The Express.
London, England, 1848-02-16 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1818.

letter from Sir John Barrow, et the Admiralty, to Mr.
Bathhouse, the Cieler-Seeretary hr Foreign Affairs, dated
23rd of March, V' it. euclosing the despatch it Capt. Den-
man, dated Ist at February, 1841, to the senior officer in
command of her l) tjest 's ships stationed on the west coast
of Africa. Capt. Denman's despatch itself. A letter from
the Foreign-Oleo to the Admiralty. doted 6th of April,
1841, 'titans' that L. 1.1 Palmerston was of opinion that the
conduct of Cap ; • :man at the Gallinas ought to be s
proved of by the ut Admiralty, and that his lordshrE
recommended simian. opt.. 'inns to be directed against
piratical slave-trading estehlahmenu not belonging to any
civilised power, and suggesting that Capt. Denman's conce
of proceeding seemed he it adapted to secure the objects in
view, sad that he considers the of in command should
endeavour to obtain the persaisaion of the native chiefs to
destroy the slave hicterit-, and to give the goods thereto
found to such eh' 4s. A letter from Mr. Set phen, of the
Colonial-office, to Mr. hlere O'Ferrall, at the Admiralty,
enclosing, by herd John Russell's order, a copy of the treaty
effected with Print- Man. a and the chiefs, and moving the
Beard of Adiairel.s to et uvey to Capt. Denman the high
sense her blajest)', eernment entertained of his spirited
conduct at tee and of its important results to the
interests of humanity. A vast variety of other corre-
spondence, all to the same tenor and purport, were also put
in and read, as well as the treaty entered into between Capt.
Denman and the chiefs.
The Attorney-General said that he apprehended these
extracts with the annexes now put in as pert of the plain-
tiff's case, campltcly proved the detendant's fourth
plea which alleged that the plaintiff was a Spenish subject,
and possessed of "lev agiinst their will, and that the de-
fendant, &commandeer euf the navy of the Queen, whohad been
instructed to enforce the treaty with Spain, as servant of the
crown and by command of the Queen, had taken and seized
them. The simple issue was,. hether this had been done on the
command of the crown. The only question was, whether it
was necessary to have the command before the act was done.
lie apprehended that this clearly was nut necessary, and, in
support of that position, he would cite Mr. Best's able work
on " Presumption'," in which it was laid down as a fixed
principle, that every ratification had relation back to the
time of the act done, and for this several authorities were
gusted, Saunders, 1 vol., p. 347, in the case of " Potter v.
North."
Mr. Baron Alderson : If the court holds that the fourth
plea is preyed there will be an end to thayase.
The Attorney-Gt otral—Certaiuly, and if this evidence had
been adduced on the part of the pleintiff before bit owe had
been closed, he (the Attorney-General) should hamfaitaken
the opinion of the court upon it, and then have considered
what course he should pursue with respect to the other
issues. But there was a great tin xiety on the part of Copt.
Denman that the whole cue should he proved before the
jury; and though he (the Attorot y-Gcneral) was there on
behalf of the crown on a great question arising from an act
of the state, he could not resist Capt. Dthman's appeal to
go into the whole case in a matter in which he felt so high
a stake. The learn el gentleman then tetchy addressed the
jury on the new points reified by the additional evidence
put in on the part of the plaintiff, and contended that the
letters written by the authority a Lord Palmerston and
Lord John Russell formed a fatilic itiou and full coorfima-
tion et the acts dove by Captain Dt norm. Their approve'
of his conduct was retro-active :u the time the act was dons;
and on the r.uthsritii s he ha already nt ntioned to the
court, Le sulimeted thereby Captain Deianan was exone-
rated. With respect to the letter of Lord Aberdeen, which
had been said to condemn Captain Denman, he would only
observe that if, as he submitted, there had been a ratifica-
tion in 1841 of the act done, any subsequent condemnation
could not affect the law which governed the original ratifi-
cation. In fact, it was not until Lord Aeerileen's letter hod
been published in the newspapers that the present action
bad then brought. But he contained before the jury that
this letter had nu hearieg open the question, and had nothing
whatever to do with the inquiry in which they were now en-

Med.
