CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 264

116.

117.

253

me, at once stamped the President of this Council as my accuser. If anything further avere Requisite Shane it from the lips of His Sexcellency the Governor himself, that he attempted to blast

my reputation by sending home these charges in a private letter sent to a Minister of States, whone I assume to be

Lord Palmerstow - who seeing

that the

charges

my

svere

of a public nature, and Considering that although such letter was marked

private, it could not be deemed a private

more

thaw a private letter

as load

Communication, (any ought to be deemed a public one, although the cond private is omitted) not treacherously, a insinuated by His bxcellency the Governor, but honestly, handed over

the letter to another Minister

to be

Carl Grey, my :diately sent out

of State, whom I also assume who worth equal honesty imme instructions to have the charges investigated. An attempt was made by His porxcellency the Governor, to show that on the receipt of thou instructions he had been induced by feelings

of charity and commiseration towards myself

band Grey suggesting

forward a Despatch to

my

and

that

the expediency of not proceeding with the investigation. But I must be (cardoned, for saying that I believe the motives to have been very different, the true reason wous that Ibis foxcellency discovered that the charger could not be substantiated. This view is supported by the testimony of Mr Mc Knight, who swore that he had never beew applied to by His foncellency the Governor for information touching the entertainment quen brand the Agincourt until May in the present

no

ever one man owed.

a

020

debt of

C3

year. My back Grey however said oro — and agaiw sent out instructions that the charges should be investigated _ and if : gratitude to his fellow thus insisting of the Corneil,

apow

maw,

aid

I do to Earl Grey for

investigation - With respect

to the Constitution, Shave nothing to day further than

accuser, and

the other

that the President is my three members have been examined against me

me as

Witnesses, but I beg those members not for one