—_

oe: eee

and begged that | would wear the watch for ther sake, while lL was not to th nk the les of it because it was not of gold, for tir brother thought that @ silver one would be the more suitable present

And that part somehow seemed to hurt me, for it was like saying a silver one was more suited for ® man in my station, whieh wes quite right; but for all chat, it seemed to rankle, though [knew at heart us the letter was all tenderly and | vingly meant. Bat all that went of again; and the letter, and the note in it, aod the watch, le toge ther in my chest; and eo sure as ( take out and look at them, TE get ia that dreamy way again; and at times, in the long wa chee far uway ut sea, there's a brig face with golden hair Goating round which s'ems to smile on me, too, in calm or storm ; and over the bulwarks thinking,

em

it and it @ there

nod Cabling

back all the troubles of that sad voyage. 1 ve}

that af Phad been

thought, perhaps,

thing better than a common satior, what ft

feit might have been Love.

Bisse.

when Ive hang}

the late movement ayninet the Quteet *s Covern tient Li is stated that the Spanish Government hos declared amartial law on proving ( Ge falenia

Advices from China siv that tf ! Is have ficatly retived from the wily of Pvemtiezin having abandoned all hopes of king the place

Plier seonat the late iting I dore tas just at rived sate iw Wglaiel, and bas gone to Osborte ole a Visit Le fl (haret

FROM TUE STATES Carizuhe, July 1

American Minister, Banecroit, as arrived, and | opened heyeciat tens we the grand Ducal Ge vernment for tae catification of tie Natura! z

And now sou have it all down, sir thensh |

1 can't tell you what beeame of my old st,

theagh [ve always thought as she went to

the bot ow, froiw being badly handled

Latest European News.

Arrival of the "City of Cork.”

Ha

fax, July 15.

| The treaty with China, which has been under

The R. M. Steaiuship City f Cork arrived | wgetiation for seme tine, has at last been con at noun to-day from Liverpoo!, brins dates | cluded. Ttopens te the United States every tu tw the 4thinst. We wlean the following :— | portant pertot the Linperial Government, and

Prince Alfred has completely recovered from | DY8s te Goat nents tate fries diy relat - is the dangerous wouad intheted mo hin ia Aus hated renee a a , oS owts rise A TT

’ ® won & Culid accidentany teil ant & OUrge tates traita, with exenrsiowtats on the Nerth Riwer, and the

Che House of Lords has rejected the Suspen-| ugh ot persone lo the aide of the boat brek serv Bi by & majority f tw tu one Moo dowu the cathiage, and several were drowned yeonie hed pretty we i} made up their min Is | forento, Jaly 14 that the Bill woud he thr we ut, but the thes lt ls understor dtl it the Hou W Po Howland sanguine of its opponents cou 4 not have ex- Will be shorily sworn ii ae Liv ut Governor ¢ pected a majority of 9%. With the privile ce Qutario Also that S 5 Frates ihineks Ww ad Stic | ul proxy suspe nded, it urust ! adwitted thar | ceed Lord Mouck, as Governor General of Cana the Peess numbered at the division in cespect-|

i avle numbers. Casting aueve over th

of the 289 Peers who voted on the oecasion,

one firds in the minority three Arch

avd eighteen Bishops Not a single Bish t

vsh }'>

vt fur the Bll. There wis a fai howe t int the Bishop of St. David's would be found @1the Liberal side, but he was not im the

H wse : and the Bishop of Chester, who was M-. Giadstone’s chairman at the lust Oxford { tuversity election, was hs absences.

chester and St.

wISC CONS PIC uous OY The Bishops of Exeter, Wit

Asaph were also not in the d

lu the Tlouse

nounced that the Royal assent had been given to the Triah and Seoteh Reform Bills, and to the Despatches from Madrid: state

Beuadary Bill,

Leodon, July i4

of Lords last

'

tit

1 Was an

that at a review of the Weoops ia and around that

city yesterday, the Commanding General made a warning them

speceh te the

serldjer S.

making any demonstrations of sympathy with

ation Lieaiy.

