Mr. Serjeant Bompas. I am now going to offer in evidence the papers of the vessel, the cockets that were on board the vessel. I am going to call for those, as my learned friend wishes me to call for one thing at a time.
Mr. John Brown called again. Examined by Mr. Serjeant Talfourd.
Have you the cockets there?—Yes, I have.
There are seven of them; No. 5 is the document we want. (The Witness produced the same.)
Mr. Serjeant Bompas. These are the cockets; they are not objected to; they are in page 30 of the book.
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd (to Captain Hill). Were those found on board the vessel, and delivered to you?—Yes.
They were delivered to you by Captain Jennings?—Yes.
Mr. Kelly. Do you propose to read all these documents?
Mr. Serjeant Bompas. No. There is one entry made of plate-glass, upon which a drawback is to be obtained by the person who ships it; all the rest are in the same form. Now, No. 7. (Mr. Brown hands that in.) Now, the bill of lading: hand that to Captain Hill.
Mr. Kelly. There is no occasion to trouble Captain Hill. I do not know how it is important, but I do not see how it is admissible; it is not in his handwriting, nor contains his name; it is found in the vessel early in 1841, many months after he sails. How is that evidence against the prisoner? The charge is, that the prisoner at the bar did equip and use the vessel for the purposes of the slave trade; that the prisoner at the bar shipped goods on board the vessel for the purposes of the slave trade. I need not refer to the letters in evidence or any other document; but here is a document purporting to be a bill of lading, not bearing the signature of the prisoner or any of the firm, nor seen by any of them, but found many months afterwards on board the vessel: how can that be evidence against him? Is that the only document found? There may be treasonable papers found there, and how can they be evidence against Mr. Zulueta, unless it is proved it was done by his orders.