T would not pay so much atter to the interference of the extra-Settlement authorities in this ease, were it an unique instance thereof. Since the rendition of the Mixed Court and the inception of the Proional Court, however, it has been the custom of the extra-Settlement authorities, both civil and mi to endeavour at all costs to gain a strong hold over this Court, to press charges, to demand illegal orders. fand {0 influence oF intimidate the uilges,—in short to undermine the Indepenfonce of the Court and to defeat justice. Had it not been for the presence of the Senior Consul's Deputies, the attempts made in that direction' daring the last two years would have been successful inmost The following are some glaring] instaness of the interference from which this Court has suffered during recent months:— the well known Saridis ease the money which wax stolen had. been supplied by certain military authorities for the illegal purpose of chasing rms. Those' authorities kent a letter to the Court of First "Instance, and. Savidlin was] sentenced by the that Court to 1 ment. This reduced by: the C four years. Whether Judge of the Court of First was inf posing 40 severe a sentence, the fact romaine that the ending' of such Totter was a bigghly in A Prominent Politi the case of the fe ram was received by the President from a prominent politician in Nan renier of all the accused. fu plain Isneuage, that politician was of the accused could and compliance with an administrative onder, and that he was not abusing his authority by thus attempting to override the judgment pronowneed by a pro~ perly constituted Court of Law. The President who wished to know whether, if he transmitted such an! onder to the Police, it would be com. plied with, was informed by' the Deputy sitting in the ease that the: fof the Court of Firat Instance unk Court itself reeinaled it result of an appeal.
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