48.
1
has come
aww
knowledge that, previous to the
"appointment of the Commission, certain papers
Connected with Meah-chor wong's trial,
which
might
have been
trial, and
of service to the
Commission
have been destroyes : but it has hun stearty prona that their destination was ordered solely be cause
they encumbered the Chinese Secutary's officer, "while it appemed that they
Ivalue and could
I day.
not be
were then of no
further required!
I shall not be considered a severe Critic, if
that this is not the way to deal with the spoliation of Evidence, and the failure, reautting
from such spoliation to prose
ench spoliation to prove the chaye which
rested in
the
destroyed
evidened
8 for proof.
I might multiply instances of the same
slovenly way in which this Report was
Shaely and slovenly way
drawn
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543
drawn up, a for home doubtless before the elveing of
few
the mail for Europe.
I Content myself with one instances.
It has
generally been extermed to be a wholesome Canon of judicial interfuctation of evidenced, to believe what each party says against
his interest,
'aw academie.
and
to lena
faith only to those portions of his
statement which tend to serve it.
Mrs lealdwell, a chinese moman, is
tendered in evidened
by her husband on his behalf
hu
and interest. Tho has to deny many things:
Amongst other things that she has
by bloow, mange, or
inmate
to keep a
of.
a
brothel.
adoption, sult
any Connection
any owner
Shap-lok (proses by other evidence
brothel,
ann
forina by the Report to
have
or