THE POLICE GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1899. VOL. XVI., No. 1643. It is requested that the Admiralty and War Office Forms giving descriptions of Deserters, & c., 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. II7. R. ANDERSON, Editor. WAR OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 26, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE. DESERTION OK i ABSENCE. Adams, David Anderson, Frank Anderson, James Anderson, John Anderson, John Axam, Thomas Bartlett, Thomas Bennett, George Best, Robert Heath Bogan, Edward Boyle. Lawrence Brown, Harry Brown, J. Burgess, Alfred Burgess, James Burrows, William Campbell, Alex. Cartledge, Fredk. Clancy, Edward Cockayne, John A. Cole, Henry W. J. Collins. John Connor, Thomas Cooney, James Cornish, William Coyne, T. Cross, Enos Davey, Thomas Dood, James Doran, William Downey, John Dryburgh. Thomas Dunbar, Charles Dunn, A. T. Everton, Henry Feltz, Alfred Fisher, Arnold Fitzgerald, J. M. Fitzgerald, James R. Flood, Peter Forsyth, John Foster, Paul Francis, Soloman B. Furrelly, Patrick Garrett, George Gent, Thomas Goodhew, Charles Goodwin, John T. Hamilton, William Harris, George Harrison, William Healy, Patrick Home, Walter Hornsby, George S. Hughes, Thomas James, William Johnston, J. Johnstone, W. Jones, B. jones. James L. Jones, William Joyce, James Kells, Robert Kelly, John Knight, Wm. George Laude, Daniel Lee, George Lennon, Joseph Livingstone, John Lloyd, Henry Lomas, John Lyle, Percy Andrew Martin, William McCann, James farm srvnt barman carter iron moldr labourer labourer coal porter baker ti rem an bricklayer tailor farmer labourer polisher labourer labourer roll turner labourer labourer butcher carman labourer green grocr labourer ivory plshr labourer carman labourer labourer miner labourer labourer butcher carman porter shoemaker labourer groom clerk labourer carter iron worker miner labourer labourer labourer Labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer porter fitter driver paintr's lbr labourer carpenter collier engine clnr labourer carman labourer labourer labourer labourer gardener tailor miner gardener painter provisn dlr tailor labourer jBalby, Yorkshire St. John's, Manchstr Perth, Perthshire Ishankhill, Antrim | Yell, Shetland St. Ann's, Nwcstl- o- T Kew, London Gt. Marlovr, Bucks Bethnal Grn, Londn Barony. Lanark Darlingford, Louth Copmanthorpe* Bermondsey, Surrey Lady wood, Brmghm Waterby, Yorkshire Liverpool, Lanes Clydebank, Lanark Runcorn, Chester Kilrush, co. Clare St. John's, Liverpool Bermondsey, Surrey Callan, co. Kilkenny Bow, Middlesex Barony, Lanark Whitechapel, Mi. ldx St. John's, Chester Barrow, Suffolk Balbriggan . Cashel, co. Tipperary Old Monklnd. Lanrk Taughmaconnell* Leith, Midlothian ! St. John's, Birkenhd Edmonton, London Brighton, Sussex I Whitechapel, Mddsx Birmughm, Warwck Leicester, Leicester St. Mary's, Leicestr ! S. Michl's, Kingstwn Barony, Lanark Hanley Linkinhorne. Crnwll St. Audrew's, Dublin Bethnal Grn, Middx Waterloo, Lanes Bow, Middlesex Ludderdown, Kent Leith, Midlothian Watford, Herts JDeansgate, Lanes Kilrush, co. Clare Worthing, Sussex St. Phillip's, Newest! 