CO129-017 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [7-12] — Page 470

Victoria, Honghong, 16th Secember, 1845.

Receives

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No.143. He Earl Grey.

In J. J Davis,

Transmitting copy of Despatch N. 176 of

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D'Almada to be dark of the founcils. and the appointment of Mr the Exstantive and Legislative Councils, Repriting the present constitution in the cases of Regink of. Compton. =ceachings of the cheat Justice Hulme Mr Campbell who has been appointed Arting Attorney-General - on the Pro- the opinion

thes

Office

k of the Pruniels having previously been held in conjunction Perk

Honeditor ship at a chaye of £1000 per annun

BB. 11 March.

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Sennal and as a member of each Commit should b support that Campbell's puritional appoin sanationed, and to Mr. D'Alwalda's appt & inve arey Salary ohd alto

be sanctioned. Com ich. any jest addition to the expuniture

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The addition of £100 per to Mr. D'Almasa, though a addition to that goutteca. income, is no increase

but a reduction.

in the is precede the general

(Copy) No. 176.

My Lord,

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Victoria, Hongtrong,

15th December, 18116.

reference- to my Despatch .

the 5th Sretant con

N172 of the

concerning

the

paweedings of Mr. Halone in M. Compton's

I have the honor to enclose the Opinion_

Case-,

of the Acting. Atorney General - tately arrived from faleutta, and inetatted in in which that authority declares that

the proceedings in the Consular fourt- ineqular, those in the Supreme faust-

still more so-

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office

if

were

were

of opinim that the addresses of M. Compton's legal adviser.

of and the Chief Justice.

ex

pe. were uncalled

for, en parte, and injudicious under- the circumstances – Having rejected-

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