Administered improvement would undoubtedly have been effective. No sooner, however, had he away than the dog returned to his vomit, and the sow that was washed returned to her wallowing in the mire. The wretched Chinese dare not speak the truth at the trial of Calne v. Favian, and corruption now reigns in all its hideous features.
The Committee find much in the papers relative to the conduct of Mr. Anstey with which they cannot concur. Knowing, however, the hideous devil of corruption against which he obtained striking victories, they are compelled to make great allowances for him. Under no circumstances could they pass an adverse judgment upon him without first calling upon him to explain those parts of his conduct to which they object, and it is not their intention to do so.
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M'Under Secretary Fortescue: In Bank 140