.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A SHIP CAPTAIN,

At the Tharnesrolice-court, on Tuesday, after the dis-
posal of the night charges, Inspector Bridges applied to
Mr. Yard.ey for a warrant for the apprehension of Captain
John William Doyle, the master of the barque John
Ingara, from Ceylon. for various acts of cruelty to a sailer
boy named Robert Eastick, who it was alleged was driven
to commit suicide by the harassing treatment of the
captain and the ill-usage exercised towards him. The
subject was mentioned incidentally by Mr. Charles Young,
a solicitor, three weeks ago, when the captain was
summoned by five of his crew for their wages, which he
had. withheld. Mr. Yardley then said he could not go into
a case of cruelty against the master of a ship, on a ease of
sea wages, and if any assault had been committed a distint
chtrge should be made. The matter was brought under the
notice of Mie J. C. Evans, superintendent of the Thamee
police, who thoroughly investigated it, and despatched
Inspector Bridges with two of the crew to obtain a war-
rant. Mr. Yardley, after qeeetioning one of the men, and
perusing some documents put before him, granted a war-
rant, and the captain was brought before the magistrate
in the afternoon, and formally arraigned. Mr. Walter
Pelham, clerk to Mr. Fletcher, a solicitor, of Arbour-
square, Stepney, defended the accused. Prince Montague, 1'
a man of colour, said he was cook of the John Inger&
now lying in the St. Katherine dock, on her last voyage
from Hartlepool to Ceylon, and back to London. The
deceased, Robert Eastiek, shipped at Hartlepool, and was
a healthy boy when he came on board, and appeared to be
about fifteen years of age. He had repeatedly seen the
captain ill-use the deceased, and flog him with reef-
points (ropes) with eyes in them, and also kick him.
and knock him down. The boy bad nothing but
his blue shirt to protect his back when he was flogged
with a rope. The captain also compelled the boy to
march up and down the deck, like a soldier, with a
handspike on his shoulder: This punishment was inflicted
very often in the evening when he had done his work.
The captain beat the boy very severely with a rope about
a cheese that was lost. He had repeated:), heard the boy
call out, " Murder, murder, save ma," in the cabin. while
the captain was beating him. One day afier the boy
was flogged he was crying, and upon receiving his dinner
said, "Ah, cook, this is the last piece of dough (pudding)
I shall ever receive from you." Ile thought then that the
lad was meditating suicide. About a fortnight afterwards
the boy was was very shamefully beaten by the captain
in the cabin, and called oat " Murder !" and shrieked.
He saw the boy's shoulders and arms. and tberwere
red and blue and covered with wales. The boy
was cryinc, and said, "Ile could not endure it any
longer." On the same day the boy came to him in the
galley or cookhouse on deck with a biscuit, and asked
him to pour some hot water up-on it for the captain.
While he was doing so the boy disappeared. Mr. Yar-
dley : He vanished that evening from the ship ? Witness :
He did so. I heard a cry that the boy was overboard,
and wss drowned. Mr Yardley : Did you see him in tha
water ?--Witness: No, sir, I did net ; but others saw him
go overboard I believe. Mr. Yardley : Was any boat put
out to save him P—Witness No, sir; no beat was hauled
eat. Mr. Yardley: What sort of sea was there at that
time ?—Witness : The sea was smooth at the time.
Mr. Yardley: And at what rate was the ship
going?—Witness : The sea was smooth at the
time. Mr. Yardley : And at what rate was the
ship going P—Witnese : About five knots an hour. Mr.
Yardley : Who was upon the deck at the time?—
Witness : The chief mate was on deck. 'Mr. Yardley :
Was the captain on deck at the time? Witnets : I don't
know, sir. inspector Bridges here stated that the owner
of the ship was in attendance. The Owner : I am very
anxious to have the case investigated. Mr. Walter Pel-
ham said the prisoner, for whom he appeared, had been
taken into custody only during the last hour,! and was
qnite unprepared with any defence. He therefore applied
that the further investigation should be postponed until
Saturday next. when he should be ready to cross-examine
the witnesses, and enter upon the defence. Mr. Yardley
Very well ; the ease shall he postponed. Has the prisoner
any hail ready? Mr. John Ingars, owning the ship
named after him, tendered himself as bail, and was
accepted.

DR. LIVINGSTONE AND THE LORD
LIEUTENANT OF IRELAND.

