CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 336

"Victoria, in the Colony of Hongkong

" Tuesday the 20th day of April, 1847, at "10 O'clock A. M."

By Order of the Coust. Robert Dundas Lay Regietear.-

Victoria 13th April, 1847 - "

I am further instructed. by His

Lordship to state for

to state for the information of His hwcellency The Governor, that the_ Supreme Court has never so much as been.

applied to to fix a day for holding Admiralty Sessions. -

au.

I have to (Signed) S. A. Trotter,

Chief Juction's Merk -

(True (opy)

Maine Colonial Secretary-

18.2

Grinien.

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The Chief Justice of Hongkong

is not entitled to be addressed..

Exe

The

W and the

Lord Chief Justice out of his Court. By the terms of his Commissions and Colonial Regulations he is only entitled to be styled His Honor - The Chief Justice of the Queen's Bench alore is entitled to be called The Lord Chief

are not

Justice of England... The Chief Jentices

of the other British Courte

cathed, unless they are really Been of

20

the Realm. The late Sir Nicholas

the Commons

Tendal, Chief Justice of

pleas,

contented to style himself

The Right Henerable Sir N. Findal Knight . In Courts of Justice all-

are by courtery addressed a their Indchips; out of Court they

Judges

as