on Life. The Minutes of the meeting
7
Council are inelord for your
Grace's perusal.
MI.
Ви By the
luinutes
1.2
accompanying
of the Judge at the trial your Grace will perceive that the question
mooted whether the Court had
was
jurisdiction to try an offence of this nature committed on the high sear the brand a boat the property of subject of China though frequenting this Colony and holding a Colonial Liccuse to sly on hire. but as the Judge appeared to be satisfied on this point I did not consider it
to attach to it
my buty
any further weight
as it did not affect the abstract.
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justice of the sentence. I was fully "envinced of the Riemer's quiit
the
ncccssity of endeavouring by the precent cxample of his dentin to deter
others hom a
from a repetition of ever cold blooded tragedy.-
Trusting that
such
your
Ynnec
will erneur in the propriety of my decision in this paintul inatter,
I have the hown to be,
With the highest resheet
My Louk Duke, Your Graces,
་
Mist Fbedient Humble Servant,
Manni
OA