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of my resignation, in aletter of 8th July last which I requested for Davis to formbed toties lots which I cannot afford after

Save therefore subjected to asevere pecuniary Lordship.

devotion

an buttring With reference to the 2nd point my

of twenty years in laboriously " present Circumstances or position, Illey -pensive exertions for the National wat to state that it will be seen in my correlpon (as shown in the accompanying Gremauling dence with Goo= Davis insune July

4, what is of still greater consequence to that the tendered resignation of my office me, my conduct in China is rendered- was in obedience to what I conscientiously

questionable. belcined to be an i

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to scrutinize, so can do the originating conduct, _ & to report whether which hasbeen

Suspeitfully entrent Mr Gladstone that the resignation was constrained because to permit a

to permit a Committee of three gentle Goo Davis refused

me dix months furlough

- men to examine the whole of my (which it was in his power to grant although

offered to resign allsalary & yet preserve proceedings in China, sigheavy

motives for my securities to the Queen ; & that my far as human beings resignation was conditional & deppenduct

Jam deserving of the injury - my conduct being disapproved in England.

inflicted on me forccdedoouring to amend The

acceptance of a resignation this what were denied National errors, compulsorily wrung from

me without any magnitude, you which if I had remained enquiry or investigation maybe deemed untermount to a declarations that my conduct, considered myself unworthy,

of the motives in which it Originated, did not.

érrons of

silent & inactive Schould indeed have

cayself unworthy ofccuplaquet justify the stiff which I fett compelled to take. of any kind in Aacsowite.