The Sun.
London, England, 1860-10-19 00:00:00

(From the .New York Independent.)
The coloured people are now in high honour in
New York. The prejudice against a dark complexion
seems to be vanishing away. The city authorities,
ar.d the citizens themselves, have just been lavish-
ing profuse attentions upon a few dozen new corners
with dusky skins. The newspapers, for several days
past, have been pre-announcing their movements;
the largest of the hotels has been engaged expressly
for their accommodation ; the fleetest of North
River steamboats was chartered to steam them
up the bay to the Battery ; the flags of the
shipping were hoisted in honour of their arrival;
the store-windows of the finest marble fronts on
Broadway were crowded with badges and banners,
printed in large letters, bidding them welcome ; the
military were drawn up in procession, 7,000 strong,
to add to the scene the honours of the national
stripes and stars ; the streets were crowded with
half the inhabitants of the city, to swell with the
popular voice the generql chorus of the day ; and
all this bustle and excitement, all this gathering of
a great multitude in holiday attire, all this beating
of drums, and playing of fifes, and waving of pocket-
handkerchiefs, performed simply and solely in
honour of a few carriage leads of coloured people,
newly arrived front their warm country across the
sea, their faces tinged with a very unpopular
blackish brown !
The coloured people sat in their carriages, and
politely bowed to the whites who gathered around
them on every side. They gave evident tokens by
repeated smiles, and by graceful gestures of the
hand, that they were immensely pleased with their
honourable reception. After this, who will ever
again accuso the coloured people of ingratitude ?
They appeared to be in very good condition, with-
out fault or flaw; or, as they say in Richmond,
" warranted sound and healthy—right and title
good." We should think—though not claiming to
be the best judge of such articles—that Simmi
Boojsen-no-Kami, first ambassador, being now a
little old and careworn, and probably having seen
his best days, might not bring into the market
more than 800 dols. Mooragaki Awajsi-no-Kami,
who is slightly injured in personal appearance by
heavy lips and protruding front teeth, might be
knocked down at the same price. Moorata
Okatoroh, who, it is said, has learned to read Eng-
lish, might on that account be considered a little
dangerous to our peculiar institutions, and would
I hardly be a desirable article of purchase. But
I "Tommy," who is a general favourite, would un-
doubtedly command a high cash price, because of
the extreme liveliness of his disposition, and his
remarkable ability to amuse.
These coloured people, however, notwithstanding
the general activity of the coloured people's market,
I have not yet been offered for sale at any price. In
'get they have some very unmarketable bad habits;
the oost striking of which is a claim to natural and
social ea 7 uality with the rest of mankind. Thus,
although coloured people, they not only made a
visit t01,,,-(shlogton, but, to the great discredit of
our institutiong, Actually succeeded in getting into
the best circle of 60c,!ety there ! Although only
zieve; theless were invited into
coloured people, they man w o kves ,
h 1.
the White House by the achita.
wen,lan: who sits at the
and the white, pretty young Functionary,
head of the table. The Old Pohlit>
who writes himself as the Grey-hair:l,lll,7,de a pro-
found bow to these coloured people, who, in 07ing
in return, as was plainly noticed, showed the nisei es
like that well-known coloured person, Uncle Ned—
" Without any wool on the top of his head."
The coloured people then proceeded to Baltimore,
and although they had no free papers to show, and,
so far as we are informed, no vouchers according to
law, were permitted to pass through the city after
only a brief detention on the part of the authorities.
On Sunday afternoon they arrived in this City, and
although their coming created great excitement,
we have not learned that Capt. Rynders, or his
deputy marshals, made any attempts at arrest. On
the contrary, the chief magistrate, Mayor Wood,
who stood so very high upon his dignity during his
recent visit to the coloured people at Charleston,
kindly condescended to give a cordial greeting to
these coloured people on their visit to him at the
City Hall. The Mayor's brother, too, sent to the
coloured people a handsome bouquet ; though this
instance has not made so striking an impression as
the other, inasmuch as he is himself one of the
coloured people, of the tribe of Wood's Minstrels.
Gov. Morgan, from whom we had a right to expect
great kindness to all coloured people, did no more
than we anticipated in his polite attentions. But
we confess to a grateful surprise at the generous
invitation of • Mr. and Mrs. James Gordon Ben-
nett, soliciting the pleasure of the company of the
coloured people in their spacious parlours at Wash-
ington Heights, on Tuesday, at 1 o'clock, It is how-
ever but just to Mr. Bennett to say that his invita-
tions were issued privately, and not through the
columns of the Herald, so that no apprehension '
need be felt for the Union of the States.
It is to be hoped that so many. and so flattering
demonstrations of good-will towards the coloured
people may be the harbinger of an era of better feel-
ing. Wo are glad to learn that, during their stay int
this city, they will be handsomely entertained
sit
the Metropolitan Hotel, and will be permitted to s,i;
at the same table with the whites. They now waig
up and down our streets unmolested, gree:te
tention
much curious but always respectful at d with
when, fatigued with walking, they pr:efer to rid: e,
tall
they are gratified to find, asp nother evidence -
creasing public sympathy, ehicles on s
the avenues, fitted up for their express aecommoda-
th.
tion, with the generous announcement, Coloured
ble both to them-
people allowed in this car." Thus, every ing will
be done to make their stay
not that when they
selves and to us, and we doubt
agreea
go away they will take with them not only our
but also our equally warm preju-
warm regards, le•
dices against the coloured PeoP

