The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-13 00:00:00

ASSAULT AT MOSLEY.—John Flaherty and Dennis
Denee were indicted for violently assaulting John Colby,
with intent to murder him. The jury found both pri-
soners guilty. His Lordship said that, owing to the
great number of cases of a similar serious character
which had been tried at these assizes, he would defer
sentencing the prisoners, and would leave it to Mr. Baron
Alderson, who would pass sentence next day ; but he
would prepare the prisoners for a very severe sentence.—
Flaherty was afterwards sentenced to be transported for
twenty years ; Denee to six years' penal imprisonment.
CHARGE OF MURDER. Elizabeth Cunliffe was
charged with the murder of her daughter, Alice Hannah
Cunliffe. The prisoner, a woman in humble circum-
stances, appeared very dejected. Previous to her being
arraigned it was intimated to the court that she was of
unsound mind. His Lordship directed that she be con-
fined during Her Majesty's pleasure.
The court then adjourned till nine o'clock next morning.

THURSDAY.
(Before Baron Alderaon.)

His Lordship took his seat at nine-o'clock, and pro-
ceeded to hear the
CHARGE Op MURDERING A POLICEMAIC—ThOrnaB
Copeland, 19, was charged with the murder of Richard
Sunderland, a police constable, on the Ist of No-
vember last. Mr. Aspinall, along with whom was Mr.
Bolton, conducted the prosecution, and Mr. Atkinson
defended the prisoner. All the facts connected with this
case have already appeared in the Standard, and, as the
circumstance was a recent one, an outline of these, as they
appeared on the trial, will be sufficient. The fatal affray
arose out of the contest for the representation of
Vauxhall Ward, at the last borough election. About half-
past two on the afternoon of that day, the prisoner, along
with some others, seeing Mr. John Evans and Mr.
James Kearns canvassing for votes in a public-house, in
Edgar-street, demanded drink from those gentlemen,
which they refused to give. The prisoner and his coad-
jutors then became riotous, and the' police were sent for
to disperse the crowd, most of whom went away, but the
prisoner refused to go, and used violent language and
threats towards Mr. Evans. The police. interfered, and,
in an attempt to take the prisoner into• custoday, he
struck the deceased, Richard Sunderland,. in the thigh
with- a knife; inflicting a wound which nearly divided the
femoral artery, and caused almost immediate- death.
Evidence having been had as to the nature of the scuffle
between the' deceased and prisoner, and also a* to, the cir-
cumstances under which the wound was inflicted), Ann
Haughtron was examined. She resided in Court. No.. 8,
Cavendish-street, where the prisoner lived. On the day
and at tie time in question, she saw the prisoner run•
into the court, swearing and calling out, " You if
you follow me; croak you." She also heard hinpsay
to the officer, "By --, I'll rip you up with this." The
officer was just going in at the door, after the prisoner,.
at the moment. The prisoner had a knife in his right
hand, which she- saw him throw over his shoulder..
Witness saw the deceased-fall and die after that. —Mary
Ann York, an intelligent child, about eight years of aw.,,
who lived in the house 'the-prisoner resided in, was sitting:
on the stairs when the'priSoner came in and took a white-
handled knife off the•table,• and held it in his hand. The
police-officer came running-in. and, took the prisoner. She
saw the prisoner stab the: policeman with a knife, which
he held in his hand. Hellung. thelaxife into the street
after stabbing the policeman.—For the defence, the
learned counsel contended- that the'police-officers had no
right to arrest the prisoner; under' the circumstances,
without a warrant ; and argued- that the prisoner had
displayed no indication of premeditation in the case.—His
Lordship carefully went over: the • evidence, commenting
on' its various points ; he all'tded also to the question of
the'lelity of the arrest. The jury retired, and, after an
absence of an hour and a half: they returned a verdict of
"guilty of manslaughter." The' learned baron said,
the jury had, after a patient investiggtion, foundtheprisoner
guilty of the lesser crime of manslaughter only. How-
ever;'-the case was one of great aggravation, and he was
vtry, sorry that the crime of stabbing in this town had
greatly increased. The use of the knife had-been greatly
orotheincrrase, much to the disgrace of the town. It
'ass uspractiee that should be put down- by law.. It un-
f6rtunately could not now be called xan tin... English, crime,
for it was a crime that was committed throughout the
kingdon: Formerly it was a crime- confined, or said to
be confinedi. to, foreigners, but now itiwas but tea com-
mon! in ,the • united kingdom. The present was a case
that he-would make an example of, irrorder-tO.deterother
persensfrom.the horrible use of the knife.% The' sentence,
therefcre,tshould be a severe one, and be --t hoped. it would
be a warning. tor all who would hear of it. It was- neces-
sary tolitotect the police in the proper-discharge-of their
duty, !Itemise-they acted under the law' of )the -country,
which protOcted. aIL Trusting that the ',present. ease
would prod. ar salutary warning to al ..the sentence of
the court was,. that the prisoner be transported.beyond
the seas fOr.-the-term of his natural life. Somo-friendsof
the prisonerlset up as cry, which was at enee4uppressed.
CHAIIGE',O9: CHILD MITILDER.—Brid:itt) Cahill was
charged with-then-ma-der of her illegitimate .female-chikl,
on the 29thofAugust last. The jury fou,7d.a-iverdiet of
guilty of concealing. the birth only. Sentenee,.ftwo- years'
imprisonment

