The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-11-25 00:00:00

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The total number of races run in the season 1845,
1447, of which 122 were won by two-yr-olds ; nnd 14"
by horses of all other ages.
During the last racing season, Isaac, 14 years old, a
the oldest horse now running on the British turf Iry
two races.
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Orange Course, nearly three miles, has already 29 so°
scribers.
LORD GEORGE BENTINCK.—This year his lordship has
won 58 races, with 25 horses, netting L 17,372, besides:
cup value unknown, being the greatest winner of the yes
A Goon SEASON.—During the last racing canaPaigni
Flatman (Nat) rode 218 races, of which he won 82, and
walked over for six.
RAciNo.—During the season of 1845, the roost sqC•
cessful horses, as to the number of races. have been
Lady Flora, aged ,won 19; Sweetmeat, 3 yrs, 111 ; Waterlr'
aged, 161 ; Inheritress, 5 yrs, 14; Ninety-one, 4 yrs,4
F out of March First, 3 yrs, 10 ; Idas, 3 yrs, 9;ils;
Shadow, aged, 9 ; Bagatelle, 5 yrs, 9 ; Was), agen, 4
ningfoprreosoeutthserl
Nora Creina, aged, 8 ; Lara, aged, 8 ; Dr. Husbank
years, 8 ; Little Hampton, aged, 8 ; Oakley, aged, pi
Midlothian, 3 yrs, BBird, 6 yrs, 7 ; John 113111.11
3 yrs, 7 ; Nottingham, aged, 7 ; Prologue, 3 yis, 7; lip•
thia, 3 yrs, 7.

THE ALLEGED MUTINY AND MURDER
BOARD THE SHIP TORY.

We gave in our last the particulars of the case as far asi.
it had transpired, relative to the tragic events which to();
place on board the ship on her way from Hong Kong a
London. Sixteen of the crew were in custody chars
with mutiny. On Monday, however, the case t°°
strange turn by the arrest of the captain. The court f 0
s,
densely crowded. The moment the crew were placed ft.
the bar the utmost stillness prevailed through the e"'
They were all more or less patched up about the head' b 8
Mr. Clarkson then rose and said, that the men at I"ce
bar were charged with revolt and murder, in consequen4
of a statement by Captain Johnstone, the commanderuo
the vessel ; and the object of the owner, Mr. pullet;
Gibb, of Liverpool, was to have the charge fully invesi;
gated. Since the previous examination a further WV'
had been instituted, and the representatives of the mcoteo
felt that they had now only one duty to perform, 7.
furth
state that they did not feel called on to urge any

inquiry as regarded the men at the bar.
wai
Mr. Broderip (the magistrate), after saying that it
very hard to say how, if the crew were in them utino:
state described, the vessel was ever brought into the cbett,,,
nel, asked why the captain had not applied for assista D.,'
on his arrival to some ship of war. Instead of doing 5)
he relied on a crew whom he alleged to be in a state 0
mutiny, to bring the vessel. As the charge
abandoned, the men must be discharged. This decision
was heard with universal satisfaction, and was about to uw
followed by a round of cheers, which were instantly OP,:
pressed. The men were, however, greeted with the lon_na
est acclamations outside, and were caught up and earls;
as if they were so many redeemed martyrs. Mr. nahat,E
tine, counsel for the prisoners, said that he could show.t'l
witnesses, that so far from any attempt at piracy hal
been made, it was owing entirely to the good conduct a 0..,
unexampled forbearance of the crew, that the vessel elm
reached the port.
le, 'e. M had been

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After a brief but solemn silence, iYlr. _roc.
that George Johnstone, the master of the Tory, should,be:
Placed at the bar. The prisoner was led in by the ga°l„,
and two policemen almost in a fainting condition. It °tip
peared that the prisoner laboured under erysipelati? tt
symptoms, from an injury sustained in bis right leg,
was apparently the consequence of a punctured vv°u'io
The wretched man, who appeared wholly prostrated ip
mind and body, sunk into the chair which was placed I.
the dock, the front of which he seemed to grasp colot
sively with both hands, and bent his face down upon!.`j,
retaining the same position throughout almost the eotql
of the lengthened inquiry. The prisoner was charged:fill
the wilful murder of William liambert, chief mate, wl33‘

