The Rt. Honble Henry Labouchere, M.P.
Governor Sir John Bowring
9th September, 1856.
1 enclosure.
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Petition submitting Correspondence with the non-official Justices contrary to Law.
Certain magisterial decisions, of the Peace on the subject of PINE Mr. Merroute. This abatement of His Excellency's at any rate! I hope the Governor has taken the most effectual means of getting the Justices to repeal the Act - I think myself that what must be virtually regarded as a public censure is scarcely the best way to persuade them to repeal.
W. Ball
This correspondence threatens to end ill, & seems to me extremely damaging to the influence of the Colonial Govt. in Hong Kong. That Sir J. B. is fundamentally in the right I have little doubt, but in thus brandishing Memoranda and "minutes" against the "proceedings" of the Colonial magistracy, he is diminishing the force of his own cause, wearying the Secy of State with matters quite beyond his cognizance.
I think strictly speaking that the Justices are in the right in their complaints against Sir J. Bowring's dictations to them in their judicial capacity (p.57.d.) his language there is certainly intemperate & rather provoking.
It seems to me...
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The Rt. Frith Henry Labouchure, MD.
Govenor Sir John Bowring
9th September, 1856.
1 Mielizure.
N145-
Pesciver
submitting Correspondence
with the non-
Afficial
Eustices
Contrary to Law.
certain tragisterial decisions,
of the Pence on the subject of
PINE
Mr Merroute. This abaterment of Huis
Ardinand.
at any rate! I hope the Governor has taken the most
is productive of a good deal of comes frondtercer
effectual means
of getting the
Act - I think myself that what must be
Justeres to
to persuade
virtually regaroted as a public censure
as scaredly the best
them to
way
repection
9938 4.K.
W Ball
This correspondence threatens
to N Endlip, & seeme to me
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exhemely
damaging to the influence of the
Coral formment in
Bong Kong. Hat Sir J. B. is fundamentally in the
right I han little doubt, but in thus bradying
Memoranda
and
"minutes" against the "puclents "f the Coral magistracy, he is diminishing the force of his out cause,
wearying
the Seir of state with matters quite beyond his copitance
Lower.
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I think shictly speaking that
the justices
complaints
^
are in the right in
Veir
Fir) Bouring's dictations
to them in their judicial capacity (p.57.d.) his language tre certainly incantions & rather poosking.
I might,
it seeme to me,
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