4.

5

ena.

The Chief Justice's decision

enow which accriting

on the supposed

to

you

vitiated the conviction of

chinese larcener, has done justice

whon

the groundles objection. Neither

to

can I understand that the

way that which you have taken. You waited until the last moment. You withheld your suggestion- such as it was - $until after conviction and sentence, the Dury had left the bow. Impelf had quitted the Court before

the Court before you rose to address the Chief Justice upon

Arevent o sure was

it; - in itself a grave

breach

of

ruty

On the other hand, neither

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Officially nor otherwise have I been

favoured with whatever from

any

communication

your Separtment

with regard to it. Stad I been so favoured, I should have been able in a few words to dissipate your

mistake.

I am

am well

aware

that into

these circumstances, His Excellency is not likely to inquire; entertaining as he appeared to do in the former cases to which I have alluded, personal rojection to the painful and invidious duty.

I shail therefore request

a

His Excellency - and I do so with

great respect to take the decision

Li

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