date

18 Jun 1803 + (3 N o 2. Collins X
18 Jun 1803 + (3

N o 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 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) 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 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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