CO129-137 - Sir MacDonnell - 1869 [4-5] — Page 124

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on a demurrer raised to the special plea whereby the defendant Saint proprietor of the China Mail justified the libel in respect to which the then Acting Attorney General M'Ball had filed information.

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ex officio

immediate duty

in

It is beyond my transmitting the papers connected with the very unusual proceedings in this Case to offer thereon any comments of my own. I have done that which is essential to placing them in an intelligible and consecutive form before Your Lordships. The enclosed narrative of the proceedings whilst divided and docketed in sets according to the date and details of those proceedings is printed, and paged consecutively throughout, but requires to be understood with a careful perusal by professional readers.

I should therefore be only imperfectly repeating what is contained in that narrative, if I were to attempt an analysis of it here. I can only say, as I am bound to give an opinion thereon that entirely concurring personally with the concluding paragraph

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of the Attorney General in declaring that "as a member of the government, as a Member of the Bar, which I am, and as a Member of the Community which my position does not prevent my sympathizing with, I hope this judgment will be appealed against." I would further point out that not merely does the Chief Justice directly traverse the right of the Attorney General to file

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121 on a demurrer raised to the special plea whereby the defendant Saint proprietor of the China Mail justified the libel in respect to which the then Acting Attorney General M'Ball had filed information. ++ a ex officio immediate duty in It is beyond my transmitting the papers connected with the very unusual proceedings in this Case to offer thereon any comments of my own. I have done that which is essential to placing them in an intelligible and consecutive form before Your Lordships. The enclosed narrative of the proceedings whilst divided and docketed in sets according to the date and details of those proceedings is printed, and paged consecutively throughout, but requires to be understood with a careful perusal by professional readers. I should therefore be only imperfectly repeating what is contained in that narrative, if I were to attempt an analysis of it here. I can only say, as I am bound to give an opinion thereon that entirely concurring personally with the concluding paragraph Page 15. of the Attorney General in declaring that "as a member of the government, as a Member of the Bar, which I am, and as a Member of the Community which my position does not prevent my sympathizing with, I hope this judgment will be appealed against." I would further point out that not merely does the Chief Justice directly traverse the right of the Attorney General to file
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121 on a demurrer raised to the special plea whereby the defendant Saint propnicter of the China Mail justified the libel in respect to which the then Acting Attomey, General M1Ball had fided information. ++ a ex officio immediate duty in It is beyond my transmitting the papero connected with the very unusual proceedings in this Case to offer thereon any commento of my own. I have done that which is essential to placing them in an intelligible and consecartive form before Your Lordships. the enclaced nanative of the procedings whils: divided and docketted in seto according to the date and details of those proceedings is printed, and paged consecutively ས་མཁོ throughout, but requires to be unitertent a 5. careful perusal by professional readers. I should therefore be only imperfectly repeating what is contained in that narative, if I were to attempt an analysis of it here. I can only say, as as bound to five an apinion thereon that Sentirely crepee personally with the conclucting paragraph Page 15. of the attomey General in deckoning that " as a member of the govemment. "as a Member of the Bar, which I am. and as a Member ܐ܂ of the Community which my position does not prevent my sympathizing with. I hope "this judgment will be appealed against. b. I would further point out that not does the Thief Justice directly tronense merely the right of the Attomey funeral to file -
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on a demurrer raised to the special plea whereby the defendant Saint propnicter of the China Mail justified the libel in respect to which the then Acting Attomey, General M1Ball had fided information.

++

a

ex officio

immediate duty

in

It is beyond my transmitting the papero connected with

the very unusual proceedings in this Case to offer thereon

any

commento of my own. I have done that which is essential to

placing them in an

intelligible and

consecartive form before Your Lordships. the

enclaced

nanative of the procedings whils:

divided and docketted in seto according to the date and details of those proceedings is printed, and paged consecutively

ས་མཁོ

throughout, but requires to be unitertent

a

5.

careful perusal by professional readers.

I should therefore be only imperfectly

repeating what is contained in that narative, if I were to attempt an analysis of it here. I can only say, as

as bound to five

an apinion thereon that Sentirely crepee personally with the conclucting paragraph

Page 15. of the attomey General in deckoning that

"

as

a member of the govemment. "as a Member

of the Bar, which I

am. and as a Member

ܐ܂

of the Community which my position does not prevent my sympathizing with. I hope "this judgment will be appealed against. b. I would further point out that not

does the Thief Justice directly tronense

merely

the right of the Attomey funeral to file

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