CO129-233 - Acting Governor Cameron - 1887 [6-8] — Page 92

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on which a local firm of Solicitors invites the Secretary of State's action.

The papers are mainly a question on Cawo d A 'I'do not know that Mine can be of min quse le marks any But as regards case - it seems that 1. The particular case the Chinese court had complained of delay in dealing with these extradition i consequence, 1 When this case Cases arose, f 231! of M. Marsh in a letter the 23th of Feb. 87 pressed upon the magistrate the need of greater expeditiousness: and in that letter he went on to expound the principles by which the magistrates were to guide themselves - though it was not called a direct order.

During the trial the acting attorney general thought the magistrate was going wrong & his opinion was communicated to Mi Wodehouse, who guided himself by it 88 The case ended in Mi Wodehouse, although he entirely disbelieved the evidence, committing the prisoners for trial because there was, as he understood or professed to understand, a prima facie case against them, and in the acting governor ordering the prisoner because there a prima facie case had been found against him. Fortunately Supreme Court stepped in to prevent whatever the merits of the case, the gross injustice in the procedure would have taken place. The acting Attorney general says this was due to Mi Wodehouse's perversity and to his not doing his duty as a magistrate. & He does seem to have

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on which a local firm of Solicitors invites the Secretary of State's action. The papers are mainly a question on Cawo d A 'I'do not know that Mine can be of min quse le marks any But as regards case - it seems that 1. The particular case the Chinese court had complained of delay in dealing with these extradition i consequence, 1 When this case Cases arose, f 231! of M. Marsh in a letter the 23th of Feb. 87 pressed upon the magistrate the need of greater expeditiousness: and in that letter he went on to expound the principles by which the magistrates were to guide themselves - though it was not called a direct order. During the trial the acting attorney general thought the magistrate was going wrong & his opinion was communicated to Mi Wodehouse, who guided himself by it 88 The case ended in Mi Wodehouse, although he entirely disbelieved the evidence, committing the prisoners for trial because there was, as he understood or professed to understand, a prima facie case against them, and in the acting governor ordering the prisoner because there a prima facie case had been found against him. Fortunately Supreme Court stepped in to prevent whatever the merits of the case, the gross injustice in the procedure would have taken place. The acting Attorney general says this was due to Mi Wodehouse's perversity and to his not doing his duty as a magistrate. & He does seem to have
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on which a local firm of invites the Secretary of tun Solicitors State's action. The papers are mainly a ques on Cawo d A 'I'do not know 'that Mine can of min be quse le marks any But as regards case - it seems that 1. The particular case the Thinese gourt had complained of delay in dealing with these extradition i consequence, 1 When this case Cases arose, f 231! of M. Marsh in a letter the 23th of Feb. 87 pressed upon the magistrate the need of greater exfeditiousness: and in that letter The went on lace to : nd the expound by which the magistrates were to guide themselves - Hough it was not called a direct order. During the trial the acting attorney general th dight the magistrate was going wrong & his opinion Was communicated to 14 End H Mi Wodehouse, who guided himself by it 88 The case ended in Mi Wodehouse, although be entirely disbelieved the Coidence, committing the prisoners trial because there was, as he 1 against them, Surren understood or professed to understand, a prima facie case against and in the acting governor -dering the prisoner because there a prima facie case had been found against him. Fortunately Supreme Court steffed in to Ottanite, a Whatever the merits most the case the the gross injustice in the procedure would have taken place. The acting Attorney general says this was due to me Wodehouse's perversity and to his not doing his duty as a magistrate. & He does seem to have
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