legal
no appeal provided, and hence I apply to
A
dir, as having
it in your power to make
provision Against a repetition of such
recurrence
your
some
I should explain that Mr
Klinganill, my opponent in the cases I complain of is a barricter at law who has resided in the Colony
for about twelve years, Attorney
Leveral.
and who has acted as
on more than
the vacancy of that office.
Carried ou
Law.
ore
occasion during
Muder the Ordinance
now happily repealed) which amalgamated the tius branches of the legal profession Mr Kingamill the business of General Practicioner at I should further explain that there is laurt in Hongkong called the Summary hurisdiction Caurt, which sits without a dury in which sents up to five hundred dollars can fee tried.
The appeal from this Court lies to the
be
Supreme Court, list &
& goes in farther. Owning to the bsence of the Chief Justice, W Ball the Sudge of the hummary Caunt presides at the Suppleme Court and M. Whyte, a Barrister, one of the Stipendiary Magistrates has been appointed in M. Ball's place at the Summary Court. The decisions I complain of
were made by M. Whyte in the Summary Court.
the 25th July.
I moved
ove
for leave to appeal and obtained the privilege of an interview with M. Ball in chambers when
- my application was refused ground that no evidence had been,
ou
the
a
had been rejected, dictum I cannot assent to, for reasons which will presently appear.
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I should also explain, I cumployed Counsel because in a small Community
like this one
lawyer cannot be induced to act
against another.
My pawers of diction and
to con-
I refer to
The
argument being very circumscribed I crave reference to a report of the cases tained in the affixed local paper. remarks of the Editor
or
the cases
thaugh
in many paints pertinent and applicable, are in no way responsible for, still I leeg they may lee perused.
this:_
ove
Cards
The plain truth is simply Being a resident of Yokohama lapan in 1862 I purchased a cargo of merchanduje from
Kempner, which was at the time afloat and on the way from Lapan to London . The transaction was a
Cash one. on the arrival of the Cargo in London, it was found saturated cuth halt water and was in Consequence worthters. My friends refused to
"Kemfituer's Agent had to pay the freight and charges. On this intelligence reaching Yokohama I found.
recevrée it and
reason to
conclude that Kemptner had recorted to Concealment and I'Rued him at the British Consulate for the return of the paid line. and eved me for the freight and charges which his Agent had paid in London. It
I had money the commenced a cross action.
Cannot
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