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by the barrister was a similar case to that brought before the 

 magistrates ; was not aware that parties had been processed on 

 a similar case. 



Cross-examined by Mr. ATKINSON. Deponent is aware of 

 Mr. Tredennick having been summoned on that day for inter- 

 cepting carts with stones ; Mr. Davis told deponent the day 

 before of this affair ; Mr. Tredennick himself told him of it on 

 the morning of the Sessions ; after deponent came into court, 

 a letter was handed to him by Mr. Tredennick, on the bench ; 

 it was addressed to him individually for the purpose of laying 

 it on the bench ; deponent read the letter and laid it down on 

 the bench, and requested the magistrates to read it ; deponent 

 supposes the letter to have been written by Mr. Tredennick for 

 his defence ; the other magistrates did not read the letter, and 

 refused to read it; has the letter at present in his pocket; did 

 not read it, and would not assign any reason for not doing so ; 

 does not recollect either Mr. Davis or Mr. Atkinson telling 

 him their reasons for not reading it ; recollects now that Mr. 

 Davis refused to read it as it was addressed to an individual, 

 and not to the Bench ; the Rev. Mr. Tredennick came on the 

 bench on that day, and had with him books and papers ; 

 Mr. Atkinson said to him, " that place was reserved for the 

 magistrates ;" Mr. Tredennick was first outside the bench ; 

 swears that he had no private conversation with him on the 

 bench, but, on Mr. Atkinson saying that the bench was for the 

 magistrates, Mr. Tredennick left the bench, and said, " You 

 mean to insult me also ;" the words were addressed, he thinks, 

 to Mr. Atkinson ; does not recollect the words, " I am insulted, 

 and can have no redress ;" Mr. Atkinson made no answer to 

 Mr. Tredennick; deponent told Mr. Davis that Mr. Treden- 

 nick conceived himself not treated courteously by being sum- 

 moned ; deponent thinks that in the present times all men 

 should be treated alike, and would have granted the summons 

 himself against Mr. Tredennick; thinks it was not courteous 

 to order him off the bench ; recollects seeing him here on 

 former occasions ; has never been consulted by him on law 

 matters ; deponent says, although the case similar had been 



