The charse are either substantiated or dismissed.
are
uspension from, Office it to me punishment for
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offence, of which until I am proved quilty I must be looked upon as innocent -
I have ppartiencarly to urge upon the attention of His * Excellences the Sovernor in Council that my long
and tried services under the Government, and the character which I have always sustained for uprightness and integrity,
accord to me some.
degree of
" consideration, when any word is placed in competition with that of a Chinese,
tofa incited to charge me with a false accusation; from evidently interested instives,
I have the honor to be Sir,
Your most obedient Servant. W. Tarrant.
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My Lord,
1047
Victoria, Honghong,
339
24th August, 184.7.
I have the honor to report for the
information of Your Lordship that Senhor F. J. de Paiva has presented to me an Exsequatur from Her Majesty, signed by Viscount Palmerston, authorizing him to act as Consul General for Portugal at Songhong.
I have accordingly informed Senhor
Paiva that he is at,
liberty to act,
in
that
capacity. The other foreign Consular officers, now at Victoria, the American and the Danish Consuls.
The Right Honorable,
The Earl Grey,
te,
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are
I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect;
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient,
Humble Servant,