Sir Richard la.liertv, examined by Mr. Godson—l was
Governor of Si, er. Leone iu 1840. Ou the 30th Octob r,
1840, I sent the :de watch now produced to the Hon. Capt.
Denman. This is the original despatch, and to it I attached
certain papers. These are some of the copies, and .we are'
the original papers so attached. The two ; riginals I have
received as Governor of Sierra Leone. The Gallinas are
150 or 160 miles from Sierra Leone. On the 7th December,
1840, I sent the original despatch produced to Lord John
Russell, at that time the Secretary for the Colonies. The
annexes appended were also sent by me at the same
time. I remember the Places arriving from the Gallinas to
Sierra Leone. Among them were two British subjects be-
sides Fry Norman and her children; one was John l'arker,
a liberated African, and John Frazer was a native of Sierra
• Leone. I had received • complaint from Fry Norman,
whicn is annexed to toe despatch of the 7th December, 1840.
Fry Norman wee a British cubic et, had been liberated, and
had been married, and lived for many years in the colony of
Sierra Leone. The case had loan trought to my notice by
the medical officer, Dr. Ferguson.
The document:l we re put in and read, to the effect as
stated iu the Attorney-Oeueral's speech k also a letter (for-
warded at the same time) from Fry Norman to her hus-
band, complaining of her detention at Ghindamar by Prince
Manna ; and the letter from King Siacha and the Rogers
family to the witness, complaining of the blockade of their
port by the British ships of war, and denying that their
territory belonged to Spain, and demanding the surrender
of two boys, their subjects, who had gone on board the
Eliza Davidson, which had been taken as a slaver. The
despatch of 30th December. 1840, from the witness to Lord
John Russell, was proposed to be read by the Attorney-
General.
Mr. M. D. nal objected to its reception, but
The Court overruled the objection, and the despatch was
read. It alluded to the componot of King Siacha as to the
blockade, and also to the compl..int of Fry Norman, and it
described the course of proceeding taken by Captain Denman
in fulfilment of the iestructiocs sent to him b) the witness,
Sir Richard Doherty.—A letter from Governor Doherty to
King S.acba, dated Oct. 12, 1840, stating the boys could
not be restored, as they had been made free at Sierra Leone—
the letter also called for the surrender of Fry Norman, and
stated that if not, Capt. Denman would level to the ground
every factory in Gellinu—and a letter from Dr. Ferguson to
Governor Doherty, dated Oct. 9, 1840, stating the detention
of Fry Norman, unless a ransom of 300 dollars was paid to
Prince Manna, were also put in and read.
John Parker, Esq., M.P., examined by the Attorney-Ge-
neral lam now Secretary to the Treasury, but in the sum-
mer of 1941 1 was (or a short time Secretary to the Admi-
ralty. The letter dated 28th July, 1811, was written by
direction of the Board of Admiralty to the Foreign-office.
The Appropriation Act of last year contains a provision that
7,7501. be granted to pay rewards for services in the suppres-
sion of the slave trade on the west coast of Africa. I moved
the vote myself.
The Atterney•General : Of the sum of 7,7501., was not
4,0001. intended for Capt. Denman and the officers engaged
in the destruction of the barraceons at the Gallinas on the
19th November, 1840?
Mr. Hill objected to the question, on the ground that the
witness could not give • parol explanation of the contents
of an act of parliament. At least the original estimate ought
to be produced.
Mr. Dickinson, an officer of the House of Commons, was
called, and proved that he had searched in the depositions
for the original estimate, but it could not be found.
A discussion ensued as to the admissibility of this parol
evidence, which was put an end to by
The Attorney-General saying he only wished this fact to
be proved as a further recognition of the services of Capt.
Denman, both by the government and the legislature.
Mr. Parker, on being recalled, proved that Lord Leveson
was Under-Secretary of State on the 28th July, 1841, and
had written to the Admiralty stating Lord Palmerston's
directions to the board to communicate to Capt. Denman '
the approbation with which the government regarded his
services. Lord Palmerston was at the time Principal Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Hill intimated that, after this evidence, he should not
require his learned friend to call Lord Palmerston as a
witness.