Ie porta from ilu

tntetse

and a great nuinber of

hy heat

Cield 428.

Telegraph despatches dated July lth, sey tl led

bert forwa

Minister, siath

FUCCH’ d a 4 tel

NAMics |

» and

vision, being prevented, po doubt, by aze and!

i fi -mities from adding to th mijortty. Seven dukes voted for the bill, and nine against it. Several Catholic Peers were absent, but seven voted avimst the Govern nent. It would be unwise to underrate the strength of our opponents. They have great resources at their disposal, and they will ex haast them all in one desperate effort to pro lous the aseendancy of misru

The “Grand Orange Lodze”’ in Ireland, which is presided over by Lord Enniskillen, for

whieh “ speaks with indignation at the attempt of ane who was once a Minister of the Crown tu piedge Parliament to confiscate the Church property of Irish Protestants;’’ and exhorts Mr Discaeti to “ evoke the national opinion.” The Premier acknowledged the receipt of the address “ with best thanks.’’

The annual Crauge riots in the North of Ire land have already commenced On inst., at Lisburn, a mob, which had been at- tending * mecting, recognize! three constables in plain clothes, and chased them to the rail- way station, where they were onl¥ rescur d aiter the Riot Act had been read, and ihe crowd had been charged three times by the police.

Asa preparatory step to he establishment of a Roman C tho c! i-rarchy in Seotland, the Most Rev. George Erringtos, Archbishop of Trebizo: d, ‘ate cuadjutor of Cardinal Wise- man, an! reseatly parish priest in the Isle ot Man, has b en app sinted A: ‘ubishup ot Glas gu.

On the 29th u't., a deputation from the Eng- lish Church Unien presented to the Arclibishor of Canterbury an address, signed by over 24), foo lay ard clerieal communicants of — the Ch rch of Enyland, renouncing “all Christian commun cation with Dr. C uutil such time as he shall repent of his errors.” The Archbish p, in rep'v, said his sympathies were eutirely with those wh yrepud ated the doctrines of Dr. Cok » and be at to “check the Ini se

enso

ne who have duue hief ’

M.. Clive an»ounced in the House of Com mons, on Monday evening, that the report of the Irish Church Commission is nearly com

plete, and that it will be in the hands of the

raemers of Pa liameut in a week or two. It is rumored that the report recommends tha!

only one Arei.bishop and four Bishops shall be

feft, and that the rest shall be abulished A

large pro) ortion of the r venue are to be

placed at the disposal of Parliament.

A buil has beea promulgated at Rome, sum- mioning a reneral council of the R aman Cathe- | Jawsvuils.

lie Church to meet on the 8th D cember, 185!

It dec'ares the object of the council tu be to assure the intesiity of the futh, respect for re- ligion and ecclesiastical! laws, the improvement

their

numbers of the

i

ai pall points reper lredsa of sun sti

eis

New York, July

trem

eul

New York. July 16 leat as

kes have oceurre d

ta epoetal

ale

Vert te

been

y 15 an Prinee

eneaye bie

Washington by the America w that President Salnave would ltt XK the rebel n

New York, July M4,

[ Reported for the Exam ner] SUPREME COURT,

Wepyespay, &th July, 186s,

(

‘OURT

tf ymt seed | I Aliiued |

Re-oreneD

Joun Larter reenlled to the witness stand

Cross eEXatmination Phomson. tle had scen old write as often as he had notes. Never saw him write

ccs ion.

' restiired

Mr

on

any oth Dil not pretend ty distinguish

by Mr.

