Star.
London, England, 1808-08-09 00:00:00

ASSIZES.

CHTLArtg'FORD, ESSEIe, MiGUent.
, CHARGE OF MURDER--SFSCIAL COMMISSION.
HeilOars 11114anu was tried by. Special Commission,
Were Lad. Ettraiinitovois, on- the charge of :nor-
daring Than** Earns, an . American seaman en
bead the ship Croydon, lying at Charleston, South
America.
Mi. Serjeant Siminntim,• • as
.Counsel fir the prose-
-entlon, statekthe circumstances of the case, as they ,
are below detailed in evidence, and observed, the duty
of the Jury would-be- to say;- whether any necessity
exiAtecl tic"' 031 act ci Aretity..exerased by the Pr'.
wino. He was the Captain Of 4a YON which
had soiled friinctaiklang to /Mica,* the slave trades
sand from thence to SOuth Carolina. There was no
dpubt but that he- had dolt a part of his crew by
sethin, and while the ship was lying at Charleston,EEe. of, theciew, namely, Nicholls, Webb,
,Parker.
Gotiei, and anOtrier, were sent to ? rison, on a
oberge of wit; they. Weie,howeveilliberated be-
fore the ship salted, and a' beet was sent to fetch them
am lipArd. When on thee way to the ship, it was pro
Iposed that they should Lea go to the Owner's atent
t order so settle about sorne.wages
.in dispute, and
they-pulled to the shore'with. that intention. The
.Croydoeseebig they did not r n a cl ; fired a shot
across the boat, wllichis a usual signal for a vessel to
kris.-w. They certainly', however, paid no regard to
. this/isnot, and** were' fired at twice by an Ameri-
can revenue turret: Not also obeying these signals
the Ameriesincsent out her-boat, and overtaking the'
Eitglishmen;'she-ciutiest them on board their own ship
the Croydon; - As soon us-they Were On board, the
Captain ordered them into irons. This happened on
the 30th-ciDnernabee, in the year 1796. Two days
4fitecir4rfis they wirreteleased and the crew was order-
Ad to man the windlas, to_ heave the anchor, and make
roady for sea. On this.occaelon the five men above.
stand deManded their two months wages before they
proceeded; and refilled to assist in weighing the an-
chor. The pelstPier went to hi; cabin, and returned
armed with pistols. He again ordered them to man
the rindlas, and they again' ho ordere the
Chief Mate to, put - one of -Parker; in irons.
Upon this occasion Nicholls, another of •thefive, then
stepped forward, and putting his hand on the breast
of the Chief Mote, said>. that Parker should not be
Put is irons.-.. Upon this. Captain Williams levelled
his' pistoritNidas, and, the shot passing through
liis body, entered the body of one _Names, rho was
standing near, and save him a mortal wound. The•
Learned Serjeant paid it was clear that no harm was
intended against the unfortunate man, who received
his death-wounds and )3 considering the guilt or in-
nocence of the prisoner, the Jury would direct their
attention to the care of Nitholls; against whom the
shot *as levelled. If they Ihould be of opinion, that
the atate'of the crew did not require such an act of
iv:Trig, on the part cC the prisoner, to' reduce them
to, Obedience, it; wont, be murder ; but if they thought
thicrew west mutinous it would be justified by
neeessl.ti. . .
.
Nicholls, the Neiman ielto was intended to be shot,
was Hist called. :lie said, be had shipped
Third Mate of_ Croydon, in a voyage front Eng-
le:ate,' the oast of Africa, and from thence to South
Carolina. While at South CarOlina, he was absent
from his ship for 12 hours Without leaiek for which,
be was confined on shore for .50 days. Ue reinrned:
on board the ship on the- 20th December: Mr. Ford,
the Captaiirs Clerk, and two risters, carne on shOri
in a boat to fetch them. They wished to see the Mer-
chant's correspondent' before they went ori beard, arid
so they took the command of the boat from Ford.
A shot was fired at them from the Croydon, which
fell close a-head, and two others from the American
revenue cutter. They didnot, however, pay any atten-
- tiop, to them,' but made for the opposite side of the
lint'. A boat from the American followed them and
took them on board their own ship. As soon as they
got on board, the Captain called them aft, and ordered
them into irons. They were keptin irons for 2 nights,
and then liberated, They demanded two months
pays according to the articles signed at Gravesend;
but the Captaiarefused to give it them. They were
thep ordered to man the windlas, but they refused;
unless they had their two Months pay. The Captain:
again ordered they' to do it, and they again refused'
as before. The tiptaiii then walked to his cabin, and
returned with a pistol in each hand—be addressed the

