Governo) directed that the Attorney General should investigate the truth of the assertions; which upon such investigation were pronounced "groundless and without foundation". The Attorney General at the same time stating that in his opinion Nos Tarrant was not a fit person to continue in Her Majesty's Service.
A Charge of conspiracy was then brought against 25. Jarraut by Colonel Came and upon the evidence adduced, he was committed to take his trial before the Supreme court, and pending the result of the trial the Governor suspended him 5th August 1847 from his office.
No. 87-9th August, Earl Grey in a despatch on the despatch from which the foregoing information is gathered states that no injustice was thus inflicted on ... Tarrant "since if "acquitted he would be restored, and as a "matter of course get "the arrears of Salary due to him".
This was not at the
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