The Express. — 1864-12-07 (London, England)

MURDER AND SUICIDE AT SL.-I.IV&APOOL, TUESDAY EtTNlNG.—Another dreadful double murder has been commitWd on the high seas. By the receipt in Liver. pool this afternoon of a telegram from Queenstown we learn that early this morning the ship Akio" under command of Captain Walker, had pot into that port for orders. The captain at once went on shore, and communicated with the authorities in reference to • fearful tragedy which had occurred on board his ship. It appears that on the night of the 2nd November, at half-past tine o'clock, two of the crew (Frenchmen) attacked the chief mate and the mrpen. ter, and brutally murdered them. The captain, who was in his cabin asleep at the time, was aroused by the noise outside, bat before he could get out of his cabin be was attacked by one of the murderers, who struck him a desperate blow on the head with • hammer. A scale then ensued, during which the captain managed to get to the forecastle, where he called upon the crew for help. On mustering the men, he at once proceeded to the after part of his chip, when he found the dead bodies of his chief oßese and carpenter dreadfully mutilated. A march was then made for the murderers, who were discovered in the rigging. Seeing that escape on their part was hopeless, one of them deignratelT jumped into the sea and was drowned, whilst the other, determined on doing as muck damage as possible before he submitted to be put in irons, had a desperate fight with the remainder of the crew. lie wee eventually secured, but such were the nature of the injuries he sustained in the fight that be died shortly afterwards. The cause of this tragedy is at present unknown, but no doubt an inquiry will take place into the affair. The Alciope was bound from Demerara, which port she left on the 11th October, to Queenstown for orders. THE BAKEHOUSES ACT,—Yesterday afternoon a deputation from the Operative Bakers' Vigilance Committee waited by appointment upon Sir George Grey at the Home-offios, and laid before him statement. showing the complete failure of the recent act passed for the better regulation of bakehouses in the metropolis, and with the view of obtaining its strict enforcement. The deputation consisted of Messrs. T. Martin, H. Webb, E. Slakemors, and W. Pidgeon, secretary, and were accompanied by Mr. Layard, M.P., and by Mr. Gedbold, late inspector coder the act for the Islington district. Sir George Grey, after hearing several members of the deputation, said the vestries were bound to carry out the act, and if the deputation would draw up a written statement detailing the districts where the act was inoperative, the names of those employers violating the act, and the names of the parish authorities who had neglected to put the act in force, such statement should have his most serious attention with a view to remove the evil complained of. BREAKFAST BiVERACI E. —llmaceopatbie practiUoners, and the medical profession 'morally, recommend cocoa as betas the most healthful of all beverages. When the doctrine of homeopathy was that lntro.luced into lids country, there were to be obtaine.l no preparations of cocoa either attractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut was either supplied in the crude state or so unskilfully manufactured as to obtain little notice. I. Epps. of loodon, Honacenpathie Chemist, was induced In the year IWO to turn his attention to this subject. and at length succeeded, with Ike assistance of elaborate machinery * helm the tint to produce an article pure in its compoeitten, and so refined by the perfect trituration it receives in the process It Ramer through, as to be meet acceptable to the delicate stomach Foe general use Epps Cocoa la distinguished as ea invtgoestittg. retul breakfast- beverage, possesaus a most delicious aroma. Esseall. Is his week ..Adulteratlone of Peed,"says Cocoa contain • great variety of important nutritive prier!. plae—every ingredient necessary to the growth sad suatenanew of the body." Again Asa nutritive, cocoa elands very much higher than either coffee or tea." Dtrectlona—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a breakfast cap, filled up with betting water or milk. Secured in Un4ined ems. lit., and 110. Iddeudd Podded% and sold at lc ed. per lb., by grocers. coilleettsaara and chemists 44vertiumad.