MUT:ME-COPIA:S&P-wiz 13 CHARLES-STREZTXIVERIKK.L.
—Emameeh Ilfontero, a Spaniard, was cbargod with. the
murder oe RiChard. Gervas Crispen, in Charles-street,
Liverpool, onthe night of the 22d of Octeber last. The
facts of tie- case- were fully reported in the -Stanchrd
at the time, of the occurrence. The fallowing, brief
outline is therefore• all that is required in. the present
instance. OnJthe night in question, betweentwelve and
one o'clock, the deceased and a companion wcre proceed-
ing along Charles-street, and met the prison and another
man, an Americans iramed Williams. Warcla.. ensued
between them,: which ultimately came to blows. • In. the
course of tie-fight which took place, the prisoner drew
his knife from its sheath. and stabbed the da.;cased in. the
abdomen; themound elusvel death in about three•quarters
of an hoar alter it had been received. Thewisoner also
stabbed the- companion of the deceased, but not fatally,
in the groins_. The• jury, in this case, as im that of Cope-
land, found a a verdict of guilty of manslaughter.. The
prisoner wae.sentenoed to betransported for twenty years.
ROBBERVITITMVIOLE.3 C3l AT MAN caEsTim.:—/Ifickael
Smyth, a rather respectable and well-dressed young.man,
was charged. with. having, with much vieltnce,.. robbed
Mr. Georges Brumley;, at Manchester, of a watch, chain,
and other property. The jury returned a verdict of guilty,
and the prisoner waaseiateaiced to penal imprisonment for
two years.

AiSAI7I.II AND ,ROBlialtY, WITH VIOLENCEi:,A.T.
—Matthew•Frior was iiudieted for an assmiltland mbbery,
with violence,. on, the person of Thomas: Eflathana., at
Wigan, in August last.. The jury found hilniguilty,, and
he was senteneedU)sim months' imprisonment,with. hard
labour.

CIT TTLIO,AND • WAVITNDING AT KNOWSILET,--Jaila
Harrison, wal charged. with cutting and wounding Mary
Fairhurst,: at' Knowsley, on the sth November.. The
assault, a‘ very violent one, was committecibyjhe.prisener
on his mutt, . who; is, upwards of seventy. years,of age,
while he was, a! state of intoxication. He. beat her with
a pitchrorkihroke, her arm, and wonneinther in. several
places. Thejary returned a verdict of guilty', and: he was
sentenced to two Tears' imprisonment, withlard. labour.
The smut rose at. six o'clock.
(Beare Baron Martinc).l
Mom- A,TAWAGA,M..—John Hughes, J.bhts. Batty:,, John
Baker,,anthlOhn .Beaditetter, were severally charged. with
havingiat Wigan,, on the 28th Oct. last
,together with a
numbir.7-of,'other persons, committed a%riot.. From the
evidence,-,asdeposed by several witnesseN4t• appeared that
the prisoners. haft formed part of the, mob, of turn-outs
who enacted the• recent disturbance, eiaLthewaaxton des-
truction o£; property, at Wigan. .A I.erdict of guilty was
retuuod,:against the whole of the prisoners. Leadbetter
at the,-Ist assizes had been tried anUonvieted upon a
shmllr,charge of riot, and for whielk,he had; bad one
mcnth!s ampriSouraent. In this case. hislortlabip would
seatenee,llim, to. twelve months' imprisonment, and the
other :•three were severally sentenced ,to three months'
imprisonment.

