Donna, a Malay, was charged with assault.
Sung-Yung said on the previous afternoon ho was looking on at a cockfight in Bamboo town, when the defendant, who ie employed asa cook and servant toa man who keeps fighting cocks, assaulted him, pushed him down, and deprived him of his queue.
Defendant was sentenced to fourteen days' fipprisonment, and complainant advised to Keep away from cock-fights in future, 21st May.
Capt. McNurr, of the barque Blectra, was charged with il-treating the carpenter f his ships 'a Chinaman named Hook: sung.
complainant stated that on Friday last, defendant struck him on the head, and afterwards kicked him because he did not know the name of a rope. By the Captain's orders, he was locked in all night, and kept without Vreakfast on the following morning. In consequence of this ill-treatment, he ran away from the vessel at eight o'clock. He called two Malay seamen to support his evidence.
The Captain denied the charge of assault, and said it was entirely complainant's own fault if he did not have his breakfast, as he was ordered to take it with the rest of the crow.
The second mate corroborated, and defendant was only ordered. to pay the costs of the summons.
Epwix Arxivsox, (19), of the British argue Verul, pleaded guilty to deserting his ship on the 12th inst., and was sentenced to aweek's imprisonment.
Defendant stated that he had been on board the American man-of-war Hartford in the interim.
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