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ills in

but have been

on Cause

For

immediate (and for my

Character unsatisfactory;

abandonment-

At the enduring

Sessions

of December, the Criminal Crown

Prosecutor [W.A. Parker]

in

the

State

charged

that he had no case against me, and the case was thereupon proclaimed discharged)

The late Governor

was under the impression that

Letter to

my Case

was

necessarily relinquished / as stated in the Colonial Secretary's

address & Copy the closed)) because it was impossible for the acting Chief Justice to preside

my

he

trial

as Judge at a trial in which he had previously in his capacity of Her Majesty's Acting Attorney General Expressed a legal opinion upon

and taken the evidence,.," but as verbally explained by Sir John Davis this impression

was erroneous,

as it was explained to me by

Campbell at the

progress

Some illusions presided

2

various other trials in which

he had previously acted as Prosecutor

in

the

part of the Crown;

and at the

on two distinct cases, in

Nisi Prius Sittings immediately preceding, had adjudged

which

continued up to the time of leaving

he had been retained

The defendant

and from one Plaintiff had received a large retaining fee I am told.

All these Sessions however the Honorable Major Justice's superior is still absent from the Colony, and now with knowledge.

His Royal delinquency

it appears unreasonable to expect that his presence would ever be obtained, unless an application were made to the Chinese Government in Cause

The

Miss

The only evidence remaining against me therefore was that of the law Clerk Chow, and I beg leave to inform

You

that had it come

on at the

first Sessions, I should have been prepared with the evidence of Mr.

Packer

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123 ills in but have been on Cause For immediate (and for my Character unsatisfactory; abandonment- At the enduring Sessions of December, the Criminal Crown Prosecutor [W.A. Parker] in the State charged that he had no case against me, and the case was thereupon proclaimed discharged) The late Governor was under the impression that Letter to my Case was necessarily relinquished / as stated in the Colonial Secretary's address & Copy the closed)) because it was impossible for the acting Chief Justice to preside my he trial as Judge at a trial in which he had previously in his capacity of Her Majesty's Acting Attorney General Expressed a legal opinion upon and taken the evidence,.," but as verbally explained by Sir John Davis this impression was erroneous, as it was explained to me by Campbell at the progress Some illusions presided 2 various other trials in which he had previously acted as Prosecutor in the part of the Crown; and at the on two distinct cases, in Nisi Prius Sittings immediately preceding, had adjudged which continued up to the time of leaving he had been retained The defendant and from one Plaintiff had received a large retaining fee I am told. All these Sessions however the Honorable Major Justice's superior is still absent from the Colony, and now with knowledge. His Royal delinquency it appears unreasonable to expect that his presence would ever be obtained, unless an application were made to the Chinese Government in Cause The Miss The only evidence remaining against me therefore was that of the law Clerk Chow, and I beg leave to inform You that had it come on at the first Sessions, I should have been prepared with the evidence of Mr. Packer
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123 ils in but have been on Cause For immediate (and for my Character unsatisfactory; ubandonment- At the enduring Sessions of December, the Erimenal Crown Prosecutor {WA &* ¿Parker in the feet Staten ! charger that he had no against me, and the case was thereupon proclaimed discharged) The late Governor overnor was under the impression that Lettre to my Case Nas necessarily relinquished / as Itated in the Exlonial Searetanj's address & Copy the losed)) because it was impossible for ! the acting Chief Justice to preside my he Véubat as Judge at a tical in which hat previously in his copacity of Hevallajesty's Acting Homey general Expressed a legal opinion upon and taken the evidence,.," but us verbally explained by Sv. John Gavis this impression because it: Campbell mas erroneous, me to Campbell at the کرنے پراس کے proges Some illérons presided 2 various other trials in mien he had previously acted as Prosecuter m the part of the frown; and at the on two distinct cases, in Nisi Prius Sittings immediately preceding, had adjudged which secandy up to the time of &ving to hive he had been retainsca The defuer and from one Fruiter had receives a large resensing fee Jam told. ll these sessions Rowrves the Honerable Major jucive's fuperator is as still absent-pom the foro. "The fotomy, and now with knowledge. His Retuai diliquiney a it appears thirdasonable to expect that his presence would ever be obtained, miles's an application were made to the Chinese Government enter Cauz The Mis The only evidence remaining aguist me therefore was that of I the law Chorh Noaw, and bey leave to inform orm You that had mistrive come on as the first Sussions, I should have been. "prepared with the evidence of "Wr Packer
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ils in

but have been

on Cause

For

immediate (and for my

Character unsatisfactory;

ubandonment-

At the enduring

Sessions

of December, the Erimenal Crown

Prosecutor {WA &* ¿Parker

in

the

feet

Staten

!

charger

that he had no against me, and the case was thereupon proclaimed discharged)

The late Governor

overnor was under the impression that

Lettre to

my Case

Nas

necessarily relinquished / as Itated in the Exlonial Searetanj's

address & Copy the losed)) because it was impossible for ! the acting Chief Justice to preside

my

he

Véubat

as Judge at a tical in which hat previously in his copacity of Hevallajesty's Acting Homey general Expressed a legal opinion upon

and taken the evidence,.," but us verbally explained by Sv. John Gavis this impression

because it:

Campbell

mas erroneous,

me to

Campbell at the

کرنے پراس کے

proges

Some illérons presided

2

various other trials in mien

he had previously acted as Prosecuter

m

the

part of the frown;

and at the

on two distinct cases, in

Nisi Prius Sittings immediately preceding, had adjudged

which

secandy up to the time of &ving to

hive he had been retainsca

The defuer

and from one Fruiter had receives a large resensing fee Jam told.

ll these sessions Rowrves the Honerable Major jucive's fuperator is as still absent-pom the foro.

"The fotomy, and now with knowledge.

His Retuai diliquiney

a

it appears thirdasonable to expect that his presence would ever be obtained, miles's an application were made to the Chinese Government enter Cauz

The

Mis

The only evidence remaining aguist me therefore was that of I the law Chorh Noaw, and bey leave to inform

orm You

that had mistrive come

on as the

first Sussions, I should have been. "prepared with the evidence of "Wr

Packer

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