The Sun.
London, England, 1857-11-11 00:00:00

CLERKEN WELL.

A gentlemanly dressed man, about 50 years of
age, with a profusion of hair about his face, who
gave the name of John Hubert Heath, describing
himself as a gentleman residing at Wood-green,
Tottenham, was charged with being drunk, dis-
orderly, and creating a disturbance in a railway
carnage on the Great Northern Railway, and,
further, with interfering with the officers of the
railway at the Hornsey station.
Mr. Thomas Williams, the superintendent of the
company's line, attended to watch the case.
When one of the passenger trains was proceed-
ing along between Holloway and Hornsey the
,guards and passengers were much alarmed at hear-
ing loud screams of "Murder !" and "Police !"
proceeding from one of the carriages. As soon as
possible the train was brought to a standstill, and the
noise and 8( riams continum,,a the passengers all left
their carriages, and it being dark, and a train nearly
due, much danger was incurred. When Clayer,
the guard, went to the carriage from which the
noises were proceeding he found the defendant, who
was very drunk and much excited, fighting with
the other passengers. He asked him to leave the
carriage quietly, but he refused, and it was with
the greatest difficulty that he could get him
out and put him in the break with himself. The
defendant was very noisy, and when the train
reached the Hornsey station he was put out, and
although Mr. Crosby, the stationmaster, asked him
several times to go away quietly he would not do so,
but made such a noise and confusion that business
was for some time brought to a stands-Hi. Alto-
gether the train was delayed two or three minutes,
which was a very serious affair. The byelaws of the
company were produced by Mr. Williams, and one
of them ran as follows :

" Any person found in a carriage.or station in a state
of intoxication, or committing any nuisance or otherwise
wilfully interfering with the comfort of other passengers
is hereby subjected to a penalty not exceeding 405., and
shall immediately, or at the first opportunity, be re-
moved from the company's premises."
The defendant, in reply to the charge, said he
was very sorry for what he bad done. The fact
was, he was a little the worse for liquor, and when
he and his wife got into the carriage a person was
smoking, and, having asked him to desist, ani he
refu-ing, he certainly did knock the pipe out of his
mouth, which was the cause of the disturbance.
When he got (nu, at the Horusey station he was
very much excited, but having been !incarcerated
the whole night, he hoped the magistrate would
consider that, with an apology, a sufficient punish-
ment.

Mr. Corrie, having looked over the byeilaws of
the company, fined the defendant tie full penalty
of 4Us., or in default of payment one month in the
Howie of Correction.
Thomas Harding., aged 23, residing at 28,
Sydney-street, St. Luke's, a jeweller, was charged
with stealing about 6 dwt. of gold filings of the
valae of 13s. 6d., the property of Mr. W. W.
Stirling, jeweller, of 58, Am well-street, Clerken-
well.

The prosecutor, having for some time past been
losing a quantity of property, kept a sharp look-
out, and su.pecttng the prisoner, watched him, and
found the abovenamed property iu his possession
as he was leaving his employment.
The prisoner, who did not. deny the charge, was
sent to the House of Correction for two months.