Dawson

seen him endorse

| between 2 genuine signature and a good imi-

taticn

i note was then was asked to look at it without open.ng it, and to suy whether or not be thought the

lendorsement of * Thomas Dawson

nan

iwas old Mr. Dawson's signature, iat it and said ** |] don t think itis °’

| paper was handed to him in the s: warded, reeentiy, an addrees to the Premier, |

| i |

1 }

the lst!

| mC ale.

i

, sulmetimnes upon the premises outside, > did not appear to take much interest in the

and a like que

stron put to

him.

he was not skilled in writing. A led to the witness, and he

nr Upon it lle looked

Another rine W ty

He would

not speak positively, but to the best of Lis knowledge he thought it was not his. <A

third in the

Sabie Way

Thought it was

more like old Mr. Dawson's signature than

the others

A fourth in the same way, and

he stid he had no hesitation in saying that jhe thought it was his

Mr. War. Keoucnan called to the witness stand, sworn, aud examiued by Mr. Uv.

Palmer :

Iu 1865 he was in the employ of Mr. G

Nicoil, as bor

kkeeper.

Mr. Nieoll

Wis a

boot and shoe manufacturer on an extensive

Mr.

Nicoll

dealt

“

ith

the City

Tannery —got all bis stuck from it, and paid

hy Notes ot Hand,—his own and what he | Was paid for his |

took trom his

customers,

manufactured goods in notes of band and

some Cael.

Patent leather and shoe findings

were imported by the City Tannery, from Boston principally, for Nicoll.

gave lie

orders to W. goods came to Nicoll, marked ** [, D.’

b.

Dawson. ‘i

, Witness, i he

\\

is

in Nieoll’s employ from 5th February, Lsud ito dune, 1866, and during that time was

often in the

Tanvery.

_.

seemed to be the acting man

Dawson there

oceasion.

ciuployed

' vccasivnally.

b.

Dawson

Saw old Mr

W itness was in the Tannery three times a week, or oftencr. Did not see old Mr. Dawson there on every

He (old Mr. D.) was not then lle was sometimes in the office and

Le

| basiness. Nicoll took notes from his custom-

i

| |

ers.

Witness took down such notes to the

Pannery to get them endorsed, and sumetime-

left tiem there.

|W. B. Dawson, and banked.

saw old Mr

hotes.

Sometimes

Dawson

Nicoll

Le

encorse three ot endorsed,

jsumetimes both the Dawsons speaking, the notes were endorsed by the two

|

| quest of his son.”’

ot public morals, and the establishment ot |

peace and eoncord.

They were endorsed by

( Wiltiess) the and Generally

To the question, * Did old Mr

Dawson make any demur about endorsing ?””

the witness answered, ‘1 never asked , to endurse; he endorsed the notes at the re- Not aware that old Mr

bim

Dawson knew of the goods, le (witness) had

} ep ken of Leing ordered from boston. Never

The Bombay mail, which has arrived this | beard hun make any obsercation about them weak, brin ss advices from Calcutta and Madras, Ko ws old Mr. Dawson's writing. A parcel el the notes sued for (28 in all) numbered 1, 2,3, &. was then handed to the witness, and

te 2oth May, and from Bombay to 2nd June. The Governor-General of [India had issued a! general order, in which he expressed bis | admiration at the whole conduct of the Abys-| sinian Expedition, and recorded his opinion

that ‘no army could have heen Jed with more | ability, energy, and forethought.” He says the | troops were worthy oftheir commander,and he | has especial pride in knowing that the British | and native soldiers composing the expeditionary | the armies of the |

force were detached from

{

three Presidencies in da, whose reputati n

they hare maintained and increased.

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London, July 9

The Queen aska Parliament to sete a pewsion General Sir Kabert |

at £200 per annum be Napier tor bis distinguished service in Abyssiaia Loudon, l0—afternoon The Irish Reform Bull wan passed by the Hous: of Lords last evening.

Despatches from Belgrade atate that Prince

Kara Georgewich has been placed under surveil

anee of the police and hia private

beew arrested. Consuls $4 5 4. London, tith.

Secretary has | subject.

fa the House of Lords last evening on as ap-! peal of the Fenian Muleahy. a decision was cen. |

dered confeming bis sentence.

