You will already have learnt by my despatch No:17 of the 26th Feby
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û m off the case I am of opinion that the sentence passed upon him Leikker sung was properly or Ermitted.
From a perusal of your letter and your letter of the 25th Feby to Sir Hotham it appears to me that you obviously have not accurately apprehended the views of Her Majesty's Government with respect to the exercise of the prerogative of Pardon vested in the Governor, for you doubt whether it is not detrimental.
Extremely undesirable that the Executive should abstain from all interference with the Judicial Authority, the exercise of the prerogative of pardon cannot properly be viewed as such interference in any case and in the case of application for pardon they should, if possible, be bound to consider with much deference the reasons assigned by the Judge by whom the case has been tried, and will always attach great weight.