The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-03 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON% WEDN'ES DAY EvEieri

Northern and Eastern... 45
Do. Scrip
Do. Quarter Shares... 12%
Do. New
N. Kent & Direct Dover 2%.... 2% 2%
North Staffordshire...... 425...».. 31A 4 P —314 i
North Wales
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between the end of tta boat and the conipsinivsh. J'ulian was
on the poop at the time, with a musket and a bayonet on the
top of it. I taw Juliun, pretentino• the bayonet towards
Rambatt. With that heard the captain crying out,
" Where is he? Where is he?" " lie is gone overboard,"
said Julian. The captain answered, " The b- I shall
have half of them overboard before sunset to-day." The

North and South Wales
and Worcester
Northern and Southern
Connecting
Norwich and Brandon l6
Ditto New
Northampton, Banbury,
and Cheltenham
Nottingham and Boston 1% l%
Nottingm.,Erewsh.Val-
ley, and 'Manchester 1%
Nottingham and Mans-
field
Oxford, 'Gosport, Ports-
mcath,& Sonthamptn 425. —
Oxford and Worcester.. l
Oxford, Witney, and
Cheltenham....
Perth and Inverness ...

next words I heard were Captain Johnstone calling a boy
and ordering a glass of grog for all hands, but I do not know
whether all the crew were there. I was so ex-

hausted and faint that I lay down and observed no
further, only I was in•hopes there might be peace. I may
further state, though I paid my passage to London I was
treated very unkindly by Captain Johnstone and had to come
ashore at Deal. The reason of this waft that I was

called on the 7th of last month by the captain into his cabin.
The boy slack came to me, and said "The captain wants
von." I exclaimed " Oh, my God 1 Does he want me to
kill me." I went into the cabin, and saw the captain with
Barry Yelverton, French, and Spence. Mrs. Thompson,
seeing me so excited, came to accompany me down. Cap-
tain Johnstone said " I have called you to intimate that I
intend to put you in irons the rest of the voyage ;" and fur-
ther said "You are going to be hung at the Old Bailey." He
said " Is not that it French ?" and the latter replied " Yes,

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Pilbrow Atmospheric 1 ......
Portsmouth Direct 3%,11 3%14
Preston and W'yre
Do. 1, Shares
Reading, Guildford, and
Reigate
Richmond
Rugby, Derby, and Man-
chester ...
Rugby and Huntingdon 2
Rugby, Leamington, and
Warwick
Scottish Central -
Scottish Midland l%
Sheffield & Manchesterloo
Do. Quarter Shares... 8
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
Dudley, and Birm 21,4..... 3%
Shropshire Mineral 42s ... .. •..
Shropshire Union
Shrewsbury & Hereford 2% — •••
Shrews., Wolverhamp.,
& S. Staffordsh. June. —
Sligo and Shannoa l%
Somersetshire Midland 2%

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I believe it is, sir." I made answer "1 am willing-to die, Capt.
Johnstone for anything I have done in the ship." I then
said, " Captain Johnstone, may I say a word or two. I em-
barked in your ship the 14th of List May, and I never heard

South Devon..
South Midland 42s.
South Staffordshire June. 2%
South Eastern & Dover 3312 s 4d 35
Do., No. 1 l2 —
Do., N.). 2.
Do.. N 4.4
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35

any man during the whole period, up till now, say a wrong
word against you or the ship. If there is a man that can say
I have ever said a wrong word against you, Captain John•
stone, or the ship either, let. him come and say it. Did you

ever hear me, French? French answered, "Na, Mrs Blesiitt,
I never did, except that time when you had to mix flour with
salt water to make cakes, and Irving them in the gallery."
French afterwards said to me, "'Phis is a bad case, Mrs.
Blewitt ;" and I answered, " It is so ; why don't you go and talk
to the captain." 1 called Mr, Spence and asked him if I had ever
stated anything against Captain Johnstone in the ship ?"
No, Mrs. Blewitt, I never did," he answered. At that time
I never expected to come out of the cabin alive. I was in
great dread and fear. With that I called on Barry Yelver-
ton, and asked him a similar question : and he replied,
" No, Mrs. Blewitt, except hearing you say, a man's a man
for oa' that ; but what you meant by it I cannot say."
" I might have said the words," I replied, " but I have no
recollection. To tell von the truth, Captan Johnstone," I said
turning to him, "-It is a word of my father's.' Captain
Johnstone kept still, and said nothing. I was then allowed
to leave the cabin. I felt very bad at the time, and 1 believe
that Captain Johstane observed it, for he ordered me a glass
of wine.

6%

Southampton, Manches-
ter, & Oxford Junction 2
St.i Alban's, Hatfield, and
Hertford Junction ...
Staines and Richmond... 1
Staffordsh. & Shropshire 2
south Wales .....
Tarr Vale Extension ...
Tean and Dove Valley 1% .

