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the Court on a Capital.____ charge, the bout being_

livo Naval

composed of Afficers of whom the ___

Admuial is one,

is one, the

the Chief

-Lustice and the Judge of

P

the bauet of Summar Imisdiction. Upon the

conclusion of

the case, the

two Naval Officers

ale

for

Conviction, the Chief___ Lustite and the Judge of the Court of Summary- Jurisdiction for an Asquittal,

the

ground very possibly -

benig

ay

that there isno evidence

that the evidence is not

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cufficient. The Admial.. hawener, having the Casting

vote the conviction would

be complete and the Capital Sentence would be passed. Suely public opinions

in

England would wass

clate of things.

lolerate a Plate

monstrous as

Lo

this, at least

I venture to hope not.

But it

anay

be

faid, what has this to do

with the matter under-

& With

your

divenssion. Excellency's permission d will reply. The Chief___

Justice may from

may from reasonable.

cause be absent from the