mate. I never had any occasion to quarrel with him
I do not know that Brown was ever called Lancaster.
Yesterday William Brookholding Webb, aged e, Mr. Evans said all the men who were on deck
the-clief mate of the barque Brierly Hill, from Au. when the man was shot were in attendance, and the
tralia, captain and second mate, who he understood were
and now lying in the Victoria Dock, wa
to be called for the defence, were also present.
brought before Mr. Selfe, at the Thames Folic Mr. Selfe was not aware it woull be necessary
Court, charged with the wilful murder of 'William or all the men who were on deck to be called to
Brown, otherwise Lancaster, an able seaman, on live evidence if they only confirmed each other.
the the Island of Ascension, on the case was one which he intended to send to ano-
6th high
of Auseas,
gust last.n t M
ter tribunal; and as the case could not be CO-
Mr. Gomm, from the office of Mr. Chas. Young, plated that day, and as it was necessary Mr. Pyer,
the chief clerk, should make a fair copy of the
solicitor, defended the prisoner, lengthened depositions he had already taken, he
Mr. S. C. Evans, superintendent of the Thames shored for the present remand the prioner.
Police, put in the official log-book of the Brierly
Hill, and other documents, and iid that a com-
munication having been made to the Board of
Trade by a shipping master of the poet of London,
the Home Secretary had directed the a)prehension
of the prisoner. He (Mr. Evans) had aso been di-
rected by the Commissioner of Police to summon
the captain, officers, and crew of the she, who
were in attendance.
Henry Farrow, a very respectable and intelTent
man, was the first witness called. He said— 'vas MANCSESTER--OcT. 18.
a seaman on board the Brierley Hill, on a voyele An active business w 55 done in wheat to-day, with a
from London to Australia and back. The prisoner fair supply. English old and now wheat must be quoted
was chief mate. William Brown, now dead, wai is
higher ; foreign taken very freely, recovering thehlaal
an able seaman on board. About thd 4th o Flour was inactive aetallattion t
rathees,firmer advancingrencn
August last there were great complaints respecting
,to American. sortslhai
awne e
cornl artilysold d
at former prices. Beans, oats,
the water, which was not good. On Sunday
a-d old oatmeal firm; new 'oatmeal the turn lower.
morning, the sth of August, we made a complaint
to Captain Vincent, the master of the ship, that
the water was very bad. On the following morn-
ing, which.was Monday, the 6th, we had no break-
fast, because the coffee was salt, and not drinkable.
I and Brown, and five others of the crew went aft
on Monday morning, the 6th, to complain of the
coffee. The captain was in his cabin, and the pri-
soner called him, and he came on deck. A seaman.
asked the captain to taste the coffee. The captain
did so, and said it was not bad, only a little brack-
ish, and not to be refused. William Brown said,
" Captain, will you go into the Island of Ascension
for good water ?"
Mr. Selfe—Stop. How far were you from the
Island of Ascension at that time ?
Witness—We were from 24 to 30 hours' sail of
the island then. The captain answered " No" to
Brown's question. The deceased then spoke up
and said, " Captain, if you will not go into the
Island of Ascension you will have to be tied down
until you do." The chief mate immediately w ent
to his cabin and brought up a pistol, and said, " I'll
blow the first man's brains out that lays a hand on
the captain," and as he uttered those words he
pointed the pistol at Brown, fired, and the man
fell dead at his feet.
Mr. Selfe—Had Brown done or said anything
more than you have stated, or touched the captain ?
Witness—He did not touch the captain or offer
to molest him, or go near him with any hostile
intention.
Mr. Selfe—How was the mate holding the
pistol ?
The witness extended his right arm and hand
towards the magistrate, and replied—This way he
presented the pistol at Brown.
Mr. Selfe—Are you quite sure that nothing was
said or done by Brown after using the words you
have mentioned ?
Witness—Nothing was said or done after he
used those words.
In answer to other questions by Mr. Selfe, the
witness said—l saw the chief mate's finger between
the trigger on the lock of the pistol. It was full
cock. I did not see it was on full cock when it was
brought out of the cabin. The prisoner handed the
pistol he had fired to the carpenter, and took a
second pistol from the carpenter's hands, and said,
" If you don't go forward, I will shoot every one of
you. We left the dead body of Brown on the
poop, and went forward. At nine o'clock, about
three-quarters of an hour after the deceased had
been shot, the captain called us aft. The chief
mate was present, and said lie was very sorry any-
thing of this sort should have happened in his
ship, and we then returned to our duty.
Mr. Selfe—Did the chief mate say anything at
that time ?
Witness—He said the pistol went off by accident.
Mr. Selfe—Any thing more ?
Witness—Nothing else at that time. In the
afternoon the captain called us aft again. The
chief mate was present. An entry in the log-book
was read over to us by the captain in the chief
mate's presence.
Mr. Selfe, after reading the entry of the occur-
rence in the official log-book, but not aloud, asked
if it was true that Brown attempted to lay hands
on the captain before the chief mate presented the
pistol.
Witness—lt is false, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Be careful. Are you quite certain of
that ?
Witness—l am quite certain of it. I was quite
close to Brown.
Mr. Selfe—Did Brown put his hands behind him
to draw a knife ?
Witness—No, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Did he put his hands behin d him at all?
Witness—No, sir.
Mr. Selfe—Did he carry a knife ?
Witness—Yes, sir, in a sheath by his side.
Mr. Selfe—Did any knife fall from him as he fell
when he was shot ?
Witness—No, sir. I saw no knife fall from him.
The poor man was buried the same night. We
afterwards did go to Ascension, got frooh water
there, and I came home in the vessel to London.
The witness underwent a long and severe cross-
examination by Mr. Gomm. He' said no attempt
was made by any one to touch the captain before
the prisoner shot the deceased. When the hands
' were mustered at 9 o'clock the chief mate said,
" This is what becomes of your mutiny. I did not
intend the pistol to go off." The prisoner must have
pasSed the pistol after he had fired it into the coin-
, panion. He would not swear the same pistol was
handed back to the prisoner or a fresh one.
By Mr. Selfe—The crew consisted of 18 persons,
12 forward and 6 aft. The persons aft consisted of
the captain, two mates, the carpenter, steward, and
an apprentice. There was no agreement as to what
we should do before we went aft. We said if the
captain refused to go into Ascension we would ask
the officers to do so.
Christopher Kearnan, an able seaman, who gave
his evidence with the same distinctness as the last
witness, said—l went aft with Brown, the last wit-
ness, and four others. There was no agreement
what we should do. I took a small drop of tea in
a pannikin which I had received from the cook that
morning. I was unable to drink it, owing to its
being so very salt. I went to the poop. I asked
the steward to fetch the captain, and said I wanted
to speak to him. When the captain came upon
deck I handed the tea to him. He asked me what was
the matter with it. I said it was salt, and could not
drink it. The captain tasted it, and made answer
that he could taste nothing bad in it ; it was a little
brackish and we could drink it. I walked off the
poop, and Brown passed me, went to the captain and
said, " Capt. Vincent, will you go into the Island of
Ascension and get some fresh water ?" The captain
replied, "No Brown, I will not go into any place."
Brown said, " No,
Capt. Vincent, well then, you
will have to be tied down until you go." That was
all that was said, and all I heard. The chief mate
wen: down to his cabin immediately, returned with
a large .`Worse pistol, and said the first man that lays
hands on t:Se captain I will blow his brains out.
Mr. Selfe—Bow near was Brown to the captain
when the prisoner said that P ithin
Witness—He was close to the captain—'Wee..,
reach of him. Brown said to the chief mate, `.will
you ?" With that the prisoner deliberately pointed
Captain,
him dead.
the pistol at the deceased's breast and s
or raise
Mr. Selfe—Did Brown touch the captain,
his hand to him ?
Witness—He did not, sir.
istol to the de-
Mr. Selfe—How near was the p
ceased when he was shot ?
t touched the man. It
Witness—The pistol alene:
hree inches from him.
was not more than two or s
k when it was presented
The pistol was on full coc.
or put it on full cock
at Brown. I saw the pris_on.
I aste quite certa'
when he came out of the cabin. ,
eased fell. He was shot through
of that. The dec
deathef . He made
the breast. It was instan _ a groan
Thetchi mate then turned
and was a corpse.
' door ank another pi. I
round to the cabin
believe from the carpenterd . took another pistol. i
believe from the carpenter. I saw him pitstol it on
full cock the same as the first one. It was down on
the nipple when he took it from the carpenter.
Inspector Cox, of the Thames police, produced
the pistol in question, and said the capt
am told him
sbelieved that was the one with which the pri-
ner shot the deceased,
in answer to Mr. Selfe, the witness said Brown
did nothing with his hands behind him, and had no
knife in his hand, or ever offered to take a knife. It
is not true that a knife fell from his hand when he
fell. His knife was in his sheath when
he was shot.
I heard the prisoner say, after he got the second
pistol, " If you do not all go forward I will shoot
every man of you." Brown then lay dead at his feet.
Cross-examined by Mr. Gomm—l did
not see the
deceased move his hand towards
mate when he was shot. The prisoner handed down
the pistol to the carpenter after it was fired. The
second pistol was capped. I was eight or nine feet
off when it was brought
upon the poop deck. Henry
Farrow was about the same distance off. On the
same morning, about 9 o'clock, when the crew were
ordered to get aft, the chief mate said some such
words as these—that he did not mean to shoot the
man, and that the pistol wont off accidentally. The
mate also said, " See what your mutiny has come
to." Brown had been dead half an hour when these
words were mid, I Royer (Dwelled with the chic!

