The Sun.
London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

IN RE BURROWES WILCOCKS ARTHUR SLEIGH.
The bankrupt is described as a newspaper pro-
prietor of the Strand. This was the certificate
meeting.
Mr. Sargood. opposed ; Mr. Norton supported.
Major Walker, examined, deposed that in the be-
ginning of 1854 he noticed an advertisement in the
Times. He applied to the reference given-" P. P.,
care of Mr. Steel, Spring-gardens." He was put in
communication with the bankrupt, who told him that
the advertisement referred to a first-class news-
paper. The bankrupt produced an estimate of which
following is a copy :-" Average weekly circu-
"tee!" ' of British Army Despatch and Nautical
St. Td, as per stamp returns, 700-producing
201. Bs. 4d. Average amount of advertisements for
ditto, 8/. Issued above the average number esti-
mated for British Army Despatch to sundry orders,
last three months, 3,000 copies, 871. To this is
affixed a statement :-" Weekly expenses : viz.,
printing, including offices, clerks, gas, &c., 101.
10s. ; stamps, 2/. 18s. 4d. ; paper, 2/. 12s. 6d. ;
machinery, 11.; sundries, V. Total expenses, 181.
Os. 10th; against 281. Bs. 4d. receipts, leaving a
clear profit of 101. 7s. 6d. per week." 8001. was
mentioned as the putchase-money. Witness was
put in connexion with Mr. Sandell, who acted as
the bankrupt's agent. He was inclined to make the
purchase. when he was told that ho was too late.
The following morning, however, Sandell drove up
to his residence and said if he would give 9001. for
the property, and him (Sandell) something for
making the arrangement, the paper could be had.
He agreed to give 9001. accordingly, and it was in
consequence of the bankrupt's representations of the
valuable nature of the property that he did so. On
the 7th of February he gave the bankrupt the 9001.,
and the paper was duly transferred to him. Before
completing the purchase he made some inquiry of
the publisher, but was told by him that he could not
give him any information without Colonel Sleigh's
authority. He had no information beyond that which
the bankrupt gave. The paper died a natural death
in June, 1856. During the period the paper was in
his possession there had never been anything but loss.
Colonel Sleigh gave him a written undertaking to
manage the paper for two months, and he had done
so. He knew nothing of the newspaper business.
The bankrupt told him that there was an advertise-
ment of Messrs. Isaac and Campbell's, which would
be continued for twelve months certain. This was
a valuable advertisement. Isaac awl Campbell,
however, on a bill being sent in refused to pay a
single shilling, giving, as a reason, that the in-
sertion of the advertisement had never been
ordered. His solicitor brought an action against
the bankrupt for 50/., the amount of these ad-
vertisements, and obtained a verdict with costs.
He also brought an action, claiming 2,0001., part
being the 9001. paid for the paper, and the remain-
der losses incidental to the bankrupt's alleged frau-
dulent representations. It was on a judgment
obtained on the latter action that he wrs now a
creditor. The bankrupt, upon his bringing this
action, commenced proceedings against him for his
literary services. He made a claim of 1501., but
he afterwards abandoned the action and paid costs.
The bankrupt also brought an action in the Wool-
wich County Court for 50/., when he was non-
suited. In all these actions the bankrupt had been
subjected to the payment of costs. He purchased
the paper in February, 1854, but he did not sus-
pect until March, 1850, that anything was wrong.
He then brought this action.
Re-examined by Mr. Norton-He did not recol-
lect saying to Mr. Sandell, two months after the
purchase, that he bad been taken in, but he fre-
quently expressed himself disappointed. He did
this not very long after the purchase. He had
never stated to the bankrupt that the estimate was
false before he brought the action. He had written
a letter respecting the value of the paper, but this
was at Colonel Sleigh's dictation. He had never
told any one that the paper was worth 501)1, more
than he had given for it. A letter was here pro-
duced as alleged to have been written by the witness
to the bankrupt in February, 1855, and setting
forth that the writer would be willing to treat for
the sale of the paper for 1,5001., and that a paper
of established and increasing influence was not
readily obtainable at so easy a price, but that under
the pressure of time he did not object to make some
sacrifice.
