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had been illegally flogged in July 1876" and that the Visiting Justice, in " August 1876, who saw the records, did his duty properly.

"and looked "at the books when he visited the " prison, the Honourable, "gentleman himself. I wish only to know did he " in that year did he act as Visitor in August. Did "the books and see "Justice, in April and "The go through of any illegal punishment had, " in the interval, been inflicted ? If he did, he saw the illegal "punishment, and took no notice "of them. But I presume the "Answer is that he did not. And "in the opinion of W Phillipps, who I "must say, always gave his opinion with great reluctance, "in cases of this kind, the "illegal floggings were regarded, therefore, as an alternative, in your "letter under reference,

I have to state "that whatever practice my Justices, as a body, "think right to persone in the future, "the Prison offence book, inspecting I am prepared to "follow but "I cannot withdraw the resignation "of my office of Justice of the Peace, which I have already tendered, "until

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180 had been illegally flogged in July 1876" and that the Visiting Justice, in " August 1876, who saw the records, did his duty properly. "and looked "at the books when he visited the " prison, the Honourable, "gentleman himself. I wish only to know did he " in that year did he act as Visitor in August. Did "the books and see "Justice, in April and "The go through of any illegal punishment had, " in the interval, been inflicted ? If he did, he saw the illegal "punishment, and took no notice "of them. But I presume the "Answer is that he did not. And "in the opinion of W Phillipps, who I "must say, always gave his opinion with great reluctance, "in cases of this kind, the "illegal floggings were regarded, therefore, as an alternative, in your "letter under reference, I have to state "that whatever practice my Justices, as a body, "think right to persone in the future, "the Prison offence book, inspecting I am prepared to "follow but "I cannot withdraw the resignation "of my office of Justice of the Peace, which I have already tendered, "until
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180 had been illegally floggesin July 1876 " and that the Visiting Justice, in " August 1876, who saw the records, if The ded his duty properly. and looked "at the looks when he visited the " prison, the Stonourable, "gentlemand himself. I wise only F gear did he " in that year did he act as Visitor Visiting August. Bid the books and see "Justice, in April and "The go through of any illegal permishes {A 10 nent had, ? in the interval, been inflicted ? If he did, he saw the illegal "Jus rich, mento and look no notice of them. But I precurs I presume the "Answer is that he did not. And "ino the opics core of W Phillipps, who I "rmust. -say, always gave his _. " opiricord with great reluctance, of this kind, the in cases were ille "illegal" Wilts regard, the ploggings d to the alter, cative therefore, plused before, e, in your letter innder re череву I have to state botter that whatever practice my Justias, as a body, -body, think right کرتے ao to to persone in the future, the Prison offence book, inspecting I am prepared to follow but I cannot withdraw the resignation of my office of Instics of the Pence, which I have already tendered, until 1
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had been illegally floggesin July 1876 " and that the Visiting Justice, in " August 1876, who saw the records, if The ded his duty properly.

and looked

"at the looks when he visited the

" prison,

the Stonourable,

"gentlemand himself. I wise only

F gear did he

" in that year did he act as Visitor

Visiting August. Bid

the books and see

"Justice, in April and "The go through of any illegal permishes

{A

10

nent had,

?

in the interval, been inflicted ? If he did, he saw the illegal

"Jus rich, mento and look no notice

of them. But I precurs

I presume the

"Answer is that he did not. And

"ino the opics core of W Phillipps, who I

"rmust.

-say,

always gave his _.

" opiricord with great reluctance,

of this kind, the

in cases

were ille

"illegal" Wilts regard,

the ploggings

d to the alter, cative

therefore, plused before, e, in your

letter innder re

череву

I have to state

botter

that whatever practice my Justias, as a body,

-body, think right

کرتے

ao to

to persone in the future,

the Prison offence book, inspecting I am prepared to

follow but

I cannot withdraw the resignation

of my office of Instics of the Pence, which I have already tendered,

until

1

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