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for Life, as reported in my Despatch N 75 of 6th August 1850, and which measme approved of in your Lordship's reply,
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9. Your Lordship will at mee
be able to
th
of
whether the pronounce, position taken by Mr Hulme of ordering sentence of death to be simply recorded, thereby taking
himself to reverse the decision the Legislature, without, as The by his sentence admits, any circumstances of mitigation to justify him,
the grounds alleged by him be tenable :- for my own part, I can only ___ herve that even had I neglected my duty in not causing execution
on
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to be done on mine men found Guilty of Piracy with Stabbing, it
why he should
Lee rus no reason
forget his by not sentencing to
Death two men convicted, most clearly of Murder without as
as cau
be
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and
far
apparent
by the words of the sentence, any
a
not
whatever,
extenuating circumstances but as the Chief curtice appears to defend himself for paring the renal sentence on this recasion, on the grounds of former sentence puered by
passed him having been commented, I must beg to refer your Lordship_ to my Despatch 1.75 of 6th August 1850, which will I trust clearly show that the case referred to by the Chief Justice was very carefully considered by the
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