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fact of the circumstances of the two countries being so entirely dissimilar will warrant the putting another construction on the term. The circumstances of this case are

not fully detailed by Mr Oliver the master of the big Harlequin but I presume that Lacrase struck the blow and that Hopkins died on board that vessel and that Lacrase voluntarily entered on board the vessel in the usual

manner -

There two reported cases

apparently similar to Lacrase's in which the accused parties have been declared not amenable to the English law. These

the King agst depardo / Jaunton 26. and the King agst de Mattres On examination however I think that

Cases are

these cases are

640

distinguishable from the

one

now under consideration and cannot

be considered as

forming

a precedent for

the discharge of the prisoner Lacrase

In the case of the King agst depardo the

party accused was a

Spanish prisoner of war who had been allowed to volunteer

mariner into the service of the East

India Company Whilst serving in that

capacity he killed an English Subject

on shore at Canton. He was

brought to

England and tried and convicted for the offence before Lord Ellenborough and Baron Thompson but doubts being entertained of the propriety of his conviction the case was ordered to be argued before the twelve

Judges.

No Judgment was ever

given but the result was that the prisoner was

discharged. The Judges not having stated

ont

The

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193fact of the circumstances of the two countries being so entirely dissimilar will warrant the putting another construction on the term. The circumstances of this case arenot fully detailed by Mr Oliver the master of the big Harlequin but I presume that Lacrase struck the blow and that Hopkins died on board that vessel and that Lacrase voluntarily entered on board the vessel in the usualmanner -There two reported casesapparently similar to Lacrase's in which the accused parties have been declared not amenable to the English law. Thesethe King agst depardo / Jaunton 26. and the King agst de Mattres On examination however I think thatCases arethese cases are640distinguishable from the" onenow under consideration and cannotbe considered asforminga precedent forthe discharge of the prisoner LacraseIn the case of the King agst depardo theparty accused was aSpanish prisoner of war who had been allowed to volunteerasamariner into the service of the EastIndia Company Whilst serving in thatcapacity he killed an English Subjecton shore at Canton. He wasbrought toEngland and tried and convicted for the offence before Lord Ellenborough and Baron Thompson but doubts being entertained of the propriety of his conviction the case was ordered to be argued before the twelveJudges.No Judgment was evergiven but the result was that the prisoner wasdischarged. The Judges not having statedontTheDEX

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193fact of the circumstances of the two countries being so entirely dissimilar will warrant- the putting another construction on the term. The circumstances of this case arenot fully detailed by Mr Oliver the master of the big Harlequin but I presume that Sacrase struck the blow- and that Hopkins died on board that vessel and that Lacrase voluntarily entered on board the vessel in the usualInammer -arcThere two reported casesapparently similar to Lacrase's in which the accused parties have been declared not amenable to the English law. Thesethe King age depardo / Jaunton 26. and the King agst de Mattres On examination however I think thatCases arethese caver are640distinguishable from the"oncnow under consideration and cannotbe considered asforminga precedent forthe discharge of the prisoner LacraseIn the case of the Ring agst depardo theparty accused was aSpanish prisoner- of war who had been allowed to volunteeradamariner into the service of the EastIndia Company Whilst serving in thatcapacity he killed an English Subjecton shore at Canton. He wasbrought toEngland and tried and convicted for the offence before Lord Ellenborough and Baron Thompson but doubts being entertained of the propriety of his conviction the case was ordered to be argued before the twelveAndges.No Judgment was evergiven but the result was that the prisoner wasdischarged. The Judges not having statedontTheDEX

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fact of the circumstances of the two countries being so entirely dissimilar will warrant- the putting another construction on the term. The circumstances of this case are

not fully detailed by Mr Oliver the master of the big Harlequin but I presume that Sacrase struck the blow- and that Hopkins died on board that vessel and that Lacrase voluntarily entered on board the vessel in the usual

Inammer -

arc

There two reported cases

apparently similar to Lacrase's in which the accused parties have been declared not amenable to the English law. These

the King age depardo / Jaunton 26. and the King agst de Mattres On examination however I think that

Cases are

these caver are

640

distinguishable from the

onc

now under consideration and cannot

be considered as

forming

a precedent for

the discharge of the prisoner Lacrase

In the case of the Ring agst depardo the

party accused was a

Spanish prisoner-

of war who had been allowed to volunteer

mariner into the service of the East

India Company Whilst serving in that

capacity he killed an English Subject

on shore at Canton. He was

brought to

Andges.

No Judgment was ever

given but the result was that the prisoner was

discharged. The Judges not having stated

ont

The

DEX

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