CO129-57 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 226

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axherience, based on a constant

connection with the Supreme Court Floghong (as inrticled Clark of Solicito. thereof and as practitioner

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therein) of between eight and nine

having shown me that the

years having

Chief Justice has always been ready (unles mevented by illness) to lear

all cases on

the appointed days them ready for trial, provided propin hotices have been given, and that he

Las also laid the Community preat Oligations by his willingness at all other times to try cares when -applied to, thereby entailing much- cxtra labour unon

rimself, doubtless

frequently to his personal inconvenience..

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How the entra Sittings recucion Surprise

I cannot possibly understand, the mode of procedure laid down by the Chief Justice putting same quite out of the question _ the practice in such cases as I have always underton it being that His Indskin will not try crus

on any

ther day than

one of those

can

be

appointed by the Adinances without the Convent or at the request of both Plaintifs and Defendant's Solicitors. such being the course where the Surprise! These extra settings, are also fired for days suited to the convenience of the Uplicants not of the Chief Justice, unlese as is seldom the case, the wicked off

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