The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 9, 1865.

I,—This Day.

Terrib:

Sea.

Prophecies for the St. Leger.

1 At half past 12 o'clock, on Thursday morning the Nymph,
of Montrose, was brought into Stonehaven harbour, with
the dead body of the captain, who had been brutally mur-
dered by the mato of the vessel—Andrew Brown—between
five and six o'clock the previous evening, when off the
Red Head, near Arbroath. The vessel left Montrose for
London about one o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, with
a crew of four men on board, consisting of the captain and
mate, and two ordinary seamen, named respectively John
Pert and Alex. Raeburn. Pert and Raeburn were both
shipped at Montrose for the voyage, but they say that
Brown, the alleged murderer, has been about seven months
with the vessel. Everything appeared to go on smoothly
up to the time of the murder, and there appeared to be no
disturbance or ill-feeling between the master and mate.
The vessel was off the Red Head, and the unfortunate
victim was lying near the stern of the vessel. Pert was
bending over the tiller of the vessel and steering her,
while Raeburn was forward engaged at some other duty,
when the murderer came in stealthily behind Pert, and
with an axe about four feet long made three fearful gashes
on the master's head, but before he could be arrested, kill-
inghim instantaneously. Pert was fora moment stunned by
the appalling event, but on recovering himself he wrenched
the axe from the murderer's hands and threw it overboard.
The murderer's approach was also screened, it would appear,
by the mainsail of the vessel, which was between him and
Pert, but indeed the affair appears to have been so sudden
and unexpected that it might have been perpetrated with-
out any shelter. After committing the deed, Brown raved
and swore that he would kill them all ; and on Raeburn
attempting to go aloft to signal the 'Union, of Montrose,
which was not far from them, Brown threatened to kill
him if he did not desist. On getting quieter he said to
them, " that it was a good thing the axe was taken from
him and thrown away, else he might have murdered them
both also." The men say he also endeavoured to get them
to agree with him to throw the body into the sea and say
it fell overboard, but they declined having anything to do
with such a transaction. He then ordered them to clean
away the blood about the deck, as he did not like to see it.
He also spoke of throwing himself overboard, but that he
wished to see his mother. Pert and Raeburn tried to steer
the vessel for Montrose, but Brown would not let them,
and they then bore to the north, and when off Stonhaven,
signalled for a pilot, fo which Brown acquiesced, saying
he would go in to see his mother, he, it appears, being a
native of that place. On the vessel coming into the har-
bour, Brown immediately set off home, where he was
shortly after apprehended by the police and lodged in the
lock up. Singularly enough, the pilot who went off to the
vessel was an uncle of the murderer, and the first words
he heard were from his nephew, who informed him that he
had killed the captain.

Bell's Life.
In looking upon the issue as a match between tho Derby
and Oaks winners, Gladiateur and Regalia, we are corn-
palled to award the palm to

The captain's name is John Greig (son of the owner of
the vessel), belonging to Montrose. He was a slight-made
man, apparently between 20 and 30 years of age. There
were three fearful gashes about his face and head several
inches in length; one of them extends the whole length of
his face on the right side, another crosses his forehead well
up on the scalp, while a third comes down in a slanting
direction from the left ear. His face, hands, and vest were
smeared with blood. There is little doubt but that the first
blow had killed him, as he lay stretched on his back on the
deck, on the right side of the rudder of the vessel, appa-
rently as he had laid down to sleep, and as the untimely
hand of death had found him.

The alleged murderer, Brown, is also a young man about
the same age, but rather stouter than his victim, and un-
married, having a mother residing at Stonehaven. When
arrested he made little or no resistance, and we understand
simply and unconcernedly remarked---" It was me that
did the deed, but I have seen my mother, and hops I will
see her again." His mother is a widow. It appears he is
of a violent, quarrelsome disposition, and when under the
influence of drink acts like a perfect madman. The two
men on board who reported the above facts appeared to be
perfectly sober.

Two of the police remained on board the vessel during
the night, and the Procurator-Fiscal was also down for
some time. On Thursday forenoon an examination of the
body was made by Drs. Martin and Thom, in presence of
Sheriff Dove Wilson and the Procurator-Fiscal. It is stated
that the captain bailed the mate out at Montrose before
leaving that port.

Brown was examined on Thursday at Stonehaven, in
presence of Sheriff Dove Wilson, by the Procurator-Fiscal
of Aberdeen and Mr. White, Aseistant Procurator for For-
farshire. The prisoner, after being duly cautioned, made a
clean breast of the matter, describing the manner in which
he perpetrated the fearful deed, and his motive for doing so.
He was committed to Stonehaven prison in the meantime,
until the opinion of Crown counsel is taken as to the
parties having jurisdiction in the case.

MARKETS—This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

SATURDAY, Sept. 9.—The market was fairly supplied
with fruit and vegetables. In most kinds of produce sales
progress steadily at the annexed rates :
FRUIT—Pine apples, 5s to 7s; hot house grapes, 2s 6d to
ss; filberts, 9d to is per lb ; plums, 2s 6d to 3s 6d; green-
gages, 4s to 4s 6d ; apples, 1s 3d to 2s 6d ; pears, is 3d to
3s per half sieve ; mulberries, 9d to is per punnet; lemons,
4s to 8s ; oranges, 10s to 14s per 100 ; peaches, 5s to 12s
per dozen ; foreign pines, is to 5s each.
VEGETABLES—Cauliflowers, is to 2s 6d ; red cabbages,
is 6d to 2s 6d ; white do., is to is 7d; horseradish, 118 to
2s per doz heads ; greens, 3s to 3s 6d ; turnips, 2s Gd to 38 ;
carrots, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; onions, 18 6d to 2s per dozen
bunches ; French beans, is to is 6d per half sieve ; cu-
cumbers, 3d to is each; cos lettuces, is to is Gd per score.