Trent Valley 2— ls 1A 15 16 .....
Trent Valley and Holy-
head Junction

Tring, Reading, and
Basingstoke
Ulverstone and Furness
Vale of Neath ...... 2 ....••••
Warwick & Cheltenham 2%
Warwick and Worcester 425.
Waterford and Kilkenny 3
Waterford and Limerick 71/2 — •••
Waterfd,Wxfrd,Wicklw,
and Dublin
W.at erford, Wexford, and
Valentia
Waveney Valley ... 2
Welch Midland
West Cornwall
West Yorkshire -
WestLondon,Old Shares 20
West End and Souther' _

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3%

...-
Counties
Wexford and Carlow
+••••••••

Wisbeach and St. Ives... 2

Wilts, Somerset, and
Southampton

Wilts, Somerset, & Wey-
mouth
Woreester,Hereford,Ross,
and Gloucester 42s.
Worcester, Tinbury, and
Ludlow

Worcester, Shrewsbury,
and Crewe Union 1%.....
Worcester and 5. Wales 425.
Worcester, Warwick, and
Rugby
Yarmouth and Norwich. 20
Ditto, New

3/4 p
r

York and Carlisle 2%
York and Lancaster 2%
York and North Midland 50
Ditto 1% Shares
Ditto Scarboro' Branch. 25
Do Selby 2O
Do. Extension . 5

FOREIGN RAILWAYS.

Anglo-Belgian 4
Barbadoes .. 000000

Boulogne and Amiens... 8 7%
Bordeaux & Mediterran. 2
Bordeaux• Toulouse, and
Cette (Mackenzie's)... 2
Do. (Espelete's)
Calais, Dunkrk, andW est
Flanders
Callao, Lima, and Pacific
Coast 1 ••• •• .........
Central of Spain ... .
Ceylon
Demerara ... ..... 21A
Dendre Valley
Dijon and Mulhouse
Dutch Rhenish
East Indian ... .... ss.
Eastern Belgian Junctn. 21,4
Fampoux & Hazebrouk 2
Great North. of France
Constituted ..
Great Paris and Lyons 2
Great Western Bengal... 55.......

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314

37A

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Great Western Canada... 314 —
Jamaica S.Mid. Junction 1
Jamaica North Midland 1
Do. Extension . . 1
Jersey - • • ...... • ••• •

50
88
16%
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Louvain and Jemeppe 4 ... .
Lyons and Avignon 2
Luxembourg ......... ... .. 4
Madrid and Valentia.... 2 ...
Mauritins 1
Namur and Liege
North Jamaica... ...... ... 1
Orleans and Vierzon ... 10
Orleans and Bordeaux... 6
Over Yssel 413 s 4d —
PPzis &Ly-ons(Laffitte's) 2
Liana and Lyons (Gan-
neron's)
Paris & Lyons, (Calon's) 2 ...„, ....
...
Paris & Lyons (Sud Est) 2
Paris and Orleans 2O
Paris and Rouen . . 2O
Paris and Strasbourg
(Gannoron's) 2
Do. (Cowie de L'Est) 2 ......
Ditto ( Aymards) 2
Paris and St. Quentin ... 2
Rouen and llavre ...... 18
Royal North of Spain ... 2
Sambre and Meuse ...... 6
Strasbourg and Bale ... 14
St. Laurence & Atlantic
Tournay, Jurbise, Lan-
den, and Hasselt....... 4
Tours and Nantes (Mac-
kenzie's) ........... ..... 4
Do. do. (Lefebvre's \ 2
Ditto (O'Neill's)
....• .
Trinidad .. 2%
Verona and Ancona.... 8

LOO
20%

41 xn

X P

215
42
25
24

West Flanders •• 4 - —

6014

MINES.
British Iron Scrip lO
Galvanised Iron
Real del Monte Unregd. ........
JOINT STOCK bANKS.
London & Westminster. 20
National of Ireland 17%...... ...

25%

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Catherine Thompson followed in examination, and said—
She lived in Sidney, Great Barker-street. She was a passen-
ger in the ship Tory. She saw Captain Johnstone during
the voyage cut Rambert with a sword. On one occasion she
saw Rambert with his body cut and mangled in a dreadful
manner. She heard Rambert jump overboard, but did not
see him. At that time she heard the captain say, "It was
a good thing, and that he ought to have been there long
before."

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1914

MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.
THAMES POLICE COURT.—(THIS DAY.)
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition.)
Mry Blewitt was next called, and said—l reside at No.
23, Albany-street. I was a passenger on board the ship Tory.
I remember three of the men being in irons in some part of
the rigging. I was in the cabin as a cabin passenger for the
fast fornight. I was afterwards in the half-deck, a little
more forward, but not left of the poop. On the 26th of Septem-
ber, I believe, about three or four o'clock, I heard Captain
Johnstone demand that the mate be found and brought,
wherever he was, to him. Barry Yelverton was the one who
found him, And brought him to the captain. I was then
looking on, of which Captain Johnstone was not aware. He
had a pistol in his left hand, and a cutlass in the other.
I believe the pistol was loaded, for Captain Johnstone
always ordered them to bring his pistol 10e.f...d.
The captain struck Rambert right and left, on the ',owl first,
and afterwards on the body. Rambert had '.lO arms, but his
hands were free. During the time C-..,in
.Thhwston,e
was
" 011, yo overgrown monster—
youstriking him he begged for mercy r...ad to,"'"` him. ,
she Captain
Jolmcsotwonaerdrleypblireudterelßlied
and with that he cut him with his
cutlass. Ramberl, said " Ask the sailors, Captain Johnstone,
if I ever said, a void against you," on which the captain
seemed t.c., get more enraged, and struck at him more vio-
lently than he tlid the time before. "Go on your Mies,'" he
said, which Rambert did, and then, after calling hint nn
" overgrown monster," he struck him seVerely With the
cutlass. Rambert exclaimed "0, my God ! ~', m,
God ! I am killed." With that he droe.nd on one
side, and said "Oh !" when Capt:i Jetnstone bent
frJr the irons. After that the car;:oiter came *n4 put the
lirons on the monkey-hatch on the hi,dr_ita. Lambert
was bleeding so at the •
~..
boy: fine that I taittld not see the fgades.
Rambert asked tbSlack to bring ton*,hitg to tie
his head up. ihe boy !CO. he had nOthiAg. Dbring that
time I bel'.eve the Captain retired inte !tl cabin for refresh-
ments. Captain Johnstone, MR riot made many minutes
delay when he came asp yin, and went up into the mizen
mast-bop, where the flan, Stephen Cone, was in irons. He
\
struck at Corte In the most violent manner, so violent that
I beard the blows from where I had been looking on.
I could not see what the captain struck with, only
that he went up with a cutlass in his hand.
With that I cried out, "My God, my God ! if that is
Stephen Cone, he will kill him." I said this to Mrs. Thomp-
son. That was the first time I spoke while the captain had
been striking Rambert. With that Rambert heard my voice,
"Mrs. Blewitt, I am dying, give me a handkerchief
head up, lam bleeding to death." I replied, " I
to
ond do
said,my
am in that state I am not fit to move • I am so exhausted
and faint." With this Rambert said, "'He is coming down
again,he will kill this O
my Goa Ico my God r, I, that I
made na reply. As Capt. Johnstonewas coming towardsßam-
bert, he said, " Where is the overgrown monster," or " where
is the overgrown brute," bail cannot say which. With that
he said to the carpenter, " Where is he," and then ordered
Rambert to be taken away to the main hatch. I remarked to
Mrs. Thompson, " What is to be done, there will be an end
to us all this night." After this, :I believe the captain was
forward with some of the men, and I heard as far as I can
recollect that -Ilambert was; ,o, be taken out of irons.
Directly after that I heard a rush on the poop. There was a
beat 911 tb.e Poop. I gaUf Rambert, tiYin to milko lili OIC4Pe

