CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 173

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position he filled, but the shattered state of the Judge's health, and the fact that the appointment was only provisional, induced me to refrain from making representations which might seem to give too much importance to the attacks.

57. Coarse-minded and ill-famed individual It is impossible, however, I can send home the letter of the Chief Justice without these remarks, and I enclose, as specimens of Mr Bevan's aptitudes, three numbers of the Hongkong Register, 1st April, as it refers to a subject reported on in my despatch A 54; that of 20th May, specially referred to in the Memorandum of the Colonial Secretary, and the paper of this day's date.

now I have the honour to be, With the highest respect, Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant, [Signature: ?] Bowen

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position he filled, but the shattered state of the Judge's health, and the fact that the appointment was only provisional, induced me to refrain from making representations which might seem to give too much importance to the attacks.

57. Coarse-minded and ill-famed individual It is impossible, however, I can send home the letter of the Chief Justice without these remarks, and I enclose, as specimens of Mr Bevan's aptitudes, three numbers of the Hongkong Register, 1st April, as it refers to a subject reported on in my despatch A54; that of 20th May, specially referred to in the Memorandum of the Colonial Secretary, and the paper of this day's date.

now I have the honour to be, With the highest respect, Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant, Shu Beuren

has been kept as is for signature, assuming "Shu Beuren" is the correct reading of the signature, though it seems likely to be an OCR error for a name like "George Bowen".

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position he filled, but the shattered state of the Judge's health, and the fact that the appointment was only provisional, induced me to refrain from making representations which might seem to give too much importance to the attacks. 57. Coarse-minded and ill-famed individual It is impossible, however, I can send home the letter of the Chief Justice without these remarks, and I enclose, as specimens of Mr Bevan's aptitudes, three numbers of the Hongkong Register, 1st April, as it refers to a subject reported on in my despatch A 54; that of 20th May, specially referred to in the Memorandum of the Colonial Secretary, and the paper of this day's date. now I have the honour to be, With the highest respect, Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant, [Signature: ?] Bowen However, to follow the exact output format as requested, here is the revised version in HTML: position he filled, but the shattered state of the Judge's health, and the fact that the appointment was only provisional, induced me to refrain from making representations which might seem to give too much importance to the attacks. 57. Coarse-minded and ill-famed individual It is impossible, however, I can send home the letter of the Chief Justice without these remarks, and I enclose, as specimens of Mr Bevan's aptitudes, three numbers of the Hongkong Register, 1st April, as it refers to a subject reported on in my despatch A54; that of 20th May, specially referred to in the Memorandum of the Colonial Secretary, and the paper of this day's date. now I have the honour to be, With the highest respect, Sir, Your Most Obedient Servant, Shu Beuren has been kept as is for signature, assuming "Shu Beuren" is the correct reading of the signature, though it seems likely to be an OCR error for a name like "George Bowen".
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- position he filled, but the shattered state of the Judges health, and the free that the appointmenć only provisional, induced was me to refrain from mating representations which might importance to the attacks seem to give too much 57. Coarse-minded and من J adviced, ill-famed individual It is impossible, however, I can send home the letter of the Chief Justice without there remarks, fand I enclose, as specimens of Mr Bevan's aptitudes, three numbers of the Houghtony Register, 1st April, as it refers Treported to that a subject on in my despatch A 54 F 2 بار 171 rated 75 April, – that of 205 llay, specially referred to in the n Incmorandum of the Colonial of which Secretary, and the paper has appeared of this day's date. now I have the how to ve, With the highest respect, Sir, Your Most Metient Jumble Sewant, Shu Beuren
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me to

refrain from mating representations

which might importance to the attacks

seem to

give

too much

57.

Coarse-minded and

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adviced, ill-famed individual

It is impossible, however,

I can send home the letter of

the

Chief Justice without there remarks, fand I enclose, as specimens of

Mr Bevan's aptitudes, three numbers

of the Houghtony Register,

1st April, as it refers Treported

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a subject

on in my despatch A 54

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171

rated 75 April, – that of 205 llay,

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of

which

Secretary, and the paper has appeared of this day's date.

now

I have the how to ve, With the highest respect,

Sir,

Your Most Metient

Jumble Sewant,

Shu Beuren

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