proclamation · 1855
Proclamation by Lt-Gov Sir Charles Hotham (countersigned Colonial Secretary William C. Haines), Melbourne 9 Oct 1855, confirming the reserved Victorian 'Act to regulate the Execution of Criminals' (passed by the Legislative Council 23 Nov 1854). Royal assent given by Queen Victoria in Council at Buckingham Palace 6 June 1855, transmitted via Lord John Russell; Order in Council signed C. Greville. A capital-punishment statute confirmed in the immediate aftermath of the Eureka high-treason trials.
W HEREAS the Legislative Council of the Colony of Victoria did, on the twenty- third day of the month of November, …
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OfficialGovernor
OfficialLord John Russell
OfficialCHAS HOTHAM
OfficialWilliam C. Haines
PersonDuke of Wellington
PersonMarquis of Abercorn
PersonEarl of Clarendon
PersonEarl of Harrowby
PersonViscount Palmerston
PersonViscount Canning
Victoria Government Gazette, No. 101, 10 October 1855.
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