10.

their authority, Ibis brucellency Sir John

not send

Davis did

?

{

: for Mr Hulmo immediately after the

alleged occurrence, and admonish him to be more

careful for the future.

I myself recommended this course on

heaving the circumstance discussed, and that it

was not taker, instead of the course pursued, I greatly _ on every public and

consider much and

private ground, to be deplored.

It appears in evidence also, that subsequently to this, His Excellency invited Mr Hulme to his table, and accepted his hospitality in return __ a circumstance which proves, that whatever might have been the private opinions of Sir John Davis, communicated to Lord Palmerston, they did

ad

not amount to such a disqualification of the Judge for the performance of his public duties_ (and which duties appear by the fullest evidence to have been at all times, regularly, carefully, and becomingly performed ) or for the intercourse of private life, is the present severe proceedings would imply

11.

335

I have another painful remark to make as

regards myself and the manner in which I have

been

dragged

into the present inquiry-

Shave seen with the utmost surprise

aw

alleged conversation of mine (the particulars of which have not been fully proved

in evidence) brought

& Judge.

forward to countenance this charge against the

arising too out of.

are said to

too out of circumstances that have taken place at my private table..

I must

the strongest

again and

manner against

again protest in

against this proceeding, as subversive of all private confidence, and destructive of all the relations of social life, and I

must here distinctly state, that it never could

have entered into

my

mind

to

conceive

that such

familiar and casual conversation could have

been brought forward under

any

circumstances

whaterever by Sir John Davis, without my knowledge

and authority -

Happily the charge has broken down,

and therefore I have

no

with to enlarge upon it

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