GiItaPETR: ROBBERY.— Miclaek Ounsinvham was
ebarged withxonamittinga robberyof the above description,
en-the night of the 24th of Novetotrer last, von Benjamin
Glit4th, The jury returned a vet of guilty. A pre-
y-101Di eonvivtion was then proved &against Cie prisoner, for
which he bad been imprisoned& fez two years. Sentence,
ten Tears' penal servitude.

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RODDIIVY IN LIVERPOOL.---Tiug. Fidding and Peter
MlJabe pleaded not guilty to a charge of assaulting John
Parr°ll,, and robbing him of.' his watch and three sove-
reigns, and other moneys andkuticles- The jury returned,
a:verdict of guilty against both. prisoners. In the case e&
Weal* witnesses to charaete;:ow.ere called, and the seal
tence 'upon him was that he- iplprisoned for twelve months,
with hard labour. Previous convictions were proveft
against Fielding. Sentence,.four years' penal servitordo
CITITING AND WOUN.D.INO LIVERPOOL.—EdwArd
Gay, a man of colour, was. charged with having cut-; and
wounded Ann Gill, on themight of the 26th of Nownber
last. The jury returned,: a verdict of "unlawful wcund-
Lug." Sentence, twelvemonths, with hard labour., Upon
bearing the sentence, the, prisoner exclaimed, " That will
do well enough !" and'left the dock.

GARROTTE RORSARY REAIL CHORLEY.—Ra/plareiand
was indicted for having, at Chadnock, near Cliorley, as-
saulted Wm. Rylands, and robbed him of two. Runes and
16s. in money. Thejury, after a short consultation, found
the prisoner guilty, and his Lordship sentemed him to
penal servitude4*or five years.
HOU9EBREAR3/113. AT SALFORD.—Tosia4: Maliss and
John Doran were indicted for having, at Salford, broken
into the house.of Luey Norris Cantrell, and stolen there-
from a quantity of wearing apparel. The• prisoners were
found guilty,.but Maliss was recommended to mercy on
account °this previous good character. His Lordship then
sentenced the prisoner Maliss to twos months' imprison-
ment, and Doran to three months' imprisonment.
BURGLARY AT SALFORD.—John 44herlon wascharged
witb.having, at Salford, burglarimsly entered the house of
Roger Haliwell, with intent to steal. By his lordship's
direction, the jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
BURGLARY AT LIVERPOOL.—Wm, Jones, Mabel Sot',
tron, and Ann Mooney were iwlieted for having broken

into the dwelling-house of John Farrer, and stolen, a
quantity of wearing apparel and other articles,. at No, 17,
Tosteth-street. The jury found the female prisoners not
guilty. A verdict of guilty was returned against tbn pH.
soner Jones, and he was sentenced to four years'' penal

servitude

Shortly after six o'clock the court adjourned luatil nine

FRIDAY

Be Baron ld.
The Court ( openf
edore at nine o'cA
lockerson and )
after passing
sentence upon several prisoners, proceeded with

THE LATE FRAUD ON THE COEPORATION.
On this case, the circumstances of which are already so
familiar to the public, being called on, Mr. Rawson, who
had been admitted to bail, answered to his name, and Mr.
Clarke appeared in the dock. John Harper, a clerk to
Rawson, and who was also included in the indictment, and
who had been admitted to bail, did not surrender when
called neon.

Joseph Rawson and William Clarke were then indicted
for having unlawfully and fraudulently conspired, confe-
derated, and combined together, by divers false pretences,
to acquire to themselves from the mayor, aldermen, and
burgesses of the borough of Liverpool, the sum of
£1,727 14s. 9d., with intent to defraud and cheat the said
parties named.

