The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-15 00:00:00

RES FOR 1865.

Livrrpool Hunt Cup 2l
Thirsk 2l
Cardiff 25
Epsom Spring
Curragh
Howth and Baldoyle 27

Salisbury lB
North Herts Yeomanry 19
Cork 22
1 Bath 23
Harpenden 26
Epsom ' 30
ria.

Hampton 2l
Newton
ocN d
ine
rwhr
aac agmsht 1
e 21
27
27
Bibury
Stockbridge

New Forest Hunt l4
Winchester lB
Nottingham
Southampton l9
Chesterfield
Cambridge 2O
Goodwood
Down Royal Corp 25
XST.

Oxford l7
York
Yarmouth
Plymouth
Lichfield 2B
Devon and Exeter 29
Derby Summer 3O
Ipswich
Weymouth 3l

SEPTEMBER. -
Warwick
Curragh 5 Richmond
Dover 7 Monmouth 2l
Hereford
Leicester 7 Newmarket Ist Oct 26
Doncaster
OCTOBER.
-

Bedford
3 1 Curmgh l7
Royal Caledonian Hunt 4 Newmarket Ho. 31
Northallerton 5 Worcester
Newmarket 2d Oct 9

NOTE:

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Liverpool Autumn
Vincennes

Shrewsbury
Vincennes

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Blowing Up of the British Ship Lochee
and Loss of Life.

The subjoined official communication has been
received at Lloyd's, announcing the fearful loss of
this ship by explosion and fire :

" Board of Trade, Whitehall, April 11.
" am directed by the Board of Trade to
transmit to you for the information of the com-
mittee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's, the ac-
companying copy of the report of the master of the
ship Lochee, of Dundee, of the loss of that vessel
about twenty miles off Point de Galle on the sth of
January last.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,

" T. H. FARRER.

" The Secretary to Lloyd's."
[Copy of Enclosed.]
I, John Paul Newton, master, beg to report
the total loss of the ship Lochee, 1,500 tons burden,
belonging to Dundee, under my command, belong-
ing to Messrs. Cox Brothers, of that port, which
occurred on Thursday, the sth January last, about
twenty miles off Point de Galle.
" The Lochee left Dundee on the 17th of last
September with a crew of 40 men all told, five pas-
sengers, and a partial cargo of coal. Nothing
worthy of remark occurred during the passage until
Wednesday morning at six o'clock, when, on open-
ing the hatchway, smoke was seen to issue from the
hold, from which it was evident the coals were on
fire. On observing this I immediately lowered a
therometer down the ventilator of the main hold.
The temperature was 80 deg. on deck and 112 deg.
in the hold. At ten a.m., it stood at 123 deg., and
at half-past twelve p.m. at 126 deg. In the mean-
time the smoke was gradually increasing, and in
consequence I ordered all necessaries to be
brought from the hold on deck, and the
hatches to be battened down, with the view to
smother the fire. I, of course, as soon as it was
discovered that the coals were on fire, bore up for
the nearest port ; bent the cables, got anchors out,
and the boats in order for lowering. At 3.45 the
following morning the ship exploded, blowing up
the decks fore and aft. James Jansen, an able sea-
man, and John Yearn, an apprentice, we erdreobwlnoewd.n
into the- air, and fell into sea and were
The crew and passengers wereall more or
in-
jured, and some seriously so. The ehipimmledfessatey
soe
burst into flame, and withthentgro greatest t
water, difficul
sotyine the
quarter quarter boats were lowered into
the crew and passengers being compelled to jump
overboard to save their lives,y
andof saving a single all half-naked,
there not being a possibility
article.

