The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-11-22 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.

A St. John's (N. F.) paper of the 20th ult. relates the
following particulars of the dangers and delays of a voy-
age from Cork to that port, which, if it came from a less
satisfactory source, would almost appear incredible; The
annals of th trade, says the St. John's writer, cannot, we
believe, furnish a second instance of a vessel having been
driven by the ice, a distance of 900 miles from her track.
The schooner Maria Eliza, Captain Hughes, which arrived
here on Saturday last, from Cork, via Greenland, has been a
missing vessel for some months past. She sailed from Cork
on the 15th of March, for this port, with a cargo of pork,' butter,
potatoes, &c., and on the 11th of the following month fell in
with the field of ice by which she very shortly became sur-
rounded. From that period the vessel became the sport of
the wind, and current, and ice, untilon the3Oth of April, she was
driven (still locked up) towards the land, which it was ex-
tremely difficult to distinguish from the immense islands of ice
by which it was bound. After considerable exertion, the crew
succeeded in getting the vessel through, and found to their
great astonishment they were on the coast of Greenland, soine
of the natives having pushed off in their canoes. On the 15th
May, they entered a small harbour called Nennorfeiik, about
four miles east of Cape Farewell, very much exhausted from
their sufferings in the ice, and having no fuel or water remain-
ing, received hosyitable reception from the Danish factor there.
After some days delay at this place they proceeded along h •
shore, which was only clear of ice to the extent of a mile, to the
principal port, Julianahabh, in lat. 61., the residence of the
governor, who rendered them every.aSsistance in his power.
About two months after their arrival at this port, a Danish
brig, which is annually despatched from Copenhagen with sup-
plies for the factories, arrived there, and Captain Hughes then
finding it would be impossible for him to get clear of the coast
or the ice without assistance concluded ou remaining till the
brig was ready to sail. On the 31st August he sailed in com-
pany with the brig, and arrived •at this port on Saturday last,
Just six months from the time of her leaving Cork. There were
two gentlemen passengers on board, Mr. Hickson and Mr.
Propham, whose friends had long since mourned for their loss.
During the vessel's detention in Greenland, the agents of the
several Danish factories were ever ready to offer them kind as-
sistance, and the native Esquimaux, who appear a simple, honest
race, afforded very acceptable services. While the vessel was
coasting :long shore, it was frequently found necessary to tow
through the floating ice, which was done by skin boats, rowed
by the native women, who were also very
.useful in providing
articles of clothing for the crew. The winter had set in very
severely previous to the departure of the Maria Eliza.

Lord Manvers has reduced the rents of his tenants in the North
16 per cent., to commence from Lady-day last.
The mother of Marshal Bourmont is now in London. His
wife and the other feufales of the family are in Paris.
It is rumoured that the Earl of Mulgrave wishes to return to
England, on the ground that the climate of Jamaica does not
agree with the Countess. No successor has yet been named to
succeed his lordship, should he resolve to come home.

Considerable importance i attached to the deliberations at
the Cabinet Council, held on Monday, at. Brighton, and many
reports were in circulation at the club-houses. Among others,
that of a partial change in the administration was most freely
spoken of.

PENANCE.—On Monday, the' Ist ult., two children, on ten,
the other eight years old, were sent from Newcastle to Rath-
keale, to do penance for going into a Protestant church to
witness a funeral service perforMed. The unfortunate children
would have actually perished on their return, the night being
so extremely boisterous and wet, were it not that they were met
by some benevolent persons, who gave them refreshment and
brought them home.—Limerick Herald.