The bul granting @ pension to Sir Robert Napier | furnished In the House of Commons lsat | He eer,

Was agreed to.

he was requested to examine the notes se pa-

rately, and tosay whether he thought the exdorsement ** Thomas Dawson ’’ them was the genuine signature of the de-

fendant.

on

, each of

on each of

Ile examined them sersafim, and with the exception of thatof No. loand of No. %0, he was of opinion vhat the endorsement * Thomas Dawson,’ was a genuine signature of the defendant

thee note

His opinion was formed from the fact of his

| having seen him (old Mr. Dawson) si {

thereon

Croes-exam

Mr. Dawson All commun

ined hy Hon.

and his son ications from

\

he was with

het b. Nic

yn is

=

name three times, and from his having re ceived, at the time great many promissory notes with what he | sup posed to be his genuine signature endorsed Knew not how the father and sun transacted business |

Nicoll, a

vtween themselves.

J. ; Knew not how matters stood

Longworth

ween old Dawson. tl, made

through him (the witness) were made tu W

B. Dawson, not tu old Mr. Dawson.

Old

Mr. Dawson never spoke to him on the

) The Nic Al and W

transactions ° b Dawsou

Dawson found the means. bad a separate account with Nicoll. Witness

were

between

On ve occasion Nicoll went to Boston for goods, and W. b.

Thomas Dawson

his (old) Mr. Dawson's) account Iu re} ly to the questi mts Were

wight a pension to Gen. Sir Robert Napier was | YOU privy ty the drawing of iny cheques voted. Gen Napier hasbeen wade a peor wider | Upon one bank pg another?’ the witness

the tithe of Lord Napier Maydala.

said, * | borrowe

a good deal of hiohey on

The Patrie bas speeial advices from China) my own account, and on Nicvil’s acevunt, for the purpore of taking up notes at the

Which represent that the eebeleon the Peho river have beep defeated in battie ut Chey still heeat-| poy?

ou Tien Tein the port of Pekin, It in expected that the Aunerican Minister Mr Baneret!, aa aac as he bas coneiad

zation Preaty with the Luited States, London, July lz

The latest deapatehve received from Madrid! rent

* negotia liens at Stulfgurt, will leave for Laden to procur: the | ratification by Uke Graud Luke of the Naturali-|

When acting for Nicoll the busi-

| . ° :

ness Was exclusively between limeelf (the | witness), Nicoll, and W.B. Dawson Never sew the old gentleman exercise any authori-

ty at the Tan

hery.

Lewers McKay sworn. and proved six receipts given to him by the deteadant for

states that Don Antonio, tke Duke De Mont | by Mr. Thomas Dawson.

penser, had been arreated and taken to the |

frontier.

The Generals who were recently arrested tor |

the Canary Islands.

By Virtue of the provisions of We oaturalization freaty couciuded between North Gerawany and! starte

tier United States, the Ge:

au Goverumeni bat) tyr about 6

siayed all prosecutions ayaiust adopted citizens |

of America! German birth

forthwith.

All those who Lave been sentenced or inmprisuued will be released

}

Saw the receipts drawn and signed

Stcond Day, Tuvkspay, 9th July Donatp McKunyon, called, sworn, and ex pelteal causes have been seat in banishment ty amined by Mr C, Palwer :

| Was engaged as superintendant or foreman of the tity Tannery about the time it was

2

Dawson. W

yeare.

Bb. Dawson

d,iu 1s58, and acted in that capacity Transacted abroad fur the concern. Boston from dame O.

Dusiuess

Bought hides in Safiord, tor Thomas was then on

the

lemael Pasha, Viceroy of Egypt, has married | limits, and he was still so when 1 left the

the duuygiter o Abdul Medjid, Turkish Minister. Concern, in) 1x64

Prince Napoieou bas gous to Paris. Santranciseo, July 11

Admiral Hastings, commanding the Euglish! W. B. Dawson aquadron of the Paeric, deapproves of the pro feedings of Commander Krigys, of the Chenti-. aiver,in the affair at Mazatlan, and has ordered. him to reopen Chat part iwisediately and proceed,

ausiua

to P Dubliv, July 15.

A coliision oceurred in Monaghan to-day t=

tween Orangemen and Catholics in which four

ot the latter was wounded, London, July 16.

