The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-14 00:00:00

and myself, ‘" Now, boys, we'll convict all these fellows as
prisoners, and if you mind your eyes you'll get all clear of
this. These fellows, when they are made prisoners, will
not be allowed to speak for themselves any more than to say
guilty,' or not guilty.' Be you my witnesses and we'll get
clear of this." We said we would, and he was contriving
how to get them all implicated. He then told the cook to
send the crew aft, and when they came he said, " What do
you want here? Mutiny ! mutiny! Fire away Mr. French,"
and then they snapped off the pistols. There was no charge
aigainst me in the log before the officers came on board at
Deal out of the cutter. When they questioned me I told
the truth, and that is the reason I am here.
This statement, which excited the liveliest and at the
same time the most painful interest, rivetted the attention
of the whole Court so deeply that but for some shuddering
exclamations, one might almost bear a feather fall.
Cone said the captain accused him of intending to take
his life, and gave him a blow of a cutlass on the head, of
which he still bore the marks. He was then put in irons, and
the captain took several spells of the cutlass at him. This was
on the night of the 24th of September. He (Cone) was all
day, all night, and all the next day in irons on the main
hatches. He was then hoisted up to the mizentop, and two
others to the maintop, when the shackles were put round
their necks. In the night the chief officer Rambert came
up to the mizentop all over blood, and showed where his head
had been cut open in several places. He went down again,
and in an hour after the captain came to the mizentop and
commenced besittng and stabbing at him (Cone) with his
cutlass. The marks of the wounds were still visible on his
head, body, and hands. The captain told him to make his
peace with his Maker as quickly as he could, for he'd take
his life before twelve hours elapsed. After that he beat him
again with the cutlass, and then went down. The pain and
loss of blood rendered him (Cone) for some time insensible,
for he did not know how long. When he recovered, about
four o'clock in the morning, he saw the captain with the
sabre pursuing the chief mate, who jumped over the larboard
quarter into the sea. The ship lulled to a little, but no sail
was taken off her. He (Cone) was subsequently unfettered;
his wounds were dressed, and, for about 31 days there was
quietness on board,
The other prisoners reserved their defence.
Sinclair, the carpenter, was then recalled, and closely
questioned by Mr. Broderip, but his manner was as confused
and hesitating as possible. He said he had seen the captain
drunk, but could not undertake to say whether he was given
to the practice. His manner was frequently excited, but
witness could not say whether it was from drink or the con-
duct of the crew. Witness did not feel himself competent
to say whether or not he thought the captain was in his
right mind.
Mr. Broderip—You have beard the defence set up by these
men ; what do you say to it can't tell.
Mr. Broderip—When did the man Reason die ?—Soon
after we left the Eastern Islands.

Mr. Broderip—When did you last see him alive ?—I saw
him go down to the cabin, and in an hour afterwards I un-
derstood he was dead.

The fate of this man, who is supposed to have died by
poison, seems veiled in mystery, which the evidence of yes-
terday did not in any degree tend to clear up, nor was any
statement made, except those by the prisoners, which could
at all afford anything like a clear outline of the transaction.
It was clear a terrible tragedy had bgen enacted ; but the
Court was almost as well informed at the close as at the
opening of the proceedings.
The carpenter, in his further examination, said he never
noticed the captain to be excited until after the vessel had
passed Ascension Island. He admitted, but with some re-
luctance, that he saw the captain strike the man with the
cutlass. He saw him strike Reason with it in several parts
of the body, but could not say whether he inflicted more
than one wound. There was a great deal of blood about
Reason's neck.

