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CHARLESHAYDEN, Esq. 8ub- Inspector of Police, sworn ex- 

 amined by the Rev. Mr. TREDENNICK. Did you attend the 

 Petty Sessions on the 19th of June? I did. 



Do you recollect the nature of the case that was tried on that 

 day ? I do perfectly ; a complaint was preferred against cer- 

 tain men belonging to Mr. Cassidy for having raised the nets, 

 with the intention of letting out the fish, and using violent 

 language. 



Did you collect this from what occurred on the bench ? 

 From what occurred on the bench. 



Was the case gone into by the bench on that day? No. 



Which of the magistrates on the bench spoke on that occa- 

 sion ? Mr. Atkinson. 



Was the case dismissed ? It was. 



Upon what grounds ? From not being within the jurisdic- 

 tion of the Petty Sessions. 



Do you recollect, before the case was dismissed, Mr. Atkin- 

 son referring to me, as to what was the decision of the judge 

 at the assizes of LifFord, in a case which had been appealed to 

 from the Quarter Sessions, and connected with the coast fishery, 

 last year ? I remember the subject, and your reply. 



Was it not that the judge had decided that he had no juris- 

 diction, as it was a case of mere civil action brought to recover 

 compensation for alleged loss incurred at sea, but which should 

 be tried before the Court of Admiralty, and that it had no re- 

 ference whatever to trespass committed at sea, which would 

 lead to a breach of the peace ? That was Mr. Tredennick's 

 explanation. 



After the case was dismissed by the bench, do you recollect 

 Mr. Atkinson addressing the people ? I do. 



Do you recollect the words used by him ? I do. 



Were you required by me to take a note of these words at 

 the moment ? I was called on officially so to do, at the very 

 moment. 



Did you do so at the moment? I committed them to paper 

 at the moment, and wrote two lines ; I had no paper nor pencil, 

 but was handed both by Mr. Tredennick. 



