CO129-147 - Public Offices - 1870 — Page 338

If nationality need arise

Extradition Treaty the proposed

in an

hule as

Oriance is in substance.

An

misport aut question of

some difficulty remain tole

considered, namely.

Inbunal or power

what

should

divide upon the political

or hon.

political character of

the ffence charged, it being

appeed on all hands that mo

fugitive

should h

in givin

ufe for can political offence

It may be questioned

whether, as the Shaft

Ordinance

wha

the Mystiali

at and would in fact have

here the

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power - which a magistrate has in England - of entertaining the question of political restive.

from the word, at the

Looking

had of subsection 5f

it would appear.

Lect. V

to have Week

been contemplated that he should exercise this power.

ad

the fact that the ffence

"ralich

is political would to a cause why the fugitive should not be given up.

lepon the whole, however.

I am nichiied to think

that the Magistrate should

shorts un han At poin

bit Thaild

merely judge of this legel