Mr. Broderip, addressing Mr. Clarkson, said he thought
the Learned Gentleman would agree in thinking with him
that the present was a most extraordinary case. After the
long investigation whiCh it had undergohe it was still in-
volved in the deepest mystery, and a question was raised,
whether the conduct of the captain was the consequence of
excitement caused by the mutiny,or whether by habitual in-
toxication he had himself brought the crew into the state in
which they had been ? It had been sworn (which would
make prima facie in favour of the first assumption) that the
excitement of the captain did not exhibit itself until after
the vessel had passed Ascension Island ; but it was also
evident that there.was something in the defence which de-
served consideration. The case certainly called for a re-
mand ; but Inspector Evans should take care that the
captain was forthcoming.
Mr. Clarkson could not deny that the circumstances elicited
during the inquiry well warranted his Worship's' remarks.
Mr. Broderip directed that the wounded man Gair should
be particularly recommended to the attention of the surgeon.
Ile also directed that the men who had complained of being
wounded should be examined, and that it should likewise be
seen whether the captain bad marks of the wounds which he
had stated himself to have received in the calf of the leg and
over the jugular.
The prisoners were about to be remanded, when a woman,
who sat behind the solicitor's table watching the proceedings
with intense interest, and half sobbing as some of the bloodiest
scenes were recounted, rose and stated that she had been a
passenger on board the Tory, and was ready to confirm the
statement of Yelverton.

Mr. l3roderip, however, declined to hear her evidence at
that stage of the proceedings.
Mr. Clarkson said he was preparod for this from certain
notions of parties whom he saw in the Court. He would not
suppress any evidence, and he would say, on the part of the
owners, that their only object was to elicit the truth, and to
court the fullest investigation.
The prisoners were then remanded until Wednesday nest.

