The Sun. — 1845-11-20 (London, England)

ASE OF MUTINY AND MURDER  ON BOARD THE TORY.  ACQUITTAL OF THE PRISONERS..  THAMES POLICE-COURT.—Yesterday the mquiry into this mysterious case of the crew of the ship Tory was resumed at one o'clock. At an early hour the front of the Court-house was besieged with parties eager to obtain admission; and such was the pressure, that it was with the greatest difficulty our reporter gained access to the Court. No case for many years has created such a sensation in this neighbourhood ; end the excitement was much increased by rumours current, that certain most startling and horrid disclosures would be made, inculpating the captain of the ship in a very serious degree. Captain Johnstone, the master of the ship, was taken into custody at the beginning of the week from suspicions raised against him at the first examination of the men, coupled with the circumstance that he was making preparations to leave the country. He was brought up on Tuesday, and after the brief examination of ono witness, he was remanded till yesterday, to be brought up, when the men underwent their second examination. Mr. Broderip occupied the bench on the occasion. Mr. Maynard, of the firm of Crowder and Maynard, Mr. Hawley his clerk, and Mr. Clarkson, the barrister, appeared for the owners of the ship ; Mr. Humphrey for Captain Johnstone, and Mr. Pelham and Mr. Ballantine, barristers, for the seamen. It appears that up to a late hour on Saturday evening Messrs. Maynard and Hawley were employed in examining into the case, and it was in consequence of the disclosures resulting therefrom that the statement was made before the magistrates on Monday, already published, and on which the captain was taken into custody. Twelve o'clock was the hour fixed for the examination to commence, but owing to some bungling management on the part of the police, who had not the prisoners ready in Court when the case was called on, the inquiry did not begin till the hour already named. On the arrival of the prisoners, the constable who had charge of them was called up by Mr. Broderip, and severely reprimanded for his gross negligence in keeping all;partiee waiting beyond the appointed time. The excuse offered was the heaviness of the road, but that, the worthy magistrate observed, was no excuse at all, as in such an important case they should have been brought down at the earliest hour. The seamen, sixteen in all, were then placed at the bar, and seemed ravel improved in appearance since the last examination. :lair, the wounded man, was also present,whose head was shaved and covered all over with patches. 'Mr. Clarkson opened the case by recapitulating the statement he made on a former occasion. He said that having been •informed by the owners of the ship, through information derived from the captain, he had caused the men to be takeei up on the arrival of the Tory, on the charge of attempting to revolt off the Island of Ascension, and carrying off the ship with her valuable cargo. The object of the owners was to obtain the strictest and fullest inquiry. Since that time certain disclosures had been made which had operated on the minds of the owners to abandon the charge brought against the men. He would not make reference to the charge on which the captain had since been taken up, beyond correcting a statement which had gone abroad, that at the time the captain was taken into custody he was contemplating going abroad. Such was not true. This he stated in justice to that party. In conclusion, he was now nstructed to abandon the charge against all the men. Mr.