CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 282

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against us by His Excellency in the latter respect, as we consider that we have sufficiently disproved it, when it had not been sufficiently disproved by the acting chief Magistrate, previous to the issuing of

the memorandum,

in the course of his correspondence with the Government upon the subject, which Correspondence was submitted to the

meeting of Justices on the 25th instant. We are, however, under the

necessity of submitting to you the question arising out of the position assumed by His

Excellency

in regard to the judicial independence of the Magistracy.

with the concurrence

His Excellency,

of the Executive Council, assumes the power of dictating the interpretation of the law to the Magistracy, - a power so opposed to our ideas of the duties, privileges, and responsibilities of a magistrate, that we feel

"compelled respectfully to request

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that you will place the question before the legal advisers of the Crown,

transmit their opinion to this

and

His Excellency Sir John Bowring for our information and guidance.

We have the honor to be

Sir,

Your most

obedient servants.

D. Rutledge. Pro...

W. Caine.

Leslie H. R...

John Scarth.

J. Johnstone.

A. T. Staunton.

Coltman.

J. F...

Graham.

Vernon...?

Robstalker?

J. P. McM...

M. M...

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against us by His Excellency in the latter respect, as we consider that we have sufficiently disproved it, when it had not been sufficiently disproved by the acting chief Magistrate, previous to the issuing of the memorandum, in the course of his correspondence with the Government upon the subject, which Correspondence was submitted to the meeting of Justices on the 25th instant. We are, however, under the necessity of submitting to you the question arising out of the position assumed by His Excellency in regard to the judicial independence of the Magistracy. with the concurrence His Excellency, of the Executive Council, assumes the power of dictating the interpretation of the law to the Magistracy, - a power so opposed to our ideas of the duties, privileges, and responsibilities of a magistrate, that we feel "compelled respectfully to request Page 280 that you will place the question before the legal advisers of the Crown, transmit their opinion to this and His Excellency Sir John Bowring for our information and guidance. We have the honor to be Sir, Your most obedient servants. D. Rutledge. Pro... W. Caine. Leslie H. R... John Scarth. J. Johnstone. A. T. Staunton. Coltman. J. F... Graham. Vernon...? Robstalker? J. P. McM... M. M...
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against us by His Excellency in the latter respect, as we consider that we have sufficiently disproved it, wen had it not beer sufficiently disproved by the acting chief Magistrate, presion to the issuing of

the memorandum,

in the course of his correspondence with the Government upon the subpet, which Correspondence was submitted to the

meeting of Justices on the 25 tahungert. We are, however, under the ne

necessity of Auburitting to you the question arising out of the position assumed by ttt's

in the Memorandum.

Eu cellency

in regard to the pidicial independence of the Magistracy.

with the concurrence

His Excelleney,

of the Executive Council, assumes the power of dictating the interpretation of the law to the Magistracy, - a power so opposed to om ideas of the duties, privileges, and responsibilities of a magistrate, that we feel

"compelled respectfully to request

that

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that you will place the question before the legal adoriers of the brown,

transmit then opinion to this

and

rucellency Fir John Bowring for our information and guidance.

We have the honor to be

Sir,

Your mosto

r most obedient sewants.

Damena sp

W

RcAntroles. Pro... Leslie HR

John Scarth. It. John & Selt. 4

Coltius. If

Grohyalls.. Vema?!? Pobstalker IP Mhmond M

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