Commander Henry Worsley Hall examined by Mr. Cock-
burn I am a commander in the royal navy, and was in
oommand of H.M.'s brig Saracen from 1837 to Jan. 1841, on
the west coast of Africa, engaged in the suppression of the
slave trade. The senior officer in command in 1840 was
Capt. Tucker, of the Wolverine. While on that station I
was a good deal off the Gallinas, where I was ander the
command of Capt. Denman, of the Wanderer. I was in the
habit of visiting the Gallina, during the whole of 1839 and
1840, and part of 1841, and there was no trade carried on
there but the slave trade. None of thelvessels that came out of
the aallines sailed with any of the produce of the country—
not one of them. I boarded every vessel that I could get near
enough to beard, and none of them had ever any produce
that had been shipped at the Gallium Many of them were
fitted for the slave trade. I kept • very strict search at the
mouths of rivers to prevent the exportation of slaves. There
is a bar at the month of the river, and within the bar
there are several small island., Camatin to and Camasura.
Dombooonro-1 am doubtful whether that is an island, as it is
too very near the mesa laud. There were barracoons at Dom-
bocorro, Cam/ours, Camatindo, Tindo, and Chicore ; and at
• place called Paisley, ea spelled in Scotland. A barracoon is
• large building for the reception of slaves, constructed very
strongly for their security and their confinement. The dis-
tance of Camasura ftorn Dombocorro is about one-third of •
mile or more ; Camatindo from Dombocorro is about the
same distance, and from Camasura about half • mile; and
Dombooorro !Fs a quarter of a mile from Tindo. The
blockade established by Capt. Denman did not interfere
with any innocent trade. We never stopped any cargoes
of rice going into the Gallinas. I remember assist-
ance being. refused to cur boats at the mouth of
the river in the eau of the American brig Waverley,
and I complained of it to Capt. Denman, that my boat's
grew were refused protection and shelter from the sloop
Waverley, owing to the Spaniards at Gallinu having threat-
ened not to deal with the Waverley if she gave my men
shelter and protection. On the 19th Nov., 1840, I accom-
panied Capt. Denman with his force into the Gallium river.
Altogether there were 10 or 11 boats. I commanded the
boats of my own ship. Before we proceeded to the river
Capt. Denman issued the general order, now produced, dated
Nov. 16, 1840. When we entered the River Gallinu, we
first proceeded towards Dombocerro, where I landed with the
division under my command. Capt. Denman went on to
Caraseura. On my landing a vast number of slaves were
leaving Dorabocorrs, apparently urged on by the people
who had charge of them. There were some thirty or
forty sickly slave., who were unable to be removed.
There was one corpse ; and nothing could equal the
miserable condition the rest were in within the building.
There was only one slave establishment at Dombocorro. The
sickly slam had not shackles on them, bet a great many of
those who were driven away were chained together. There
were storehouses at Dombocorro, containing Large gnantitiee
•f goads of a general description, another dewed with spirits,
ema a asgsaine containing gunpowder. In these stores I
found none of the produce of the country, except three or
Lit elephants' tooth, or ivory. I found a great quantity of

bar iron. From parts of Dombecorro the trees Preveeted •
sight of Coinsure but from the buildings it was visible
After leaving Domiocurre I proceeded to Tindo, where I found
barracoons which had recently been occupied by slaves. I
ant net sure whether the boy Frazer was found by me its
Capt. Denman. The boy Fraser claimed protection
as a British subject In my presence. I remained
at Dombocorro from half to three-quarters of an
hour, and then proceeded to Tindo, and then met Captain
Denman again at Dombocorro, end took up hie quartets
thee.. He wrote a letter there to King Siacha, and sent it by a
man named Jon ph. A meeting took pL.ce after sending
that letter between Captain Denman and Prince Manna.
