Teonetary of the thick Justice in his journal the Hongkong Register, for the notes given by and the Spreches falsely ascribed to them,

at the sittings of that same

Council.

My

letter pointed out in strong terms the impolicy

And injustice of the exclusion of hourst witnesses and reporters from the Council,

under such

circumstances, even resuming, which I have always denied,

that under

any

circumstances.

it can be depended. His brotherway

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is pleased to bay my letter before

the other members of the Council.

The Chief Justice

disavowed all-

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share in the violation of confidence

which immediately called it

:- Mr. Ledger Conpssed and,

forth:

on the pretext of some supposed duty to his brother Justices, whom he called his "constituents" (!" boldly justified it. He still remains a

Member of the Council. The decision of Mr. Labouchere has been, I believe signified; – and His Excellency is now;

~ free at all

events, if he was not before, to

Consider the proposition

Proposition which

I made to him last summer:-

offering him, as I still do, my

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