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MISCELLANEOUS. We would remind our reade...
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Tuesday was quite a gala-day at Dublin C...
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Piracy On Board English Ships. On Wednes...
the car « 5 ana having previously destroyed the skip ' s mpers and log-book . Mr . Fagg subsequently obtained some aid , and brought the ship into Singapore in the latter part , of January . _ . The Keraldy under the command of Mr . JLawson , left Shanghai for Lelth in the course of last October , having on board , besides the master and Mb wife , two European mates , a steward , a carpenter , . acook , a Portugueseseaman , twelve Manillamen and a Manilla boyw Four or five days after they left Shanghai the crew were put upon customary allowances , which annoyed the Manilla men very much , and before the ship
got "to Angeer they had gone four or five times to the master , and " asked for more , " which was refused . They then planned a scheme for murdering all the Englishmen on board , and tried to persuade the Portuguese sailor to joiii in the project . In order to gain time , the Portuguese recommended poisoning as the safest plan , and accord * ingly somedeleterious substance was mixed with the sugar for the captain ' coffee , and Mr . Lawson and his wife partook of the coffee , suffered ifrom its effects , but speedily recovered . In the meantime the Portuguese had contrived with some difficulty , for he
was dosely watched , to inform Mr . LaWsqn of the plot . The master then directed the officers to take away the Manilla men ' s knives , and ordered the Englishmen always to keep themselves armed , and prepared for any sudden attack . About the twenty -fifth day of the voyage , Angeer was sighted ; but as neither water nor provisions were in the master ' s opinion required , the Herald was not brought to an anchor . This brought matters to a crisis , and on the next morning the Portuguese was alarmed by hearing his name called in a
loud voice j he went on deck , and meeting some of the Manilla men , was told that they should now be able to have as much as they wanted to eat and drink , as the captain and the other officers were dead . In the cabin the Portuguese found the bodies of Mr . Lawson and the other officers : they Were all quit ^ dead , except the chief mate . Mrs . Lawson was sitting near " her husband ' s corpse , weeping . The . villains then attached heavy weights to the legs of the bodies , and threw them overboard . The mate had not breathed
his last when brought on deck , and was heard to say , " Good God !'' One of the Manilla men then took command of the ship , and in five or six days he ordered the steward , the cook , " and the Portuguese to be tied up , and told that the hour of death had arrived . The steward was killed with an axe , but the cook , who was a native of the coast , and could speak the Manilla men s language , persuaded them to spare himself and the Portuguese , both of them promising secrecy . That same day it waa determined to scuttle the ship , and abandon it , The boats were got ready , and in spite
of Mrs . Lawson ' entreaties to be taken on shore , they secured her with ropes inside the cabin ; and having scuttled the vessel , the Manilla men quitted her in the largest boat , with the Portuguese and the cook , and shortly after the Ship was seen to founder . Early on the following morning the boat reached Java , and the murderers landed at Sjilankang , but the suspicions of the authorities having been roused they were arrested , and the Portuguese , the cook , and the Manilla boy having all given the necessary evidence , the pirates wore sent to Batavia to await the operation of the law .
A third vessel had lately arrived at Hong Kong , the captain and officers of which had narrowly escaped having a similar tragedy on board . The Corcyra , commanded by Mr . Paterson , was proceeding from Macassar to Shanghai with a Javanese crew , when tho men revolted . The second mate was murdered , but tho other officers succeeded in overpowering tho rascals , who were to be tried at Hong Kong .
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A Monk Condemned Fob Burning The _ Bible...