Mr. Simon and Mr. Brett conducted the prosecution
Mr. Edward Jones had been specially retained for Rawson
tgid Mr. Monk defended Clarke. .

rue folloning ;brief summary of the indictment was

TUESDAY, DECEIMR 18, 1853•

ant
then laid before the jury by Mr. Brett. The first CO.th
set forth that Rawson had entered into a contraet,lic
the mayor, aldermen, and burgesses, for making bnu d
that the bricks were made, and that it was the habit ani.
custom, as to payment for the same, that a certifior'
should be given by one Weightman, the borough surve3Toors
upon the borough treasurer, for payment ; that this enstp
was well known to the prisoners ; that they preten
they had made more bricks than they had, and by suclit
pretence they had obtained a larger amount of paYnel,
than was due. The second count stated the same PI
pretences having been made to Wybergh (the borLugo
treasurer); the third, that the same pretences Imo
made to Weightman; the fourth, to the mayor, alderol`
and burgesses ; the fifth count charged a conspiraeY (b),,
the first count ; the sixth charged a general conspiracy,
which the prisoners obtained a greater amount tblin
due ; and the seventh count that the prisoners eonsi's-
generally.
over e
the
Mr. Simon followed on the same side, going
various circumstances with much minuteness, in, the
coure of which he narrated the processes by which
ge
alleged number of bricks made were checked 011 s
showed, also, that after the numbers had been checked oa
and determined, Rawson received a certificate frontWeightman, which certificate was presented to the Finance
Committee, and being indorsed by them, Rawson scp'
enabled to draw the money. The charge arose out of the
presentation of a certificate, which bore that more brick,:
had been made than in reality had been, Mr. Baia
went to the treasurer and received the money for t
balance, and also other money ; and it was upon the
pletion of this untrue account furnished that the present
charge' arose; and it must be obvious that the
wouM be established by showing the means of okanne
the money, by falsifying the accounts handed by Te
to Rawson, by Rawson to Clarke, and by Clarlie tut
Corporation.
The Judge.—How then can it be a false pretenc,,e.,l
False pretence' consists in obtaining goods or monel,f,i
means of falsehoods stated. It is put here as an equivaw
for larceny. Where is it ? If a man make an overcharg
some part of the money is unlawfully obtained ; but ,
is that part ? You' must stand upon the conspiracy coup_
It looks to me euessively like an action at law,
but it rs
not an indictablsaid an e offence.
r.siino
Mr. James action at law had already
been
commenced
n objected: to. such sta
with regard to the falswp a
retence. I femfit waseil b:vielinialargdee
it would not be, but if overebartfe. had +beo,,,e,jel wilfiillY
made by the parties, the it was a false pre-
The Judge.—But he obtained, the money
certificate.
Mr. Simon contended tLut that certificate had been
obtained by a falsifying of • t bad been
aCtOtti Ey Iv by a true

held to be a false pi:eteirce. seer-
The Judge said Mr. Weightman, ought to• have the
tamed this before the certificate-. was- givens but
the
instrument itself was true. Here' the' false pretence we.
to obtain the certificate, which itself Was true: The pr
tence.was too remote to sustain the indretment•
he
not say this was an indictable offerece!upon'the rico of Tot
indictment itself, but as they were totry the conspiiwn
them' tr.,' that,. for really there was nettling in,theother:',,
Mr: Simon directed his lordship's atterition'to thefol'it
fiction of acconnts, which would tie found to heOrar
the false-pretence: In the first place, ttie 'entire- anloatn,o9
bricVS reported by Clarke, as made by Rawsoni. ‘B,„e
601ir231), but it would be proved that in4liat'retarnthe't
woman excess overcharged of 1,410,630 bricks.- It"-
aLsohe shown that bricks of an expensive'-'kind had
mackt. •ata stool, thee bricks amounting iivvalue •to :.•-'°``;.,
18s. Odi It would., however, be shown in-i evidence
there was no' such stool in the field at ali.L He c
simony, vrmila.show- *at Clarke handed ovarthe Whole. i,
' the accounts kept by Harper, and that the vetY aee6ll3
book handed in hy Clarke was also in the hard-writing
Harper- This ,showc.di that Clarke was in very intiroaw,
„etc ort
connection. with Harper )-that Clarke and Rawson a'
very frientllk.terms; • thnt they were seen to-Odle'„ --the
ret
public-house several•tis,;• that Clarke asked the mena.
number ofr brieks made that they reported consict-V2iiiip
that Clarfekqnid: the opportunity of stating tVe'3'.''
number. de".
The Judge..--Unless have been labouring ur,-n",',:the
lusion for ttie last two or years as to whq:_'-'''we•
criminal law, -cannot see hew a conviction can taw reval
under this iridietrnent. That is there `to show of
a blunder or mistake, ancl'wei are dealing with mill-IV:et
bricks. The criminal .law W11.4' not intended for sucoTht
of things as those.; it is a easefor the civil law. T1161—v.,-
pretence set forth is the obtaining- a certificate for the Vita,-
ment of money' and you migrebaye included Mr. Weig 12:
man himself in the indrctmeot:. Ido not say that he °l•igh
to be, but he raighb be.

