RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S C0URT. Wellington, 8th, July, l847. 10th July, 1847.

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RESIDENT MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Wellington, Bth, July, 1847.

10th July, 1847.

£/&fi%fc#tf*lsniu and Antonio Jose, sea%e&Mtisgq*fa* »V« P° cohoßta °; ™ er * ;V cstfgtf &ftkfw»»g assaVlre^Erinc^ William Packar.l^OTlsfiet mate^^«sEs^,4Bgjj 2 1st of June. <*ki:^ :$ "jfik .gsT^ The facts of this case, (which* is^pse^onnected with the preceeding) as giTOi in the evidence of the plaintiff, are as follows :-— On the day in question the defendant Williams was at work in the rigging of the- PocoI hontimm^*fipihef*pas^^fy* at work I abo.v.e^inf, &ns!ty f o*foWm'%ifofr which strtfeKHVirtitrfftt vfifb swWfe arffim. Th«f • mate ordered Williams to leave off swearing ■ and come down from the rail ; he refnsed to the mate then took hold of Wiliiims to,Rull him down, wJiejuhfiUCaptoiu_cajne-on deck and reprimanded Williams for riot obeying »he mate's orders, and prileiied'hi^n to be' anTtookiup a gaft;^ the Captain seized hoW of the gaft, when' 1 Stephen Potts drew out a •porpoise sppajrajidihdd it,»s,i.f hewa*«goiirg?t« strike the-iCaptain ; Williams 1 then' rushed forward* ahdr seize r d- the v m r ate*l>y'thefc6Tl|r, w'aird'with^'pjke with, which ne ; struck the ' mate^evjßra.l «lsip sWu$ v ihe J mate •- < o , a<\ - rt \~fi wli The-defendants w«re each-fined ihe sunrof five poundfe.-and^co^t«V'a' n d^n v Befault of pay- , ment we?e-?eiyen.qed-t» thirt^ilays 1 tmpri^Jn■roent.c'x, -/> u/> iot. . ' -yi •< !^ ■» * \ In the above three cases Mr?'GatbV : was' engaged for the plaintiffs and'Ma 5 .- Hift for the defendants. ~

Before Henry St. Hill, Esq., R.\s. [ George Winihms,' a seaman belonging tq 1 the'AmerifeahVhaler PocoKontas, watfeha^iged with having,assa.ulted Silas "C'oitle* the roaster; of the vessel, wb'iVe the vessel »vas lying at anfcKoV'at'Alcaroa^ , t,- ,;-,- # , , Ahii \, //• Silas .Cuttle _ 'tie posed, 'that, jo_n fhe,2lst of June last,Jji|.,|lup anchor at Akaroa, he was in his cabin when hearjn^g the srfeferiatffr? '>ViTliSlii%, fnkki!r^a :? n'oise > liOlA t •on :/ (iy» fc" a^'Vaw^Wiflid^'s ytanHmg^p^tKe rail of t ( he.ship and holding fast the rigging;' WlYlums liad been by Mr. Packard, the chief mate tW-comVilowA ali'd-jefdsed to' -ohey the order. Witness then ordered defendant to come';do'S»iViiSi£ reprimanded him ,fpr. haymg disobeyed,, the;] male's ofjde/s, a^ud directed the mate to putjiira.jn the.figging:as a punishment -for his disobedience. Defendant refused logo-uuu sriggii|g, 5 riggii|g, and^eizmg tlie jaft hehl it ovejr.hjs_heail. in a threatening attitude. Witness^ went having a small stick in 'his hand to'defend himself, and fallowed^Sy^t^-aStg^lTef^falrlt-s^uck at vritttess-rwitlv/^heiga^ -and Hhe.lfpyv^fr^je blow-nearly causetUhiin xo-fall downtlw hatcnway^ .^WJtn^ss?^then proceeded ait with the mare, -anil shortly.aftefwards .received a ( blow which knocked him down ' aiid rendered him insensible." . ,- j. , r „ -j^ • vs^ 1 'O» tr^saf^^niikra^ioirjt gp^e^ref th«yb^plainanthad ordered the defendant to' be, placed in the rigging-for the purpose of flogging him, flogging being a. lowed in Ame/ican' vessels k)T-maintaining -order. j -------- -- y ;. pther swunf^s'J«eFeißxajrfinfed?:SiiB the assault being fptp^'jjnth 6 defendant was fined five pounds 'aTu c^q^s* aiid jlu ; defaulj ? oj payment was 'sen'te^iceJ ' to -thirty H.aV/S "itlurisotlment. . . . - , ,< :,

"Stephen Fotfsl a seaman belonging to Ui thj& American., whaler pocohmtas^ was . charged wiftv having 'commit ted an "assault on Sjilas Cottle, the master of the, vessel. (j >( , ~ , SiYa* Coitle, master dfthe/ J acoAo/j/&s t dei pose^;^n&t i Wlfte I ¥wWy-first of June last, | while the PocotimaVvki fyWg«tta»&rfoa, j he-went forward to put oiie-of-tfee-crew-iratned-I Williams in the Tigging,}^ tiy?,^efendant Potts | was standing wit^.a^orpoisejronjn his hand, ion passing the^aVtfh^h^receivea a blow on :jtUe3Ba%fcfcSf<3& lieaas^fich" i down and rend^red y , him tl sf nseless. At the > time he received the^ blow, jhe defendant 'B*t^ '%*s} l^n]f^ejspn : "near^^liV^fthj, a t jw^pp ''i^;^%anjd^;j{"thexhaic^ >§g-i be-> jtw'eei) li h)n> i( aind} s the,otlte'f seament/ } ••, ,»-.«.." The<;capla«i' f s;ifcvi{ieni:rf'Was 'iJonfirfajfed jby that^of <t\x*PkiiW. '« 'W^sk^^W^ ,Fosbush; who Hearing a noise on deck, came from beJuw^attd.TasfeistedHinicaiT-yJiK* tbe*c»pkain, who was 1 ing ort^^e'deck^enseless'aiftl 1 .ble^ing^tjq »jbg.^Pg)w.ay,f,p>Thi* H**si wi*J»e3s sfcWiiPvtittfi )wiElr«^porp s bi'«i |l '^rod? In Iris^hkii(l^ £>W saw üb."(ftihet'«e^s^to^^r i"* ';) posts, and in default of 'payment was sentenced to two months' Fm%i*oy^ naf .^3"^"