REGENT'S CANAL COMPANY
(THIS DAY).

CLARKE r. DUNSFORD.

EXCHEQUER CHAMBER.
(THIS DAY.)
THE PIRACY AND MURDER CASE.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition )
After some further arguments from Sir Josarit DOBSON,
Dr. ADAms replied.
Dr. HARDING also replied, and the Court adjourned shortly
after five o'clock.

MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS.
THAMES POLICE COURT.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
Julian Cordiavello re-called and examined regarding
Mars.—l was several times in the cabin when Mars was
ordered down. The captain struck and pricked him
with the sword repeatedly. I was in the cabin on the
last occasion, which was about the time the captain was
taking his dinner. The captain sent for Mars by the
boy or some one else ; he could not exactly recollect.
Mars came down below. The captain, the carpenter,
Mr. Spence, and Harry Slack were in the cabin. The
captain used him very bad. He struck him with the
sword and blackguarded him. He was bleeding very
much at the time, and almost dead. His hands
were in irons. He was cut on the face, the breast,
and other parts of the body. The flesh was in
many places torn from his bones. I called him Mr.
Mars on account of his being an officer, but the captain
ordered me and the other not to call him Mr. Mars, but
only Mars. The captain told me and the boy not to
lift him with the hand, but only to prick him with the
bayonet, and make him stand up. The captain then
said to me and Harry Slack, " Are you not able to make
him stand? if not, maka fast somewhere or other, and
pull him up." There was a click that run into the
deck, so the captain told us to make fast to it. We
hesitated, when the captain threatened that if we
did not do so we should be punished. We
pulled Reason up, when the captain began cutting
at him as if he was a porpoise. He used a cutlass, and
sometimes cut at Reason, at other times threw it at him,
ordering me and the boy to bring it hack to him each
time as it fell on the floor: After a little the captain
said, " Take that brute on deck." At this time Reason
was in a very bad state, being nearly dead. He was not
able to come np himself on deck, so the captain ordered
us to take a rope's-end and raise him up on deck. The
captain said to me, " Why don't you arm yourself ;
gd and call all hands on deck to squeeze that
brute rascal, or else I shall squeeze somebody else."
The captain said further, " Tell the man to squeeze him,
but do not touch him yourself." I had the bayonet in
my hand at the time, but did not touch him. After
Mars was raised on (I,•els I was called back to the cabin,
and asked by the captain "If the man had sqneened
him ?" Answered, "I do not know, sir." Barry
Yelverton was standing by with a pistol in his hand.
H'e went on deck, and immediately after he came back
and said to the captain, " Mars is dead." The captain
said "Single twine is enough for him, don't waste it." Inn-
derstood the twine was to sew him np. When Mars was
on deck he asked the men for a drink of water before they
began to squeeze him. This is all I know.
William Dun examined respecting Mars—Before the
death of Mars I was down in the cabin several times
after the captain called him. I was in the cabin the
fist night after the ship left Fayal. Mars was called
down, but Ido not recollect the words said to him. The
captain struck him with a cutlass and cut his face. He
then told him to jump out of the cabin window. Mars said
he could not. He was then sent out of the cabin. He
was sent for shortly after, and the captain again cut
him severely with the cutlass. The first cut was on the
nice, right across the whiskers. He was then sent into
the forecastle, and the captain came on deck with his
cutlass in his hand. He shortly after came down again
and went to bed. He sent for Mars again next morn-
ing, before breakfast. In the afternoon I went down
again, and saw Mars in handcuffs. The captain called
him several times that evening and cut him. Ido not
recollect whether or not the captain went to bed that
night. The captain sent for him the next afternoon,
When he asked for the handcuffs to be taken off. The
captain told the carpenter to take them off. The cap-
tain then took him into his own cabin. I heard a
great noise in the captain's cabin, and heard Mars
breathing strongly, as if he were strangling. I heard
a great noise in the cabin again, and heard the captain
tell him to jump out of the window. Mars said, "He
could not ; he wished to be tried by the laws of his own
cbuntry." The captain said, " They would have board
of ship law." The captain then brought him out of his
cabin. Mars was then covered with blood, and could
scarcely speak. The handcuffs were then put on him
again, and he was placed in the main hatch in double
irons.• In about half or three-quarters of an hour he
