CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 179

preferring the charge-

But I feel bounch to point out to your Speellency how very dangerous

a precedent in the administration Justice will be established if the

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Attorney

General acting

as a brivate

Counsel can cause

the repozite

wituceses to be committed for perjury

or any

other offense..

offence.. be appears to

me that the attorney General when

Beting

is h

private Counul

merges

his official character for the time,

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and that

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Attorney Seneral he has

power of originating any arrest on

any Eximinal treceding whaterever, but however that

may

be in an

Community constituted as Houghing

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is at present I have we beritati

in as

accerting runt positively that

neither as an

Official

of the Pence should

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Justice

any person

Mractising "be allowed to intermingle his

as a private Barrister

accidental powers with his perfeccione

duties.

When

beting as Chief Justice Mer

Anstey might commit any number

Witnesses for perjury.

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as an adorente

claiming damages he should be prohibited from repeating such a scandal as this, both as regards the Government to which be belongs and the profession of which he is a member I have also to report that Mr.

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