witness, anit said, " Nictitate, ao you Oat the Wink- I
las," he rehised. The Captain then said isa the Chief
Mate 4, take th,at d—d rascal, and put him in irons."
The Mate immediately laid hold of Parker by thercohl
lar. The witness stepped up and piit his hand on the '
Chief Mate's breast, and said Parker should not be
put in irons—Capt. Williams immediately fired, and
the ball struck the witness below the shoulder. curie
out at his breast, and lodged in the" body of 'Carnes,
who was standing near. On cioss.examieation, the
witness said, -that-he had shipped as 3d Mate, but the
Captain had reduced'hint before the mast,because he
refused to assist in punishing the Cook. He denied
that he was imprisoned for any breach of the Ame-
rican Law, but he was told by the American Consta.
ble it was for deserting his ship. When they took
possession of the boat they did not draw' their knives,
nor use any force against Ford and the persons sent
for them, and they only wanted to see • the shippers
. about their wages. He denied that he was continu-
ally drunk on the voyage out—he never asked for files
to saw a his irons—he never threatened-the-Captain
—nor wasahere any mutinous conduct in the crew at
the time the Captain fired—after he had fired Parker
threw a marling spike_at the Captain, which hit him
in the body.
John Hammond, a seaman on board the Croydon,
detailed the transaction in nearly the same way.
Captain Williams being called on for 'his defence,
said, almost the whole of his original crew had de-
serted, and he was obliged to ship others at Charles-,
ton. That they were in such a state of mutinyheWas
apprehensive for the safety of the ship and cargo. It
had been intimated to him that they intended to cut
the cables and run away with the ship, and that under
this sense of danger he thought it necessary to act
with reCtition in order to quell them.
William Ford, the Captain's Clerk, deposed, that
in the voyage cut Nicholls, the witness,, was drunk
frequently. That when they arrived at Charleston,
all the crew deserted except the officers. That Ni-
chells and the four others went en shore without
leave, and returned the next day all dirty and bloody,
as though they had been in a fray. A few hours af-
terwards two American constables came on board,
and took them away on a charge'of beating a publi-
*can, and not paying his bill. The Captain afterwards
paid this.hill. and made the man compensation. After
they had been in prison, as Nicholls had stated, the
waness and two riggers, who had been at work on
board the Croydon, were sent to fetch them ou
beard. As soon as they came on board, Nicholls
asked to steer the boat, and the witness gave him the
.helm—suddenly Parker gave him two blows on the
head, which knocked him down, and as fie was get-
ting up Nicholls pulled him down in the bottom of
the boat. They, then drew their knives,-and Nicholls
run his knife across the throat of the witness. The
.mutineers 'altered the boat's way, and steered across
to a swamp. The Croydon fired a shot at them, and
an American cutter twe others, but they said, “ D--ix
'shot, we don't fear a shot." Nicholls said, ~ I wish
I had Billy. Williams here, you should.kee how I
-would serve liima" As they passed the ship in view,
'Parker said, u There lies the bloody ship—l wish her
bottom may- drop out . before she gets over the
Bar." After they came on board, their conduct was
very mutinous. Brunce told the Captain he had
overheard them planning to cut the ship adrift, and
-to run away with her. When the anchor was weighed,
'and they deinand.d their wages, the Captain told
t.lem that none was due—he had advanced it in pay-
me at to the landlord, and for gaol fees. Barnes and
some others of the Americans wanted to go on shore ,
fir their cloaths as they pretended, but-the Captain
told them it was an excuse, for he had sent ashore to'
the placa they had named, and there were no cloaths
there. The witness said, in fact, he had beers sent
to make the inquiries, and it was an excuse to get
ashore and desele after they had received wages an
advance. A day or two before the firing at Nicholls,
as the Captain and the witness were standing on the
wharf; the Captain was informed, that-if he was not
on the alert, he would lose all his crew, which had
cost him 1001. in shipping; the witness immediately
hastened on board, and at midnight he heard the gun-
ner hail a boat, and threaten to fire into her if she did
not sheer off; the witness got up, and found the
Americana all ready and looking up to the gangway,
no doubt intending to desert if the boat had not been
discovered, alter receiving their pay in advance.—
When Nicholls was threatened with punishment, he
said he did not care, a man had but one life to lose.
From the general state of tbe crew, he was of opi-
nion that the ship could not have been preserved if
the Captain had not been determined in his conduct.
William Cork, the surgeon, was of the same opi-
nion.
Nicholas. Browne spoke to a conversation which he
overheard front the mutineers in the dark. They said
the ship should never go to England, or they would
go where many a brave fellow bad been before in tbs
attempt to prevent it. When they found he had over-
heard them, they told him if he said a word of what
he had heard he should be the first to have his throat
cut.

