POLICE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1899. VOL. XVI., No. 1629. It is requested that the Admiralty and War Office Forms giving descriptions of Deserters, < tc., from Her Majesty's Naval and Military Services, for insertion in the POLICE GAZETTE, and all communications in connection therewith, shall be addressed to THE EDITOR of the POLICE GAZETTE, New Scotland Yard, London, S. W. R. ANDERSON, Editor. WAR OFFICE, AUGUST 8, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE. NO. COM- PLXN. ENLISTMENT. PARISH AND ( COUNTY IN WHICH PLACE OF BORN. DESERTION OR ABSENCE. MARKS AND REMARKS. Aldred Harry Ashworth, William Bain, David Baker. Arthur J. Baker, Reginald Ballinger. Felix Barkey. Michael Baron, Frank Bennett, Harry Binstead, Richard Bishop, Frederick Bointon, George Brett, Ralph Callaghan, John Carroll, Patrick Carthy, Patrick Chapman, C. Comber, George Cotterell, C. Cunningham. P. Dawes, Alfred Ellis, George Fenton, John Fettes. John McD. Gavan, Patrick Golds, Ernest Hands, E. Harrison, Hartley Hastie, Samuel Hatton, John W. C. Heaney, Robert Heyworth, James Hickling. Samuel Holdcn, Thomas Hornby, William Hughes, Albert H. Hunter, Alexander Hurley. James Hutchinson, Wm. Jackson, Harry Jackson, Thomas H. Jones, Sydney Keogh, Thomas Knott, Thomas Lally, John Langley, William Lea, John Lewis, Thomas Lynch, John Mageean, Frank Mattison, Peter McCafferty, John McDonnell, Peter McGowan, Stephen McLeary. James McManus, James Murden, John O'Neill, J. Pollen, Gilbert Potter, George Pride, Thomas Quinn, John Roberts, James Rolls, Harry Ross, Malcolm Scott, Henry Shanahan. Patrick Sherwin, Thomas E. Shields, James Smith, Thomas Spence, Robert Symington, John Taggart, James Tulip, T. Tweedie, John Twiddy, Thomas Wallace, Thomas Walters, William Whitehead, George Williams. James Wilson, James vtnry stdnt joiner carter seaman musician groom labourer baker clerk slater carpenter dogger clerk labourer labourer labourer labourer plumbrs m. fitter tailor carman labourer cutler seaman labourer labourer clerk striker labourer labourer labourer shoemaker wagoner labourer labourer labourer salesman shipfiremn brick makr tailor metal rollerl labourer iron dresser labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer labour er labourer miner labourer labourer labourer miner dyer's labr bricklayer labourer labourer bricklayer labourer ( labourer ! carman hawker fitter labourer labourer chairmaker plate layer labourer labourer iron driller labourer labourer gardener dock labr box maker collier waiter labourer I labourer Bray, Dublin Trinity, Brnly, Lane St. Giles, Edinburgh Hammersmith, Mdx. Worthing, Sussex St. James'. Gloster Tydavnet, Monaghn Stokes Croft, Bristol Bombay, India St. Luke's. Portsmth. Birmingham Malton, Yorkshire Chester Mallow, Cork Bengal, India Menlough, Galway S. Shields, Durham Chelsea, Middlesex Stratford, Essex Chatham. Kent | St. Paul s. Luton i Forfar. Forfar Sheffield, Yorks ! Dundee, Forfar Clara, Kings [ Brighton, Sussex Re Iditch, Worcestr Pontefract, Yorlcs . Edinburgh. Midlthn S. Ranes, Ramsbttm Dundee, Forfar Accrington, Lanes Lady wood, Warwck S. Mary's, NewRoss* Liverpool Witch, Worcester Coatbridge, Lanark Liverpool, Lanes All Saints, Stamfrd* Strangeways. Italics. Birminghm, Wrvvck Birminghm, Wrvvck S t. Anns, Manchester Duuladiley, Antrim Leeds, Yorkshire Salford, Blackburn Southport, Lanes. Kirkdale, Lanes. St. Catherine, Dublin Walker- on- Tvne Berwictt- on- Tweed Barony, Glasgow S. Michael, Dublin M morhamltn, Ltrm Kirkuewton, Midln Leeds, Yorks Nottingham, Notts S. Shields, Durham Camber we 11. Surrey Aylesbury. Bucks WoolWrham, Dorset Little Bray, Dublin Lambeth, London Blandford, Dorset Govan, Lanark Monkseaton. Nthbld Rathgormick, Crrck H. Wycombe, Bucks Donegal Shankhill, Antrim Barony, Lanark Paisley, Renfrew j Islesmore, Derry Sunderland S. George's, London! Greenwich. Kent Barony, Lanark Methley, Leeds S. Edmnds, N'hmptn Newbury, Berks IRutbenrlen. Ijanark sc It cheek dots back It. hand sc rt hip & forehead M A It knee mole lower part of abdomen mole back of rt shoulder scar above rt hip sc back head chin It arm MB rt frm 3 scs It frmsc btwn fore mid fingrlt sc rt knee mole It shouldr sc ( burn) back It hnd XMAR rt frm rng fingr rt hnd dslctd linear sc over It eye small mole back neck at root* Natal sc It brstclsod hndshrt man It trm • Co. 