The Sun.
London, England, 1852-09-30 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING-1 SEPTEMBER 30, We.

THR P4I7PERS FROM- ST. MARTIN'S—
DI l'til,tBelNGES on BOARD the f,'ALCII l' A.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. Cilcutta, 700 tons,
belonging to Messrs. Fox, Sons, and Co.. cf Ply-
mouth, which Ifrf' Lrindoo last week, lkith a ournher
of piuper from the perish of S'. Mirtio f,,r. Australia,
arrived in the Sound on Friday la‘t ; and on Monday
one of the paupers, named Adam Young, made a
complaint to the Plymouth bench of magistrates
against the master of the ship.
Mr. Phillips (the magistrate's clerk) asked Young
if he were the same man who was given into custody
by the captain On Saturday ?
Young said he was the same man; he was given
into custody for something he knew nothing of. He
merely went to the captain and asked his permission to
go ashore, on which he said that as soon as he got on
shore he would have him apprehended by the police.
He then inquired of the captain his reasons for saying
so ; the reply to which was, " that if ho stood there
aggravating him he should get a brace of pistols and
settle him at once."

Mr. Phillips asked whether there was any person
belonging to the ship present?
Mr. Reslop rose and said, the applicants and a
number of other paupers were in this ship on their
way to Australia. He was an officer employed by
the hoard of guardians of St. Martin's, who had sent
out these paupers, and his duty ended when the ship
sailed for her destination. He knew nothing of the
disagreements Which had taken place between the
captain and the paupers, but he believed there were
warrants issued for the apprehension of the applicant's
brother, who was present, and another brother, who
was on board.

Mr. Fps desired that one of the firm of Fox,
Sons,atindilCiio. should be sent for, these gentlemen
being the owners of the vessel.
The case was ordered to stand adjourned for a few
minutes until the arrival of the agents ; but before a
quarter of an hour had elapsed, Mr. Allen, the master,
came in with two constables from Saltash, and they
took Adam Young into custody.
The Mayor then requested the captain to stand
forward, and he, in answer to his Worship, said that
Adam Young
had been guilty of gross mutinous con-
duct on board the ship, and that his two brothers,
Charles and Henry, had been guilty of mutinous con-
duct in a secondary degree. The disturbances they
amongst the passengers was of a most
disgracefuldescription, and he was really afraid of
hhsdlci free.stcd

day, " Where are the Youngs ?" and when he came up
Young said the Captain inquired on Satur-
it hnimen,ryhe asked him permission to go ashore. The
captain replied, that as soon as he got on shore he
should give him into custody.
The Captain said his charge against the men was
mutiny, by threatening to throw him overboard and
set the Ship on fire.
Mr. Phillips said the bench could have dealt with
the whole of the charges, but inasmuch as two of the
cases were to be heard at Saltash, he thought they
bad better be all heard there.
The Captain said that would be the best course to
pursue. He thought it right, however, to tell their
" the
that when he called these men aft, they said
Worships y
w
ould be - if they would allow of their
people (the paupers) to go aft to hear any Mu-
tiny Act read."
Henry young said the whole of the disturbance
had arisen in consequence of one of the ship's com-
pany breaking into the cargo, making one of the
single women drunk, &c. He (the captain), on hear-
mg it, brought up a brace of pistols before the young
woman, and threatened to blow out the brains of the
first person who interfered with him.
The 3dayor recommended the parties to proceed to
Saltash
left the court.
, and have the case decided, on which they

returned a verdict to the effect the the d?ceaned
died from a(:cidnfal concvAon of the brain from a
fall while in a srate of intoxication ; but Mr. Elliott,
&cling that, the evidenc4 estahli.h,,d a clear c,ise Af
manslqughter ag4in4 the accused, examinod the wit-
wirh con4derable mioutenoss•

The first witness called was George Mitchell, a
tailor, residing at 22, Broad-street, Lambeth, who in
his evidence on a former day said that between the
hours of twelve and one o'clock on the night of Sa-
turday the 18th instant, he heard the prisoner and
the deceased have some words in their room, which
was just over that which witness and his wife occu-
pied, and immediately after heard a heavy fall on the
floor. A perfect silence continued for about ten
minutes or a quarter of an hour, and then he heard
the prisoner put on his shoes and come down stairs.
On reaching the first landing, and just opposite his
(witness's) room door, he heard the prisoner say,
" Who is here," or " who the devil's here," and then
return up stairs. He came back to the landing with
a light, and witness then heard him say, " Oh, its
you is it; drunk as usual." The prisoner then knocked‘
at the door, and asked him if he was awake, and on
answering him in the affirmative, he said, "My old
woman doesn't seem to have any strength in her
limbs." Witness then got up and assisted the deceased
up stairs and placed her ou the bed, when they found
she was dead.

