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1227

W

an ex officio information of the third-

a

right distinctly affirmed by His Grace the Duke of Buckingham in his despatch No 192 of the 28th November last, the substance of which despatch

was

duly

communicated to the Chief Justice for his information, but he even

contends that the

Acting Attorney General had not the powers of the Attorney General - thereby quite misrepresenting the Government of this Colony,

in which from its peculiar circumstances there is ordinarily a large proportion of Acting Officers.

thus

as

Your Lordship will perceive, the Chief Justice has suffered himself to decide such important questions of law affecting the machinery of this Government

&

565 71646-68

that the latter has become

$.

CLO

much

interested, as that of Macao, in ascertaining

through some authority likely to command respect these important points, which Mr Impey has not hesitated to deal with

summarily

in a manner that contrasts

strangely with his affected hesitation in depreciating the discussion of grave questions which nevertheless, if they do arise, it is within his office and his

and his duty to decide, if he be fit for his position. 8. He has also not hesitated to quit his legitimate province as Judge without reference to a jury

and decide

what is and

what is not libel, whilst he has

given

casts against the Crown. 9. Under these circumstances and

seeing

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1227 W an ex officio information of the third- a right distinctly affirmed by His Grace the Duke of Buckingham in his despatch No 192 of the 28th November last, the substance of which despatch was duly communicated to the Chief Justice for his information, but he even contends that the Acting Attorney General had not the powers of the Attorney General - thereby quite misrepresenting the Government of this Colony, in which from its peculiar circumstances there is ordinarily a large proportion of Acting Officers. thus as Your Lordship will perceive, the Chief Justice has suffered himself to decide such important questions of law affecting the machinery of this Government & 565 71646-68 that the latter has become $. CLO much interested, as that of Macao, in ascertaining through some authority likely to command respect these important points, which Mr Impey has not hesitated to deal with summarily in a manner that contrasts strangely with his affected hesitation in depreciating the discussion of grave questions which nevertheless, if they do arise, it is within his office and his and his duty to decide, if he be fit for his position. 8. He has also not hesitated to quit his legitimate province as Judge without reference to a jury and decide what is and what is not libel, whilst he has given casts against the Crown. 9. Under these circumstances and seeing
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1227 W an ex officio information of the thind- a right distinctly affirmed by His Space the Duke of Buckingham in his despatch No 192 of the 28th November last the substance of which despatch was duly communicated to the Chief Justice for his unlanmation, but he even contends that the Acting Attorney General had not the frowns of the Attamey General- thereby quite meetthing the Government of this balony, in which from it's pesulion circumstances there is endinarily a large prafication of Acting Officers. thus as Your Lordship will perseive the Chief justice has suffered himself to deride such important questions of law affecting the machinery of this Goverment & 565 71646-68 that the latter has become $. CLO much interested as that of Macas in ascertaining through some authority likely to command respect these important paints, which Mo Imale has not hesitated to deal with. summarily man in a manner that contrasto in Imain= strangely with his affected hesitation in deprecciting the discusion of grave questions which nevertheles if they do arise -tain it is within his office and his and his duty to decide. if he be fit for his position. 8. He has also not hesitated to quit his legitimate province as Judge without reference to a jury and decide what is and what is not libel, whilst he has given casts aquist the brown. 9. Under these circumstances and seeing
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1227

W

an ex officio information of the thind-

a

right distinctly affirmed by His Space the Duke of Buckingham in his despatch No 192 of the 28th November last the substance of which despatch

was

duly

communicated to the Chief Justice for his unlanmation, but he even

contends that the

Acting Attorney General had not the frowns of the Attamey General- thereby quite meetthing the Government of this balony,

in which from it's pesulion circumstances there is endinarily a large prafication of Acting Officers.

thus

as

Your Lordship will perseive the Chief justice has suffered himself to deride such important questions of law affecting the machinery of this Goverment

&

565 71646-68

that the latter has become

$.

CLO

much

interested as that of Macas in ascertaining

through some authority likely to command respect these important paints, which Mo Imale has not hesitated to deal with.

summarily

man

in a manner that contrasto in

Imain=

strangely with his affected hesitation in deprecciting the discusion of grave questions which nevertheles if they do arise -tain it is within his office and his

and his duty to decide. if he be fit for his position. 8. He has also not hesitated to quit his legitimate province as Judge without reference to a jury

and decide

what is and

what is not libel, whilst he has

given

casts aquist the brown. 9. Under these circumstances and

seeing

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