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contempt had been imposed by a court of record there and no remedy was open by petition in the Judicial Committee. It was not competent to entertain a petition impugning the propriety of such orders; but nevertheless in the circumstances disclosed and it was felt to be proper to refer the matter to them, they would hear it and advise Her Majesty upon the case.
M. This latter course had been adopted by the Appellant in that case, who presented a petition to Her Majesty through the Colonial Office, by which it was referred to the Judicial Committee to advise the Crown. The Chief Justice and Judges at Sierra Leone were served with a copy of the petition and supported by affidavits. Vide Macrae's Sierra Leone Council Reports, Vol 8, Page 61. The petition came on for hearing in July 1858, and the result of the advice given by the Judicial Committee to the Crown was the reduction of the fines imposed from £150 to £60.
12. It seemed to me that the above procedure was quite sufficient to prevent any failure of justice in McM Pollard's Case, and therefore entirely relieved me of the responsibility as well as the necessity for expressing a personal opinion, or taking any other action in the matter than transmitting to Your Grace any petition prepared by Mr Pollard with whatever observations thereon the Chief Justice might feel inclined to offer.
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contempt had been imposed by a bount
of Mecard there
and no
was
mo
remedy by petition in the Judicial Committe
frower in the
the
to entertain a petition impuguing propriety of such anders- but nevertheless
in the "circumstances disclosed and i
"lit to
refer
"Her Majestie's Secretary of State thought
the matter to them they would Trear it and achise Her Majesty upon
"the case"
M.
This latter course had been adopted by the Appellant in that case, who presented a petition to Her Majesty through the leolonial Office, by which it
was
referred
to the Judicial Committee to advise the
brown. The Chief Justics
and Judices
at
Sieva Leone were served with a copy of
petition and the Supported by Affidavit's
Vide Mesare's the Shiny bouncil Reports. Vol 8. Page 61.
on
petition
ow
and
each side
answer
came
for hearing in July 1858, and the result
of the advice
to the brown
given by the Judicial Committe
was
the reduction of the fines
imposed from £150 to £60.
It seemed
12. It
seemed to me that the above
procedure
was
quite sufficient to prevent
•from all
any failure of Justice in Mc2 Pollard's Case, and therefore entirely relieved responsibility as well
me
necessity for
expressing a personal opinion, or tathing
any
other action in the matter than
transmitting to Your Grare any petition prepared by Mr Sellard with whatever abservations thereon the bhief Justice might feel inclined to offer.
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