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No 2. Collins X. 74. July. 1799. It was on this same occasion
that one of the claimants in question having in
presence of his Excellency. "expressed himself disrespectfully of
"the Lieutenant Governor, was ... sentenced to receive 600 lashes,
"and to wear irons for. — six months." What the words thus
punished there were: does not appear: but what does appear
beyond doubt, is — that if there had been no such
violation of law on the one part, there would have been no such
respect on the other. (2)
Note
(2) The sentence It was in a court — "a criminal
"court' — that this sentence is stated as having been passed.
- A criminal Court? — what criminal Court? the Court
legalized by the New South Wales Act of Parliament — the New South
Wales Foundation Act. 2+ + 27 9. 3. c. 2. The cognizance given to that Court
is limited by the terms of the Act, to such "outrages and
misbehaviours" as would be misdemeanors, felonies, treasons
"or misprision thereof, if committed within this realm."
Which of all these species of outrages and misbehaviours
would a man committ in this realm, by speaking disrespectfully
threats of a Lieutenant Governor of New South
Wales?
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