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. Kelly. I shall let him talk on till he is tired after what I have said.

Mr. John Brown sworn. Examined by Mr. Payne.

Do you come from the Admiralty Court?—Yes.

Do you produce any documents?—Yes, I do.

Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. The first document we want is the letter of the 20th August, 1840, from Zulueta & Co. to Captain Jennings?—Will you allow me to hand you a schedule of the different documents; they are numbered according to that. (The Witness handed in the same.)

Mr. Payne. Nos. 14 and 17 are what we want. (The Witness handed in two papers; one being a letter, dated 20th August, 1840.)

Mr. Serjeant Talfourd (to Captain Hill.) Look at this letter and see if it is one of the letters you found on board the Augusta? (handing the same to the Witness.)—Yes, that is one; there is my handwriting upon it.

(To Captain Hill.) Look at this also (handing another paper to him), the signature appears to be cut off, and say if it is in the same state as when you found it?—Yes, it is in the same state as when I found it on board the Augusta; the signature was then cut out.

Mr. Serjeant Talfourd (to Mr. Brown.) Now produce the charter-party, Nos. 11 and 12. (The Witness produced the same.)

(To Captain Hill.) Just look at these two papers (handing them to the Witness), and see if they are two of the papers which were found on board?—Yes, they are.