The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-26 00:00:00

Murder of a Sailor at Bristol.

At the Bristol Council-house, on Saturday, a Manilla
seaman, named Emmanuel Lilian°, serving on board the
American ship Sandusky, lying in Cumberland Basin, was
brought before the sitting magistrates, charged with
having' that morning shot Alexander Richardson, a sailor
on board the same vessel. The prisoner is a ferocious-
looking youth, and when in court his face • was nearly
covered with blood and scars, indicating . that he had
recently been engaged in a desperate encounter. Mr.
Williams (magistrates' clerk) said it wit's impossible
to go into the case at present, as the wounded
man had been removed to the infirmary, where the sur-
geons were at that moment endeavouring to extract the
ball, and it was doubtful whether he would recover. Orring-
ton Linnekin, the master of theVessol, stated that ho came
into port on Thursday, and since that time there had been
a great disturbance on the part of the crew, who had been
drinking freely. lle had to come ashore that morning, and
it was during his absence that the occurrence took place.
The mate, who had been left in charge, quitted the ship in
order to get the assistance of the police, and before his re-
turn Richardson was shot. Mr. Thomas and Mr. 'Williams
proceeded to the infirmary for the purpose of taking the
deposition of Richardson, but on their arrival foun•l that a
number of medical officers were still endeavouring to ex-
tract the ball. They waited:a considerable time, but it was
found impossible to take the deposition in consequence of
the man's exhausted state. They accordingly returned to
the Council-house, and heard sufficient evidence to justify
them in remanding the prisoner. Louis Henry said—l am
an American seaman on board the Sandusky, and came into
this port on Thursday last. - The prisoner was a cabin-boy
on board the same vessel, which is now lying in Cumberland
Basin. Since the vessel arrived in port there has been some
unpleasantness between.himand the cook. This morning,
at 11 o'clock, when the captain was ashore, I was in the
rigging at my work, tarring down, and saw the cook, whose
name Ido not know,- carrying a chair out of the cabin. I
also saw the prisoner follow him and seize the chair ; then
a struggle between them took place, the cook still having
the chair. I came , down out of the rigging, and then I
heard the report of
.a :pistol, and saw the cook fall back
from out of the cabin, the prisoner, who held him with his
hands and teeth, falling alongside of him. Inside the cabin
door I saw a pistol, like the one produced, lying on the floor.
The secondinatnseized- hold of the prisoner, and pulled him
away, and I then noticed that the cook had been shot in the
leftarm. The second mate st cured the prisoner. The cook's
wound was bound up, ninth& was taken to the infirmary.
The prisoner is the person who caused the injury. The cap-
tain proved that the name of the cook steward was Alex-
ander Richardson. The prisoner was remanded for fur-
ther examination, the kVeral witnesses being detained in
the meantime at the central police station. The magis-
trates told the captain that he ought not to allow his men
to have possession of arms, but he said he was unable to
prevent it, and that they would secrete the arms if asearch
were made. The captain also said that he understood that
the shot was fired to keep Richardson out of the cabin, and
if that were so, in his opinion the prisoner was justified in
firing it. Mr. Z. Eastman, the American consul, was pre-
sent to watch the proceedings. Whilst the examination
was being made, Richardson died at the infirmary from loss
of blood, the ball having severed one of the arteries, and
the efforts made to extricate it having failed.