, Henry Wilkins and Charles Pye, two other seamen
on IsOard the CrC.ydian, deposed that Nicholls and his
comrades applied to them for files to saw off their
irons, arid told them if they would let them loose they
Should see fine fun before the morning.
W. Russel, clerk to the ship-owners, deposed, that
when Captain Williams came home, he accompanied
,him to Mr.! Bicknell, Solicitor of the Admiralty, to
whom, the. elated thewhole transaction, and
offered to surrender himself; and, in fact,when the
proclamation issued for apprehending him, he imme-
diately carne from Wales and surrendered himself.
fieveral witnessel. 'respectability gave the priso-
ner an exiellessy characterfor humanity.
Lord FALlFtaOiouou haying stated the distinction
between the: various sorts of homicide, left it. to the
Jury to, determine whether the state of the crew ren-
dered the act of tiieCefitain a justifiable act of severity,
to preserve the discipline of the ship, or whether it was,
excessive, and iniiissalled for on the occasion ?
The/I:try, after some deliberation, found the prise-
ziei—Not stay.
. ... TRIDATi nI7O. 5.
Susizts6ll Dear, a respectable looking old *Thins-
was indicted for stealing a'sol. bank note from a let-
t r, frpM the pest oalce at Brentwood, in thiscounry.
ieote n , i
question
n was lost so long ago as the year
802; at Which- time the prisoner's husband kept the
post once at BientwOod i but the business of the shop
was chiefly managed by his wife and daughters,

Hay
Straw

Beef
Mutton

opipsamos.
'Masts were .kie..o}43ot.\
1011%.Mr, Finch,' a -*nit at
..•; isik* 104 a.!
shin to remit 501. to a Mi. 24..:11intlai...itBtSt.001,
he did it by letter; and enclosed the nOte;:
addressed to Mtn,' which by the regular coufse'of the
post would io to the office kept by, ..
the prisoner. Mr
M. Brooks being in town the dlifthe letter' as sent
called on Mr. Finch, and that a letter ihaOsirg
a 501. note was addressed to hint' at BrentwOOd.—
When he got home he.sent to 'The • pdst office; but
the letter was missing. Nothing was heard of the
note, until a few walks back the note was paid into
the 'Bank. It was traced to the bankers -of a Mr.
Maiden', a cheesemonger whitechapel, and 'Mr.
Gadsden proved he received it from oae Edward
.Browne, a shopkeeper at Brentwood, and Browne
being called, he said he had changed it for the priso-
ner at the bar.
The Jury found her guilty, and she was sentenced
to two years' imprisonment. 1
At the Hertford Aisizes on Tuesday Mary Moore,'
an old woman, was tried for horse-stealing. The
case was very clear against her, and she received sen.
Mee of death, but was
,reprieved before the Judge
left "the town. It is said that the gang. she belonged
to have stolen upwards of 200 horses within a.few
wyeiti.past.