Committee of Hause of Commons to which was

feferted the proposition te buy the Wales aaut residence ip frelaund faverably upou the subject.

the business.

but referred them to the was inthe Tannery at (witness's) hearing, the

Whilst be was there,

Sea oe

| thinks in his second year, parties came from Boston about claims which t!

ey bed against

They entered the yard | where he was at work, and asked him about

He gave them no informacion,

the

old gentleman who time. old gentleman told

In his

them that his son William had nothing, and that they could pot hurt, touch, or attach any thing there, They lad made enquiries of him (witness) just before the ld gentle- Old Mr. Dawson gaye them

man came in,

Prines of to understand that his son William owned » tepor.ed Bothing there Le (witness) understood the

old geatleman to mean that every thing thero

Agana

kille«

was his own; and that his son was there te

rotect and look after the property for him, Mis father. ‘Lhe parties got warm, and he thinks the claimants said the business was in the hands of a pack of ewindlers, Old Mr. Dawson, from the language which was pused, appeared to comprehend what had

be

| brought the strangers to the Tannery In 1X60, he (witness) was in the States on) business for the Tannery: was so alinost every year. {tlere a letter was handed to

witness. and he was asked to any W hat ity was lle said it seemed to be a detter of eredit, addressed to J) O. Safford. The sig-

nature, ** Thomas Dawson,” he tl ‘ | i Mr. Dawes ms, ' ut hee nal | hot he posi

onght was

; 1 tive } In IS60 he thought, he purchased fides from J. O. Safford, in Thomas) Daw-

ms name. The hides eame to the ¢ ity

Tannery and were used init) tte had parcha- sed hides from the sune pourty da Phommas Dawson's name previously, and did so aleo subsequently. The witness being questioned

thout a fetter written by him, as attorney of

Phomas Dawson, to Saif rd, said he wrote in that churaeter, beenuse he was acting for the old gentleman, Thomas Dawson, and, be- enuse, as rerpected the purchasing of the hides from him (J. QO. Stafford) he (J. O Stafford) reeognized no person but the old ventlemen, Thomas Dawson, ‘Thomas Daw- son was nware why he (witness) went to the States, and mostly gave him strict charges as to what kind of hides he was to purchase Received such orders from old Mr. Dawson during the ran of business for the ex years

he was in the City Tannery. The hicaes he

purchased in the States were chiefly percha.

lysed from Safford. Was aware that W. B Dawson was then on the Jat limits, Old

Mr Dawson, unless when sick, went through

and over the tunnery premises daily, but W. |

B

man.

Dawson was the chic! mauager, the active When new stock arrived the old

wenerally came in and exuimined it, hus Opinion as to what he thought of j | Vir. Dawson never found any fruit wi | whilst he The

eommeciines bol

Wan ving Old

th him

wi vi t

wis there. ds sold from

ro rhe Tannery were sold cash and Some tine for notes. c was tu get the tl.@t was dune by W. &G. Dawson. that promissory potes were taken in

I inks the velit ral urs, lie knew pay- idad

ment. took them so at times himself jecen pay ment {or leather. | offic e frequently.

} (ross-cxnmined by Mr. ‘Phompeon :

Saw him do it in the

Was broazht up to the tannery basiness. After he had served his time, went to the States. W. B. Dawson him there, and wished him to eome back to ¢ harlotte tle about to com- mence the to come on and hire with tii, lwere to be £150 for the first year. made bimecit acquainted with tae working

pound

town told me he was

siness here

tannery I

4 the steam engine. corresponded with William. Knew he wes Purchased a steaus

in lior daam ae the States. li came on here ad- dresaed to KR. Heartz. When William hired | him he explained the state of his affairs t

