CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 348

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Sir J. F. Davis

26th April 1847.

Gorey.

5 Inclosures.

Received

Transmitting

Original

Earl

Grey,

Letter from Chief Justice

Hulme to

of despatch No 48 of 24th

connected with the subject

to the new

April, and

reference

Rules of Court

If 1st March 1847:

by 7

2.8 June.

Dispatch,

to he

ad

342

Mr. Hours

The right decision

and

on

follows.

P

this

1087 affears to me

1: The Chief Justice hade right

to designate himself as and Chif It is contrary to the custome

Justice

of all

Б

very

b

Colonies, and is, I think,

cent inovations.

2. I think he would have

judged better if he had himself written to the Governor, insteed of risking

the giving

giving offence by motting

his dark write to the Coloncel Tevetary.

3 . I think that to publisk

notion for

holding a Tracy

Count; not only without the

हर ने

Commission

consent

the Chief Suster, but even without any

love to him.

ingra..

Then th

-the second Commissioners, he is, or ought to be, the presiding Judge of that?

Count

WANT

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