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On the 20 April another leader appeared in the "Kaily Press" a gain Calling up on the Lient: Governor rebase the prisoner and on the same day Iff ind. petition was for
forwarded through the Gaol Supenständent- to His Evellloney, from Any praying for his discharge from prison on the ground of force.
ocous services, of which
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he said he quelosed characters or certifico tes, and alleging that he had obkiined the bielona Croes for bus gallaut Conduct at the allfence of Lucknow-
In reply Wis Exoclevey on the 29° bifuil nas pleased to order the "inunediate rebare" of the prisoner Hopx - - because of this being in possession of the kieton's Corres, and his former good conduct and se
I would very respectfully point out that this navdout mithout any Euquin, milout perusing the depositions and miliout any reference tone for a report on the case- The characters ki, said to be forwarded nere filed in this office, and mere never Examined.
Although Sam well aware that His Excellency can discharge from custody any person Convicted in the local Courts. Obcoz to submit that the forerogative is seldom of ever need, ainless under very exceptional
if Circumstance-milliontin the first place calling upon the presiding Indge, or the adjudicating Inagistrate, to fwuish the notes of Evidence, and report - on the holy case.
As already & tated in the present Case. Iwas not called upon for either the dy
Either the depositions
report, but had I been Icould have shewn Amongother thing, not only that the prisoner neither produced his Vietinia Coroas mounged his foreversion of it in mitigation of punishment, but that the list of holders of that decoration, till
or are
the
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of September 1864, seven years after the.
the and time when he
allegro
he gained it does not reveal his name and the inference is that his statement is
ale. Deculd have further shewn the great difficulty Ihad on behalf of the prisoner in obtaining ausge Evidence of his service in India, as he could not produce his original distharges but what purported tilic copics though entirely imcertified-
On the 22 April the injustice of Mpx's Routence is again brought before the public in a
in a local joumal, and on the 29′′ His Excellency orders fris nimmediatē pebacl - The natural nipercuce is that the sentence was in
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Had the Laut Governor's decision been arrived at after due Enquing Bould of course have notting tray agquiet it :- As the matter now stands however Sconccine that His Excellency, however unwittingly, has publicly Clusured one, and as all the Count papers are trans- mitted to the Right Honorable. The Secretary of
State for the Colonies. Inespectfully request that this
may be published in the Government Gazette, os that my formspects in the pathe servic may not bejeopardized.
Communication
Greee appy. Meroll.
To
Police Tragrebate
I have ttie honor to be,
Your Most Obedient Senaut. (Signed) J. Rusall
Police Magistrate