The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-03 00:00:00

Irwin v. Sir George Grey.

TO TIM EDITOR OF TILE SUN. it4r
SIR,-The Times of Tuesday last, the 31st ultimo, lig,
statement of " the point at issue" in the petition of rigs ti
" Feather v. the _Queen," has prominently put foriOrLod
the above "case was strongly relied upon by the Atti°o- ollt)
General as conclusive upon the point alluded to '
of most general importance," &c., as he termed it, “fil
questions of the highest constitutional importance7%.l)
I beg leave to state that the case of " Irwin 014,-,,e
Sir George Grey" is not conclusive as a decision °.-gcljof •
appeal happens to be pending therein to the fed
higher court ; consequently you will perceive h° "t
essential it is, not only to questions of " the biglJte,i9c-jeacli
stitutional importance," but to myself, that it show' a 9;
be understood that the case is hot " conclusive, ajliolicYf
that neither my appeal, nor the other proceeding,s/aose°;
my legal and senatorial friends are pledged to Owuaie cIPJ
Commons to adopt, should in any manner be ti°
such a statement having been so widely circulate'
Times, without controversion or explanation. 110111;4
f
Accordingly, I felt it my duty to address the IS
letter to the editor of that paper. Since it has iwt;lt
serted, I shall feel much obliged by your a11°11413-
appear in your next publication.
I have the honour to be your obedient serollt" Is'
GEORGE O'MALIO -
February 2, 1865.

PETITION OF RIGHT. A ,
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. ben
• Sir,—ln your paper of this day, under the oh,
" Law Report," in the matter of the Petition of to cott
"Feather v. the Queen," I find reference made tv°oste,f,o'
of "Irwin (myself) v. Sir George Grey" (37,t- set re e.
Finlason's Reports 635), in such terms as Inig7" 6be''
prejudice my appeal, which is pending theroliirbidi o.
higher Court, as well as the other proceeding" 'looi.iii°
legal and senatorial advisers are pledged to tlio tololl
Commons to adopt, were I to sanction by silenc°f .‘ P 0‘
circulation your paper has given to that report ° alio"
(myself) v. Sir George Grey," without 0:131311
tote):
observing thereon.
Suffice it therefore to say, that I, an -.16 to,,tel
of her Majesty, only seek the same COI acloK
t "Father Petition of Right case as tlirprl4,oo!
in v. the Queen," " Lord Cal'aitt":4o:
the Queen," &c., &c.: namely, the °lli "iioo."
course of granting the fiat in accordance "W'ct 1,0;,,015
usages of her Majesty's Royal predecessors, au 005 I Or'
to the good laws of the realm. A decision t 6;
cially pronounced after solemn argument by' " veolloo',4
burial, in presence of the party, and subject 51°°,,i
appeal, in case the judgment of the Court ts-the ebviec"
Bench should not be satisfactory. This is jti'64.'ll 61).
which I ask, and the constitutional right of g.
which Sir George Grey advised the Queen to decceialt
lf servants of the Crown the power of a rig SVa
their own chamber that any hartpicular petitiotnbef ti 30.1 113"
within the principle of any previous decision, „of+
judges in that chamber to all intents and Purl- if'
es 04
whole case. • 1. eft, ea s
A comparison of the facts alleged in the otb,e,., oott
be sufficient to show that the decision of theln .1,0" 104
necessarily involves a similar decision of n 7 et);01, ",203t"
be perfectly possible to hold that the Crown .5°
to give redress for acts like those imputed t° itcls
by Mr. Feather, Lord Canterbury, &c. Sten'l of ,11
bound by acts like those alleged in my Pet"„.1v0":11,1'
I have the honour to be your obedient .sc3(,
GEORGE 0111,0 -
January 31s1„ 1865.

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in the employ of the Devon Weekly
stiff and cold in the road near Eackerford last
had been frozen to death.