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Directors. Now that they were in the very position of
being about to amalgamate with the line from London to
Epsom, they would depart from that line, and cut them-
selves off from a 'traffic of 30,0001. Under these cir-
cumstances he could not conceive how the
Brighton Company could entertain for a moment
the thought of entering into such an injudicious arrange-
ment. Besides, if they permitted the South-Western to
come down so far, they would;cut off all traffic from Chi-
chester for the Brighton line Moreover, they should
be prompted to secure their line by a line to South-
ampton. This line, which was to be carried out with
the line from Southampton to Petersfield, would have
the effect of making the South-Western depend on the
western traffic, for which it was originally designed.
The Brighton Company, by pursuing their present po-
licy, would be promoting hostile lines, for it was stated
that they were bouud by the terms to keep within
ten miles west of this line, and could not
go further from Horsham. This being the case, he felt
bound to consider that the Directors of the Brighton line
did not seem qualified to judge of their own affairs.
Having heard that statement laid before them, he con-
sidered that they were now entitled to go before their
Proprietors to make such arrangements as they might
deem advisable. They (the Directors) did not ask their
permission to see the agreement, for no such power was
vested in them, but they should ask the Brighton Pro-
prietors, and they had little doubt that on this, as on
the question respecting the numbers on each side, they
would give a favourable answer. A clergyman had bought
some shares in the Croydon line in consequence of the
resolution that had been agreed to. Now, in all probabi-
lity, others had bought shares on the same grounds ;
therefore he conceived, that even in the event of the
Directors of the Brighton line not returning
a favourable answer, they should not rescind
that resolution. He would attend at the meet-
ing of the Directors of the Brighton line, and even if
they came to an adverse resolution, they would not
desert the interests of the Croydom Company,
nor retire from their posts till the amalgamation
had taken place, when they would relinquish their trust.
If, on the other hand, the Directors of the Brighton line
should accede to their views, they would be ready to give
them their strenuous assistance. He would now re-
commend that the meeting should adjourn, as the most
advisable course.

