The Sun.
London, England, 1836-11-09 00:00:00

MAR YLEB ONE.

Yesterday- John Savage, a middle-aged, determined-
looking Irishman, and a savage by nature as well as by
name, was brought up in custody, and placed at the bar
before Mr. RAWLINSON, charged with having made the
following desperate effort to murder Henry Batson, Esq., of
North Villa, Regent's Park, in whose service he had been
living for a short period as footman :
Mr. Batson proceeded to state that the prisoner came
into his service in the beginning of last month, but soon
afterwards received notice to quit on account of uncleanly
habits and general bad conduct. On Monday morning,
at breakfast-time, he waited at table with a linen jacket on
so very dirty that Mrs. Batson desired that he would pull it
off, and send it to be washed. He replied in a very insolent
tone that he should do no such thing; as he had no other to
wear. Soon after this he asked for and obtained leave to
quit the house, upon business. He returned home in
about three hours in a state of intoxication, and on seeing
Mrs. Batson he swore he would murder her, and ran
after her with the fury of a maniac. He (Mr. Batson)
was at this time sitting in the library reading, when Mrs.
Batson ran screaming to him for protection, followed
by the enraged prisoner, who snatched up the poker from
the fire-place, and swinging it round to give it, more force,
aimed a terrific blow at his (Mr. Batson's) head, at the
same time exclaiming, " O'Connell for ever, down with
the English ; this is the way to serve them all." Pro-
secutor instantly raised the book •he had in his hand to
guard head, and the stroke fell on it with such force that
although a thick quarto volume, the binding and several of
the leaves were completely cut through. Prosecutor in•
scantly sprang up, and seizing the ruffian, forced fk,e poker
from his grasp. The prisoner, disarmed, still vr,wed ven-
geance against the English, and that either himself or
some of his countrymen would have prosece.tor's life for
having given him warning to leave. Mr. BrAson stated in
conclusien that the prisoner was to have left on the same
day that he committed the outrage.
The book was here produced, and appeared, as Mr. Bat-
son had described it, completely cut through.
The prisoner, who pretended t 4 'aave but a slight recol-
lection of the matter, supposed he was exasperated at being
forced to leave. _ _

Mr. RAWLINSON said that. was no reason for murdering
his master. His conduct v;as the most ruffianly and auda-
cious he had ever met wit'a, and to teach him batter for the
time to come, he was find hole full penalty of 51., which,
though inadequate to F.u.zh au offence, was, he regretted to
say, the highest be eGvad impose.
Prisoner—l can't pay such a sum.
Mr. ItAwuNs ON—Then you'll go to prison for two
months, and Itliink you richly deserve it.
lie was aczordingly locked up.

WRECK AND Loss OF THE CREW.—A letter
from Lowestoft says—The master of a Barking fishing
smack, which came in here on the 31st ult., stated that he
had taken in tow the previous night a fishing lugger, marked
L. 20, completely water-logged, and on her beam ends, but
the tow-rope breaking and the weather boisterous, with
heavy squalls, and having lost two of his crew, he was
obliged to abandon the undertaking. Immediately on this
being known, it was ascertained beyond a doubt that the
ill-fated lugger was the Wesley, of Lowestoft, the property
of Mr. John Roberts. She was manned by a crew of nine
men and a boy. The master of the smack gave such cor-
rect information where he parted with the wreck, that Cap-
tain Willett; of the Providence, and Captain Mills of the
New Blossom, both of Colchester, together with Mr. James
Stoorev, fish-merchant, and Captain Bennett, of Colchester,
who offered their services and vessels gratuitously (much to
their praise), were induced to go in search of the wreck, and
after cruising four hours, they fell in with the Wesley, and.
made fast to her a large warp rope, and towed her into
Lowestoft roads, where they arrived at two o'clock, p.m., on
the Ist of November. Nothing could be seen but a small
part of the scaffolds, the hull being under water. She was
hauled to the beach by the inhabitants, who had assembled
to witness the scene. The greatest anxiety prevailed to
know what had become of the unfortunate crew. The tide
receding, a number of hands were employed to get out the
nets, ropes, &c., and bale out the water, when one of tho
most terrific spectacles presented itself that can be imagined
—four of the unfortunate crew were discovered in the fore
cabin, and the boy the master's son, with another of the
men, in the after cabin—the remaining four are supposed
to have been washed off the deck when the accident hap-
pened. It is the general opinion of those conversant with
fishing affairs, that the Wesley was upset in a squall near
Smith's Knool, early on Sunday morning, October 30th, as
the watch found in the cabin was stopped at 10 minutes.
past 6. The Wesley was spoken with late on Saturday
night by Clarke, master of the Zenith, of this place, and tile
Barking smack fell in with her on Sunday morning. Mr-
James Stoory, Mr. Wm. Woods, fish-merchant, with Mr.
Mothersole, of Colchester, and many tradesmen of the
town, are entitled to the greatest praise for their unwearied
and disinterested exertions in assisting their townsman, to
save his property. It is with the most painful emotions we
have to state that the master and many of toe crew, have
left widows and large families of children to deplore their
irreparable loss.--Essex herald.