The Sun.
London, England, 1845-11-19 00:00:00

ONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 19, 1845:

whose house is within a quarter of a mile of Mr. Roper's,
said the family were out of town, and the house was broken
into about half- past two last Friday morning. While in bed,
he heard a noise in the next room to him, and he got up, and
went out to ascertain the cause of it, when a man rushed
past him and ran down stairs ; after which, a second man
came behind him and knocked him over the banisters, and
then escaped also. The first one, who was in appearance
like the prisoner Edwards, dropped a basket full of plate.
The other was a tall man like Harrison, but there was not
light enough form him to distinguish the features of either of
them. The thieves had entered through the coal-hole.
There was a dog upon the premises which commonly barked
and made an alarm at the slightest noise, but was not heard
at all that night, and next day it seemed to be stuffed up
and stupified as if swelled up with something that it had
eaten.
Policeman 77 N said he saw the prisoner Trindle near Mr.
Sewell's house, and apparently taking particular notice of it,
about half-past ten o'clock on Thursday night.
Circumstances of suspicion were stated against all the pri-
soners, who are well known. Trindle was at the bar of this
Court not long since charged with stealing two valuable dogs
belonging to a country farmer. He has a remarkable voice,
and it having transpired that the voice was the principal
means of identifying the real dog-stealer, the .prisoner was
desired by his legal adviser (Mr. Robinson) not to say a word
during the examination. " No, I wont,' said the prisoner,
and the farmer no sooner heard that spoken, than he ex-
claimed, " I swear that is the man," and the result was that
the prisoner was summarily convicted.
Inspector Cooper produced a handsome mourning-ring
which he had found in the pocket of Harrison, " In memory
of Frederick Jago, who died in 1839," but he had not dis-
covered any claimant for it.
Mr. GREENWOOD finding that there was no evidence
against the prisoners as to the burglaries in question, dis-
charged them all.

that the offence was a first one; that the defendant's house
was bat three doors from the field where the fair and races
were held; and that the defendant committed the offence in
ignorance of the law, was strongly urged by Mr. Evans.
Mr. JEREMY fined the defendant in the mitigated penalty
of 51.

CHARGE OF MURDER ON BOARD
THE SHIP TORY.
EXAMINATION OF CAPTAIN JOHNSTONE.
Yesterday, George Johnstone, late master of the ship Tory,
from Hong-Kong, was brought before Mr. Broderip, at the
Thames Police-court, charged with the wilful murder of
Thomas Reason, a seaman, on the high seas, within the juris-
diction of the Admiralty of England.
The prisoner is rather above the middle size, thirty five
years of age, of florid complexion, and rather sunburnt. He
is a man of reckless appearance and manners, and seemed to
treat the serious charge against him with indifference.
"'Arr. Pelham appeared for the prosecution, and 111 r. Hum-
phries, of Newgate-street, attended for the prisoner, who
was apprehended on Monday evening by Inspector Evans, of
the Thames police, and lodged in the station-house of the
Thames division. A bed was made up for him in the lock-
up, and two men sat up with him. He passed a very restless
night, and frequently groaned aloud. On the charge being
made known to him, he denied that he had been guilty of
murder. Soon afterwards he had an interview with his wife,
and gave utterance to a wish that he was dead. He is a
native of Scotland, and is very respectably connected.
It will be recollected that sixteen of the crew were charged
by Captain Johnstone with mutiny on Wednesday last, and
they stand remanded until this day. When Mr. Clarkson,
counsel for the prosecution, first mentioned the case to the
magistrate, he said that three men had been killed on board
—Rambert and Mars, the first and second mates, and an able
seaman, named Reason. The Learned Counsel intimated
that Reason had been poisoned. •Singularly enough, the cap-
tain, in his long and very unconnected narrative, alluded to
the deaths of Rambert and Mars, but he never alluded to
Reason, except that he had put him in irons, with two
others, when the ship was near the Island of Ascension, and
subsequently released him. Some of the prisoners, in de-
scribing the appalling scenes of bloodshed on board, and the
savageness of the captain after passing the Island of Ascen-
sion, said that Reason was one of those who had fallen a vic-
tim to the ferocity of the captain, and that he cut him in a
bratal manner with a sword about the head and body. Their
statement was partially confirmed by Sinclair, tie carpenter,
a witness for the prosecution, who said he had seen the cap-
tain strike Reason several times with a sword in various parts
of the body, but he could not say whether he inflicted more
than one wound. The evidence given yesterday will be seen
to throw additional light on the transaction.
On the prisoner being placed in the felon's dock, the most
lively interest was manifested by the people in the Court,
which was crowded to excess. It was expected that the priT
soner would be arraigned for three murders, but in the charge
as entered in the police-sheet he stood accused of the wilful
murder of Thomas Reason only.
Mr. Humphries said he had been retained by some
friends of the prisoner to defend him, a fact of which he
was probably not aware, for he had not yet communicated
with him.
James Flower, a sailor boy, was then sworn. He is one
of the apprentices of the ship, and said he recollected the
death of Reason, but he did not know the date. The de-
ceased expired one night in the cabin. Before he went into
the cabin, he heard Reason say, " Spare me, captain, spare
me."