The Cabinet Ministers are expected to return to
town in the course of a few days, when a Privy Council will
be held for the purpose of considering to what day Parlia-
ment shall be prorogued from the 27th, to which time it now
stands adjourned.
His Excellency Count St. Aulaire is expected at
Manchester House early in the ensuing week, from Paris.
DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF COLCHICUM.—
Wednesday Mr.Wakleydtl.P., held an inquest at the One Tun,
Great Saffron-hill, on the body of John Martin Dogherty.
aged 43, a licensed hawker. Elizabeth, the wife of deceased,
said that he died on Tuesday morning week, having been at-
tended from the previous Saturday by Mr. Gibson, surgeon,
of Holborn-bill. He was subject to rheumatic gout, and used
to doctor himself and take wine of colchicum for his disease.
His last and fatal illness, both he and she attributed to an
overdose of that medicine administered by himself. He
used to take a pennyworth of it, and on the Saturday men-
tioned sent for that amount to Mr. Bartlett's, of 24, Hatton-
garden. A girl went for the medicine, and a boy served her,
giving her for a penny nearly a wine-glass full,
Deceased drank half of it in water, and was directly seized
with vomiting which continued till his death. Mr.
Gibson, surgeon, said that when he attended deceased,
on Saturday week, he found him vomiting, and was
told that he had beeen ill for a fortnight previously. De-
ceased attributed the vomiting to the large quantity of
colchicum he had recently taken. Witness tried to allay
the irritation of the stomach, but could not do so, and was
of opinion that death was caused by exhaustion, produced
by colchicum acting on a debilitated constitution. Mr.
Bartlett, general practitioner, of Hatton-garden, and his
boy, who sold the medicine, were sent for. The latter,
aged about fourteen, was sworn, and said that his name was
George Elktngton, and that he was Mr. Bartlett's errand-
boy, and had been in his service since January last. He
was in the habit of selling simple medicines. He did not
know Latin. He knew that colchicum was a poison if
taken in an overdose. The bottle was labelled " Vin.
S. Colch," which meant colchicum wine, though it was
spelled wrong, for the v should have been a w.—(Laughter.)
Whoever wrote must have been a cockney.—( Continued
laughter.) He could not tell what the ain the label meant.
The reason he sold so much colchicum for a penny (he sold
at least sixpenny worth) was, that the little girl who came
for it asked fora little drop more, amndhneesgiaav,
aeni d t to her.—
(Laughter.) Mr. Bartlett said that the boy had orders to
sell only such simple things as salts, magnesia,
The Coroner said it was a very dangerous practice to allow
him to sell drugs at all, and considered that both Mr. Bartlett
and deceased wera more to blame than the lad—the latter
for prescribing for himself, and the former for permitting an
ignorant boy to sell medicines at all. He hoped that the
present inquiry would act as a warning to chemists and self-
doctors. Verdict, "Death from exhaustion, produced by
colchicum taken by deceased medicinally."
OXFORD, Nov. 12.—ORDINATION.—The Arch-
deacon of Oxford has given notice, that he will receive the
testimonials and certificates from the candidates far holy
orders on or before Saturday, the 22d of this month. At the
same time he requests those only whose cases are of urgent
and immediate importance to apply to him on the present
occasion, as there must necessarily be considerable uncer-
tainty as to an ordination previous to Christmas.
A liberated convict, named Lemaitre, had lived in
Paris for some time with the widow of his brother. He
treated this woman with great cruelty, and often declared
that, being quite tired of life, he should some day or other
put an end to his existence. Two days back he informed
his mistress that the time for dying was come, and ordered
her to purchase him some charcoal. She declared that life
was a burden to her also, and that she should die with him.
They accordingly lit the charcoal, and were found dead in their
lodgings, Passage Joinville, by the neighbours, who on not see-
ing them appear, entered the room. A letter left by the woman
gave the above particulars.
Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston arrived at
their residence en Carlton House-terrace, yesterday, from
Broadlands, near Romsey, Hants.
GERMAN JUSTICE.-1 political suite has just been
terminated in the principality of Hesse-Cassel, which has
been going on for several years. It is that of Professor
Jordan, accused of high treason. This gentleman had been
condemned in 1839, at the Court of Premiere Instance, to
dismissal and two years' imprisonmerft. On the 30th ult.
the Court of Appeal of Cassel acquitted him in the most ho-
nourable terms.
DEATH OF A REMARKABLE CHARACTER.—On
Wednesday an inquiry was held before W. Carter, Esq., the
coroner for Surrey, at the Raven and Sun, Russell-street,
Bermondsey, as to the death of a woman unknown, aged
about 70, who was generally supposed to have passed her
earlier life as a sailor. The following marks were on her
blue person.ink,
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porting it on each side. She had on a light-coloured gown,
two dark stuff.petticoats, a red plaid worsted shawl, an old
chip bonnet, low shoes, and black stockings. It appears that
as police-constable Eady, 16 C, was on duty in Prospect-
p:ace, Bermondsey; on Sunday night, about 11 o'clock, he
obs'erved the deceased sitting
on some stone steps, and she
said .she was tired, and complained of shortness of breath ;
she lued, she said, to go to Greenwich, and she hoped a little
rest would enable her to do it. The policeman went his
round, bat subsequently found her in Jamaica. row, a little
lower down, and she then appeared in a dying state. A
stretcher was sent for, but she was dead before its arrival, and
was conveyed to the Rotherhithe station-house. In the
pockets of the deceased was found a small bottle, labelled
" laudanum, poison." Verdict, "Natural death." The body
lies at Bermondsey workhouse to be identified.
SERIOUS ROBBORY.—Wednesday information was
circulated throughout the metropolitan police district, that
on Tuesday, Mr. Richard Wetherby Stone, of Dartford,
Kent, was robbed between London-bridge and the Greenwich
Railway to rminus, of four 10/. Bank of England notes, 301.
in gold. some silver, and a cheque for 90/. drawn by "J.
a yupon M
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toefs Messrs. Deacon
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after the discovery of the loss.
REFUSAL TO BURY A CHILD.—A painful scene
occurred on Monday last, at the Church of St. Saviour's,
Norwich. The body of a child, belonging to Mr. Horth, one
of the night watch, was brought up for Interment, but the
Rev. Mr. Beckwith, officiating for the incumbent, refused to
perform the ceremony, in consequence of the child not hav-
ing been fully baptised. After the mourners bad been de-
tained in the church about tw9 hours, Mr. King, the clerk,
'Availed on another clergyman to bury ft.—Chelmsford
Chronicle.
THE STRIKE OF THE PARIS -PLAYING CARD-
MAKERS.—The workn en in this branch of industry have re-
turned to work, after suce ;eding iii getting a trifling rise en
the wages paid before the eke. They have been out some
weeks.—Purls Paper'. ,