LONDON MARKEIS.
CORN EXCHANGIt, MARK-LANE, AUGUST S.
OZNZAAL •CUZILLSICT AS LIND'S :
Wheit, 585.681. 82s. Beans 60s. 665.
Fine ditto, 545. els. Tick- ditto 58s. 645.
Rye, 465. 525. Oats, 31s. 425. 441.
Barley, 4216 465. Pokind ditto, 451. 465.
Malt, 675. 775. Potatue ditto, 48s.
White Peas (boilers), 1108.1208. Rape Seed, 371. to 401.
Grey ditto, 555. 60s.
Iru:e Fleur 60s. 685.-Seeonds 355. 68s.
RETURN PRICE of GRAIN on board Ship as under :
Wheat 60s 65s to 70, Boilers 110 s to 120 s
Fine . 73s to Sfis Suffolks - lgth
Superfine 84. to 86s Grey. Prue 50s to 58s
Fine Whit* 87s to 00s Beans, new 58s to 6'b
Rye 40s to 483 Ditto, old 00s to 66:-
Uric, 40s to 46s Ticks, new 56. to 62s
I' MAO 00t to 48. Ditto, old 00s to 641
Mak 66i to 76s Oats 35s 46. to 4...:1
,Widhe Pease 701. to loos. Poland, 45s to 47;
Itlpetieed 351. to 38L per Law. Fine Flour 6ss to 6f..1 per Sack.
INKTURN of WHEAT in Mark-lane, including only from the
26th of July to the 30th of July. Total 4571,quarters.
. Average 81$. 1•141.-;-1s. sicd lower than last return.
A RETURN OF FLOUR, • .
Front the 234 of July to the 29th of July. '
Total 19,932 sacks-Average 675. • 51d..
Os. Id. higher than last return.
PR6M THE LONDON GAZETTE, August 0,
Merage Price of Corn In k.to land and Wales, from the isturns,
. ending the 90th of July, 1868.
Wheat. Rye.. Barley. Oats. Beans. Pease..
e, d. I
a. d. s. cf, s. d. 1 s. d. I a. d.•
!,61 .6 I ISS 1 44 II Sit Itt IGS6I 67 7
Theaverage Price of Sugar, computed from the r•tnroS rnadi
Is the week ending the 3d rl4l of August, is 595. Ilid. re cwt
PRICE OF HOPS.

BAGS. POCILL
Kent YI. 16s. to 31. 16s. Kent Si. 6s. to 41. 106
Saute 21. 1(16. to 31. 10s. Sussex 51. 6s. to 41. Cs
Essex a 16$. to 51. 166. Farnham 51. 00s. to 81.006

Duty laid at 225,0001.
PRICE OF HOPS IN THE BOROUGH MARKET.
Bar, Kent SI. 10s. to 41. lOs Pockets ;I.los. to 51. Os.
Sussex SI. Os. to 41. 4s. 81. 10s. to 41. Os.
Farnham 51. Ds. to 61. Os.
PRICES OF HAY AND STRAW.
ST. JAMES'S. \VISIT/MELANGE.
41. 12s. to 61. 10$. Hay 51. 101. to 71. is
11. 16s; Oa 21. ss. Clover 61. Bs. to 81. 84
Straw 11. 16s. to 21. f6s
PRICE OF HAY AND STRAW IN Sll/411THFIELD**1
Meadow Hay 51. les. to 6L 10s. Clover 61. Os to WAG.
New dltto 51. Os, to 51. 15s. New do. 51. 105 to de- Ids.
Straw 11. to.. to 11. lOs.
SMITHFIELD MARKET, AUGUST 8.
To sank the Offal per stone of 81b.
Beef 4s. Od. to 55. Od. Veal 4s. 6d. to Ss. SO
Mutton 4s. (4 to ss. 4d. Pork 41. 84. to 55. 4tl

Lamb 4s ad to 6s Od.
HEAD OE CATTLE THIS DAY.
Beasts, about 2250—Sheep, 21,000.
&Pres, 400—Pigs, 350.
NENVGATE AND I.EADENHALL MARKET.
Per stone of 81b. by the carcase.
Ss. 4d. to 4s. 4d. Veal Ss. Bd. to 6s. 4d
4s. Cd. to ss. Od. Pork 4s. Bd. to 55.. 44
Lamb 4s 'Od to Ss Bd.
SEA-COAL METERS' OFFICE LONDON, AVO. 6.
CARGOES SOLD, and rum
Monday, Weditesd. Friday]‘
Aug. 1. Aus. 3. Aug. S.
1 47 6 1 48.0
£ 47 6 1 48 6
1 506 . 6 300
1 47 6 '4 47. 0
1 44 o • ' • • I. 45 6
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COAL MARICIT, Awoort S.,
with at Market Itilip fold
Ks 44ivkistle Cob is 41s. 6d. to 51s 9d.
0 Sunderland 7 42.8. 31 to 46s 6d.
I Stone Cold 1 664. Od. 610 001. 04
1 Ciadon • Q 6.. 04.

