CO129-021 - Sir John Davis - 1847 [9-12] — Page 340

By the Honorable Mr. Johnston.

Assuming that Earl Grey in his instructions

state of

implies, that, by exhibiting himself in a intoxications, the Judge has disgraced his person and office, I see nothing left but to suspend the Judge in accordance with this Lordship's twice repeated hstructions - I however consider that it should be

To Judge

strongly recommended to Carl Grey that the be rectored to Office, as it appears by all the evidence that he is by

no means.

habitually

addicted to intoxication – indeed,

much has

very

been clicited to prove the reverse.

By the Honorable Major General D'Aguilar

I have already stated that I consider the Judge entitled to a full acquittal upon them charges,

but the other Members of Council having adopted

of the case, I beg to put

2

different view

following

minute.

the

in

the course

I lament

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much the necessity and very

of these proceedings, and I aw

very anxious

to suspend a final decision upon them, until the pleasure of the Home Government can be taken upon

the whole case.

That Mr. Hulme was imprudent

on

board the Agincourt on the excning of the 22nd. November 1845,

there appears to be no doubt - but

the principal and most serious charge against hins, " that of his being an habitual drunkard, "has been completely disproved _ and his habits, whatever

vizz

jeedgement may have been formed of there from that particular instance _ appear to be unexceptionable.

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The second

charge has been also disproved. Neither

cand I lose sight of one important consideration that

attaches to this portion of the case.

is stated to have taken place:

ot

Kefer to what

board the

Agincourt _ namely, how much it is to be lamented, that instead of privately communicating to Lord Palmerston, months after the event, his opinions and the casual conversation of others - without