# » POLICE GAZETTE PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY. NEW SERIES. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1899. VOL. XVI., No. 1661. It is requested that the Admiralty and War Office Forms giving descriptions of Deserters, ( he., from Her Majesty's Naval and Military Services, for insertion in the POLICE GAZETTE, and all communications in connection tlvrewith, shall be addressed to THE EDITOR of the POLICE GAZETTE, New Scotland Yard, London, S. W. R. ANDERSON, Editor. WAR OFFICE, NOVEMBER 28, 1899. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTY S SERVICE. ENLISTMENT. DESERTION OR ABSENCE. Airey, George Allen, George Almond, James Asquith, John W. Atkins, Fredk. Thos. Baines, Jrthn Bennett, Arthur C. Bennett. James Bergin, James Bird, Frank Borwick. John Wm Brown, George Burke, James Campbell, William Cannon, Daniel Chancy, J. Clark, John Michael Clunie, James Clifford, William E. Collins, Joseph Connolly, James J. Cooper, Samuel Cooper, Samuel Crome, Wm. Robert Culling, William Donovan, Worley Drenan, Archibald Eaton, Henry Wm. English, John Hy. Ettridge, William Farrar, Jai Fenton. Wright Ferry, Patrick Finlay, James Finlay, Robert Fitzpatrick, Patrick Folan, Edward Frost, James Gavin, James Gilhespy, Charles Glossop, F. Gould, John Grant, Robert Greenhill, W. Gregory, Robert Hall, Arthur Hanby, Fredk. Wm Harding, Neil Cree Harris, John Hawthorne. Robert Highton, Hugh Hilton, James Hogan, D. Honey, Oliver Wm. Hood Fredk. Ernest Houghton, Charles Hughes, James Humphries, W. L. Irvine, Donald Jackson, Ernest James, Henry James, John James, Robert Johnson, John Junes, Daviil Joyce, Patrick Kelly, John Kelly. Michael P. Kelly, Thomas Killington. John polisher labourer baker labourer ganger labourer seaman labourer labourer artist moulder labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer valet labourer packer miner clerk labourer labourer labourer labourer carman labourer cook carman carver piecei acid maker millworker butcher collier labourer carpt prntr gardener labourer miner labourer labourer labourer asst gardnr labourer carman seaman machinist labourer [ labourer labourer carman labourer horse drivr clerk striker groom dealer clerk collier collier labourer collier labourer labourer labourer tailor carman Leeds, Yorks Shankhill, Antrim Thirsk, Yorks Barnsley. Yorks Harrow. Middlesex Leeds, Yorks Liverpool, Lanes Levens, Westmrlnd St. Michael's, Sligo Hackney, Middlesx Accrington, Lanes Grantham, Lincoln Killaloe, co. Clare Conway, Donegal Stockport, Lanes Mile End, London Spitalfields, Middlsx Dundee, Forfar Bow, Middlesex Cambusnethn, Lnrk Trellick, Tyrone Glasgow, Lanark Dundee, Forfar St, Pancras, London Saxlingham, Norfolk Shadwell, Middlesx Shankhill, Antrim Ipswich, Suffolk Newcastle, Northmb Shoreditch, Middlsx tiochdaie, L- ancs Halifax, Yorks Dundee, Forfar Eastwood, Lanark Berwick- on- Tweed * Clondalkin. Dublin Dundee, Forfar S. John's, Middlesbro S. Patrick's, Watrfrd Gateshead, Durham Brightside Eccleschelyn* Stockton- on- Tees* Gt, Chishill, Cauib9. Hackney, Middlesex Battersea, Surrey Port Fairy, Victoria Annan, Dumfries Lewes, Sussex Shankhill. Antrim Liverpool, Lanes Hollo way, Middlesx | St. James. Dublin St. J a me.