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TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1S99. Ashton. Andrew Bradshaw, H. Carney, James Clark, James Finlan. J. J. P. Hambleton, James Hole, Walter Jones, A. A. Kelly. William Kerracher. Daniel Lehane. J no. Lowe, William Makin, Thomas Mapp, J Moore. Henry Geo. Pearson. J. Reid, Arthur Simpson. Frederick Taylor, Tom Watson, Ernest A. Wilshaw. Joseph Wilson. John shoe maker moulder shoemaker shoemaker stamper Labourer labourer Labourer seaman labourer labourer labourer Labourer farm labr musician blacksmith draghtsmn labourer labourer butcher collier miner S. Margaret. Leicestr St. Mary's. Preston St. Ann's. Mauchstr Go van. Lanark Dublin West Ham, Essex > r. Cuthberts. Wells" Birmingham Waterford, Ireland : Pembroke Castle Magne, Cork Gorton, Lanes Claheen, Tipperary Little Hereford" Newington, Surrey Bloxwich. Stafford Ealing, Middlesex Bow, London Clay Cro.- « . Derby Norwich. Norfolk Rycroft. Lanes Sherrifhill. Durham H B It frm large scs rt & It side neck from burns S dots It frm horses hd salr & x rt frm tto mrks bth arms tto marks FHC rt frm sc rt eye * Somerset snake 4 stars wmn's head JessBavliss r arm sc It side & It leg br speck rt eye female rt & It frms sc toi » of head & rt knee dots It frm sc It thigh mole 1 shldrstaincntrebck " Herefordshire dot frm scs top of forehead J PJi man tto It frm Maltese cross rt frm heart Jt arrow It frra sc rt thigh . scs rt eyebrow chin k pa Ira It hand tto mrks rt frm anchor x~ flgs & c It frm " sc rt shin English, John Goman, James Herrington. Wm. Royal Engneers Royal Artillery Roval Engneers Liverpool, Lanes Gateshead mole rt breast birthmark rt side sc rt loin 2 moles It shoulder blade Abbott, Robert Agan, Thomas Ainge, James Ames, Frank Anderson, John Armstrong. . James Barnett, Hy. Smith Bates. Arthur Bennett, Arthur T. Bentley. Ernest Boyle, Michael Brown, Robert Brown, William Brown, William Bulger, Arthur Burns, William Butler, B. Cain, Edward Carey, William Carr. Jas. Cauzer, Albert Chickley, John Clarke, Frank Clarke, Henry Comiskey, John Connolly, John Coyle, John Crawford, James Curl, William Davis, George Davis. George Ed. Davis, Philip Dougherty, Henry Drewery. Benjamin Duffy, James Duxbury, Oliver Earl, William Edwards, Charles Edwards, Sydney Edwards, Thomas Engnell, Thomas Field, John Fitz, Thomas Forbes, Walter Fountain, Ernest Gaymer, Ambrose Goodwin, Albert H. Graham, Jn. Barker Gray, Wm. Green. Arthur Griffin, Samuel Hacker, John Wm. Hansom, Thos. Wm. Harris, Will Hazelwood. Thomas Heppell, Thm. Hodgson, John Holland, John Horton, Henry Horton. Jas. Edwd. Inmann, George Jackson, William James. George Jewell. Charles Hy. Johnson. William Johnson. William Jones, Edward Jones, Henry Keilty, Wm. Joseph Kelly. George Kelly, John Kenney. Charles Laird, George Lee. William Hy. Leonard, Thomas Lett. Frank Liddle. James Marsden. Edward titter labourer labourer brklyr's lab miner filer fitter carter labourer labourer ! stableman labourer labourer labourer warhousmn carter labourer striker baker labourer stamper bookbinder' painter labourer labourer moulder farm labr j shoemaker tube workr painter brass trade rivetter labourer waiter labourer fitter dipper porter painter trunk mkr labourer brass wrkr labourer horsekeepr chemist fireman railway ptr groom Labourer beer bottler [ labourer labourer ; pitman hawker weaver machinist stamper stamper hawker labourer brassturner clerk labourer burnisher labourer | clerk labourer labourer bedstd mkr seaman miner metal spinr labourer labourer labourer brass fundr labourer weaver St. Hilda. Montrose, S. Mary's, Gateshead Walworth, Surrey Birmnghm, Warwck Bedlingtn, Nrthrab Winsn ( Jrn. Wrwick Shipley, Bradford St. Paul's, Walsall St. John's, Over* St. Mary's. I^ eeds Donoughmr, Dnegal S. Mary's, Gateshead Lambeth, Surrey Lambeth. Surrey Birmingham Liverpool. Lanes Binnnghm, Wrwick Birinnghm. Wrwick Sal ford. Lanes. S. Andrew's. Newcstl Birminghm, Wrwck Aldershot, Hants | Birrninghm, Wrwck Battersea, Surrey S. John's, Newcastle Tynemth, Nthmbrld Derr}', Ireland All Saints, Newcastl [ Dudley, Worcester Llandudno, Carnrvn Birmingham St. Nicholas, Nwcstl Bilston. Staffs Southwark, Surrey S. M ary' s, N wcstl- o- T Leeds, Yorkshire Birminghm, Wrwck Lambeth. Surrey Aston, Birmingham St. John's. Kidrmnstr Battersea, Surrey Birminghm. Wrwck AH Saints', Newcastl Cardiff, Glamorgan Lincoln, Lincoln-. hr All Saints, Nwcstle* Mile End. London Shipley, Bradford St. Nicholas, Nwcstl • Leytonstone, Essex Bermondsey Back worth* Nrthbld Astley Berth, Wrcstr St. Peter's, Burnley Dai I bv, Ayr S. George's. Brmghm S. Paul's. Birminghm St. Lawrence's* Gibraltar | Birmingham, Warek B i rm i n gham, Ware k St. John's, Brmnghm Birmingham, Warck Birmingham St. Andrew's" Bermondsey, Surrey Southwark. Surrey Birmingham Kil'Lare St. Paul K. Alnwick Cork, Ireland St. Andrew's* Haalinden, Lane*. Battersea, Surrey Birmingham All Saint.-,. Nwcstle >. Thomas. Bla< kbrn mole on back H A rt frm thstle flags rt upp arm ttd bth frm 2 dots It frm 2 moles on back " Chester near of burn over collar bone large sc It buttock blue marks It frm mole It chcek sc It knee sc forehead tombstone It frm .*> dots rt hrt drt Mi7. pah wrthlt frm eyebrows meet dots It frm 2 dote It frm vac 2 It mole front rt. ear dots frin vac 1 It. sm sc It side, scald mark chst vac 1 It . 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See It frm Sc hand sc rt thigh mole inside It calf woman A: cro* ned flags back It hand vac 3 rt arm sc rt loin 3 dots It frm " Neweastle- on- Tyne tto mark It frin Sc It ring finger T L A W rt frm 3 dots It frm « c rt side chext 3 scs back of neck nnoU- It buttck back It thigh TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1 8 9 9. THE POLICE GAZETTE. 3 ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA— continued. NAME. REG. NO. COM- PLXN. ENLISTMENT. DATE OF PLACFI OF PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DESERTION OR I ABSENCE. MARKS and REMARKS. A S rt frm Floss It * Birmingham eyebrows meet sc rtchk dots It frm sc top of head 2 marks It blue mark base rt thumb 2 marks It 1 mrk rt dots each hnd sc back head 4 marks It 3 spots It frm dots It hnd so rt hnd x k dots It frm sc forehead & palm It hand sc It thigh mole It wrist ILGN man's head anchor It frm kc vac 5 It tto mark rt finger It hand rose hand Nellie tlowr womn rt frm dot It frm sc rt eyebrow S Graham TTD & c * Renfrew moles abdomen and back ILMS It frm I love Li 11 Taylor & c It frm dight varicose veins both legs 1 dot It frm LO It frm long mark rt heart arrow & c. It frm U k pierced heart rt frm 2 hearts It frm mole It arm scar rt elbow sc bck rt hnd bck of head tto frms 3 small moles back neck indistinct cross flags It frm shamrock & star above It elbow F E k figure rt coat of arms It frm x figs anchr star hrt Ac arrow rt frm sc rt eyebrow k back head small mole back rt shoulder indistinct tatto It frm mole back several small scs stomach mall sc under rt eye fish 2 flwrs rt frm anc 4 dts & c It frm CW It frm HMS frm flag anchor It frm sc forehead Fred FB 2 figrs x FB shield It frm eight & shamrock rt frm sc rt arm ac 3 It sc It knee rt foot dots each frm scs It frm 2 moles k smalt birthmark back Discharged for Misconduct. ADMIRALTY. Description of Deserters from Her Majesty's Sea Service. NAME. Adams, Frank L. Atterbury, Saml. T. Blanchard, Jos. C. Davis, Berry W. Durrant, William Foord, William Gardiner, Fredk. H Gomer, Wm. R. Grant, Richd. D. Heiden, Frederick Holmes, Fredk. W. Hughes, Henry Jones, John Kemp, John W. Murphy, Henry F. Ogbornc, Geo. W. Riddle, Albert A. Seaton, Allan Spillett, John Tocknell, Albert E. MARKS AND REMARKS. forearms tattooed birth mark centre of back AGNES rt arm scar over It eye 3 dots back It hand P 1898 love W kc It arm large sc on stomach star back of rt hand love heart It