CO129-143 - Sir MacDonnell - 1870 [1-2] — Page 130

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to lay before him the

Copy of Parl

Granville's despatch on the subject

of the duties of the Attorney General this Colony in Criminal Cases, as it arrived during his absence,

of

me As

and had been furnished Acting Chief Justice for the information of the Court.

11. The Chief Justice saw this

Case

Despatch and afterwards casually observed to me, that this Trial for Perjury (which has excited much public interest) was a

very fit for a private Prosecution and in order not to adjourn the Sessions in consequence of my indisposition, he

wrote to

suggest

one of the cases

in which I did not appear" should be taken on the first day."-

12. I had therefore every

reason

to believe that thanks to the authoritative

manner in which this vexed question had been disposed of by the Secretary of State I should not again be annoyed by Mr Smale's attacks

from the Bench in relation to the discharge of my Public Duties

upon

As

13.

My

Attorney Several.

my

astonishment however

I learn from the Newspaper Reports as well as from private sources that the Chief Justice

again

on the occasion,

on which this very Trial for Perjury

publicly expressed his opinion that

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to lay before him the Copy of Parl Granville's despatch on the subject of the duties of the Attorney General this Colony in Criminal Cases, as it arrived during his absence, of me As and had been furnished Acting Chief Justice for the information of the Court. 11. The Chief Justice saw this Case Despatch and afterwards casually observed to me, that this Trial for Perjury (which has excited much public interest) was a very fit for a private Prosecution and in order not to adjourn the Sessions in consequence of my indisposition, he wrote to suggest one of the cases in which I did not appear" should be taken on the first day."- 12. I had therefore every reason to believe that thanks to the authoritative manner in which this vexed question had been disposed of by the Secretary of State I should not again be annoyed by Mr Smale's attacks from the Bench in relation to the discharge of my Public Duties upon As 13. My Attorney Several. my astonishment however I learn from the Newspaper Reports as well as from private sources that the Chief Justice again on the occasion, on which this very Trial for Perjury publicly expressed his opinion that
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to lay before him the

Cofry of Parl

Granville's desparch on the subject

of the duties of the Altorney General this Colony in Criminal Cases, as it arrived during his absence,

of

me As

and had been furnished Acting Chief dustice for the information of the Court.

11. The Chicp dustice saw this

Case

Despatch and afterwards Easually observed to me, that this Trial for Perjury which has excited much fublic interest) was a

very fil for a private Proscention and in order not to adjourn the Sessions in consequence of my indisposition, he

one of the cases

wrote to

suggest

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in which I did not appear" should be taken on the first day."-

12. I had therefore every

every reason

believe that thanks to the authoritative

manner in which this vexed question had been disposed of by the Secretary of State I should not again be annoyed by MrSmales attacks

from the Bench in relation to the discharge of my Public Duties

upon

As

13.

Me

Attorney Several.

my

astonishment however

I learn from the Newspaper Reports as well as from privatz the Chief Justice

again

sources that Cook occasion,

whom this very Trial for Perjury

publicly to expres his offision that

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