By the Honorable Mr. Johnston.
Assuming that Earl Grey in his instructions
state of
implies, that, by exhibiting himself in a intoxications, the Judge has disgraced his person and office, I see nothing left but to suspend the Judge in accordance with this Lordship's twice repeated hstructions - I however consider that it should be
To Judge
strongly recommended to Carl Grey that the be rectored to Office, as it appears by all the evidence that he is by
no means.
habitually
addicted to intoxication – indeed,
much has
very
been clicited to prove the reverse.
By the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar
I have already stated that I consider the Judge entitled to a full acquittal upon them charges,
but the other Members of Council having adopted
of the case, I beg to put
2
different view
following
minute.
the
in
the course
I lament
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much the necessity and very
of these proceedings, and I aw
very anxious
to suspend a final decision upon them, until the pleasure of the Home Government can be taken upon
the whole case.
That Mr. Hulme was imprudent
on
board the Agincourt on the excning of the 22nd. November 1845,
there appears to be no doubt - but
the principal and most serious charge against hins, " that of his being an habitual drunkard, "has been completely disproved _ and his habits, whatever
vizz
jeedgement may have been formed of there from that particular instance _ appear to be unexceptionable.
-
The second
charge has been also disproved. Neither
cand I lose sight of one important consideration that
attaches to this portion of the case.
is stated to have taken place:
ot
Kefer to what
board the
Agincourt _ namely, how much it is to be lamented, that instead of privately communicating to Lord Palmerston, months after the event, his opinions and the casual conversation of others - without