arm cut scs rt wrist GIPOEF& crt wrist marks It hand cut sc corner It eye pierced heart kc rt arm heart on It cross anchor T A rt arm coat of arms It tatto heart anchor k cross sc rt frm wart back rt hand 3 dots It arm woman anchor & tree It arm Hetty kc rt ROYAL MARINES. Description of Deserters. Discharged for Misconduct. Mason, Alfred Maynard, George McCall, Francis McCaw, Samuel McCullum, Samuel McGregor. Peter Mcintosh, James McWilliams, Thos. Morgan, Geo. Henry Munro. Arthur Nolan. James John Norris, William Osborn, Henry Owens, Wm. Paisley. James Parkinson, William Pearson, Enoch Perks, Wm. Pritchard, Henry Quigley. Henry Quinn, Jack Rayner, Henry Rayner. William Ridley, Percy Roberts. John Rush, Henry Sanderson, Fredk. Scott, Frank Sleet. William Smith, Henry Smith. John Smith. William Smith, William Spencer. John Sproston, William Stevens. Arthur Stone, Henry Sullivan, Joseph Sunderland, Jas. H. Sutton. Frank Terry, Alfred Thompson, George Tonks, James Torchley, Frank Turnbull, John Tyler, James Vernon, John Wall, Thomas Watson, Charles Watson, James Weyman, Henry Whalen, Martin White, Eustace Whitehouse, Fredk. Williams, Frank Williams, John Wright, Thomas Yardley. William moulder carman labourer labourer labourer sailmaker labourer lalxnirer labourer porter labourer abourer labourer labourer [ abourer weaver labourer bricklayer cook labourer labourer carman carman labourer brass filer cartman groom driller carter liorsckeepr labourer cycle trade carman labourer rivetter farm labr bandsman miner labourer roller stamper labourer filer baker cartman printer titter labourer j hand driller labourer labourer rivetter clerk labourer caster labourer labourer packer St. Bartholomew's* Lambeth, Surrey St. Nicholas. Nwcstle S t. A n n e's, Newcastle N. Shields, Nrthmb. All Saints', Nwcstle St. John's, Dundee S. Anthony's, Nwcstl Bermondsey. Londn Bishopgate. Hants Manchester Birmingham Bethnal Grn, Mddlsx Gloucester S. Mary's, Bradford St. Paul's, Burnley Bilston, Staffs. Dudley, Worcester Stepney, Middlesex 1 S. Mary's, Greenock* Croydon, Surrey Walworth, Surrey Lambeth, Surrey Bow. Middlesex Birmingham S. Andrew's, Newcstl Kennington, Surrey St. Andrew's, Nwcstl Birminghm, Wrwck Clerkenwell, Middsx Shoreditch, Middsx Birmingham Lambeth, Surrey Southwark, Surrey Bilston, Staffordshre Stoney Parish, Wc6tr Tottenham, Middsx S. George' 6, Brmngm Belfast, Ireland Birminshm. Wrwck Birmingham Camberwell, Surrey Birminghm, Wrwck Birminghm, Wrwck S. Andrew's, Newcstl Evershall, Bedford Birminghm, Wrwck Birminghm. Wrwck S. Mary's, Newcastle Sunderland, I ) urham S. Paul's, Worcester Howden, Nrthmorld Ipswich, Suffolk Birminghm, Wrwck Birmingham W. Hartlepl, Durhm Bermondsey, Surrey Birminjihm. Wrwck Battersea, Surrey Derby Southampton Islington, London Portsmouth Lambeth, Surrey Poplar, Millwall Battersea, London Bp. Wearmouth, Sndrlnd. Clerkenwell, London Jersey, Channel Islands Liverpool Beeston. Nottingham Stoke Newington, Lndn. Newport, Monmouth St. Werburgh, Gloucester Essex Putney, London Edmonton, Middlesex Birmingham Market Rasen, Lincoln Newhaven, Sussex Nottingham Watson, Arthur Weight, Robert H. Wingrove, Herbert Baker. James Kent Artillery Washington Wrthng | moles back of neck Ac. rt shldr blade Burns, Edwd. Jno. Eatherington, Chas. Feltham, Fredk. Hill, Joseph Gravesend, Kent Shorneywood* Cooktoun, N. S. W. Harpurhey, Man. boatman labourer miner moulder cut on forehead ' A dots stomach mole neck & abdomen pock marked * Notts sc rt cheek * from Hull sc rt arm k It frm chest scarred Pitts, Allan R. M. L. I. Manchester 4 THE POLICE GAZETTE. TUESDAY, SepTember 340, 1899. EXTRACT FROM OUEEN'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS- REWARDS, & c. 766. Every possible effort is to be made to check desertion and straggling, and, by lawful means, to detect and apprehend deserters or absentees without leave. Descriptions in the established form are to be distributed as may be directed by the Commanders- in- chief, but at home one copy is invariably to be sent by the Captain to the Chief Constable of