ton Board, and he could not help thinking that it
was an excuse to get off from the amalgamation. They
would not have raised these trifling objections if they
had any wish that the measure should be carried. Some
discussion took place, during which he observed two
gentlemen take up their hats and leave the room, and
these gentlemen happened to be both in favour of the
amalgamation ; and it appeared to him that this might
be in consequence of the vaccilatioa of the Board, which
was sometimes partly in favour of the amalgamation
and partly against it. After they had gone he
asked the chairman whether some way could not be
devised by which their proceedings could be done
legally. He felt very much inclined to take up his
hat and go away, but he did not do so, as he was
very anxious to come to some terms, and that considera-
tion alone induced him to remain. The Brighton
Directors then proposed some terms nearly the same as
those offered to them by the Croydon Company. They
proposed that until the 31st of January, 1846, the
management of each Company should be by
their Directors as usual ; that the joint com-
mittee should be composed of five members of each
Board, and that the chairman should have the casting
vote. That such Committee should have the entire ma-
nagement of the Bill for the amalgamation, and that all
other matters, except some which were mentioned then,
should be referred to the other Directors. He took
these resolutions to Mr. Burchell, the solicitor to the
Croydon Company, the Board of the Brighton Company
having adjourned for a time to allow him an opportunity of
doing so. That gentleman found that the propositions
were adverse to the interests of the Croydon Company,
and he then went back to the Board and declared that
they could not agree to them. He asked the Board
what they would have done if they had not
met: him that afternoon, and remarked that
any proceedings then going forward could not be
Legal, as they had received no authority. They then
had' some discussion about the agreement made between
the Brighton Company and the South-Eastern Company,
and he asked to be allowed to see that agreement. After
some hesitation the paper was sent for, and when the
Chairman had it, he said that he could not see it unless
he promised not to make any public use of it. He (Mr.
Wilkinson) said that it was necessary for him to make
use of it, that he thought it would be beneficial to the
Croydon Company, and the Chairman declined to show
it under these circumstances. He had determined to
put, these facts under the consideration of the Croy-
don Proprietors the following day, but on the
following morning he received a letter from the
Brighton Board, saying again that the course
proposed by the Croydon Company was illegal, and sub-
mitting to the consideration of the Croydon Company
the resolutions which he had declined accepting on the
preiious day. He still thought, however, that they
might have some wish to come to terms on the question,
aud, therefore, seat them a letter, saying that they could
not agree to the proposition sent, but would be glad to
make some other arrangement, if possible. At a meet-
ing of the Brighton Board, which occurred some time
back, the Chairman, in speaking of the amalgamation
of the Companies, remarked, that the subject had been
discussed by their Board before, and it seemed to
them that the project would have a beneficial result if
carried into effect- The question was again revived,
and they did not know what the Croydon Company had
done to promote its attainment, but they had done all
that lay in their power ; and he (Mr. Wilkinson) was
coming to a resolution which he would show, and to
which he wished to remark that he heartily subscribed,
viz., " That amalgamation, as a general principle, was
beneficial, and that there could be only one opinion with
regard to it." After that meeting he saw an advertise-
me it in the papers, proposing, on the part of the
Brighton Board, to rescind all that had been done with
a view of bringing about an amalgamation. At another
meeting Sir Isaac Goldsmid asked what was the gross
revenue of the Croydon Company, in order that they
might know what addition they could make to the
general funds in case of an amalgamation, and Mr.
Peter Clarke was about to answer the ques-
tion, and, in fact, begged to be allowed to do so.
That gentleman afterwards gave it as his opinion that
amalgamation would undoubtedly be beneficial to the
interest of the Companies, and would reduce the working
expenditure so much as to give an increased dividend.
He stated that he had gone over the subject with Sir
G. Euston, and had come to that conclusion after
careful calculation. He also gave it as his opi-
nion, that if the line to Portsmouth were made,
it , would materially increase the traffic of the
Croydon Railway, and under the impression that
that line was to be formed, Sir George Euston
had evidently voted at that meeting, and so had many
others who had voted at that time. After that meeting
some time elapsed without anything being done, and it
seemed that both parties were taking a little time to cool,
after being somewhat heated in the discussion of the
question. He (Mr. Wilkinson) at length thought that
an interview with the Brighton Board was desirable, as
he had heard that they had entered into an agreement
with the South-Eastern Company, which hindered them
from giving any support to the Portsmouth line. That
agreement had been read at a public meeting, but
was now denied to them, and the great mystery
was then in their possession, but sealed up. He
again proposed to meet the Directors of the
Brighton Board, as he did not wish that trifles should
interfere with the important object he had in view, and
asked for a conference on the 17th. At the meeting,
which took place on that date, all the differences be-
tween the Companies was set forth by him, and he
seemed on that occasion to have given some offence to
the Brighton Board. He could not, however, connect
that in any way with their disinclination to join heartily
in the Croydon Company's efforts for the amalgamation
of the two Companies, as a question of so great moment
as the one then before them could not, he thought, be
interfered with, in consequence of any offence taken by
parties ; and he therefore was desirous of knowing the
reason of the Brighton Company wishing to rescind the
arrangements they had already made. He thought he was
authorised to ask, on the part of the Croydon Company,
for a sight ofilbe agreement, and he did so then, but was
refused. At at meeting, however, he elicited the fact
that there was something in that agreement that pre-
cluded them from joining with the Croydon Company,
and that, therefore, it would be very difficult to persuade
them of the propriety of an amalgamation, as, however
convinced they might be of any benefit it would be, tLey
were unable to join in it. He asked them to 'put the
matter before the Proprietors, but they declinA, saying
that their Proprietors could not interfere, between them
and their consciences. That interview terminated with-
put any conclusion being come t 9 on either tide. In
the course of the conversation; 'dowever, they were asked
:as of overcoming the difficulty..
if they could devise any Ines
He (Mr. W.) proposed to take their proposition into
the next room, and, see if it could be altered in any way,
so as to suit eitt,er
party. He left the two first pare-
graphs unaltered,
but on the third he proposed that, in-
stead of FAre Directors from each Company to form the
joint committee, there should be six, and there were
o*.ner alterations made which he thought would suit
both parties. He sent them that proposition, and re-
ceived no answer for three days. On the 20th both
Boards met, and he sent a letter to the Brighton Board,
asking them for an answer to his propositions. Their
reply was, that they could not agree to them,
out they were at that time engaged in
,framing other proposals, which they would shortly
submit to the consideration of the Croydon Board. We
likewise wrote to them for a copy of the agreement,
which we received, with a letter from Mr. Buckton,
stating that it had been forwarded to him without any
intimation having been given of the same to the
South-Western Company, and that it should not
be used by them without the consent of the Brighton
Company. Now there was the agreement (the Chair-
man here held up the document in question), and they
had never broken the seal. They had been advised by
their solicitor, Mr. Burchell, to open that agreement,
who contended that they were bound by the position
they occupied to make themselves acquainted with
its contents, and also to inform the Proprietors of the
same. Mr. Burchell had been requested to wait on them
(the Directors of the Brighton Company), but he re-
turned, stating that he could make nothing of them.
However, shortly after, they received a letter from the
Brighton Company to the effect that they conceived it to
be their duty to protest most strongly against the advice
given by Mr. Burchell. We replied to this epistle,
stating that we had a right to the unqualified inspection
of the document, and that they would take measures to
effect that object if they did not hear from them by
the following Monday. The Chairman then read
a reply to this letter, to a similar effect as the preowline,
and requesting to know if their sentiments were in
unison with the advice of their solicitor. In the early
part of November they received a letter from Mr.
Buckton (which the Chairman read), to the effect that
they could not concur in the proposition which they (the
Croydon Company) had made of calling a meeting of the
Proprietors, and denouncing strongly what they desig-
nated the threat4and intimidation put out by them (the
Croydon Company), and refusing to act any longer with
them if the demand were persisted in, and that they
were prepared to vindicate the part they had taken. To'
this we sent the following answer.—(Here the Chair-
man read the letter, which deplored the tenor of these
communications, and expressed a strong desire to keep
on the most amicable terms with the Directors of the
Brighton Company.)
A Gentleman here requested that the letter which
gave rise to these remarks should be read.
The CHAIRMAN—It has not been left out. On the 27th
a letter was received from Mr. Buckton, regretting the
course that had been adopted by the Croydon Company,
and refusing to continue this correspondence. Now
they were at issue with the Company on these two points
—first, the right to inspect the document in question; and,
secondly, as to the meeting of those gentlemen in equal
numbers. Now, with respect to the first point, he wished
to obtain their most earliest attention. He found in the
report of the meeting that had taken place of the Direc-
tors of the Brighton Company, that the agreement was
merely mentioned as having been concurred in, and that
a resolution was proposed to the effect that the
same should be confirmed. However, this resolu-
tion was met with some opposition, for he
found that Mr. Henderson, who pointed out the
dangers, as he considered, that were threatened them by
the South-Western. Now what was the case? If this line
from Epsom to Croydon, which was: contemplated, were
to
come to Dorking, it must of course injure their line.
The Brighton line had sent down a hundred
pounds towards the completion of the Dorking line,
notwithstanding what had taken place. The object of
the agreement was
to change the traffic of the Ports-
mouth line. Nov, that this feeling was entertained by
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the South-Western would lead to inextricable confusion.
An amendment had been proposed totheresoltio
the effect that the adoption of the Guildford, Ports-
mouth, and Chichester line, which was proposed, would
entirely deprive them of the other line. It was
alleged against them (the Directors of the
Croy-
don Company) that they were sustaining the
Portsmouth interests because they were Croydon

