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ultimo, a quantity of mussels less than two and 
a-quarter inches in length. Mr. Sanderson, of Lan- 
caster, appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Poole defended. 
John Wright, head fishery bailiff, stated that on the 
date named he was on duty at Moat Point, -near 
Aldingham Church, when he saw the defendants 
returning from the mussel bed at Roosebeck in their 
boats. When the Porters saw him they emptied six 
bags of mussels into their boat. On taking a sample 
he found that out of sixty-seven only ten were of the 
proper size.—Cross-examined: The mussels were got 
in deep water with rakes, and as they were brought 
up.in lumps they had to be dressed. To my knowledge 
it is not the custom to bring the mussels to the mooring 
place, dress them there, and take the small ones back 
the next day. I -never told Shaw or any other fisher- 
man that he was all right so long as he did this.— 
Wm. Thompson, another bailiff, stated that of the 
sample of Shaw’s and Ma rtin’s mussels, which he 
examined, seventy-four were small and nineteen large. 
Defendant had over two hours in which to sort them 
when coming up in the boat, and he considered the 
weather fit for the purpose.—John Hargraves, a third 
bailiff, confirmed this. In cross-examination he 
positively denied that in the presence of the defendants 
he had told them they were all right so long as they 
dressed their mussels at the landing stage and carried 
the small ones back next day. What he told Bailey 
was that they would have some small ones to take 
back.—Mr. Poole, in his address to the Bench, said he 
had never heard a witness give his evidence in such an 
unsatisfactory manner as Hargraves, who had.quibbled 
