20.

CHIROS

Soldier "

a

mode

of

examination which appeared

to ane so offensive to the accused, that

no

7

Court

Martial would sanction it in

the

cate

5 of a

Commissioned Officer.

in

Had the question been actually feats

the name of the founcil I should have

Mane)

being

undoubtedly protected against my associated with it by any implication, and I have now

only to request that Your Excellency will cause this letter to be attached to the

Roceedings,

or in the event of your declining,

to do so _ will intimate the same to me _ in

order that I may transmit it

may, transmit it myself to the

Barl Gray"

Shave, to,

(Signed) George D'Aguilar, M.General.

His Porcellency

Sir John Davis, Baronet,

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VD,

Ve?

Sir,

21.

340

" Victoria, the December, 1847.

Shave the honor to request that Your

Escelleney will favour

me with the exact words

attributed to sie in your communication to Lord Palmerston touching the 2ord chaye against Chief Justice Huline.

These works are embodied in Earl

Grey's private and confidential Instructions, which evere read by Your kneellency's desire yesterday in Council. If I reomsouber sight, Your Forcellency states that I told. this effect _ "that Mr Hulme was so drunk

23rd

you,

or words to

at my house on the 28th day of July 1846,

" as to

stagger and fall against.

and fall against the sentry. "the Verandah - and subsequently to tumble down,

" and roll upon the pavement flat on his back. "

the words used by

Now if these

avere

Your brucellency in your communication to Lord anything approaching to theus, I must observe that they are disproved by the

Palmerston - or

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