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the 232 July (

to previous to the

which date.

&

after

you afroke to me ) you had

had a good deal of

with the Judge

social intercour

my memory with

my

+ I cannot charge har dived with

the Indge

How often

ne

the

before that home, or how often save partaken of his hospitality = – But with the single exception of 23 July, and of 1845, when on board the Agincourt", I do not recollect at this moment any thing that beare

the 22nd November

with Regard

to the

upon

ag

the 3 charge.

occurrence on

board

the Agenomst ; Sccusider the Sudge to

have been

de

already

described by

the

Honorable Major faine, and several

other evidences as

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ac greatly excited by wire; ch I do not for a single

although

moment attempt to defend any deviation

T

Frone

196

from the smallest propriety in a person

get I cannot but

of high station, yet I c

make allavances for the peculiarity

of his position on

that day, seated as

Iremember him perfectly to have been,

immediate neighbour

in the

shood of

the Chinese Mandarine and of

Thing" in partoular, whe was compelling him to drink bumpere of wine and cherry- brandy in pledge of the whole of

good fellowship during.

dinner.

2. You

will perhaps

my

troubling you with so many questione

regarding your

tatement to me on

g

my

Return from Chuan, as my veracity has become deeply concerned

in it?

A. Mest assuredly - I will assowds any questions that. wish to put to you to the beat of my memory and seling.

me,