A MONK CONDEMNED FOB BURNING THE _ BIBLE . ¦ UKOTirHB John BntDOMAK , a monk of tho order of St . l ' mnciB , wa 8 triod and convicted at the Mayo Assizes , on tho Oth instant , before Baron Lefroy , for scandalously burn *™ a Bible , and thereby creating a riot . The local paper thus gives tho charge : — « Jolm Syngian Bridgroon , otherwise John St . John , otherwise Brother John , atood inclicto ( l for that ho , not having t ho fear of God before his eves but contriving and intending to scandalise and vilify tno true I rotostant roligion , as by law established within tnoso realms and to blaspheme tho holy gospel of God and ourLord and Saviour Jesus Christ , did , on tho 23 rd day oj November , in tho fifteenth of tho Queen , at the parish H , « ™ yOVOy > "ntowfull y , wickedly , and blasphomously , in toa ^ n n of to ^™ Hogo subjects of o ^ r < $ uoon , flotflre to ana partly consumo by fire a copy of the holy gospel of wo , being fcho authorized version thoreof appointed to bo fh « X ? Ffc 1 " *! 10 * caUed tho N < Jw Testament , and then and thero holdmg m his hands said New Testament , wiokodly and mnflphomousl y in the prosonco and hearing of divorn Wo Bupjocta , then and there pronounced and spoko with a loud ™ ico , and published of and concerning eaid > Now Tosta-? 3 « «» aroresaid , thoso profano and most blasphemou * w ? ra »~ -that is to nay , thftt 'It , ' moaning the New
ToBtament , 'is not the Word of God , but the word of the Pevilond the Devil ' s book—Luther ' s Bible—or jour heretic Bible , ' to the great dishonour of Almighty God , and in contempt of the Protestant religion , and to the great scandal of the profession thereof , and against the peace , " & c . — The prisoner was defended by Mr . Keogh , M . P . Baron Lefroy , in his charge to the jury , said- —I am anxious that this case should be confined within the limits required by the law , and shall state to you wha £ that law is . Itis for you to say whether'those charges have been proved or not ; and whether you are satisfied that he said he was not burning the Word of God but the word of the Devil , and whether the words were applied to the authorized version
of the Holy Scriptures ; and whether the burning of that hook is consistent with the reverence due to that version of the Scriptures authorized b y the law of the land . In . this case he is indicted for burning the authorized version ; but the offence ifl equally applicable to any other version , of the Scriptures , whether it be the Douay Bible or the Rhenish Testament , and the -wordsused would be blasphemous against either versiohy as showing a want of reverence for the Scriptures , because it is riot the version of the Scriptures which will warrant the commission of such an offence . If a man can throw a book into a fire , whether it be a Douay Bible or the authorized version , and if you believe that lie did not intend any contempt , then you should acquit him ; but if you believe that he did burn
the book and make use of the language * it will bo your duty to find him guilty . The jury retired , and after about half an hour ' s deliberation , returned a verdict of guilty . On the verdict being read , Mr . Blake , Q . C ., said to his lordship that the Crown did not wish to press for any punishment in this case , the object of the prosecutors being to put a stop to such acts . The learned baron was very glad to hear counsel for the crown say so , and trusted there would be no further acts of this Mud perpetrated , and , after a brief address to the prisoner , concluded by pronouncing the foUowing sentence ; - ^ - " To give bail , himself in 207 ., and two sureties in 10 ? . each , to keep the peace and good behaviour to all her Majesty ' s subjects for seven years , and to come up for judgment when called upon , getting , ten days'notice ^"
The Belpeb Murder. Isr The Last Week Of ...