Mr. BRODERIP—Did he say anything else? Witness—
Nothing else.
Mr. BRODERIP, observing some timidity in the boy, ad-
dressed him, and said, this scene was no, doubt new to him,
but he had no occasion to be under any apprehension what-
ever. He was to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
but the truth, whether it made for or against the prisoner.
He exhorted him to attend to the questions put to him, to
conceal nothing, and not to be alarmed.
The boy continued—l went into the cabin shortly after
Reason said " Spare me, captain." I saw Reason, who ap-
peared to be in a dying state. I saw the captain examining
a wound in his left breast. I saw the blood flowing from the
wound. Tbeicaptain had a bayonet in his hand. There
were two other wounds, one on his temple, the other on his
forehead; they were fresh wounds,. and bleeding profusely.
Reason died about ten minutes after that. I was present
when he expired.
Mr. BRoDERTP—Are you quite sure you heard Reason say
" Spare me, captain ?" Witness—Yes, sir.
Mr. RRODERIP—Did he say anything in the cabin ? Wit-
ness—l don't recollect hearing Reason say anything in the
cabin.
Mr. BRODERIP—Did prisoner say anything about any lint ?
Witness—Yes, he asked me for some lint?
Mr. BRODERIP—What did you say in return ? Witness—
I told him it was all used.
Mr. BnopEatr—And was it all used? Witness—Yei, it
was, sir.
Mr. BRODERIP asked Inspector Evans, who conducted the
case, if he had any further evidence to lay before the Court?
Inspector Evans—Not at present, sir.
Mr. BRODERIP—WiII you be prepared to lay any further
evidence before me? Inspector Evans—Yes, sir, a good
deal of evidence.
Mr. BRODERIP said, before he remanded the prisoner, it
was his duty to ask him if he had anything to say ; and cau-
tioned him in the usual manner, that what he did say would
be written down, and might be used in evidence against him
hereafter.
Mr. Humphries spoke to the prisoner, and said that under
his advice he would not say anything.
Mr. BRODERIP—Then it is my duty to remand the prisoner
on this charge of wilful murder till to-morrow.
Mr. Humphries asked the magistrate to name the time.
Mr. BRODERIP said, the charge of alleged piracy against
the seamen belonging to the Tory was remanded till Wed-
nesday (this day), and the hour fixed upon was twelve
o'clock, at which time Mr. Clarkson was likely to be present,
but he could not promise the case should be taken at twelve.
It depended entirely on the number and duration of the night
charges.
The prisoner was then removed from the dock.
We understand that no further evidence will be adduced
against the seamen charged with mutiny, who stand re-
manded till this day, in which case they will be forthwith
liberated, and sworn as witnesses on the part of the Crown, to
sustain various charges of murder against Capt. Johnstone.
Mr. BRODERIP said he had received a letter from the father
of William Beresford, one of the prisoners, whom he re-
manded last Wednesday on a charge of piracy on board the
Tory. The father of the prisoner did not know where his
son was confined, and had inclosed the letter for his son in
another directed to him (the Magistrate), with a request
that it should be forwarded to him. He handed the letter
to the sergeant of the police van, and ordered him to deliver
the letter to Beresford, in the Westminster Bridewell, to
which place Captain Johnstone was remanded.
It was erroneously stated in a morning paper of Thursday
last, that the lad Barry Yelverton, one of the prisoners
charged with mutiny on board'the Tory, was " the grandson
of the celebrated Lord Avonmore." A gentleman came to
the Thames Police-court yesterday, and stated that the
youth was not related to the Avonmore family. He is a
Lancashire lad, and never pretended to claim kindred either
with the present or the first Lord Avonmore. Nothing
whatever was stated during the examination on Wednesday
to justify such a statement.

