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Solterio de los Santos, and Alexandro

Masinen weru the Prisoners whom,

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close and anxious consideration

the evidence, he felt himself

inaried to recommend

recommend to theley -

After

some remarks by

the Acting

Attorney General, a lengthened and

minute discussion on the whole of 斤

the evidence was entered into; at

the conclusion of which the acting- Chief Justice and the Acting Attorney General withdrew

the Council prom

the

On their departure, Colonel Came suggested that Mr Mercer as junior Member of the Council should first decíare his fimm and advice- M Mercer accordingly proposed sip of the prisoners, viz:- Santiags 2nds,

that

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Valeris Fernandez, Limas Buzilio, Lorenzo Maria, Macaris Copos and Valentins Francises, should have their Sentence carried into affect, and regretted that to mone there could "he see season for Showing mercy, while he thought that the remaining four might be considered proper Pojects for

a

Commutation of the sentence passed them - M2 Mercer added that

upon

he was the more confirmed in the

his view

pronvicty of

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the

case, in

that it accorded with the

recommendation offered to the Council by the Amorable the Acting Chief Justice.

Mr. Huston quite concurred in the

view taken by Mr Mercer, and remarked on the cract similarity