A very numerous and d:stinguished conapanY assembled
on Monday evening in the new museum of the Royal
Dublin Society, to hear a lecture by Dr. Livingstone, the
celebrated African traveller. The spacious hall was
densely crowded, and the galleries were well filled. A
considerable proportion of the audience was composed of
ladies, the majority of whoop were in full dress, Dr.
Livingstone spoke from a raised platform is the centre of
the room immediately under the gallery at the north side
of the funding. On this plat form seats were placed for
the accommodation of the Lord Lieutenant and other
distinguished persons, including the Archbishop of
Dublin, the Lord Chancellor, Mr. Justice Crampton, Mr.
Napier, Mr. Whiteside, Dr. Lloyd. &c. The lecture which
Dr. Livingstone delivered was like many of those already
reported. He concluded by saying :—This great and rich
country lay with all its resources undeveloped. In view
of negro slavery he thought it was the duty of this country
to obtain supplies of cotton, sugar, and other things from
Africa to save the trouble of taking the negroes to other
lands. (Cheers.) All these people were most anxious to
be engagea in commerce, with the exception of the
Bushmen, who differed completely from the other
races in laneuage, manners, and in everything; but they
were prevented from embarking in trade by a fringe of
illiberal races on the coast, who live in an unhealthy
climate, which, he believed, had a deteriorating effect on
their whole constitution. It was also most important to
recollect that these sub-tending ridges of which ho spoke
was perfectly healthy. He never had a single fever on
crossing them, but on the coast and is the valleys, in the
centre of the country, the climate was very unhealthy. If
all missionary and trading stations were placed in these
healthy localities, the work of extending commerce and
civilization would be carried out without the immense loss
of life by which such efforts had been too often accom-: -
periled. And row, in conclusion, while thanking them
heartily for the kind manner is which his imperfect state-
ment had been received, as there was no probability that
they should all meet again on earth, it was natural for
him to wish that they might enjoy a happier meeting
above. (Applause.) Amongst all the wonderful
adaptations of means to an end, there was none better
suited to its ends than that by which the Author of all
their beings fitted them for joining the great celestial
assembly, and he prayed that God might grant that
none of them, while thinking of others, might neglect
his own salvation. (Prolonged applause.) When the
lecturer finished, the Lord Lieutenant rose and said :
Dr. Livingstone has pursued the mid regions of
swarthy Africa, not as a man hunter—which too many
have done—not as :a lion hunter as some have done—but
led by the fire and genius of Christian sympathy, gentle
uess, and 'vivo. (Applause.) I will only say-of that in-
teresting region which has been the: theatre of his
journeying, that while the high behest of empire and of
justice may now be calling upon some of our countrymen
in that other great continent of the olden world to the
discharge of stern and painful duties, I trust that in that
Africa to which Europe owes such great attainments our
countrymen may never be called on to discharge any
othermession than these which.relate:to extend commerce,
increasing civilisation, and Christian philanthropy.
(Lend applause.) I feel sure that the lecture to which
we have had the pleasure of listening will be reckoned
not one of the least agreeable and profitable occupations
of a week which, I trust all concerned have felt—as I am
sure they ought to feel—as one of unmixed satisfaction.
I ventnre to express a confident opinion that an the occa-
sion of this meeting, Dublin has been proud of her guests,
and I trust the guests are satisfied with Dublin; and on
this occasion you will perhaps allow me to take the pre-
sent opportunity of mentioning by way of parenthesis—
and I confess it is an abrupt one—but allow me to men-
tion how gratified I shell be to see the members of the
association (I mean the ladies and gentlemen who consti•
tote the present meeting of the association in Dublin) at
Dublin Castle to-morrow evening at half-past nine o'clock.
(Loud applause.)

THE PROJECTED TELEGRAPH TO INDIA.

