CO129-099 - Sir Robinson - 1864 [6-8] — Page 338

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of justice upon principles of British law offere many chances of Escape, they employ Connsely advantage is taken of every legal technicality;" they find the means of corrupting witnesss

is that of the total number of Consequence pirates apprehended, and of whose

The

if following their usual arreations at home. In short it is clear that the pleasures and

are considered greater

profits of the pursuit

than the risks incurred in it, and piracy

is accor

dingly steadily on the increase.

guilt

there

b.

half only

I recommend therefore that we

are committed

for trial, and as

before shown,

can be little moral doubt, abmb one

of these

The out

actually

of every

tried

three

fore the Supreme Court,

before

Escapes

Again the pirates

conviction.

should hand over;

for trial and

punishment, to their own Anthorities all persons apprehended

in cases in which the

by ero for piracy

in

Offence has not been Committed within

British waters or

upon the property of

5.

of the leniency of

mw

Prison

are well aware

System as compared.

British subjects, or upon

upon that of persons

with that of their own Country. They know

residing

in this leolony.

full

full well that even

if sentenced to

penal

servitude

they will, although deprived of liberty, be better

hansed, fed,

and clothed than they would be

7

To show how such a rule would

operate

I will instance the two cases of