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opinion upon the legal objections to the conviction, the prisoner having obtained the substantial benefit of a free pardon. They, accordingly, dismissed the appeal. (a)

It seems the Privy Council would entertain an appeal from the Court of Error and Appeal for Ontario, without express leave of such Court. (b)

No appeal to England is expressly given by our Statutes, in criminal cases, but several appeals to the Privy Council have been made in the Dominion.

(a) Levien v. Reg., L. R. 1 P. C. App. 536.

(6) Whelan v. Reg., 28 U. C. Q. B. 186, per Draper, C. J.; Naiker v. Yettia,

L. R. 1 P. C. App. 1; Ko Khine v. Snadden, L. R. 2 P. C. App. 50.

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What authority or procurement renders man liable as......103-4-5-6

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Disingenuously drawn up..........

Receiving under Act as to prompt and summary administra-
tion of Criminal Justice

On application for writ of Habeas Corpus

AGENT-

Liable for act done under authority of his principal

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543

...426

426-7

104

Majesty

31 Vic., c. 14, as to.......

AGGRESSIONS-

Lawless by subjects of foreign countries at peace with Her

413 et seq.

413-4

British subject by birth may become citizen of foreign state 414-5

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No objection of corpus delicti the same in all Counts...... 419-20

Offence of foreigner and subject is different.......

420

28 Vic., c. 1, as to repressing outrages on frontier

420-1

AMENDMENTS-

Of indictments

AMERICAN AUTHORITIES-

Not binding here

503

607

ΑΝΝΟΤΑTIONS-

Of miscellaneous Statutes......

410 et seq.

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When apprentice is minor, articles must be executed by some

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When indictment on a Statute contains charge of offence at

common law

606

ARREST OF JUDGMENT (Continued)

Objections on motion, how limited.....

Presence of prisoner may be waived

ARREST-

By Magistrate, Constable, etc., et seq. (see Manslaughter).

ARSON-

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606

607

256

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Evidence of intent to defraud when man sets fire to his own

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Intent to defraud inferred from act itself, when house of third

person set fire to

378

Act must be wilful.

378

When own house set fire to, must be actual evidence

378

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Married woman not liable for setting fire to house of husband 379

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Owner of house, whether liable

Returning, must be intention of

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