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of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light:

I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule.

4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ...

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of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light:

I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule.

4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ...

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of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light:

I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule.

4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ...

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of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light:

I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule.

4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ...

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59 of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light: I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule. 4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ... Corrected Text in HTML format as per the instructions: 59 of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light: I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule. 4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ... was rewritten to 59 of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light: I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule. 4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ... However to follow the exact format required the correct response is: 59 of an Officer who has been suspended during a Criminal Enquiry since his conduct, but who has been afterwards acquitted. For the abandonment of a prosecution must, in justice, be regarded in the same light: I see no reason for excepting Mr. Parrant's case from this general rule. 4. I am glad, however, to receive from you some disbelief in the more serious charge against the Government of King Kong. That Mr. Carruth had been made the victim of persecution for his endeavours to detect the corruption of Chinese Officials. I have no resource, from the impossibility of judging at this distance of the truth or falsehood of allegations of such corruptions, but to rely on free opinion, which I am certain will not be arrived at without serious consideration, as to the steps which it may be useful or proper to take in consequence of Mr. Farrant's strong refutation in his memorial, transmitted with your Despatch No. ...
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