Glasgow Courier. — 1854-06-20 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ELMA BRUCE.  INBIIBORDIN.ATION ON BOARD THE LADY  The Great Western, arrived at Southampton, brought Captain Bradshaw and ten of the crew of the ship Lady Elma Bruce, aunt to England by Mr. Irennoti Runt, her , Brits 111 l ic Majesty's acting Consul-General at Monte Video, the ship having put in there, en the lith of April, with the crew in a state of mutiny. Captain Bradshaw was handed over to the custody of the police authorities, charged with the murder of William Chesterman, a seaman on board the vessel which he had commanded. The captain was brneght before the mayor and burgh magistrates on Thursday afternoon, when five of the crew—John Morris, able seaman; Augustus Egans, seaman; Augustus Melville, carpenter ; Peter Tully, painter; mid John Bolin, able seaman, were examined at great length. It appeared from their statement that the vessel, which belongs to Liverpool, and is 1,000 tons burthen, wm joined by some new handset St. John, N. 8., in consequence of several of the cress haying deserted, and proceeded on her voyage to Valparaiso. On tbe evening of the Oct of April there were some disturba noes on board, in consequence of some of the crew becoming insubordinate, and refusing to pump the ship when ordered to do so by the mate. Neat morning (the 4th of April) it commenced to rain very heavily, and Ches. terman (the man who was subsequently shot) and another Ivan took shelter under the poop. The captain went up to theni and said, 'Men, get buckets, cad pass mini water along.' Chesterman said he would not pass any more stain water along while lie was on board the ship; and, on the captain asking for his reason, said, 'Because, captain, I have as good a right to drink good water as Toni or your wife." They disputed together for some than. Lot their ipmrrel was terminated for a time on its becoming necessary to trim the sails of the ship. After the captain had put the crew through the necessary mance.Tres, he crossed from the starboard towards the port side of the ship to Cliesterman, and asked him what was the reason he would not pass along the rails water. The man replied, point blank,' Because I won% eaptain. The captain again coked, You won't? to which the man replied. 'No, I will not.' The captains then ordered him off the poop, and when he had turned round to go below, Chesterman received a blow on the head with a 'sling-shot,' or life preserver, which the captain held in his hand. The blows were repeated, the captain trying to trip the man up. Chesterman then grappled with Bradshaw, who attempted to strike him again with the' but it New out of his hand. Chesterman caught the captain by the ha:r with his left hand, and with his right dealt him a irlow under the eye. They is ere then separated, and Chesternian ssas in the act of !raving the poop tidies the captain produced a rereiver pistol, .hich he had before attempted to draw front his pocket, raised it, fired, aid shot the mania the left side. Clie.terman staggered down the ladder, and a short distance along the deck, and fell forward on his hands and knees. The ceptsiu turned to the men, held out the revolv,r, and exclaimed, 'lll shoot every one of you.' The crew ran to Chesterinan, and conveyed hint to the forecastle, where he exclaimed, ' I'm sliUt Charlie,' and immediately expired. The deceased was buried at sea. The occurrence took place at Rio Janeiro, and the ship was running into Monte Video, where the acting consulgeneral investigated the circumstances, anti forwarded the prisoner and the witnesses to England, together with the stock of the revolver. The case not having been concluded the Mayor remanded the prisoner to Friday.