The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-31 00:00:00

AMERICAN SAILOR.

Yesterday morning Mr. Humphreys, the coroner,
held an inquest at the Poplar Hospital, touching
the death of Stephen Ross Ronkoff, aged 42, a
Russian seaman on board the Russian ship Odessa,
lying in the Victoria Docks, who died from the
effects of a stab inflicted by Henry Brennan, one of
the crew of the American ship Fanny Fern, which
has recently left the Thames for the United States.
Mr. Inspector Nightingale, of the K division of
police, attended to watch the proceedings for the
Commissioners of Police. The accused man is in
custody.
George Taylor, a boiler-maker, said that about
half-past eleven o'clock on the night of the 30th
ult , he was in the Victoria Dock-road; and he
saw a party of five American sailors running
along the road, and he ran with them for the pur-
pose of seeing what they were running for. He
noticed a man named Henry Brennan, one of the
party, with a dagger or knife in his hand. On com-
ing up with eight or nine Russian sailors, who
were in advance, he saw Brennan make a plunge
at the deceased. The prisoner was returning to
his companions, and he (witness) touched him
on the shoulder, and told him not to run away. The
accused ran after his companions,an d got clear off that
night. Witness knew him, and from the descrip-
tion given to police he was arrested on the follow-
ing morning on board the Fanny Fern, in the Vic-
toria Docks. After Brennan made the plunge at
the deceased he heard him say, " I have done for
him." The deceased was moved to the Bell and
Anchor, in the Docks, and thence to the hospital.
George Dent, who was with the former witness,
gave similar testimony. Saw the knife in Brennan's
hand, and heard him say, " I have done for him."
, The Americans ran after the Russians.

Ross Harris, 377 K, said he apprehended the
prisoner on board the Fanny Fern on the morning
after the occurrence. He said that nobody saw him
stab the man. The dagger produced was found
near the spot where the occurrence took place. (The
blade is spotted with blood. It is a showy looking
weapon, and has a crimson cotton velvet sheath.)
Inspector Nightingale, in answer to the coroner,
said the Fanny Fern had sailed from the dock with
the other four Americans on board. The deceased's
deposition had been taken.
The Coroner said he would adjourn the inquiry,
in order to complete the case, and to obtain the
attendance of the accured, who was in Ilford Gaol.
The inquiry was accordingly adjourned until
Saturday.

COUNTRY I{lAliXLlb.

NEWARK—WEDNEsnAY.

Around here the harvest prospects are of a much more
cheering character. The wheat crop is daily improving,
and the corn is now fairly set.

White wheat new, 56s to 61s '
Red do. s2s to 578
Old white 56a to 60s
Red do. 51s to 568 1
Barley, malting 36s to 408
Peas,....

1 Barley, grinding 28s to 30s
Oats, old, .. 24s to 29s
New do —s to ---8
1 Beans. 40s to 440
Beans, new.. —s to --0
,408 to 42s

HULL--TUESDAY.

Scarcely any English wheat offering to-day, and prices
almost nominal.

----- ---
Wheat.... Old white.... per qr —s Od to —s Od
Old red
New white .. „
New red .... "
Dantzic, Konb , &c. old white 55s Obi to 60s Od
Dutch, Belgian, and French. 58s Od to 62s Od
Baltic and Hamburg, red . .' 508 Od to 55s Od
St. Petersburg and Riga, Old. 50s Od to 52s Od
Barley.... English molting
Grinding ' 3ls Od to 338 Od
Saal and Oderbruck
Holstein and Danish 34s Od to 36s Od
Grinding 3os Od to 318 Od
Oats English, new
Archangel and Riga, per st osl2lcl to 13d
Friesland and Dutch 05.13d to 08130
Swedish and Danish oBl2ld to osl3d
Beans ....English, old, per qr...., 458 Od to 46s Od
New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od
New tick
Egyptian
Peas Foreign breakers
Grinding 3os Od to 32s Od
Tares ....Spring. —s Od to —8 Od
Indian Corn
Linseed, feeding
crushing . 4os Od to 52s Od
Linseed cakes (Hull) £9 0 0 to £9 5 0
Foreign Bl5 oto 9 0 0
Rape cakes 6 0 oto 6 5 0
Bones 5 5 oto 510 0