. ,
• Asa gieat number* hritirstini are rendered very Un-
happy by .sp4stus77liirip'ihe Stezpach, ohstrus.
Lions in the bowelS, want of regular Perspiration, Vo-
rnitings, and Bilious Complains,' Head Achs,'Heart 4
Burn, Costiveness, Nervous Disorders, Chair,. Gout,
&c.—We are authorimi to say, that BreenguaN's
Pills are in most- cases an. tiseellent 'remedy for these
complaints ; and especial 4 recommended during the
time of Sea Bathing st•til drinilititthe See .4d- Mi.
neral Wa.ers ; also forthose vis,iting warm climates.
m
prepared by TimAs' Snum.yrov., DrUggist, TOt-
renham High Cross, Micldlesex, *by virtue of an as.
signment *Nu jl. and:4...Beswick,r, sole Proinietcm
of the".ltecelpt, the•viilt of DPI. SPeedimaniTand
artilddlaY. Shaw" and rdiviiids:' NO. 60; St
Church-yard ; And Bacon rind 'Co. No.-150,
sereet,in boxes .at 2s. 4s. 6d.105. 6d. and-one gninelq
d may be had Of the principallrenders of Medicines
w,Toitvn and u ContTy,
. ,

MAKRIF.D. .
Yesterday, at Sr. Georges Chords, Hanoversstriare, Sir tbatlas
Meyrick BurrsU, tart: Iton. Mist Wie,olis daug:se
ter of the harlot Egreittoni. Aft -r the . :;lougs the haP.K
couple let out fogkir Charles a a Knepcastle,f Sussex.
Yesterday afternoon, the Marquis of 'a avistock to Lady Marl's
Anne Stanhope, at Harrington House, St. ',ones's. Isis Koral
Highness the Prince of Wales gave the Bride awity. The 'Arc
bishop of Dublin performed the servic... There were presort the
Duke and Duchess of Bedford, the Duchess of Newcastle, the
Earl and Countess of Sefton, the Earl and Lcztntess of Barryrpore.
Lord and Lady William Russell, Cienetal I. ratifurd, and other
:members of the two families. The Earl of Harrington, thebritlt's
noble father, was prevented by the peculiarly urgent duties of his
station In Irelard, at this conjuncture, from coming over to be
present at the marritge. 'llse young couple s-t or.t in the tvsorkg
to Oakley, their new resleence, and the Prince of Walt,. sate
cense up from Brighton, for the Furpse of officia:ing as Faille's*.
the Bride, returned to that place in Foe evenirp.
Monday, the Ist inst. at Fourdon. Wm. Lindsay, Esq. writer
iu Glasgow, to Miss Eliza Leslie, da..gho-r of the late Rev. Aka.
Leslie, Mutis:er of Fordoun, in Kincardineshire.

Lai),
At Dumfries, on the 29th ult. Jchn Graham, Esq. cf Most
know, in the 9.31 year of his age.
At Edinburgh, on the 27th nit. Mr. David Ross, la•c Purser u!
the Woodford East-Indiiman, only son of the Lite David ROA,
Esq. Secretary, Gereral P,:st-O!6r

MESSRS. LEIGH. and Co. Surgeons, coufine,the
attention collar treatment of certain Complaints, contrace4
in an unguarded hour, and that Debility wl.ichais caused by youth-
ful habits. Mr. Lunn having been engaged in this melody,'
branch Sr the last eleven years in this house, it is presumed that
the advantage of such experience gives the utmost success to that
assiduity with which tLey devote themselves to the Cure of these
Complaints.—ln all cases of recent occurrence the cure '1 cpsiodt,
and pain and danger are equally avoided. In every complicated
case, and in those distressing deficiencies, which are the noose-
quences of youthful imprudoce, or the enervating indulgences of 1:'
maturity In warns climates, their mode of treatment ensures a safe
and permanent restoration to vigorous health. , The teem Ara
stated on the first interview, or in ansii%r to letters, containing a
bank note, and in every ease the must inviolable secrecy Is
served.---Nti 49, Arundel-street, mar 'renipk Har..
Titre is an additional-entrance in Water-street adjoining.