Between conflicting schemes there seems a probability
that the Indian telegraph, which ought to be completed in
s:x menthe, will either fail altogether, or be delayed until
the greatest need is passed. For some time two routes
have been before the public—one via the Persian Gulf and
the Eaphrates to the Mediterranean; the other via the
Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. After mature deliberation
the Government selected the Euphrates line, and granted
it a subsidy of 6 per cent. ; but a firman wag required
from Constantinople, and apparently the intrigues always
rife in that capital against British interests have prevented
it from being obtained. Meanwhile the promoters of the rival
or Peed ties route have thus been stimulated to revive their
project, and have appealed to the Government and
the public to treat the Euphrates line, if not as an
impracticability, at all events as a scheme that must be
indefinitely deferred. But the Euphrates Company are
ready to repel this view, and it is probable that if the
arguments of the parties interested on each side were
accepted, neither line would be attempted. The objection
to the Euphrates line, that there is a difficulty in
obtaining a firman, cannot hold for a moment. The
English Government having already sanctioned it, our
influence in the East must have fallea low if Russian or
other agents at Constantinople find themselves able to
induce the Porte to deny a reqaest for that means of com-
munication with our own possessions which, in the interests
of civilisation, any country under like circumstances might
reasonably demand. The question, therefore, if there is
to be any rivalry, must really lie between the comparative '
merits of the two routes. The Euphrates or Tigris plan,
according to a modification recently proposed, seems to be
for a submarine cable from Kurrachee to Bagdad, along
the shallow waters of the Persian Gulf, with a land
connection of 1,200 miles from Bagdad to Constantino-
p'e, which would at once bring London and all parts of
India into direct communication. Within five months,
it is computed, the cable from Kurrachee to Bagdad
might be laid, whence horsemen would bring messages
to Constantinople in six days; and meanwhile the
laud line being in course of construction, the distance
would be shortened every week. The entire length would
be about 2,800 miles, and the estimated cost £400,000,
and the whole, it is alleged, could be completed in six or
seven months. The only disparagement attempted has
been• that the Jana portion would be liable to wanton
damage from the Arabs ; but this idea has met with no
countenance from the persons best acquainted with them,
who believe, in fact, that they would be its true protec-
tors.. If the Americans can venture to carry a line to
California through tribes of hostile Indians, the apprehen-
sien of gratuitous mischief in this case must, it is contended,
be regarded as idle, and it is presumnd that before
sanctioning the scheme Lord Palmerston felt reasonable ,
security on that point. Oa the other hand, the Red
Sea Company contemplate a land line of 240 miles
from Alexandria to Suez, and 4,163 miles of cable '
from Suez to Aden and Aden to Kurrachee, the
estimated cost being £700,000, and the time re-
quired one year. By laying the cable in the
first instance from Suez to Aden they calculate, how-
ever, that at an expense of £300,000 they could
bring India and England within a week's communication
in about the same period as that in which a similar result
could be effected by the Euphrates Company. In this
case a principal objection urged is that owing to the
tremendous and uncertain depths of the Red Sea and the
character of its coral reefs the cable would be lost or
almost instantly destroyed, Whether these predictions
are well grounded may be a question, but they are based
on the reasonings of the scientific men most known in
connection witk telegraphic enterprise, while the sole
testimony cited by the promoters as to the facility with
which the coral reefs may be avoided is that of a person
known only in connection with the most reckless engineer-
ing delusion ever yet attempted or expose]. Still it is pos.
siblener even probable, that every difficulty in the case
may be capable of being overcome, and it is quite certain
that: in relation to a question like that of establishing
an 'lndian telegraph no fears should be allowed
to stand in - the way, —unless backed' by such a
unanimous expression of scientific opinion as would
amount almost to a demonstration of their correctness.
The point to be observed is that there is nothing
as matters at present sand, to alter the, view origi-
nally taken by the Rome Government, and that if
the business is to resolve itself into a contest
of routes the contest may be interminable. If
the Government have changed their opinion re-
garding the political advantage of extending our
communications on the Euphrates, and are -now
more inclined to favour the various movements in
the direction of Suez, the Euphratea Company will of
conrse, fail to get their firman, and there the affair will
end ; but apparently it is only in this way the rivalry
can be extiuguished. A better course to meet the difficulty
seems, however, to present itself. If both lines are
practicable both should be completed, and each
should be encouraged to compete with the other to
Fee how soon the first link can be realised. With
only one line in existence what would be our state
in case of emergency ? Let any one imagine our
position,—supposing a break to occur at any moment-
ous period, and to place us in all the helpless-
ness of those who have brought every habit and
arrangement to work in reliance upon a means which
abruptly and utterly fails them. In time of war with the
snuouncemeut that the Indian cable had broken we should
be like a crowd in a room with the gas suddenly turned
off. And whet would be our consolation for the panic and
for the millions of loss it would involve in money, fame,
and territory ? That in the year 1857, when we were spend-
ing about £2,000,000 per month in steam transports, &c.,
we had saved a single outlay of £400,000 ! The considera-
tion seems so incredible that it can hardly be dealt with
seriously. It is to be remembered, moreover, that is critical
times, if the accident happened or not, we should be in con-
stant agony from its probability. Still, whatever may be dope
by the Government, one point must be insis'ed upon—
namely, that whether they resolve to support the Euphrates
or the Red Sea route, or both, they have no right to
encourage the public to subscribe unless they are previously
Bagdad there is no risk but such as may fairly be expected
to be overcome. It is very easy to "encourage" shareholders
to ruin themselves for the national benefit, but not honest.
By a subsidy made conditional on the SUC3e6I of the
undertaking, the Government do nothing but insure a
possible advantage for themselves, throwing all the danger
on individual shareholders. Ia ordinary enterprises this
might be very well, but a promise of 6 per cent, for 25
years, not as a bonus, but for actual services to be performed
during that term, is not such as to compensate for any
unusual peril. If the public like to accept with their
eves open, there can be no objection; but the Government
cannot with propriety even tacitly recommend it, unless
they feel in a strong degree satisfied of the feasibility of
the selected scheme. Any doubt on that head ought to
be made known; and, supposing them still to wish the
work done, they should then promptly come forward to
1 participate in the risk.—Times City Article of yesterday.