HEALTH OF SCOTLAND.—It is satisfactory t
learn from the Registrar-General's report for last non`
that the daily deaths in the eight principal towns of Scot
land (with a population estimated at 908,146) have fallen
from 96 in February to 53 in September. The difference is
enormous. The mortality is now below the average. Yet
some of these towns aro suffering from epidemics, small-
pox, measles, and scarlet fever. Thirty per cent. of the mor-
tality of the month was from zymotic (epidemic and con-
tagious) diseases. But, to set against this, the usual
autumnal diarrhoea has scarcely manifested itself at all,
and the absence of violent alternations of temperature
allowed the deaths from inflammatory affections of the
respiratory organs to fall to 135. The large proportion of
49 per cent. of the deaths in these towns in September
were of children under five years of age ; at the other
extreme of life five nonagenarians expired, the eldest (the
widow of a farmer) in her 99th year. The mean tempera-
ture of the month was 50.7 deg., being 3.8 deg. below the
average of the four preceding years. The depressions at
night were severe • in Aberdeen and Perth 29 deg., in
Paisley, 28.5 deg. 'The humidity of the air was about the
average, but less than half the usual quantity of rain fell,
and the number of days on which it fell was ....-fourth
below the average.
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BIRTHS.
BRIGHT.—On the 17th inst., at St. James's House, West
Malvern, the wife of Benjamin Bright, Esq., of a
daughter.
GRIFFIN.—On the 17th inst, at The Lindens, Laurie.
park, Sydenham, Mrs. Charles Griffin, of a daughter.
SoLLy.—On the 18th inst., the wife of Edward Solly,
Esq., F.R.S., of Holme Court, Isleworth, of a daugh-
ter.

