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if the age of the prisoner appears to be 18 the magistrate not prison have been horie onct tostaud 16 years.
This Juris Convicted by Mr. Russell, Ihr May, and once, on the last occasion, by both Magistrate sitting together.
* if M. Hempy is correct in his opinion of the first age, These two gentlemen, who return home for an in Many with this pim poms Juwely failure in the duty or gran The colony have on the #occasion Invore Theus cons unable & judy of the Jaismen age within 3 a 4 years,
it was de rendis appetent that although there formin with for the one with his way Slight of perene of the Chinese faciat pentiantis, which Bone comers genually appear the all aliker, was able to determine the age as om toenty years. The Affore Under Inch circumstances the opinion of the Speculia Committee how beam of em quando The Minutes Mouncil comere have told me what is Jews lifte of in dull whether the Governor Adhund to this opinion,
inertons as it does a ory Dorions imputation when With Mergul opposition to the whole of this council, on has done so without Consulting them ne very importans element in the can: An Element which was not defor them when separatif a in May 17418 The usual convenient manne-
They ex Jressed their Japanes name This A Their concuren in the magistralis recommendation: but which have become of great moment befor the German shind Discharge on June 22: So far as appears from the Gapers Mr. Hemely relied upon his are observation & Mi Smithin Uput. That dreumech contains a statement to the prisoner instatement by to withe frinsonen as being his mother. These hos statements contradict referent Each the penchefe del hay hon facts, & the woman's testiming as to age i woman who claims the wis out, but wome is tape hearsay, while the prisonen gairs the lamest Hause to account for his having decland his own ager To be 15 at the time of his first conviction.
No stress can be placed recons The hendis to the on the fact thank in the later ages appeurs as 21 on 22, for it is supplied bithe prisonen : & is probably cosine from & chay that.
I then otapalin: a it is worthy of notice that on Each occasion. In appears to be of a different trade on a thon W. Smiths recollection of the interpreter's Opinion is of very olight value in a question of fact: he pain from Mering any one tens elf.
The jauth On the other hand the magistintes report that on currction they dost together, and that the prisoner upon appearancen was The basis of ages first given and his pidque to be under 16 years of age, to be Glogue ara boy. and Sentinel
Under than circumstances it is windende That Mr. within thing too much weight toony weak side on has Hennessy has Bchieve mainly upon his own A Z primin " judicial decision ofthe magistrates, Opposition to, or without ascutaining, the in opposition to the judicial decision Arastu his Whole A his views of the execution Council: and Low (armaron will Instaby Jul himself oblique to with holder approval, Trich could imply that he was datis.
Latisfied that the man caus mon than 19 years of age when In duland himself to br 15, and the magistrate dal that he affer the under 16: jedivially divideder
- and would convey a very gramm Conturen apon both magistrates, which dann my For from breg datisfiel al ale is deserord in this case
The Third chart which Mr Philippe dereiber es duttful was on a change of hing a Rope & vagabone, an old Iffende Jugmenting the state apparently, with intent to commich Jelang to with _ to shine from the Jerms of denker deamen _ The magistrater noter of the wichan are, as he admits,