AN ENGLISHkTAN's HoME CASTLE.—A Rochdale
workman, named Ta3lor, has recovered in the Rochdale
county court the sum of £5 from his late master, Mr. Stott,
an ironmonger,. Taylor had given notice of his intention
to leave, wizen Stott publicly taxed him with dishonesty.
following up the accusation by instructions to an officer to
search his premises, himself accompanying the officer. No
warrant bad be,nl applied for. His honour prefaced his
award by an indir,vnant denunciation of Stott's conduct,
and concluded with the remark that were such conduct
permitted to pass with impunity, en Englishman's house
would cease to be the " citstlo" it bad been declared
to be.

WEST DERBY UNION.

The usual weekly meeting of this Board of Guardians
was held at the Board-room, Mill-lane, Everton, yester-
day. Mr. Lunt presided. The other guardians present
were—Messrs. AbeahAms, Roberts, INledealf, Rescue,
Pitts, Sagar. Almond, and Shaw. Cheques to the amount
of. -eIG2 were voted for the relief of the out door poor.
The master of the workhouse reported that last week
there were 572 paupers in the workhouse, this week 559,
of whom 339 belonged to Toxteth-park. The master of
the Hospital reported that the number.of patients in that
establishment were, this week, 92; last week, 93 ; of the
former, 23 belonged to Toxteth-park.
It was ordered that the Clerk should be instructed to
advertise for tenders for prtilisions for the next six
months. The resignation of the assistant schoolmaster to
the workhouse was sent in and accepted, he having been
appointed schoolmaster for the Wirral Union.
Mr. Shaw wished to know whether the Chairman could
tell him if it was the intention of the Chairman of the
visiting committee, Mr. Wensley, again to ahead the
board, as he had been absent for four or five weeks, and
he had a Tiestion to ask him about a document he held
in his possession.
The Chairman said that several other Guardians said
that they had expected that he would have been present
on that day, but as he was not, they were sure that he
would be there on the following week.
MR. SEIAW AND DR. Nripss.

Mr. Shaw then inquired why the instructions from the
Poor-law Beard, received on the 25th of May last re-
questing that the medical officer of the workhouse should
attend the naidwifery cases, had not been acted on.
Lately there had been thirteen cases, and the Doctor, as.
he understood, had not attended to one. He was sure
they were doing an illegal act by permitting a midwife to
do what the Doctor had a right to do; nor were the
Guardians doing their duty to the poor in allowing it.
The Chairman agreed with Mr. Shaw.
Mr. Pitts said the subject had been before discussed by
th. 3 Board, and it had been decided that Dr. Nevins
need not attend only on cases where he was seat for.
There has never been any complaints made.
The Master of the workhouse was called into the room,
and in answer to Mr. Pitts, he said that there had net
been any occasion to send for the Doctor, as all the cases
had gone on well. Ia answer to Mr. Shaw, he said that
he should net consider himself competent to jadge when
to send for the Doctor, but the midwife, Betsy Woods,
was a competent person, and he should have no_ objection
to trust his own vyife with her.
Mr. Abrahams: She has been here for 18 years, and
has brought between five and six hundred children into
the world- _ . .

