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made on the Report that the latter should be forwarded to the Chief Justice so that he might have an opportunity of explaining, &c. As there never had been any difference between myself and the Chief Justice, and the formality of written letters was dispensed with when practicable Mr. Dennis' report and my Memo, though both referring principally to other matters, were for the same reasons presently to appear my original Memo: Enclosure No 3 forwarded the day to the Chief Justice. Inclosure for which will refer to the papers to him.
7. On receipt of Mr Deane's report in a letter of ... and thanked me therein the Chief Justice acknowledged for "That act of justice". It appears, however, in that and subsequent Communications from the Chief Justice that he wished me to call on the late Acting Attorney General, Mr. Ball, and even on an ordinary Practitioner at the Bar to make a report of what had occurred in Court. On his repeating that request in a letter asking for production of a paper with which Mr. Deane had refreshed his memory in Court. I referred the correspondence to the Attorney General. This I appear to have done erroneously supposing that the Chief Justice could not have meant to substitute the late Acting Attorney General for himself as an authority on the law laid down by the Bench - a authority concerning ...