CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 57

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any such

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such enquiries being instituted, have the right to hope that every person present on the 13th instant at your argument, (and particularly those in the near neighbourhood of the Chief Justice)

shall be interrogated

of every

me

as to the truth

of the statements on

which I justify that which his Lordship denounces as an "aspersion" upon his character!

I have alluded to the Executive

Council. May I without presumption suggest that the proposed reference to the Secretary of State may be, as His Excellency wishes, rendered unnecessary, or, if necessary,

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be made complete for all the

be

purposes of adjudication, if it be preceded by a searching enquiry on

the

spot before His Excellency in Council? or before His Excellency himself? or before any other Court of Inquiry nominated by His Excellency? and to the decision of such

Court I, for one,

shall cheerfully

a

submit, be it what it may

Should this unfortunate

case be referred to the Secretary of State, either without or after such

an enquiry

as

I have

suggested, I trust that the private correspondence between His Lordship and myself,

without which this Communication

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56 56 65 any such 57 such enquiries being instituted, have the right to hope that every person present on the 13th instant at your argument, (and particularly those in the near neighbourhood of the Chief Justice) shall be interrogated of every me as to the truth of the statements on which I justify that which his Lordship denounces as an "aspersion" upon his character! I have alluded to the Executive Council. May I without presumption suggest that the proposed reference to the Secretary of State may be, as His Excellency wishes, rendered unnecessary, or, if necessary, 58 be made complete for all the be purposes of adjudication, if it be preceded by a searching enquiry on the spot before His Excellency in Council? or before His Excellency himself? or before any other Court of Inquiry nominated by His Excellency? and to the decision of such Court I, for one, shall cheerfully a submit, be it what it may Should this unfortunate case be referred to the Secretary of State, either without or after such an enquiry as I have suggested, I trust that the private correspondence between His Lordship and myself, without which this Communication
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such cuquirs being instituted, have the right to hope that every quest present on the 13th Sustant at yourument Aruce, (and particularly those in the near neighbourhood of the chief Justice)

shall be interogated

of every

me

as to the truth

of the statements on

which I justify that which his Lordship denounces as an "aspersion_ upon his character!

I have alluded to the Excentive

Council. May I without presumption inggest that the proposed reference to the Secretary of State may be, as Stis Zxcellency wishes, rendered munccessary, or, if necessary,

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be made complete for all the

be

purposes of adjudication, if it preceded by a searching euquing on

the

spot before His Excellency in Council?on before Stis Excellency himself? or before any otter lout of Inquire nominated by His

Accliency & to the decision of such

Court I, for one,

shali cheerfulle

a

submit, be it what it may

Should this unfortunate

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case be referred to the secretary of etate, either without on after such

an ruquing

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suggested, I trust that the private Corregiontue between His hallenge and inyecht,

without which this Communication

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