CO129-019 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [1-4] — Page 203

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we

of 12

cannot always avoid them "_ The enclosed Minutes of

the on the 25th

all the Members

Executive Conneil

Instant will shew the

of th

that

unanimous opinion of Bory, that the subject of Mr Shelley's dette was upon me.-

may

For

force

and Stanley, in integrusing I quitter London, lying before

as

Mr. Shelley by a note me, observed

now

"the has been

given ristinetly to understand

that he takes this step

(going to Hongkong) at his

any

own risk, and without promise whatever; and that I must decline to

fettor

Your discretion by any injunctions

on the

subject. __

199

With much stender claims as

these to employment, from Brombay

employment, he came-

www

me

a

an

to

China at

my

charge, and obtained from

appointment of £1,000-

-

year . _ Your Lordship has abundant proof before you that I have had reason to regret my

choise..

On his arrival with

me at Hongking,

and a

as Candidate

for any thing. he could get, Mothelley found Majs faime Chief bajstrate, Member of Council unser for Berry Pottinger. Yet he could venture to talk to Your Lordship of Majors Caine "uperseding"

him

I have the honor to be,