CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 229

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46.

47.

short opportunity judgment

be

I had of forming any

on the question.

By the Council

2. Did the Chief Justice appear to you to in such a state of intoxication as to attract public attention?

A. I have distinctly stated that it did that the Chief Justice

not appear to me

was intoxicated at all.

charge,

The Council was cleared when thes Attorney General proposed to examine Captain Bruce upon the second and the Major General stated that he could not allow such a charge to be entered upon, either directly or indirectly, except under his most solemn protest, because it involves an occurrence which

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may or may not have taken place at his private table, which he considers the Sanctuary of every English gentleman,

and which in his opinion cannot

be infringed without the subversion of all private confidence relations of social life.

as well as all this

(signed) George SAguilar

Mlgeneral.

After dece consideration being given to the Major General's protect, it was resolved as the orders from the Home Government are so imperative, that the 2d charge should be proceeded with.

2t charge read by the Attorney General.

The Protect and Resolution of the bounal having been read, the thief Justice said that had the decision of the

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