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but that he is allowed to bring some of his personal

friends who are note Witnesses

distinctly warned that they

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condition

of their being

are not to publick

the proceedings of this Council.

The Chief Justice:

any of

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was called in and

the Resolution read to hime. He said that all

the Witnefer

svere his friends.

.

The Chief Justico requested that the Instructions from ther Majesty's Government be read,

before beginning to question the Witnesses.

His Borscellency, replied that the

Instructions

wwero

"private and confidential","

"and"

that it would be a breach of confidence to communicate

those Instructions. His Excellency added that the

General Rules

Commut

or

f

the service prohibited his

ating any of his Despatches, either Privato

municating any

onot, without permittion.

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The Chief Justice said that he wished

to know by whom he was accused.

His Porcellency, said by the Government

The Room was cleared.

Resolved that the Despatches from

home cannot be communicated.

The Judgo

was called in.

The Chief Justice acked by schoo

the charges ever preferred

.

His Porscellency, said by, the

Erecentive Council

on

the subject

That the Instructions from home, socce

" private and confulentiab."

Chief Justice questioned by His

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