BA LLINASI.OE.—On Friday the remains of a Mrs.. Lake, of
Ballinasloe, were attended to the churchyard in the suburbs of
the town by a large number of people. On their arrival'at the
churchyard-gate, they were met by the mother and three sisters
of the deceased, who threw themselves before the bids, and de-
clared they would not allow her " bones to lie in a strange place,
nor with the relatives of her husband," on whom they made a
violent attack, and loaded with abuse. They then procured a
sheet, in which they placed the coffin, and each seizing a corner
of it, they set off for St. John's, a-distance of about fifteen miles
from Ballinasloe, unaccompanied by a single individual.
A DANCE.—On Thursday a servant-girl from Houston ar-
rived in town to make some purchases at' the fair for her mis-
tress. After getting her merchandise packed up, together with
a half-crown, a shilling, and some pence of a balance, she de-
termined before leaving town to have a reel. In she went to a
house where she heard the sound of a Cremona, and seated her-
self beside a demure looking damsel, named Rebecca, of whom
it is enough to say, that the rest of her history is written in the
chronicles of the police-office. On being invited to dance, the
country girl gave her bundle of merchandise and her black silk
bag to Rebecca to hold. During the first reel she kept a
pretty sharp eve on Rebecca, but finding that she was an ho-
nest girl, she at the second reel relaxed her vigilance, and gave
her attention wholly to the dance. Rebecca did not let so fa-
vourable an opportunity slip, but slipped off with the black sick
bag and the bundle of merchandise, leaving the dancer to dance
home to Houston with nothing heavy to carry but a heavy heart.
Paisley Advertiser.

ietcs IN Al.;. Ta DE.s.—A young aspirant to the ministry of
the church of Scotland was called upon to hold forth, in a neigh-
bouring parish church so frequently andunexpeeted!y, that he
at length began to find .some difficulty in causing the work or
composition to furnish a supply equal to the demand. But
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although he was lacking n sermons, it will be seen he lacked
nothing in wit. Accordingly, that the produce might keep
pace with the onsump.tion, he Caine to the" conclusion that
there could be no harm in borrowing from wiser heads ; and in
due time began, among, others, to quote more than largely
from Blair. All this might have passed off very well, had it
not turned out that, among his most attentive auditors was an
"mild Judas o' a wife," who had happened to get hold of a
stray volume of Blair—with the contents of which she was as
familiar as her name. He got smoothly enough over matters
fir the first Sabbath; but on the second—kuribile dictu—what
was his surprise, on giving out his text, to behold, with a side-
glance of his eye, the old woman sitting in a sly corner, and
with most provoking composure, open up the very volume which
contained, at least, the gist of his discourse. "What did you
do in such a critical dilemma?" inquired a sympathising reve
rend brother, to whom the preacher (now a most respectable
minister of the church) had many years afterwards been telling
the story. "What did I do?" he replied, "why I quietly stole
a ward) on the old woman—l just turned owre twa leaves, and
after that she coudna cast saut on my tail."—Stirling Journal.

VIOLENT ASSAULT UPON THE PROPRIETOii
NEWCASTLE JbUi.-114.

We have received by express, from our Newcastle c
respondent, the proceedings before the Niayor of that
town, in the case of the assault committed by the friends
and agents of Lord Durham, and other wintirers of ttle
liberty of the press, upon the proprietor of Luc ....wtAiacce
Journal.
• MAYOR'S CHAMBER, NEWCASTI.E-UPON-TYNE, November 18.
—This morning, John Coull Carr, Esq., the Eari of Durham's
coal agent at Sunderland ; Francis Raiushaw, Mr. Ca: r's
groom; John Permit Kidson, Esq., the Earl of Durham's law
agent at Sunderland; Witham Ga,ley, Esq., of Sunder ;
and David Jonassohn, Esq., merchant, of Sunderland, appeared
before the Worshipful the Mayor, and a i.ench or magistrates,
to summonses for charges of assault, committed at the office of
the Newcastle Journal, upon the person of Mr. Heruanian, the
proprietor of the establishment, under the circumstances debtil-
edni the subjoined evidence.

Mr. Philip-son, solicitor, appeared for Jr. Carr and his ser-
vant, Krancis Hauishaw.