the deserter's or absentee's usual place of residence, should it be known, and also to any other place or places where he may be likely to have gone. 2. The procedure to be followed in respect of the arrest and subsequent disposal of deserters and absentees is governed by the provisions of Section 9 of the Act 10 and 11 Vict, cap. 62 ; and by Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act. 3. Under the first of those Statutes, any person arrested on suspicion of being a deserter or absentee from Her Majesty's Navy shall be taken and charged before a Magistrate, and by him, either— ( a.) Committed to prison pending inquiry as to his identity, and afterwards, should such identity be proved, handed over to Naval custody, or— ( ft.) Committed direct to Naval custody on board any one of Her Majesty's ships. In either of the above cases, after the deserter or absentee has been delivered into Naval custody, he may be dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act. 4. If arrested on Naval Warrant under Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, the deserter or absentee may be received direct into Naval custody and dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act ; but no deserter or absentee who has not been arrested under such warrant shall be received from the Police, or from any other person, unless such deserter or absentee has first been charged before a Magistrate. 5. A deserter or absentee who voluntarily surrenders himself to Naval authority may be dealt with under the Naval Discipline Act, though no warrant for his arrest may have been issued, and without charging him before a Magistrate. 6. Under the provisions of Section 10 of the Act 10 and 11 Vict., cap. 62. any person who voluntarily confesses to being a deserter, or an absentee without leave, from Her Majesty's Navy, unless he surrender himself into Naval custody, may either— ( a.) Be taken before a Magistrate, and by him delivered into Naval custody, or— ( b.) Be arrested on a warrant under Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, and delivered direct into Naval custody. In either case, however, the question whether he be or be not a deserter or absentee must be duly investigated by Naval authority, and for that purpose he may be detained for a reasonable time, when, if his confession of desertion or absence without leave shall be found not to be true, then he cannot be punished at all under the Naval Discipline Act, but he may either— ( c.) Be received and detained in Her Majesty's Navy, or— ( d.) If not received into Her Majesty's Navy, and on conviction of false confession of desertion before two Justices of the Peace, he may be adjudged to be punished, if in England, as a rogue and vagabond, and if in Scotland or Ireland, by commitment to prison, there to be kept to hard labour for any time not exceeding three months. 7. When any deserter, or absentee without leave, whether delivered into Naval custody by order of a Magistrate, or by a Warrant issued under Section 50 of the Naval Discipline Act, or by voluntary surrender, shall be brought before the Com- manding Officer of any one of Her Majesty's Ships to be dealt with summarily, his case is to be thoroughly investigated, and a note taken in writing of the proceedings ; the prisoner is at the same time to be formally asked if he has any statement to make and such statement, if made, is to be signed by the prisoner, and duly witnessed ; and the accuracy of any such statement is to be carefully tested before the case is finally disposed of. 767. The penalties for inducing men to desert or im- properly absent themselves, or for employing or concealing deserters or absentees, are set forth in the Naval Discipline Act. ***** 770. Except in the cases specified in Art. 772, the Com- manding Officer of a Ship may authorise the payment of a reward not exceeding £ 3 to any Constable or other person by whom a deserter may be brought on board, or delivered up to any duly authorised person within two years of the elate of his desertion. The amount of the