An objection was taken that the document as
signed by an Edinburgh official purported to be
ony a copy, the original being tiled in the Scotch
Sequestration Court.
The Court held the objection valid, and
The witness, in continuation of his re-examina-
tion, said the bankrupt suggested the price-viz.,
from 1,5001. to 2,0001.-and said that the paper
was worth the money. He (witness) would, how-
ever, have been glad to get out of the paper at a
and he did not name any price. Another
batch of letters produced were in his (Major
Walker's) handwriting. The bankrupt did edit
and manage the paper for two m( nths as under-
taken. He had further frequently, and for a long
period-about 18 months-written leading articles
for the paper. He (witness) did not pay the bank-
rupt anything for all this. He remained the pro-
prietor of the British Army Despatch up to the time
of its death. Two or three advertieemeuts had
been inserted by witness in the Times with a view
to sell the paper. The bankrupt, however, was the
writer of ttrse advertisements. Ho (Major
Walker) never stated to any one that an established
paper of real influence and position was not readily
obtainable for 1,500/. Thiswas his (Major Walket's)
first and last essay in the management of a news-
paper.
Mr. Yonge examined, deposed that he is a solicitor in
the Strand, and that he bad acted for Major Walker.
His evidence went principally to confirm that of Major
Walker-that upon suing the bankrupt for 2,000/. the
bankrupt, on the case being called on, proposed an ar-
rangement, and consented to a verdict of 5001., to be
turned into a judgment of 9001. if tha 5001. were not
paid within a given time ; that instead of paying the
amount the bankrupt had petitioned this Court, under
the private arrangement clause, and that in the end his
client had only received from the bankrupt 2501., and
which, if they were all fully paid, would not more than
suffice to pay his client's costs in the matter. The
bankrupt, he had been informed, was arrested on the
judgment of his client, but he was not lodged in custody,
the bankrupt having on 16th Jan. presented a petition
to this Court for private arrangement and obtained its
protection. The bankrupt subsequently presented a
petition in the Scotch Sequestration Court, in which ho
was described as a merchant of Edinburgh. Ile (Mr.
Yonge) thereupon presented a petition on behalf of
Major Walker fur the renal of the sequestration,' and it
was recalled.
The Bankrupt, examined by Mr. Sargood, deposed
that his first bankruptcy was in 1850, as a newspaper
proprietor. He had previously been a lieutenant in the
army. He sold out as lieutenant, and had not been in
the regular service since. He received a second-class
certificate under his first bankruptcy. He was bankrupt
on that occa-ion as the proprietor of the British Army
Despatch-the mese paper that he subsequently repur-
chased and sold to Major Walker. It was about four or
five months aft,r his repurchase of the paper that he sold
it to Make- Walker. After receiving his certificate he
remained about six months in London. Daring those
six months he might have gained his living as Mr.
Sargood gained his. He fad rola-ions ; they rtemirted
him. He was a deputy-chairman of a railway company,
but he gained nothing by that. On the contrary, it
enta;led upon him some losses. He was also en peed in
forming
a military college in North America. During
the six months he daresay he earned sortie hind;. He
appealed to the Court to protect him from the ir!'.
solence
of counsel.
The Commissioner said he did not consider it material
what the bankrupt was doing during the si.x months.
Examination coreanned -rlurt ng the six months be
about received, if he did not earn,l,oool. Perhaps he
did not earn anything.
Mr. Sargood called attention to some statements on
a former occasion.
Bankrupt-Mr. Sargood is misstating things. He
does not know what be is talking about.
The Cominiss:oner (appealed to by Mr. Norton) said
be did not see any practical good that could arise from
the objectionable statement or question,
Bankrupt's examination continued-Oa returning
from abroad early in 1853 he agoiu became the owner of
the British Army .Despat4. Ile purchased it front Mr.
