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Meneral benton leave
the Council meets, this day at 3.30 P. M.,
by Special Summons.
The Minnes of the Connell held on the 1st October, are read and confirmed.
The Honnable Iulian Pannafole Acting Chief Austice being in attendance by special request, is called in by order of the Governor.
His Excellency then lays on the Table
of 28 oli 18697
the Notes of bis bronor on the trial of 18.20. M. 2820 Shek.. Luk, Shek-a-chung,
Shek.
chung. Leen, and Shek-qui-Leen,
(@So. 17980)
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who, at the Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Court held on the 22nd October last, were, found quilty of -Murder and sentenced to death.
the
His Excellency lays also on Fable a Petition, from certain Phinese Merchants and inhabitants of the Colony on behalf of the 4 Prisoners.
who are represented to be innocent
бу
the Grime laid to their charge._
the
This Pilition was received through the sourable the Registrar General and to it was appended a Memo: giving
result of the inquiry which he had instituted by order of Bis Speellency into the allegations set forth in the Petition