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Cocked and pointed it at the party, with menaces that he would fire and kill any one advancing
Whether the proceedings taken, and the several steps of conviction, judgment, and Commitment, were regular in form and according to law, may of course be questioned thus
For these reasons, which I have thought it right fully to submit to Your Excellency's appreciation, I have felt justified as Her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary in Japan, in calling upon you as the first Authority in the Colony where the Court is situated, to give me such legal Assistance as may be in Your power, and to place the case in the hands of the Attorney General, that Her Majesty's Government may be assured everything will be done in the matter, which can rightfully be done.
I am entitled to assume that they were (so far as I am concerned or responsible) legal until the contrary is proved, and to consider the action now brought as "vexatious". That its success, by reason of any want of efficient legal advice and service, would be a great injury to the Government and the Public interests they represent, since it must inevitably tend to embarrass if not to deter him altogether from the execution of his office, is beyond question.
Coming to the trial now to be undertaken, I believe a right to object to the trial in the Court selected by the Plaintiff is secured to me by law, and if so, I deem it for many reasons desirable to avail myself of this right, and remove it to the Court of some other Bench, such as the Queen's ...
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Cocked and
pointed it at the party, with menaces
that he world
fire
and hill
any one adva
advancing
Whether the proceedings taken, and the
several steps of conviction, judgment, and
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Commitment, were
regular in
form.
and
according
to law, may of course be
questioned
thus
For these reasons, which I have thought it right
fully
to submit to Your Excellency's appreciation,
I have felt justified
as Her elbajesty's Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary
in Japan, in calling upon you as the fires. Authority
in the leolony where the Court is situated, to give
by the
plaintiff;
but I
am
entitled to assume
me such legal Assistanev as
may
be in
Your
that they were (so far
I
as
am Congrued or
power, and to place the case in the hands
of
the
responsible) until the Contrary is proved, and
to consider the action now
=
brought as vexations":
That its success, by reason of any efficient legal
Attorney General, that Her Majesty's Government
assured every thing will be done in the matter,
may
все
want
which can
rightfully
legal advice and service, would be
a great injury to the Government
Government and the
Public interests, they represent, since it must
inevitably tend to embarass
if
every
functionary,
not to deter him aélögether from the Excention of his office, is beyond question.
Coming
and legally be undertaken. I believe a right to object to the triab
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on in the Court selected by the Plaintiff,
is secured to me.
desirable
this right,
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by law, and if so, I deem ik for many reasons to avail myself. of
and remove it to the Court of
such other Cont as
Queen's
Heer Majesty's
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