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Plow reading of that Ordinance

a

bona fide detention with a

view to deportation is within

His Excellency's power.

But a detention pending

a reference home,

1. E . a detention

for five months certain, and not

view to

view

with a posit

& a positive p deportation, but for the

independent

pupose of Consulting the Teorerary

step

of State, an officers not empowered by the Ordinance, to take a -enforcing its parious

on this subject, is an

mus provisions

illegal

detention, as the law now

stands.

Unless

i

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Unless the law be cr altered, it will be the Chiep

Justions duty, upon a (Heabras Corpus, to discharge the prisoner

by

due course

of law, i. & fathwith

Arose

Always supposing a huse Return to be made by the Gaoler to the writ.

one

I am

an only anxious that

involve

my opinion in a case where

false step may the Servants of the frown here in all manner of liabilities,

et

pot misunderstood u whilst there is got time to batte precautionary measu

Measures