Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-08-17

" II is exceedingly singular that papers quoted a
deserving of credit, should daily commit eutrageou
plumbers. In London, a sort of artificial volcano wa
got up, called Mount yesuvus for exhibition; TIT
" Star" Immediately comes out, and says that TIT
real old bona fde Mount Vesuvius has again broke
out nad threatens destruction 10 Naples steam
boat strikes the Great Western under her counter
the Star says the steamboat carried away the tar
rail Of the Great WESTERN Heaven save the mark,
when such men write for newspapers. Then the
Journal of Commerce" the Courier, =" the " Anne
rlcan," the "Star," the Commercal"-all came
out and said that the Great Western Steamboat Com
pany were about to bald the President, the Brl-
fish Queen" &c. All fasehoods; the Great Western
Company will sink into nsignfcance beside the Bfi-
tish and American Company, who are about to build
these vessels. Then they haveall lied backwards and
forwards about Biddes branch bank this CITY, I'M
Ill the least reliance is not 10 be placed upon them.
outrage ON BOARD THE GREAT WEsrERS-A Bri-
fish seaman came 10 the Police on Wednesday even
ing to lodge complaint against Matthews, the chief
mate of the Greas Western, whom he charged with
beating him in a most violent manner over the head
with billet Of wood. The complainant was most
dreadfully bruised and cut and his clothes literally
saturated with his blood As the vessel was to sail
on the following day and the parties must necessarily
go with her, the magistrate advised the complainant
to apply for redress 10 the authorities Of Bristol upon
the ARRIVAL of the ship at that port.
CASE OF VIM MIDDLEToN.-The paragraph from
the Brooklyn Star, which we copied yesterdy relative
to the death of VIM. Middleton, alleging that he was
killed by Sands appears not TO have been warranted
by facts certainly not by the verdict of the coreners
jury, which was, " that the said William Middleton
came to his death from delirium tremens." Dr. Pratt
one of the physicians who attended him. was quite
positive on this point. Middletons wife, and one or
two other witnesses, deposed that the deceased said
Sands had knocked him down, jumped on him, and
kicked him in the SIDE DR.. Pratt deposed that there
slight bruises in the side and that the ribs
appeared to be cracked. Other witnesses deposed
that Sands had admitted, in their hearing that he
gave Middleton good fogging. But the jury appear
to have been satisfied that this not the cause OF
his death. One witness deposed that about o'clock
the night in question: he heard the deceased and
Sands dsPuting lshieh the best judge Of four :
but saw no blows struck They left Inness' liquor
shop in Broad street, about the time mentioned
The beating, according TO Middleton's account, oc-
Cured after they got home to Middleton's house
Sands, it appears, boarded with Middleton. In any
view of the case, the death was caused by strong
drink. Mr.. Francis Fl. Abbott, who is connected
with the Troy line of tow boats, deposed that ed
ward) Sands had been in his employ two or three
years, ending about year ago, and that he
peaceable man. Never saw him intoxicated.