The Sun.
London, England, 1847-06-03 00:00:00

JUNE 3, 1847.

and then came the rencontre already described in the
evidence of Mrs. Lockl-y. The witness did not :ee the
actual collision between Phillpotts and Lloyd at the
door ; but heard the disturbance which took place out
of doors, and it appeared to him as though some of the
party were urging Phillpotts to follow them. After the
collison, when his wife had shut the door, and returned
into the house, she showed witness that her hand had
been cut, and witness said to Lloyd, " You have
not been using a knife, have you ?" to which Lloyd
replied in the negative. Lloyd had lodged in wit-
ness's house for nearly two months, during which time
he had been very quiet in his demeanour. Witness ad-
mitted that he was rather " fresh." They had all been
drinking.
Mr. W. Nixon, a baker, residing in Lion-street, Kid •
derminster, who witnessed the affray from his bad-room.
deposed that he was awakened between one and two
o'clock on Sunday morning by a noise in the street. On
looking through the window he saw Joseph Hill en-
deavouring to prevent the parties, who appeared quar-
relling, from fighting. Hill, Lockley, and Lloyd, went
into Lockley's house, and on something being said about
" Brummagem," Phillpotts stepped forward from the
rest of the people in the street and attempted to push
open Lockley's door; but he immediately rushed back
into the street with his throat cut in a dreadful manner.
He cried out loudly, and after running a little way fell
down in the street. Witness dressed himself imme-
diately, and found the unfortunate man lying in a pool
of blood. He attempted to raise him, but he appeared
quite dead. There was a severe cut under the ear, from
which the blood gushed forth profusely, and the door
was sprinkled with it. Witness, on gaining admittance
into Lockley's house, saw the knife produced, which
Lloyd denied to be his. Mrs. Lockley, however, identi-
fied it, having borrowed it of him repeatedly.
There are other witnesses to be examined, but it is
not expected that their evidence will produce any new
facts. It is expected that at the close of the inquiry,
which cannot be concluded till a late hour to-night, the
jury will return a verdict of "Wilful murder" against
Lloyd, who is in the custody of the police. The prisoner
appears fully sensible of the awful position in which his
Impetuosity has placed him.

PRICE, SD.

which met with the accident on the day before the acci-
dent, and also on the same morning. In all the long
engines there was a little vibration.
CORONER—Did you consider the engine unsafe?—l
can't say that I did. I think that if I bad been there the
accident would not have happened. As soon as my en-
gine begins to rise I always shut off my steam, and then
the engine becomes steady.
Would you have any objection to drive the engine
again?—l would not. I now drive one of the same
construction.

The examination of this witness was continued at
considerable length. He stated, that while on the Hull
and Selby Railway, an accident happened to a train pro-
pelled by two engines, and one of the engines went off
the rail.

Mr. Powell—What kind of engine ?—The same as

And the one that remained on was not Stephenson's?
—No; but I consider Stephenson's engines as safe as
any on the Brighton line.
Mr. Miller, surgeon of Emsworth, described techni-
cally the nature of the injuries which the deceased had
sustained.

Mr. F. Hitchins, resident engineer, stated that the
line was in perfect working order.
The surgeon having stated that there were slight
hopes of the stoker's recovery, the inquest was adjourned
for three weeks.

NAVIGATION LAWS.
The Select CommittE e appointed by the House of Com-
mons to inquire into the operation of the navigation
laws met on Tuesday. The following Members were pre-
sent:—Mr. M. Gibson (chairman), Mr. Ricardo, Mr.
Mitchell, Mr. Liddell, Sir R. Peel, Mr. Baring, Admiral
Dundas, Sir Howard Douglas, and Mr. Villiers.
BMyr.mGer.orLgieddeFri_on in
ciderik Y3o.ung's evidence was continued.
lust examination I believe I
:ostricted my statements ti, the relative costs o. British
rid foreign ships ; I did not go into the question of
a
wages and provisions. In reference to the first of
these matters, I find that there is a very con-
siderable difference in favour of most foreign nations
in the amount of wages paid in the naV4Tation
of their ships as compared with the navigation of
' British ships. I have made out a statement shoeing
the comparative expense of navigating British ships and
the ships of the United States, Holland, Bremen,
Sweden, and Prussia. For a ship of 500 tons the ex-
pense for a voyage of twelve months' duration, taking
the average of wages, insurance, interest on capi-
tal (calculated at 5 per cent.), depreciation of
property (which I have always found to amount
to 10 per cent. per annum)—l find that the ex-
penseritish
2,3. os. ; theexpense ship62l for such a voyage,
of acosting
8,7501.,0fwa British
be
United States' ship, costing 7,2501., would be
2,1911. 10s. ; the expense of a Bremen ship,
costing 5,5001., would be 1,626/. ; the expense of a
Swedish ship, costing the same sum, would be 1,5501.;
and that the expense of a Prussian ship, costing
4,750/., would be 1,329/. • making a difference in favour of
American ships of 4321., in favour of Dutch ships of
5131. 10s., in favour of Bremen ships of 9971. 10s., in fa-
vour of Swedish ships of 1,073/. 10s., and in favour of
Prussian ships of 1,2941, 10s. The comparative cost of
victualling British and foreign ships I have found it diffi-
cult to ascertain, but I have a thorough knowledge of
the dietary on board British ships, and I must say that
the quantity of the expensive articles of food used
greatly exceeds the quantity used on board all foreign
vessels, except those of the United States. I have cal-
culated that the wages on board a British shin of 500
tons for a year would average 786/.; on board a United
States' ship, 669/.; a Dutch ship, 6401.; a Bremen ship,
471/.; a Swedish ship, 3951.; and on board a Prussian
ship, 3311. 10s.
By Sir R. Peel—l stated when I was last examined
that I had sold half of a cargo of oil that I expected
shortly to arrive for 90/. per tun, and that that price
was higher than usual, in consequence of the de-
crease in the amount of British shipping engaged in
the whale trade. I admit, however, that on the
average of the three years previous to 1842, when the
duty on oil was taken off, that the average price of oil
was higher. In 1839 the price was 95/. per tun ; in
1840 the price was 1041. per tun ; and in 1841 the price
was 98/. per tun. I am decidedly of opinion that want
of confidence in the protection of the Government had
led to the falling off iu the whale fisheries. _

By Mr. Liddell—The rate of insurance on foreign
vessels is the same as the rate on British ships, but the
latter pay more because they coat more.
Mr. Young. was cross-examined at considerable length
upon the evidence he gave at the previous sitting of the
Committee, but no new facts were elicited.
The Committee adjourned.