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of the law of the matter, and must be taken to be in all respects correct,

until reversed on appeal by the Privy Council. The Executive has no authority to interfere with the decisions of the Supreme Court and I think the Consul has no right whatever to ask the Government to express

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-opinion upon the correctness or otherwise of the law laid down by the Supreme Court.

Jonly observe that the effect of

this decision is to hold that the

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ran Ellis was not discharged. according to law :

If a report is required for the Secretary of State, it could be

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better supplied by the Judge who

tried the case, for I am without any accurate Knowledge of the facts .

(signed) John Branston, Attorney General.

20th November 874

39) JamX & S 5019