THAMES.—A seaman, who gave the name of
Charles Yates, entered the witness-box and said he
particularly wished to make a statement of the
cruelty exercised towards him on board an
American ship.
Mr. Selfe—At sea ?
The applicant—Yes, sir, on a voyage from New
York to London.
Mr. Selfe said that he bad no jurisdiction over
offences committed on board American ships at
sea, and if English seamen would place themselves
out of the protecti in of their own flag the law of
this country would not apply to them. If the ap-
plicaut had been struck in a British port he could
obtain redress here.
The applicant said ho had been struck and very
shamefully wied on beard an American ship at
Liverpool.
Mr. Selfe said he had no jurisdiction over offen-
ces committed at Liverpool, whether they were on
board English or American ships. The applicant
ought to have waited on Mr. Mansfield, the sti-
pendiary magistrate at Liverpool, who would have
listened to big statement, and, if necessary, granted
a summons or warrant. He bad repeatedly to
listen to statements of illusage on board American
ships on the high seas, and he believed that great
tyranny had been too often practised on board the
vessels of tha'i country, both to American and other
seamen of all nations.
The applicant said that he wished to caution his
countrymen against jeiuing the American ships,
for the law of this country, it seemed, had no juris-
diction over them if offences were committed on tee
high seas, and it was impossible to obtain any re-
dress if the party injured were in any port of the
United States. He wished the magS!rate to read
a statement he had received on board the American
ship Orient, a New York packet, ship, on her voyage
from New York to Liverpool.
Mr. Sells said he really ihad ne time to do so,
and the seaman), who said he was a native of Eng-
land, handed a written statement to our reporter.
It was to the following effect ;
"On the 29th of Sept. I shipped on board the Orient,
after being robbed by tho shipping master of my advance.
Teo crimps in New York have a practice of gt.ttinn". the ad-
vances into their own hands and not giving the sailors
whom they ship a copper of it. Soon after I got on boar l
the first act of cruelty was committed on a Dutchman for
some trifling offence. Mr. Taylor, the third mate, knocked
him down on the deck like a bullock, then booted' him, as
it is termed—that is, he kicked him about the body, the
face, nose, and eyes, so that the skin wns completely
knocked off the man's face, and on the following day he
could not see out of his eyes, and the deck where he was
lying was covered with blood. A. few days after that,
while at sea, the third mate caught about halfsa-dozen of
us together about (i o'clock in the evening, and cut our
hair short close off, aryl we occasionally got a blow or two
in the course of the eight. A day or two after that I was
coming from the mate hatchway, and the third mate took
a strap, at least 2i inches thick, and gave me so severe a
cut with it across my back and chest that I could not draw
my breath or move for some time; I reasoned with him
the next day on his cruelty, and he only acted the worse,
for on every succeeding day he either kicked, knocked,
ar cut us about with hand spikes, hammers, his fists, ropes,
o.• anything ho could lay his bands on. One day the
third mate struck four or rive or us with a piece of wood as
'hick and as long as 1% pniicemarea at iff. He struck us on

our heads. Chatlea E'V;LIIA, one of the men who was struck,
bled like a pig. lie caused a large nail to be driven in the
neat of the water closet, and made us draw it out with our
teeth under threat of some kind of torture if we refused.
On two or three occasions, whoa shortening sail, and while
coming off the yards, the third mate stood in the quarter
of the yard and kicked us as we came down the rigging.
Charles Evans was all but gone overboard, I managed to
escape that time by catching a rope and swinging myself
into the rigging : bet he saw me, and cried out, ' You
I'll give it you when you come down;' and he was as good
as his word, for he knocked me down like a bullock, then
kicked me in the face and eyes; in fact, all the timo I was
in the ship, I was never witlvont a black eye or a brui-ied
face. One day the second ',nate ordered me to vet a broom,
and because I could no'6 find one be took a hie .m out of
another man's hate: and struck me with it acro.s tho area four or five times, causing me to drag my arm, and I cold
not use it until some days after I left the ship. The third
mate was going to repeat his tyranny, when a gentleman
passenger looked at him and interfered, and I got out of
his way. The third mate used to say ho should take a de-
light in knocking out our brains, kick us overb,..rd, or put us to sv.u,o death or other. Tho boatswain awl two of the
crow, named Devine and. bungareo [Jack, Ivo.a aa g, eat
tyrants as the second mato, for they would (omini • the
same cruelties. Not many nights before we got into L ver-.
pool these barbarians caused a noose to be o
.0 of the ropes from the mainmast, awl made us p it our logs in
the noose, and the ship being on a wind, it had a lurch.
They made us crawl up to windward, they pulling the end
of the noose at the same time ; then when as close Ito into
the ship's side as we could get, they would let us go, which
caused us to swing round nod round :ike a cat, and when
we stopped our bead., they would claw in contact,
and inflict tremendous blocs, which took our
senses away for some time. Other torturing ope-
rations were practised, which would take me too
long to describe. On the night we came into the Liver-
pool docks the boatswain without any cause whatever, took up a piece of wood or a one instrument, and com-
menced striking four or five of ns over the head. When he Fame to me he laide gave me a violent blow across my Inouth,
viigll both my lips open, aud at the flame time made

A remark, ' You -, I'll take care you shall not leave the
ship without a broken head.'
" CHARLES YATES, one of the crew from New York
to Liverpool."