Mr. Simon.—bh,,he is abovaithut suspicion.
Mr. James.—And worthily se:
The Judge.—l'mention his:nrane merely in illustratioa:
He was, no dowbb,'-about the field' as well as Mr. Raws°lll;
and a man is likely tes be mucl-, more sharp to find out wile
he loses than whim he gains..
Mr. James.—Thmay mentionothat an action at law bof
been brought. If his been ,refeired to a gentleman
high standing, ravel the moneyhas been deposited to Wee
the award.
The Judge.—lt is'. a very prePar'case for such a cowl;
I do not say that the Corporationmay not be in the righ!'
but is it because -a tradesman's servant makes out a Will.,
which there is nn .overcharge; and' the money
are to indict the, tradesman for- 'conspiracy ? You
as well say that the breeches senhthome were not made by
a tailor. (Laughter.) is got, Plui

itiist between the learned

After some farther convera
counsel and the bench; The
The Judge said he thought there was no case.
prosecution did volt the intro •acting together ax •'
andwithout this hey couldnot showawc>nspwacy todefrauu,
and a corrupt management inter se.- Theremight have been
• '
overcharges made, and these oughetc,be rigidly inquired,
into. Mr. Rawson had paid monerwhen Mr. Harper told
him. "Now goon;' Said the Judgee-aud try the questio
ms a civil matter:"."

The prisoners,were then disavow&
CHARGE 02,' MANBLAUGHTERV- BrIZSTIN O- OF 't
BOILER AT BLAIGXBURN.-111-m.-Iresketh, charged ",i
th
the manslaughter, of Thos. Sharplek at Blackburn, nil
2nd of Noveraber;•by the burstingrof a steam-boiler, n'
acquitted.
nr•si.
MALICIOUSSEWOUNDING.— 06trell„Dickenson,----1
acitle, and Sinter, charged with, maliciously woundinF'o,
case arising out of the late Blaciebnrnramicipal electto
were acquittedt'
PRIZE-FIGHTTEG. Clarke- ands Donelly, cu"'" t
• figh '
with manslaughter, arising out'of a recent prize-
were -acquitted,- it having baen shown that the elece,,7ilt
was severely abused in a subsequent fight to that in
the prisoners bad been engaged,

The court rose at seveno'iloela.
(Before Baron ltfartin.)
fetal'
MURDER- At'Z' STOCKPORT.—Thomas Moore,
have
worker, was.charged with the murder of James 1116.;iit-
and John Iligham, his step-sons, aged respectivelY elOere
and-a-half years and four-andt,..haff years. TheYl,;o(l.
sons of his. wife, Esther Moore. by a former bus" • sep
The prisoner-was out of worlnd on the 2nd or ,„
d x•
tember last he took the two boys out with him, 31,1 DO
turned without them. The children were not-foulluilithe
the sth of September, when ardioatman saw one °
bodies flatting in the canal, near-Shawcross-bridge• .A 110
other was fotumd soon after.. The prisoner drew'
would never work to maintain-another man's clul ,rho
He had tat been imprisoned "for neglect of family.. so
children lad been entered into two burial SOCieber, of
that Zl94s became due at•their death. A nurab4,hog'
witnesses, were called, incladitig his father-in-law, k 0.0
Fletchti) who said that the prisoner came bonier-ile'
the boy* a month before alkdripping wet, and the.er
one with a severe blow upon the head. The Prl' oat
frequently played with the, children, and took thew, re,
to walk. His Lordship-, in carefully summing 'lP',,tost
marked that there appeared to be much prejudice 7't
a.
the prisoner at Stockports...and that there had not
single fact, bearing directly. upon the murder, amide"
against him. The jury retired, and, after a long
ratiqn, a verdict of not guilty was returned.
The court rose at nine' o'clock, the last cam
oconpied seven hours.