Mr. GALE could not, for one, acquiesce in the sugges-
tion of the Chairman, that the amalgamation of the
Brighton and Croydon Companies was of little use
unless the interests of the Proprietors of the Direct
Portsmouth were consulted. Ile had become a
proprietor of Croydon shares on the faith of the
resolution of amalgamation that had been come
to; he had done more, he had actually changed Brighton
shares for Croydon ones. Now he, for one, could not
sacrifice the benefits of amalgamation for the interests of
the Direct Portsmouth.

The CHAIRMAN said that the Hon. Proprietor had
entirely mistaken his meaning; he had never said that
amalgamation had better not take place between the
two lines, if the interest of the Direct Portsmouth was
not to be considered.

Mr. GALE said he had certainly understood the
Chairman to my so. It was not, in his opinion, for
the meeting to say whether the policy of the
Croydon Directors or that of the Brighton should be
adopted before the amalgamation took place, considering
that amalgamation should take place first. He thought
that until the agreement of amalgamation had been
concluded, each party ought to have a voice as to
the details.—(Hear, hear.) He considered that amal-
gamation with the Brighton line was of far
greater importance to the Croydon Proprietors than
the toll that would be received by them from the
Direct Portsmouth line, which, it must be remembered,
was only,a line in perspective and not in ease. It was
clear to him that something like angry feeling had
existed among the Directors of the two Companies.
No one could doubt, as he had before stated, that it
was for the interest of the Proprietors that an amal-
gamation should take place, and if the Directors could
not agree as to the manner in which that should take
place, it became one duty of the Proprietors to
look to the matter themselves.—(Hear, hear.)
He thought the best course to adopt would be to appoint
a certain number of Proprietors of each Company to form
a committee to meet together and consider what course
would be best to be pursued for the interests of all, n
gentleman being a Proprietor in the Direct Portsmouth
line to be a member of the committee.—(Hear, hear.)
He believed, looking at all that had taken place, that
the question of the amalgamation of the Brighton alici„
Croydon lines was valued by the public at something,
like 200,000L—(Hear, hear.) There could be no
doubt that errors had been committed on both
sides in the negotiations that had taken place between
the Directors, and that it was for the interest of all as
soon as possible to get a united Board of Directors.—
(Hear, hear.) He thought it was absurd to state that
the amalgamation was complete.
The CHAIRMAN had never stated that the amalga-
mation was complete ; all he had :aid was, that he con-
sidered it so. He admitted that there was a difference
between the two words, and it lay with the Proprietors
to say who were right and who were wrong. As he had
before said, he was willing, if the Proprietors decided
against his opinion, to make way for others.— ( Hear, hear.)
Let, however, the Proprietors meet and decide between
the two conflicting opinions which Were the best calcu-
lated for their own interests.—(Hear, hear.) He agreed
with the worthy Proprietors that the best course would
he to appoint a committee of Proprietors from each
Company to meet the Directors of both Companies.—
((fear, hear.) Such a resolution could not be adopted
by the present meeting, but he trusted it would be at the
one to be held by the Brighton Company. It was his
intention to attend that meeting, and such a proposition
should have his hearty support.
Mr. WILKINSON considered the amalgamation of
the two lines of the greatest value to them both, but as
it was clear that that meeting could do nothing effi-
ciently, he should move that it adjourn.
Mr. CASH did not see why, if a committee
of Proprietors was to be formed, the Proprietors of the
Portsmonth Company should not form part of it.—
(Hear, hear.) Ile hoped, however, that the Directors
of both the Croydon and Brighton Companies would be
ablt, to manage the matter in dispute among themselves.
—(Hear, hear.) He for one should be happy to see
a union of all the Companies—the South-Western, the
Brighton, and the Croydon.—(Hear, hear.) He did not
think that was an impossibility, although he was read
to admit there were great difficulties in the way.—(Hear.)
Mr. LEVY hoped that the present discussion would
be now put an end to, and that an amicable arrangement
would be made among all parties.—(Hear, hear.) For
that purpose he would now move that the meeting
should adjourn for a fortnight.—(Hear, hear.)
After some further discussion the meeting broke up,
no motion being put either for its adjournment sine die
or for any particular day, it being admitted on all hands
that such a motion, at a meeting so called, would be en-
tirely useless, and have no weight.

