Louis Prarsox, Absent without Leave. and they were charged with being absent Prigonare are milo ox the barge Sumatra, from the vessel without leave.
Carraix Tore, the master of the vessel, said prisoners were before the Court on Sati last for refusal of duty, when the Magistrate requested that they should have liberty to go ashore. He gave them Tiberty to go ashore the same evening, with instructions that they were to be back on ing They failed to return at that hour, and board at eight o'clock the following morn
did not put in an appearance until Monday morning, and then, instead of turning to, the: asked Leave to go ashore to seo the Consul. Their wish was granted. The Captain ssu quently saw them loitering about the Consular compound, and issued warrants against them for being absent without leave, Before the warrants were executed prisoners returned on board but refused to do any work and left the ship without leave. The Captain then issued other warrants against them, and they were shortly afterwards apprehended.
nooners, who had really no excuse to make for their misbehaviour, persistently refused to do-any more work on board the vessel.
His Worsutr, after a long investigation, sent them to gaol for two weeks, with instructions that they were to be put on board if the vessel sailed earlier, and ordered them each to pay the costs of one set of warrants—the
other.
Captain having to bear the expeute of the R, (J. Lacwoon) v. Corvenivs McHues. Assault.
Defendant, who is cook on the barque Sumatra, was summoned for assaulting the complainant, who is an able seaman on board Many remarks, bot satirical and serious, the same vessel.
'COMPLAINANT that he had an have been Te ling the unmanned altercation with defendant, in reference to it some matting he had made, the material of which de ¢ accused him of stealing from that is indicated by the device needed on the the ship. "Defendant track bim on the head occasions when one or other of the vessels is and body, knocking him down, He still felt moved out to the harbour mouth for practice. the effect of the blows.
At thes times artilleryman sufficient for the Defendant said he was in liquor at the time day are lent from the batteries that the assault was alleged to have been com-nitted. He remembered saying something to the guns are ct and fired. But it is to be stationed in Bombay, and by their ely complainant about his 9g the material seldom that any of these longshore gunners for the matting, but did not recollect strike have the chance of going twice, so there are ing him.
ined $3 and the costs thatter forthe leisurely proscedings of expert Sil gona, eel palay Dek ster for the leis OE lings of ward for Captain Perey James, who com-Gatragts, mands both vessels, to have to warn off a hostile cruiser by means of ganeers who had never been in his turrets before. We should mention that though, as in the case of the
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