CO129-057 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [7] — Page 108

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5:34

this day private

at 2 P. M. at

M. at my

residence.

to appear

and

He has failed to

in his stead I have been

favored with a visit from Mr Mitchell himself, followed by his present advisers, Mr. Parsons the attorney; and Mr. Day the barrister. Mr Day after demanding my authority to issue such a

summons, or indeed

any

summons to that witness,

and informing

me that he

Mr Parsons, and Mr Mitchell

to call

disputed my right to

for any testimony whatever

ended by saying

it would have been less

offensive for Ly asi himself

to have done without such a

demonstration as

Lyy

asi would be advised, or

had been advised, not to

appear.

He has not appeared at

any

rate, and I am now

preparing to close the case. But I submit to His

Excellency that this

gross interference of the acting Chief Magistrate with the office of the law and its course of action ought not

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35 5:34 this day private at 2 P. M. at M. at my residence. to appear and He has failed to in his stead I have been favored with a visit from Mr Mitchell himself, followed by his present advisers, Mr. Parsons the attorney; and Mr. Day the barrister. Mr Day after demanding my authority to issue such a summons, or indeed any summons to that witness, ! and informing me that he Mr Parsons, and Mr Mitchell to call disputed my right to for any testimony whatever ended by saying it would have been less offensive for Ly asi himself to have done without such a demonstration as Lyy asi would be advised, or had been advised, not to appear. He has not appeared at any rate, and I am now preparing to close the case. But I submit to His Excellency that this gross interference of the acting Chief Magistrate with the office of the law and its course of action ought not

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35 5:34 this day private at 2 P. M. at M. at my residence. to appear and He has failed to in his stead I have been favored with a visit from Mr Mitchell himself, followed by his tive present advisers, Mr. Parsons the attorney; and Mr. Day the barrister. Mr Day after demanding my authority to issue such a summons, or indeed any summons to that witness, ! and informing me that he Mr Parsons, and Mr Mitchell to call disputed my right t for any testimony whatever ended by Selling 105 meil what it would have been less offensive for Ly asi himself to dove without such a that ) that. demonstration as Lyy asi would be advised, or had been advised, not to appear. He has not appeared at any am rate, and I am now preparing to close the case. But I subruit to His Excellency that this grose interference of the acting Chief Magistrate with the office of the law and its course of action ought not

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