is to be found in the fact, that the
sance eveneens walter is contained
in the Ordinances of B. Guiana achieh, if I mistarte not, were sent
the Colonial Office të sir Hercules Rebinser as Medals avell adapted for conversion of the Aiminal Statutes
the cen
site Colonial Ordinances (see Ordinance 1:26 B. Guiana Section & & and Ordinaven hese
the
1.45 B. Guiana Section 7) I have referred to these clauses, not so much
for by way of self justification, as purpose of inducing Mr Mercer le call attention to them, for, having regard to the broad principle so dearly and unquestionably se correctly emmeiated byz
Mr board well in his Despatch to
the
157
Geverner of New Brmssviest, (9)th August 1865), it arculd prem be follon
as a A
necessary
sequence
chas the
low has been in them also, So
the appropriate language of the Despatch, "inodentently violated"
A l
Dani
It remains for me only be eroplain
achez che precision relating to Whipping athich it was thought necessary be insert
from
in Ordinance Ho% of 1805 and in Ordinance 4. 8 of 186s should have been omitted
(1 Ordinanes 4.4 of 1865. The reason perhaps not alligether satisfactory, is this, that Ordinance Ni 4 of 1865
Ordinance relating
bring
an
li
Offences against the Person came into
operation on the 14th
the 14th June, 1865,