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Hou

of Common:

Admiral

Agent

Cound

me as supplying all necessary's information, a copy of a letter, addressed to the Law officers of-

the Crown, having reference to the proecedings of the Chief Justice

Hong Kong, in the

of

in the Case of

Kwok - a sing a Cluese Coolie,

а

who had been charged with.

murder and Purvey, but finally was discharged by the Chief, Justice under Bit of Habeas

Corpus.

That

To Law offre is 2.2 Su

5 sub enclosur

That

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the Law officers have

reported, that they are clearly

of opinion, that the second. Judgment of Cluef. futher Smale,

was

wrong,

that

they much.

question the soundness of many pochons of his first Indgment and that the matter beng one

of great practical importance they would be advisable to apply

on the whole thick it

for leave to appeal against both.

Lord thinkerley would.

therefore

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