The Sun.
London, England, 1844-11-30 00:00:00

THE CASE OF STABBING

LIVERPOOL CAPTAIN.
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Yesterday a middle-aged man, named Samuel 13,,i
a sailor, was brought up before Mr. Rushton, ellted
with having, on the morning of the 18th inst., stgl
Captain Launcelot Reed, of the ship Sir Charles NsF
while on her voyage from St. Andrew's to this r
about 700 miles to the westward of Cape Clear. td,
It appeared from the evidence of the cook, ate `pd
and a gentleman of the name of Porter, a passenger' to
part owner, that between four and five o'clock °ll to
morning in question, the captain requested Bro_..^-tr
haul in the mainsail during a squall. The prison°
fusing to do it, an altercation ensued, whersupn°,r
captain pushed him and was struck in return. Thea.a
tam then caught hold of Brown to place him in eom7sf
ment, and was struck several times, receiving no i
serious injury, but, when they had got as far aft ss osi
mainmast, he felt a sharp instrument pierce hi°3'ciel
called out, lam stabbed—l am killed." The is
being immediately aroused, he was conveyed tois
cabin, when it was found that a deep wound had nic)
flicted on the lower part of the stomach, through II ghis bowels protruded, and two other wounds, thougt
dangerous, on the left side. On Wednesday 1$
vessel arrived in this port, and a warrant was issued
the apprehension of the prisoner.
From the evidence of Mr. Deane, surgeon, the t/
the captain appears to be in extreme danger. sstY
On examining the clothes worn by the captsi,° oat*
time the affray took place, which were produced Tools
eight distinct cuts were visible in the jacket, and
the trousers.
the ell'

The case was remanded till to-day, to await 000
dence of the captain and one of the crew, who W
watch at the time of the occurrence. „orid
The captain (who went out as mate in the Sir L'los
Napier) resides in Charter-street, and from the P'—coo
precarious situation in which he is now lying, it lopit
sidered necessary to take his testimony instenuoe•
Mr. Rushton, accompanied by Mr. Ellis and Mr. 1,;011,1
proceeded to his residence for the purpose yes tyk#
afternoon, when the statement of the captain los, ,ati
in presence of the prisoner. His evidence did no
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materially from that given by the witnesses.
The prisoner, on being shown the knife, inol'A" ,
after being taken into custody, admitted that it heL:Ol
to him, and at the captain's examination did not
any of the statements which were then made.---Li4:
Mercury of yesterday.

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IMPORTANT CHANGE OF THE LAW WITU A-61)5
TO SEAMED.—A very important alteration 10'
made in the law relative to merchant seamen, by sslsi
of Parliament passed during the last session, 1131 0°
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is just about to come into operation. The pr'7o.lol
compelling all merchant seamen to register the
is carried into effect, because, after that date, n° s
can carry to sea any seaman, without having 1;i0v,
ceived from him his register ticket, which is t° he
tamed by a seaman on application to the Ctist°lolol
of any port. The master must keep such
ticket in his possession so long as the seaman '7.med,,
service ; when the seaman leaves it must be res'ostr„
him. The penalty of the master neglecting t°.o_,„,r
possession of the register ticket of each saa:eBip
carries to sea is 5L All masters are to take tm
prentices to the Custom-house, and obtain 0 tr.,
tickets for them, which the masters are to keel34ooe
possession until the expiration of the apPreniegile
The Act makes it a misdemeanour to alter a_„,s
ticket, and provides that upon the death of a se7t, 0",
ticket must be returned to the Custom-house. of o',
material alteration is also made in the fort%u
tides of agreement, which, after the Ist of1:A.
must specify the quantity and quality of prolla"„iicAl
seaman is to receive per day ; and if, from of estia.;s
stances, the allowance is reduced, the seaman lajej
to 4d. per day additional wages ; but if the
e750..1;
amounts to one-third, then the seaman is entitl 710
per day additional during such reduction. ige
beyond the medicines now required, is to carrich sl.°l
of lemon or lime juice, sugar and vinegar, Whi
be served out to the seamen after they shall hserer)
twelve days on salt provisions, in the followloic
tions, namely—half an ounce of lemon or litne-Joolgijo
sugar per day, and half a pint of vinegar Per parj,
long as the use of salt previsions is continued.,, eO5O
201. for each default. Every ship carrying 10°fietSti
besides those now required by the sth and 6th fiffy
107, is compelled to carry a surgeon. In eases °. p01:1
if the seaman exerts himself to the utmost of mid)
to save the ship, cargo, and stores, he is to he,,iresll)
wages, even though the ship had not previollaVoge,
freight. Every master, before he sails on a v°,l as°
when he returns home, is to deliver a list of his ifoo
the Custom-house of the port he sails from. /esc
EXPECTED STRIKE OF THE COAL-Mndi to ,o,
rious circumstances, which have recently ole
knowledge, seem to indicate an intention on 1'1,4 0701.
the Lancashire Colliers' Union to cause a gallefel ise
ere long ; and we propose briefly to notice a., /a+
connected with that agitation which is noW '"og
triously fomented amongst the body of workiniawithd
with the view of making the public acquainti;ofsrlt
object of this intended strike. The reniarha 00r,
of this agitation is the proposal by the coif 01,110
their employers to force a rise in the price olio pti,
contracting and diminishing the supply to LvrithAcili
and then to allow the coal miners to shamj ere,
the profits which would result from this artifio7cidirot
and consequent dearness of an article which, is%
son of the year, may be termed a prime I' nosesel
life. It may be said that we are not fairlY recitiolt,
the views and objects of the coal miners ; erol.°l.
have no intention either to induce or, by a ger:ws
to coerce the masters into a general cornbina'r/'
avowed object of making and keeping coals clesi
chester Guardian.
„lob $.410:1,
CONFLICT WITH A WOLF.—A young,ror •
Ducret, aged 19, living at Chenevry ($s
es
with a farmer named Maire, was a few days sl,hoe s s'S;
ing manure over one of his master's fields,
thotA
appeared, and a conflict took place between„psear2o
young man, with great presence of mind, Pi,
prongs of the pitchfork which he was °so thdesf,,
whenever the animal sprang at him, it caluiejoeali
points of the instrument. The battle had bitaset it'.
a quarter of an hour, when Ducret, findito kePOO.l,
ting weak while the hard skin of the wolf 04
most uninjured, thought of using the pitch to °log;
club, and dealt his assailant such a blow 03040
d ink
His master ran up at the moment, an of
quickly dispatched. The Prefect, on het'?nn
courage, sent him a present of 50E—Gail91 a goy
• — • of
BIRTHS. c
On the 19th of November, the Countess dig"-
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CA° se
and heir. h
On the 27th of November, the lady of t hter•
Rector of Water Skatford, Bucks, of a daug rep
deiljre
MARRIED.
trePallie DP
On November 26, at the Church of ;Su pot) to
and afterwards at the Hotel of the British
Monsieur Jacques Edouard Lebey de Ben ..Siril.,/0°
King. 0. Olive' to Pr
On the 26th November, at Dibden, the r_og. 000000
Lambart, youngest son of the late Ear,. Do
jo
Elizabeth, second daughter of Captain IN illes'
urch,pr
down, near Southampton. ps,o Oh to toe
On the 28th of November, at St. Jam ,on,
Browning Edwards, Esq., of Glyn-Afon,
garet Anna, daughter of Captain Carpenter,
Sunbury.

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