} »: ace difhculites engine

oup. Owing ¢

iu ditlealties, it became necessary ty shin the engine in R. Heartz’s naine, and not in iW B. Dawson's. Knows not how lentered at the Custom Llouse. He (witness) came With the machinery, Which was pur chased from t hubbuk & Campbell Was | not positive whether he brought the Invuice with him, or not. Here witness was shewn an tnvoice, and asked whether he thought that was it. He said, ** Yes. |} think it is.”’ | tf be bad seen it before, it must have been either here or in New York. After the en vine arcived, went to W. B Dawson |. bubbuk was here belore hin. pautup the machinery. His salary, the tirst eur, Was £150. It ual its highest “imount was £300 a year. tome by W. B. Dawson had nothing to do with it. | Dawson) made no bargain with hin. charge for wages was against W. B. Dawson

ue

rose

Thomas Dawson

He (Thomas

inalone Dawson witness whether his wages were not settled }and squared up to July 1, [864, by a Note, tie answered, he would not say so. Ue got adue bill. Mr. T. Did you ever say your wayes were settled by a note from Thomas | Dawson ? D. McK [I never, that | can remember, said that | was sectled with by a note from Thomas Dawson. Cant say whie- ther Lsaid svornot. Mr. T. Did you not,

; eee td » his (W. B. Dawson's) being |

notes discounted, and |

; are

Phomas Dawson endorse notes taken in}

Agreed | His wag 6!

liad |

|

Whilst in the States |

! |

}

it was |

j

|

Helped to! Tt was to be paid | His |

Made no charge against Thomas | Here Mr. Thompson asked the!

m the 2nd day of this month of July, say |

tuat Thomas Daweon gave you a note for

L800, in payment of all demands? D. KeK. | F ean’t remember that [said anything of the kind. ito the witness, and asked him, Is not that

WB. tawson’s Note to you for your wages 9] Now read it. |

D. McK. Yes,itis Mr.'T. the witness then read as follows: | July, 1863. On demand, | promise to pay to Donald McKinnon, the sum of hundred pounds, in tull of all demands, W. (c. tae.” ae... 7: | salary was £300? D. MeK. Yes. Mr. T Did you not go to Mr. Palmer to get him to | columence an action against W. LB. Dawson for that sum, or for the balance due to you i from 1863 to lx64? D. McK. I did not 1 Mr. T. Did you go to any one about it? 'D. McK. IL think [ went to Mr. MeLeod about it. Mr. 'T. Did you sue? D McK. No. 1 left W. B. Dawson’s employ in May, but T claimed that he should pay me tor two tionths more, beeause | went to him in May, although our agreement was not made until duly. He promised that he would allow me 'to leave in May, and that he would pry me | the whule year’s salary. I thought he would | be man enough to doso. T wanted no more }than he protuised me Mr. T. You could | not geta lawyer? Noreply. Mr.’‘T. You settled with WB. Dawson on the 6th May, in64, and gave hima receipt of that date, for £138 158, Yd., being in full of wages and all other demands? D. MeK. Yes, that ,ended my transactions with W. B. Dawson. The cross-examination being further ¢con- tinued hy Mr. Thompson, the answers re- | turned by the wituess were nearly as lollow : ‘Don’t know whether it was extraordinary or j not that Mr. thomas Dawson, aa old tanner, living next door to his son’s tannery, should look over it vccwei mally notes of hand for tannery govds tinsell ‘Put chem into the office desk, or gave them to W. B Dawson, Never gave any notes ito WB. Dawson. Thought old Mr Dawson | took more interest in the concern about the yard than W. B. Dawson. Wouid not say that old Mr. Dawsun gave orders, but that he gave his advice. When questioned as to whether or not he had ever stated he was in partnership with \\..B. Dawson, the witness answered, ** b said he bad promised to take _me into partnership, He did promise tu do

so. At first he promised he would do so when he got over his difficulties. Mr

| Thompson. } that your salary should be £300 the last year, or otherwis2 partnership? DD. Me- Ainnon. tt was that be would take me into / partnership as soon as be got out of his dtihcultics.

| Kanon to WB. Dawson

read it aloud.

it was read, and admitted

}to shew that no partnership had been eon-|

Your last year’s |

Here Mr. Thompson handed a Note,

|

Eight |

: , a concern. Bought a lot of hides for W. BR. Dawson, in Newfoundland. Ciink [ paid for the whole or in part. ‘They were ordered by me, and tor W. B. Dawson. Mr. Vhomp- son. Were not hides in considerable quan- tities bought from Staekpold on av. Ty. Dawson's account ? DP. McK. Yes, Stack- pole sold him sheepskins.