-, London Leeds, Yorks Sherborne, Dorset ' St . Michael's, Plyro th jMeerut, India ( Logeriat, Perth | Arlesey, Bedford Hornaey, Middlesex Llanganedd, Glam. Pembroke, l'embrke: j Bridlington. Yorks Aberdare, ( ilamorgn St. Nicholas. Dublin Manchester, Isaacs Battereea, Surrey St. Michael's, Dublin S. George's E., Londn sc bk 11k GA bth frms dotovr It thm sailor rt frm bracelet It wrist severl moles rt frm sml ml nr navel • to Pontefract sc back neck sc rt hand DC It frm sc between eyes It k rt eyebrow sc rt knee ' Castle mark burn rt arm sc ball rt thumb swan both frms small sc It side se rt knee sc It cheek k rt knee sc It arm sc It neck birthmark front It frm elaborate ttng It frm x flags rt arm scs It temple bridge nose k rt cheek eyebrows mt sc It frfingr k It shin sc under It eye k It head sc by rt eye heart rt frm sc rt temple • to Newcastle- on- Tyne sc It frm * to Newcastle- on- Tyne C 2 dots rt frm 11LW 2 dots It frm True Love CAFRTLAW It frm AT rt wrist AF anchor rt frm sc forehead 2 scs nape neck IL It frm sc rt lower jaw k neck PF rt frm scs buttock scovr sacrum sc cut undr rt jaw 2nd It toe dfrmd blue sc lteyebrw ' Northumberland female bust rt frra sml scs bk neck J rt frm * to Newcastle- on- Tyne sc abv rthp reddsh discoloratn It iris large sc above rt ankle sml sc over rt eye brn mole rt shldr se front chest ' Glamorgan anc rt frra ' Durham tto Newcastle serpent rt frm man It frm sc rt shoulder blade sc sml bk walks rolling gait stoops sc It side chest sc rt leg close to ankle ttd both arms rt elbow several scs back head Ada Florrie in scrolls H It frm sailor boy FH bracelet It frm nose inclines to rt sc palm It ha rid mole It arm wart back rt hand • to Winchester _____ idol* It frm • to Brecon • to Cardiff sc bck rt hand bthmrk bck It thigh ' to Cardiff K M r> Keid rt frm A MM It frm ACJ anc kc It frm " to Pontefract ELMB It frm sc rt leg clspd hnds rt ILLW It frm THE POLICE GAZETTE. T U E S D A Y , NO V E M B E R 21, 1 8 9 9. DESERTERS AND ABSENTEES FROM HER MAJESTY'S SERVICE— continued. King, Alfred Knight, Uriah Kunzelmeyer, F. C. Lamb, J. Lambert, F. Lee, John Lee, S. Lennie, David Lewis, Thomas Lewis, William DESERTION OR ABSENCE. Lindsay, John Linley, Bertie Little, Robert Lowry, Robert Marshall, Sidney H Martin. John McAuley, John McDonald, James McGuiness, James McGrath. Michael McKenzie, Joseph Medlicott, Frank Melia, Thomas Morris, John H. Mulchay, William Nadin. William Percival, Spencer Pickett, James Pike, John Pilling. Thomas Price, Leonard W. Prior, Win. George Rees, John Reid, John Richards, David E. Robinson, George Sandford, William Scott, David Severns, Charles Smith, Alfred Smith, Robert Smith, Samuel Stephens. James Stewart, William Stunsell, Hy. Wm. Tarry, Frank Thompson. Robert Turner, John Unwin, Edward Wallace, Daniel Wallice. Frank Walsh, John Warne, William Webster, F. C. West, Frederick E. West, John Wiseman, Thos. W. Woods, William Woolford, Stephen Yerrell. Herbert NAME. Allen, Joseph Fredericks, . T. Green, Charles Jackson, Harry Jonson, Fredk. Marriott, Thomas McAuliffe. Patrick Ross, John Thomson, Peter Tuckey, John ARMY RESERVE. undertaker seaman labourer labourer collier labourer labourer stonecutter collier groom proof readr barber dock labr labourer cook labourer labourer labourer labourer draper dock labr belt mkr labourer carman labourer miner miner labourer porter labourer carpenter [ abourer shoemaker blacksmith furrier painter labourer seaman tbl bid stkr labourer labourer collier labourer sawyer cabint mkr labourer labourer printer labourer labourer boot maker holder on labourer bricklayer carman labourer ( labourer sweep labourer Peckham, Surrey