A torious sffeay took place on Thursday (Ath ust.) n the harbour on board can ship, no less than eight shots being ficed id hit. in four places, while was hit ones, and yet nor does it appear that any serious injury has been given, inasmuch aa the two wounded men were yealerday able to leave the Civil: Hospital, where they had been sent for medical. treatment, and to the Magistracy, the one to give ovidence, and the other to take his place the prisoners? dook. 'I'his lively. and well nigh murderous affray occurred 0 board the Amorionn ship Zicou and is another cuse of trouble between ogleers nud the crew. The oticer in this ous was the chief officer, a Mr. Hawmoud, and two Eh cook were other two principal we Tntter are now in custody on " charge of shooting at and wounding the former, and only the evidence of the complainant hus been hoard at present, According to account, the steward was first guilty of aolence to him at the dinner table, and on Temoustrating with the man, the latter firat used profane expressions to him, snd ithout the smell to crawl away, in the back, third shot atruck him on the breast as he made for the companion way. Thi then, as he alleges, chased him up on deck gave him another wright refuge id toward tried to force the there. He guve second mate to hoist the Iny down on the fluor ly, a8 he alleges. Kive minutes or sv later he went to his capi got his own revolver, and proceeded tot 6 opti From the window th he saw the ensign was lying on the deci, suid ho went to hoist it se 6 eigual to ths li wus passing the two revelree shots at him at a dis the ook fired
of about ten feet. He was not it on and he ficed two shots in reply, with what effect he does not to be aware, but ae the cook was presumed lion ran below to the cabin, where he shut himself in, and tothe ship Paul hile retalsée in murder. They ud ho requested them to the poli siginl for him. Soon after the opts came on board and took that throe of body, but he little the worse for them, and it is said they ly sunk into his flesh, but only caused alight wounds, without penetrating to any depth, At the ranges Mr. Hammond alleges the revolver was fired at him it remarkable ti fact that seeing in what parte of his body, the found their respect Certainly the weapon was not a powerful one of its class, and the charge was light one, but at a distance vfa few foot in the cabin of the ship, one would have expected the bullets to have had more effo Th other ho: peared in court, it i" known that th atory, Hie credit to Mr. Hammond for taking a much more ware in the commence-mont of hostilities than he claims to have that the trouble cabin at all, but that the chief mate came to him in the galley, and for some ground of offence not fi ig him a nasty cut en mated, uasnulted him very severely, and
the pocket knife. Ue was direely 1s covered with from th question of the ownership of th had been decided.
His Lordship to the Attorney General—What do you aay you are proceeding under?
Phe Attorney General—Under Section 77 of the Code, and being the original defendants I ought not to be called on to sight of his own blood, he drow his revolver, and fired it ut Mr. Hammond, Though the hits were light ones for firearm, he seems to hay made very good practice, When the rest of the evidence is heard, th on behalf of the p clourly elucidated and probably other ence will be called for the prosecute The prisoners express Taeeday, (9th i when the case assistance of a solicitor, and so on
comes before the court, the complainant will probably be cross-exami d the case be gone into fully,—Daily Press, Company had " right to seize this ship. I say not the property of defendants in the first suit.
Lordship said the Attorney General know whose property it was better than creditors and ought to pro-id if the execu-they ought to justify their His Lordship that was the construction of the The Attorney General anid his claim was Saw Beports. jp—I think you ought firat to state on whose behalf you apy I told the attorney 80 wh or For aught know you
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