The Express. — 1846-10-13 (London, England)

THAMES.—TIE LINE-JUICE QT:ESTION AGATN.— MT. I Thomas Daniel Allen, master of the Ruby from Jamaica, appeared to answer a charge made by one of Hs crew named Richard York, for not serving out the quantity of hme-juice according to the provision of the Into Merchant Seamen's Act, after the crew had been confined to salt provisi,ns for ten days. The case was fully proved by the complainant and another of the crew named \'illenness. The captain in his defence, though admitting the omission, said the crew had been allowed potatoes, am also had spirits, with the requisite supply of vinegar, which he thought would be taken as is substitute.—Mr. Broclerip told the defendant that neither vinegar, spirits, or potatoes could be taken for the articles omitted. For every default in serving out the limejuice he had rendered himself liable to a renalty of hi. in each case; but as only one complaint had Keen preferred, the defendant would only be mulcted in one penalty. He, however, was liable to several others, which if ic6icted would swell to a serious amount. The fine was instantly paid, but it was at the same time understood that several of the crew expressed themselves determined to auk further penalties, and to proceed against the captain for the amount recoverable, because of the shortness of provisions. One or two to the latter offset were granted in the course of  the day. HAM MERSTiI ITIL —Me ItDEROUS Ass AULT,—Yesterday, two labouriug men, named Arthur Keefe and David Moore, were finally examined on a charge of having been concerned with a third man not in custody, in committing the following murderous assault. David who appeared in a very weak state, deposed that he lived at No. 11, Stephen-street, Lisson-grove, and was foreman over the labourers in the employ of Messrs. Wright and Co., cement manufacturers, Dlaektriars. The prisoners, who had also been in Messrs. Wright's employ, but had been discharged about a fortnight before, came on Tuesday, the 29th ult., to the new buildings in the Clarendon-road, Kensington-park, Notting-bill, where witness is employed, with a third man, who is not yet in custody. The prisoner Moore said he wanted to speak to witness in the kitchen. Witness told him he must do so outside the bide:ling. Moore then complained of having been discharged through witness, and made n blow at him with his flit, but missed striking him. He ran away, when ?Core took up a piece of quertering, three feet long end two or three ivchss thics, and ran after witness, as did Keefe and the third man, Keefe throwing a large stone at him, which struck him on the right car. Af;cr chasing him some distance, they at length came up to him, and drove him into a portico of one of the houses, wh• re they Lest him dreadfully, and after they had knocked him down, he yes kicked by Keefe in his lett side; lie was afterwards kicked by all of them on different parts of his body. He cried out for assistance, and on the prisoners seeing persons coming, they all ran off. He had since kept his bed nine da)P, and sill felt the of of the ill-treatment he had received, and was under a surgeon's hands.—Other witnesses corroborrted the evidence of the compLiinant.—Mr. Clive said the assault was a most cowardly and brutal one, for which he should send both prisoners tor trial.—They were both committed accordingly.