3. Catherine's. Dubln Hoxton, London Ardwick, Manchestr St. George's, Middsx Trevor, Denbigh Poplar. Middlesex Birmingham Peckham, Surrey Lismore, Waterford Birkenhead, Cheshre Paddington, Middsx Kilworth, co. Cork j Grimsby, Lincoln Blackburn, Lanes Aberdare, Glamorgn Barnes, Surrey Birmingham Banbridge, Yorks St. Luke's, Middsx St. Peter's. Belfast 1 jbrn mole above & to It of navel mole muscle rt arm sc top & It side of head It buttock flwr It frm 2 dots btwn fngr & thm acne spots face sc It side neck snake It arm ballet girl star It frm several dots rt frm dragon ballet girl CO hnds rt frm sc rt shoulder blade * Hill, I. W. sc It loin " York tto dots both frms sc It cheek 4 dots back It wrist wart centre of back mole rt cheek Rose It frm linear sc frfngr It hand sc It side upper lip * I. W. sc upper lip HLH anchr It uppr arm H &. c rt frm sc front rt thigh scs scalp & rt knee blue mrks It frm x Sc 2 shamrcks rt frm P & 0 It frm scs rt thumb Sc It shin sc forehead sword rt frm anc It frxn small line Sc sc over rt temple boil sc 1J in rt 1st lumbar spine 2 moles small back * Roscommon bracelet It wrist * to Hamilton tto arm & both frms flower Nell To my love bird rt frm scs back head sc It forefinger JLLD rt frm Mary Davis It fm flwr in pot rt fm figure Britannia Love rt frm sc back elbow x flags rt arm woman It upper arm SIL bk rt frm mole over rt scapula dot rt frm indis It frm Sc bk It hml woman back rt frm sc rt thigh rt leg rt knee Sc It knee GMcC MMcL rt frm # to Hamilton sc It temple Idot baclt rt frm 2 small scs Jt side sc over rt eyebrow mole rt cheek mole abdomen iH It frm ring ring finger rt hand female figure tto rt frm dots back rt frm tto marks It frm * to Gosport sc neck mole face rt shldr chest See sc above and below rt eye man's head rt frm x JJ dot It frm scs back It and rt calves dimple chin mole bck * Hill, I. W. dots It frm brown patch rt hip tto dot It thumb 1 base bth thumbs crucifixion and angels chest • to Cardiff | sc forehead mole abdomen anchor back It frm sc frhd KAhrt arrw x swds It frm 2 T H E POLICE GAZETTE. T U E S D A Y , SE P T E M B E R 19, 1S © 9. McCulloch, Michael McDonald, John McKenzie, John McManus, John Mickelwright, S. T. Milligan, Michael Milner, Alfred Mooney, Walter Moore, Fredk. Jas. Moran, William NAME. REG. NO. MARKS AND REMARKS. slight varicose veins both legs anchr rt frm dot web both thumbs sc rt elbow * Hill, I. W. mole It loin sc bck of head and It forehead mole It shoulder blade k It buttock mole near navel Morey, Wm. Thos. Morley, G. Nolan, James Nutley, H. H. O'Brien, Michael O'Brien, Patrick O'Connor, Charles Orange, Harry O'Rea, Patrick Penfold. G. F. flower Lizzie rt frm sc rt arm k rt ear 2 scs It side neck sc top rt shoulder and It upper arm anc rt frm HN rt arm ship See It frm memorial cross OC rt frm sir It frra sc forehead k It shldr bid ml It nk harp with ERIN below front It frm ILHW dots rt frm k hands Piper, George Price, David Rattigan, Thomas Read, Robert Riddle, Samuel Roberts, Wm. Hy. Robinson, Joseph Rogers, George Rogers, Joseph Russell, Charles 0 square line I love SA 2 scs abdmn 2 moles It collar bone Highlander with rifle rt frm pock mks face sc rt eyebrw k rt hd 3 small rnd scs It cheek ml It thigh blue marks frms blue marks frm k back It hand Hill, Isle of Wight Ryan, John Sawyer, Edward Schofield, Gerald Seymour, Francis Sullivan, J. Sutcliffe, James Taylor, Arthur F. Tidy, James Wade, Geo. Richard Walters, William x flgs cross TS Love It frm k hand eyebrows meet scs back It hand sc bridge nose ILLS on brclt rt fm red sc scald under It jaw sc forehead heart BE It frm sc lower back ILLRBW & c It frm sc forehead circular mole back neck k rt breast sc palm It hand