ourt towards the end of last year. A man named Glover, the
landlord of a low public-house in Clive-street, a crimp and sailors'
lodging-house keeper, was summoned under the 235th and 236th clauses of
the Merchant Shipping Act of 1854, charged with having taken into his
possession the moneys and effects of James Hall, a seaman, and with
having refused to return and pay the same back to Hall when requested to
do so. It appears, after being engaged in the Black Sea in the transport
service during the late war, Hall, who had to receive 30 pounds 15_s._,
took up his quarters at Glover's, and made him his "purser." Glover
charged him 14_s._ a-week for his lodgings, the same as the Sailors'
Home, but at the end of 16 days he told him that his money was all gone,
and bought the plaintiff's neckerchief of him for 1_s._, which he also
spent in drink. The sailor, finding himself destitute, had applied to
the authorities, who summoned Glover. Glover, in his defence, stated
that Hall had spent his money in drink and treating, keeping a couple of
bagpipers to play to him all the time he was on the spree. Glover
produced the following extraordinary account against Hall:--"Dec.
9th.--20 pints of rum, 2 pounds 6_s._ 6_d._; 20 quarts of beer, and 15
ounces of tobacco, 15_s._ 10th.--8 glasses of rum, and 2_s._ 6_d._
borrowed money, 4_s._ 6_d._ 11th.--Borrowed money, 2_s._ 6_d._; 5 pints
of rum, 5 gills of rum, and 15 quarts of ale, 1 pounnd 12_s._ 6_d._; 6
ounces of tobacco, 2 glasses of gin, and 2 gills of brandy, 6_s._ 6_d._
12th.--Cash, 2_s._, 15 pints of rum, and 28 gills of rum, 3 pounds; 4
quarts, half a gallon, and 22 gills of beer, 1 pounds 3_s._ 9_d._; 15
glasses of rum and 11 glasses of beer, 9_s._ 3_d._; pint of brandy and 16
glasses of gin, 8_s._; 36 ounces of tobacco and 3.5 glasses of gin,
12_s._ 4.5_d._ 13th.--18 pints of rum, 15 gills of rum, and 26 quarts of
beer, 3 pounds 4_s._; 26 bottles of lemonade, and 28 gills of beer, 1
pounds; 14 ounces of tobacco, 6 glasses of gin, 6_s._ 2_d._; 12 glasses
of gingerade, and cash 5_s._, 8_s._; 1 week's board, 14_s._ Paid for
clothes, 1 pounds 2_s._ 6_d._; 2 pints of rum, 10 gills of rum, and 4
glasses of beer, 16_s._; 24 glasses of spirits, 9 quarts of beer, and 7
ounces of tobacco, 14_s._ 7_d._ 15th.--16 half glasses of spirits, 10
glasses and 2 gills of rum, and 1.5 ounce of tobacco, and beer, 2_s._
10_d._; fortnight's board, 1 pounds 8_s._; cash, 2 pounds 18_s._;
spirit