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90.

91.

4.32. Bacon's abridgement, 2. P. 286., Mc Arthur and other writers on Courts martial.

Thereupon the objections

were overruled.

The Honorable Major baine - Sworn -

1th Charge read. - states-

A _ I was at the entertainment given by Sir Thomas Cochrane on board of the Agincourt to the Imperial Commissioner theying _ I believe it was in November I saw the judge there __

there - My

1845 -

attention to the judge

was drawn by

some remark about his dancing - I did not see him dance - When this remark

was made I descended from the poop of the ship and went to the judge accompanied by the Attorney General IN. Sterling.

An

my way

to the Judge the Admiral Sir Thomas (ochrane

addressed

mme

with regard to the Judge's

state, as

words.

far

ал

"Do you

I

I can recollect in those

see the Judge?"

?"

I then

went to the Judge and spoke to him -

He remarked - "Major,

we

had a hard

then

night of it " _ I said yes, and we

talked and joked together for 4 or 5 a

minutes, and Mr Sterling

was present

all the time - I saw that the judge

was

very

sitting

--

much excited - He

on one

was

chair, with one

bez

another - I shortly afterwards left

*

Ship._

shen

on

the

By the Council... 2. _ With reference to the latter part of the first charge

such a state as

Judge in such

10

public attention ?

- was the

to attract

A. I have already

stated this - As my

attention was drawn, I went in

consequence to the Seedge, intending to

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