of the Major General to take any steps with regard to the final disposal of the Prisoner. The following day the Certificate of Discharge, of which I annex a copy,
was transmitted to the Superintendent of the Gaol.
The Major General in this matter has doubtless acted in accordance with his instructions, but I beg to submit that such instructions operate somewhat hardly on the Colony. It is rather anomalous that the permission of this Government should be required before a good conduct soldier is allowed to obtain his discharge with a view to settling in the Colony, and that a "bad character" should be thrown upon our hands with the contingent difficulties and expense.
Fortunately in this instance, through the consideration of the Naval Commander-in-Chief,
I have been able to forward the Prisoner to England in Her Majesty's Ship "Ino," which sailed on the 13th instant. A warrant was issued to Captain Baird authorizing and empowering him to convey Edward Jones to England there to be delivered into such custody or to be dealt with in ...