CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 317

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7.

in Gaol of the of Prisoners (not including alum ) who were acquitted at the last briminal

Sessions. – It was

to the

following effect.

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"Attorney General's office, "Hougtong, "7" "February 1837","

I have the honor to

a

acknowledge, yours of this date enclosing copy of a Resolution yesterday agrood to by the Executive Council on the subject of ahlum and his accomplices.

" Beyond my conviction,

(which has been certified

315

to His Excellency, together

with the reasonson which

it is

is founded,) that those

men were

" guilty, and that

Ablum's quilt, as principal,

must be known to the

others, his

I have

his accessaries,

no means

whatever of ascertaining to the satisfaction of

the Council any method whereby

the evidence

the latter

tter may

of

be made

effectural to the conviction, of ahlum brinself,

I continue however

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