CO129-027 - Public Offices - 1848 — Page 314

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occurrence that houses and more

frequently paunbrokers shops

dive

are

robbed of a large amount of property by gangs of robbers who set the

Inshorties at defiance.

These are

the mistatements.

that have chiefly

attracted

my

have been

notice : doubtless many passed-ly. The evidence abounds

with contradictions.

Dev

venturing

to make these

observations, Irvould not be supposed

to give it as

my

opension

that all..

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the assertions of so anany witresses. with some of whom Javas of intimacy, and whose I always

considered honorable.

men are

entirely groundless ; probably many

abuses

· abuses existed that have sexped my

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notice, all that I urgo is, that there has been much exaggeration, that shes: ancasures have been adopted

for the general welfare, and protection

of

the inhabitants, with

good faith

and the best intentions; that A

Leave striven to the atmost of an

and I can

freiver, and

Say

of all the Officers of my

the same.

late

Depart :

ment, as well as of others of the Government, de acetify way

Heat has

aluse

my knowledge

that I have always head, and

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continue to have épite of much

calculated to abate

trad

my

andour, the

most earnest desire for the prosperity of

the belony, believing that by forwarding

the