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instructs,
me
His Excellency instructs me to pay you that he considers this a sufficient apology and is glad to be able to commence a termination of a distressing
to
of
recontense
I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient Servant,
(Signed) W. J. Mercer,
Colonial Secretary.
(Copy)
Sir,
Friday,
7th November 1856.
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday's date, in which you state that a Despatch has been received by this Government announcing the decision of the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the subject of the difference between myself and the Attorney General in May last. I shall feel obliged by your informing me what this decision is, for as yet I have received no official information on the subject.
I have also to request that I may be permitted to peruse this Despatch, and also that of the extract from Anstey's letter, that the latter gentleman has at least been made acquainted with the contents of this Despatch, if he has not been favored with a perusal of the entire document. I need hardly say that I consider Mr.
W. J. Mercer, Esquire,
Colonial Secretary.