In murder cases, the extradition treaty works as smoothly as the telegraph itself.

The matter of handling extradition papers is important.

If an extradition order or anything of that sort came my way, it would, of course, be different.

It was true that The Arrow had at the time of the seizure no right to fly the British flag, for her licence to trade under British colours had expired the year before; but he argued that since the Chinese could not have known this when they raided the vessel, they had deliberately insulted the flag in doing so, and afterwards infringed the extradition laws by refusing to restore the crew immediately.

"The fellow is a dangerous scoundrel, but I don't know that it is my duty to give you the bother extradition formalities would imply.

This extradition business is no joke,—if they ever get you back in Ireland it will be no fun getting you off.

"He'll know more about them when he is taken off by the two detectives from Edinburgh who hold the extradition warrant," Hamilton remarked with a grim smile.

This is an extradition case, of international importance.

To the Senate of the United States: I transmit to the Senate, for its consideration with a view to ratification, an additional article to the extradition convention between the United States and France of the 9th of November, 1843, and the additional article thereto of the 24th February, 1845, signed in this city yesterday by the Secretary of State and the minister of His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French.

"The French authorities have applied for your extradition to France, and this evening you will be on your way to the extradition court at Bow Street, charged with a graver offence than the burglary at this house.