CO129-047 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1854 [8-12] — Page 259

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the fovernment them off. The frisch section of the Ordinance should be

altend acendingly.

But the principl abfection to the Ordinance

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ading

that raised of the Chief Justice to the

4

ait il est ten

Constitution

in which, to

of the Counts

てん

great extent,

I concurs de peliance

on the fur dgment of

and the

yourself Legislative

an

in

lative Council I

prepared tacquired

the establishment

of an exceptional Tribunal for the brise

offences

under thes

Law. But I cannot

256

advise Ster Majesty

to sanction the

to

to create. It

particular tribunal which You propone to

composed of

is

The

Attorney finance, the Chef Magistrate, and

of appeal

two, on

in

cade

four - Justices of the Peace, appointed, an I

ainfer (for

it is not chant

usambiguanaly

laid

down) by the fovernin.

The result will be

that

there

quasi

political offender, for which the fovernment

sumed anccions

will be pres

to secure convictions, the

ultimate decision will

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