CO129-132 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [8-9] — Page 290

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Attorney Geveral may file an Information against the party libelling.

I hope to make it clear that;

under the law of this bolony, the last

the only mode in which proceedings

be instituted here.

b. The

The circumstances of these

مل

was

Could

cases

did

actions being brought, the

not admit of actions

change being substantially against the

withorities it Mucas and Portugal,

moreover when libelo

are

11

of

a crime

•preferred to, and presented

"upon oath by a Gpand juny. I am citing from a book of authority Anshbold by Miloby, präge 1.

more

It

is

of

course unnecesary to say as there being i

upon this paint,

Grand Jury

in this balony, but the

no

Attorney General being substituted for it,

course could not have been

adopted.

that

and

8.

The Supreme leaurt could not, in

published of

persons

ON

ladies of

high in position

it is not the custom to compel persons to resort to actions.

1

An Indictment could not have been

bound because" an

Indictment is a

written accusation of

one or more

persons

my judgment,

have given

the name

were the point raised, lease to file an Information in

of the Queen's Coroner and

Attorney commonly called the Master the brown office for the following

first, because it seems to

dauletful whether

of

reasons.

me more than

any such Officer excists

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