CO129-056 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [6] — Page 94

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Memorandum by W. T. Bridges

Lin John Bowring 20.5.56 The Chief Justice accompanied by Mr Chapman Acting Post Master. Called at the Port Office & said, no doubt I was aware of the business that brought him.

I told him that only a few minutes before I had heard of matters between him and the Attorney General. He said, he had brought Mr Chapman, to whom I said at once I was sorry to have taken the very painful duty of conveying to the grave and disturbing his rest with all the little tattle of the Coroner which had better be buried in oblivion. The Judge said, he, Mr Chapman, had done quite right & that he now was desirous formally to tender at my hands a public apology for a public slander. That Mr Austen had accused The Attorney General of being drunk at my table that he had stated this at the Artillery Mess it had been reported by Captain King that he had repeated it at Mr Torrens' table that it had been restated to Mr Leslie by Captain ... (By Duncan Baikie) that he understood Mr Austen had said the Attorney General's condition. I had not broken up the party. Mr Austen himself said he was "blind drunk" & that I had broken up the party in consequence of that.

I told the Judge that certainly I had broken up the party a minute before the usual time that my reason namely was to get away from what passed was very disagreeable that he twice ordered the Candles & the little libations & I was told how the punkah to be pulled that I thought ...

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122 7.7825 کیکی 93 Memerandyn DA. 2. S. Offices Lin John Bowring 20.5.56 The Chief Justive accompanied by Mnr Chapman Acting Post Muster. Called at the Pert O & said, no doubt Iwas aware of the business that brought him. I told him that only a few minutes before I lived heard of matters lectiveen him and the littorey General _ He said, he had brought Mir Chapsuan, to whom I said at once I was sorry be lead wides J taken the very don'tful duty of envering to the frige and disturbing his rest with all the little tatth of the Coring which had better be buried hi oblivion. The fudge said, he, dur Chapman, had done quite night & that he now was deme formally to descend at my hands a public apology for a problic slouder. That Mr Austeg had accused The ligin of being drunk at my table that he had stated this at the Artillery Press it had been reported by Caplain thing- that he had repeated it at Mer troragates lable that it had been, restated to dir Leslie by Captain when (By Duran Batkices. that he understood Jur Ausley bad the Duzzes condition. Ihad not broken stey himself said he was "blind doruck' & that I hadbroken amlose up the party Lus 2.10. in consequence of that cer I told the Sudge that Certainly up the party a minate before the usual time - that my decollection dishirst_namely an away what passed was very that he twice ordered the Candles al que little hibasions _ aces told how + the prunkah to be pulled _ that I thought a
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Lin John Bowring 20.5.56 The Chief Justive accompanied by Mnr Chapman Acting Post Muster. Called at the Pert O & said, no doubt Iwas aware of

the business that brought him.

I told him that only a few minutes before I lived heard of matters lectiveen him and the littorey General _ He said, he had brought Mir Chapsuan, to whom I said at once I was sorry

be lead wides

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taken the very don'tful duty of envering to the frige and disturbing

his rest with all the little tatth of the Coring which had better be buried hi oblivion. The fudge said, he, dur Chapman, had done quite night & that he now was deme formally to descend at my hands a public apology for a problic slouder. That Mr Austeg had accused The

ligin of being drunk at my table that he had stated this at the Artillery Press

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