CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 11

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in my power to save you from the annoyance of any intervention in matters as disagreeable and embarrassing.

After I had communicated to the litigant parties my opinion on the whole matter, which failed to terminate the dispute, I had a confidential conversation with the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Sir Michael Seymour, and found that he was kindly willing to become the referee and to decide on what was due to both parties, were he left with unrestrained liberty of decision.

To this arrangement I had reason to believe the Attorney General was willing to consent, and I then took upon myself to call on Mr. Edger, whom the Judge had nominated as his personal referee, with a view to obtaining his consent to the appointment of Sir Michael, on the reasonable conditions which he, Sir Michael (with my full concurrence), thought it fitting to require.

Mr. Edger agreed that such conditions were only becoming and that he would not himself be willing to act as arbitrator if his hands were tied.

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2 10 in my power to save you from the annoyance of any intervention in matters as disagreeable and embarrassing. After I had communicated to the litigant parties my opinion on the whole matter, which failed to terminate the dispute, I had a confidential conversation with the Naval Commander-in-Chief, Sir Michael Seymour, and found that he was kindly willing to become the referee and to decide on what was due to both parties, were he left with unrestrained liberty of decision. To this arrangement I had reason to believe the Attorney General was willing to consent, and I then took upon myself to call on Mr. Edger, whom the Judge had nominated as his personal referee, with a view to obtaining his consent to the appointment of Sir Michael, on the reasonable conditions which he, Sir Michael (with my full concurrence), thought it fitting to require. Mr. Edger agreed that such conditions were only becoming and that he would not himself be willing to act as arbitrator if his hands were tied.

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