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Admiral

Agent

dawns the Extradition of a person accused of murder who has fled to Hayking. In that a fumptoms we see no objection to his being surrendered, if the has committed a murder within Reach jurisdiction (see Extradition Penty of Feb 18. 1845 6. Sertolet: p: 345) and if the cridence is fortherning at aplech, Whone by Preaty and sanctioned by best Parliament (6 and 7 Vict. 6.75 16° Vertolet. p: 448. hs to the question which we understand to be athed with respect to the correctness of the spinion of out predecesors of Left. 21.1852 we have today that if that opinion is taken to refer to the purisdiction of the folainal Court to by the pence of smorder we think it correct, but that if the offence was me of Deracy ( a views of the late which does not appear to have been considered) we think toppen to question

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"I received from you on the

27th Feb a

telegraphie

tated the 21 st of the same month

dispatch in the following words : _ "Is Extradition Treaty " with France still in force. "Is opinion on piracy in kefalch "2027 of lighten hundred and "fifty two

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See Forsyth page

" 229 to be followed. Prisoner

is claimed for morder,

"not for piracy!"

I replied by telegraphe in the 8 the march at 2.30pm

as follows: _ "Extradition Treaty is in "porce. Prisoner may

Surrendered to France is

"

be

murder commuilted within "French Jurisdiction, and

• evidence fortherning as agreed by treaty and Act of Parliament.:

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