was again called down, and the captain cut him with
the cutlass. Ho was then sent en deck again. He was
called on several times that evening, and was cut at by
the captain whilst in handcuffs. His hands were cut in
pieces. I saw the joints hanging down, and the
bones of the small finger sticking out. In the middle
watch that night I was sent by the captain to the car-
penter to tell him to put the best bower anchor shackle
round his neck. The carpenter put it on, and liars
complained that his neck was so sore he could not bear'
it. Mars was called down several times that morning,
and I saw the captain continually heaving a sword at
him. Whilst the captain was at dinner I came down
into the cabin, and heard Mars groaning in it. I heard
the captain tell Julian Cordiavello to prick him
and make him stand up, and I heard a sword
come darting against the cabin door. I heard
the captain say " Ile would cut him up in inches." The
cabin door was then open, and I saw Mars lying as if
that if
dead. The captain sent for some of the crew to get a
the
rope's-end, and haul him up out of the cabin, and told
wasstrand
hoveonropeor
put round his body, but whether
not I cannot say. He asked for a
drink of water, and he was given one, when a worm
came out of his throat. I went down to the cabin again.
Shortly after one of the men came and told the captain
that Mars was dead. He was then sewn up in canvass,
and taken to the gangway. I read the prayers over him.
Franklin Tucker deposed as follows respecting the
death of Mars :—I was called down into the cabin along
with James Blackden, when the captain, pointing at
Mars, who was lying on the floor, said, " Look at the
brute; see what he has brought on himself ; take him
up on deck out of my sight. I went to take hold of
him with mi hands, When the captain said, " Don't
touch him with your hands; go and get a rope and haul
him up on deck," We did Sop when he said, " Take
him up tux! gritteeme Oft Well. If you don't
squeeze him I'll squeeze you." Ile sent Julian
Cordiatello to see that viro did it: We took
&A put ii round ilia loitia. We hove alio!)
it, and called on James Blackden to do the same. Ile
diam; 040 ,tekut sin pstt my hand upon his face,
ens round tnat tie irvad '860• tertered his face over
with a piece of canvass, and went below gild told the
captain that Mr. Mars was dead. He said " Did you
squeete Mm yell ? " I answered, " Yes, sir." I said
to the captain, "Shall I take Ms irons off ? " He said,
"Yes." I Went on deck, and took the irons off; then
Dunn went and brought some canvas and shot, when
David Johnson and James Blackden sewed him up. We
then buried him. I examined his body, and discovered
several Wounds. I cannot say how many wounds he had,
general thrill of
horror ran through the Court at this announcement.) for his body itttti cut all to pieces.—(A
There was hardly an inch but Wl:2st had a Wound
upott
David JohnsOia nett elatnitie4. regarding Mars—On
leaving Payal I was called clown intd the {Oise Thos.
Reason, Mr. Mars; and I were down together. /
visa
cat tiP lb elfblf thahhit ha,,the catattiti; that I had to
keep my bed. had *ounds on tfly heed; hahtls, anti
shoulda.ah. They told tab that Mars was taken a printiet
and to e Plaeisal ifOnS: ea* him in irons on
I
deck next day. I was 11.16i-40E1a id Ole Cahill when
the captain called for a strand and heabef, id iyitt
it raund y neck. He got it, and put it
round my nOelt, heating it till I was almost dead. He
then ordered me to be put in irons, saying I was fin.
plic*tek.l. l this Walter about Vars. The latter was
present, sitting on an dimity spirit essic French then
sword mitt ;'vent On dent to Os! gtindstone to straighten
asked the dapttLin td gibe him his sword. lie took the
the point, it being bent. French, when he fetched the
sword back again, Add, "'this was the sword with the
straight Poiht on lt." The Captain took the sword and
struck Mars over the head, when the blood began to
tie* Very freely: I Was then ordered to
gd deak and itlititt lily duty' Mars after
g by four or
this was so disabled ho could not walk. Next
day' he was earried down. I was on the top-gallant-
-1'47 6oafa tithe e whencrew I saw
ud the htheecblootdhyes he
ha
pieta clot of bl' aeod. I could not tell what colour they
ulhedadaolo n were a com-
n
were of. Julian called me to come aft, and we took the
body and placed it in the main hatchway. He told me
it was the captain's orders to have him there. The
bones of the fingers were sticking out, and several of
the fingers were hanging by the skin. A finger could
not have been laid on his head or breast for
wounds. Julian again came, and said the captains'
orders were that if we did not pull the strand tight
round Mars, we should all be killed. Julian Slack, and
French were armed when they gave the message.
The otrend Ile then pulled tight round the waist