sc It side neck eyebrows meet sc It hip sc rt loin dot. rt frm sc both hands ttd It frm wrist hnd sc It cheek indistinct ttng front rt frm Warwick, A. E. Watkins, Joseph Watson, Alfred Wheeler, Albert Whittaker, H. Williams, Charles Williams, John Woodley, Henry Yates, John Discharged for Misconduct. •" ICE | 0. I NAME. REG. NO. | j COM- PLXN. HAIR.: EYES. I I I CAUSE OF DIS- CHARGE AS STATED ON PARCH MENT CERT. Brennan, James Copple, John Dunn, Joseph Hennelly, John Jones, Alfred McLean, John McPherson. James Morris, Alfred Moss, William Thompson, Harry 2nd Dragoon G. Liverpool Rgt. 2nd Middlsx R. Liverpool Rgt, 1st S. Lanes. R. 2nd Camn. Hrs. 2nd Camn. Hrs ArmyMed. Crps. 3rd Dragoon G. 3rd Dragoon G. musician labourer wood chop i labourer labourer labourer groom packer bottler rivetter PARISH AND COUNTY IN WHICH BORN. DATE OF| PLACE OF DIS- DIS- CHARGE.) CHARGE. MARKS AND REMARKS. sc forehead tto mrks arms and chest sc It elbow | woman rt frm rings on fingers It hand sc back of neck transverse line outside It frm J. McL rt frm sc It leg loss of some teeth device of heart x anchr Sc shamrck rt frm raised mole It side abdomen nude female with flwr in rt hnd tto It frm ARMY RESERVE. ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA. llabourer [ labourer | miner I labourer | grocer I labourer groom Ipaperhangr bksmth ast wool cmbr carman chmny swp cutler farrier labourer labourer labourer labourer shp's stwrd labourer carman labourer labourer carman carter brush mkr labourer labourer labourer seaman labourer labourer salesman seaman labourer traveller labourer labourer frnch plshr carman ostler labourer carman stoker labourer labourer packer labourer labourer Gortycastle, Tyrone St. Peter's, Belfast Stirling, Stirling Carrick- on- Shannon Edinburgh Barony, Lanark Tonbridge, Kent Dublin Harwich, Essex St. Pcter's, Rochdale Peebles, Lanark Blackland, Hastings St. Vincent, Sheffield Clapham, Surrey Lismore, co. Watrfrd Cahir, co. Tipperary Portsmouth, Hants Warrington, Lanes St. John's, Dublin St. Giles. London Chelsea, Middlesex Cardiff, Glamorgan Dublin Southwark, Surrey Maxwelton, Dumfrs Walworth, Surrey S. Michl's, Kingstwn Hornsey, Middlesex St. Catherine, Dublin Barony, Lanark St. Andrew's, Dublin Lambeth, Surrey Winslow. Cheshire Edinburgh Blackfriars, Middsx Bradford, Yorks Erith, Kent Woolwich, Kent Islington, Middlesx Hackney. Middlesex Newark, Nottinghm Deptford, Kent St. George's, Middx Gorse Hill, Wilts Derby Manchester, Lanes Chatham, Kent Egham, Surrey Birmnghm. Warwck London, Middlsx Liverpool, Lanes St. Luke's, London Altrincham, Cheshre Liscard, Cheshire Barra, Inverness Mortlock, Banff Hackney, London i S treat ham, London Portsea, Hampshire! Brown, Ephraim Pinder, George Hy. shoe rivettr farm servnt St. Mary's, Leicester Melton Mowbray smallpox marks on face Barrington, John Beecroft, Tom Carter, Walter Chisholm, Angus Clives, Ben. Thos. Doig, John Donighy, Patrick Fitzsimmons, John Fyfe, William Goode, John Graham, Donald Hall, John Harvey, Joseph Hoy, Nathaniel Kennedy, Murdo Maloney, Marten McAulay, Malcolm McCann, Francis McDonald, Donald McDonald, John McGregor, Donald McIver, Angus McIver, Donald McIver, John Mclver, Kenneth McIver, Murdo McIver, Norman McKay, Angus McKay, Angus McKay, Aulay McKay, Donald McKay, John labourer bricklayer labourer fisher labourer mill worker labourer brick makr mill worker caster fisher labourer cycle trade greengrocr