Mr. Stoker, solicitor, was in attendance for Mr. i.idson,
Galley, and Jonassohu.
Messis. Stoker and Philipsou pressed upon the bench the
propriety of nroceecliug by surinarv.canviction, and a cons er-
sation ensued on this subject, beCween Rios.' gentlemen ;;;:d
Henry Bell, Esq., Mayor, and Messrs. Alder men Reed brand-
ling, Hood, aud others. Eventually the bench consulted to-
gether, and Mr. Alderman Reed announced it to lie their deter-
mination, as the matter appeared to be a very serious one, to
send it to the sessions for trial before a jury.
Messrs. Stoker and Philipson again argued that the case
ought to be fully gone into, aud at once dismissed.
air. John Brown (Magistrates' I.;,ere.) nose,-red, that the
parties had been summoned to appear for the purpose of enter-
ing into recognizances to answer the charge at the sessions, the
magistrates who signed those warrants having decided, before-
hand, that it was a proper case for the decision of a jury, and
not for summary conviction.
Mr. Alderman Brandling could not see what the party had to
fear in the case being sent for inquiry at the quarter sessions ;
trial by jury was the pride and boast of Englishmen.
Mr. Alderman Reed again observed, that the magistrates
had decided, in this important case, not to take upon the,u-
selves the functions of a jury. All that was necessary, the. e-
fore, in the present stage of the proceedings was to satisfy
themselves that an assault had been committed, and by whom.
They were anxious to do justice to all parties; and they were
satisfied that that object would be best accomplished by leaving
the decision to a jury of Englishmen.
Mr. Hernaman, the proprietor of the Newcastle Journal, was
then sworn, and deposed as follows :
On Wednesday morning last, the 13th instant, a little before
12o'clock, I was engaged at my own counting-house in Pilgrim-,
street, at a desk at which Mr. Waltim, my assistant in that
part of the business, was also engaged—William Train, an
apprentice, being in another part of the office. I-observed a
number of gentlemen enter, at the head of whom I recognized
Mr. John Coull Carr, and Mr. John Pexall Kidson. Mr. Carr
and Mr. Kidson were followed very shortly by 'William Galley,
Mr. David Jonassohn, and others whom I did not know.
Carr inquired if Mr. Hernaman was within. I replied " Itiy
name is Hernaman," and immediately left the desk and walked
round to the counter for the purpose of communicating wiar
Mr. Carrand his friends. Mr. Carr presented a hand-lull befie
me—which bill I have—and inquired if 1 was the printer of it ?
I replied that I was, as my name at the bottom of the bill indi-
cated. Mr. Carr then inquired the name of the author. My re-
ply " I was not prepared to give up the name of the authur;
that it was not my custom to give up the authors of publica-
tions committed to my charge; but that I was prepared, by
myself, to sustain the consequences of any legal proceed-
ings which he or his friends might think proper to take."
Upon that, Mr. liidson and the other gentlemen loudly de-
manded the name of the author, saying I was bound to give it hp.
I replied, in general terms, that I had no answer to make ex-
cept the one I had already given. The whole party continued
to demand of me the, author's name with extreme violence of
speech and gesture; and I then repeated I had no other answer
to make without giving the matter consideration. They then
loudly exclaimed, "Mill you give up the author's name? " B. -
fore, however, I had time to reply. Mr. Carr reiterated, with
extreme violence of speech, "'1 lieu you refuse to give up the
author's name, do you?" I replied, I do;" upon which At .
Carr lifted a large stick which he had in his hand, and struck .‘
violent blow across my left arm. That was the signal for the ?Atte
party to fall upon me. M. Galley and another gentleman jumped
upon the counter ands ruck me in various parts of my body, ?Phis
sticks and whips. I fell back against the wall, and took up a
small ladder which was standing there for the purpose of parr, -
ing off their blows. Mr. Walton then came round to my as-
sistance from the desk, and I let the ladder drop, my left ann
was so much injured by the blow I received from Mr. Carr. A
this time the counting-house appeared full of gentlemen armed
with sticks and whips. (Laughter from Mr. Galley.) They
were heavy sticks, I think, for the most part. I ought to aiR
I was in a very confined space. I moved towards the door
for the purpose of calling assistance. In passing to the inner
door leading to the printing-office, the gentlemen again tea
upon me with their weapons, one of them inflicting a very hea-
vy blow on my left arm between my shoulder and my elbow ;
and I received another heavy blow on my right shoulder, an
also one on my left shoulder. I got out of the counting- house
into the printing-office or house, for it is both, and went to some
smiths who were working there. I brought them down wit
me, but when I returned to the counting-house, the party had
left.

