because the enquiry
was alread
already damned
" by the preliminary measure "confirmation of
of the
the suspension of
Atte
" myself, the accuser, from office; & the terror, into which the witnesses, remaining there, would naturally
: be cast by that example,
the
the supposed personal
of her événement, what fatitall
A
Dancel
the accused: whose tenure of office was thus undisturbed.
Notwithstanding those representations,
nor any
ther of
the witnesses,
neither myself now in Europe, have been examined: another new Governor & Attorney General have been allowed to depart, inexperienced, and uninformed, to the scene of
enquiry:
the Contemplated
there to encounter the formidable
obstacles which I had thus pointed out to them &
· consequenc
of
this
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of protraction (as I have now, with reference to the course
of the two reasons above specified, to inform your Lordship, ) another important witness is also lost : _ without whom the early history of Daniel Richard Caldwell at Hong Kong, and of Ayeshe his Chinese wife, __ their Chinese marriage,
their connection,
by blood, affinity, or adoption, with Chinese pirates and outlaws, and the keepers and inmates of Chinese brothels Partnerships with such, _ & their "misdemeanors against the administration of justice, cannot be proved; _ I mean the
the Mr. Andrew (or perhaps Inglis)
who preceded Caldwell during Enquiry; – who preceded
Printed Minutes of the
17th, 18th, and 30th June 1858. pp. 22, 28, 58.
Sundry Minutes by Under Secretary Fortescue,
and it has been publicly stated, by Under Secretary Fortescue, that the policy, announced by your predecessor, has been actively adopted by your Lordship.
(London Newspaper, 15 July 1854, and his
letter to Secretary of the 0th July 1854, Despatch therein
referred to:
in the office of Registrar General, and is at present the Harbour Master, Immigration Officer, and Marine Magistrate, of Hong Kong.
I learn, from my private letters, via Marseilles that Mr Inglis is a passenger on the P.&O. Company, to Southampton, by
Steamer, which is now taking round the heavy portion of the China & Indian Mail, & will
arrive...