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say then that it was an insult offered to him because he could 

 not resent it. [Mr. Davis observed that he considered himself 

 identified with Mr. Atkinson in the business of the day.] 



Cross-examined by Mr. TREDENNICK. There was a great 

 deal of noise and confusion during the time that Mr. Atkinson 

 was talking to the people, but not sufficient to prevent him from 

 hearing what was said by Mr. Atkinson. 



Patrick Cassidy examined. Deponent remembers the 19th 

 of June, and meeting Mr. Atkinson some days before, and 

 telling him of occurrences that had taken place near deponent's 

 property ; he was in company with Mr. Robert Reynolds, who 

 explained the business, and requested Mr. Atkinson to inter- 

 fere for the protection of deponent's property, saying it would 

 oblige Colonel Dickson if Mr. Atkinson would be of use to 

 deponent, and Mr. Atkinson did say that the magistrates would 

 not interfere, but that it must be tried before the Court of 

 Admiralty, and alluded to a similar case that was to be brought 

 forward at the next Petty Sessions ; got a summons to attend 

 here on the 19th of June ; some of his boat's crew attended 

 the summons, but deponent did not, and was not present on 

 the 19th at the trial, but was afterwards in court ; the charge 

 brought against deponent's men was for wilfully and maliciously 

 hauling up nets at sea, and allowing fish to escape. 



Cross-examined by Mr. TREDENNICK. Did not think it 

 necessary to attend ; deponent says that Mr. Tredennick met 

 deponent at the door of the court-house, and asked him what 

 brought him there that day ; Mr. Atkinson told him that it 

 was a waste of time to come here, as they must go before the 

 Court of Admiralty ; does not recollect having told this to 

 Mr. Tredennick. 



Owen Kerrigan examined. Deponent attended here on the 

 19th of June; is in Mr. Cassidy's employment; recollects Mr. 

 Atkinson having said to the fishermen in the court-house that 

 day, that " he would not go into the case farther, that it should 

 go before the Admiralty Board or Court ;" he desired the men 