Mr. Phillipson.—Ramshaw was not there; and I now put a
question whether Mr. Ilernaman prefers a charge against hin .
Mr. Hernaman, upon looking at Ramshaw, said, I em to t
prepared to swear that he was one of the men who committed
assault, but I have other testimony.
Messrs. Stoker and PhiLipson again contended that the ma-
gistrates could not decide what course they ought to take, with-
out hearing both sides. They also claimed a right to cross-ex-
amine Mr. Hernaman.

Mr. Hernaman said, that in that case, he should request per-
mission to send for his professional adviser, as he had not come
prepared to expect that, in the present stage of the proceedings,
more would be requisite than to prove that the assault had been
committed.

Mr. Stoker, addressing the Bench, observed—Am I to un-
derstand you decidedly refuse to grant permission to cross-ex-
amine Mr. Hernanian?

Mr. Ingledew, who had just arrived as Mr. Hernaman's soli-
citor, said, if the magistrates had made up their minds not
to convict summarily, there is an end of it • I do not see of
what utility, iu this stage of the affair, will ite. a cross-exami-
nation.

Mr. Kidson.—Do you meati to swear that I shuck you at the
time mentioned in the examina:ion ?
Mr. Hernaman.—l do swear that Mr. K;dson struck me.
Mr. Ingledew.—l object, on the part of Mr. Hernaman, to
anv cross-examination being gone into at this time.
Mr. KidEon.—With what weapon, if any, did I strike you ;
and at what time, and in what manner, and when ?
Mr. Ilernamau.—Actinu under the advice of my solicitor, I
decline to answer any pies:ions.
Mr. Ingledew.— Mr. Ileruaman declines being cross ex-
amined at this time.

Mr. Jonathan Walton was then sworn. He deposed—l am
assistant to Mr. Hernaman. On Wednesday. the 13th instant,
about twelve o'clock, Mr. Hernaman and myseif were i❑ con-
versation at the Journal-office, at the desk, and two gentlemen
came in and asked for Mr. Hernaman. [Here Mr. Walton
looked round and pointed out Mr. Carr and Mr. Kidson as the
two.] Mr. Hernaman stepped from the desk to the counter.—
Other persons then im►nediately waked in separately, one of
whom was Mr. Jonassohn, who spoke to me; another of them
is the gentleman standing there—(pointing out M'.
Galley] .There was also a man, wearing a large blue cola, who,
I have no doubt in my own mind, was- this man—[pointing to
Francis lianishaw]. I never saw the man before that time, nor
since, until now ; ►ut if I had described hint when absent,
should have said he was an older man ; but froze► his ge-
neral anpearance, I believe him to be the same. Here I beg to ob.
serve, the attack was so very sudden and furious, as to prevent me
from taking particular noti; eof the parties. Either hl r. Kidson
or Mr. Carr wanted to know if Mr. Hernaman was the publisher
of a handbill, which they laid on the counter, and inquired vi
Mr. Hernaman would give up the author? Mr. llernanian said
it would require some consideration. "Do you r9fuse to gn e
up the name of the author ?" again demanded one of the gentle-
men; and added, "then you refuse, do you ?" and they ►n►rue-
diately assaulted Mr. Hernaman on all sides with sticks and
whips, two of them off the counter, anti two of them upon ii,
whilst Jonassohn aimed his blows across the desk and 'struck me.
In a few seconds Mr. Hernaman made his escape from the office.
Jonassohn and another of them continued to strike me over the
counter, and then the whole of them walked out.
Mr. Stoker.—Did you, before Mr. Jonassohn struek you, hit
him with the ladder in your endeavour to strike Mr. Kidson, or
otherwise ?