SOUTHWARK.—Wm. Dix, a Sheffield manu-
facturer of Kent-street, was charged with striking
his wife on the head with a poker, and otherwise
assaulting her.
Mr. Burcham told him that there could be no
doubt that be had continually illused his wife since
their marriage, and whatever her temper might he
he bad no right to strike her with the poker. He
must be imprisoned for two months with bard la-
bour, and at the expiration of that time find bail
for six months.

WANDSWORTH.—EI. Z. Jervis—who, it Is ill
he rera?mbered, represented that he was the son of
Sir John Jervis, and brorher-in-law to the Turkish
Ambassador, was brought up on remand before Mr.
Ingham, charged with obtaining money from Mrs.
Sarah Parker, who is upwards of 70 years of age,
and alleged to be insane by false representations.
On th►s occasion it was stated in court that the
prisoner was very well known, and had not taken
up his certificate as solicitor for some years. He
appeared much better in health, and stood the
whole time be was in the dock.

The prisoner, upon being brought into the court,
wished for the case to be adjourned tor the attend-
ance of his solicitor, who had all his papers, and
who unilTsto,,d he was remanded until Wein.vs-
day, and not Tuesday.

Mr. Taylor, the chief clerk, said it was distinctly
un•lers:ood that Tuesday was the time for the re-
examina ion. The solicitor whom the prisoner had
employed was in the court at the time and heard
the day appointed.

_ .
Payne, the summoning officer, said, Wednesday
was first mentioned, but in consequence of the witness
(Mrs. Houghton) not being able to leave the Can-
cer Hospital, where she was an inmate, upon a
Wednesday, the case was adjourned until Tuesday.
Mr. Ingham decided upon hearing the fresh evi-
dence, and told the prisoner that it would not pre-
vent him from having the witnesses cross-examined
on another day.
The prisoner hoped it would be no longer than to
morrow (this day), as he wished to obtain his
liberty.
Mrs. M. A. Grist, a married woman was then
called, and stated that she was niece to Mrs. Parker
and now resided at No. 45, London-road. She was
living with her aunt in Sept. last. She remembered
opening the door to the prisoner on a Tuesday
night iu that month. He addressed Mrs. Parker as
" My dear madam," and asked her if she had made
her will. Her aunt replied in the negative, and he
told her that she had better make her will as her
family would take all the property. Witness told
him distinctly that her aunt had no property, nor
had sue ever had a child. The prisoner replied that
it was false, and asserted that there was plenty of
property. He accused witness of being in league
with her friends to rob her aunt, and that, she' had
drawn large sums from the Bank. She told him not
to have anything to do with her aunt for it would
be no better than swindling. He then told witness
that ho would punish her for her insolence. The
next day ber aunt accused her of having given her
poison, and also of robbing her. Witness was with
her aunt for five weeks to take care of her, and she
at first treated her very kiudfy, but after the pri-
soner s ud witness was a dangerous person she quite
altered in her behaviour. She always considered
her aunt to be deranged.
Mr. S. Neagus, the brother of Mrs. Parker, re-
siding at Bury St. Edmonds, said, his sister was
the widow of a stockbroker, and her only income
was 401. per annum from the funds of the Stock
Exchange. His sister had the lease of a house in
Sloane-street, but that had expired some time.
Witness had never seen the prisoner until that
morning in court. She never came to Bury St. Ed-
munds. His sister never had any family to his
knowledge. She had been deranged for years, and
it was above 40 years ago that she threw herself
from a bedroom window.

Mr. Ingham asked the prisoner if he had any
questions to put to the witnesses t
The prisoner said not at present, but he hoped
they would ba there again for his solicitor to exa-
mine them.

