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Jay if the parties were arrested for pircicy after their discharge from their previous arrest, which had been made upon the application of the Chimèse authorities for their extradition,
the second arrest was made alis inthith, and they ought not to have been discharged by the Chief Justice, nor was the Attorney General tiable to penalties under 31 Car. C.2. J. £1. We have already reported
Your Lordship that the opinion of the
Officers
Jeni
to
in 1852, which is to be
found in the Furzythi's Bowok p. 22.9
us
to to be correct.
appears, The furisdiction of a
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question of murder
we may add of trespass, Commmitted by foreigners
a vessel
a
beard
on the High Leas under
foreign flag, but your Lordship will find
in the same volmne p.
114 the opinion of Mr Justice Blacklum cited
Re Ternan 33 Law
1
Journal (M. Off. P. 211, that when the crime consists in having over- powered the ship" (which in that an American Thip) it a crime within the piris_
Care
was
becomes a
diction of every civilised nation We consider that the Luforeme Court of Hong Kong has purisdiction under 127 13 Vict. CXXI to by any party within its jurisdiction for piracy under the Law
of Nations, we think it right also to add.
actions which may
that
any
lie
brought against the Attorney General
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