CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 266

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Magistrate which, it is said,

ཿ

the Justices approved in all "respects" was his conduct upon

the above named occasions, -

This Excellency is distinctly

in error in stating

that it has

been declared to be illegal

"without excuse!"

and

3. The opinions attributed

by His Excellency to the Chief

Justice are given

in the form

of quotations, and are doubtless,

therefore,

authoritative;

we do

not find them, however, in

the Mandamus, nor are

they

in record anywhere except

in

the Memorandum and in

the letter under

seen, in

reply;

264

we have

in paragraph 2 of this letter,

that His Excellency

has in one

instance misapplied

them, and

if they refer to the mandamus question they appear to be very strong for the occasion. If a Magistrate believes that

he has no

jurisdiction in a

certain case and declines to

adjudicate, the higher Court

will point

out to him his error

by a writ of Mandamus; the

erroneous action

of the Magistrate,

being contrary

to the law, is illegal in the

literal sense of the word, but

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Magistrate which, it is said, ཿ the Justices approved in all "respects" was his conduct upon the above named occasions, - This Excellency is distinctly in error in stating that it has been declared to be illegal "without excuse!" and 3. The opinions attributed by His Excellency to the Chief Justice are given in the form of quotations, and are doubtless, therefore, authoritative; we do not find them, however, in the Mandamus, nor are they in record anywhere except in the Memorandum and in the letter under seen, in reply; 264 we have in paragraph 2 of this letter, that His Excellency has in one instance misapplied them, and if they refer to the mandamus question they appear to be very strong for the occasion. If a Magistrate believes that he has no jurisdiction in a certain case and declines to adjudicate, the higher Court will point out to him his error by a writ of Mandamus; the erroneous action of the Magistrate, being contrary to the law, is illegal in the literal sense of the word, but
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Magistrate which, it is said, the Justices approved in all- " respects" was his conduct upon the above named occasions, - This Excellency is distimetty error in sta in stating in that it has been declared to be illegal " without excuse! and 3. The opinions attributed by His Excellevey to the thief this Justice are given u six the form of quotations, and are doubtless, therefore, authoritative; we do not find them, however, in the Mandamus, nor are the in record anywhere except they in the Memorandum and in the letter under seen, in reply; 264 we have paragraphe 2 of this letter, that His licellevey has in one instance misapplied misapplied them, and in if they refer to the mandamus question they appear to be very strong for the occasion. If a Magistrate believes that jurisdic he has no diction in a Certain case and declines to adjudicate, the higher Court · will point out to him his error out by a writ of Mandamus; the erroneous action in such a case, of the Magistras, e, being contrary to the law, is illegal in the literal sense of the word, but i
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Magistrate which, it is said,

the Justices approved in all- " respects" was his conduct upon

the above named occasions, -

This Excellency is distimetty

error in sta

in stating

in

that it has

been declared to be illegal

" without excuse!

and

3. The opinions attributed

by His Excellevey to the thief

this

Justice are given

u six the form

of quotations, and are doubtless,

therefore,

authoritative;

we do

not find them, however, in

the Mandamus, nor are

the

in record anywhere except

they

in

the Memorandum and in

the letter under

seen, in

reply;

264

we have

paragraphe 2 of this letter,

that His licellevey

has in one

instance misapplied

misapplied them, and

in

if they refer to the mandamus question they appear to be very strong for the occasion. If a Magistrate believes that

• jurisdic

he has no

diction in a

Certain case and declines to

adjudicate, the higher Court

·

will point

out to him his error

out

by a writ of Mandamus; the

erroneous action

in such a case,

of the Magistras,

e, being contrary

to the law, is illegal in the

literal sense of the word, but

i

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