There were present the prince, two of the Rogers family, a
native, Gomez, who acted as interpreter. • brother of the
pence, and Captain Denman and his officers. The chiefs,
Manna and Rogers. stated that King Siacha was ill and
could not attend himself. Captain Denman preferred to
them complaints ea to Fry Norman and her child being held
in confinement by Prince Manna. He stated that she was a
Blithe subject. The prince did not deny, and Cap-
lain Denman demanded an apology ; which the Prince
Manna made in the presence of all the party. Cap-
tain Denman then complained that the boats' crews
refused shelter from the merchant.' ships, and also free
terms into the river. I sew King Siacha at Mundamar
six or seven sucks after this interview. He was ill, and
then suffering from age and dieesse. Prince Manna and
the Rogers family exercised all the power of the government
of the country. Prince Manna had a superior residence at
Ohiadamsr, detached from his father, and appeared to be
looked up to with deference by the other chiefs. As to the
complaint of the treatnent of our boats' crews, the Prince
attributed it to the white people residing in the Gallinu,
and without t‘le unction of the chiefs. They stated that
the white people, in denying shelter and ingress into the river,
and also in making slaves of those we had released, was en-
tirely without their sanction, and in to doing they had
usurped their (the chiefs') authority. Capt. Denman then
called on the chiefs to bind themselves by treaty,
that these parties should be banished from the
country,
.and that the barrecoons should be destroyed.
They required time to consider, and on the following day
they returned to Dombecorro, of their own free will, and
agreed to the terms which Copt. Denman had proposed. I
do not think I was present at the signing of the treaty, be-
cause I was called away on other duty. I was however pre-
sent when the treaty was read over and explained to the
chiefs. There was no coercion on their persons to make
them sign the treaty. They were free to come and go as
they pleased, and they had every civility and attention
shown to them. I was present when the factory at Centri-
sm.", was fired by a rocket. Prince Manna was present, and
with his wish three or four rockets were fired to destroy it.
This was after the treaty. I left Dombocorro after Capt.
Denman, and Dombecerre was fired before that. lam con-
vinced there were no goods at Camaaura at the time of the fire.
I went there after our last rocket had been fired, and I found
&native with a brand In his hand, setting fire to the factory ;
and my belief is that the fire was so occasioned, and nut by
our rockets, which in my judgment failed. Seine days before,
I saw goods removed by the natives at Camatiedo. With
regard to Tindo awl Cania.iire. I am certain thsre were no
goods in the PtOft hquscs tr barracoons at th•• time they were
destroyed. As to Chieori; I cannot say ; bat at Ponsey there
were no good.. The habitations of the natives at Tindo
were close to the slave factories, but no injury was done to
them either in person or property. To my knoeledge Buren
did nut apply for and gets passage in Captain Deneaan'sship
to Sierra Leone.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hill : At the interview Captain
Denman told the chiefs that he must have satisfaction for the
detention of the British subject ; that they were responsible
and must take the consequences of a refusal. He did nut
state in my hearing that unless he got the treaty he would
burn the whole place. I never heard Captain Denman say
if he did not get sati,faction he would burn and destroy the
whole place. I cannot tax my memory that C iptain Den-
man ever said to me anything of the kind. \Chat. err lie
said never amounted to that suggested. I have myself
stated to the chieta that if they injured my people 1 would
destroy their towns. I have since been promoted.
Frederick John Owen Evans, examined by the Attorney.
General—l have lately been master of the Royal Sovereign
yacht, but was mood master of II.M, brig Rolla from Dec.,
1837 to April 1841, at the Gallinas. Captain Tucker was
the chief officer of the station, but has since been lost by
shipwreck. This signature is his. At the Gallinas no
trade is carried on in the produce of the country. In 1840
I boarded a ship called the Alexander, we had watched her
some months. I boarded and searched her as was my duty
the flay she left the river. She had little or no cargo. She
was laden in ballast on the top of which were some few
provision casks—then was no palm oil, dye-woods, ivory, or
gold dust. On the 19th of November, 1840, I accompanied
Captain Denman into the Gallinas, and followed him in
another boat. We first went to Dombocorro, but I did not
land there the first time. Frain there we went to Chico'. it,
touching at Camuura as we went. 1 think sentries were
placed at Carunsum. They remained about half an hour, and
were then withdrawn to Dombecurro. Nu permineut sentries
were placed except at Dombocorro, where Captain Denman
had taken up his quarters. The Spaniards had then left,
and the sentries were posted to guard the property from our
own people. I saw no soma but at Dumbecorro. They
were not produce, but imported goods, bitch as are given
in exchange for slaves. I remember the boy Frazer
being at Dombocorro on the 19th, the first day. At Chicore
I saw sixty or seventy children so young as scarcely able to
walk, straying away from the barraceona. We found fetters
both at Chicorf and Dombocorro. On the 20th, the follow-
ing day, Prince Manna and the chiefs came to Dombocorro.
