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N° 8 of 1836 as Magistrate could decline to hear a fresh complaint on a case which he considered already decided. His Honour decided that he could not refuse to hear such complaint and desired the Acting Chief Magistrate and Mr May to enquire without delay into the complaint and adjudicate upon it.

We are unable to learn from the Bench made by His Honour's remarks, but so far as we are able to learn, His Honour gave no reference to, or expressed opinions upon the decisions of 23rd May and June. Reflections, involving severe aspersions upon our character, have been cast upon us for which we are quite unprepared and feeling deeply their injustice, we have submitted our conduct in the cases which have given rise to them to our Brother Justices, whose opinion thereon will reach His Excellency in another form.

We have to...

(Signed) Geo Lyall Theophilus R. Metcalfe.

M. Lamond

(Free Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

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31. 202 30 8 of 1836 as Magistrate could decline to hear a fresh complaint on a case which he considered already decided. His Honour decided that he could not refuse to hear such complaint and desired the Acting Chief Magistrate and Mr May to enquire without delay into the complaint and adjudicate upon it. We are unable to learn from the Bench made by His Honour's remarks, but so far as we are able to learn, His Honour gave no reference to, or expressed opinions upon the decisions of 23rd May and June. Reflections, involving severe aspersions upon our character, have been cast upon us for which we are quite unprepared and feeling deeply their injustice, we have submitted our conduct in the cases which have given rise to them to our Brother Justices, whose opinion thereon will reach His Excellency in another form. We have to... (Signed) Geo Lyall Theophilus R. Metcalfe. M. Lamond (Free Copy) Colonial Secretary.
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31.

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N 8 of 1836 as Magistrate could decline to hear a fresh

- fresh complaints

on a case which he considered, already decided - Bhis Honour

decided that he could not refuse to hear such as corr plaint and desired the Acting Chip Magistrate

and Ms May to

cquire without delay into the complaint and adjudicate

s we are

therem, but so far as

able

to learn His Honours from the

Benchmade

And gave no

reference to

xgave opinions expon the

decisions of 23rd Dray and June.

Reflections, involving

sher upon o

a

our character, have

been cast upon us for which

lve overe

quite unprepared and

feeling deeply their injustice

cve

have submitted, our conduct in

the

cases which have givers rise

to them to

over

Brother Sustices

whose opinion thereon will reach His Graellencey in another forms.

We have to.

(Signed) Ger Lyall The C Pestic R.MAntrobust.

а

Mm Lamend

(Free Copy)

Colonial Secretary.

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