The Canadian Prisoners' Case, 1839. Writs of Habeas Corpus in the Case of the Canadian Prisoners. A 1982 facsimile reproduction, preserving the original text and layout.
London: Reports of State Trials, New Series, HMSO, 1891. Booklet - Unbound Pages. Very Good. Item #350664
Writs of Habeas Corpus were issued by a judge in vacation for bringing up Leonard Watson and others, prisoners in the gaol of Liverpool. The keeper of the gaol brought up the prisoners, and returned in the case of each prisoner that by a statute of Upper Canada the Lt.Governor in council was empowered to grant a pardon on such conditions as might appear proper to such persons then under charge of high treason as should before arraignment confess guilt and petition for pardon; that the prisoner was so pardoned on condition of transportation to Van Diemen's Land; that for want of means to convey him thither directly he was first taken to Quebec, in Lower Canada, then embarked to England, and there kept in custody in the gaol of Liverpool while necessary preparations were made for transporting him to Van Diemen's Land. 37 pages, printed in double columns. A trial from the Reports of State Trials, New Series, 1891, published in facsimile, 1982. This particular trial report has been removed from a volume of Macdonell & Wallis's State Trials and is now preserved in a modern card cover for practicality - an unassuming but serviceable rebinding that favours function over finery. Size: 15 x 23 cms. Category: State Trials; State Trials::New Series;.
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