3.

is about to vacate, but that,

on thi

The

The

contrary, a ombordinate post in

at by

Office at

Wongtong has been offered

for his acceptance, and that by

Atlason

of his having formerly held the appoint. ment of Afistant Postmaster General in that Colony, it is impossible for him

to

:

accepit

it

We understand this becellency

the Governor of Hongthing is expected to arrive here, on route for Europe by the Pacific Mail Steamer now due,

and we desire to

Excelhuny

convey to Your

some expression of the feeling

of the Community expresim, which

as

an

from the signatures,

this matter and

You

will observe

by

no

364

carfined to British Residents in the

hope that you will do

Ato

The service

of making it thrown to Sir Richard Mar Damell.

to meet

It affords in pleasure to bear -hearty testimony to the cantery of Mr Simpson, to his readines the wishes of the public, and to the improved and generally satisfactory state of efficiency to which, by the aid of an augmented Staff, he has beso enabled to bring the administration of the Office; his unimpeachable upright= nef and -gentlemanly demeanour are

well known to Mour

donttlef Excetheney

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to

We feel satisfied in expresing

you will join wich

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