10

354

dated the 25th and 26th July 1862 claiming other chests of Turkey

behalf of

and Uratwa Opium on

his clients have also been submitted

to me

for the like purpose.

It appears from these Letters

was not

and also from facts within any own knowledge arising out of the prosecution and conviction of Stanford for felony that the convict Stanford

a dealer in opium but that he was

in partnership with one Jameson

in the business of Opium Inspectors and that they had a vessel or chop in the turbour in which opium was deposited for safe custody The Opium in the prisoners

possession was the property of ~~

various persons and at the trial

was ordered by the~~

restitution

Chief Justice of all those chests which formed the subject of the Indictments then preferred

The brown has no

right to

dispose of goods which were not

the property of the Convict but

vere

chop.

merely stoved

Very large

our bourd the

surus

are

due to the

unfortunate Creditors amongst

whom I believe arrangement

has been

corre

to with a view-

to avviding litigation and obtaining

a

brifling dividend.

DE

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