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paid, I must proceed against him - He has committed
a serious offence in extenuation of which a plea
of poverty cannot be received
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Solicitor Customs London.
Sir, 17th May 1858.
In reply to your preceeding Letter,
I beg to acquaint you that in like manner as Wm Danby
whose case I reported in my Letter on the 10th Ulto
John Shot
Francis Smith
John Smith and
Robert Frankish
were each convicted as follows ----- viz
In double the value of
C 5 . 3 . 0 Tallow ---- which was sold
for ---------- £11 . 10 . 0
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Double value £23
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One Fifth -------------- 4 . 12 . 0
Penalty less than £100 ---- " 10 . 10
Costs ----------- " 17 . 2
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£6 " 0 " 0
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The Magistrates decided that each should be convicted
in one fifth of double the value and that the amount
of punishment should be limited to £6 and it was opportuned
to each as above accordingly. -- John Shot is undergoing his
term of imprisonment. --------------------
Thomas Page was conviceted as follows
Double value of 2 . 3 . 17 Tallow ----- £11
Penalty less than £100 --------- " 10 " --
Costs 1 . 2 " --
William Green -----------------
12 " 12 . 0
qrs lbs ------------------
Double value of 3 . 25 Tallow £3 " 13 . 0
Penalty less than £100 0 . 10 . 0
Costs 1 " 2 " 0
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£5 " 5 " "
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