Mortimer for 80/. About four months af:er this per.
chaise be sold it in conjunction with
.the Nautical Stale.
Bard for 9001. Ile had nut the Nautical Standard in
possession at the tints that he inserted in the Times the
advertisement of the British Array Despatch, but he had
a verbal although not binding contract that be might
become its purchaser for the Bum of 1001. Mr. Silver
lock was the proprietor of the Nautic.il ,Ytandaed. He
could not say whether the dividend paid under his first
bankruptcy waa is. WO. in the pound. The British
Army Despatch and the Neat lest Standard were pro-
posed to be pulli,hed eaejoietie-to be incorporated.
The paper»for which 801. and 1001. were the pricer; were
the two papers he Rol t for 9001. When ?stela- Waller
brought his action fir 501 , the aolon,:t of the velverti-*'-
n3ent,3, he thetrAlit it e very Ili je-t,fiebe. eel eretel3
slain,, and that as skijor Walker atteeeer; him he would
have a shy at him in return-and right too.
Mr. S:rrg' od-True military tactics. (Laughter.)
The witness here proceeded to state that, finding
Major Walker was acting unhandsomely to him, be
belt
that he was justified in making a claim for hie services.
B for the demand of 501. be would have made no chum
for his services.
Mr. Sargood-That was very kind of you.
The Bankrupt-It was.
Examination continued-Since he presented his peti-
tion to this Court for private arrangement be had paid
3,0001. This applied to his connexion with the Daily
I elegraph„ of which he was at one time the sole pro-
prietor. He sold his half share in t per to Mr.
Joseph Moses Levi f r :4000/. He na'glt have alt.',

The Bankrupt—The name is one that admits of a fancy
pronunciation. We will agree about that. Mr. Bohte
was the petitioning creditor in the Scotch Court. The
bankrupt proceeded to state that the petitioning credi-
tor's claim of 2081. consisted of a renewed debt. He
thought 501. was money lent, and that another 801. was
for clothes, but he could not say how the other portion
of the 2081. was made up. A bill was given to Bohte in
1857, and he, Col. Sleigh, was several times backwards
and forwards between Edinburgh and London—oh yes.
Me. Sargood observed that the matter was of a more
serious character than the bankrupt appeared to imagine.
The Bankrupt —You are very kind ; I must decline to
answer more precisely when I gave the bill.
The Commissioner—But you must answer.
The Bankrupt--Then I will. The bankrupt proceeded
to state that he sent the bill in a letter, but that he could
not recollect the date of its transmission.
In further examination, the bankrupt stated that his
property qualification to serve as a member of Parlia-
ment had b. en returned to its owner immediately after
the election ; and that although his accounts, as now
before the Court, commenced with a deficiency of 5231.,
the amount was owing to relations. It was stated in
his accounts that all the property ho had was in the
form of 31. 18s. 31 at the London and Westminster
Bank, but this did not include his interest in the Daily
Tel
Re-examined by Mr. Norton, the bankrupt said Major
Walker, being in expectation of receiving a Government
appointment, had eddied to sell the paper, and that it
was a gross falsehood on the Major's part to say that he
had ever expressed dissatisfaction about the paper. On
the contrary, he had written the letter he held in his
hand, dated February, 1855, describing the paper as a
valuable property and a sacrifice at 1,5001.
Mr. Sargood again urged that the document could
not be received in evidence.
The Bankrupt—You are very much afraid of this
letter.