Worcester Worcester, Worcestr Liverpool, Lanes Molbroolc, Derby Cardiff Weedon, Northants Kirkwall, Orkney Brecon, Breconshire Hitch in. Herts Perth, Ottawa, N. A. Islington, London S. Botolph, Colchestr Ballymacarrett* SI, Andrew's, Cambs St. Mary's, Essex Shankhill. Antrim Ardrossan, Ayr Pt. Glasgow. Renfrw Cappoquin, Watrfrd N. Shields, Nrthmbld Walsall. Staffs Leeds, Yorkshire Lambeth, Surrey Mothel, Waterford Sth. Shields, Durhm Heworth, Durham S. George's E., Londn Limehouse, London Manchester, Lanes St. Mary's, Reading Hoxton, Middlesex Deptford. Kent Go van, Lanark Hoxton. London St. Mary's, Guildford St. Mary's, Stockprt Liverpool, Lanes St. George, Sheffield Poplar, Middlesex Barony, Lanark Old Hill, Staffs Dublin, Dublin St. Andrew's, Fife York, Yorks Wormleightn, Oxfrd Aughrim, Wicklow Dalston, Middlesex Derby, Derbyshire St. John's, Limerick Woolwich, Kent Fantaraglan, Armgh Winnipeg, Canada Bombay, India Bishopwearmouth St. Peter's, Stockton Farnboro' Preston, Lanes Chelsea. London Wyboston. Bedford sc under chin lines It wrist tto either arms sc It kriee sc rt eyebrw wmn with flags rt frm anc 3 bl lines rt anc k x flgs It frm coal marks below It eye cl mk bk sc over rt eye & It head ; td both frms k rt upper arm irt star It frra anchor web It thumb • to Cardiff mole It shoulder blade moles chest k back neck sc rt breast rt loin 3 small scs forehead * Down sc It instep small sc rt ear < k back head sc over It, knee brn stn centre back vac 1 It arm * to Waterford star tto back It hand anc back cleft vac 1 It dot rt frm dots It scs It chk • to Newcastle- on- Tyae scs forehead upper lip sc It cheek round scar It breast mole rt shouldr blade k It shoulder J Daly heart arrow & c rt frm sc female It frm L Pilling See It frra moles abdomen tto marks both frma sc below It chin sc abv It eyebrow sc front It wrist sc thmb sde It wrst linear sc rt chin • to Birr small sc It head sc rt small back David Scott ttd rt frm long curved so top hd 2 ancs It frm sc back It thigh star bracelts wrists sc tip nose anc flag back It frm • to Lichfield • to Newcastle- on- Tyne sc over rt knee sc rt thumb mole abdomen crude anchor each frm Jane indistinct ttng It fj- m 3 moles It groin sc It groin * to join brn stn inr rt thigh anc web It hnd eybrws mt x rt frm blue line It shin eyebrws meet scs It chst ball It thmb • to Newcastle- o- Tyne -(- Durham JW inside It frm girl's head Bill lines dots It hand somewhat knock- kneed sc rt cheek sc It temple birthmark abdomen mole rt neck fireman frnch plshr groom tailor turner labourer labourer groom labourer collier Lanes Shoreditch, London Leicester Strangeways* Ardwick, Lanes Sneinton, Notts Cork Bramley, Yorks Barony, Lanark ( Cork, co. Cork 2 flags front chest figures both frms dots It frm sml sc over It scapula linear sc back head " Manchester extensive marks burns beneath both arms sc kc below rt groin ' Devonport monumental cross rt frm E HAYES It heart arrow front rt frm * Devonport Atkins, John Baldwin, Joseph C. Bennett, Joseph Browite, Joseph Crompton, Fredk. Dyson, John Ed. Farrell, Patrick Flanagan, John Golby, Archibald Green, Albert James Hall, William Hanson, Thomas Hodgkins, David Hopkinson, Frank House, George Jackson, Michael Lomas, John Wm. Lymn, Charles Maunder, James Morrison, James Murphy, John Neal, George Nelson, Samuel O'Brien, Patrick O'Connor, Michael Pickering, Allison Polley, James Prior, William Probert, Arthur Smith, William