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mind as we claimed discharged, trust that the insity which naturally pree to Earn

your

Lordship's pleasure,

Combrating in

in account of

the peculiar

Circumstances in which I am situated to

an urgent necessity, will plead sufficient apology for my

sollicitude. The favor of your

Early

reply

may

presuming Lordship's Revision

be possibly concerned-

Clerkship .

When before addressing your Lordship's knowledge as to the state of the case alleged : extortions on the part of the Chinese most comparatively small. Indeed it,

must appear evident to every one, that it

was neither my intention nor wish to browbeat or be browbeaten, nor had it been in any extortion that had been in reality effected. The whole tenor of my action, impelled by a sense of duty, was to check Chowch Awan the Treasury Exchequer in the attempts, which he so audaciously made before my eyes, and to bring down

those who merited, a premium on those who vehemently villeged that the Ben the Mayor Cumshaw participated in the monies which his Compradors dishonestly obtained.

Treading however that despite all the grave charges made by [Phawh Acau], borne out as they were by the united testimony of Mr Afen and Jam Acholy. I had been committed as a Criminal almost solely on the false assertions which it was apparent he had made with a view of Screening himself, it became necessary for me in preparing my defence to search out the reality and existence, if any, of the Extortions alleged, when, if other such false evidence was brought against me I might possibly be prepared to meet justification and necessity; for conscious of the utter impossibility of its being proved that I had tricked to injure the reputation of the Hon the Mayor Cumshaw, or that the course which I had deemed it proper to pursue, was injured, or was calculated to injure that gentleman's character, I should otherwise have been disposed to sit down, and let the strange twight against me take their course:

But owing to the extreme difficulty of eliciting truthful Statements from Chinese

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mind as we claimed discharged, trust that the insity which naturally pree to Earn your Lordship's pleasure, Combrating in in account of the peculiar Circumstances in which I am situated to an urgent necessity, will plead sufficient apology for my sollicitude. The favor of your Early reply may presuming Lordship's Revision be possibly concerned- Clerkship . When before addressing your Lordship's knowledge as to the state of the case alleged : extortions on the part of the Chinese most comparatively small. Indeed it, must appear evident to every one, that it was neither my intention nor wish to browbeat or be browbeaten, nor had it been in any extortion that had been in reality effected. The whole tenor of my action, impelled by a sense of duty, was to check Chowch Awan the Treasury Exchequer in the attempts, which he so audaciously made before my eyes, and to bring down those who merited, a premium on those who vehemently villeged that the Ben the Mayor Cumshaw participated in the monies which his Compradors dishonestly obtained. Treading however that despite all the grave charges made by [Phawh Acau], borne out as they were by the united testimony of Mr Afen and Jam Acholy. I had been committed as a Criminal almost solely on the false assertions which it was apparent he had made with a view of Screening himself, it became necessary for me in preparing my defence to search out the reality and existence, if any, of the Extortions alleged, when, if other such false evidence was brought against me I might possibly be prepared to meet justification and necessity; for conscious of the utter impossibility of its being proved that I had tricked to injure the reputation of the Hon the Mayor Cumshaw, or that the course which I had deemed it proper to pursue, was injured, or was calculated to injure that gentleman's character, I should otherwise have been disposed to sit down, and let the strange twight against me take their course: But owing to the extreme difficulty of eliciting truthful Statements from Chinese
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mind as we claimed discharged, trust that the insity which Inaturally pee to Earn

your

Lordship's pleasure,

Combrating in

in account of

the peculiar

Chains lances in which Sam situated to

an urgent new.ssity, well plead sufficient apotory for my

soliert. The favor of your

Early

با

as

may

ك لم نے

presuming Zeroships Revision

be pissibly concement-

Creship .

When before addressing your. bay knowledge as to the statity of the them alleged : extortins on the part of the Chinese mos comparatively small. Indeed it,

must appear evident to every ones, that it

was neither my Bach

intension er mish be brow

stoitund hat been in any extorture

hat been in reality effected. The whole tenor of my action, impelled by a sense of duty, Blins, Fo checks Chowch Avau the Treasury Excuprater in the attempts, which he so autaxiously made before my eyes, and to bring down

hossent

merited, a premis homout in those who se veely villeged that the Ben the thyer Camise Carticipated in the monies which his Cemprators dishonestly obtained.

Wreading

114

Treading however that despite all the grave

me ataust this attau

Chayes make by [ Phawh Acau), bome out as

nere

those

May es by the united testimony of Mi Afen and Jam Acholy. I had been committed as a Criminal almost solely on the false assertions which it was apparent " he had made with a view of Screening, Aiméelf, it became necessary for me in iseparing my defence to searen out. the reality and existence, if any, of the Extortions alleres, when, if other suct false evidence was brought against me I might possibly be prepared to keend head -ustification and necessity; for conscious of the utter impossibilit

its brin

" conistly proved that I had trick to eware the reputation of the Hen the Mayor jume, or that the course which I had Alered it proper to pursue, was injured, ir was calculated to injure that factleman's character, I should otherwise have been disposed to sit down, and let the stranges twight against me take their course:

"But-awing to the extreme difficulty of eliciting Brutaful Statements from

Chinese

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