Attempt to Murder.
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A desperate attempt was made on Saturday in Leith
Docks by an engineer named Isaac Beamish to murder
Captain Luke Scott, master of the screw steamer Xantha,
of Leith. Beamish, it appears, joined the Xantha in Lon-
don, under Captain Scott, in the beginning of August last.
He did not give satisfaction, in consequence of which the
captain reported him to the owners of the vessel. The
Xantha arrived in Leith from London on Saturday week,
and an investigation into the conduct of Beamish was made
by the owners. The result of theinquiry was that Beamish
was paid off on the 19th by the captain in presence of the
shipping master. Beamish, however, refused to accept the
sum offered him, and threatened to take legal proceedings
against the captain. With this view he put his case into
the hands of a solicitor, who succeeded so far as to induce
the captain to offer terms which Beamish agreed to accept.
On Saturday Beamish went to a publichouse in Dock-
street, and sent for a; cab. When the cab arrived he re-
quested the driver to take him to the head of the West
Pier, at the Victoria Dock. When they reached the piert
he ordered the cabdriver to go to the Xantha and rogues
the captain to come and speak to a gentleman in the cab
The cabman went as requested, and the captain came to
the cab, thinking it was ono of his owners who wanted
to see him ; he was about to pass when Beamish ordered
him to go into the cab, to drive to the solicitors who
had their case in hand. • This the captain refused to do.
Beamish then drew a revolver from his breast pocket,
pointed it at Captain Scott, and again. ordered him to go
into the cab. Seeing ho would not do so Beamish drew the
trigger Of the pistol twice, but fortunately the weapon
missed fire both times. The captain turned and ran duwn
the pier pursued by his assailant, who fired the pistol at him
The ball went whizzing through the air close to a number
of persons who were in the vicinity, but it did not hit any
one. Beamish then returned to the cab, and ordered the
cabman to chive him to Bernard-street. The man, much
afraid at what he had seen, complied. Meantime &police-
constable hearing of what had taken place went up to the
cabman and directed him to drive to the police-office. The
constable walked alongside of the cab, not thinking it pre-
per to grapple alone with such a dangerous person as the
occupant of the cab seemed to be. When they reached the
Custom-house Beamish fired two shots from the windows
of the cab, but appeared to intend no mischief at this time,
for he pointed the pistol upwards. Detective constables
Couts and Morgan at this time came forward. The latter
endeavoured' to take the pistol from Beamish, who, how-
ever, leant back and pointed the pistol at him in such a
threatening manner that the officer sprang back. A seaman
named Mark Burk quickly entered the cab from the oppo-
site side to that at which Morgan was, with the intention
of inducing Beamish to give up the revolver. Beamish
pointed the pistol at him, and might have fired it, but
Couts, on observing the danger of the young man, suddenly
sprang forward and succeeded in wrenching the pistol.
from him. He was easily secured after, and lodged in the
police-office. The pistol, a six-barrelled revolver, was
loaded with powder and three bullets, and was capped. A
quantity of powder, bullets, and caps were found iu
Beamish's possession. It has been ascertained by the
police that he had bought the pistol, powder, balls, and
caps in Minburgh on Saturday afternoon. He will be
brought before the police-court this morning.—Scotsman.

MABEE IS_-This Day.

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lIAY,

SMITHFIELD.—Moadaw hay' .£4 5s to £5 15s; clover,
£4 15s to £6 15s ; and straw £1 lOs to 11 18s per load.
Trade slow.

CUMBEHLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 15s; clover,
£5 Os to £7 Os ; and straw, LI. 12s to £1 18s per load.
A quiet trade.
WmTEcnApEL.--Iteadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 15s; clover,
£5 Os to £7 Os ; and straw, £1 12s to £1 17s per load.
Trade slow.

COLONIAL.
TEA.—There has been a moderate amount of business
transacted, and prices have remained steady.
SUGAR.—A good demand continues to prevail for West
India, and holders demand fully late rates. In the refined
market the dealings have been to a fair extent without any
material alteration in values.
COFFEE.—The demand for colonial descriptions has con-
tinued steady notwithstanding extensive arrivals, and lite
prices are well maintained. .

RICE.-Oul y limited dealings have been entered into, at
about former rates.

TALLOW.—The market has again
and priu., Eon tenth present and forward delivery tend up-
wards. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 46s 3d, October 465,
and January to March 47s 9d per cwt.

COAL MARKET. -
Price per ton at the Close of the market.
/3. d. ' s. d.
South Hetton
Carway and Duffryn Wylam l6 9
Malting 24 0 Tunstall
Holywell Main......... 16 9 Walls End Haswell_ 20 3
Hatton 2O 3 Kelloe
East Hartlepool ...... 20 0 Wylam l6 9
South Kelloe ......... 19 6 Eden Main
Haugh Hall ............ 19 6 Pramwellgate lB 6
Staffordshire .............16 6 New Belmont. l9 0
Hastings Hartley...... 18 . 6 Caradoc l9 6
Hartlepool
Ships at market, 58 ; sold, 56.

The report of the Bank of British Columbia to
the proprietors has been issued. It states that tlie
directors have satisfaction in intimating that, after
deducting rebate of interest on
making ample provision for bad
bills paying
n o
talldue, charges,
and
and doubtful debts, the undiVided profits amount
to £20,078, which the directors propose to appro-
priate
per annum ;
dividend
ds
aftolltohNevs,ravtiez.
of:— fo9,3p7ercent. 5 in payment of a
A
£7,000 to reserve fund, which will then amount to
the curren
t henvailnfg £3,703 to be c2.a.--, ed forward to
-year.

During the last few days the dealings in the
Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have been
tnoderately active. Sugars have fully supported
previous rates, while superior qualities of coffee
have found ready buyers at, in some instances, a
there slight
a sn
advance..ot Ricemuch has
animation. been
ation. dull, and in tea
been
Tallow, how-
ever, has again been in active request, at enhanced
quotations for both present and forward delivery.
AN AUST.EALIAN QUOTATION.-At a land .sale
held recently in Zustralia the place was so crowded and
accommodation so difficult to be obtai.U°d- that a charge of
ss. was made forth° privilege of sitting in a bagatelle-room.