James Glover recalled and examined respecting the death
of Rambert—He recollected Rambert dining with the captain
the day before his death. They seemed then to
be on good terms. He was not aware of
any thing particular that day on board of ship.
About 7 o'clock at night he was called into the cabin
by the captain to give him a little brandy and water. Wit-
ness then saw the mate on his knees, praying for the captain
to forgive him. He continued in the captain's cabin in the
same position, the captain standing over him with his sword
in his hand. Witness did not observe that Rambert was
then wounded. Witness was going in and out of the
cabin till 12 o'clock, and alwrys found Rambert kneeling,
and the captain standing over him with the sword- The
captain saie several times that he had given Rembert his
life twice. At 12 o'c:ock the captain went out of the cabin, but
previous to his going out, he asked Mr. Spense, Barry Yelverton,
and witness, if he (the captain) should forgive Mr. Rambert.
Witness did not hear Yelverton and Spence, and was an-
swered be would leave that to him. Witness did not know
of anything that Rambert had done. After the captain went
out the mate slept on deck, when Yelverton and witness
weresent in search of him. That was about halfan hour after.
Witness went out and saw him in the main stays. He
called him several times, but received no answer. On in-
forming the captain of this they were again sent to bring J.
Lambert down. They could not find him, on which the
captain went on deck, and sent French after him. J. Lam-
bert was not brought again into the cabin, and witness did
not see him afterwards.
Thomas Lee said he was one crew of the crew of
the Tory, and was put in irons along with Stephen Cave.
Witness was placed in the maintop. He saw Rambert come
up to the maintop on the day referred to by the previous
witness, but he had no wounds on him then. He tried to
get the shackle off witness's neck. Witness heard Captain
Johnstone singing out for him, on which he went down
the mainstay. The next thing the witness heard
the captain say was, "You overgrown son of a b—,
I have pardoned you three times ; I will have
your life now." He then chased Rambert round the decks,
and the blood was flowing from his thighs, as he was jumping
up the poop ladder. The captain was following him with a
sword, on which he jumped overboard. David Johnson
let go the helm for a moment, and the sails flattered for a
moment. The captain cried, "Lay to helm," and the ship
took its regular course. Several other questions were given
by the witness in corroboration of the evidence of Stephen
Cone, and to the effect that he (witness) had also been cut
by Capt. Johnstone when in irons, on the head, hands, and
shoulders, but the foregoing are the main points adduced.
The examination of the witnesses had not concluded when
our reporter left, and was expected to be again adjourned.

The half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of
the Regent's Canal was held at their office, City-road
Basin. There was a very large attendance of proprietors.
On the motion of Mr. Alderman WiLsoN, J. D.
Bethune, Esq., was called to the chair.

The minutes of the last half-yearly meeting, as well as
those of a special meeting, held in September, having
been read, were confirmed.
The CHAIRMAN said that he had to submit for their
consideration the report of the committee for the pre-
ceding half-year. The Chairman read the report, which
was in substance as follows :—The committee congratu-
late the proprietors on the continued prosperity of the
Company. The working of the canal during the last
half-year had been most beneficial ; and, as compared
with the corresponding period of 1844, exhibited a marked
improvement. They found that for the half-year end-
ing
the 30th of November, the commerce had been
52,089 tons, which yielded an amount of 19,4891., giving
a profit to the Company, on the 30th of September, of
13,9201. 15s. 4id. This would give a dividend of 12s.
per share to each of the proprietors, as also 5 per cent.
on the profits of the last half-year, amounting to 6761.
14s. 10d., leaving a surplus balance of 393 L 4s. 64ti. to
be added to the next dividend. They begged to call the
attention of the proprietors to a purchase of some pro-
perty at Lewisham, for the improvement of the
canal, and they had to add, that the pro..
moters of the Regent's Canal Railway had
deposited the necessary documents with the Board of
Trade, and paid in 5,000 L, as a portion of the purchase-
money, into the Bank of England, which their corn
mittee had invested favourably in the purchase of Ex-
chequer-bills.
The report having been read,
The CuaramAN again rose, and read several resolu-
tions confirmatory of the paragraphs in the report,
which were unanimously agreed to. He then stated
that a letter had been received by their Secretary, Mr.
Lyon, from Mr. Greene, one of their auditors, resigning
his office.

A desultory discussion of a personal character fol-
lowed in relation to the motives that induced that gen-
&roan to tender his resignation.
In reply to questions from different proprietors,
The CHAIRMAN stated that the plans and sections of
the proposed Railway Company had been deposited
agreeably to the requirement of the standing orders ;
that the subscription lists were filled up, but he could
not say whether the calls had been fully responded to.
It Has also added that no portion of the Parliamentary
expenses would fall on the Regent's Cabal Company,
and they were, by the terms of the agreement, to retain
possession of the Canal until the Railway Bill should have
been obtained, and the (purchase-money should be paid
up. They were in addition to receive whatever money
should have been in the meantime expended in the im-
provement of the canal.
Thanks having been voted to the Chairman and the
committee, the meeting separated.

COMMON PLEAS.-(THIS DAY.)
Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL and a
Special Jury.)

This was an action for crim. con., which was part heard
yesterday, and in which the defendant is a medical man, in
partnership with the plaintiff's brother. _

The Attorney-General and Mr. Sergeant Talfourd were for
the plaintiff, and Sir Thomas Wilde and Mr. Sergeant Chan-
nell for the defendant. The Attorney-General stated the
case.