THE GRAND BALL AND CONCERT

FOR THE WARD SCHOOLS.

yesterday the Committee appointed to conduct the ball
and concert for the benefit of the City of London Ward
Schools, assembled most numerously at Guildhall, the Right
Hon. the Lord Mayor in the chair.
Mr. J. Woon, the Secretary to the Committee, said it gave
him much satisfaction to be able to state that he had already
received a long list of contributions for the benefit of the
ward schools, wholly independent of the ball and concert,
which were to be graced by the presence of persons of dis-
tinction of both sexes, and would do honour to the unceasing
exertions of the excellent Chief Magistrate of the City of
London.—(Cheers.) The application for the patronage of
the Queen, Prince Albert, the Queen Dowager, the Duke of
Cambridge, Prince George of Cambridge, and other illus-
trious individuals, had been met, not in the ordinary way in
which the requests for such distinguished sanction and sup-
port
were usually received, but were responded to with the
expression of the warmest wishes for the complete success of
the undertaking. He had reason to suppose that the Hall
would present one of the most brilliant spectacles, and care
would be taken that a greater number of tickets than could
be accommodated should not be issued. It was with extreme
pleasure he announced the names of the Lord Mayor, for
50/. ; of Mr. Sheriff Chaplin, for 50/. ; of Mr. Masterman,
M.P. for the City of London, for 100/. ; of Mr. Felix Calvert,
for 501.—(Cheers.) Mr. Wood then proceeded to read the
list of contributions, amongst which there appeared the fol-
lowing names :—Mr. Osgood Hanbury, 21/. ; Mr. E. Moxhay,
10/. 10s. ; the Chartered Gas Company, 10/. 10s. • Lord
Dudley Stuart, 10/. 10s. • Mr. David Salomans, 10/. 10s. ;
Mr. Philip Salomans, 10/.los. ; the City Chamberlain, 5/. ss. ;
Mr. Deputy Brown, 5/. ss. ; Mr. John Wood, the Secretary,
5/. ss. ; Under-Sheiiff Wire, 51. ss. ; Under-Sheriff Bircham,
Si. ss. ; Mr. Muggeridge, 51. ss. ; Mr. J. Prior, Si.ss. •, Mr. IL
A. Hunt, 5/. 55., &c. It is unnecessary to observe that the
announcement of such contributions highly gratified the
assembly.
The LORD MAYOR said the great occasion of readering per-
manent benefit to the admirable institution of the Ward
Schools of the City should not be neglected by him, in his
public or in his private capacity.—(Cheers.) The efforts of
the friends of the great charity by which the blessings of
education calculated to raise the social and moral condition of
the community would, he plainly saw, by what had been ac-
complished within the last two or three days, be attended
with a degree of success which but few could have antici-
pated. He expected the co-operation not only of those mer-
chants and bankers who are constantly occupied in the busi-
ness of this great City, but of those who are no longer engaged
in the pursuits to which they owed their affluence. The
letter of Mr. Chaplin, the Sheriff, which appeared in the
Times of that day, was an instance of the warm feeling ex-
cited by the notice which the press had already taken of the
labours of the Committee, and would produce the intended
effect of leading other gentlemen of wealth and independence,
who were not aware of the existence of such a charity, to the
liberal support of it.(Cheers.) It was with no small degree
of pride he informed the Committee that he had received com-
munications from several persons of rank and title. expres-
sive of their intention to be present at the Guildhall, and to
aid in giving efficacy to the admirable suggestions of Mr.
