injurious
instrument of an Communication, or to obtrude
a worthless accusation upon
the notice of State- but that he thinks it wells that the duke of Newcastle should be afforded this additional opportunity of estimating the
The Secretary of
value of your
on
recent
Public Officers.
aspersions
With this intention
you
the
letter shall be forwarded by
of
15th Justant.
I have Ac.
(Copy)
Sir.
239
Hongtong, 12 & December, $862.
I have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of y
our Communication of
Yesterday's date, together with a document addressed to the Secretary of State, and
Containing a charge against me capacity of Judge.
in
my
As it appears that His Excellency, the Acting Governor, has already-Expressed his opinion upon the worthlessness of the
"
accusation" it can
only be necessary for
me to make one or two observations Explanatory
(Signed) W. H. Alexander,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
(True Copy)
M &
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acting Colonial Secretary-
of
the
facts referred to, and even
those,
The Heonorable
W. H. Alexander,
Yen