I was acting as Captain Denman's secretary at his interview
with the Prince Manna and his chiefs. (The witness cor-
roborated the evider ea of Captain Hill as to the particulars
of the interview and the treaty required . • and proved nee:env
cution by Prince Manna, the three Rogers family, end by
Captain Denman). This (continued the witness) is the
original treaty, and it is in my handwriting. There is a
clause added subsequent to the signing, at the suggestion of
the chiefs. After the treaty was signed, the chiefs sent in
between 700 and 800 slaves, of all ages and sexes. The men
were all in irons. During the whole of the time the
chiefs came and went of their free will; there was
no personal restraint put upon them,.
By Mr. Baron Alderson : All your people were at Dom.
bower° t—Witness: Yes, my lord.
Mr. Baron Alderson : Then who set fire to the other places
mentioned I—Witness : My belief is that they were set fire
to by the natives.
Croruexamined by Mr. Hill : I did not examine the casks
on board the Alexander. She was never in the river, but
was lying off the mouth of the river. I was on board her
the day before she sailed, and I examined the state of her
hold to see she was not taking away slaves. I did not see
any port-fires used by our people at the Gallinas.
Re-examined by the Attorney-General The original in-
tention with which Capt. Denman went on the 19th was to
get back Fry Norman and her child.
George Marriott examined by Mr. Godson : I am a lieu.
tenant in the Royal Navy, and was present at the Gallant's
on the 19th Nov. I remember the ship Alexander. I lived
on board her for some time, and saw everything that went
out of her. There were bale goods sent away, and nothing
brought on board but sand taken in for ballast. This was
up to the day she sailed ; she had nothing but the remains
of the cargo she bad brought out. There was no palm oil
brought out to her from the Gallinas. There is no trade
but in slaves at the Gaines. I have seen ships discharge
cargoes, but never any of them take cargoes on board from
the shore, though we were on the look-out for it —This
witness was not cross-examined.
The Attorney-General here put in the original treaty with
the chiefs, which was read. It recited that as the white
slave dealers had prevented her Britannic Majesty's ships
and boats seeking refuge in the Siacha waters, and as the
King had thus been exposed to differences with her Bri-
tannic Majesty, be the King Siacha engaged first to destroy
all the factories of the white slave-dealers without delay.
Secondly, to give up all the slaves in the Barracoons at the
time Captain Dtnmau entered the river Gallants and since
carried off into the bush. Thirdly, to send all the white men
out of the country within four months from the date of '
the treaty. And, fourthly, King Siacha bound himself
that no white slave-dealer should ever be allowed
to settle within his territory. By the fifth article,
Captain Denman undertook not to molest the
proper and legitimate commerce of the river, but, on the
contrary, to take every opportunity of promoting it. By
the sixth, the Governor of Sierra Leone was to open the
trade with the people of the Siacha country. Seventh, no
white man was to settle there without Siacha's cement ; and
lastly, all complaints on the part of King Siacha were to be
forwarded without delay to the Governor of Sierra Leone,
by whom full redress was promised by Captain Denman on
behalf of her Britannic Majesty's government. The treaty
was dated 21st November, 1840, and executed by Prince
Manna, by two of the Rogers family, and by Captain Den-
man. There then appeared added, "that Captain Denman,
at the request of Prince Manna and the chiefs, withdrew his
first demand, that the goods of the white slave dealer should
be destroyed as well as their factories, as King Siacha had
declared the white dealer had acted in defiance of his laws,
and that thereby their goods were forfeited to him. On
these grounds Captain Denman agreed thatthe goods should
be removed to Ohindamar, or some place farther from the

coast."