Toe bankrupt then proceeded to state that the estimate
of which complaint had been made included the two
papers, and that by means of their incorporation it was
fully believed that the profit of 101. per week might be
realised. This position of things bad, he alleged, been
represented to Major Walker at the time. During 18
months Major Walker never complained. On the con-
trary„he was througheutthat period constantly aldre swing
him, as per letters handed .to the Court, as "My dear
Colonel," ." Yours very sincerely," &c. He (bankrupt)
had freely contributed leading articles during the 18
months. In one letter Major Walker spoke of its not
being fair to press in this respect too much on the willing
horse. Again, he wrote that the last number of the De•
:patch, to which he had not contributed, was a very
shabby one. Again he hoped to have a leader on the Cri-
mean courts-martial, and wrote that the Colon( l's last
leader was first-rate. The last was a very good number
—that was his opinion—what said he (the Colonel) 1 He
had got another good subject for the Colonel to discourse
upon, &c. The witness proceeded to urge that be bad
compromised the actions for the sake of peace and avoid-
ing htigat on, contrary to the advice of his counsel, tpon
their intimating that there might be a doubt of a veruict
in his favour, and that his error was in consenting to a
compromise, and not in having been guilty of a misre•
presentation to Major Walker.
After addre:ass to the Court, in the course of which
Mr. Sargood characterised the British, Army Despatet, as
having been from first to last that which its initials im-
plied—a B. A. D., bad affair•—atid the step which the
bankrupt had taken in going to the Scotch Sequestration
Cou'rt as one to be deprecated.
His Honour gave judgment. He said the bankrupt,
by suffering judgment to go against him, had to a great
extent aemitted the truth of the allegation of false and
fraudulent representation. The judgment having been
given, his subsequent proceedings appeared to have been
taken with a view to defeating Maj >r Walker's just claims.
fie had been very blameable in attempting to get thts ugh
his difficulties by applying to the Scotch court, the whole
of his debts, to th 3 amount of between 4,0001. and
5,000/, having been incurred in this country. The
representations with respect to the transaction of the
British Army Dispatch, looked very much like those
which the act meant by the words " false and fraudulent
pretences." He doubted very much whether the Court
ought not to refuse the certificate altogether ; but under
all the circumstances he thought it his duty to take the
more lenieht course of suspending the certificate, which
when issued must be of the third class, two years. After
the lapse of three weeks, to allow an opportunity of
appeal, protection would be withheld for six months.

POLICE I N TELLIG C E—Jan. 22.

GUILDHALL.—WiIIiam Denton Flowerdew
was brought up before Mr. Alderman Hale,
charged with ut-ering a forged order for the deli-
very of goods, with intent to defraud Messrs. Hitch-
cock and Co., St. Paul's-churchyard.
Mr. Camp, a warehouseman in the employ of
Messrs. Hitchcock and Co , said,—l have kniwn
the prisoner as being in the employ of Mr. Nugent,
of Croydon. I produce an order for thirty yards of
silk, which I received from the prisoner, and he
asked me to attend to it for Messrs. Aria and Son,
drapers, of Croydon, by whom it purported to be
signed. This was on the 3d of December last. 1
selected a piece of black silk of 39h yards, value
61. 3-. 3d., which was packed with other goods pre-
viously ordered by Messrs. Aris and Son, and
directed to them.
Johu Davis said—l am a packer for Messrs.
Hitchcock and Co. I packed the parcel containing
the silk, and directed it to Messrs. Aria and Son, at
Croydon.
James Boucher said—l am a porter at the Lon-
don and Brighton Railway. On the 3d of Decem-
ber last, a person resembling the prisoner called,
and said a pareel addressed to Messrs. Aria and
Son would arrive ; but as Mr. Aria would not go
down that night, the parcel was to be detained,. and
be would take it down wi h him in the morning.
The parcel arrived during the evening, and I gave
direcAons for it to be detained.
ErnanuelSteers said—l am a porter at the London
amt Brighton Railway. When I went on duty
on the morning of Dec. 4, I found a parcel addressed
to Messrs. Aris and Son, with a memorandum upon
it directing that it should be given up to Mr. Aris
on application. About a quarter to 8 o'clock the
same morning, a man very like the prisoner called
for the parcel, and it was given up to him. I be-
lievo the prisoner is the same man.
Mc. Win. Aria said—l am a draper at Croydon.