THE BELPEB MURDER . Isr the last week of last December a murder was committed at Belper , in Derbyshire , which , caused great excitement throughout the county . Tne murderer , Anthony Turner , by trade a tailor , was employed by Mrs . Barnesj a widow lady , sixty-four = years of age , and possessed of considerable property , to collect certain weekly rents for her . Turner has a-wife but no children . He also had charge of an illegitimate child , the alleged offspring of Mr . Walker , a brother of Mrs . Barnes , for whose support he made some deductions from the rents he received . Mrs . Barnes was dissatisfied with , the amount of money which he brought her : they had frequent disagreements , and at last she discharged him from the office of receiver . The same night that he got notice of this , Turner was at the house of Mr . Haslam , a provision dealer , and , alluding to Mrs . Barnes ' s conduct , he declared that "he would do something to be talked about . " When he rose to leave the house , he took up a large carving knife and went out through the shop , saying to Haslam , who was serving a customer , " Excuse me for taking this . " Haslam ran after him and . called him to come back . The night was dark , but Haslam . heard Turner reply " I won't . " Haslam , suspecting his intentions , ran to Mrs . Tomlinson , who kept the lodge at Mrs . Barnes ' s gate , and begged her to go up to the house and warn the inmates to prevent Turner from entering the house . But Turner had already passed the lodge gates and got access to the kitchen , where he met Harriet Storer , Mrs . Barnes ' s maid , and asked tf he could see her mistress . Harriet Storer went
to inquire , and during her absence Haslam came in , fearful of the consequences , and told Turner that he was wanted in the village ; he said he could not come . Haslam , at Turner ' s trial , said he looked calm and sensible ; but Harriet Storer described him as appearing wild and half drunk , and she gave that description of him to Mrs . Barnes , who accordingly declined to see him ; and fastened her door with a bolt . As soon as Turner was told b y Harriet Storer that Mrs . Barnes would not see him till Monday , ho ^ said "Damn you , I will see her , " rushed up str . irs , and burst open the door with his . foot . Tho girl ran into an adjoining room to call Mrs . Barnes ' s nophew , Mr . Bannister , and not thinking that anything worso was the matter , told him that Turner had gone into her mistress ' s room , drunk . She then returned to Mrs , Barnes ' s room , and was horrorstruck to see Turner with one knee on Mrs .
Barnes ' s knee , a hand on her shoulder , and holding a knifo across her throat . She ran down the front stairs screaming , while Mr . Bannister , who is lame , was coming up tho back stairs . On entering tho room he found Mrs . Barnes standing- ' in the middle of tho room , speechless , but motioning with , hor hands . Supposing that she and Turner had had high words , ho concluded that sho was so onraged at Turner ' s insolonco as to bo unablo to speak . Tho room was not well lighted , and that which turned out to be blood , was regarded by Mr . Bannister at tho time as a red " comforter . Turner was then standing hear tho door , brandishing the knifo in his hand , though Mr . Bannister could not then distinguish what ; it was . Ho called
out •* Begone , you rascal ; " and then shouted " Run for tho constables—ring , ring I" Turner having gone to tho back stairs , Mr . Bannistor laid his hands upon his shoulders , arid , with a push and a kick , sent him tumbling down . All this was but tho work of one or two minutca . Miss Harrison and Miss Harmery two niecos of Mrs . Barnes , rushed into tho room from the front stairs , just as Turner was being ignominiously expelled , and it was not until then that Mr . Bannistor became conscious that Mrs . Barnes had recoived a fearful gash across tho throat , from which tho blood was flowing freely . Handkerchiefs and a towel wore appliod to the wound , and medioal Aid procured , but all of no avail . She w < w » placed on tho sofa , and though
she appeared conscious she was unable to speak , beyond articulating the names of " Patience" and " . Louisa —• meaning Mrs . Bannister and Miss Harrison . After giving one or two gasps she expired . The deceased s hands were cut , and she had evidently flown to the bell , on l . urner ' s attack , as the handle was broken off , and the wall stained with blood . Several small articles were broken , as if in a struggle . When Turner was precipitated down stairs , he recovered his . legs two steps from the bottom . He then caught liold of Harriet Storer , who was about to go up , and made a cut at her face with , all his forces She threw her head back , but her escape was a narrow one , as the knife actually cut away a portion of her cap . Turner then made his way out of the house and escaped . It was supposed ho had drowned himself , and the river was
dragged ; but two days after he was arrested at his mother ' s house , whither he had returned after wandering about the country . These facts were all clearly proved on his trial , which took place at Derby , on Saturday , before Mr . Justice Maule . Turner ' s counsel attempted to prove that he had lost the control of his reason by drink , and by brooding 1 over his real or fancied wrongs ; but the jury , after a very short consultation , returned a verdict , which the foreman , emphatically pronounced , of "Wilful Murder . " The judge immediately passed sentence of death . Turner is well known in the town where he resided from having taken a prominent position in some minor political matters . He is blind of one eye , but his countenance is shrewd and penetrating , with nothing particularly indicative of ferocity or brutality .
Miscellaneous. We Would Remind Our Reade...
