matter of indifference, _ not only corroborates the charges previously made by me but states aggravating particulars which I had not
learned.
Letter of
26th May 1857
( (D. Bridges) According to Dr. Bridges confused, ambiguous, and contradictory statements, _ "he - did not feel himself called upon to interfare then, and did not do so; and he never - addressed the Chief Justice in Court with reference to the trial; but, even had he done so as an official, what he did not de, but I " suppose him to have done, _ if the thief sistier deemed his proceedings quite proper, and he (M. ammable way. "Hulme ) does so [i... diems properly done what the doer denies to have been done" ") 'be (the Reting Colonial Secretary) is in no w to my censure."
I cannot call this an
unequivocal densit
the charge, which now on the Cooper Turner's Letters ruthority, I ociterate; _ that Dr Bridges, not
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being counsel for the prisoner under sentence
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nor amicus carid.
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nor so quech as robed
occupiping
in professional costume, _ not even his proper place in Crust as a member of the citter bar, _ but appearing within the exclosure reserved for members of the Legislative and Excentive Councils, and being a member, peo tempere, of both, _ did after the town Chinese witnesses had all been discussed to their homes, the prisoner removed pom the dock, the jury discharged and the sessions
and after I myself had left the closed. Court, rise pom his seat, and publicly declare in the
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hearing of at least
One
person that the 339 pusovce was improperly convicted, and 'had us right to be in prison for a moment? and then crossing the Count; repeated the corremunication to the Chief Justice, whose imperfect hearing had perhapé prevented his apprchending the purport of the words first uttered
Mr. Sheriff May indeed 'did not note that Dr Bridges made any observation to the "on the subjects - but did observe that he ascended the raised platforme immediately below and in front of the jeedge, and made some remartes, but on what subject he (the "Theriff) did not know, - and immidiately afterwards his Bordship referred to the disallowed Oririncosse doing away with
of heathen witriegess, and requeste
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that I (the AttornlyGeneraly
should be catted
M. May being further requested to state of Dr Bridges had previously made observation whatever on the subject.
or not addriped to the whither addrepid Court, _ earnestly requested permissive not to be asked the subject of convessa_
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me
be infered - tion between the Acting Colonial Secretary and himself. From this it may
es look the oppor- that not satisfied with the pwendings above related, D.
it's tunity to suggest to the sheriff, whose duty it was to cxccute the sentence upon the pusoner, an untoward opinion of illegality and of the danger of enforcing it.
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