Mr.vShaw then moved a resolution to the effect that in
future the medical officers of the workhouse attend all
cases of midwifery occurring in the house, in compliance
with the Poor Law Board,
Mr. Roscoe seconded the motion.
Mr. Shaw then mentioned a case in which a man had
cut his throat in the workhouse, and neither Dr. INevins
or his assistant were anywhere to be found, and Dr.
Lister had to attend him. lie said that showed the
necessity of always having a medical officer on the spot.
Mr. Pitts expressed it as his opinion that. Mr. Shaw
had watched his opportunity of bringing the motion for•
ward when there was a small board, and he was sure of
carrying his point, and moved that the subject be referred
to the Visiting Committee.
Mr. Abrahams seconded the amendment.
Mr. Shaw most emphatically denied that he had any
ill-feeling towards Dr. Nevins in mooting the question, but
had done it because he believed it to be right, and said
that he would do his duty to the poor, let other guardians
act as they pleased.
Toe board then divided, when there were four for the
motion, and four for the amendment, including the Chair-
man, and then the Chairman gave a second vote for the
amendment, which was carried. The voting Nvas as
follows :—For the motion, Messrs. Pitts, Roberts,
Abrahams, and Sacar. For the amendment, Messrs.
Shaw, Roscoe, Almond, and the Chairman.
After Mr. Pitts had moved for a list of the interments at
Walton for the last three years the Board adjourned.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-YESTERDAY.

LIVERPOOL.

BEFORE MR. MANSFIEL',.

CfIARGR or POCKEV PlCKlNG.—Detective officer Povey
brought up a person named William Echerly, charged with
attempting to pick pockets on the new landing-stage, at
the opening on Tuesday. In reply to Mr. Mansfield, Mr.
Clough said there were fur officers stationed at each of
the genie aye of the stage ; there was no increase in the
force, but the Watch Committee had the power to increase
the force. The prisoner was sent to g :01 for throe months,
as he was a well known thief, and the case was clearly
proved against him,
Roma/cm—Tax '' Bourn )" BAILIE GIRL. —A ratner
handsome-faced young poison, dressed as a sailor boy, but
whose name gave the lie direct to the appearance, was
brought up by detective officer Layceck, charged as a
su.picious person. The prisoner's name was entered as
Janet Alexander, and the officer said he saw her wandering
about Bruns vielz-road andon asking her some questions she
said she had worked for Mr. Johnson, a timber merchant, in
the 'Park, and that &le lived is Athol street. Sae then
told him she was a girl of twenty years of eg,, and that she
had no place to go to, and would be glad to get shelter some
way. Mr. Clough said the:girl hadinformed him that shobe-
longedto D urnfries, that he parents we re dead twelveyears,
and since that time she had struggled hard for a living.
She got as far as Dublin, where she sold her female attire,
and got her present dress in order to try the sea. lli reply
to Mr. Mansfield, she said she was not in service, and that
she had no relatives. She would like to go to Australia.
His Worship ordered her to be remanded, and directed
inquiry to be made, and if her story proved true, he would
do something for her.
COT roa S EALING —Geo-ge Vesey, who was described
as in the employment of Messrs. Hollingshead and Tetley,
was charged by officer Williams, with having stolen £6
worth of cotton, belonging to that firm. Mr. Snowball
defended. It appeared that the prisoner managed to take
the cotton whilst discharging a ship. Ho \lis sent for
trial, but bail to the_extent of £2O was accepted for his
appearance.
A WEIGHT Tax ca.—A respectable looking person, named
Thnmas alias Richard Farrell, was charged with having
stolen 51b3. of sugar, from a bonded warehouse in Gibraltar-
row, belonging to Messrs. Greene and Taylor. The
risone: went into the warehouse with the view of taking
samples, but was stopped. on leaving, with the sugar in his
possession. Mr Bluck, for the prisoner, said he was a
very respectable person, and that he was under the in -
fluence of drink at the time, and was not conscious of what
he was doing. He was a weight taker, and Mr.
Mansfield: Yes, and being a weight taker, be took five
pounds' weight of sugar. He was sent to gaol for seven
days.
SUSPICIOUS.—Hannah Colclough, a person jest arrived
from Manchester, was remanded on a charge of having a
gold watch and chain in her possession for which she could
not properly account. She was offering the articles for
sale in Fontenoy street, when she was stopped by police
officer 219 She will be brought up again when inquiry
can be made. -_ _ _ -

A BA]) BOY. —A lad names Robert Southern, about ten
years old, was remanded on a charge of having stolen
1.3 10s. from his grandmother, in Cartwrightplace.