the Court on a Capital.____ charge, the bout being_
livo Naval
composed of Afficers of whom the ___
Admuial is one,
is one, the
the Chief
-Lustice and the Judge of
P
the bauet of Summar Imisdiction. Upon the
conclusion of
the case, the
two Naval Officers
ale
for
Conviction, the Chief___ Lustite and the Judge of the Court of Summary- Jurisdiction for an Asquittal,
the
ground very possibly -
benig
ay
that there isno evidence
that the evidence is not
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cufficient. The Admial.. hawener, having the Casting
vote the conviction would
be complete and the Capital Sentence would be passed. Suely public opinions
in
England would wass
clate of things.
lolerate a Plate
monstrous as
Lo
this, at least
I venture to hope not.
But it
anay
be
faid, what has this to do
with the matter under-
& With
your
divenssion. Excellency's permission d will reply. The Chief___
Justice may from
may from reasonable.
cause be absent from the