fisher abourer fisher miner isher fisher Lancashire Leeds, Yorkshire Highclere, Newbry* Lochs, Ross Birmingham Dundee, Forfar St. Peter's, Bwlfast S. Bede's. Whitehvn* Dundee, Forfar Birmingham Stornoway, Ross Salford, Lanes Birmingham Clerkenwell Lochs, Ross Clonsbaumy, Clara Barvas, Ross St. Peter's, Belfast Uig, Ross Ness, Ross Uig, Ross Ness, Ross Barvas, Ross Uig, Ross Back, Ross Back, Ross Barvas, Ross Back, Ross Barvas, Ross Uig, Ross Lochs, Ross Lochs, Ross [ long sc It frm sc over sacrum • Berks x back It hand anchor and female back It frm • to Perth sc It side chst Sc bck ' Cumberland * to Perth female back rt frm anchor back It hand dots See each arm sc nape of neck 1 vac It arm blue marks It frm • to Birr f King's Co. J back It hand M M C front It frm scs several parts body cicatrix near outer angle It eye tto marks back rt hand, See. urethral orifice abnormally low J. M. I. St fish front It frm, Sic. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1 8 9 9. T H E POLICE GAZETTE. 3 ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA— continued. ADMIRALTY. Description of Deserters from Her Majesty's Sea Service. NAME. Afford, Walter Aines, Edwin S. Allday, William Barrington, William Bowers, Charles J. Boyd, William Burke, Edward Collier, George Diggory, Alfred J. Dobbin, Jos. Lovey, Alfred Lowey. Robert Maxwell, Fred Maylan, Edward McCormack, David McVey, James Miller, Arthur Millwood, Robt. J. Nazer, Georga Onley, Henry Page, Alfred Pateman, Edwd. G, Peebles, Thomas Powley, James Rickets, Sid Roberts, Edward Sanders, Samuel J. Saunders, Arthur Sellars, Percy Shepherd, John Sheriff, William Stevens, George Targett, Wm. A. Thompson, Isaac Whall, Jos. Whincup, Geo. W. Wills, Harry Woodcock, Fdk. W. Yuill, Charles S. McKenzie, Alexr. McKenzie, Alexr. McKenzie, Alexr. McKenzie, Duncan McKenzie, Duncan McKenzie, Ebenzr. McKenzie, John McKenzie, Malcolm McKenzie, Malcolm McKenzie, Murdo McKinnon, Allan McLaren, John McLean, Donald McLean, William McLeod, Angus McLeod, Angus McLeod, Donald McLeod, Finlay McLeod, John McLeod, John McLeod, Kenneth McLeod, Murdo McMillan, Donald McNeil, Rodk. McRae, Neil McRitchie, Alex. McRitchie, Angus Matheson. Kenneth Molloy, William Montgomery, Murdo Montgomery, N. Morrison, Donald Morrison, Norman Murray, Allan Murray, John Murray, Kenneth Nicolson, John Price, John Smith, Angus Smith. Donald Smith, Frederick Smith, John Smith, John Smith, Samuel Walker, Frederick Wright, James Wm. fisher fisher fisher waiter fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher mill worker fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher fisher musician fisher jfisher fisher fisher fisher fisher | fisher [ farm srvnt labourer fisher [ fisher labourer fisher labourer prl btn filer brass polshr striker IResolis, Ross Lochs, Ross Lochs, Ross Gairloch, Ross • Lochbroom. Ross Lochs, Ross S tor no way, Ross [ Lochs, Ross Stornowav, Ross Uig, Ross Stornoway, Ross Dundee, Forfar Lochs, Ross Barvas, Ross iGarrabost, Ross Barvas, Ross Stornoway, Ross . Barvas, Ross Stornoway, Ross Back, Ross Barvas, Ross Stornoway, Ross Barvas, Ross Nairn, Nairn Lochs, Ross Ness, Ross Barvas, Ross Uig, Ross Dublin, Dublin Garrabost, Ross Lochs, Rons Ness, Ross Ness, Ross Barvas, Ross Stornoway, Ross Stornoway, Ross Kilmuir, Inverness Market Drayton" 1 J Barvas, Ross Barvas, Rsss Salford, Lanes Barvas, Ross Inverness B i r mingham. WE wck Birmingham. Wrwck