And though any observations on the south of that case, where, for the plea being one of justification or denial, the jury found by the special verdict that the libel was true, that the confinement of Dr. Bridges under the warrant of the Governor dated the 26th January 1855, was illegal, and that he and his accomplices were guilty as libelled, of destroying by a contemptible and despicable trick, the papers referred to.
The following want of attention to the last paragraph of Report ... as papers whose loss prevented them from doing complete justice to the case before them; and which if not burned, would have no doubt prevented some at least of the omissions in their Report.
... in like manner, but only for the present the deceitful proceedings, which from June 1853 to ... another recent case, that of the Banket Balche an Action for damages for a false and strong ... Beer Protector (miscalled anden to those Chenamen, by their Protector Caldwell), was suddenly brought in a close through the direct intervention of Caldwell himself, in calling ... a disclaimer of their ... the trembling wretches before him, and obtained ... her favor, then an admission in action without cause, then one upon oath, and his last ... a discontinuance.
And yet I feel that I have said more than enough to justify the misgiving, which I signified at the outset.
I have the honor to be,
The Right Honorable
J. Bryson, Esq., M.R.
Secretary of State for the Colonies,
most obedient servant.
(Copy) Circular 2
To ...
Colonial Secretary's Office,
Victoria, Hong Kong, 26 January 1858.
His Excellency The Governor is pleased to direct that the following Rules defining the functions of the Colonial Secretary, be circulated for the information ...
The Honorable The Chief Justice, The Honorable The Attorney General, The Honorable The Colonial Treasurer, The Honorable The Surveyor General, The Honorable The Chief Magistrate, The Acting Auditor General, The Clerk of Councils, The Acting Harbor Master, The Registrar General, The Supreme Court, The Colonial Chaplain, The Acting Colonial Surgeon, The Sheriff, The Superintendent of Police, The Governor of the Gaol, The Police Rate Assessor...
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