I have the honor to be, Lord Duke.
My Lord Duke,
Most Obedient Servant,
Jules Gift Robinson
Government Office, Victoria, Hong Kong, 13th February, 1860.
My Lord Duke,
In acknowledging the receipt of your Grace's despatch No. 52 of 22nd December last, in reference to the case of Mr. Tarrant, I have the honor to report that before receiving that despatch I had, on the recommendation of the acting Chief Justice, remitted the latter half of Mr. Tarrant's sentence, imprisonment. He will accordingly be released from ...
The Duke of Newcastle,
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