MISCELLANEOUS . We would remind our readers that the second conversazione of the Friends of Italy is to be held next Wednesday evening ; the particulars of time and place will be seen from an advertisement in this day ' s paper . After the lecture from Mr . Dawson—which , we doubt not , will be worthy of him , and of the subject—the audience will again nave an opportunity of hearing M . Mazzini ' s expositions of the state and prospects of Italy . This time , however , these expositions will not be conveyed , as they were on the occasion of the first conversazione , in the form of a written lecture , but will arise but of the impromptu demands , for more full explanation on certain points that may be made during the evening . Other speakers will also address the meeting . -The Daily News says—" The Volunteer Rifle Clubs have , it is stated , been snubbed by the new government ; and the patriotic offer of gratuitous service for national defence has , it is alleged , been declined . Should __ this statement prove to be true , much feeling on the subject will doubtless be manifested throughout tho country . " ™ Pursuant to the determination of her Majesty ' s government to form Ffeemantle , Western Australia , into a convict settlement , orders have been issued that a transport ship should be fitted up to convey a batch of 600 male convicts to that colony . The convict guard will consist of 75 enrolled out-pensioners of Chelsea Hospital , who will remain at Freemantlo as military colonists . —Globe .
On Saturday the small screw steamer , fitted out by Captain Beatson to proceed in search of the missing Arctic expedition by the way of Bearing ' s Straits , was declared ready for sailing . The proposed field of search ia east of the meridian of Behringjs Straits , towards Keller ' s discoveries in 1849 , Herald Island , and New Siberia . Captain Beatson takes out autograph letters from tho Emperor of Russia , recommending the expedition to tho commanders of the Rus sian outposts at Siberia and other Muscovite settlements .
A large number of the highest members of tho mercantile and shipping interest , among whom arc some of tho East India directors , have determined to invite Sir James Brooke , the Rajah of Sarawak , to a public dinner , "in order to mark the sense they entertain of the eminent services rendored toy Sir James Brooke to the interests of commerce and humanity , in his endeavour to put down the evils of piracy in the E astorn Archipelago ; and in his labours to advance the interests of civilization in that port of the world . " Tho dinner will take place after Lent .
A public meeting was held on Wednesday afternoon at Exeter Hall , to consider the recommendations of the Chancery Commissioners , and to adopt measures for obtaining the fusion of law and equity practice . Lord Erskino pror Bided , supported by Mr . J . Hume , M . P ., Mr . Trejawnoy , M . P ., Captain Scobell , M . P ., and other members of the Chancery Reform Association . Resolutions wero passed , pledging tho Association to continue its labours until thoso reforms had been effected in tho proeont system of equity , which had boon first recommended by this society , and afterwards by tho Commissioners of the Crown .
On Thursday tho first estimate of tho prosont govornment which rolatos to tho Commissariat service was printed . Tho estimate for tho current year , 1862-3 , ia 481 , 201 ? ., boing 33 , 241 iUoBS than tho estimate for 1861-62 , when tho amount was 614 , 442 ? . Of the decrease , 32 , 227 ? . is in respect of tho effective service , and 1 , 014 ? . in respect of tho non-offootvve service . Tho accounts oro signed by Mr . G . A . Hamilton , the Secretary of tbo Treasury .
Tuesday Was Quite A Gala-Day At Dublin C...
Tuesday was quite a gala-day at Dublin Castlo , tho Lord Liouteanant having signified his intention to receive ' two addresses of congratulation . Tho first deputation , according to ancient precodorit , wan from tho Provotet , Follows , Scholars , and Students of Trinity Collo / jo , and numbered nearly a thousand persons , headed by tho Rev . . Dr . Looby . As soon as they wore asaombled , Lord Eglinton entered the Presence Chamber , and received ! them " in the most cordial and friendl y manner . " The Rov . ' Dr . Looby then road tho address which was in Latin , and Lord Eglinton road a suitablo reply in English . Tho HceoTul address , from , the Lord Mayor , Aldermen , and Corporation of tho City of Dublin , was received in St . Patr ick ' s Hall , <* u port of ttw flooring of tho Proaonco
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Leader (1850-1860), March 20, 1852, page 11, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_20031852/page/11/
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