Trial of Pedro de Zulueta, jun., on a Charge of Slave Trading, under 5 Geo. IV, cap. 113, on Friday the 27th, Saturday the 28th, and Monday the 30th of October, 1843, at the Central Criminal Court, Old Bailey, London / A Full Report from the Short-hand Notes of W. B. Gurney, Esq.

by Pedro de Zulueta; William Brodie Gurney

Mr. Serjeant Bompas. It is a mistake, my Lord. It should be 1842.

Mr. Justice Erskine. Subsequently to that inquiry was any notice given to the defendant that it would be made the subject of a prosecution?

Mr. Serjeant Bompas. No notice, my Lord, till the bill was found.

Mr. Justice Erskine. What was the date of the transaction to which the indictment refers?

Mr. Serjeant Bompas. There was then an appeal pending before the Privy Council.

Mr. Justice Erskine. What was the date of the transaction to which the indictment refers? I want the date of the occurrence.

Mr. Serjeant Bompas. 1840; the end of 1840 and the beginning of 1841. The capture of the vessel, to which reference was made, was in February, 1841. She left England on the 9th of November, 1840. She was captured: there was a proceeding in the court abroad; she was condemned, and there was an appeal before the Privy Council.

Mr. Justice Cresswell. The ship sailed from Liverpool?

Mr. Serjeant Bompas. Yes, my Lord.

Mr. Justice Erskine. With a cargo of some sort. One question will be, whether it was a cargo adapted to the trade upon the African coast, or for dealing in slaves.