reward should be determined by the attendant circumstances, and, in considering these, the zeal shown, and the trouble taken, by the Constable or other person by whom the arrest of the deserter has been effected, should be duly weighed. The above Regulations for the payment of rewards will not be held to apply in the case of a deserter voluntarily surrendering himself at any Police Station, or to any Constable or other recognised authority, unless it can be clearly shown that such deserter had been induced so to surrender himself by the vigilance and exertions of any such Constable, or other person ; but exceptional cases of this description are not to be dealt with without reference to the Admiralty at home, or Commanders- in- Chief or Officers in command of Stations abroad, for full inquiry into the circumstances. 2. In cases where persons have been more than two years in a state of desertion, no reward is to be paid without previous reference as above ; and it has been notified to the Constabulary generally that when deserters are apprehended in the United Kingdom after such a period of absence, they are not to be removed from their places of confinement until the Admiralty has been communicated with. 3. A reward, not exceeding £ 3, may also be paid for the apprehension of any person who, without being guilty of desertion, in the opinion of the Captain of the Ship to which he belongs, either gives reasonable ground for considering that he intends to desert, or commits any one of the following offences, the particulars of which are to be stated in the notice to the Police :— ( a.) Breaks out of his Ship. ( b.) When on service away from his Ship, quits his place of duty, and remains absent after the time at which he should have returned to the Ship, ( c.) When his Ship is under sailing orders, remains absent without leave until after the Ship has sailed ; pro- vided that the fact of the Ship being under sailing orders were generally known. A reward, not exceeding £ 1 ( unless there is reasonable ground for considering that the man intends to desert, in which case £ 3 may be paid), may be paid for the apprehension of any man who overstays his leave. In giving these rewards, the same consideration as governs the payment of rewards for the apprehension of deserters is to be taken into account, both as regards arrest and voluntary surrender. 4. No reward is to be paid for the apprehension of any Commissioned, Warrant, or Subordinate Officer, without the sanction of the Adm iralty at home, or Commander- in- Chief or Senior Officer present, abroad. 771. In addition to the foregoing rewards, there may be paid to the Constable, or other person bringing deserters or stragglers on board, such expenses attending their lodgment, subsistence, and travelling, as may appear to have been fairly incurred, and to be in accordance with these regulations, viz. :— Railway Fare ( return) of Escort - - ( As an ordinary rule, Railway Fare ( single) of deserter or< not to exceed Id. straggler ( per mile. Other sums expended in the actual carriage of the deserter or straggler, such as for the hire of Cabs, Boats, etc. Subsistence of deserter or Not exceeding Is. while under straggler. detention, or 2s. 6d. a day when travelling. Subsistence of Escort - - At the same rate as that allowed for Petty Officers under Art. 1522, according to the time necessarily occupied in conveying the deserter or straggler to his destination and returning, namely, 2. s. 6d. when absent above 9 hours, and not absent during the night; and 6s. when absent a night, or for every 24 hours of absence, no fractional part of a day being allowed in addition to the 24 hours, unless the extra time for which payment is claimed exceed by more than 9 hours, the full time for which 5. s. would be paid. The only other charges which, except in special cases, should be sanctioned, are a fee of 2-*. to the Magistrate's Clerk, and a fee of 2s. 6d. to any medical practitioner by whom the deserter or straggler may have been examined. 