Barnsley, Yorks cast It eye anchor & star back It hand tto marks both hands anchor back It hand MMK back It frm * to Perth 2 dots ba6e It thumb sc rt side D & dot back It hand JML It hand 2 crosses back rt hand JML It frm semi- circular scar middle forehead M. M. L. and anchor back It hand It uppr cntl incisor tooth bken acss flat feet, large bunion each toe A inside It arm sc over rt eyebrow tto marks back both hands & c. burn stain rt frm large mole over spine It. scapula fish and anchor back It hand & e * Shropshire small dot back It hand kc female It arm irregular linear shaped mole rt thigh female figure back rt wrist pierced heart True Love front rt frm mole rt groin sc of burn on chest Dodd, William Done, Joseph Ellis, George R. Foley, John F. Freshwater, Charles Gallop, William Geer, George Lewis Gibbs, Hy. Green, Ben Grill, H. Hancock, Ralph Harrington, M ichael Harwood, Walter Healy, Thomas Holdeu, William Hopper, John James, George W. Kelly, Charles J. Keys, Thomas Kington, James Pembroke, deserter D. of Wellington, deserter Pembroke, deserter D. of Wellington, deserter Impregnable, straggler Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter D. of Wellington, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter j Pembroke, deserter Amphion, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter D. of Wellington, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Mars, deserter Resolution, deserter Pembroke, deserter Vivid, deserter Pembroke, deserter Vivid, deserter Pembroke, deserter Colossus, deserter Pembroke, deserter Colossus, deserter Pembroke, deserter Resolution, deserter Pembroke, deserter D, of Wellington, desertr, Pembroke., deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter D. of Wellington, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke-, deserter Pembroke, deserter Resolution, deserter Diadem, deserter Wildfire, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Vivid, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembrokr, deserter Pembroke, deserter D. of Wellington, desertr Grafton, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Pembroke, deserter Howe, deserter Vivid, deserter Diadem, deserter Diadem, deserter Oundle, Northampton S. Thomas. Birmingham Clapham, Surrey Cambridge, Bostn, U. S. A. St. Thomas, Exeter Glasgow Dungaroon, Waterford Kensington, London Wolverhampton Booth, Lanes | Wigan, Lanes Birkenhead Welling, Kent Plymouth Harrow- on- the- Hill Aldershot St. James', Southamptn Marylebone, London Birmingham Bromley, Middlesex Hanley, Staffs Lockivine, Cork Dundee Temple Brady, Cork Rotherham, Yorks Plymouth Bromley, Middlesex Madras, India Greenwich, Kent Clevedon, Somerset Sheerness, Kent Kinson, Dorset St. James', Westminster Tuam, Galway Haddington Glasgow Bradford Uxbridge Lambeth, London Boston, Lines Bethnal Green* London Walworth, Surrey Stirling Thorpe, Norfolk Limehcuse, London Penshurst Camborne, Cornwall Halifax, N. S. Bradford Edinburgh Leith Walworth, London Salisbury Inniskillen Hillingdon, Middlesex Bungay, Suffolk South Petherwin Sheffield Hackney W A It arm heart and arrow rt arm leut sc rt hand JM It arm sc both cheeks Isc back rt hand ship chest spots It arm [ anchor and flowers It arm sailor rt Isc nose mole rt cheek 3 neck mermaid ship frm True Love rt frm sc over rt eye anchor It arm faint tto marks It arm B cross and anchor female and dragon It arm Faith Hope & c rt HC and 2 