The Sun. — 1852-10-29 (London, England)

MANSION•IIOUSE.—Giovanui Maraschovi, an st-amen, was. charged by the Austrian Cori u 1 tats ,r tin Act of Patlitatricnt just COMO into operation, which enables her Ditij,sty t.) carry into effect arrangetaonts with foreign powers for Oho apprehensin of seaciF,t ort, from their ships when in British ports. conduct oF the def-ondant excited some astonish eel ie Tr.o Chief Boron, in peeing sentence, said that the ju-y had, taken a very :ne;citul vitw of the priviaer's case, and they had acquitted him of the charge of murder, which was the one originally preferred against him; and they had also recommended him to mercy, on account of his good character, and the provocation he had received. To a certain extent he concurred in the view the jury had taken of the matter. There was no doubt that, originally, he had no intention to destroy life, but that }laving been continually subjected to insult and annoyowe from the deceased and his fellow-workmen in the ship, he had committed the act under the influence of sud Jen excitement; and if he had only made use of his fists, or any other weapon of offence with which nature had furnished him, and death had been the result, he should have considered the case one which called for little uh.Nre than nominal punishment. The prisoner, however, had made use of a knife, a most dangerous weapon; and in every case where such an instrument was resorted to, it was impossible that the Court, having regard to the safety and security of human life, could allow each a case to be passed over without some eeveiity of punishment. The learned Judge then sentenced the prisoner to be confined in the gaol of Newgate for nine months. _______  meat. Vinciezo Sapnich, mete of an Austrian vessel called the Rosa Maria, now lying iu the London Docks, said, through the medium of an interpreter, the defendant signed the ship's articles, by which he engaged to nevi. gate the vessel from Constantinople to Venice, in the course of which voyage she was to touch at certain ports. Arrived at London he left the ship without consent either of the captain or the mate, and refused to return, by which conduct he subjected the vessel to great inconvenience. The defendant, with fierce gesticulations, swore that he was determined not to return to the vessel, whatever might happen to him. He could accommodate himself more to his own taste in some other ship, and no one should attempt to compel him, if he had any regard for his life. The Lord Mayor (to the interpreter)—Tell him that sort of language can have no effect here, and that we are bound by the law between this country and Austria to give him up as a deserter. The defendant said he did not care about any regulations ; that he was determined to make the most desperate opposition to any person who should attempt to force him on board ; and that he neither cared about his own life nor about the lives of others. The Lord Mayor then directed the officers to put handcuffs on the defendant if tbey found he was danger. ()tidy inclined, and to place him as soon as possible under the authority of bis captain. Giuseppe Losiah, a seaman on board the same vessel, was charged with having committed a violent assault upon the mate on the high seas. The complainant was anxious that the defendant should be detained, but as the vessel was to sail next morning, the necessary evidence could not be produced. It was stated that Giuseppe Losiah was ten times more formidable than the former defendant, and that the rest of the crew were actually in constant dread of his violence. The defendant said no power on earth should prevail upon him to return to the vessel he had left. He was determined to attack all who opposed him. The Lord Mayor said that as he was prevented from going into the case from the absence of necessary evidence, be should treat the defendant as a deserter, and deliver him to the captain to be dealt with according to ,he merchant seaman law of Austria. The defendant was then conveyed on board.