that
the Chief Justice yesterday at chambers and being informed 2 P. M. the hour originally named
would be too late for
His Lordship
I came down to watch my opportunity
at the
rising of
2
the
Count. The pending Criminal ease had nearly concluded when I arrived and while the summing
up was
taking place the change
which was necessitated
by
the
Ordinance 15 of 1856
disallowal
of R
recured to
my
wind
mind
and I
enquired of the Crown Soliciton in a
whisper whether the witnesses had
been sworn - he said no
I asked
him to draw
attention to the
your
A
point before judgment
did so and
was
3.
257
past
he
you left the Court. The Witnesses not having been sworn or not
having declined to be sworn I was of
opinion
then and on reconsideration
am is still that the proceedings
were
irrequian and the conviction of
the prisoner illegal but I did not
feel myself called
upon
then and I did not do 20.
to interfere
The
proceedings being terminated I went up to the Chief Justice with the
of acting him, privately
intention
to take the motion as soon as
possible as I had to attend an Excentive Corneil. The same Don't seems to have occurred to Sis