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clearest evidence, for not only that the Judge
did
not come into collision with the sentry -_ but that
- fall or poll upon his back at all,
he did not
and to crown all, the founcil have recorded this
charge as disproved
If therefore, I ever made such as
Excellency, it is now
statement to Your br
mamfect I stated what was not the fact,
Your Crucellency has, unintentionally no doubt,
gives
а
colour to this occurrence which it was
not calculated to bear. At
necessary
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event_ it becomes
only
any now to set it right, if it were,
to show
the little value to be attached to casual and
careless conversation in the moments of familiar
intercourse and friendship, and also to correct
2
passage in
my
minate of yesterday's date, in
which, in order to meet Your Excellency's views and those of the Council, I passed over
this occurrence much too lightly, when I
stated
only-
«
" that the particulars had not
been fully proved -
I feel Ior
owo a
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great duty in the present:
stage of these proceedings to the party accused, and
was really to astounded at the moment by, the decision of the majority of the Council as to the suspension of the Chief Juctice, in what appeared
direct opposition to the law of evidence,
to me a
that I was unable to do the subject all that
justice which its momentous import requires."
Shave, to,
(Signed). George D'Aquilar MGjeneral
His Morsellency
Sir John F. Davis, Bt
&te,
@
"Victoria, 7tt. December, 1867
that the single
You
must be aware
question to which you'r
your observations apply was determined during your presence in Council yeterday to have been a quection from the founced, because