CO129-050 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [5-6] — Page 108

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Graciens Majesty.

I trust that this ... will meet with Your Lordships' approval, sanction and ...

Shave the honor to be, with the highest respect, Your Lordships' Most Obedient, Humble servant,

Bath.

77.15.

Should this be approved?

180af

hir Elliott - Can this be right?

M20. I could recommend that the Governor be customed to release Prisoners as part of the proceedings in observance of Her Majesty's Birthday, but that he should only liberate them from time to time according to the merits of their cases, and with reference to their conduct in Prison.

And that he should forward a report of his grounds of decision at the same time.

On the present occasion it appears, by the returns which he has transmitted in his Despatch within ... atrocious ... are void of explanation, that he has thought proper to let loose upon society men convicted of atrocious crimes such as murder, Robbery and piracy, some of them after they had only been a few months in Prison, as a mark of rejoicing on Her Majesty's Birthday. I think that this is an unjustifiable act on which Sir John Bowring ought to receive an expression of serious displeasure.

Most improper, and above all improper in a pupil of Bentham and an Editor of his works - Non mand ... in ... doubt, for following the example of the King of Oudh, the last potentate that I ... who committed an act of such atrocious authority ... P. Jey...

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104 Graciens Majesty. I trust that this ... will meet with Your Lordships' approval, sanction and ... Shave the honor to be, with the highest respect, Your Lordships' Most Obedient, Humble servant, Bath. 77.15. Should this be approved? 180af hir Elliott - Can this be right? M20. I could recommend that the Governor be customed to release Prisoners as part of the proceedings in observance of Her Majesty's Birthday, but that he should only liberate them from time to time according to the merits of their cases, and with reference to their conduct in Prison. And that he should forward a report of his grounds of decision at the same time. On the present occasion it appears, by the returns which he has transmitted in his Despatch within ... atrocious ... are void of explanation, that he has thought proper to let loose upon society men convicted of atrocious crimes such as murder, Robbery and piracy, some of them after they had only been a few months in Prison, as a mark of rejoicing on Her Majesty's Birthday. I think that this is an unjustifiable act on which Sir John Bowring ought to receive an expression of serious displeasure. Most improper, and above all improper in a pupil of Bentham and an Editor of his works - Non mand ... in ... doubt, for following the example of the King of Oudh, the last potentate that I ... who committed an act of such atrocious authority ... P. Jey...
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104 Graciens Majesty. I trust that this meet with stif annually custunary, will Your Serdships approval. sanction and Shave the honor tibe, With the highest respect, Fördships, Yer C Most Obedient. Hemble servant, Bath. 77.15. Should this be approved? 180af hir Elliott - Can this be right? M20. a I coed recommend that the Governa be custumbled what he shared no thao ascant hereafter release Priemers As part of the precedings 40 in observance of Her Majesty's Birthday, but that he shared only liberate them flow time to time cepow the merits of their cases, and with reference to then Cridud in Prism, And that be chimed d a repre of frward decisim. at the same time etie. grands of his An the prescut occasin in Appiars, by the arctures which he has ticusmilted in his Despalsh withint atrocious Are wad of cxplanation, that be has thought proper to let loose upon men Caroicted of ative Society Crimes such as murder, Robbery and some of them after they had piracy, only been a a few months in Prism, as û mark of rejoicing on Her Majesty's Birthday. I think that this is an unjustifiable act on which Sir John Rowring ought to receive an to receive an expression of ecrious displeasure. ?. FF. 6 Sift. Most improper, and abor all improper in a pupil of Bentham and an Editor of his sonks - Non mand bin in thout doubt, for following the Oxample of the Jung in for Thumb, the last potencate that I semeentry_ who committed an act of thch atrocious attority of the. P. Jey-
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104

Graciens Majesty.

I trust that this

meet with

stif

annually custunary, will

Your Serdships

approval.

sanction and

Shave the honor tibe,

With the highest respect,

Fördships, Yer

C

Most Obedient. Hemble servant,

Bath.

77.15.

Should this be approved?

180af

hir Elliott - Can this be right?

M20. a

I coed recommend that the Governa be custumbled

what he shared no thao

ascant hereafter release Priemers

As part of the precedings

40

in observance of Her Majesty's Birthday,

but that he shared only liberate them flow time to time

cepow

the merits of their cases, and with reference to then Cridud in Prism,

And that be chimed

d a repre of

frward

decisim.

at the same time

etie.

grands of his

An the prescut occasin in

Appiars, by the arctures which he has ticusmilted in his Despalsh withint

atrocious

Are wad of cxplanation, that be has thought proper to let loose upon

men Caroicted of ative Society Crimes such as murder, Robbery and

some of them after they had

piracy,

only been a

a

few months in Prism, as

û mark of rejoicing

on Her Majesty's

Birthday. I think that this is an unjustifiable act on which Sir John Rowring ought to receive an

to receive an expression

of ecrious displeasure. ?. FF. 6 Sift.

Most improper, and abor all improper in a pupil of Bentham and an Editor of his sonks - Non mand bin in thout doubt, for following the Oxample of the Jung in for Thumb, the last potencate that I semeentry_ who committed an act of thch atrocious attority of the. P. Jey-

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