Mra ©. Pararns was oF R. Yos, | was instructed B. Dawsun, not by Kh. fl

re enticed to the witnes sworn, and exawined by Mr. VU. Paluier :

linve had eonsiderable City Tannery, Paid by note A pareel of his own notes, 80 in all, was handed in reply to) quest put to him ¢ id they were all drawn in favor of Phomas Dawson, were witnessed by WB. Dawson, filled) in by him, and endorsed by Thomas Dawson My dealings with the City Tannery, date

nearly from the time of its establis!

a mie \\ Pi vié etfeet by W

jlearls me to that

rts.

' Gerec ih

Davin Deans

stand,

: a denlings with the

at 3 months,

to him. and 1008

meerning tiem, be &

iaent up i

tu LSo7 Gave other notes besides these My dealings with the city Tannery amounted to about £5000, including reuewals and a

commodation paper-about one-hall actual In purchasing, usually gave 3 Ail as i en lorsed hy rwson endorse When W. B. Dawson and [ agreed

renewal,

dealings as far

1?

hia owl

montis notes. miy notes, EnoWw, were

saw

i homas

hin sume of Lic i

house. acirer, Phe

any surprise

about a he sent me to his to his house, to get it endorsed by him. old gentleman never expressed at being re quested tv endorse, an I never re- fused to My last dealings with the City tannery, were in February, 1567 j : r he ‘Tannery, and wae ver} Mr. Dawron im; but I never One day, | do

endorsing

me, lived quite hear the ery often at it. Orten there. Jouking arvund } heard him give any ¢ redera. not know the date, I paper the cilice. 1 Writing but in endorsing, pretty go nd idea of it Phe were putin yerterday were then shewn t

saw Ow

saw him

have never secn Di

pu

iis

notes Wil

the witness, and he was asked to say whethe

tuvught theen Jorn ‘hhis Wert iG

he ir Lit

or not Mir. Dawson's wetting. ‘

» hy eg i ‘ » Ams asad * Theo mone bY obe, And, treiving Gone so, sala i 5 all pretty aud | ti

mostly endorsed by

examined then

' mucu AilAac, ” hii.

Cross-examined by Hon. BE Paliner:

Shewn a note, numbered 24, for Llov 10s Chis is the first time, he said, that | have met with this note. The signature ts very like wine ; but | never negotiated any sucl note. dn the fall of 1805, Ll signed 2 6 inonthe note for about £70, or a littl rs As for the note dated, 13th Nouv., i865, for £159 i0s., 1 never Rivne l aueh a not | ive a

one wil

note fur a74, tu pay fur tiie £70

iuterest, to be eis

| never*got the £70 note back. this note (the £15V Lbs. one)

shape till to-day. like old Mr. Dawsvu'’s, but wouid not line tu swear that it his. Not aware that I gave any notes in fayor of Thomas Dawson, sinee 1863. From all the tes | gave were in favor of W. B. Dawson ; svin¢ which | gave in 1863, were als» in his favor { cannot tell why the change was made Knew nothing about W. B. Dawson’s bei

mM dts present

is

! 1e0n, he

on the limits. Did not know that the old Back would not take notes from a person on the Jimits. Never lost sight of old Mr.

f ‘> 9 ; ne after (86%, he continued to endorse

Was not notified by Mr. K. J

dawson : as usual.

