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dismissed by the judge and by the assistant-barrister, he (Mr. 

 Allingham) would have gone into the case of the Bundoran 

 fishers ; does not recollect Mr. Atkinson addressing Mr. Tre- 

 dennick about the Bundoran case ; was not particularly atten- 

 tive to what was going on ; heard Mr. Tredennick say that he 

 concurred in the magistrates' view of the case; heard Mr. At- 

 kinson say, that the Bench could not interfere in cases of trespass 

 in the sea, but if they came into personal collision that the 

 magistrates would notice it ; heard no more and went out of 

 the room ; did not hear Mr. Atkinson say anything that would 

 tend to a breach of the peace ; does not recollect Mr. Atkinson 

 saying, " Remember, boys," &c. &c. ; had he heard such words 

 he would certainly have noticed them ; thinks it was not the 

 intention of Mr. Tredennick to intrude, but that his motives 

 were an energetic anxiety about the cause that was going on 

 that brought him there ; Mr. Tredennick retired from the bench 

 instantly, using the words before stated ; swears that he thinks 

 it was uncourteous of Mr. Atkinson to tell a clergyman to 

 leave the bench ; declines to answer the question whether 

 Mr. Atkinson's manner in general was insulting to Mr. Tre- 

 dennick, and also on that occasion ; deponent says he would 

 rather heal a breach than widen it. 



He-examined by Mr. ATKINSON. Have you any recollection 

 of a conversation which took place between Mr. Atkinson, 

 Mr. Davis, and yourself, about the propriety of allowing per- 

 sons to remain on the bench pending the examination of cases 

 in which they are concerned ? Yes. 



Do you recollect Mr. Davis and myself objecting to it ? 

 I have a recollection of a conversation of that kind of preventing 

 persons from being on the bench during the time their own 

 trials were going on. 



Do you recollect any other person, except Mr. Treden- 

 nick, ever attempting to come on the bench while his own 

 case was under discussion ? I do not recollect any other 

 instance. 



Would you have allowed any person, as a right, to remain 

 on the bench during the discussion of their own case ? No. 