Mr. Ingham then eaid he would remand the pri-
soner until -b.-morrow (this day), and he would
wri'e to the matron of the Cancer ospital to allow
Mrs. Houghton to attend.
The prisoner then asked for his papers to be re-
stored to him, in older that he might instruct his
solicitor, Lut
_ _

Mr. Ingham refused until they had been tho-
roughly examined to see if any of them bore upon
the case.

The prisoner was then removed, and his worsbip
intimated his intention of applying to the Law So-
ciety in Chancery-lane as to whether they would
prt,secut.) the aczwied.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.
TUESDAY.

Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, with 30 added.
Two miles, over six flights of hurdles. 11 subs.
Mr. Barber's Miss Harkaway, 4 yro, 9st 61b...(Green) 1
Mr. Harvey's Chester, 3 yrs, Tat 10ib (C. Leake) 2
Mr. T. James's Cenral, aged, 954 41e... (Mr. Gaman)
Antique, Reveillee, and Theodine also ran.
Betting-7 to 4 agat Miss Harkaway, 3to 1 agst Theo-
dine, and 6to 1 agat any other. Won by four lengths ;
five lengths between the second and third ; Theodine was
pulled up at the, distance, and did not pass the post.
The AK-Aged Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30
added. T.Y.C. 12 subs,
Mr, Peter's Leukothea, 2 yrs, sst 131 b (40/.)...(Little) 1
Mr. Ba.tes's Jane, 3 yrs, let 21b (201.).,, (Bray) 2
Mr. Daley's St. Dunstan,4yrs,7st 111 b (20/ ) (Plumb) 3
The following also ran :—Thistledown, Richmond
Hill, Princess of Orange, Hark Forward, i•liss Allen,
fby Mentor—Psyche, Lady Ann, The Flea, and Flo-
rence (late Agra).
Batting-5 to 1 each agst Florenee and Thistledown,
6 to 1 each asst Jane and Princess of Orange, 7 to 1
aget St. Dunstan. Won by a neck, a head between the
second and third ; Lady Ann was fourth ; about two
lengths from St. Dunstan, Thistledown was fifth, and
Psyche filly sixth, the others well up. The winner was
bought in it 75 guineas.
The Knowsley Nursery Handicap Stakes of 5 sovs each,
2 ft, with 801. added ; the second to receive 20 sovs
out of the stakes ; winners alter the publication of the
weegiats slb extra. T.Y.C. 32 subs.
Mr. J. Merry's Baroness filly, 6,t 71b (Plumb) 1
Mr. Jackson's Tuuetall Maid, 7st 3lb (Bullock) 2
Mr. Paroer's King William, 6st 5:b...... ....... (ruck) 3
Tr e following also ram :—Meta, Sally, Satinstone,
Capt, Wedderburn, Wild Honey, Adventurer, Nally,
al Ellen the Fair.

Bating —5 to 2 agst Tunstall Maid, 5 to 1 agst King
William, and 6 to 1 each agst Baroness filly, Wild
Holey, and Clptain Wedderburn. The Baroness filly
got off in front, made a'l the running, and won by hale
a leu'th ; King William was beaten two lengths from
Tunstall Maid ; Wild Honey was fourth, abent as far
from King ; Adventurer woo fifth, Ca twin
Wed :er'Jurn sixth, and Satkstono seventh ; Meta and
Sally were the last two.

