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The letter from this office of the 12th instant states clearly the facts of this case, and has been commented on by Lord Palmerston's Minute.

I also here had further explanation to give, anti-reply.

I here send the Treasury copies of both the Bishop of Winchester's letters 390 & 23382/23 and I think they speak for themselves.

I said that Mr Baxter misrepresented, I believe, trusting ...

3382 Hong Kong 23 Feb

Like most cases when investigated, Mr Baxter's will not bear to be hardly included in either of the categories which seem to the Treasury to exhaust the subject.

Mr Baxter's Exchange was sanctioned by the Bishop of Winchester. Mr Baxter was in great pecuniary difficulties, & addicted to the shifts common in such difficulties, though a thing distinctly fraudulent has apparently been brought home to him.

I cannot, I said, that he misrepresented or suppressed his circumstances, for he was never asked about them. Neither can it be said that his appointments were "owing to the error of Men in which he in no way participated" for if he had made his circumstances known, he would never have been sent to Hong Kong.

In fact, such are the circumstances.

His Lord...

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No Manifesto The letter from this office of the 12th instant states clearly the facts of this case, and has been commented on by Lord Palmerston's Minute. I also here had further explanation to give, anti-reply. I here send the Treasury copies of both the Bishop of Winchester's letters 390 & 23382/23 and I think they speak for themselves. I said that Mr Baxter misrepresented, I believe, trusting ... 3382 Hong Kong 23 Feb Like most cases when investigated, Mr Baxter's will not bear to be hardly included in either of the categories which seem to the Treasury to exhaust the subject. Mr Baxter's Exchange was sanctioned by the Bishop of Winchester. Mr Baxter was in great pecuniary difficulties, & addicted to the shifts common in such difficulties, though a thing distinctly fraudulent has apparently been brought home to him. I cannot, I said, that he misrepresented or suppressed his circumstances, for he was never asked about them. Neither can it be said that his appointments were "owing to the error of Men in which he in no way participated" for if he had made his circumstances known, he would never have been sent to Hong Kong. In fact, such are the circumstances. His Lord...
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No Maniale

The letter from this office of the 12t kung states my charly the facts of this case, and has

butter on

on Lord Palmuntor's Minute-

Ide auch here & had Guetter explana

Few be can

give, antips.

here Lend

the Krasury copies of lotte the Bishes of Winchester's

letters 390 23382/ and

Ich theme speak

may

Ff my N

terely t

I said that Mex Banten misrepresent

believe, trusting

shofe

3382 Hong Kong

232

w Ball

Like most cases when invertijakt,

No Baxters will not bear to hexadly

included in either of the categories which

seem to the Tuasury to exhaust the

6A.K

subject. Mr Baxter's Exchang was

2

18.?

sanctioned by the 18h of Winchester. W

Baster was

grat fecuniary difficulties, & addicted to the Shifts Common in

such difficutter, though a thing distinctly fraudulent has apparently ben brought Lome to him.

cannot I said hat he

or suppressed

Mem

misupresented his circumstames, for he

we never asked about them. Neither can

it he said that his appointments

whe whothy "owing to the error of Men in which ん

he in as way participated" for if he had

mach his circumstances known, he would

zever have ben seat to Hong Kong.

In facts.

Such are

Hem Lord

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