Mr. ELLIOTT—What did the full on the floor ap-
pear to you like ? Witness—Like a person falling
on the floor, and I had no doubt that the deceased it
was that fell.

SALTASH PETTY SESSIONS—TUESDAY.
(Before Mr. W. RUNDLE.)
Charles, Adam, and Henry Young, the three emi-
grants removed from Plymouth on a charge of mutiny
on board the ship Calcutta, were brought up on war-
rants issued for their apprehension, to show cause
why they should not be bound in recognizances to
keep the peace towards Mr. Allen, the master.
Mr. Edmonds appeared for the captain.
It appeared that oa the passage down the defendants
bad refused to wash decks, stating that they had not
come on board to work their passages out to Australia.
Subsequently, when they were in a berth by them-
selves, one of them said that he would throw the cap-
tain overboard and then set fire to the ship. Adam
Young joined in the conversation, but Charles said
nothing; he was, however, regarded as an aider and
abettor. These things were made known to the cap-
tain, who on his arrival here took the necessary steps
to bring the parties to justice. The private passengers
also complained of their insolent conduct to them.
In defence, the defendants called some of the pas-
sengers who were in the hall, and when they were
examined as to the defendants' characters on board,
some of them attributed the origin of the disturbance
to Adam, others to Henry, and some to Charles.
The Chaplain of the ship said they were all per-
sonally indebted to the captain for the kindness he
had displayed to them on the passage down Channel,
and he expressed his regret that suything au unplea-
sant should have taken place.
Toe BENCH said it was necessary that some security
should be given the captain for the good behaviour of
the defendants on their passage; and the judgment
was that they should each be bound in their own re-
cognizances of 201., and find two responsiblele sure-
ties in 301. each for that purpose.
The defendants, of course, were unable to get
these, and they were ordered to be imprisoned for
seven days.
Upon this decision being 'announced " the three
Mrs. Youngs " wept and screamed bitterly. Charles
Young, toe, joined in the general harmony, and
begged the captain's forgiveness for his misconduct.
Alter some hesitation and some consultation, the
captain said that inasmuch as Charles had not ren-
dered himself personally obnoxious to him he should
look over the matter. This favoured defendant
thanked him for the kindness he had shown him, and
then promised that he would not be guilty of any
further misconduct on the passage.
The captain stated that when the men were put on
board the ship the guardians of the parish to which
they belonged said they were all brgught up in the
fear of God ; but he assured the Bench that when
they got to sea they made use of the most vulgar and
abominable language.
He also added that one
of the guardians came down from London, whose
expenses were no doubt paid by the parish, and that
gentleman, directly he beard of their misconduct,
went back again, end did not offer any security for
them.
The two defendants, committed to Bodmin gaol,
were then removed.

Mr. ELLIOTT—Had the deceased fallen down stairs
to the landing where she was found, do you think
you must have heard her ? Witness—Certainly I
should your Worship.
Mr. ELLIOTT—Had you heard any person come
down stairs from the time of the fall .until you were
called by the prisoner but the prisoner himself ?
Witness—l did not, Sir.

Mr. ELLIOTT—Had any other person come down,
do you think you must have heard them ? Witness
—Certainly.
Margaret Mitchell, the wife of the last witness
said that on the night in question, while in bed with
her husband, she heard the deceased, who was intoxi-
cated at the time, and thp prisoner abuse each other,
and making use of strong and vile language to one
another. She particularly heard the deceased call the
prisoner a " b—y thief ' several times, and" from
their voices the witness judged that the prisoner was
in bed at the time, and the deceased sitting at the
fire. She next heard a noise as if some one was
going across the room, and presently something fell
heavily on the floor. She next heard deceased in a
faint voice say, " Oh, Dick, I shan't be your nurse."
A dead silence followed, and a feeling passed over her
mind at the time that something serious had hap-
pened, and she expressed a hope to her husband that
the prisoner had not done the deceased any mischief.
The remaining part of the witness's testimony was:a
mere corroboration of her husband's evidence.