anchors It arm BTRH & c. rt arm anchor and bracelet rt arm flags HARR It arm WAB rt dot back It hand 14 dots WY & c It arm 4 dots & x rt anchor and dots It arm hearts Jcc. rt Annie & c rt arm barrel marked Rum & c It small sc forehead hands anchor and heart both wrists dots It wrist sc over rt eye True Love and woman on globe rt arm anchor back It arm 1st & 2nd rt fingers crushed woman rt arm butterfly It EO and anchor rt arm mole rt arm initials anchor & c It arm flags & c rt female It arm bust of female rt [ anchor rt arm ' 4 dots and FC It arm IPS rt arm | True Love heart & c rt arm anchor It JH rt frm brown patch It groin ballet erirl aud coat of arms It arm Warspite JW 101 and bracelet It arm sc It wrist snake It frm ttd It arm THE POLICE GAZETTE. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1899. H • 0"' fjft'j: 5 V: ROYAL MARINES. Description of Deserters. OFFICE NO. NAM* E. DIVISION. WHERE BORN. TRADE. M 3 cOM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. HBQIMKNTALS OR PLAIN CLOTHES. DATE OF PLACE OF DESERTION DESERTION MARKS AND REMARKS. 273 274 275 276' Ingram, James Littlewood, Herbert Moir, George Nelson, John R. M. A. Portsmouth Glasgow R. M. A. Bournmth, Hants St. Pancras, Lndn Bridgeton, Glasgw Middlwch. Cheshr porter Labourer labourer 1* 4 20:| 2."> 8 fresh fresh fresh fresh aubrn dk brn brn brn hazel blue brn blue plain clothes 16 Sept. ' 99 10 Sept.' 99 19 Sept. ' 99 17 Sept,.' 99 Portsmth Gosport Glasgow Portsmth F W It arm ~~ sc It wrist mole It neck sc rt wrist knee buttock EXTRACT FROM QUEEN'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— ( J.) 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 60 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— ( ft.) 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 date 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. ( J.) 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 Admiralty 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 Jiecexmrily occupied in conveying the deserter or straggler to his destination and returning,, namely, 2s. 6d. when absent above 9 hours, and not absent during the night; and 5s. when absent a nightr 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 5s. would be paid. The only other charges which, except in special cases, should be sanctioned, are a fee of 2s. 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 him. 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. NAME. REG. NO. OR RATING. CORPS OR SHIP. POLICE GAZETTE IN WHICH ADVERTISED. NAME. REG. NO. OR RATING. CORPS OR SHIP. POLICE GAZETTE IN WHICH ADVERTISED. DATE. | NO. OF ADVT. DATE. 1 NO. OK ADVT. Bailey, H. Blanch, C. H. Browning, W. J. Bryant, E. Cosway, L. Edwards, Alfred G. Green, E. Haywood, R. 5825 2492 12378 6859 private 12381 5818 5506 2nd Middlesex Regt. Kent Artillery R. A. Med. Corps R. Warwick Regt. Howe R. A. Med. Corps West Riding Regt. 2nd Middlesex Regt. 29 Aug. ' 99 16 May ' 99 19 Sept.' 99 22 Aug. ' 99 12 Sept.' 9' J 19 Sept. ' 99 5 Sept. ' 99 22 Aug. ' 99 3 153 13 13 192 37 45 64 Hyde, Henry Jobling, R. J. Mason, A. O. Moon, G. Morton, James O'Grady, W. Sullivan, J. 2733 22596 stoker 84437 2857 7287 7406 4th S. Wales Borderers Royal Engineers Duke of Wellington Royal Artillery Yorkshire Artillery 6th R. Warwick Regt. Royal Fusiliers 20 June ' 99 20 July ' 97 29 Aug. ' 99 19 Sept. ' 99 27 June ' 99 19 Sept. ' 99 12 Sept,' 99 419 128 356 101 743 167 130