At this stage Mr Hesketh expressed a wish to know how many witnesses Mr Cot tor proposed to call. Mr Cotter admitted there might ho twenty or twenty-live, and Mr Hosketh in sisted upon his right to call rebutting evi dosico to fclie sumo extent, ho that tho pros poet of the case ending seemed exceedingly remote.
Alter a conference by the Bench of Magistrates, and a conference between the solicitors-, during which the Court was ad journed, Mr Colter agreed to proceed at once with the evidence of the defendants, leaving the question as to whether he would'oall additional evidence in abey tnme.
