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the danger of another

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the Murderer (briminal fessines, 25 April 1856) _ wlis has prive them suffered the last penalty of the low. It is time that, upon my second application, His Lordships, moved by my represon- -tation of the danger

of failure of fiertice (the bron intuerres being sailors, and sensions to deport u/con their proper treations), dist appoint a special Intermediate resions to try that portionlar cave. Banting first application for the trial of the prisoner _ himself most willing to

be tried_at the then pending dessines, (his commitment having recuned during their pendency ) _ war rejectedt absolutely;

Four Lordships, on both reenvios, loud down the rule thus:_ "It is the

"Attorney-General's duty, if the defervitions

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" are sent to lumm sin time, to exhibit the "Information, when found by line, " within the period provided by the " Ordinance, so as to enable the prisoner. " to receive his five days notice. If ther "Attorney-General " them in time for that purpose, he " might not to exhibit the Information " at all during the approaching – " pending sessions, but reverve it for "the most. At all events, added thir "I will not try any enve

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of felony, where the "five days notice how not been given, " hovever ready. the priemer himself "may be to dispense with that'

I cannot subscribe to there opinions and rules of the bleif Justice : and I am fure that, sunless they compelled by the strictest pecesvity,

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