The Sun. — 1852-01-14 (London, England)

THE MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS. At the Thames police court yesterday, the magistrate was detained longer than usual, it being the day appointed ,for finally examining Frank Murray, a Tuscan, and Berta Argent, a Roman, charged with the wilful murder of Peter Getland, a fellow-shipmate, on board the British ship Alberto, while lying at Mobile Bay, in the United States, on the 17th April, 1850. Mr. Powell appeared, as before, from the Homeoffice, for the prosecution. On the last examination, a witness named Colvill provod that, on the day in question, he was present when the prisoner Murray struck Getland over the forehead with the axe. Getiand bled about two gallons of blood, and died on shore seven days after. Argent had had a row with Getland two days previously, and had drawn his knife on him. Mr. Powell stated that since the last examination Captain Benson, of the Alberto, had sailed for Bombay, and therefore there was no evidence to show the death of Getland.  Colvill added to his evidence. The wound extended to the crown of the head, being four or five inches in length. He heard Murray say that they would only get three months for killing a man in America. Murray made a blow at witness, and bad he not stooped would have shared the fate of the other poor man.  Benjamin Wilson, another seaman, said that on the 15th Argent and Getland had various quarrels, and Argent drew a knife, which witness took from him. Murray snatched the knife out of witness's hand, After the man was wounded he expressed a wish that they had killed him at once, as he was in great distress.  Murray, through an interpreter, asked to have a lawyer, or to see his consul. Mr. Yardley-1 have done all I could, by requesting Mr. Powell to communicate with the Tuscan consul. Mr. Powell—l have done so, Sir. _ _  Mr. Yardley—lt is by no means improbable that if you have no means of retaining a legal adviser at your trial it will be done by the sheriffs of London ; at least, I believe, they generally do so in serious cases. Mr. Powell—l will go myself to their consul. Mr. Yardley—There is no consul for Ancona, except the Austrian consul. Mr. Powell—They shall also have a copy of the depositions. The prisoners were then committed to the Central Criminal Court for ,trial, not for murder, but for wounding with intent to murder.  ROYAL HUMAIVEmSeeOCnIETY. Yesterday the half-yearly ti named society was held at the officesg ofthis wellin Ta f lgersquare; Mr. B. B. Cabbell, M E --, in the chair.r 3 Tee minutes of a variety of committee meetings having been read and confirmed, the Court proceeded to -consider the cases recommended by the committee for were awarded of the Royal Loulnatc,iltnsilgvieirrl:;daanlds, darnidvet.rhelnohllnowciinragy, Artillery, who saved the life. of private . Vane, of the 55th Regiment; 2d, to William Wilson Anstey, who saved his father, Mr. W. Jekyll Anstey, in the London Docks; 3d, to Mr. T. 11. Julian and Wilson to Lieuenant C. Majesty's. ship Asia, h Boyd, who saved Thom 4th,tevens, Whaley fallen overboard at Plymouth ; to Mr. Wick. ham, who saved a female infant. that had fallen into Afs.hterh.;.P.- Donor, resident engineer 9th :igjaains Regiment ;7th to Scuds' w h osa tsmhanmereerisysheitrpanF;hr6noptmbe:eto;of saved a seaman named Cubbins, ved belonging privateiowthoe Kennedy, of the, Mr. W. H. oßichtheards, oyi3n.Ae ~ College, Cambridge, who saved John Ledbury, who had Portsmouth; Bth, to W. C. tx A fallen off the pier at the Bentinck, who had savedngove, fourth officer of Rebecca Hicks, who had fallen into the South Charles Burgess, railway ampton docks ; 9th, to of John Pemberton, guard, who saved the life dent on the South e ngme:driver, at the fatal scold.. Oddy, who saved Coastl Railway ; 10th, to Thomas Mr. Vicary, who had been carried out to sea while bathing, the gallant .at Brighton. The case of attention andlaudation,Vincent,ot the Ainezon, excited much that, owing to the occurrence,such authentic evidence granting a the. and regret was expressed m edal amounted to 1 890.1 th brief interval that had elapsed since ere had not been time to obtain as the .society requires before The receipts of the year have 1,7961. 7s. 34. )le.avi.n 85a..801., and the expenditure 5 to there is still a'debt of trithers in the Serpentine gloolbaidance of 941. Is. d. but ' The uedutrointhe tthreeasyuerearr. weree 191,147. There had been 25 casualties, hut only one had proved fatal. The whole of the fficers of the society were re-elected, and the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.