POULTRY.
Geese, 5s Od to is 6d each ; goslings, 5s Od to 7s Od ;
ducks, 2s 6d to 48 Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s Od ; tame
rabbits, is to 2s ; wild do, is to is 6d; pigeons, 6d to
9d ; wood do., 6d to 8d ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; grouse, 3s to
to 5s Od each ; Surrey fowls, 108 to 16s ; do. chickens, 7s
6d to 10s Od ; barn door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od per couple ;
English eggs, 8s 6d to 9s Od ; French do., 7s 6d to 8s Od
per 100 ; Ostend fresh butter, is to is ld-'; English, is ld
to is 3d per lb.

BILLINGSGATE.
Eels, 1011 to is ; salmon, 2s Coo 2s 6d per lb. ; soles, is to
3s 6d per pair ; cod, 2s 6d t 128 ; brill, 3s Od to 9s Od ;
mullets, is 6d to 4s Od; doreys, 2s 6d to 10s ; turbot, 78 6d
to 25s ; lobsters, is to 3s 6d ; crabs, is to 8s Od each ;
whitings, 3s to 9s ; haddocks, 9s to 18s per dozen ;
common oysters, 16s to 40s ; natives, 100 s to 106 s per
bushel ; herrings, lOs to 12s; mackerel, 30s to 50s per 120.
NEWPORT.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 48 2d to 5s 8d ;
veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs,
by the carcase.

WHITECHAPEL.
Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 5s 8d
veal, 4s Od to 56 Od; and pork, 4s Od to 56 Od per Blbs by
the carcase.

BREAD.
The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from
"d. to 7i-d. ; of household ditto, sd. to 6id. per 4lbs. loaf.

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HIDES AND SKINS.
Market hides 56 to 64 lbs, 21d to 3d. • 64 to 72 lbs, 3d.
to 3ad ; 72 to 801bs, 3d to 3}d ; 80 to 881bs.,' 3} to 31d ; 88
to 961b5., 3}d. to 4d. ;96 to 1041b5., 4d. to 4d. Horse
hides, 9s. to 10s. ; calf skins (light), 2s. to 45.; full, 6s. 6d. ;
polled sheep, 5s Od to Gs Od ; half-breds, 4s 4d to 5s Od ;
downs, 3s Gd to 48 Od ; lambs, 3s 6d to Ss 6d.

HAY MARKETS.
Swrxnum.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 Os; clover,
£5 to £7 ; and straw, £ll6s to £2 2s per load. Trade
firm.

CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 15s to £6 6s Od; clover,
£5 Os to £7 7s ; and straw, £ll6s to £2 5s per load. A
moderate supply.
WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4lss to £6 Os; clover,
£5 Os to £7 Os ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load.
An active demand.

THE PRIVATE INQUIRY SYSTEM.—The Govern-
ment have, it is understood, taken this system in
hand with a view to, as far as in their power, suppress it.
One—in fact the chief of those offices—was conducted by
Mr. Field, a retired detective inspector of the metropolitan
police force. It is:understood that in consequence of some
proceedings of those employed in Mr. Field's inquiry offices
certain parties felt-themselves aggrieved, and applied to
Sir George Grey upon the subject, who communicated with
Mr. Field, and it would appear that as no satisfactory ar-
rangement could be come to respecting his retiring from
the office in question, the pension which Mr. Field had
been receiving was stopped, on which communications
were again opened between Sir George Grey and that per-
son, and we now learn that the pension is now restored to
Mr. Field, and that he has altogether ceased to have any
connection with inquiry offices. The principal one that
remains is conducted by a foreigner, whose name has been
many times before the public, and who is known to have
for some time belonged to the foreign police, but his office
is more of a commercial and political character than do-
mestic.

A VALUABLE RELIC OF NELSON.—One .of the

most costly and interesting relics of the above-
named gallant admiral is still extant in the possession of a
gentleman residing at Cheam in Surrey. The same con-
sists of a small golden pyramid, composed of the identical
84 guineas which were found in the admiral's escritoir
when he so gloriously fell in the arms of victory at the
memorable battle of Trafalgar, on the 21st day of October,
1805. After Nelson's death these coins fell into the hands
of Alexander Davison, Esq., of St. James's-square, London,
the intimate friend and navy agent of the hero of the Nile
and who, as a mark of lasting respect to his gallant friend,
caused this pyramid to be constructed out of the coins, in
a quadrilateral form, each side containing the compliment
of 21 guineas. Upon•tho occasionpf Mr. Davison becoming
involved, some years afterwards,:the relic under considera-

tion was, among other property forming a portion of that
unfortunate gentleman's estate, sold under the hammer by
the eminent auctioneers of the day, the Messrs. Fare-
brother, and the pyramid adverted to was at that period
purchased at the sale by a relative of its present possessor.
With it are four large volumes, elegantly bound in purple
morocco, containing the whole of Nelson's original de-
spatches ; these important mistrals were primitively stereo-
typed on vellum by "B en tley, " especially for the service
of Mr. Davison;; the only other copy of this work was in
the possession of the We eminent collector of antiquities,
Mr. Beckford, of Fonthill Abbey, and is now in the British
Museum.— Waterford Mail.