Mars, second mate, and Thomas Reason, seaman. a
Henry Slack, an apprentice to the Tory, and who sole
in her last voyage, said, when the vessel was at FaVal,:•
ni
captain went ashore, and on his return asked for Wi"'".
Nlars, who had been second mate, but was then acting S.
chief-officer. When Mars came forward there were soar,
words, and the captain struck him, as witness belies%
with a piEtol. He then called Reason, Cone, and Lee
the cabin where he (witness) also went with a light• of
ing spoken to Reason, the captain called for Mars, tr
came into the cabin, and the captain struck him- A:;s
the captain struck Mars, blood came from him. lie,
then put into irons, by order of the captain; he was Pitrg
in the main hatchway, and left in irons three-Vat:ay
of an hour, when he was aaain ordered down. Mars f
sent up again, and placed in irons in the main
three-quarters of an hour longer, when he was again eallnee
down by the captain. He was handcuffed when ile,ce!:s
down, and the captain struck at him with a 03'1ede
Blood flowed from his head, and he was again orderebe
still bleeding, into the main hatch. He remained in t
wee
hatchway half an hour or three-quarters, wheys still
called down again by the captain, and came, being ~t
handcuffed. The captain cut at him with the cutlass ahero
the head and hands. He was again placed in the retell
hatchway. He bled again, but he (witness) could not -ea
if the wounds were fresh, he was so covered with congealti
blood. The witness then continued. An order carnror
deck for me and Julian (the Italian) to go to the ulfitting
where we found the captain at dinner. Mars was
down, and appeared to be in a very weak state. The cap.
down,
desired me and Julian to make Mars stand 33P• ala
told him to get up, which he did, but instantly sunk o°-
again, saying he was not able to stand. I had the cutlas.el
which was given to me by the captain. I got hold of the
handle of the sword, whilst Julian took it by the other enhe
We told William Mars to take hold of the back of tia
sword, which he did, and we raised him up. lie ace
he could not hold on so he let go and fell. I took a P`e
of cord and roved it through a cleat, and lifted hill?, le.
He said he could not remain in that position, all„.11,1,0
groaned and moaned, his head falling on one side. 3- 'rabe
let him down, and be seemed to be in a dying state.
d the
captain ordered him out of his sight, saying he ha re
look of a murderer in his face. Burton and Tucker teo
ordered down to the cabin, and as the captain told t." a.
hatch Pad
not to touch Mars with their hands, they got a tope'e Vat
and made it fast round his body, the captain sar
"Take him out of this; squeeze him, squeeze We-
al
(Great sensation.) He was then taken on deck, all
hatchsvahe
followed. He was taken abreast of the main
there being a strand of the rope round his loins LI t
time, and Julian was ordered to cull all hands.
arse
Johnson and Tucker heave taut the rope round atloins. Others were present, and I was their with a
a cat
lass in my hands. Mars then asked for a drink 03 there
which was given to him. After he got the water,l icas
came a worm out of his mouth, and all hands .said.„elaad
an evil spirit come out of him. I then went bele"i; col'
represented these things to the captain, when Freee,,-"eV
lowed, and said Mars was dead. The captain ils't
" Are you sure of that," to which Erench rep was
"There is no fear I'd come to tell you unless he for 6
dead." Dun came immediately after, and asked after
prayer-book to read the service. Iu a few minutes or
Dun returned, and said William Mars was buried• the
captain did not, as far as I saw, go on deck betweeToast
report of Mars's death and his burial. Between hßuetour
five and six o'clock all hands, except myself, gr.
Dun, Yelverton, French, Sinclair, Glover, tur toe
Spence, went down, one by one, the captain Putt'Ar ()Tr
question to them, " Are you implicated in this sir,
The answer on each occasion
That's all concerning Mars ; there was no more ebe„' t the
As to Reason, the evidence went to show, t",,,,,•th
prisoner killed the man Reason, by statbing hie 3 that
bayonet. As to Lambert, the chief mate, it seeree tiasar
the prisoner, after cutting him severely with a ettooll
chased him round the deck to inflict further iniorY tioe,
him; and the poor fellow, in his fear and desPeretto of
jumped overboard and was drowned. The denes,tl .9 it;
the ~two witnesses named having been taken 'lva'
writing and signed, the prisoner was remant:cd 06001
day next. He was in so weak a state at the e°l' se:
of the investigation, or, at least, he affected toalders?
that he was supported to the gaoler's room ()tithe 50.t005
of two men. There are twelve or fourteen morectir,sen
to be examined, including Morris, Cone, and `Th t
have been severely wounded, and it is expected
_6%600
solicitor for the Treasury
_will conduct the Pro"
on the next examination.