I know the prisoner when he was in Mr. Messeut's
employ. The order produced is not signed by me
one in my establishment. I gave no
authority thboy anyrit yto any one to sign this order.
John Heapy said—l ant au assistant to Mr. Mar-
son, of Greenwich, pawnbroker. I produce 24k
yards of black silk pawned at our shop on 4th Dee.
last, by tbe prisoner, in the name of Wm. Smith,
for 30s.
Alfred Jones, assistant to Mr. Hastings, of Wap-
ping-wall, pawnbroker, said—l produce 25 yards of
black silk pledged at our shop on 4th Dec. list, for
11., in the name of William Brown.
Mr. Camp ssid—Thc two portions of silk pro-
duced appear to have been cut from the wine piece.
Mr. Chas. Messent said—l am a hosier at Croy-
don. The prisoner wastin my employ for about 15
months, and absconded from my service on the sth
Nov. last. I know his handwriting and have often
seen him mite. The order producei is iu the hand-
writing of the prisoner.
Alderman Hale—Have you missed anything
since he left
Mr. Messent—Oh, yes, sir, a great many things.
Inspector Carp,suter said if the prisoner were re-
manded for a week he should be prepared with ad-
ditional evidence with regard to other charges, and
he would then have a person in attendance from
Messis. Hitchcock and Co.'&, who would be able to
identify the silk produced.
Alderman Hale said Inspector Carpenter had got
the case up in a most creditable manner, and re-
manded the prisoner for further inquiry.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.—James Hill, 25,
Brewer-street, Pimlico, with 1201. in Bank notes
in his possession ; Wm. West, house decorator, 5,
New Compton-street, with Si. 35.; Abraham Good-
man, better known as Goodey Levy, 22, Frith-
street, with 11/. ' • Henry Clarke, poulterer, 4, Mar-
, l_et-street, 11.; Robert Coombe, bitting-man, 41,
P inces-street, 291.; Morris James, civil engineer,
28 co „
7 Coventry-street, no money . Henry Allen, fur-
"it'll" dealer, 41,' Poland-st., no money : John
Holm.ea
betting man, 11. ; Hy. John-
son, b00k93, Lisle-st., kePreston, 32 eprer, 6,
Rupert-it., Charles-st., City, 195.: R.
h., et.lnyson-st., 225.; C. \\rucks, 52,
o ',3eavieleler, 75,
notes an
Wm. Hemminer -itila Allison, 7, Wilson-st., 2/. ;
Bradbury, jeweller,Cas le-st., 188.; J.
rnberland-place, Camber-
well, 0/. hank notes
17, Palace-road, go\k.,l; John Wells, corn-
b:tek-not es ; Morris Abethol ATiuster-ru “I'
651.
Park-tiill is, Clipliam, 51.;
i,111,:, tLas,Allen Abbott-,
awl Rachel Natlign, the alleged keeperl., door•keepi-r;
iug-hons'., wi.:,11 161. in her poslt.ssionw"ef tilo ram-
botoro Mr. Wegliain, chargNl by the policerel)T‘ )11_; tit
with I
having teen found in a common gaming
house, No.
23, Covenliy-street, Haymarket
The majority of the dofendatit2 are well known
at the cuur.; al gamblers. In addition to the table-
covers used roc gamiiig purposes, the police pro_
• duccd a iin ;11 box wh:ch coctained two pairs of
fraudulent dice used for the purpose of cheating
players who stake their money at the hazard-table.
- The dice to outward appearance were genuine dice,
I,
having the regular stamp for duty on them, and the
maker's nam., but wli-n exaniined they were found
to be supplied with double high numbers one set,
a.ll (I,Aible low nuLabers the other set, so that they

ing a table, which he produced. Ona chiffouniere
he found a backgammon board with men, boxes
and dice. On a small table he found a second back-
gammon board with dice and boxes. Over the large
table was fixed four large gas-lights. There was
another room, which was styled a coffee-room, but
not the slightest sign of any business was visible.