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. He was then sent on 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 Mars
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 "He would cut him up in inches." The
cabin door was then open, and I saw Mars lying as if
dead. The captain sent for some of the crew to get a
rope's-end, and haul him up out of the cabin, and told
them to squeeze him; that if they did not he would have
their lives. Mars was taken to the main hatchway. A
strand of the rope was put round his body, but whether
the men hove on it or 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 tie has brought on himself ; take him
up on deck out of my sight." I went to take hold of
him with 'my 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 so, when he said, " Take
him up and squeeze hint well. If you don't
squeeze him I'll squeeze you." He sent Julian
Cordiavello to see that we did it. We took
the strand, and put it round his loins. We hove upon
it, and called on James Blackden to do the same. He
(lid so. I then went and put my hand upon his face,
and found that he was dead. I covered his face over
with a piece of canvass, and went below and told the
captain that Mr. Mars was dead. He said "Did you
squeeze him well ? " I answered, " Yes, sir." I said
to the captain, " Shall I take his 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,
for his body was cut all to pieces.—(A general thrill of
horror ran through the Court at this announcement.)
There was hardly an inch but what had a wound
upon it.
David Johnson next examined regarding Mars—On
leaving Fayal I was called down into the cabin. Thos.
Reason, Mr. Mars, and I were down together. I was
cut up in such a manner by the captain, that I had to
keep my bed. I had wounds on my head, hands, and
shoulders. They told me that Mars was taken a prisoner
and to bo
.placed in irons. I saw him in irons on
deck next day. I was afterwards in the cabin when
the captain called for a strand and heaver, to put
it round my neck. He got it, and put it
round my neck, heaving it till I was almost dead. He
then ordered me to be put in irons, saying I was im-
plicated in this matter about Mars. The latter was
present, sitting on an empty spirit cask. French then
asked the captain to give him his sword. He took the
sword and went on deck to the grindstone to straighten
the point, it being bent. French, when he fetched the
sword back again, said, " This was the sword with the
straight point on it." The captain took the sword and
struck Mars over the head, when the blood began to
flow very freely. I was then ordered to
go ,on deck and mind my duty. Mars after
this was so disabled ho could not walk. Next
day he was carried down. I was on the top-gallant-
forecastle when I saw the body hauled along by four or
five of the crew, and the clothes he had on were a com-
pleW clot ,of blood. I could not tell what colour they
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
,hovedot I been laid on his head or breast for
-bundle; Julian again came, and said the captain's
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 strand was then pulled tight round the waist of
Mars, who was to all appearance dead, though there was
breath still in him.

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 Nflis
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, mak) 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 dot 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 up 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;
go 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 deck I was called back to the cabin,
and asked by the captain " If the man had sqneesed
him ?" Answered, "I do not know, sir." Barry,
Yelverton was standing by with a pistol in is hand.
He 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." I un-
derstood the twine was to sew him up. When Mars was
F 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
first night after the ship left Fayal. Mars was called
down, but I do 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
face, 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. I do 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
country." 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

