CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 79

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of violent assault

upon a Warrant issued for his appre-hension by the Marine Magistrate, Captain Martin, Royal Navy, being repoved to they a summons previously served upon him, to answer a charge preferred against him by one of his crew, such assault having been alleged and afterwards proved to have been committed, within the limits of their harbor on the night of the 27th of June last. The summons issued thereupon the Chief Officer refused to obey and to "follow orders from the Consul"! A Warrant was then issued by the Marine Magistrate, for his apprehension, and upon that Warrant he was placed at the Board of this boat on the 3rd instant at about 2 P.M. I may mention here that the assault alleged bore upon its face, in the first instance, such an appearance of unprovoked violence, that Captain Warth thought it advisable to remit it to the Court of Petty Sessions, attending to allow a Justice of the Peace to take part in its adjudication.

Upon Captain Matthew taking his seat on the Bench, and the Court being called, Mr. Cooper Inner, one of the Solicitors of this place, stood up and addressed the Court upon the right of Mr. Keenan, as counsel for the United States, to appear upon the Bench, when a subject before the Court! Bearing in mind Mr. Keenan's extraordinary pretensions to jurisdiction over offences committed on board vessels carrying the American flag in this harbor, and which he strongly...

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of violent assault upon a Warrant issued for his appre-hension by the Marine Magistrate, Captain Martin, Royal Navy, being repoved to they a summons previously served upon him, to answer a charge preferred against him by one of his crew, such assault having been alleged and afterwards proved to have been committed, within the limits of their harbor on the night of the 27th of June last. The summons issued thereupon the Chief Officer refused to obey and to "follow orders from the Consul"! A Warrant was then issued by the Marine Magistrate, for his apprehension, and upon that Warrant he was placed at the Board of this boat on the 3rd instant at about 2 P.M. I may mention here that the assault alleged bore upon its face, in the first instance, such an appearance of unprovoked violence, that Captain Warth thought it advisable to remit it to the Court of Petty Sessions, attending to allow a Justice of the Peace to take part in its adjudication. Upon Captain Matthew taking his seat on the Bench, and the Court being called, Mr. Cooper Inner, one of the Solicitors of this place, stood up and addressed the Court upon the right of Mr. Keenan, as counsel for the United States, to appear upon the Bench, when a subject before the Court! Bearing in mind Mr. Keenan's extraordinary pretensions to jurisdiction over offences committed on board vessels carrying the American flag in this harbor, and which he strongly...
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of violent assault

upeor a Warrant ironed for his appre- -Senvion by the Marine Magistrate, Captain Martin, Royal Rudy, be leading repoved to they a summons previously. Served upon him, to auviver a charge

scount preferred agonist him by one of his crew, such avsault howing been alleged and afterwarde proved to have been committed, inithin the limits of their harbor on the sight of the 27th of June last . The summer issued thereupon the blief Officer Refurred obey

and to they " willimit orders prai the Consul" ! A Warrant was them

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