Thinly veiled, and except in very important matters that would amount practically to a denial of justice, it would also in most cases only settle one point at a time without giving a reliable tone to the general administration of justice here. I have little doubt therefore that the decision of H.M's Government not to appeal against a judgment, whose validity nevertheless they refused to admit, was under all the circumstances the most politic course.
I have the honor to be,
May Lord,
Manners Lordship's most obedient humble servant,
P. Macdonnell
Governor.
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Mr. Holland
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The informations filed in the acting Attorney General's appertaining to Saint—
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for Whe
Jurul, was against Crown & that Judgment
was (I believe) wrong.
By the advice of the Law Officers, however, it was not proceeded against, because there had been irregularity in the proceedings; they advised that a note prosequi should be entered in the case.
—They added that a statement might be made "which would practically amount to the pronouncement of the Chief Justice accepting the finding from being taken as an uncontested precedent" —
This paper was sent confidentially to P. Macdonnell, who it seems held Pollard, who upon entering a note prosequi made a statement to the effect that the Law Officers of the Crown had advised that a statement should be taken on March 15.
"This appears to me the point rather father...