CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 78

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source of this unpleasant controversy, deserves to be considered public it was that of His Excellency on the night of the misconduct or hilarity of the Judge. It was an official Dinner party, at which the guests appeared, not as friends meeting in private conviviality, but as savants of the Front rank, bound by an inexorable routine of their own, counselled by weighty engagements, and rendering duty and service to the delegate of Majesty, rather than following their own inclinations and desires.

I am told, Sir, that Captain Kims himself has been brought to regard his compliance with His Excellency's request to have his report of what took place there on the occasion in question; and that Captain Kims now regrets his having made such a report on the subject. I wish, that he could be led to request the imperfections and suppressions by which the report furnished by him to His Excellency is disfigured; - I cannot help thinking that all the reports, beginning with the earliest one furnished by the Chief Justice himself down to the Captain Watkins the Harbour Master wonderfully agree with Captain Kims, in respect of these particulars.

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source of this unpleasant controversy, deserves to be considered public it was that of His Excellency on the night of the misconduct or hilarity of the Judge. It was an official Dinner party, at which the guests appeared, not as friends meeting in private conviviality, but as savants of the Front rank, bound by an inexorable routine of their own, counselled by weighty engagements, and rendering duty and service to the delegate of Majesty, rather than following their own inclinations and desires. I am told, Sir, that Captain Kims himself has been brought to regard his compliance with His Excellency's request to have his report of what took place there on the occasion in question; and that Captain Kims now regrets his having made such a report on the subject. I wish, that he could be led to request the imperfections and suppressions by which the report furnished by him to His Excellency is disfigured; - I cannot help thinking that all the reports, beginning with the earliest one furnished by the Chief Justice himself down to the Captain Watkins the Harbour Master wonderfully agree with Captain Kims, in respect of these particulars.
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source of this unpleacant controveng, deserves to be considered public it was hat of His Axcellence on the night of the misconduct or hilarits of the

Judge. It was an

official Dinner

harts, at which the quests appeared,

mecting in private

not as friends meetine in

rectivity, but as Savants of the Fron

an incqorable routine

their own

tounselled by

forces engagements, and render enić and service to the delegate of Majest.

own inclinations and

I am told, Sir, that Captain "Tims himself has been brought to

regard

as a

violation of the Confidence

& the Artillery Menstable his

94 compliance with Die Graelleney's

77

requect to have his report of wist took pince there on the recusion in quection; and that Cartain Kine

now

regrets his having make

sir,

report on the subject. I wish, that he could be led to requet the

imperfections

suppressions by

him

which the wront furnicled by to His Excellencs is disfigured; - I

Cannot Lav

distinguished; _ for all

the reports, beginning with the hearian one furnished by the Chief Justice himself down to the Captain Watkins the Ambour Master wonderfully agree

with

Captain Kings, in reexcet of these

F

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