Uodyson thatthe note for £159 Los. wae dishonored. la answer to Mr. C. Palmer : Che notes given by me to W. b. Dawson are, to the best of my knowled ze, endorsed y Lhomas Dawson. Do not know that W B. Dawson was on the dimits in 1863. Was never notifi d that a change had been mod

in the tannery business if a change wa made, | never beard of it. Was frequently n the Tannery ; two or three tines weekly if not daily. OF S0 of his notes shewn &

him, the witness said 8 were not end by ‘Thomas Dawson, but the rest were. Henry Sairu culled, sworn, and examined by Mr. C. Palmer: — Joined t in the fail of [SG0, February, 1863

re sahil ry and left it in January v1 Was first in W. 2B son's employ from L857 to i838. inthe fall of 1857. All his stock of goods household furniture ac, were sold in tie fali of 1857, or early in the year 1853. i

City Tannery was started in [85e. {agreed with WB. Dawson to aet as his travelling agent and salesman; was not privy tu any arranyement or agreement him and his father. I

first sold on wages, and then on commission. The old man was frequently on the premises, looking about hin, and seeing What was going on. Wil-

Line voods Tso: i were

=

liam kept the bouks. generally paid for in to 4 months. Lhe notes, part of the time, we made payable to myself, and I endorsed wit vut recuurse to save myself. Both the father and the son vbjected to this; they said it wovld not look well at the Banks. They wished me tu leave out ** without recourse,

notes at irom o re h-

}and promised to give me an indeinnity, but

Sometimes took |

;

they never did. 1 stopped taking the notes payable to myself, and took them payable to fhomas Dawson. Not certain who instruct-

ed ime to do so; probably it was W. B. Daw- |

son, but the father was aware that the notes were taken in his name. knowledge and beliet this mode continued till J lett the coneern. Lam the brother- in-law of W. B. Dawson, He told good deal. Notes taken in my name were endorsed by Thomas Dawson. Know his

signature: saw hitu endorse many of them. |

Che last ten months to an extent over £2000. In my time did not see hides come from Boston, but believe they came. Do not know how they were marked. About that tim W. B. Dawson was on the limits and could not have them sent to him in his own name. ‘Two years ago, L believe, he got off the limits. As to the hides from Boston, | know not whether old Mr. Dawson looked at them, or not. Know his signature. lie took noae- count, that | know of, of the paper he en- dorsed. [f he knew wiiat it was, be imust have had a very good memory He took no note of the bills he endorsed, at the time of his endorsing them, He was, ty my know- ledge, in the habit of endorsing from six to twelve ata tue. ile always looked at the face, but took no note of theamount. Ll saw two large jars come to the Tannery —t sup pose they contained vitriol for the use of the eurrier—they were marked ** T. D.’’ The 29 notes’’ were theu put into his hands,and as directed, he examined the separately, and gave it as his opinion thar they were all endorsed by the defendant, Thomas Dawson, although he would not sweur positively that they were so. He (witness) was not aware that W. B. Daw-

sun endorsed any notes for the Banks whilst

Was not bis promise simply |

A letter written by D. Me-| was then hanced |

to him (D. MeK,) and he was desired to |

}iemplated. What purported to be an_ jagreement between W. B. Dawson and | Donald MeKinnon, stating what D Me-|

| Kinnon’s wages, from year to year, were to jhe, was then stewn to him, D. McK , the j witness; und he acknowledged it to be \genuine. What purported to bea settle-

went between the suid parties, May, 1862, |

was then shewn to the wimess, and he ae- knowledged it to be genuine. [t was dated | ~May, 1562, and shewed a balance of £400 to be then due from W.B. Dawson to Donald McKinnon. it was signed by beth parties The witness acknowledged both signatures | to be genuine. When turther questioned, the witness answered in substance as follow: liave never stated that a written agreement was made between me and Lhomas Dawson. All the hides | bought in the States were bought in the name of Thomas Dawson Du not remember having bought hides in | Heartz’s name —nothing but the machinery, A bill made out to R, Heartz was then shewn to the witness, and he said «+ Yes. wathority was given to make it out to R. Heartz. Tt | was the first year's sample hides. Believe | hides from Hughes & —, ilalifax, came to ‘the Tannery, to W. B. Dawson. Kaw hides from Ha'ifax were not maked. Cant re- ‘Inember when this was—perhaps it was /Abuut two or three Yours bese Lieit the