The New York herald., 1871-12-04

told rather confused story about Mr.. Wootton;
having seen IN report OF the claimants evidence
communicated with aim and was brought up. TO
alluded when witness % saw hin 6m % On FRIDAY i last.
Mr.. leseldine sharpen. Of York, architect,
Crusus. arriving in April, 1854 at Melbourne; pro-
ceeded thence 70 Sydney, returning 70 Melbourne
IN July One day. being ON board Small steamer ian r.
from vessel he afterwards knew 70 be the Osprey
persons were apparently common sailors Among
them he saw two one OF whom was well dressed,
and a youna man win HIM VINO, from ais bearing,
was evidently not sailor. TINS person spoke with
q French accent, and lifted ms EYEBROWS IN
peculiar manner. At the last York races witness
saw a person he now knew to be the claimant. but
tld not recognize him at that tmc but having since
converscd with him on Saturday last ne believed
MIN 10 be The same person he saw ut Mel
bourne In 1854. Having early II this month seen
o ,ne e ~ Mshree ms m ts rs
evidence OF rhis witness and m argument between
the counsel as TO the admlssabAity OF question the
silence and attention prevailed IN the Court
the Jury especially being papably very much lnte.
rested, most OF them rising from their seats IN order
OF the claimant, which he purchased on Saturday,
the CHIEF Justice on looking at IT, affirmed that 1t
was different from and could not have been taken
from either ai the two hrst portraits, which had
been admitted 10 be authentic; It must be from
parison. ana discussion ensued, but nothing that
occurred produced any change In the opinion OF the
witness. Among other thing brought out In cross
examination was the belief OF the witness that
about half dozen men came from the Osprey into
the Comet; that he saw two OF them the next day,
e w1s ne tne rSes Sae arra .ne%
Melbourne with tnat at Rio; that he never
races this year. The witness denied that ne mad
takon any interest in the l1chborne case or that his
attention had been called to 1t I'LL he saw the
Osprey mentioned IN the newspapers A good deal
was made Of statement Of the witness that he did
not recognize the claimant at York races as the one
until be saw photograph OF the claimant at
York; that then the likeness struck him. and
the conversation on Saturday, reminded the claim
ant OF some talk they had on board the Comet
about Oh snoosng pei,cans; Dnt nc dia ~ n3L notce Il
about the Yarra River; and, generally, he did not
recall much which the witness mentioned to MN OF
case OF man named Buckley, whO having lived
many years among the natives OF Australia, entirely
forgot the English language The questioning OF
Tins witness occupied a long time, the foreman OF
the jury putting some pertinent questions to nm IN
among the sailors who lett the Osprey for the Comet;
and to whether or not those sailors looked II
they were destitute OF Kits or any belongings.
Next came William Davis, who IN the Cara
bincers from 1919 TO ls6i knew Mr.. Tichborne then
and, having seen The claimant lately, was con-
vlnCed, after asking some questions, particularly
about young donkey having been put into MS oed,
that he was the man or else the devil Claimant
Iotk the donkey out of the bed. He also remem-
bered giving witness three days drill for Olng his
a certain righteousness, talking of his now woklng
500 feet in the bowels OF the earth (as co.er) at
haney ana only seang rne sun once
decidedly impressed on his appearance. He
gave a very humorous account OF the scene wnen
MIR. Tichborne found The donkey IN his bed; that
gentleman calling to Witness who was sentry near
Mr. Tchoorncs room, that the devll was In ms bed.
Witness when ne went into the room, and the can
die going out, expected the devil TO lay hold OF him.
The donkey had u nightcap on, and when his legs
were united il SAT up in the bed ike Christian.
With great volubllIy and mlnuteness Of detail the
witness described the afccllng return Of the young
donxcy to us mother: % Witness ut was inoaced to
knew Mr. 1ichborne better than he did.
Another ex carabineer, and now publican at
spoken person. and who would tell his story IN his
own way, knew Mr.. Tcnborne from the time he
seen the claimant AT a brewery belonging to witness
In 1867 and alter observing hlm. witness said with
ant Jumped from ' MS sens aDa nd "eSa
tnat he was the man: witness.
and see II Mr.. Tichoorne was there, said he was
not I'm fact the claimant was absent from his usual
and winch professed 10 give dlrerent date 70 his
dis hais signature to the aiidavlt, and aGirmed
was was not his. Amid some e. merriment in in
Court he repeated that II was not his sigma
letter TO the claimant in all his lie. Tnereupon
q letter or 9th December, 1867, was produced and
SHOWN 70 Miss Bran VINO was among the spe;ctators
writing. IL was addressed TO Rouse anu stated that
claimant had received letter from Tuywell, saying
that his wife did mol wish TO make an affidavit.
After this witness still persisted that he never wrote
TO the claimant nor his vile either.
With his evidence the proceedings OF the day
closed.
Terrible Disaster GA the Port Of Liverpool
Supposed Collision Between Two Vessels
aud Loss Of the Crews.
from the Liverpool Post Nov. 2o.l
Another unhappy collision, attended with Ia.
mentabe loss o life, has just occurred on the port
ol Liverpool, but np to Saturday evening The names
OF the snkcn vessels or where they were bound 10,
could not be obtained. ana 1t Is feared that until
divers are set 10 WORK 1t Will be some tinle before
ss" ss sn % be- obtansd Capian a John co
ley, OF tho screw steamer Lara. which
reached LIVERPOOL on Saturday from Wafer.
passed Two lar sunKen vessels the northwest light
ship bearing north northwest half west at the tiine
and dist ant about mile ana half; the Two vessels
being about half a mile apart On the larger OF tho
two vessels a naked negro was seen lasheu IN the
the main and mizzen topmasis were above water,
and lne vessel was apparently ,a , & rigged with the
was passed by the Camilla, which also reached the
Mersey OH Saturday from Wstcrford, Captain
O'Donnel says that only very small piece 0! the
Of both vessels 1t was quite evident that they
had been In collsion and sunk shortly afterwards.
Inc Ui3stcr Ol inc McTscy DOcks anu HaTDOT BOaru
steamer Alert reports that he believes the sunken
vessels are "A bark and brig; but In consequence
OF the sea Which was on at the time 1t difficult
TO Judge. Mr.. Graham Hills, r. N, on Saturday
went down TO the scene OF the disaster IN the Alert
and lowered some tons OF gunpowder into the body
OF the bark An explosion TOOK place and the lid OF
q sailors chest, painted white with the English
and American rags, came to the surface together
with a seaskin tobacco pouch, lined with silk with
the name &c. !. II, I. Betragne"
The captain or the lug Pioneer, which has reached
Liverpool picked I'D water cask III the neighbOr-
hood or the disaster IL was of dirty wnite color,
but had two hoops on and he Is OF opinion that
the vessel was either an inward or outward bound
African. The unfortunate sai,0r VINO was found
lashed 10 the mizenmast was taken of ny one or
the pilot boats. transferred TO steamtug and now
lies Tor identification in the deadhouse. lie Is CON-
DIeteIV nude. with the execution of having IN hiq