MARRIAGES'
MANSFIELD—HARCOURT.-011 the 17th inst., at St.
to Anna Phillippa,
George's, Hanover-square, Captain Mansfield, P.W.O.
Donegal Militia., eldest son of Francis Maßsfield, Esq.,
of Ardrummon Howe, CO. Donegal,
eldest daughter of Goorge S• Harcourt, Esq. of Anker-
wyeke, Bucks, and lacy M.P. for that county.
Finsbur to Rebecca,
SUTTON—WRITMARSII. On the 17th inst., at St. Leo-
'M.llZ6.l.tEe;' olif.AJa"mes Whitmarsh, E •
nerd's, Shoreditch, John Sutton, the eldest son of John
fourth
tohn ,
survivingßsq .
of Whitmarsh. Lodge, Honiton. is,
DEATH 8,

TIARTLUY.—On the 16th inst., at Lincoln, Mr. John Hart-
ley, merchant, aged 55.
lorr.—On the 9th inst., at Hemingborough, theßev. John
lon, M.A_., 35 years rector of Halsham, and vicar of
Hemingborough, aged 71.
JONES.—On the 15th inst., at The Elms, Harlington, D.
lanes, Esq., late of Port Madoc, and son of 'the late
Wm. Jones, Esq., of the Lord Mayor's Court, -Royal
Exchange.

SAuNDERsox.—On the 14th inst., at Newick-park, Sus-
sex, the Lady Catharine Saunderson.
sffAv .—On the 11th inst., at Breeknock-crescent, J. Shaw,
Esq., aged 80.
- •

STEVEXS.—On the 17th inst., Mr. T. N. Stevens, boot-
maker, of Gresham-street, city.

LONDON : Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG
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(tC/C/I"Ul~riclay,99tober 18, 1860