The evidence on the part of the plaintiff was as followsl— I
Elizabeth Jones, was servant to the plaing in year
1842, and afterwards in 1844, when}''ey
resided at Bristol.
During the first period of se*-'
as a man. riming ice she knew the defendant as
being the partiner. of M....a. Henry Clarke, the plaitttiff'§ bro-
ther. He usec:.Orteu to visit Mn, and MI: Clarke, glib thought
startthe Setcind period he Wa§ a ton=
visiters generally Cattle 'ft en PlaOtiff was ofit. He
elwtya used toga stain 1
.tiiinselt, which no other
visiter it!Lich Pl used to let himself out, which was
also Yinutfal. When other visitors were going, the bell was
bg aays rung for her (witness) to, hose Wein bUts 116 re-
membered his calling the tth atin`e, 1844. On that oc-
casion he was shot yn hito the library; And MrS: Clarke met
him there'. Anti' they had been tkgethtr a little While,
witiiose heard the door eat& loc)i.eq Or tiolted, aiid thb
dovr4Aind rilladtrOWn; Tills excited her suspicions, and she
went into the pantry, which was under the library, where
she Sot upon the dresser to listen to what *al ping on in
the room aboya. She heard the noisebf fe'et3 as if sine one
was towards_ the and ttheii it titilS, as it' two
persona wtee bet tik tor*. p 34.1.,! inch tilled to Elizabeth
Hertford, hei folrOw-servant, who did not cbltie td hb'r
diateln arid when phe th citgett. ;.^)oon
aft6r this witrieSs 'door unlocked, and, almost at
the•aanie mon*Utl fir. Clarke came home.
Elifirstlitth Hertford and Esther Bevan:, fellersetVanta of
the former witness, gave evidence at te th% alkiDiGins which
bad been excited in theit !hinds fay vapioua circumstances.
The witness Bevan spoke to having hoard the dp.fendant
when In the room With Mrs. Clarke tap, " If I do cove you
better than any other women that is no reason why you
should talk about it. You tell me to be caatiou% and you
say things which excite peoples' suspicions," Attef this she
heard him kiss her.

Mr. Henry Clark the:plaintiff's brothers stroke to con-
versation subsequent to the comment'enrent bf this attitn, in
which defendant said " Joseph hd nitiphar's wife has been
acted over to the lik," nktd filled that five words from him
would have rallied Mrs. Clarke.
Maria Withers examined—ls sister ths.Reedes, who
keeps a lodging house. No. 1.7) Norfolk-straet) Bath.
In July, 1844, her sister left Bath for a time, leaving the
house in her care. During her husband's absence, a gentle..
man called upon her, and represented that he was secretly
married, that he wished it to remain a secret, and that he
wanted lodgings in Bath. He called himself Mr. Lisle.
After this she wrote to her sister about it, and on receiving
an answer, she desired her nephew, a lad named Kinchen, to
write to Mr. Lisle, to tell him that his terms were
accepted. She knew his address, which was at the
British and Foreign Hotel, Hanover. square, London, from a
letter which she had received from him. (This letter was
produced in Court, but the part which contained the address
had been cut away.) After this Mr. Lisle came several
times to sleep at her sister's house. He used to come at
night and remain till the next evening. On each: Mae =

he said, in the morning, that he expected Mrs. Lisle, and a ; Mars, who was to all appearance dead, though there was
lady came at about ten o'clock. She remained each time till 1 breath still in him.
four, when she went away alone, and at about nine he went Stephen Cone, deposed—The last time I was in the
sway also. He never slept there two successive nights. cabin before the death of Mars, I saw the captain strike
They met there four times. Mars several times with a sword, and cut off a piece of
Mrs. Needs, and George Kinehen, her nephew, corroborated
flesh of about the size of my hand up to the middle
the above statement. The three witnesses had seen Mr.
finger. I saw also the captain stab him in several places
Dunsford and Mrs. Clarke, atßath, and identified them as the
lady and gentleman whom they had known as Mr. and Mrs. about the body with his cutlass. Mars had handcuffs on
Lisle. The servant of the house was also examined, and him at the time.
said that on one occasion Mr. Lisle had not slept there the Thomas Gair examined—l saw on several occasions
night before, and the bed was not disturbed during the time the captain strike at Mars with a cutlass. I saw him
he and Mrs. Lisle slept there. On the three other do so the night previous to his death.
occasions he had slept there, and the bed had been left un- James Christopher Evans said—l am inspector of the
made by his wish. so that it was tumbled before Mrs. Lisle Thames police. I went on board the ship Tory the 11th
came, and she could not say whether it had been used while November. I saw Captain Johnstone in the cabin. I
she was there. This witness had also identified the defen- told htm I was inspector of police, and that I understood
dant and Mrs. Clarke. he had some men confined that he wished to give in
Jsephpolice-ocer a Bath, had taken te four
last witnessesl to Mr. Dunsffiford'st and Mr. Clarke's hohuse, in charge for mutiny. He said, " Yes, I have." I inquired,
order to identify the persons. On stating his object to the " How many have you got ?" He replied, "Take the
defendant, the latter said, " What is done cannot be whole of them." I said I understood there were
helped." only nine or ten. His answer was, " They, are
At the close of the case for plaintiff, all more or less concerned; take the whole of them. ' I
Sir T. WILDE, for the defendant, submitted that there Was went on deck, and went into the half-deck. Saw thirteen
no material evidence in Middlesex. men lying about. I went to the forecastle and found.
Mr. Justice CIZESSWELL said that it was not a point on four men. I had them all brought on deck, and called
which he could stop the case from going to the jury. Captain Johnstone up. I asked if he gave in charge all
'File Learned GENTLEMAN then addressed the jury at ~
considerable length, contending that there was no direct these men, and he said " I do." I asked him what he
evidence of adultery. He (Sir Thomas Wilde) would charged them with, and he replied, " Piracy and mur-
not contend that there was no improper familiarities der." We took them to the station, and Captain John-
between the defendant and the plaintiff's wife, but he stone came and signed the sheet charging them with
thought there was no proof that they had gratified their piracy and murder en the high seas. I found the men
illicit affection by the last act of crime. The Learned in a very bad condition. Several of them werecut about the
Counsel having referred to the principal points of the evi- head, had clots of blood on them, and appeared to have
dence in support of this view, had gunpowder burnt upon their faces. One man had
Mr. Justice Cnr.sswELL summed up, and his ear cut in two. I examined the cabin and found a
The jury, after retiring and consulting for about half an great number of deep cuts in the partitions and beams.
hour, returned a verdict for the plaintiff—Damages 5,0001.
They were such cuts as would be produced by a cutlass.
custody, and at the station I said, " Captain Johnstone, it
is my duty to tell you you are charged with the murder of
Mars and Reason. He said, " I deny it." I continued,
'. You may say what you like, but what you say I shall
have to give in evidence against you." He said, " I did
not kill Mars; I struck him, but I did not murder him.
The last words Mars said to me going out of the cabin
were, ' Let me be taken home and tried and hung by
the laws of my country.' This is all I know."
Cross-examined by Mr. Humphries—l went to Black-
wall to take the men at the instance of Messrs. Clarkson
and Maynard. The men were examined next day after
being taken. After that examination they were re-
manded till the 17th I took Capt. Johnstone into cus •
tody on the lath. The men were discharged on the
17th, without Capt. Johnstone being present or any fur-
ther evidence being taken.
'the depositions taken were then read over, and
severally signed by the witnesses.
Mr. Humphries then asked for the depositions of the
men which had been taken on the voyage home, and re-
ferred to in the previous examination.
The depositions were then read, and set forth in sub-
stance that William Rambert had been detected in a
mutinous conspiracy—that he used endeavours to gain
the deponents over to his side, but failing in that he had
thrown himself overboard. The object of Rambert was
stated to be to throw the captain overboard, and take
the ship to the West Indies. William Mars was re-
presented to be inculpated in the attempt to mutiny.
Mr. Humphries then applied for access to the log-
book and other documents, which had been placed in the
possession of the Court, for the sake of the prisoner's

