F. I. Vanzeller, Esq., sworn. Examined by Mr. Clarkson.
You are the Portuguese consul I believe?—I am.
Do you know the house of Zulueta & Co.?—I have known it well.
Do you know Mr. Pedro de Zulueta?—I have known Mr. Pedro de Zulueta for ten years.
What character can you give of him, as a general character, to the Jury for humanity, integrity, and good conduct of every description?—The very highest character possible.
Is that the reputation which the house of which he is a member has borne in the city of London?—Certainly.
SUMMING UP.
Mr. Justice Maule. Gentlemen of the Jury—Pedro de Zulueta is indicted for an offence against an Act of Parliament made for the prevention of the slave trade, for employing a vessel for the purpose of accomplishing objects declared to be illegal by that Act; that is to say, dealing in slaves, and also having loaded goods on board a vessel for that purpose.
Now, although this case has occupied a very considerable portion of time, I do not think it will be necessary for me to add much to it in the observations I shall think it necessary to make to you with respect to the evidence. It is not very long, and the points to which it goes are not very numerous—I mean the evidence on the substance of the charge. The case occupied about fifteen hours on Friday and Saturday, but the evidence did not occupy much above four hours. It will not be necessary for me to occupy much time in observations upon it, and I should think it will not be necessary for me to read over the evidence.