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cast akson a budge when he is at Counsel for the prisoner and has to watch and protect lus sictirots as well as to

guide the

Course

of Justice as represented

by the prosecutions, and not in any sense as part of Judicial duty, the majority of Judges obtain the gratiutions aid bamsel. The late Mr Justice Willes was an exception and be never would admit the volunteered services of Counsel to --- ush on any charge nor would be nak

charge Canal tollo so exept on the direction- application of the accused.

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assign

a Solicitor is entirely

entirely.

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beyond the powers of the Judge,

experience at home

cases within

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in which the defending counsel heas required

such assistance the expenses and fus of the

4. Solicitor have been deposed by a aubreription got up by the Thigh Sheriff and other chvritable quellemen attending the twiges. It. In this bolory by a revolution of

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the Executive Concil of November 20th 1873 I believe it was laid downs theat a fee of $25 abould be allowed to a counsel colo had been assigend by the Court to defund a prisoner on a capital charge and

actually expended in obtaining the

who

suns

charges

attendance of witnesses and similar

on the defence of a ~

excessary for currepiny prisoner exclulling the fees of a Solicitor. The erive of the Government of that day are expressed in a letter Chave

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