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had hitherto comployed.

Being then without, a legal advised,

and there being no other in the. Colony, His Honor the Chief Sustied

wus solicited, bath, by letter, and petition to take the circumstances relative to the proccodings of both. Altornies into consideration, and to allow the standing Committee to appear personally in Courts to produce the title deeds of the property, in order that, the matter might be tried upon its merits.

we are)

Such a proeceding, however, informed by His Honor's block is not usual,

and we are in consequence still unable to bring

matter to issue.

the

The Plaintiff's Attorney now proposes that the case should be withdrawn from the Court here, and a reference be made to the Attorney and Solicitor General in England, and to this the Honorable the Attorney General herr. proposes that .

we should accede,

With all deference to that. Honorable

gentleman's opinion,

we are

utterly

at.

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loss to

comprehend the reason for such a proveding :

the action was commenced in the Supreme Cours of this Colony by the Plaintiff, and might be easily brought forward for decision

his Attorney

now, were?

so inclined, and we do

not understand why it should be necessary

that

a matter

arising

only to this Colony,

for

decision.

If s

in a

and

having referenced be now asferred to England

however Your Excellency

be

disposed to consider the advicd of the Iouble = the Attorney General to be the best unders the circumstances of the case, we would respectfully submit that that. Honorable gentleman, be now directed to take the

matter.

ups on behalf of

behalf of the brown,

as the

points at issuò ard actually the legality of the

proceedings of Your Excellency's predecessors, and the issue

and costs of the present, action,

whatever

they may

be, will ultimately affect

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