THE RULING PASSION.—A corresponder:t 9-55cerepVr'
that in a neighbouring village, the name of W"'' ho we is Pin
posely withhold, there is a night of the thimble, w",..„ an,'",.
the habit of working at the houses of his empleYer-ti p 3"
beinsent for the other day to measure a farmer fer.t, af it
ern rycon•
of "smalls" the conversation turned on the
exeitenurof
certain railway now in progress, which has
siderable local interest. The farmer was anxious tn% snit
the nature of the embankments, viaducts, &c" 11.0 13e5itt
being desirous of obliging him, as he was one of ,„i Crlot-
customers, took a piece of chalk, and drew ochetu'ocle
intended for the " smalls," a fac-simile of ,t ion,
taking, which, with the aid of a little oral to It
completely satisfied the querist, who then weLit of ig
after his labourers. And now comes the nre'Tilied ;"1g
affair. The tailor, to make up for lost thne,,,pro be'P
shears with unwonted energy, but railway rea.•-aahlett
uppermost in his mind, instead of the " untneetl°o he cot
-
having a grand trunk and two small parallel
clothline to tli;
a direct communication from one end of the ibecht!ff
i other, and did not discover that he had followen t fon '
marks denoting the " rail" until it was too late to
the blunder.—Lancaster Guardian. IO:'
, ~,. LEA .01$
THE CHURCH AND THE ANTI-CORNI," t r Wilt
—The League is a league against the Church ; 'l3O/ Wheo
the Leaguers know that moderate high Prices a " grer,
and prosperity go together, they deny so Plain and Pee'
fact," and bluster out, with amusig confidence_oo br 0
tinacity, that low prices and prosperitY are ow li
thers, because they see that low prices and loTrt vos (ay
together. They espy, that in 1838, when svbead tithe :106
6s. 64-d. per imperial bushel, £lOO of commute the 6" a$
only worth £95 7s. 9d., whereas, in 1642, when reuebtbat
rent-charge was £lO5 12s. 2d., wheat was torn intf
7s. 7d. So, in a lumbering way, the Leaguers aate '",es
as prices fall so falls the tithe. Hence they anltlr...prit,,,
and trlet
race..L'a,
prices in defiance of common sense
such as could not remunerate that first-nlrgsver 0111.4.0
British farmer, whose ruin ruins Ebgland• e o• r
ons t 0
quoth the League, so that we ruin the pars
at rds, 3;
ruin the farmers would not benefit these cott,S 9014,al
it would ruin themselves also • but they nnoVii,rist. I re.
gratify their spite against the Church of ‘-'" %. tithe ..,
are too blinded by malice to reflect whethere;ro ,:jot ;b6
medy would not be forthcoming ; but theY 0)&1401
reckless, they would TRY. What matter, saYt a 510 0.
country break down, and if all its comPlic,a the l'l,.
existence collapse ? Strike at the Church •
oi.,tti her
word, .setto voce. Down with her l—down
e,l•
even to the ground !—Church and State Gaz 1"