CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 215

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57.

212

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of purpose and of action which

should undoubtedly be the object of an inveterate with public

"all who

inferiority for

ndu

the maintenance of

Law and order. We beg respectfully to assure His Excellency that as long

as

we remain in the Commission

of

the Peace he will find in us, equally with our

fellow Justices who

are

his

immediate subject & "Memorandum, perfect unity of purpose both in maintaining law and order which is our

duty) and

in resisting

any

ill-advised interference with our freedom and independence of action in that respect.

& it is not merely

our Firm

but it is a universally recognised

axiom, with which

we cannot suppose

His Excellency to be unacquainted, that

a Magistrate in his

official capacity on the Bench is bound to obey even the highest

the executive and to

be

executive

as

Council, must not only need not, but

dare not submit to

any dictation,

even

or interference

by a higher judicial

authority, except in the regular course of appeal. We most deeply regret to recognise in His Excellency's Memorandum

an unconstitutional

and unjustifiable attempt to interfere with, and dictate to, the Magistrates of this Colony in their judicial capacity

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50. 57. 212 " of purpose and of action which should undoubtedly be the object of an inveterate with public "all who inferiority for ndu the maintenance of Law and order. We beg respectfully to assure His Excellency that as long as we remain in the Commission of the Peace he will find in us, equally with our fellow Justices who are his immediate subject & "Memorandum, perfect unity of purpose both in maintaining law and order which is our duty) and in resisting any ill-advised interference with our freedom and independence of action in that respect. & it is not merely our Firm but it is a universally recognised axiom, with which we cannot suppose His Excellency to be unacquainted, that a Magistrate in his official capacity on the Bench is bound to obey even the highest the executive and to be executive as Council, must not only need not, but dare not submit to any dictation, even or interference by a higher judicial authority, except in the regular course of appeal. We most deeply regret to recognise in His Excellency's Memorandum an unconstitutional and unjustifiable attempt to interfere with, and dictate to, the Magistrates of this Colony in their judicial capacity
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50.

57.

212

"

of purpose and of action which

chould undoubtedly be the object of an invicted with public

"all who

intiority for

ndu

the maintenance of

Law and order. We by recuectfully to assure His helling that is long

as

we remain in the Commission

the Pence he will find in us equally with on

of

fellow Justices who

A

his

form the immediate cufject & "hiemorandum, perfect unity of purrose both in maintaining ver and order which is our

auty ) and

Band auto and in

privilege

resisting

ill

fimserver interference with our feciom and inderendence of action in that respect.

& is not merely

our Fiinim

but it is a universally recoquised

axiom / with which

we cannot suurose

His breellence to be unacquainted that

a Magistrate in his

Official onancity on the Bench is surain to even mumber

the breentive and to

am

Scentive

F

Council, mun not only need not, but

dare not submit to

n dictation,

even

am interference

by a higher judicial

Enume

authority, creest in the regular of appeal. We most deerly regret to recognize in Ais breellency's Memorandum

an unconstitutional

and unjustifiable attempt to interfere with, and dictate to, the Magistrates of this Plory in their pudicial capacity

م الله الله

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