Stephen Cone, deposed—The last time I was in the
cabin before the death of Mars, I saw the captain strike
Mars several times with a sword, and cut off a piece of
flesh of about the size of my hand up to the middle
finger. I saw also the captain stab him in several places
about the body with his cutlass. Mars had handcuffs on
hint at the time.
Thomas Gair examined—l saw on several occasions
the, captain strike at Mars with a cutlass. I saw him
do so the night previous to his death.
James Christopher Evans said—l am inspector of the
Thames police. I went on board the ship Tory the 11th
November. I saw Captain Johnstone in the cabin. I
told him I was inspector of police, and that I understood
he had some men confined that he wished to give in
charge for mutiny. He said, " Yes, I have." I inquired,
" How many have you got ?" He replied, "Take the
whole of them." I said I understood there were
only nine or ten. His answer was, " They are
all ,more or less concerned; take the whole of them." I
went on deck, and went into the half-deck. Saw thirteen
men lying about. I went to the forecastle and found
font. men. I had them all brought on deck, and called
Captain Johnstone up. I asked if he gave in charge all
these men, and he said " I do." I asked him what he
charged them with, and he replied, " Piracy and mur-
der." We took them to the station, and Captain John-
stone came and signed the. sheet charging them with
piracy and murder on the high seas. I found the men
in a very bad condition. Several of them werecut about the
head, had clots of blood on them, and appeared to have
had gunpowder burnt upon their faces. One man had
his ear cut in two. I examined the cabin and found a
great number of deep cuts in the partitions and beams.
They were such cuts as would be produced by a cutlass.
On the 17th I took Captain Johnstone, the prisoner, into
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. fle said, " I deny it." I continued,
" You may say what you like, but what you say I shall
haste to give in evidence against you." He said, " I did
ndt 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."
Croso-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 18th. 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.
Air. 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-
stunce 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.
I Mr. Humphries then applied for access to the log-
book and other documents, which bad been placed in the
possession of the Court, for the take of the prisoner's

defence.
Mr. BRODERIP 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
oould not allow the documents to go out of his possession.
Mr. Humphries said he was satisfied.
As there are other chargesto be preferred against the
prisoner, Mr. BRODERIP adjourned the further examina-
tion till to-morrow.

MARKET INTELLIGENCE.
(From the London New Price Current of Dec. 2.)
SUGAR.—To-day Bridals Plantation was purchased with
- much caution, although merchants were more inclined to
sell, and submitted, to a reduction on farmer rates of 6d; the
private purchases amounted to only 60 hhds and tree.
REFIXED.—To• day the home trade purchased Refined Goods
less freely, 66s to 66s 6d were the rates taken_ for Standard,
and 65s to 65s 6d for brown grocery lamps. 'Bonded Crushed
Sugar is held for 34e per cwt for first quality;
but there was not much inclination to purchase to-day.
Msuamus.—There has been little disposition manifested
to purchase any description, and the market having been
more liberally supplied, a decline in prices has taken place
of 6d per cwt. Mauritius is much cheaper than West India,
especially the brown qualities.
' EAST INDIA.—This afternoon at public sale 3,790 bags of
Bengal Sugar were offered, the trade evinced little desire to
operate, and not above a fourth part sold at a decline on last
week's rates of 6d to is per cwt.
101 lON.—To-day there was no public sale, and by
private treaty very little business was transacted, although
some holders were inclined to reduce their prices.
Comm.—This afternoon Mocha was little wanted-158
bales were brought to public sale, 100 bales consisted of long
berry and were taken at 80s for fine yellow clean garbled ;
the remainder was bought in. Ceylon is less wanted-538
bales were offered at public sale. Plantation sold at about
the former vette. 65 bags East India at public sale sold at
24s for Batavia, 45s 6d for Company's Java; but 32 bags of
Madras were take, in at 65s per cwt.
TEA.—The markei for all descriptions has a dull ap-
earance, none has beer; brought to public sale, and the
bas been extremel .
business transacted privately'
h offering for ales limited ,
prices
There being a large quantity
Green ; common Con-
are on the decline for Black and
gou for cash has been selling at 9d to 9id, good common
10d to 100. Twankay common yellowisV leaf is Id to is
2d, and ordinary Hy son Is 10d to 2s per lb. The town and
country trade are not disposed to take more tbsn their pre-
sent wants require, on account of the large stock tiore is here
In the merchants' hands.
SP/ca.—To-day Black Pepper met with little atuntion,
and 3,501 bags Sumatra at auction were only in part sold
at a decline of 14d to ilsd per lb ; good light clean Kack
went at 24d to 2%d, heavy 2%d to 23/4d, sea damaged
first class 214 d to 2%d, second 2%d, third 13/4d, sea damage,l
and repacked 21,(act to 2%d. The remainder was taken in at
2%d to 2%d for sound quality. One chest of Nutmegs was
taken in at 5s 3d for good brown.
SPIRITS.—The advanced rates previously established have
been fully supported for Leeward Island • Rum, and- the de-
ma id has been good, but business has been checked by the
small supply at market. Calcutta has been in excellent re..
,qua at, and stiffer rates are given. Demerara has begs much,

COURSE OF EXCHA/
Amsterdam CF. 12 11
Ditto, at sight l2
Rotterdam 2U. 12
A.ntsverp
flamburgh M.B. 13 15
Altona —

Paris,3 days' sight 25 75
Ditto, 3 months 26 5
Marseilles 26 10
Bourdeana 26 10
Frankfort on 'Wile 128

Petrsburgh, 3 Us...

