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convicted Such a step would put the matter into a proper course of being decided upon by the high English Law Officers and would enable the Home Government to bring the matter more readily before the Legislature if the present state of the Law be pronounced defective and to require amendment. I feel confident that the question of Lacrase's amenability to English Law is by no means so clear in his favour as to expose such a step to any chance of censure and as all capital sentences must be confirmed in England before they can be carried into execution here no additional inconvenience can be sustained by waiting for the opinions of the English Law Officers.

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convicted Such a step would put the matter into a proper course of being decided upon by the high English Law Officers and would enable the Home Government to bring the matter more readily before the Legislature if the present state of the Law be pronounced defective and to require amendment. I feel confident that the question of Lacrase's amenability to English Law is by no means so clear in his favour as to expose such a step to any chance of censure and as all capital sentences must be confirmed in England before they can be carried into execution here no additional inconvenience can be sustained by waiting for the opinions of the English Law Officers. Richen Towing & 202
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convicted Such a step would put the matter into a proper Course of being decided upon by the stigh English Law Officers and would enable the Home Government to bring the matter more readily before the Legislature if the present state of the Law be pronomeed defective and to require amendment. I feel confident that the question of Lacrase's amenability to English Law is by no Onland expose such so clear in his favour as to 1 a step to any chance of censure and as all capital sentences must be confirmed in England before they can be carried into execution here no additional inconvenience can be sustained by waiting for the opinions of the English Law Officers. Richen Towing & 202
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convicted Such a step would put the

matter into a proper Course of being decided upon by the stigh English Law

Officers and would enable the Home

Government to bring the matter more readily before the Legislature if the

present state of the Law be pronomeed

defective and to require amendment. I

feel confident that the question of Lacrase's amenability to English Law is

by

no

Onland

expose such

so clear in his favour as to

1

a

step

to

any

chance of censure

and as all capital sentences must be confirmed

in England before they

can be carried into

execution here no additional inconvenience

can be sustained by waiting for the opinions of the English Law Officers.

Richen Towing &

202

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