CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 91

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the caricatures and misrepresentations.

He says that in the part he says "In me Curie of the eve enue be bear frequent allusions to the condition I was in, but that he cannot give the names of the persons who made them." The latter statement is true but the same cannot be said of the former if the letters I have received from different gentlemen present are to be believed.

The conclusion of this same letter cannot fail to attract your particular attention and to arouse your imagination. It is no less than a very insinuation that I am capable of being influenced in the discharge of my public duties by private motives and private feelings, in other words - of corruption.

Had I been made of such base material it is hardly likely that I should have had the honor of serving Her Majesty's Commission for upwards of twelve years.

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I have to deal with the truth or falsehood of the charges preferred against me by Mr. Gustey, but I may for the purpose of showing perhaps for the amusement with which they may be allowed to remark that the charges were as unfounded as they were unfeeling, inasmuch as the occasion alluded to was the first...

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90 116 the caricatures and misrepresentations. He says that in the part he says "In me Curie of the eve enue be bear frequent allusions to the condition I was in, but that he cannot give the names of the persons who made them." The latter statement is true but the same cannot be said of the former if the letters I have received from different gentlemen present are to be believed. The conclusion of this same letter cannot fail to attract your particular attention and to arouse your imagination. It is no less than a very insinuation that I am capable of being influenced in the discharge of my public duties by private motives and private feelings, in other words - of corruption. Had I been made of such base material it is hardly likely that I should have had the honor of serving Her Majesty's Commission for upwards of twelve years. 117 I have to deal with the truth or falsehood of the charges preferred against me by Mr. Gustey, but I may for the purpose of showing perhaps for the amusement with which they may be allowed to remark that the charges were as unfounded as they were unfeeling, inasmuch as the occasion alluded to was the first...
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thacaraxies and musrepresentations.

says that in the

part he says

In me Curie of

the eve

evenue

be bear

frequent allusions to the curdition

I was in, but that he cannot give

the names

the persons who-

made them. The latter statement

is time but the same cannot be

Said

J

I

the former if the letters &

have received fun find the

from

de a dubhell

dif=

are to be

hot what lor.

ferent gentlemen present are

believed.

The en dusion

of this same

letter cannot fail to attract your

Particular

" attention and to arouse

your inacination _ It is no less than a

-

divest winsinuation that I ann Capable of being influenced in

is to impah can he

only irriparty to hav - liahid to h

hand, in a I. by wafas oth stories respecting

me of the pastur

117

the discharge of my publi & duties by private motives and private feelings, in other werks - of Comption

Had I been made of such base

Material it is

-hardly likely

that

I should have have the honor of

bolving Her Krajestys

for upwards of

twelve

Commission

year

In bir have of Counse

only

to deal with the truth or falsebood

the charges preferred against me by Mir Gustey, but I may

the purpose of chewing

perhaps for the aumurs with which they made be allowed to remark that

the charger

were as

were

unfeeling as they

as

the

were unfounded, inasmuch 60.casion alluded to was the first

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