Mr. Walton.—l did not strike Mr. Jonassohn with a ladder,
before he struck me. Mr. Jonassohn struck me before I touched
the ladder at all.
Mr. Philipson.—Did you see Francis Ramshaw striking any
body?
Walton.—The man who had the whip, whom I believe to
be-the man now present, who calls himself Francis Ramshaw,
struck Mr. Hernaman. I will no! swear to him positively.
By Mr. Philipson.—There were several others came in, butt
do not know whether they were of the same party.
By Mr. Stoker.—To the best of my belief Mr. Kidson had a
whip or stick.
William Allen Train, apprentice to Mr. Hernaman, was then
sworn. Ile deposed as foitows:- On Wednesuav last, I was.
writing at my desk in the Journal-office, at, rthink, about
twelve o'clock, alien one or two gentkinen same in. They--
first inquired for Mr. Hernanwn. Mr. Heinaman was writing;•
at his own desk, and he came round to speak with them, dur-
ing. which time other gentlemen came in, whch augmented
their number to five or six. One of them produced a 4nd
asked Mr. Heruaman if he was the printer of it? whit h he an-
swered by saying, "it was printed at. this office." Mr. erna- •
man was then i,ked to deliver up the author, which he said was
not customary, and he must have some consitleration. He was
asked " what com:ideratien ?" and he said, he meant some time.
for reflection about the Jiropriety of giving up the author. He
was then asked if he refuse.' to give up the authte, and on his .
saying he was not inclined to give up the name, he was struck
a severe blew on his are, or shouidet, am not certain which.
Upon this, 1 immediately ran up stairs,
seeingshouting all the
way as I went, to alarm the pr:nttis. They, instant:) tame
down stairs, and I followed, but I c'id not get tuto the office for
a short time, because the entrant e was blo aed up by M r. Her-
naman
's men. When I did get in the assai.ants had disap-
peared.

Here the witness was told to look iouud amongst the people
in court, from whom he selected Mr. Carr and Air. Kidson.
knew them because they were chief spokesmen. These two (ha
added, again looking round) arc the only two that I remember
to have seen or heard speak. . _ .

Mr. Kidsou (to the witness)-11ad I any whip or stick ?
The witness looked at Mr. Kid on earne4tlr, and, after a shot t
pause for consideration, said, " I thii.k you had a stick ;" and
then, turning to the Bench, 64 He had a stir k to the best of ray
knowledge and belief."
Mr. Phillipson wished to state that Ilatnshaw was not the
groom of the Earl of Durham, as had been, for au obvious pur-
pose, asserted, but the servant Of Mr. Carr.
The Magisttates thought there was not sofa, ient evidence to
warrant their binding amsbaw to two ar ut the ses,ious; but
the other patties must enter into recogniza.nect', the princitals
in £-►U each, and two euretie in £2oeach, to answer the chat ets
of assault at the Sessions, and also to keep the peace in the
mean time towards Mr. Heruatnan.

Mr. Stoker applied to the Minzistrates to Lind the pailieeever
to appear in tho Northumberluiid County Court instead of the
Sessions to suve expenses.
Mr. Ing!ectew said it would'he competent for the parties to re
move the trial by writ of certiorari, and if they preterttd that
course let them co so.

The Bench decided that they would not be justified in depart-
ing from the usual course.
Air. John Coult Carr, Mr. John Pexall Kidson, Mr. David
Jonassohn, and Air. William Gulley, thoi entcr,d- into the re-
quired recognizances, and the party left the court.

Belzoni's widow, it is said, still lingers ir v-ar.! ; rot much to
the credit, we should say, of thoc who have ample means to
bestow on far less deserving objects.