the circumstances under which it became
of the
necessary for
him to resign his appointment, and that the Superintendent of Police and Chief Magistrate, under whose immediate
orders he is employed, should also be directed
to report
their
opinion
on
Mr. Caldwell's
Statement, and on the subject generally.-
The Enclosures
are
the result of these
N.13.
instructions, and I now submit them for
your Lordship's information.
It is undoubtedly extremely objectionable
that persons such
whose pecuniary circumstances
are
to render them dependent
on
the will of others, should be retained in offices of responsibility; but from the reports of the Chief Magistrate and Superintendent Police, and after a personal communication
on the subject, I am
induced to believe that Mr Caldwell's
objectionable position has not been caused
by
any reckless extravagance on
his
part, but from circumstances which are detailed in his own letter._
With this view
of the
case,
I venture to recommend Mr Caldwell's case to
Your Lordship's favourable consideration._
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I have the honor to be,
With the highest respect
Your Lordship's,
Most Obedient
humble Servant-
Bowring