Sarah Deacon said she occupied a room on the
ground-floor of the house 22, Broad-street, and on
the night in question heard a heavy fall, and had no
doubt it was in the prisoner's room. Heard no-
thing more until she was called by Mrs. Mitchell,
and then saw the deceased in her own room quite
dead. _ _

Sarah Elizabeth Phillips said that on Sunday, the
19th inst., she was called in, and examined the body
of the deceased. She found marks of bruises all down
the back and over the right shoulder, and continued
to the right ear. There were bruises also on the left
shin and right instep.
Mr. Thompson, the surgeon, in his examination,
said that on opening the head of the deceased he found
a considerable extravasation of blood beneath the in-
teguments corresponding with the external bruises,
and he had no doubt the deceased died from concus-
sion of the brain produced by a blow or fall. The
deceased had all the appearance of a habitual
drunkard, and her system was altogether unhealthy.
She was rather thin and tall, and from the external
bruises on her head he was of opinion that consider.
able violence had been used to her- The appearances,
however, would have been produced by a fall as well
as a blow.

Sergeant Otley said that, on his way to the Sta-
tion- house, the prisoner said that it was a hard thing
to work all the week and the wife to spend the money.
The prisoner, after receiving the usual caution, in
reply to the charge, said that he found the deceased
on the landing when going down stairs, and that it
appeared to him that she had been sitting on the
bottom stair and pitched forward. On going down
stairs he kicked against her, and did not know what
it was; but on getting a light he found it to be his
wife. He tried to lift her up, but found that she had
lost the use of her limbs, and then called to Mitchell
for assistance.

Mr. ELLIOTT told him he should send him before a
jury to take his trial on a charge of manslaughter,
and bound over the witnesses in tho usual way to
prosecute.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
SOUTHWARK.

John Andrews, a young man recently in the em-
ploy of Mr. John Winkles, a tradesman, of High-
street, Southwark, was placed at the bar before Mr.
a'Beckett, charged with stealing 101. 10s., the pro-
perty of his employer, and absconding with the
money.
On the preceding night, between eleven and twelve
o
policemants
iin passing through a stable-yard
in ' cloce the vicinity
a
t
are kept, observed the prisoner without coat, waist-
coat, or hat, asleep in one of the vehicles. On being
aroused,there, he gave
a vry
eeo andsstoi ot
destitute, having
asked whats
w er
theas doing
question, saying that
Ile was e
having parted with all his clothes
reasonable
nhe eo w
squandered away
except his shirt and trousers, and that, being without
money to procure a lodging that wet night, he had
availed himself of the shelter of the omnibus. He
went on to say that there was no use in disguising
the fact any longer—that be bad been in the employ
into
absconded
stohoen
de d
from complainant,his service,had ro robbed
stun uan of ten guineas,
d
the money in debauchery; and he added that he now
and wished
answerto resignoffence,himsel rather than suffer the f the hand
tor-
ture of mind he had undergone any longer. The
policeman, on being made acquainted with the
bttheenrdye. d,
She stated and gave
station-house,
tvo-
luntaryation. confessionhoose:
ood ofa
afterwards
wp rairsdosn e ro,o took him to the
thethe
Followingco m p complainant, ant,
particulars w h ose
fwt ihfee
robbery.
that last July the prisoner was in her husband's em-
ploy, and lived in the house with the family, and that
on the night of the 13th of that month the prisoner
got up when they were all asleep, and entered the
room where she and her husband were in bed. There
was a purse containing 21. 15s. on the dressing-room
table, and in her husband's trousers pocket, which
were on a chair by the bedside, there were seven
sovereigns and fifteen shillings. The following morn-
ing she and her husband were awoke by their son
coming into the room for some change, and when
desired to rake what he required out of the purse on
the table, it was then discovered that it was gone, as
wall as the bag containing the sovereigns and silver
from her husband's trousers pocket Although the
prisoner retired to bed at the same hour the family
did on the night in question, yet when he 'was sought
after on the discovery of the robbery it was found that
he had absconded, leaving the street-door ajar, so as
not to disturb any of the inmates, and these circum-
stances gave rise to the suspicion that he must have
been the thief; but he had managed to keep out of
the way evil- since July, and nothing was heard of
him until he was found by the policeman asleep in the
omnibus on the preceding night, as above described.
The prisoner, who said nothing in answer to the
charge, was committed, but will be brought up again
in order to have the depositions completed.

perienced in that quarter to the provress of a sound
and he ,hp improvement in ri-e Bir-
mingham Gazette.

COURT OF ALUE.RNIEN.
Yestfqday a Court was hPld, accorling to annual
custom, for the purpose of participating with the
Livery assembled in common-hall i❑ the election of a
Lord Mayor for the e-nmaing year.