Berlin

Vienna, effee. fio. lO 9
Trieste, ditto
Madrid 36a
Cadiz
Bilbao
Barcelona

Seville

THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENT NG, DECEMBER 3, 1845.

in demand, and prices are still on the ascendancy. Jamaica
is held with firmness, but there has not been much demand.
The business transacted in Brandy has been upon a more ex-
tended scale, and prices have slightly improved. Geneva has
been in good request. British Corn Spirits are much in de-
mand at lOs 9d per gallon nett cash. Malt Spirit is selling
at 12s 9d to 13s 6d. For Gin the demand has been active,
and prices are very firm ; 17 per cent under proof at 9s 7d,
and 22 under proof 9s 2d.
SAGO.—This afternoon the demand was limited for Pearl,
and at public sale 456 boxes were only in part sold at a de-
cline on former rates of 2s to 3s.
HOPS.—There has not been much businesd transacted, but
in the value little variation has taken place, and the supply
at market is by no means large.
Saurpwritz.—To-day Rough met with little attention at
public sale 2,161 bags of Calcutta were offered, and all
bought in at a decline on last week's rates of 6d to is per cwt.
INDlGO.—Holders of East India experience difficulty in
getting last sales rates for any descriptions, the demand
being extremely limited. The stock is 6,802 chests more
than last year.
On .s.—For Cocoa Nut the demand has fallen off, and prices
have slightly given way; In Palm there has been rather
more business transacted privately. Olive has met with
little demand, prices still on the decline. Rape is not
cheaper, but there has been a limited business transacted.
For Linseed Oil the market has a firmer appearance : on the
spot large purchases have been made at 23s 6d to 245, and
for delivery next year a good deal has been done at 25s to 26s
per cwt. For Cod Oil further reduced rates having been ac-
cepted, occasions the home trade to take several parcels pri-
vately at 271 to 27155. In Seal there has been rather more
business transacted, but merchants have been obliged to take
lower rates. For Sperm former rates are asked, but there
has been less business transacted privately.
TALLOW.—ltnporters of Russian have manifested firmness,
and obtained prices equal to those of this day week; fine new
Petersburgh Yellow Candle brings 42s per cwt, and at which
a fair business has been transacted up to the end of the year.
For delivery in the first three months of 1846 many contracts
have been entered into at 435. For home made the demand
has been active at 42s to 43s nett cash, and the supply is by
no means large. For other descriptions prices are sustained.

I GE.—(YESTERDAY .)
Gibraltar
Leghorn
Genoa ...- ...... 26 10
Milan . ..........
Venice—
Naplesi
Palermo, per oz 119 i
Lisbon s2i
0p0rt0....... s2}
Rio Janeiro ... 23i
Bahia .. .
Buenos Ayres
NewTork' 21dyssight
Philadelphia . ..... ....•
OF BULLION, PER OZ.
Foreign Gold, bars..X3 17 9
Portugal Gold Coin 3 17 5
New Doablsons..... 0 0 0
New Dollars 0 4 91
Silver in 8ar5..... 0 0 0

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

From tie Official List,
PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDA.T AND FRIDAY EVENING

LONDON, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2.
JOINT-STOCK BANKS.

Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price
Annum. Sire.
£ d. £ e. d.
Australasia
Britsh North American 41. per cent. 50 9 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 0 153/s
Londn and Westminstr 61. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 25
London Joint-Stock 61. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 14
Metropolitan
Provincial of Ireland.. 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 473
Ditto, New......... 81. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 24%
National of Ireland • . 51. per cent. 50 0 0 20 0 0 1936
Nat. Provncial of Eng. 51. per cent. 100 0 II 35 0 0 -
Ditto, New......... 51. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0
Union of Australia.... 25 0 0 25 0 0 2436
Union of L0nd0n..... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 13
WATER-WORIES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price.
Annum. Share. 1
s, d.
East London.. ••• • .. 81. 100 0 0 230
Grand Junction
Kent .. ••• • • • ' 21. 10s. 100 0 0
Vauxhall ............ 51. per cent. 100 0 0
West Middlesex ••• • .. 41. 16s. pr et. 63 12 9 -• 130
INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
£ 3. d. £ s. d.
Albion
Alliance Brit. and For. 6 per cent. 100 0 0 11 0 0 20
Ditto Marine. ••• • .. 6/. per cent, 100 0 0 5 0 0 634
Atlas ... ..... 13s. 6d. pr sh. 50 0 0 5 0 0 16%
British Commercial .. 71. per share 50 0 0 5 0 0 734
Clericl,3led.& Gen. Life 51. per cent. 100 0 0 210 1 6%
County ••••• • • • • • 31. 100 0 0 10 0 0
f9s. and
GI. ss. bs.l 40 0 5 0 -
Eagle ••
Economic Life.;..
t &305.b5.1
Eng. & Scot. Law ••• • • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
European Life ••• • • • 53C per cent. 20 0 0 • All paid. 20
Freemasons' .. •••• • • • • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 3 0 0
Globe •••••• • • • • • • 61. per cent. Stock. 1423!
Guardian • .
Imperial Fire •••• • • • • 121. per cent. 500 0 0 50 0 0 235
Imperial Life •.•• • • • . 125. 100 0 01 10 0 0 16• X
Indemnity Marine •• • • I/. sh. &'be. 100 0 0 I 513 1 29
Law Life ... •• • • ..... 11. 55. 100 0 0 1 10 0 0 be
Legal and General Life 50 001 2 0 0 6%
London Fire •••• • • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 153
London Ship •.••• • • • 10s. 25 0 0 12 10 0 15%
Marine.. ••••• • • • • 51. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 10%
hi ed.ln vlid & Gen. Life 50 0 0 2 0 0 3
National Loan Fund • 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 234
National Life •• • •
Palladium Life. ..... •
Phoenix - 210
Protector Life.. •• • • 51• per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. 2s.
Provident Life •.•. • • .. 11. ss. 100 0 0 10 0 0 24
Rock Life •••••• • • • • • • 4s. 5 0 0 010 0 44
Royal Exchange 5l. per cent. Stock. 186
Sun Fire • •
Ditto Life . 11. 6s. 18
Universal Life
LIST OP SCOTTISII COMPANIES' PRICES.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Pald. Price
Annum. Share.
£ a. d. £ d
Bank of Scotland ••.• • 6/. per cent. 100 0 0 171
Royal Bank of Scotland 6/. per cent. - 100 0 0 163
British Linen Company 8P per cent. - 100 0 0 230
Commercial Bank •• • • 61. per cent. - 100 0 0 166
National Bank ...... 61. per cent. 10 0 0 15%
Union Bank of Scotland 7%1. pr cent. - 50 0 0 9834
Western Bank •.• • • • - 50 0 0 85
North of Scotland Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 7%
Clydesdale Bank... • - 10 0 0 14%
Eastern Bank •.• • • . - 10 0 0 114
Caledonian Bank • • - 2 10 0 6
Edinb.& Glasgew Bank 61. per cent. - 5 0 0 74
City of Glasgow Bank . 51. per cent. - 815 0 154
Scottish Union Ins. Co. 51. per cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 14
Hercules Insurance Co. 71. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 14%
Insur. Co. of Scotlnd. • Si. per cent. 10 0 0 All paid. 104
North British Insur. • . 536 1. pr cent. 200 0 0 10 0 0 28%
Caledonian Fire Insur. 101. per cent 1100 0 0 10 0 0 24%
Edinburgh Life Insur. 6L per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 193!
Edin. &Glasg. Railway 51. percent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Ditto, 4 Shares 5l. per cent. 12 10 0 All lurid. 16
Edin., Leith, & Grantn 20 0 0 20 0 0 2136
Glasgw & Ayrshir Rail. 51. per cent. 50 0 0 All paid. 70
Glasgw&Greenck Rail. 21. per cent. 25 0 0 All paid. 21
Glsgw & Garnkirk Rail. 51. per Cent. ,25 0 0 All paid. 45
I Dundee & Arbroth Rail. 6/. per cont. 25 0 0 All paid. 36
Standard Life Assernce.l 51 per cent. J5O 0 0 l 2 10 0 8