Stephenson, Albert Turner, Henry Urry, Herbert Welch. Thomas labourer I labourer labourer potman • labourer | groom fisherman carman saddler labourer baker weaver tailor labourer . abourer : carman miner painter clerk : miner . abourer ' arm labr clerk Daker labourer driver labourer labourer wood cuttr boot finishr baker labourer labourer ( ire man Crewe, Chester Putney, London Silkstone, Yorks Boston, Lincoln Bolton, Lanes Attercliffe, Yorks S. George's, Sheffield Kilkaren, Roscmmn Banbury, Oxford Birmnghm, Wrwick Garthorpe, Lcstrshr St. Paul's, Lanes Manningtree* Sneinton, Notts New Cross, London Haggerston, London Penkull, Stoke- o- T St. Paul's, Burton* Mar rock, Somerset Vauxhall, Liverpool St, Michael's, Bristol Colchester, Essex S. Botolph's, Colchstr St. Luke's, London Cork, co. Cork Stanton, Yorks Bradfield, Essex Islington, London St. Mary's, Brecon S. Pat rick's. Bradford iBiugley, Yorkshire Stroud, Gloucester Sneinton, Nott « Isouth Mimms, Midx; dagger rt arm dagger axe It arm indstnet tto mrk bck It frmsc It eye several white scs under It clavicle sc on vertex anchor It wrist sc rt frm tto marks rt arm mole flank large mole small back scs neck Sc sacrum ' Colchester large hairy mark below rt shoulder sc It arm sc bck It hnd mother's mark mouth * on- Trent moles back scs rt thumb 2 small scs mole rt armpit moles back neck W tto rt frm hrse's head shoe wmn's head It frm slight cast rt eye sc ovr do scs knees sc forehead ttd frms sc base rt thumb sc brdge nose It shin mole rt nipple large mole middle of abdomen sc over It eyebrow 2 dots It k 1 rt frm small sc It breast * St. Edmunds TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1899. THE POLICE GAZETTE. ABSENTEES FROM THE MILITIA. Discharged for Misconduct. ADMIRALTY. Description of Deserters from Her Majesty's Sea Service. NAME. SHIP DESERTED FROM. DATE. RATING. WHERE BORN. COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. MARKS AND REMARKS. Bone, Henry H. Cashman, James Clark, John H. Clasper, Newton Cobb, Thomas J. Coleman, James Coomey, Maurice Folwell, William H Garden, James King. William G Jrnio, straggler Jason, deserter Pembroke, deserter Edinburgh, straggler Edinburgh, straggler Pembroke, deserter Vivid, deserter , Juno, straggler Vivid, deserter Pembroke, deserter heart It arm flag rt frm sc rt temple ttd rt arm sc rt chest arms ttd sc forehead heart Sc dagger bk It hand bracelet rt wrist sailor It arm burn sc It arm McDonald, Thomas Mondey, Philip Phillips, Ernest W. Roberts, Arthur Seaman, Fredk. W. Sherwin, Albert E. Shoebridge, John Tait, Thomas Wabsby, Ernest W. Webb, Arthur Eqeria, deserter Edinburgh, straggler Medea, straggler Pembroke, deserter Egeria, deserter Pembroke, deserter Juno, straggler Pembroke, deserter Juno, straggler Rodney, deserter initials It frm sc It eyebrow prominent lips FS and dot It frra arms ttd wart frm bracelet rt wrist bracelet heart & Emily rt arm Discharged for Misconduct ROYAL MARINES. Description of Deserters. OFFICE NO. NAME. DIVISION. WHERE BORN. TRADE. M •< H RIGHT COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. REGIMENTALS OR PLAIN CLOTHES. DATE OF PLACE OF DESERTION DESERTION MARKS AND REMARKS. 