Edward Sands, examined by Mr. Cockburn : I am now
cook on board her Majesty's skip Belleisle ; but in 1840 I
was coxswain to Capt. Denman, and accompanied him in the
boats up the Gallium, river on the 19th November, 1840. I
saw some negroes driven from Dombocorro into a canoe,
like sheep, by some Spaniards. They lauded en an opposite
island, but by permission of Capt. Denman I and two others
followed them into the bash, drove them back, and brought
them to Capt. Denman, at Dombocorro. There were 12
men and one woman. The men bad chains about their
necks. They were taken care of in a barracoon at Dombo-
corro, and afterwards brought to Sierra Leone. Before the
fire I saw hundreds of natives removing goods from the
factories. Dombocorro was not set fire to until eight or nine
hours after we bad gone back on board our own ships. It
was not on fire when we went away.
Cross-examined by Mr. Hill : I myself set fire to one
place on a small island just abreast of Dombocorro; but
Capt. Denman, before 1 did so, told me to look and see there
was no property deposited within it. There was no pro-
perty. This was three or four days after we had landed. I
did not see any spirits, but heard some of the orew had
" started " some. I did not help to "start" the gun-
powder into the river, and I do not think Capt. Denman
was present when it was done.
James Campbell, a negro, examined through an inter-
preter by the Attothey-general I was born at the Chilliniss
in the Coen country, but I em now a mean at Sierra:Leone.
I remember Capt. Denman coming to Dombosorro with his
boat/. At that time I was a slave there about one month ;
I cannot tell whether I was Hr. Duron'a slave. I was kept
in chain' with many others ; plenty of men,
i women,
sPd
boys, all kept in chains; I cannot tell how many, the
wee so fell • the place was longer bat not to wide ea the
wart. Wen Capt. Denman came with hie booty, the white
people °peed the doer and let all the slues ran out into the

bush. We were brought back to Capt. Denman by the
country people, who found us in the bush. After stius we
wen taken to Sierra Leone and made free. They paid for
one slave, • strong man, 10 pieces of blue cloth,
10 into mita, • gem, and a cutlass. When at
Sierra Leone, I wee sent to the king's yard, and taught
a businees.—By • Juror : When I was at Dombocorro I did
not do gay work *wept to cut wood to cook the rice for the
slaves. When they went ler wood they were chained by

Menet&
Fry Norman examined by Mr. Gabon : I was born in the
Aeon country, and went to Sierra Leon* when so young
that I cannot remember. I recollect going from Sierra
Leone to Bhebro, where I lived nine months, and then went
to (Handsome, where Prince Manna stopped me. He said
I could not go back to Sierra Limas tlll Mr. Grey came
back. I ran away and they caturht me. I was chained by
Prince Manna. I had a child with me, but my husband
was in Sierra Leone. I know John Thomas Boron, of
Dombocorro ; he has slaves, and used to buy slaves.—Crone-
examined by Mr. Hill : Prince Mauna and the Rogers have
slaves, and sell them and send them away in skim—Re-
examined by the Attornsr-Oeneral : Prince Manna is the
head man of the slaves.
John Primer examined by Mr. Cockburn—l am 19 years
of age, and was born in Sierra Leone. I went to the (Sati-
nets with s men named Thomas Thorp, who left me with a
Spaniard, named lion Pablo, as a slave. I have been at
Csmasura, where Don Thomas Baron had a barracoon. He
hail plenty of slaves there, both men, women, and children.
Women and boys had chains on their necks, and the men
chains on their legs and hands. He used to send them in
ships to the Havana. When Capt. Denman came I
claimed his protection. I was not kept in the barracoon
but was cook to Don Pablo. I was taken buck to Sierra
Leone.--Croes.examined by Mr. Hill: I had a chain round
my neck once when I wanted to run away from Don Pablo,
but he afterwards took it oil when I became his cook.
Mr. Scott, of the Foreign-office, produced the originals of
several of the letters read previously in the course of the day,
which were handed in.
Capt. Hill recalled and examined by Mr. Cockburn : I saw
no goods given in exchange for slaves. I kept the keys of the
stone at Donsbocerro from the day we landed until our de-
parture, when I gave up the keys to the native chiefs. Goods
could not hare been given in exchange without my know-

ledge.
