The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-16 00:00:00

CLEIIKENWELL IMPROVEMENT.

Mr. Deputy BOWER, Chairman of the Improve-
ment Committee, brought up a report for sealing a
deed of agreement with Mr. John Jay, in respect of
ground iu Clerkeuwell ; and also a report asking for
auth,riry to renew bonds falling due, amounting
to 100,0001., in respect. of Cl,srkenwell improve-
went, or for payment thereof out of the loan from
the Bank of England. _

Both reports were agreed to.
RETIREMENT OF THE TOWN CLERK.

Mr. 11. W. VALIANCE brought up a report fro'm
the Officers and Clerks' Committee, recommending
that Mr Seigeant Merewether, Town Clerk, bhould
be permit'ecl to resign upou a retiring allowance of

1,4001. per annual.
The discussion of the report was, however,
deemed too important to bo proceeded with then,
and was accordingly postponed till next Court, and
the Court then adjourned.

THE CITA 17G It 'IF MURDER AGdINST
TWO CAP TAINS AT SUN LIERL 41ND.

On Wednesday, at the Sunderland Police-court,
George Menhate, master of the Reliance, of Sunder-
land, and Edwin Fox, master of the Schiedam, of
L were charged with the murder of Win.
Barron, seaman on hoard the,,Relianc,e, at Ham-
burs, ou the 22d of June last.
John Ramsay, master of the ship Reliance, said
that the decsaied carne on board the ship tipsy,
aro began to " fun" with the men. Witness was
at that time on hoard another vessel, from which
he saw Fox push Barron, and Barron return the
push. The witness continued—When I got on
hoard Barron was lying on the deck on his back,
and Fox had hold of him by the hair of the head
and throat, and his right knee was on his b -11 y. I
went up to them, and pet my arm round Fox's
shoulders, and p tried them. Barron rose up, and
I took him by the waist, and I t 11 Captain Fox
to go below, out of the way. He said he would not
act the coward to go below. I then tried to make
Barron fist with a rope, as Le was s•ruggling in my
aria's. Barron said, " Let me go, for I'll fight that
—." He tere my clothes, and I let go, and he
went towards Fox, who 'was on the quarter-deck ;
but befora he got to him, I again took hold of hirer
I then called out to the crew of the Reliant°
to come and take him on board his own ship.
Just as I spoke these words, I observed the pri-
soner Menham alongside of me, who imme -
diately strurk Barron a blow on the right side
of the face or neck. No words had passed
between them, and it was more like a shove than
a blow. Barron tie n took bold of Menharn by the
shoulder, and tore his shirt (Menham had no coat
on). Menham turned retied and said, "Do you
see what you have done? You have tore my shirt."
Menharn then said to Fox, " Let's heave the
overboard." Both masters had hold of
Barron, who was stsnding on his feet at the time
Menham said this. The prisoners instantly lifted
Barron on to the rail close to the foremost shroud
of the main rigging on the starboard side, that
being the side on which the Reliance lay. There
was a distance of between four and live feet be-
tween the two ships at that particular spot. It
was just after high water. Immediately after
they got Barron on the rail, Fox let go of him,
and walked aft towards the capstan, turning his
back on Barron and Menharn, who still had
hold of Barron. Instantly Fox loft, Menbam
dropped Barron into the water. Barron had been
laid on his back, and was lying on the extreme
edge of the rail. Fox had hold of his feet, and
Menham of his shoulders. Fox let go his legs and
Menharn shoved him over. I then jumped over
the bulwark with a coil of yore iu my hand, stand-
ing the covering board. I said to the two pri-
soners, ~D you, do you want to drown the
man ?" to which neither of them replied. At that
instant Barron rose to the surface, the hair of his
cad and right hand only being out of the water.
I then threw the rope on to Barron's head, and
sung out to him to take hold of CJ3 rope. He
made no effort to take hold, but instantly sank.
One of the crew of the Reliance was also over the
side of his vessel with a rope, trying to save the
man, but could not. I sung out for a boathook,
but it was souse time before it could be got, to.
About 10 or 15 minutes atter, I sung out if there
were any grappling-irons on board eitl.er ship,
when Fox said I was not to grapple for him,
or have anything to do with him. After the man
went into the water neither of the prisoners did
anything to save him. Menham was lying with
his arms on the rail looking at the drowning man
when he stink. When I saw Barron sink, I turned
round to Fox and Menham, and, clenching my fist,
said, " You have both murdered that man ; what
do you call that but murder 1" Neither of their
spoke to me, but Menbam cried out several times
for five or six minutes, "My God my God ! I'm
a murderer !" Fox was aft when Barron was
drowning, but after I said that they hat* murdered
the man, ho came and looked over the side, but
the man had gene down. Menham was then in an
awful state of distress, and crying, and went to his
own ship, and then went into hie boat at the stern,
and cried there for about ten minutes. Menham
was drunk, but Fox was sober.
After some further evidence, the prisoners were
remanded till Friday.—Sunderland Daily News.

CHARGE' OF EXPOSING FOR SALE UNWIIOLESOME
Fish.—James Butler, 5, Adams'-row, Harnp,tead-road,
wa, charged at the Maryiebone police-curt, ye,terday,
by James Newman, one of the sanatory inwpectors
cf the parish of St. Panora-, with having in his pos-
semio, o Sturday evening last, auantity of fish in
an unsnounn d state,a and to ally, unfit fur human food. ITo
was fined 10.4. and costs
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