CO129-046 - Lieut. Governor Caine & Sir Bowring - 1854 [5-19／8] — Page 224

on Life. The Minutes of the meeting

7

Council are inelord for your

Grace's perusal.

MI.

Ви By the

luinutes

1.2

accompanying

of the Judge at the trial your Grace will perceive that the question

mooted whether the Court had

was

jurisdiction to try an offence of this nature committed on the high sear the brand a boat the property of subject of China though frequenting this Colony and holding a Colonial Liccuse to sly on hire. but as the Judge appeared to be satisfied on this point I did not consider it

to attach to it

my buty

any further weight

as it did not affect the abstract.

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justice of the sentence. I was fully "envinced of the Riemer's quiit

the

ncccssity of endeavouring by the precent cxample of his dentin to deter

others hom a

from a repetition of ever cold blooded tragedy.-

Trusting that

such

your

Ynnec

will erneur in the propriety of my decision in this paintul inatter,

I have the hown to be,

With the highest resheet

My Louk Duke, Your Graces,

་

Mist Fbedient Humble Servant,

Manni

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