CO129-187 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [1-4] — Page 110

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wvidiner in support of the suggestion that the chill was to or doll out of the Colony. M. Hennessy GM. Philipps in three occasions, but (par. 16) de b still is of a diferent opinion. It is a pity that te diel not then refer the guestion home when it cale have been death with by itself, a ther Jusent Juttin outery bythe (hing Justien have den avoided. Any satia- -judicial harangue ofrom the Bench is improper, and soon in cases where the Judge is quite sure of his facts & his law unquestionable; hen die John Smale Proends upon rusown on his law will in my opinion not bear investigation,

as the results carmet- but In Mis chicas A canfully within paper adduquen the Govenor would have

digringed & Egnelle, Efficacions me those of Stimulating the Execution, if he thought such a consac hearsary.

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Slavery is defined in Stephen's Commentaries (Vol.II.

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Book 3 - Chap. 1. Of. Master aberant. Just division of the Inging Refered on the Edition, mine is that of. 1853 p.226) as being that civil relation in which one man * possesses absolute power

life liberty and " fortune of another "_

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( The dame definition which in

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Markstone slightly, allind appears also in Stiphum Ech. 1868) Doctor Eitels Wport (Inclorum Es) explains the conditions under which boys

adopted, and girls racorda into domestic dervitude both procudings bring, like all Other Chinese Social arrangements, not accepting even Marriage; a these conditions fall for Shunk of the legal definition gestanden abwe quoted - The Governa & Chief Justice Jail to an

question ofalarn

or no slave defends upon the

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power claimed oven the individual, & not upon the fact that money has or has not passed between the Father of the chill a

The master or adoption father.

If a rich man in bryland adopts the son of a forr

One & gives the Cattin

The latten & dam

of mmay; the child does

not. become in any dende a slave

Stake it that if

the father wished to take back his don the Count Whanang some help him-

to repay the money:

I doubt whether it comere compul

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I am unable to dee that any Criminal Offener has been committal by sitter party.

If this bras Mr. Philippo's advice to Mr. Hennessy.

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correct, it was to the game effect; & Sir John Smale has been too hasty in his condemnation of

The Home Mary Community - M. Hennessy (Mar. 20.) Juls this, but he cannot give of the idea that come body ought they Prosecutul : The money park of the Transaction Constitutio The offer. in his eyes.

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That adoptiel childen Junchaard in

Condition

China, or girls bought then do to surten into a baton

with which wombe constitute then Haves in the

Body Polish law, that condition ceases as doon as They reach Hong Kong in the can not be created by any such Transaction within the Colony. The adoptrel Chat...

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