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16.

been much below the

Average.

Now it is as for above it . At the June Criminal Iussions of the Supreme

Court there were Sixteen

for hial : all

Cases

Serious ones, and only

-

boo of them second charges - whilst for this month the frown Solicitor already reports four commitment, and six

independent prosecutions

besides a number of

fresh

cases including

»

nine daring crimes

17.

454

Accomplished in one and the

same night.

II. Because the Despatch

of Secretary M: Labouchere under

dak the 2nd may lost. and laid before this Council by Hi Exostlmey, who supposes it to compel an immediate suspension of this most useful Ordinance,

on the contrary begin by

does, on

of cr

E

itself supposing that a change:

"Circumstances may have baten = 7 January last,

place since

making it no longer useful :- An assumption unhappily

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