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5:34
this day private
at 2 P. M. at
M. at my
residence.
to appear
and
He has failed to
in his stead I have been
favored with a visit from Mr Mitchell himself, followed by his tive present advisers, Mr. Parsons the attorney; and Mr. Day the barrister. Mr Day after demanding my authority to issue such a
summons, or indeed
any
summons to that witness,
!
and informing
me that he
Mr Parsons, and Mr Mitchell
to call
disputed my right t
for any testimony whatever
ended by Selling
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meil
what
it would have been less
offensive for Ly asi himself
to dove without such a
that ) that.
demonstration as
Lyy
asi would be advised, or
had been advised, not to
appear.
He has not appeared at
any
am
rate, and I am now
preparing to close the case. But I subruit to His
Excellency that this
grose interference of the acting Chief Magistrate with the office of the law and its course of action ought not