By Mr. Baron Alderson; All the goods token were some
pieces of cloth, which were riven to the Degrees as they were
brought in, to cover their nakedness.
The Attorney-Cfeneral put in the commission promoting
Capt. Denman from the office of commander to his prevent
rank, for his seniors on the occasion in question, and then
said that this closed the case on behalf of the defendant.
Mr. Hill applied to the court now, at halkpast 6 o'clock,
to adjourn, se he could not possibly do justice, at that hour,
to the ease of his client.
The jury expressed a wish to fini.h the case that night.
The Court confined some time, and slid that, by examin-
ing the pleas, they thought the proceedings might be much
shortened. This proceeding occupied the court and counsel
IMMO time, and led to a protracted disci ssion of is strictly
technical character. In the course of the proceeding the
Attorney-General applied for leave to amend the seventh
plea, by sibling words to the off ct that " King dacha had
not acted of his absolute authority, hut with the co:Koren. eo
and authority of certain persons, whose names were on.
known to the defendant, but who were chiefs in that
country."
Mr. 'Hill objected to this amendment being made at the -'
eleventh hour; hut
The Court overruled the objection, and the plea was
accordingly thus amended.
Mr. Baron Parke observed thatthe issues were now brought
within a very narrow compass. The plea of not guilty must
go to the jury, and the remaining quegione were rather of
law—namely, whether the subeequent ratification was equi-
valent to an authority given before the *et was done, and,
lastly, whet!,er the 'lath. K ins had authority to make the
treaty.
The court, at seven o'clock, then adjourned to to-morrow
(this day) at 10 o'clock.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
Before Mr. Commissioner Shepherd.
TRIM), READING, AND BASINONTOILB RAILWAY
PRIVATE ALLOTMENT OT SMARM—MT Lawrence, for the
assignees, said that in compliance with the wish of Mr.
Graham, the official assignee, be now brought before the
court the claim of Mr Green, secretary to the company, for
the residue of his salary. The estate wan sufficient to imp
20s. in the pound; but as Mr. Green's signature appeared to
a deposit of 261. on 76 shares, and A. 5 the payment of this t
mosey would constitute him a shareholder. Mr. Graham
refused to pay the claim. It appeared that Mr. Green had
paid this money into the Commercial Bank, and there was
an entry in the company's scrip-book to that effect,
the namo of Mr. Green li, ing attached thereto in his
own handwriting.—Mr. Green deposed that he had never
seed a single share in the company. He recollacted the
7i shares being placed in his nem, As far as he could re-
collect it was done by order of the directors, and by Mr.
Hill, the company's solicitor. Did not know why his name
was so used. Mr. Hill would perhaps be able to explain it.
What had been stated as to his being allotted shares, and his
name being attached to the payment of a deposit of 261., wag
perfectly correct, but the money was not paid by him.—Mr.
Hill, the solicitor, deposed that it was the practice of the di
rectors to allot a number of shares to certain parties to he
bola for the benefit of the company generally when the price
rose in the market. For these shares, and the premiums
received, the directors charged themselves in their accounts.
Mr. Green was not dealt with as a shareholder.—The Com-
missioner said that, from Mr. Green's own admission in the
scrip-book, he must treat him as a partner. He was in-
clined to think that the pra,tice of the directors almost
amounted to a fraud on the public. There must have been
a reason for it, and that reason appeared to be to mystify
the public in some way or another. Ultimately the case was
adjourned for a week, to obtain the evidence of another
party

up the MN at a &Wanes of from twelve to fourtes n
yards from the pew. Witness said to him, " You had
the becks;" when he directly turned round and walked out
of the building. As soon as he had got through the church-
yard, he run very fast, and witness followsd him, crying
" Stop thief!" He then ceased running; upon which wants*
laid hold of him, took him back to the chapel, and gave
him Intl the custody of police-sergeant Slime,. lie said; be
was very sorry for what he had done ; he knew not what
could have possessed him, and that if ke might be allowed to
go, lie would deposit any amount in the charity box at the
door.—The case end books ws re identified by Mr. Bulmer,
Brocknock Cottage, Csmden•town. The cost of the articles
was 275.—The prisoner stands committed for trial.