CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844 — Page 209

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be consequence of But

correspondence you sketchlisted for the

had

fuit haped. As in guer

formers Iph you

Announced

had

intention

of making a further & Special Report to

the subject of this Ordinance, I had delayed replying

to it wolil. I should hav received that Report. It appears, that the Ordinance

was passed in

in question was

Aug: last; but that the Publcation

accidentally

Delayed until the 19 Oct

that is, until within

fortnight of the date at

which it was

into operation

Ave

to come

published

it was forfrather

As Foon-

remonstrance against it

has adduced

& the Council by

205

yourself of the

Mercantile Body, couched

in

Language, which I agree

with

you in considering

intemperate & disrespectful__

You accordingly refused to

receive the remons

and on

hance-

the Committee

the Merchants

are...

asserting

the sentiments contained

in it announced that Fr fost must decline to hold

any

communication with

Bein so

long

Ax

Bey

shold pemist in such

Scoutrly.

Crede

the disrespectful meaning.

of the language

disavowed & you

Men

consented to reconsider

the Ordinance.

This not without.