The- Croxteth We!ter Cup (in specie) of 30 cove, added
to a handicap sarpepstakes of 80VS each; gentlemen
riders ; jockeys sib extra ; the second to save his
stake. One mile and a half. 11 subs.
Captain Connell's Little Tom, aged, llit 21h (Owner) 1
Lord de Mauley's Cotswold, 4 yrs, 10.4 t
(Captain Little) 2
Mr. T. Dawson's Little Cob, 3 yrs, 9st Sib (inc 51b ex)
(Aldcroft) 0
Betting-11 to 8 on Cotswold, 3 to 1 agst Little Cob,
and 7to 2 against Litt'e Tom. Won by a head ; Little
Cob was pulled up, and did not pass the post.
The Juvenile Stakes of 5 soya east], with 25 added, for
2-yr-olds ; c01t.,, Bst 71b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 41b ;
allowances and penalties. T.Y C. 8 subs.
Mr. Parker's Martha Lynn filly, Bat 41b (ear Bst 6lh)
(Wells) 1
Mr. Barber's King William, Bst (Dales) 2
Mr. J. Osborne's Incense colt, Bst 71b (Cbali"") 3
Mr. T. Dawson's British Flag, Bst 41b .....(Aldcroft) 4
Betting-6 to 4 agst King William, 2to 1 agst
Martha Lynn filly, and 5 to 2 agst British Flag. Won
by a head ; a length between the second and third ;
bad fourth,

Ttie Aintree Plate (Handicap) of 5 sows each, with 25
added, for all ages. One mile. 29 subs.
Mr. W. Saunders' Master Bacot, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Plural.) 1
Mr. Andrews' The Martlet, yrs, 7et (Little) 2
Mr. Grow ly's Leukothea, 2 yrs, 4st 10Ib (Grimsbaw) 3
The fill 'wing also ran :—Bourgeois, Uzella, Do
Ginkel, and Little Cob.
Won by three lengths; bad third.

LATEiT LIVERPOOL CUP BETTING.
sto 1 abet Snr•cial Linens:,
11 to 2 apt Underhand
7 to 1 agst St. Giles
7to 1 agst Warderaiarskeloffered)
100 to .8 agst Cotswold (offered)
6 t 1 was taken about Cotswold before his race.

BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TUESDAY.
LIVISRPOOLAUTUMN CUP.
9to 2 ngst Underhand (taken)
7 to 1 agst Wardoimareke (taken)
7to 1 ;lot Special License (taken)
7 to 1 agBt Ht. Giles (taken)
1t to 1 agst TGurnaraent (taken)
20 to 1 agBt Sir Humphrey (taken)
20 to 1 ag3t Victoria (taken)
20 to 1 ag4t El Hakim (take')
20 to 1 agst Queen Bess (taken)

PREACEUNG AND PAACTICB.—A worthy clergyman in
this city, toll.,yr lug the practice of hie mini,terial brethren,
recewly proacbed a very
earnest discourse on the hard
times, enkrcing the duty of retrenchment and economy.
hutuedtaLely after church the congreg4tion took hun a 6
his word by boldinz a nicotine, at which his salary Yae
cut down from 1,000 dal. to 600 dole.—New York post.

NAVAL AND MIL [TA RY INTELLIGENCE.

The officers and men belouging to the 3d Bat-
talion of the 60th Rifles, who have been for some
time held in readiness to embark for India, re-
ceived an order yesterday to proceed from Chatham
garrison and embark at Gravesend on board the In-
domitable for Madras.

Orders have bean received at the Provisional
Battalions, Chatham, for the reinforcements for
the 23d (Welsh Fusiliers) 35th, 53d, 61st, 84th,
and 90th (Light Infantry) Regiments to be held in
readiness to embark at Gravesend to-morrow on
board the George Marshall for Calcutta.

The whole offihe officers and troops belonging to
the Chatham division of Royal Marine Light In-
fantry at present at head-quarters were assembled
in the barrack-square ou Monday for the purpose
of witnessing the presentation of a silver medal, to-
gether with an annuity of 101., awarded by the
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to Sergeant
William Jefferies, Royal Marines, for long service
and meritorious conduct.

Yesterday morning a district court-martial as-
sembled at Chatham garrison, under the presi•
dency of Lieut.-Col. R. J. M'Killop, Royal
Marines, for the trial of 10 prisoners be'onging to
the following corps for various offenc::.s :-18th
Royal Irish, 19th and 20th Foot, 90th Light In-
fantry, 98th Regiment, Royal Engineers, lloyal
Artillery, Royal Marine Light Infantry, and the
Hon. E tst India Company's service. The trials
will probably last several days.
James Lewis, Acting-Barrack Sergeant of the
Royal Marines at Woolwich, was ye3terday morn-
ing presented, on full parade, by Lieut.-Col. Hop-
kins with a medal (ill addition to an annuity of
101.) as a reward for meritorious conduct and long
services.