Heard Mrs. Nathan sty she was landlady of the
house, that she had been so since 1856, that she had
lost money, and that she wished she had never seen
the place. The defendant Abethol, who came in
while the police were in possession, requested him
to notice that he had entered the house since the
police were there.
Cross-examined—The presence of the police
caused some confusion among the persons in tke
rooms. Some of the persona were smoking cigars.
Inspector Lester accompanied the superintendent
to the house. In the passage was a glazed folding
door, after passing which he went upstairs and
found the defendants, who were taken into custody
as described. One of Vie defendants, Coombs, ap-
peared,to be very fidgetty, and when the room was
after wards examined, beneath the carpet, just a hero
he had been sitting, was found a small box c.-n-
-taining two pairs of false dice. On the sofa was a
dice-box, Is if thrown there carelessly. Had seen
Mrs. Nathan on several occasions in the house.
She said she waslandlady. On the road to the sta-
tion-house she asked him if he had found any gam-
bling implements. He replied he had found dice.
She said she had never seen any gaming except it
was for coffee, a tripe supper, and that sort of thing.
There were no signs of a coffee business going on iu
the house. There were four empty cups iu the
room. With respect to the defendant Abethol, he
had seen him in the house frequently. The defen-
dants Abraham Goodman, Robert Coombs, Henry
Johnson (otherwise Capt. Johnson), W. Hemmings,
John Wells, and Morris Abethol, had been at that
court before, charged with bsing found in a com-
mon gaining-house.
Mr. Sleigh contended that the ewe was not suffi-
ciently brought home to the defendants. There
was no proof against Abethol.
Inspector Lester said Abethol was known for
years as a frequenter of gaming-houses, and was,
from his venerable and respectable appearance,
looked upon as a decoy.
Superintendent liannant said three of the defen-
dants at first gave wrong names. Ho hoped the
magistrate would remind thorn by s) doing they
incurred a heavy penalty, which, however, it was
not intended to press fur on the present occasion.
Mr. Bingham said the evidence satisfied him the
house in question was used as a common gaining-
house, and that the backgammon boar is were only
there as a blind. He was sorry to find that the
offence had occurred under the seine roof, where
one of the defendants :(Levy) was on a former oc-
casion, when he was brought before him and fined
501. for keeping a gaming room. It was clear that
mitigated penalties had not produced any effect ;
he should therefore increase the penalty to 1001.,
with an intimation that this amount should, incase
of need, be augmented to the full penalty of 5001.,
or 12 mouths' imprisonment without fine. As five
of the defendants had been at that court before,
he must consider that a sufficient warning, and
would inflict on each a fine of Si. The others would
be dischargel.
It appeared that the discovery of the false dice
was manly due to Police-constable Silverton, A
Divizdon, who saw Coombs put something under
the carpet, and spoke to him not to hide anything
away.
Levy, who was fined 501. for gaming in the same
house, appealed against the decision, bat it was
confirmed last Saturday.
Mr. Bingham stated that if parties gave false
canes he would, in future, inflict the fine of 501.,
as authorised by law.

MARYLEBONE.—A. woman between 50. and
60, n tined Aune Southgate, applied for assistance,
sa she was in very great distress. The statement
made by her was to the effect that her ltte husband
was a soldier in the 43d Regiment, anti that he had
fought in numerous battles. for which he had
a medal with ten clasps attached thereto, and upun
which were inscribed Busa,co, Fuentes d'Ouore,
Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria,
Pyrenees, Nivelle, Nive, and Toulouse ; he was at
the battle of Waterloo, and in the course of his
career as a soldier, was several times wounded. At
the peace he obtained his discharge, but as he had
only been in the army nine years and ten months
he was not entitled to a pension. He died a* his
lodgings, No. 3, Adam-street East, Marylebone,
and she (applicant) was at the present period in
the greatest distress imaginable, owing to her hus-
band not having served long enough to acquire
what would have sufficed to place her beyond the
reach of want. For a long while prior to his death
he had been suff3ring from a stricture, a diseased
heart, and inflammation of the kidneys. During his
illness, which was of a most painful and acute
nature, she had be n compelled to part with almost
every article of furniture, trifling in amount as it
was, which she possessed.