14 I saw a brigantine three or four miles off
heading for us, and a mail steamer making for Galle.
The brigantine proved to be the Sea King, of Ham-
burg, Captain Kier, who, being becalmed, sent his
boats to the rescue in a very short time, and took us
on board his vessel, where everything was immedi-
ately done to relieve the sufferings of the injured,
and where we were all treated with the greatest
kindness. Captain Kier, who was bound to Singa-
pore, immediately bore up for Point de Galle, where
he landed us all safely about four p.m. I cannot
speak too highly in praise of Captain Kier, his
officers, and crew for the energetic manner in which
they proceeded to our assistance, and the unexcep-
tionable kindness they showed us all, and I sincerely
trust that their praiseworthy conduct will be duly
recognised by the proper authorities.
(Signed) 4" JOHN P. NEWTON, Master."

CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Baron Channell and Mr. Justice Montague,
Smith.)

TEE TRIAL OF PELIZZIONL

The evidence for the defence in this case WAS proceeded
with.

Locco Angelinetta, examined by Sergeant Ballantine
said the man Gregorio had been in his service since
January, 1864. On the 26th of December, when this event
occurred, he wore a dark moustache. He was a left-handed,
man. On the 26th of December a sum of £3 17s. was d.ne
to him for wages. He had not given witness any notion of
his intention to leave. He did not return to his work after
the 26th. He lodged in witness's house, but did not sleep
there on the night of the 26th. Ile did not see Gregorio
again until his return from Birmingham. Gregorio went
by the nickname of " Mat," which meant madman. (Nothing
material was elicited in cross-examination.)
Giovanni Manzoni, of Francis-court, Berkeley-street,
Clerkenwell, said Gregorio came to his house on the even-
ing of the 26th of December, about a quarter to 10 o'clock
and in consequence of something he said witness allowed
him to sleep on the shavings. He told him what had oc-
curred at the Golden Anchor.
Domenico Cetti said he remembered Gregorio coming
to the Bordessa public-house, about half-past 6 o'clock, on
the evening of the 26th of December, and handed him a
knife,-similar to that produced. (A knife was handed to
the witness.) Witness afterwards threw it into the yard
of the Bordessa public-house. Gregorio did not slop there
longer than five minutes. When Gregorio gave him the
knife he asked witness to be kind enough to keep the
knife for him, as he had been in a question (dispute) at the
Anchor.

Thomas Cowland, a young man in the employment of
the landlord of the Bcrdessa publichouse, said he found the
knife produced in the urinal on the morning of Dec. 27. ,
Joseph Coprani, a stereotype printer, said the knife pro-
duced became his two years ago, and he exchanged it with
Gregorio for another about ten months since.
Frederick Griffin, an artist and modeller, said he had
measured the distance from the window of the bagatelle-
room of the Golden Anchor to the place where a knife was
found by a little boy in the yard, and it was 150 ft. There
was a considerable quantity of timber in the yard.
Jane Mellor said the young man (Cowland) at the Bor-
dessa gave her the knife produced, as she thought it was
her husband's, on Dec. 26. When she showed it to her
husband he said it was not his, and that it had blood upon
it. She took it back to Cowland next morning.
Anne Sams, of King Edward-street, Mile-end New Town,
said she was at the Golden Anchor on boxing-night. She
was in the dancing-room. She had known the prisoner
Pelizzioni three or four years. She had been dancing there,
and between five and six o'clock the prisoner came in, and.
she danced with him. She believed it was a polka. Tho
dance was not finished, as she felt giddy. Pelizzioni went
out. She remained in the house until the row took place.
She did not see Pelizzioni again between the time she
danced with him and the time of the commencement of the
row. She saw Gregorio slap the landlord's face. She. did
not know that there wore English in the bagatelle-room,
and she did not know of any row previous to this. (The
witness then described the nature of the fracas in much
the same way as the other witnesses, exculpating Peliz-
zioni, and showing that Gregorio made the attack upon the
persons who were injured.) The prisoner did not come
until a few minutes after the row had commenced.
Giovanni J. Mogni, the brother of Gregorio, and Mr. W.
R. Coger, a constable of the Liberty of Saffron-hill, having
been examined,

Peter Marazzi was next called, and was subjected to a
severe cross-examination, and this, with some confirmatory
evidence, closed the case for the defence.
The court then adjourned for a short period.
We shall give the result of the trial, if practicable, in a
later edition.