ilet• nce.
Mr. BRODEPLIP said he apprehended there would be
no objection to that course.
Mr. Simmons, the clerk, said if Mr. Humphries ap-
plied to him he should have what he required, only he
could not allow the documents to go out of his possession.
Mr. Humphries said he was satisfied.
As there are other charges to be preferred against the
prisoner, Mr. BRODEItIP adjourned the further examina-
tion till to-morrow.

LATEST PRICES OF SHARES
IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTHER COM
PANIES' STOCK.

From t'e Official List,
ITBIAISHED EVERY TIIESDA.Y. AND FRIDAY EVRNIXO
LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2.
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Priee
Annum. Share.
£ a. d. £ a. d.
Australasia ••• • • • .... 6/. per cent. 40 0 0 40 0 0 32
BritshNorth American 4/. per cent. 50 • 0 50 0 0 47
Commercia lof London 51. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 24
Colonial. 51, per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 15%
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 2b
London Joint-Stock . 61. per cent. 50 0010 0 0 14
Metropolitan
Provincial of Ireland • • 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 47%
Ditto, New. .••• . • . 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24%
National of Ireland •• 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0. 0 19%
Nat. Provncial of Eng. Si, per cent. 100 0 • 35 0 0
Ditto, New.• •• • • 5/. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia •• • • 25 0 0 25 0 0 24%
Union of London..• , 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13

