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swore that I)enny acknowleged himself to be the master
of the yawl, and claimed one.third salvage, which Wits
paid to him and the crew. About 19001. worth bad been
saved of the cargo. The greater portion of the remain-
der was stolen atter it was got ashore. Witness spoke to
Denny about cutting away the life boat, and he said he
bad dune a legal act, and would do the same again.
'This closed the case for the prosecution ; and Mr.
Gurney complained that all the witnesses named on the
bock of the indictment hurl nut been called ; upon which
Tlr. Jervis ollered to put them lino the box, in or der that
Mr. Gurney might, if he chose, eaill111111: 111011. ''hi,
wits done.
John was then called, and swore, that he wah in I he
life-boat, and that he tioaitglit the yawl rcmuiurd l'h•tily
lima enough aliona,iile for the crew to hate got 41100ilfli
of her. She mem:tined, he though', longyr idiom urita. pru-
dent She was much slow, amid hall inch :moan r
blow would have smut her to the bottom. 'flic yawl bears
time Ilsg of Lloyd's.
Henry May, it Trioity Pilot, swora.—lt was n prevailing
militia on the coast in such cases as this, that " first conic,
list be' vtd."

Mr. J et via objected to ►his question.
1 to d Stowell said be could Hut sutli.r such a notion to go
abroad, w law or right; ■od as this conic hefore the Cow t
of Ad ' •olty, he had nu hestta ion in saying that nut uoe
farthing saliage would have beet' allowed. The owners were
very til-udvised in paying the salvage.
May coutinued :—The yawl nu, solficietit to have brought
the brig to the heath, and it there hall it. en to water in her,
she could have brought her to au anchor, :aid then towed her
up in the roads. yawl remained alow4side the brig a
great deal longer than she ought to have done.
Crooweitamined.—Vr nen the life boat payseil the bi ig,
within a few yards, neither party hailed the other ;for it the
brig's people laud wanted any witsvaire, they could have
snug othl.
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Matthew Coklman swore, that the yawl's men made known
That !hey had left some ol the brig's crew aboard ditecily
t'ley landed.
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Mr. Gurney rose at half-past four o'clock to address the
Jury for the defendants, contending that the evidence for the
lit useculion negativerdevery pretence for charging the men
at the liar 14'11 b a conspiracy ; or if it supported the charge,
it must be one of the t ntrucious kind ; namely, con•
spiring to droll II the unfortunate crew, rod snit merely (as
was charged) 11/ deptive the crew of the life-boat of their
share of the salvage n oney fur the bah; aad her riiro.—
hlr. Gurney was proceeding with a review of the evidence,
%shell the Court interfered, and expressed an opmium that
the evidence was tint sufficient to bear out the charge of
cimspivicy, and the Jet) would therefore twilit the de-
fendants.

The Jory of course retuined a verdict of Not Guilty, and
the defend:on, Here disehaigcd, Stebniogs, the male woo cut
the rope, heigig hound in hi, ono recognizance of :Ol to
npper, if railed upon to:Hower to any other charge that might
to plct%uat agnimt tom.

LAW INTELLIGENCE
COURT OF KING'S BENCH.
MONDAY, JAN. 21.
The Count this day sat in the private room adjoining
the Westminster Session Court.