CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 329

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His Excellency's notice in another form.

I now enclose copies of three circulars issued from the Chief Magistrate's Office addressed to the Bench of Justices, dated respectively 23rd October, 12th November, and 15th November, by direction of the Chief Magistrate and signed by Mr. Collins. The purport of all appears to be similar, and the 1st and 3rd only differ in the following respects — that the 1st is issued pursuant to request of certain Justices of the place and the 3rd is issued without any such request being made.

Nevertheless, the first was seized, as already stated, and the second and third were recognized by yourself, and Mr. Anstey, appears by your initials thereon, thereby acknowledging the propriety of the intimations conveyed, as well as the manner of conveying them, and this in the full knowledge of His Excellency's directions above stated that the practice should be at once discontinued!

I cannot suppose that the fact of the first circular

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30. 31. 323 7 His Excellency's notice in another form. I now enclose copies of three circulars issued from the Chief Magistrate's Office addressed to the Bench of Justices, dated respectively 23rd October, 12th November, and 15th November, by direction of the Chief Magistrate and signed by Mr. Collins. The purport of all appears to be similar, and the 1st and 3rd only differ in the following respects that the 1st is issued pursuant to request of certain Justices of the place and the 3rd is issued without any such request being made. Nevertheless, the first was seized, as already stated, and the second and third were recognized by yourself, and Mr. Anstey, appears by your initials thereon, thereby acknowledging the propriety of the intimations conveyed, as well as the manner of conveying them, and this in the full knowledge of His Excellency's directions above stated that the practice should be at once discontinued! I cannot suppose that the fact of the first circular
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30. 31. 323 7 His Excellency's notice in Another forms. I now enclose capies of three firentars issued from the Chief Magistrates Office addrosed 1. the Bench of Justives ; dated nespectively 23rd October 12th November, And 15th November) by direction of the Chief Mugishate and signed by Mr Collins - The purport of all appears to be r Similar, and the 1t and 3rd only differ in the following respects that the 1t is issued pursuant to request of Certain Justices of the place and the 5+2= 3rd is issued without any such request being made. Nerutheless the first was seized, as already stated, and the second and third recognized were ad by yourself, und Mr Anstey, apperes by your initials thereon, thereby acknowledging the propice, of the intimations Conveyed, well as ad the manner of conveying - them, and this in the full knowledge of His Excellinng's directions above stated that the practice": should be at once discontinued " ! I cannot suppose that the fact of the first cricular
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30.

31.

323

7

His Excellency's notice in Another forms.

I now enclose capies of three firentars issued from the Chief Magistrates Office addrosed 1. the Bench of Justives ; dated nespectively 23rd October 12th November, And 15th November) by direction of the Chief Mugishate and signed by Mr Collins - The purport of all appears to be r

Similar, and the 1t and 3rd

only differ in the following respects — that the 1t is issued

pursuant to request of Certain Justices of the place and the 5+2=

3rd

is issued without any such

request being made.

Nerutheless the first was

seized, as already stated, and the second and third recognized

were

ad

by yourself, und Mr Anstey, apperes by your initials thereon, thereby acknowledging the propice,

of the intimations Conveyed,

well as

ad

the manner of conveying

- them, and this in the full

knowledge of His Excellinng's directions above stated that the practice":

should be at once discontinued " !

I cannot suppose that

the fact of the first cricular

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