DOCKS.
Dividend i Amount
Name of Company. per of 1 Paid. Price.
Annum. i Share.
Commercial •• •••• .• • 31. per cent. Stock.
East and West India... VAL pr cent. Stock. 131
East Country ••.•• • • . 11. per sh. 100 0 0 - 21
L mdon .. •. • • ....• • • 1411. pr cant. Stock.
St Katharine ••••• • • • 1 5 per cent. I Stock. 108%
Southampton •••••• .• 1 41. per cent.; 50 0 0 50 0 0 30
CANALS.
t er Price.
Companion. Dividend
L• NmempaeLo. of
s Dividend encll Price. Names of
Companies. Annpum.
CO Annum.l
£ I £
Ashtn&Oldh 97 51.50. pcl 72 Monmouthsh 100 91. 160
Ashby-d-la-Z 1131 41. 70 Mntgomrysh 100 51. 91
Barnsley 160 i 121. 188 Macclesfield. 100 - 95
Basingstoke 1100 - - Neath ••• • • . 100 201. 365
Brknk&Abrg;lso 51. 85 Nottingham. 150 121. 260
Cromford 1100 181. 150 Peak Forest. 78 31. 40
Dudley 100 4/. - Regent's •... 33 11. 25%
Derby .• lOO 81. 103 Rochdale.... 85 41. 34
ESSsmrcacChs 1 eai 41. 1111 °math° • , 125 81.
Erewash •
Forth & Clyd,loo, 41. - Do.LkFd St 12 6/. p. c. 11
Grand.Junctnlloo; 71. 100 Stffrd &Wore 140 281. 440
Grand Union;100; IL 10s. - Shrewsbury.. 125 151. 230
Glamorgnsh.'l72' 13%1. 210 Stourbridge.. 145 201. -
Glstr&Brklyloo, - - Strtfrdon Av 79 11.10 s. -
Grantham • ;1501 121. 100 Severn and 1 26 11. Bs. -
Iludderstield.l 571 - 20 Wye Rail.
Kennt & Avnr 39' 7s. 6d. 22 Trnt &Mr-1 50 30/. -
Lancaster .• . 47' 11. 10. 40 sey, 4 sh.
Leeds& Livrp 100 341. 525 Thains &Med 19 - 10
Leicester 1140; 101. 105 Worcstr & 78 41. 49
Leicstr &Nth, 831 41. 62 Birming.
Loughboregh,l42l 701. 850 Wilts & Brks 67 11. 4s. 11

TUESDAY NIGHT'S GAZETTE.
FOREIGN-OFFICE, Dice,. 1.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Robert L.
Longhead, as Consul at Londonderry for the United States
of America. _ _

WHITEHALL, DEC. I, 1845.
The Lord Chancellor has' appointed Robert George Chip-
perfield, of the city of Canterbury, Gent., to be a Master Ex-
traordinary in the High Court of Chancery.
DECLARATIONS OF INSOLVENCY.

Thomas Moger, poulterer, Ilolborn-hill.
Michael Jones, grocer, Theobald's-road.
BANKRUPTCIES SUPERSEDED.

J. Swallow, sharebroker, Manchester.
S. May and P. Mottram, drapers, Shrewsbury.
BANKRUPTS.
William Guy Taylor and Elizabeth Guy, hosiers, Liver-
po,l, to surrender, Dec. 16, and Jan. 6, at twelve, at the
Liverpool District Court. Morgan, official assignee, Liverpool ;
Reid, Friday-street, Cheapside, London; Greatly, Liverpool.
Lucy Lang and Ann Bayley Smith, lodging-house keepers,
Charterhouso-square and Charterhouse-street, Deo. 12, at
eleven, and Jan. 8, at ono, at the Court of Bankruptcy.
Johnson, official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Hindmareb,
Son, Jeivin-crescent.
John Clark, merchant, Minories, Dec. 10, at two, and
Jan. 20, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Johnson,
official assignee, Basinghall-street ; Martin, Thomas, and
Hollams, Mincing-lane.
Edward Redwood, jun., china and glass dealer, Windmil-
street, Lambeth, Dec. 12. at twelve, and Jan. 8, at eleven, at
the Court of Bankruptcy. Bell, official assignee, Coleman-
street-buildings; Long, King-street, City.
John Maylard, grocer, Fetter-lane, London, Dec. 19, at one,
and Jan. 16, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwards,
official assignee, Frederick's-place, Old Jewry ; Johnson,
Walcut-square, Lambeth.
Benjamin Baldwin, warehouseman, Old Jewry, London,
eatrtcFollio
no ffiacuida I
Prichard assignee,Scahrar
ibsrtocohku-rceohu..r te
h, a
inß a
Dec. 13, at eleven, and Jan. 17, at twelve, at the Court; of
Bankruptcy
- stetrYeet
bens Newigate •street. • •

John Bromiley, manufacturer, Bolton-le-Moors, Lanca-
shire, Dec. 13, at eleven, and Jan. 2, at twelve, at the Man-
chester District Court. Hobson, official assignee, Manchester ;
Sutton, Manchester; Glover, Bolton.
Samuel Phillips, hatter, Kingston-upon-Hull, Dec. 15, and
Jan. 19, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Hope,
official assignee, Leeds ; Cape and Stewart, Gray's Inn ;
Colbeek and Co., Hull ; Horsfall and Harrison, Leeds.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED. _

G. E. Jackson Birmingham, dealer in iron—second and
final div. of on Friday, Dec. 5, or any subsequent Fri-
day, at Mr. Whitmore's, Birmingham.
'l'. Smallwood, Birmingham, grocer—third and final div. of
ls. 3id., on Friday, Dec. 5, or any subsequent Friday, at
Mr. Whitmore's, Birmingham.
W. Menzies, Gloucester, draper—first dlr. of 55., on Mon-
day, Dec. 8, or any subsequent Monday, at Mr. Miller's,
Bristol.