Chaplin.—(Cheers.)
Mr. WOOD said he had satisfaction in stating that the
ladies and gentlemen by whom the concert was to be per-
formed had volunteered to give the benefit of their high
talents without pecuniary reward ; and that, in fact, in the
course of the whole of the proceedings of the Committee,
there were offers of superfluous assistance.—(Cheers.)
Mr. WIRE said that it was gratifying to find that the pro-
ject of the ball and concert was not only approved of by the
public, but that the announcement of it was likely to produce
double benefit, by stirring up the spirit of liberality and
charity amongst those who were ignorant of the claims of the
institution of the Ward Schools.—Cheers.) Of the excellence
of the object of educating the poor, there existed no doubt
amongst those who had any education themselves. The pre-
sent Lord Mayor bad, in his capacity of sheriff and magis-
trate, often witnessed the fatal effects of ignorance, and the
community were under great obligations to his Lordship for
having, in his endeavour to serve the poorer classes, cast his
eves upon the Ward Schools, as one of the most politic means
of carrying his benevolent means into practice.—(Cheers.)
The utility of the effort to benefit so noble a charity was the
more obvious, as it bad been, to the grief of its friends, for
some time drooping. A powerful restorative had become ne-
cessary, and that restorative was about to be administered,
and would, he trusted, give a vigour to the institution
adapted to the nature of its principles, and calculated to
place it in health and strength on a level with the most
flourishing of the day.—(Cheers.)
Mr. HOLT said it had been observed by some, when the
Corporation were working in that Hall for the service of the
unfortunate Poles, that charity, which ought to begin at
home, should be exercised for the British poor, who were
suffering from want of education, as well as from other kinds
of destitution. Those who readily offered that objection
when applied to for their co-operation, had it now in their
power to testify their sincerity by joining with the individuals
who always formed the Polish Committee in benefiting their
fellow-citizens. He regretted that some gentlemen endeavoured
to throw a damper upon the cause,by declaring that it was in
the power of each ward to support its own school. However

great the power might be, it was quite certain that in many
instances the inclination did not go hand in hand with the
ability.—(Hear, hear.) He was a member of the Ward of
Farringdon Within, had canvassed several gentlemen whose
houses resembled palaces, and he found much difficulty in
obtaining here and there amongst the affluent proprietors, a
solitary guinea. That was a proof of the apathy of the re-
preseatatien of the wealth of the ward ; but he trusted that
the anxious zeal so unequivocally exhibited under the
auspices of the Lord Mayor, would be the forerunner of a
long course of prosperity to the Ward Schools of the City of
London.—(Cheers.)
Mr. EmcDts perfectly agreed in the observations of the
gentlemen who had addressed the Chairman. The answers
he had frequently received from families which had removed
from the City into the districts of the aristocracy, upon
plying to them for their aid, was, that they were obliged to
subscribe to the local charities.

Mr. J. C. PRIOR and other gentlemen also addressed the
Committee, and theyall separated in the unanimous opinion,
that on the next night would commence the revival of the
Ward Schools in the vigour which characterised them in re-
mote generations.