CO129-124 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [8-9] — Page 222

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been laid up in this harbour for seven months previous to her being chartered to search for the missing junk, which was seized when seeking to defend the Nefel.

Sir Rutherford says, a judge would probably require detailed and satisfactory proof of the employment of the Ship for some time previous to the voyage during which she was seized." Such language evidently insinuates that the "Prince Albert" had previously been recently engaged in illegal trade, a suggestion entirely gratuitous and so untrue, as she had not been to sea for seven months, that it might be regarded as even over-stepping the legitimate limits of an Advocate employed in court about the confiscation of the Nefel.

I would further observe that he departs from his official duty of notifying his view of the Law for general information, where he attacks the whole of the "Prince Albert" case, and treats as unworthy of credit all statements made by the owner and master of the ship, though not one of them has been disproved. Therefore, in this special case, so as to prejudice the parties seeking redress, and taking it upon himself to illustrate the improbability of statements made by men of respectability, he runs the risk of being...

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7 214 been laid up in this harbour for seven months previous to her being chartered to search for the missing junk, which was seized when seeking to defend the Nefel. Sir Rutherford says, a judge would probably require detailed and satisfactory proof of the employment of the Ship for some time previous to the voyage during which she was seized." Such language evidently insinuates that the "Prince Albert" had previously been recently engaged in illegal trade, a suggestion entirely gratuitous and so untrue, as she had not been to sea for seven months, that it might be regarded as even over-stepping the legitimate limits of an Advocate employed in court about the confiscation of the Nefel. I would further observe that he departs from his official duty of notifying his view of the Law for general information, where he attacks the whole of the "Prince Albert" case, and treats as unworthy of credit all statements made by the owner and master of the ship, though not one of them has been disproved. Therefore, in this special case, so as to prejudice the parties seeking redress, and taking it upon himself to illustrate the improbability of statements made by men of respectability, he runs the risk of being...
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7

214

been laid

up

in

this harber for

Seven

to defend

the Nefoel.

7

months previous to her being chartered to search for the missing funk, which

seeking when seized. Nevertheles

she

was

Sir Rutherford says, a judge

says, a judge would

probably require detailed and satisfactory proof of the employment of the Ship flor sometime previous to the during which she

was

voyage

seized." Such

language evidently insinuates that the "Prince Albert had priciously been recently engaged in illegal trade, a

so

suggestion

entirely grativitous and so ne

untrue,

far

necefparily

as she had not been to sea

seven months, that it

as even over-

regarded, legitimate limits

of

it m

might

be

- stepping the

an

Advocate employed

in bourt the confiscation of

I would further observe that he

papes from his official duty of notifying his view of the Law for general

#

information, where he attacks the whole of the "Prince Albert", and treats as

case

one

the Nefel,

unworthy of credit all statements made

the by the owner and master of though not I must say say, commenting Public papers,

of them has been disproved

therefore, that in this +

on a s

special

so as

case in the

to prejudice the

parties seeking redrefs, and taking himself to illustrate

of statements made

on

the improbability

men

of

CH

respectability he runs the risk of being

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