The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-01-29 00:00:00

had that morning been conveyed in the shove steamer
from Cherbourg to Pools, by order of the British
Comoul at Cherbourg. —The Queen of the Isle being io
her booth at Cherbourg, Mr. Hammond, the British
Consnl at that port, sent on board two won who
had deserted from • vend hailing from St. lees.
The men were in Irons, and were in orhaT• of Ca
..n. re Cslithnt Parlor,* lied oinetione to bring
Lb.... to Pools and take them bean tl.• anthoritio
Aesonlionly.on &relying int he port on Thursday morning,
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to receive then, into cuatodr, and tan to Captaon
P•ramoo lila nanos for refusal. Cardin Parson. then
+seel the superietendent to take Juno of the bey, of
the hal el.tiolts Oen the men. but he refused to do ro:
iooforined the captain that, in his opinion, he Peg, t
to being the case wider the patio. of the ablienter of
customs at the port, who might represent the fact* te
the Board of Trade. The Superionedent aloe told
Captain Parsons that he did not wish to sot alto-
gether upon his own renoonsibility, and that be
would consult the legal advisor of the moigietratp,l
upon the ease, which he accordingly d 4 Ha
also allowed the men to remain at the
soliottotation in the meantime, and during the
sitting of the madden«, but declined to treat
them as prisoaen —Mr. Scott read to the magistrates
time clauses of the Merchant Shipping Act whit
raided to manna who are shipwrecked or kit behind
at foreign ports. Then section. rendered it imperative
upon masters of Engll.h newel. leaving nab port• to
recieive then men on hoard under certain conditions,
and to supply them with proper food and lodging., for
which they (the masters) crud b. reimburnel out of the
fund for the relief of distrened British seao.sro, on their
arrival it. England, after they had been beton, the ship,
ping master, and made • necessary declaration before •
magistrate that they had complied with the proei-
Dion. of the act. In default of obeying the &en, a
penalty could be Impend of not exceed's, Ylq ie
eaeh ease.—Mr. Soon rid it appe.red to hien that the
shipping master (W. L. Arent, Esq. collector of
onatonsa) wee the proper person before alLns the Dee
should ant be taken. previously Wale captain's making
a declaration before • magietrate.—Mr. Lacy expressed
• similar opinion.--Cnitain Parson., who appeared by
no means pleased at having the two men pieced h, hit
cheese, said that when they were mot to bun by the
Bri ish Consul at Cherbourg, he was obliged to wing
them baron to Poole, as be was • sommon carrier, but
he now wanted to know how he Gould get rid of she,
Mr. Lacy said be innet take them to the shipping
maater.—Captain Parsons said the melt were pat on
bind as prisoners, and not as diens...4d manten.—
Mr. Scott said that the men bad deserted front
their ship, and had been left behind at a foreign
port.—Mr. Lacy: You must go to the collector
and settle the affair there. Too can then make
your dsolaration before a mnistrate.—Captain Parsons:
Shall I unlock them and let them go f—Mr. Lacy :Pro,
You must take them before the colleotor.—Clatit•in Per-
sona: Suppose he will not have anything ter do with
' them. I want to go away tido, afternoon and I have
, been op for the peat two nights.—Mr. Lacy:: lii. the
shipping master's duty to tell you what to do with the
men. You must deliver op the prisoners to him accord-
ing to the Act.—. The captain and Mr. Giorgi than left
the court—After leaving the court Captain Parsons
save the prisoners in charge of Mr. who took
them to the collector of customs (W. L. Argeat, En.),
at the Custom House—ft appeared, however, that no
one panned any right to detain the men, and
eventually they were discharged, and left the town,
1 I believe, for Si. Ives.