The Express. — 1851-07-15 (London, England)

THAMES. (the Vice-Chancellor) could give no countenance to the Eight seamen, named Gee. Wood, 31 ;W. Richardson, doctrine that a trustee could refuse to reconvey trust 23 ; Richard Batten, 20 ; Hobert Burns, 21 ; Joseph Burns, property because the cestui que trust refused to 23 ; Was. Meech, 26 ; Robert Richardson, 19 ; and Henry apologise fur an alleged imputation upon the trustee There Richardson, 24 ; were charged with combining and crecould not be a doctrine more fatal to the interests of cestui ating a disturbance on board the Lady Falkland, on the que trusts than to hold that matters of private fee.ing voyage from Miramichi to London. Mr. Pelham appeared could be taken into consideration in determining questions, for the prosecution, and Mr. liodgson for the defence. whether of merits or of costs, as between trustee and cestui "'lt appeared from the statement of Mr. Pelham, coupled Rue trust. In his view of the case he thought the allege- with the evidence of the captain and mats of the Lady Falktions in the bill were properly inserted by the plaintiff. land, that the Broom, Capt. Drysdale, and the Lady FalkThe defendant might certainly have acted under an inns, land, Cspt. Smith, both belonging to the same owners at cent mistake, but that was no ground for burdening the Glasgow, arrived at Mirainichi from England on the 11th plaintiff with these unneeessary trusts. The result would of May. The four first-earned prisoners, who belonged to be a declaration that the deed was void in equity, and a the Broom, deserted, and ran into the wood, and 13 decree for • reeonvesanee of the property to the plaintiff by of the crew of the Lady Falkland also deserted, the defeudant Prance and the other parties interested under so that Capt. Smith had to recruit for hands the the decd. The casts of those other parties to be paid by best way he could, getting men from the lodgingthe plaintiff, who was to have them over against the defen- houses and the bush. Amongst others he got the four dant Prance. first, whom he did not know to have belonged to the  Broom, out of the bush, and the four othen he got on shore, giving them W. and 121. for the run, with the exception of Meech, whom he engaged at 81. as an ordinary seaman. When starting, on the 17th of June, lie was compelled to pay them before signing or sailing, they became exceedingly insubordinate, and positively refused to work. Their conduct was extremely mutinous during the whole voyage. They cursed the ship and every one in it, and conducted themselves in a most disgraceful manner. Whilst the verel was off Gravesend, they were exceedingl turbulent, refusing to weigh anchor, shouting out "murder," and calling to the boats of ether ships to take them off, offering to pay them for doing so. They would not weigh anchor unless paid additionally, and when promised payment they demanded the money down, notwithstanding the remonstrances of Mr. Reed, the Trinity pilot. They at length became so outrageous that inspectors Griffin and Judge, of the river police, had to be sent for, and they were given into custody. For the defence it was urged-that the men were dissatisfied because of the deficiency of provisions, but on the other hand it was shown that there was only a deficiency of flour, whiled all the other stores were in abundance.  Mr. Yardley, after commenting severely on the conduct of the prisoners, sentenced Wood, who was a ringleader, to eight weeks' hard labour, and the others to four weeks each, with the exception of W. Richardson, who was sentenced to 21 days, and Meech, who was discharged.