and with Wong akis. On the 18th Mr.
Anstey received a letters
from
the Colonice Secretary
requesting a written statement
q
the charges made by him
in Council and repliction
that it was
the same day unneaspary for him to commit to writing the substance of his speeches of the 14th because "his
Excellency as well in my Letter of the 13 the instant
Lellin of the
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those to which that
had then and
Litton refers
before.
has now
"
him the
Anbulance of all my speecher
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on
The
that salitimy occasion
added that the requent
"
came too late the matter
16
having
"
having
"/
in the interval
assumed the shape of an
267
appere to Downing that Meanwhile for the 147th) the Ching Magistrate
was
directed to convene a
mering of Justices who
were ne
requested to nominate a Committee of Investigation.
This
unde
der the
influence
it is alleged of the Anotary
and
acendance
certainly in ace
with his views) the Justices
refused
to do. And the
Forerun thenfae nominated
Committee
composed of
Venquiry
seven
persons. One
Where refused to act-
J
another
wab
struck off
the
list in order it is said to
kup
the number
and
i
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and the following five
remained_
The Lurveryor fevere - Col. Me Clemly M. I. I. Davies - Chip Magnitrate
M. 8. Ligall
M-a. Fletcher & Justices of the Peace.
J. Laish
M.
19 Charges
were
then
put together as embodying
the substance
Anday
of those brought
and wew
communicared to him. In
by
Mr.
anower he
refused
to act as
prosecuton-exprefed himself
willing to give evidence-
and
criticized the charger.
After observing that this 1s and 16 the
changes were only
to be found in his Letter to
the Secerary of share be objection to the omission
to