Mr. Justice Maule. We cannot admit that.
Mr. Kelly. I am not blaming Captain Hill, but I am only reminding him of his duty as a witness not to repeat whatever he heard.
Mr. Justice Maule. He has not stated whatever he learnt from any party: if you push that to the extreme point, how is a witness to be allowed to say that he was examined in Court by Mr. Kelly?
Mr. Kelly. I do not push it to that extent.
Mr. Justice Maule. Did you see Ignatio Rolo in any occupation—No; the way I saw him was this, Captain Denman had seized a slave vessel, and he had sent it up in charge of a prize officer and crew.
Mr. Kelly. If I cannot induce Captain Hill to confine himself merely to answering the questions, I must object. It is singular that when your Lordship puts a question, and Captain Hill has answered it, he goes on to enter into a story about Captain Denman and a slave vessel. I object to that; we cannot go into evidence of what Captain Denman had done about a slave vessel; all he knows is mere rumour.
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. When was it you first saw Ignatio Rolo?—I myself landed there in the month of November, a day or two previous to our going into the river Gallinas, in order to make some arrangements with the chiefs, owing to the interruption that had been offered to us.
Was there any establishment there called by his name?—None; but Jaiera was the name of the establishment.
Did you ever see him there?—No.
Mr. Justice Maule. You saw him somewhere?—Yes, he came on board a slave vessel, and was there detained by the prize officer.