George Gafin, sailor on board the Assyrian, was charged with being drank and incapable. It being has first offence he was dismissed with a caution.
E. Allen And N. Shell, two seamen belonging to the Annie Braginton, were charged with being absent from their ship without leave and continued refusal of duty. Alien for his disrespectful conduct in Court was sent to gaol to be kept on bread and water till Monday, wh he is to be brought before the Court again, shell wi sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment with hard lobo snd low diet, to pay the costs of summons and forfeit six days' pay.
Joseph Thompson, seaman belonging to the Racer-was charged with refusal of duty. The prisoner ade but said it was consequent on ti ges to one half what he shipt tain give evidence to the effect thathe prisoner. whom he shipped last November in New, castle N.S. W. on his own representation as able. se: man, was discovered to be quite unfit for his duties after being afew days at sea; that repeatedly when asked he could not tell how the ship's head was; that he could not make a common splice or even mat for chating gear or pass a reef knot, and that he knew nothing about the lead line.
The prisoner stated that he: was able seaman and had made voyages to Australia and the West India in that capacity, for which he got certificates but had lost them. He refused to return to duty, notwithstanding the representation of the Court that the Captain was bound to pay him all hi wages at the expiration of the term for which he had si igned unless he could satisfactorily prove that he was incapable. The captain elected to take him in the ship, and have the question of wa.es tried at the port of discharge. For the refusal of duty the prisoner was sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment with hard labour and to be put on beant when the ship sails,
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