SATURDAY.
(Before. Baron Martin) .g
STABBING IN LIVERPOOL.— Wm. Christy wa•
;with having stabbed Patrick Kane, with intent,tof Noy
and disfigure him, on, Sunday afternoon, the 13t1r°4ter sg
about twelve o'clock, in Tithebarn-;treet•
elaborate summing up from the Judge, the jur.Tordslo
prisoner guilty of feloniously wounding, ands
sentenced him to sit. years' penal servitude. nate*, of
Thomas Moore, who had previously beevoo,,etrt T 17.,
the murder of his: two step-children, at St°''4l;bee"-
then formally arraigned and discharged, after Iltv'noti?!;
cautioned by the judge as to his future oirglit:et'e'r,n,3olV-
larly towards his wife and father-in-law. -- e y
the business of the Assizes. The court ltose at ,-, 'SOW— '1
Mr. Baron Altlerson returned to London 0-•
morning.

PRESENTMENT BY THE GRO Jam' • k
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eoAsuebg:htumtt i nen: a midday
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lhvyihc oohlne Y 9 the
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clerk of arraigns: unnlslutrhrseeadaiar
bybill;lr.r
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Presentment of the Grand Jury, at the Le."l7" ~,nrd*
Commission, 1851. oat -be
The Glad Jury are unwilling to. separate wit
nce °f the
ing their unanimous opinion that the interferestop
legislature is imperatively called for to to to,
present system of money payments by buriaPlustoeaiftle.:.asllel.
the cases brought before them at the present downassizes as ttult
the sys
as from past experience, the Grand Jury have 0,0 ad t1;0,
many of their fellow-beings are, year after Year,
tem operates as a direct incentive to rourae.,rried ink A
bus
... ties or
eternity by those most closely united to them by Te of %PO
nature and of blood, if not of affection, for the " s at Pre;
few pounds to which, by the rules of the societies a„.stiati_
sent constituted, the survivors are entitled. The con And as
of such a state of things is too fearful to conteMplat' % e use,
a simple remedy presents itself, without imeangtl!enehiere
fulness of sick and benefit societies, the scope ben _._;ni the
of which are admitted to be both humane and ~11,0;;t
Grand Jury would respectfully, but earnestly, reque..t :tett to
attention of the proper authorities may be at once at.'
this painful object.
The Judge : "I think you have done .• ,
service by putting forward such a presentmot.
Mr. Shuttleworth continued to read:— ....e in
The misdirection of these funds, the alarming iniecreN the
crimes of violence, accompanied by the barbarous 1-e of the
the lamentable prevalence of strikes among the n,.},;..
ing classes, arising from the ill-understood relations breaches
people people and their employers, and leading inevitably to D.._.."„res
of the peace and other calamitous results, forciblY %!'...,,,, of,
upon the minds of the Grand Jury, the great impor.%.:es of
extending the means of imparting education to all elan, no
the community, for it is their unanimous opinion %qui:the
solid foundation for any abiding and salutary change,,,, coo
habits and pursuits of the poorer classes in this colla`4tierl
be hoped for, unless such change is based upon the ecar-:„ for
and training of the young; that the charge of education et,,
this class ought not to be allowed to rest to so large_fwise
tent, as it now does, upon the benevolent exertions of I,4,iitty"
and good ; that there is a duty and a pecuniary region 000
as reards education which should ricv;htfully devolv . __ts.
the state, and that this responsibility is one Which the Iva
lature ought no longer to shun.

very sent

WM. BROWN, Forereav:i
His Lordship assured the Grand Jury that he
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take care the document was laid before the
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Secretary

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