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forcible rescue, and at the same time His Excellency submitted for the consideration of the Law Officers of the Crown two questions, proposed by Mr. Hillier, and made the subject of consultation by His Excellency with yourself.
These questions were:
First, specially - whether the prisoner was in such lawful custody as to make the facts support an indictment for...
Secondly, generally - Whether after the magistrate has passed judgment, or directed a commitment for trial, it is competent to him to detain the defendant in custody by verbal order, for a reasonable time, in a place usually devoted to this purpose, until the clerk shall have completed the written warrant.
Her Majesty's Attorney and Solicitor General have replied to the communication made to them on the subject in these words:
"We ...