Mr. Broughton peruse:l EOM documents, which
placed beyond the shadow of a doubt that the
widow was an object worthy of consideration.
Mr. Frampton, the chief usher, was directed to
give her 55., and a ticket for teals and bread.

THAMES.—John Davis, master of the ship
Washington, from Bombay, was charged with
assaulting Jas. Macdonald, a seaman. Mr. Young
appeared for the prosecution, Mr. with for the
defendant. _ _

The complainant said he had been imprisoned a,
Bombay fir disobedience. On his being liberated
and coining to his ship, the captain ordereJ him to
be confined in a small cabin. The captain twisted
one of his arms, which were ironed, and hurt hint.
When he !oared out the captain put au iron bolt i't
his mouth to gag him, and kept it there for three or
four minutes, so that it cut his lips and thou
and he was iu great pain for days.
Mr. Smith said there had been lately a rage for
preferring charges against mastrs of ships, and in-
stanced one case in which the public mind had been
inflamed against a captain who was committed tom
that court and acquitted. -
Mr. Young—A short time before. that a captain
was committed flora that court for cruelty to a boy
and found guilty, and sentenced to a lung term of
imprisonment.
Mr. Selfe did not see the relevancy of the re
marks made by Mr. Smith. He knew nothing
ahou> the rage for making charges of this sort, or
the public mind being Maimed. He cared for
neither. Ile would do his duty fearlessly, impar-
tially, and he hoped. mercifully. He had nothing
to do with public opinion, or the alleged fondness
for preferring these charges.
Mr. Smith utterly disclaimed being personal to
the worihy magistrate.
Mr. Selle—The remarks are either irielevaut or
personal.
Mr. Smith then called Nathan Gilhuson, tho
chief mate of the ship, bat who originally shipped
as second mate, and he said three men imprisoned
at Bombay for refusal of duty were brought on
board by the police. They refuse lto work, and
were put in a room in front of the poop-deck. The
complainant was one of them. They male a noise
and annoyed the ladies and gentlemen, passengers
on board. Lieut. Hawke, transport-agent on board,
said the men ought to begagged. They weie
brought out of the cabin, and said they would not
turn to, and would see the captain firs'.
Two were taken below. The c thiplainant made a
good deal of noise, and put au iron bolt about au
inch in thickness in his mouth. The saamm kept it
in his mouth for several minutes, but the captain
(lid not touch it, and used no violence towards the
seaman. The seaman made no complaint of his win
or wrist. On the following day, two of the wen re-
turned to their ditty, and the complainant also re-
turned to his duty subsequently. The complainant
did say his mouth was sore.
Macdonald said if the case was postponed, six of
the crew would confirm his statement, and prove
the mate was telling falsehoods.
Mr. Smith said a pastponemfint would do
client no good, and wisheii for a doci-.ion.
Mr. Selfo could net help expre4sing his re;oet
that anything sva 4 stiiof a rage in the public mind
to prefer there charges, lie should pass it by. Ho
was not conscious or encouraging it: When a sailor
made
suchti el tayo: a case against his captain, or a captain
made out a case against a sailor, he decided it to
the best of his abdity, caring neither for one party
ohuustoliDe, British
nore
couldrth
neoot,tihieelpi. He was not over squeamish, but he
taxteareclistehdintgoiwwaarsdaeutohueghctioimthprlaoiwnadiiisfe„riednidt
fraeteltrucigla'nuhtesreer:s:iacs„ much unneze -:tar's
canto to thv court as a p—artTishane,maantdeacGtet
as one throughout, interrupting the witness Mast
donald and making use of gestieuh
tions quitej un-
becoming. lie did net Gilhusouwhen he