The Sun.
London, England, 1859-11-25 00:00:00

111U.RDB12 ON THE HIGH SEAS.

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Yesterday. Francis Boland, a seaman, aged 48,
was brought up at the Thames police-court, charged
with the wilful murder of Edward Hyland, an-
other seaman, on the high seas, on thellth of July
last.

Mr. J. C. Evans, superintendent of-the Thames
police, said the depositions in this case had been
taken by the British Consul at Lagos, on the West
Coast of Africa, and by him transmitted to the
Board of Trade. The ship Medina, in which the
alleged murder was committed, arrived with the
witnesses in the St. Katharine Dock on Wednes-
day afternoon, and he caused the prisoner to be ar-
rested, and ordered the attendance of the witnesses
who came home in the Medina. The British Consul
had sent home in the same vessel a black man, who
was not one of the crew, but a labourer on board,
and he would give evidence of the transaction. Mr.
Evans handed in the papers connected with the
case, and the investigation, which extended until a
late hour, was proceeded with.
Mr. George Mortimer Farrow, chief mate of the
Medina on her late voyage to Africa and back, said
the deceased Hyland was an able seaman on board.
On the 11th of July the ship was at anchor in
Lagos Roads. The captain was absent on shore,
and the witness had the command of the vessel.
He was taken ill two or three days before the
transaction occurred. At eight o'clock on the even-
ing of the 11th of July he was about to set the
anchor watch, and heard a disturbance. He went on
deck and was met by the cook, who said the deceased
and the prisoner were fighting, and that Boland
was using a knife. Witness was very ill at the
timo a and could do nothing. The cook had
rust left him for the purpose of going to the com-
batants when Hyland fell upon the deck. The
cook said he was stabbed—was killed, and the blood
rushed from the deceased's wounds on to the deck.
He went up to the deceased, who was insensible.
The prisoner came up to him, and he said to him,
" You have been using a knife ; what is the cause
of this ?" He believed the prisoner said he bad no
knife. The prisoner was partially intoxicated.
Witness ordered a boat to be lowered, and sent for
the doctor on board her Majesty's ship Medusa.
There were three wounds inflicted on the deceased ;
one of them was in the abdomen, and the bowels
protruded. Willie the deceased was on the cabin
floor the prisoner said to the surgeon of the Medusa
—" All he has got was intended for me ; if he had
not taken a knife to me I would not have taken
one to him ; he has cut me on the head." There
was not the slightest appearance of a wound on
the prisoner's head. He did not find the knife
with which the wounds were inflicted.

In answer to questions by Mr. Selfe, the witness
said the crew had been plundering the ship'sstores,
and that was the cause of the fatal occurrence.
The seamen got at the champagne and ale. When
I found the prisoner partially intoxicated after the
occurrence, I asked him where he got drink from?
He said, "We have been down in the hold and
taken a cask of ale, and all hands will pay their
share of it." In consequence of what I heard, I
ordered some bottles to be passed up from the fore-
crstle. A man named
him if there were any more,
and lie replied in the negative. I opened a case of
champagne. There were five bottles missing.
After some further evidence, the prisoner was
committed for trial on a charge of wilful murder.

SOUTH KENSINGTON MUSEUM.—During the
week ending Nov. 19 the visitors have been as follows :—On
Monday. Tuesday, and Saturday (free days), 3,033; on
Monday and Tuesday (free evenings), 2,513; on the three
students' days (admission to the public, 6d), 839; ono stu-
dents' evening (Wednesday), 233 ; total, 6,648.--From the
opening of the museum, 1,136,080.

- A TURN-OUT AT STALYBItIDGE.—On Wednes-
day tle whole of Mr. John Leech's weavers (between 1,000
and 1,100) struck work fur an advance of wages, without any
previous notice. They demanded an addition of about 11 per
cent., alleging that that was the scale paid at Blackl3urn: Mr.
Leech said he would look into the matter, but they refused to
wait, and quitted the mills.
KEEPING APPOINMENTS.—I shall never forget a
word of wholesome counsel given me by an old preacher, as
T was starting in my new careel—" Billy, my son, never
miss an appointment. Ride all day in any storm, or all
night, if necessary; ford creeks, swim rivers, run the risk
of breaking your neck, or getting drowned, but never miss
an appointment, and never be behind the time."—.Millburn's
Memoirs.

DEATH OF DR. LAWRIE, PROFESSOR OF SURGERY
IN THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW.—The death of Dr.
James Adair Lawrie, Regius Professor of Surgery in Glas-
gow University, took place at Bridge of Allan on Wednes-
day, after an illness of some months' duration. Dr. Lawrie
was appointed to this chair in 1850, on the death of Dr.
Burns (who was drowned in the Orion), having previously
occupied one of the chairs in the Andersonian University
in that city.
DEATII OF A LAUDANUM DRINKER.—Ar, inquest
was held by Mr. Herford, city coroner, on Wed! tesday, on
the body of Elizabeth Manchester, a widow, living with her
mother in CharterLstreet. The deceased had ben in the
habit of taking a pennyworth of laudanum daily, and she
died on Monday, after continuing speechless ft efal the pre-
vious day. The jury found that death result. from an
overdose of laudanum, administered by herself ,