The Sun.
London, England, 1869-05-08 00:00:00

BARBARITIES AT SEA•

A sad tale of barbarities at sea is told by some New
York papers. The vessel in which they were committed
is an American vessel, the captain being called Robinson.
The ship sailed from Queenstown, England, on the 20th
or 22nd of March. Captain Robinson, who is from
Boston, is a man of medium height, aged about 30 years.
The crew, on arriving at New York, immediately laid a
statement of their case before the authorities. Robert
M`Donald, aged 22 years, has two front teeth knocked out by
brass knuckles, holes in his head from being kicked, and
various cuts and bruises on his body, inflicted wit hara
knuckles, kicks, &c. James Brown, aged 32, has hole
in his head made with an axe handle, and his hands paralysed
from being hung up to the " gallows" by his wrists for
three-quarters of an hour at a time. He also has bruises
on his body, and a portion of his hair torn out.
Charles H. Tuttle, aged 22, has three gashes on the
head made by the brass knuckles, and a hole through
the under lip inflicted with a pointed instrument.
Donald M`Kee, aged 26, has his nose broken and
three cuts on the head, inflicted with a piece of
grating while standing at the wheel. Edward
Williams, aged 24, has a wound on the right eye
inflicted with a piece of iron grating, hair pulled out,
bruises in the face from being kicked, and other injuries
made with clubs, belaying pins, &c. Richard Konkie,
22, has bruises on his face from being kicked, and others
on his back made with an axe handle, also portions of his
hair pulled out. James Blundell, aged 30, born, at
Manchester, has his body horribly bruised, and was
laid up, unable to move, for fourteen days. His hair has
been pulled out. Frederick Jensen, aged 25, has wounds
inflicted with the brass knuckles, and bruises on nearly
and was prostrated for several
every part of the body,
days, unable to move. lie was beaten so many times that
he cannot tell the number. These indignities, they say,
were inflicted by the captain and mate, while in a state of
beastly intoxication.

A threatening notice of a novel form is mentioned
" meet" the
in the Clonn2el Chronicle. The constabulary have found
chalked up inside a gentleman's demesne, near Cashel, a no-
tice declaring that the writer would ere long
owner of the estate, who had just evicted some persons for
uon-payment of rent.
The Western Daily Press says :—" Viscount Cole,
son of the Earl of Enniskillen, and Sir Frederick Johnstone
aro the co-respondents in the proceedings which Sir Charles
Mordaunt has commenced in the Divorce Court. No damages
aro claimed by the petitioner. Adultery is denied on tho part
of the respondent and co-respondents.'

The Derby Board of Guardians have sent a peti-
tion to the House of Commons on the licensing system. They
allege that in consequence of the drinking usages of society
rates and taxes Lave become an intolerable burden, and urge
the Horso to pass "some well-devised measure dealing effec-
tively with the evils of the licensing system."

Fenianisin, if we may believe the accounts from
Ireland, shows signs of revival. On Wednesday, at Skeen,
county Sligo, a tenant farmer named John Loss was cLargod
with being in possession of Fenian documents of an extra-
ordinary description, oontainiug an entirely new version of
the Fenian oath, also a Fenian catechism. The prisoner was
rt minded to Lit:go gaol, bail being refused.
Shortly after the disclosure of the Mazzinian con-
spiracy in Milan, a remarkable discovery was made by the
Papal Custom-house officers at Ceprano. They were examin-
ing the train from Naples as usual when their attention was
excited by five large cases directed to the Archbishop of
Florence. The cases were marked outside "Sacred
utensils." The police suspected something wrong, and
a telegraphic message was sent to the archbishop. The
prelate replied that ho knew nothing about the .cases, which
wore then opened, and found to contain improved rifles.
They were seized, and will be hauled Ayer tp the 444au
Government.