2. Should no reward be payable, the Constable or other person bringing deserters or stragglers on board should be directed, in addition to the above items, to prefer a claim for such other expenses as he may consider himself fairly entitled to, but every case of this description is to be forwarded to the Admiralty for examination and decision. 3. Should the Constable, or other person, bringing a deserter or straggler on board object to the Captain's award, the case is to be submitted to the Commander- in- Chief, who, if unable to settle the question, will forward it for the decision of the Admiralty. ***** The Governor of the gaol will furnish a statement of the number of days' subsistence provided, for which the charge of one shilling per diem is to be added to the other charges against the man's pay if convicted of desertion or absence without leave. This particular charge of Is. per diem is to be shown, with other mulcts, on the Ship's ledger. 5. With a view to simplifying the payment of such claims, Magistrates and Governors of gaols, when requested to send! deserters or stragglers back to their ships, should be informed that it is desirable that the men should be sent in the cus- tody of the Constables who actually apprehended them. 6. The foregoing mode of payment does not apply to cases- of deserters or stragglers apprehended by the Metropolitan ( London) Police. In such cases the following course is to be observed :— No payment is to be made by the Accountant Officer in respect of the expenses incurred by the Constable, or of any reward which may be due to hiqa. The Constable will fill up a form, prepared for the purpose, which he is to produce, and in which he will include the whole of his expenses, and certify that they were necessarily incurred by him. He will then hand the form to the Accountant Officer of the Ship, who will, with the approval of the Captain, charge the deserter or straggler with the sum shown thereon, together with any reward, if due, and note in the space provided on the form the fact of the charge having been made. The form is then to be returned to the Constable. The payment of the expenses incurred, and of the reward when due, will be arranged between the Admiralty and the Commissioners of Police. 772. No reward under the authority given to the Com- manding Officer by Article 770 is in any case to be paid for the apprehension of deserters or stragglers within the precincts- of a port or place where there is a police force employed in any naval establishment, but in order to encourage the local police at any such port or place to search for and apprehend deserters and stragglers, the Commander- in- Chief, or senior officer present, at his discretion, and under such regulations as he may from time to time lay down, may approve a reward not exceeding £ 1 being paid for each deserter or straggler arrested by a Constable of the local police within a reasonable period. ***** NOTE.— Payments are made by the Accountant Officer of the Ship. MEN REPORTED AS DESERTERS OR ABSENTEES ( War Office and Admiralty) who have REJOINED, or who, for any other reason, are NOT to be Apprehended. CORPS OR SHIP. 3rd DorsetRKegt. 4th A. & S. Hghlndrs. 4th A. & S. Hghlndrs. Royal Artillery Tipperary Artillery 4th A. & S. Hghlndrs. 2nd Middlesex Regt. 5th Rifle Brigade Royal Horse Artillery Somerset L. I. 4th A. & S. Hghlndrs. 3rd Dorset Regt. 2nd Middlesex Regt. POLICE GAZETTE IK WHICH ADVERTISED. DATE. | NO, OK ADVT NAME. McArthur, W. McKellar. W. McLaughlan, D. Morgan, T. Nichol, A. Nicol, John Sands, H. Scotchmer, F. G. Shackleton. A. Smith, H. Veale, John Woods, Matthew UEG. NO, OR RATING. CORP3 OR SHIP. POLICE GAZETTE IN WHICH ADVERTISED. 4th A. & S. Hghlndrs. 4th A. & S. Hghlridrs. 4th A. k S. Hghlndrs. 4th Yorks Regt. 4th S. W. Borderers 4th A. & S. Hghlndrs. Royal Horse Artillery Royal Artillery 4th Yorks Regt. 4th Yorks Regt Scottish Rifles Highland L. I. DATE. | NO. OF ADVT. Brickell, F. Brown, Jas. Campbell, J. Catterall, A. Daly, James Graham, Bobt. Hemington, W. Hill, Walter Hope, A. H. Horler, Wm. Kane, Thos. Lawrence, T. Long, H.