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