The 68th Regiment at Portsmouth are preparing
to ombark in the steamship Australasian about the
15th inst. for India.

The ship New Great Britain arrived at Spithead
on Monday evening from London for Hong Kong,
bavl ng been on shore under Dunnose during a thick
fog at 10 45 p.m. the previous day. She has appar-
ently sustained very little damage.
The auxiliary screw transport Indomitable, Cap-
tain Kett, sailed yesterday from Woolwich, having
embarked 6 officers and 110 gunners of the Royal
Artillery, 1 officer and 3 privates of the 44th Foot,
10 men of the 60th Rifles, mid 9 of the 66th Foot.
At Gravesend she received 6 officers andjlB6gunners
of Capt. Desborough's company of the Royal Artil-
lery, 1 officer and 16 men of the 12th Lancers, and 2
officers and 26 men of the 60th Rifles, making a total
of 15 officers and 360 rank a❑d file. She sailed direct
for Madras.

From the London Gazette of Last Night.

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S COUNCIL CHAMBERS,
Buckingham-gate, St. James's-park, Nov. 7.
The names of those who have been nominated by the
Council of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to
serve the office of Sheriff of the county of Cornwall :
William David Horndon, of Pencrebsr, Esq.
John Francis Buller, of Morval, Esq.
John Tremayne, of Heligan, Esq.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 10.
The Right llon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through
the Secretary of State for Foreign Affair 3, a copy of a
dispAch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, inclosing
copy of a French Imperial Decree, fixing as follows the
import duties upon the under-mentioned articles

Yellow fln French ships-1 fr.
per
Wax or brown lln Foreign „ —6
100
White {ln French ships-2 kilos.
In Foreign „ —7
Pickled fish (poissons marine 4) imported into Corsica,
will pay the same duty as if imported into France.
Detached pieces of machinery and mechanism of steel,
will pay 150 francs per 100 kilos.
BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, Nov. 10.
The Right Honourable the Loris of the Committee of
Privy Council fur Trade and Plantations have received,
through the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of
adespatch from her Majesty's acting Consul at Bangkok, en-
closing copy of a Siamese notification, prohibiting c iptains
and masters of ships, under a penalty of 80 to 200 ticlls,
from throwinr, over ballast, sand, stone, earth, Sze., any-
where near the bar of the river Meinam, where the water
does not exceed seven fathoms in depth, or anywhere in
the bed of the river. Captains and masters of vessels
trading at the port of Bangkok, will be required to prohibit
their crows from going on, shore with knives and other
weapons.

COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT
Cambridgeshire Militia--Sir Charles Nightingale, Bart.,
to be Lieutenant, vice John Evelyn Kingston Moreley,
Rifle Brigade; ,ydney Herbert lisvies, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Lockhart Ramage, resigned ; Richard Pigott,
Gent., to be Ensign, vice John Tibbles, resigned.
Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regi-
ment of Militia—Percy Charles Stanhope, Gent., to be
Lieutenant, vice Augustus Mark Hammond, pr.kmotod ;
Ge.,rge Augustus Montagu Hare Sloper, Gent., to be En-
sign, vice Edward a' Wood Tayler, reigned.
Galloway Rifles Militia—Thomas Palethorpe, Esq., M.D.,
to be Surgeon, vice Potts, deceased.
_ .

Ist or Western Regiment of Norfolk Militia—James
Menzies, Gent., to ba Ensign, vice Brice, resigned.
Worcestershire Regiment of Militia—Ensign William
Joseph Tibbs, to be Lieutenant, vice Harry
deceased.

(This Appointment is substituted for that which appeared
in the Gacette of the 3 i inst.)
East bent Regiment of Militia—Henry Gillett, Gent.,
late Lioutenant Essex Rifles, to be Lieutenant, vice Gatty,
deceased.