234 235 236 237 288 239 240 Curant, John W. Goshawk, S. W. E. Smith, James W. Thompson, William Welsh, George Wright, Thomas Wright., Thomas W. Plymouth R. M. L. I. R. M. R. M. A. R. M. A. R. M. A. R. M. A. ( Jlerkenwell, Lond Hornsey, London Hancocks, Sndrld Sneinton, Notts Sheerness S. Michael, Lichfld Hull, Yorks packer cabint mkr labourer seaman coachman labourer barman 28 191 20 i 20 J 25 19* 21i 5 61 5 7* 5 6 5 9J 5 8J 5 7 5 8i fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh fresh brn brn brn brn fair brn brn grey brn grey hazel blue ? rey blue regimentals regimentals plain clothes 16 Nov. ' yyiPlymouth 18 Nov. ' yy Chatham 22 Nov. ' y. » Hull* — Nov. ' yy Portsmth 18 Nov. ' yy Portsmth 17 Nov. ' yy Portsmth 18 Nov. ' 99| Portsmth sc It forefinger cross It arm heart and star rt frm dot back both hands " en route to London Our hands have met & c rt arm sc upper lip Discharged for Misconduct. OFFICE NO. NAME. DIVISION. WHERE BORN. TRADE. AGS. 1 © § COM- PLXN. HAIR. EYES. CAUSE OF DIS- CHARGE AS STATED ON PAKCH- I MENT CERT. DATE OF DISCHARGE. PLACE OF DISCHARGE. MARKS AND REMARKS. 241 Swinerd, G. J. R. M. L. I. Minster, Ramsgte - 5 3 | fresh brn grey disgrace 24 Nov. ' yy| Chatham sc bridge nose dot 2nd It finger Arthur, David Bayliss, Fredk. J. Bennett, Samuel F. Bentham, Henry Blake, Frederick Brown, Fred Crachett, Sidney Davidson, James Devine, Patrick Gallachar, John Gray, James Jones, Harrv Kelly, John' Kenzie, Walter Lane, William C. Lawson, George Marr, Anthony McGregor, James McKay. William Mordey, William W. Orr. Robert Peirson, W. Pooley, Arthur Proctor, Harry Robinson, Joseph Sheehan. J. Smails, Harry Smith. Harry Smith. James Stewart, David Stone, John Owen Thompson, John Turner, T. Twyford, Walter Watts, Charles H. Williams, Alfred J. Wood, Henry labourer frnch plshr cook labourer fitter's rnte labourer hair dresser mill worker labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer labourer tailor labourer wire workr mill worker fitter clerk labourer barman clerk labourer van guard bootmaker presser printer labourer mill worker barman labourer hammrmn horse keepr printer clerk printer | Manchester, Lanes [ Hackney Reading, Berkshire Preston, Lanes Kennington, Surrev Peacroft, Sheffield * Croydon, Surrey Dundee, Forfar Port Glasgw, Renfrw Baronv, Lanark [ Glasgow, Lanark Christchurch, Berks Pt. Glasgow, Renfrw Beckenham. Kent St. James, London Sherwood. Notts S. Andrw's, Mddlsbro Invergowrie, Forfar Port Glasgw, Renfrw Lambeth, Surrey Pt. Glasgow, Renfrw Old Marske, Yorks Bromley, Kent Sandal, Yorks St. Pancras Spitalfields, Midclsx Leeds, Yorks Whitechapel, Middx Sheffield, Yorks Lochee, Forfar Borough, Surrey St. Helen's, Lanes Hackney, Middlesx Borough, Surrey Haggerston, Middstx Penzance, Cornwall Featherstone, Yorks sc base rt thumb dot front rt frm I Love IL DH FB FB sc forehd & c dots It frm sc over rt eye H rt arm sc rt side forehead • to Perth sc burn It jaw and chin sc It wrist 2 It knee * to Hamilton top joint ring fingr rt hnd deficient • to Oxford sc It eyebrw tmbstne rt frm anc It sc It thumb squint rt eye A Marr cannon bracelet & c rt frm • to Perth It 2nd toe deformed vac 4 It cast rt. eye sc rt wrist back head vac 2 It arm vac 2 It EJTJY It arm dot It frm small brown birthmk lower rt chest x figs rt frra I LOVE L Carthy It vac 4 It sc rt eyebrow back of head sc nose * to Richmond, Yorks • to Pontefract small sc outside rt eye sc top head • to Perth small sc rt kneei sc nose mole It shoulder dots It frm vac 2 It vac 4 It mole on chest indistinct dots It frm • to Pontefract Webber, Harry Kent Artillery barman [ Rugmouth, Devon Marshall, J. R. Pembroke | Rlotield, Norfolk sc rt eye sailor JM & c It arm flag & c rt 4 T H E P O L I C E GAZETTE. