CO129-151 - Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1871 [7-8] — Page 136

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in the case,

of Kwok - Asing

Your Lordship will perneine from the report that the motion laken - against the Allorney General has in this instance failed only through the firmness of the Jury in resisting the attemfil made by Chief Justice Imale to force from them a verdict in favor of the Plaintiff, and that there is every reason to

5 fear from the bins displayed by him that an application for

a new trial will

be readily conceded and that this

Community will be again scandalized a second action taken against

by

the Chief. Law Officer of the Prom in the Colany almost under the direction

a man who will

of the Chief Justice, by as, unquestionably be tried as a Murderer and Pirate whenever the bench shall

be presided over by another Judges

Jam no Lawyer myself and

cannot therefore judge on which side is the Law either in the two releases

of Kwok Asing or in the late action, but of this I have no doubt, viz: Thoit there is

confidence in or respect

Aro

You the decisions recently given, and that it

is

high time that the Law should be authoritatively laid down from home. I have the honor to be

My Lord, Your Levelship's Muut Obedient

Most

humble Servant,

AMitfeld

Major General & Liceuitenant Governa

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