CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 265

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August, but regret to find that

it leaves untouched the

important principle which it was the object of our first

communications to assert in

support of our Magisterial rights and 6. freedom of action; we do - not, however, press his Excellency

in

that

again

to avow any opinion upon subject, our purpose addressing you being merely

to correct the erroneous

impression.

which His Excellency's remarks

upon

лоше

of the points under

disenssion are calculated to ~

convey.

2. In the letter under reply,

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as well as in the Memorandum,

the writ of Mandamus and

the opivious stated to have been expressed by His Hover the cliref Justice are placed.

placed in Connection

with the cases heard

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by

the

Magistrates on the 25% of May and the std of June, upon which u was professedly bosed. - We beg leave respectfully

the Memorandum was;

to repeat that the writ

of

mus, to which His -

Maridamus,

and

Excellency has so repeatedly a in such strong terms referred, was not issued in. respect to

those cases; and, masmuch

as the conduct of the Chief