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1899. EXTRACT FROM QUEEN'S REGULATIONS AND ADMIRALTY INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPREHENSION OF DESERTERS REWARDS, & c. 760. 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. 8. 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 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 oi' 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— ( J.) 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— (< i.) 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 Aot, • * * * * 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 TwccHxarily 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 night, or for every 24 hours of absence, no fractional pm t 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 bv 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. REG. NO NAME. OB RATING Adey, Z. M. 2651 Baker. H. 6374 Brown, J. 4939 Bunn, K. 5405 Carden, W. 62894 Carroll, R. 73312 Corrigan, O. 3196 Coster, W. private Court. W. 5330 Doming, T. 5582 Francis, J. R. 71434 Gardner, R. 5972 Goodall, A. 522 Greenwood, B 4920 Haldenby, G. 81432 Hibberd. C. 3856 Holyoak, A. 7504 Ince, R. 5701 Joesbury, E. 7512 Joyce, T 5747 Kersey, A. 12197 Leggett, B. 5131 Leinster, J. 2477 POLICE GAZETTE IN BEG. NO CORPS OB SHIP. WHICH ADVERTISED. NAME, OR DATE. NO. OF ADVT. RATING. Northumberland Fus. 7 Nov. 99 116 Little, D. 5959 R. West Kent Kegt. 24 Oct. ' 99 8 Lloyd, W. 4153 I8th Hussars 21 Nov. ' 99 6 McAleer, J 7414 2nd Middlesex Regt. 6 June- ' 99 10 Meakin. S, 7500 Royal Horse Artillery 1 Nov. ' 98 96 Mole, J. 5814 Royal Artillery 2 Aug. ' 98 14 Morrison, T. 5984 Scottish Rifles 7 Nov. ' 99 132 Narey, J. 5980 R. M. L. I 14 Nov. ' 99 231 Nutter, J. 2945 4th Oxford L. I. 1 Aug. ' 99 207 Rawlins, K. 2123 2nd Middlesex ltegl. 21 Nov. ' 99 27 Sayer, H. W. 3052 Royal Horse Artillery 7 Nov. ' 99 146 Sollinger, G. D. Stewart, W. E. 4566 Northumberland Fus. 21 Nov. ' 99 43 ACTGERA 4th Scottish Rifles 13 July ' 97 234 Tate, A. 26005 Manchester Regt. 7 Nov. ' 99 40 Tebay, J. 451 Royal Horse Artillery 7 Nor. ' 99 150 Tretton. J. 5857 R West Kent Regt. 14 Nov. ' 99 65 Walls, F. 2426 6th R. Warwick Regt 21 Nov. ' 99 172 Warne, G. 4913 2nd K. Laracs. Regt. 27 June ' 99 61 Weston, J. A. 2589 6th R. Warwick Regt 21 Nov. ' 99 174 Wheeler, A. 4933 2nd R. Lanes. Regt. 21 Nov. ' 99 65 Whiteman, T. 5391 Royal Horse Artillery 21 Nov. ' 99 70 Williams, J. 82955 2nd Middlesex Regt. 2( 1 June ' 99 76 Williams, J. 4548 4th Scottish Rifles 22 Aug. ' 99 251 Wrench, C. R. 5457 CORPS OR SHIP. POLICE GAZETTE IN WHICH ADVERTISED. DATE. NO. OP ADVT. 21 Nov. ' 99 76 25 Apr. ' 99 62 21 Nov. ' 99 80 21 Nov. ' 99 179 21 Nov. ' 99 91 21 Nov. ' 99 94 21 Nov. ' 99 96 31 Oct. ' 99 212 21 Nov. ' 99 102 24 Oct. ' 99 142 21 Nov. ' 99 117 21 Nov. ' 99 214 27 June ' 99 110 19 Sept.' 99 123 7 Nov. ' 99 221 11 Julv ' 99 480 6 June ' 99 87 21 Nov. ' 99 134 26 Sept. ' 99 118 16 May ' 99 103 7 Nov. ' 99 198 26 Sept. ' 99 121 21 Nov. ' 99 142 Northumberland Fus. 3rd Dragoon Guards R. Highlanders 6th R. Warwick Regt. Northumberland Fus. Northumberland Fus. West Riding Regt. West Yorks. Regt. . 1st Life Guards East Kent Regt. 2nd Manchester Regt. Duke of Wellington Royal Engineers Royal Artillery 3rd West Riding Regt. 4th Scottish Rilies 2nd Middlesex Regt. 2nd Middlesex Regt. 2nd Wilts. Regt, 2nd Middlesex Regt. Royal Horse Art. 2nd Wilts. Regt. 2nd R. Lancs. R.