WATER-W*OIMS
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. , per of I Paid. Price.
i Annum. Share.
£ a, d.
East London •.••• • . 1' , 81.
100 0 0 --230
Grand Junction •• • N. 46 13 4 - 92
Kent .. ••••• • • . - 2/. 10e. 100 0 0 - -
Vauxhall - -
West Middlesex ••• • .• 4/. 16s. pr ct. 63 12 9 -• 130
--
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
---- ----- -
£ a. d. £ s. d.
Albion .• -••..• . . . . . 3/. IN 500 0 0 50 0 0 74
Alliance Brit. and For.
6/ 6 pee cent.
100 I 0 100 0 0 11 0 0
0 0 20
0
Ditto Marine. ••• • .. .pr cent, 5
Atlas ... ••• • • • ....... 13s. 6d. pr sh, 00 0 0 b 0 0 16%
British Commercial .. 7s. per share 50 0 0 50 0 71A
Clericl,Med.&Gen.Life Si. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6%
County . ....... .... . • 3/. 100 0 0 10 0 8
1 9s. and
6/. 59. bs.] 40 0 I 6 0 0 -
Eagle •• • ... ...... •• • • 6s. 50 0 0 50 0 5%
Economic Life.:
/ & 30s.bs.
Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 3
European Life ••• • • • 5% per cent. 20 0 0 All paid. 20
Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 t 3 0 0
Globe ••.••••• • • • • • • • 61. per cent. Stock. - 142%
Guardian •••••• • • • • • • 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 36 10 0 51
Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 12/. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 236
Imperial Life • •
Indemnity Marine •• • • 11. sh. & be. 100 0 Q bl 3 1 29
Law Life .••••• • • • • . . 11.55. 100 0 0 10 0 0 AO
Legal and General Life - 80 0 0 20 0 6%
London Fire •••• • • • • 10e. 25 0012 10 0 15%
London Ship •••• • • • • 10s. 2.5 0012 10 0 15%
Marine.- ••••• • • • • 5/. per cent. 180 0 0 15 0 0 10%
Aled.ln vlid & Gen. Life - 50 0 0 20 0 3
National Loan Fund • • Si. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2%
National Life ••.•• • . • • 61. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 9%
Palladium Life. ..... .. 51. per cont. 60 0 0 2 0 0 21, 2s.
Phoenix - - 210
l'rotector Life.... :. • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 1/. 2s.
Provident Life •••• • • • • N. ss. 100 0 0 10 I 0 24
Rock Life •••••• • • • • • • 4s. b 0 0 010 0 4%
Royal Exchange Si. per cent. Stock. - 186
Sun Fire • - • • • • • • • .. - -
Ditto Life . • • • • • • - - 18
Universal Life
------_
LIST or SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. 1 pride
Annum. Share. i
------ ---,--.
£ a. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland
Royal Brink of Scotland 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 166
British Linen Company 81' per cent. - 100 0 0 230
Commercial Bank - 100 0 0 16G
National 8ank......
Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 98%
Western Bank.. .. .. - 50 0 0 56
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 50 0 7z,
Clydesdale Bank ••• • .• 61. per cent. - 10 0 0 14%
Eastern Bank .•• • • - 10 0 0 11%
Caledonian Bank - ' 210 0 6
Edinb.& Glasgow Bank 6/. per cent. - 50 0 7 %
City of Glasgow Bank . 5/. per cent. - 815 0 151,E
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. ,20 0 0 10 0 1%
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 1100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Incur. Co. of Scotlnd‘. 5/. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 101/1
North British Incur 5%1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28%
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24%
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 1934
Edin. & Glasg. Railway 5/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Ditto, % Shares 5/. per cent. 12 10 0 All paid. 16
Edin., Leith, & Grantn - 20 0 0 20 0 0 21%
Ghtegw & Ayrshir Rail. 5/. per cont. 50 0 0 All paid. 70
Glasgw & Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21
Glegiv& Garnldrk Rail. 51. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 45
Dundee& Arbrothßall. 61. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 36
Standard LifeAssurnce•l 51 per cent. 150 0012 10 0 8

- ---
DOCZS.
,--
Dividend Amount
Name of Company per of raid. Price,
Annum. Share.
-------- --.
1 X s. d. A s. d.
--21 nor runt-', Stock.

1 X s. d. A s. d.
glommerctal • .
Etat sind West India '51:21. pr cent.' Stock. -
East Country
L3ndon .• . .
St Katharine •.••• • • • j 5 per cent. , Stock. 101
Southampton ••••• • • • ' 4/. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 31

CANALS.
4 Diyidend
Names of 2 Di-ridendl Names of
Companies. 4 per I Price. Companies. per Price.
4 1 '''' . Annum.
m Annum.i (,)
-- - ---, ---- ----.
LII .£
Aihtrilic 014 h 97 51.55. pc' 72 Monmouthsh 100 91. ' 160
A ilibl-d4lit-z 11 al 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100• U. 95
Ditrusiey'., , • 1601 121. 188 Macclesfield. 100 - 95
Basins;!oke..,looi - - Neath ......100 201. 365
PAnkkAbri I' "; bl. 85 Nottingham . 150 121. 268
efotom,, in°, 18!. 150 Peak Forest .78 31. 40
tddiey.,,.,, 109 4s.
.- Regent's ••• • 33 1/. 25)1i
p&p),
._..4 loof igg, .:",3 Rochdalo ..• •85 41. 54
ttiotitfetteha fal 41. 30 Shropshire ' • 125 Si. -
E
rewstei •:: 1001 am no i.o.::set Coal 150 71. 10s. 123
Forth & Clyclitti! 41: _ po,Lx:d St. 12 1, 61 -.c. li
grimdJimetn,lool 1/. 100 SON kWor, 149 151. 230
aoierhi Unlon'lool 1/. 10s. -- SineWstogry.. Ph.• 201. -
2. 81. 440
Glari-Riforett:!l7ll 13%1. 210 Alosurbrlclge - 145 -is. _
Gistr&Brkif it -7- - Strtfrd on Av 79 11. k,
Grantham .. :150i Ibs, 101 Severn stikil 26 11. Bs. -
Huddcrsneld.l 571 -2/ Wye Rail, i
Kennt & Avu' 39 7s. 6d. 22 Tfill 85 Mr.l too 301. -
Lancaster ... 47 1/. 10. 40 sey, !i eli,)
Leeds& Livrp , 100 34/. 525 Thams &Men 19 - 10
Leicester . -1140' 10/. 105 Worestr ki 78 4/. 49
LeicstrEcN.thl 831 41. 62 Binning.
Loughborogh L 1421 70/. 850 ,Wilts bc Brks 67 11. 48. 11

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Disc. 1.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Robert L.
Longhead, as Consul at Londonderry for the United States
of America.
WHITEHALL, Dm. 1, 1845.
The Lord Chancellor has appointed Robert George Chip-
perfield, of the city of Canterury, Gent., to be a Master Ex-
traordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.
Thomas Moger, poulterer, Holborn-hill.
Michael Jones, grocer, Theobald's-road.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.
J. Swallow, sharebroker, Manchester.
S. May and P. Mottram, drapers, Shrewsbury.
BANKRUPTS.
William Guy Taylor avid Elizabeth Guy, hosiers, Liver-
pool, to surrender, Dec. 16, and Jan. 6, at twelve, at the
Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ;
raid; fridultrees, Clasciidel Imido ; GootlYl Livorpggl.