CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 41

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celebrated Mr. A. Hudson whose cases he has been adjudicating after so strange a fashion- and that he has others of his own.

On the very eve of his chief's arrival here he is preparing a great embarrassment from which, as I submit Mr Davies ought to be relieved by His Excellency. I allude of course to the Standing Order he has adopted and recorded on the motion of Mr. Outram and other non-official justices, to which the impertinent Circular of a clerk of his, named Collins, which I yesterday made the matter of complaint to His Excellency, relates. It is obvious that things will not be much mended by his being permitted to subside into his former office of Assistant Police Magistrate.

If the Revisionists attribute, as they hint they wish to do, the failure of this remedial legislation of 1856 to its own demerits, or to any other cause than His Excellency's hesitation to remove the solitary obstacle, and to set an example before the eyes of paid and unpaid justices, sufficient to

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celebrated Mr. A. Hudson whose cases he has been adjudicating after so strange a fashion- and that he has others of his own. On the very eve of his chief's arrival here he is preparing a great embarrassment from which, as I submit Mr Davies ought to be relieved by His Excellency. I allude of course to the Standing Order he has adopted and recorded on the motion of Mr. Outram and other non-official justices, to which the impertinent Circular of a clerk of his, named Collins, which I yesterday made the matter of complaint to His Excellency, relates. It is obvious that things will not be much mended by his being permitted to subside into his former office of Assistant Police Magistrate. If the Revisionists attribute, as they hint they wish to do, the failure of this remedial legislation of 1856 to its own demerits, or to any other cause than His Excellency's hesitation to remove the solitary obstacle, and to set an example before the eyes of paid and unpaid justices, sufficient to Page 23 ... Page 38
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22. älebrated Mr. A. Hudson whose coses he has been adjudicating After so shange a fashion- and that he has others of his own. On the very eve of his chief's arrival here he is preparing & great embarrassment from which, as I submit Mrr Davies ought to be relieved by His Vexcellency . Sallude of course to the Standing Order he has adopted And recorded on the motion of Mr. Outrolus and other non-official justices, to which the impertinent Circular of a dusk of his, derk named 23 38 .. Collins, which I yesterday mad the matter of complaint to this boxullency, relates - It is obvions that things will not be much by his being permitted to subside into his former office mended. of Sistant Police Magisterte . If the Resolutionists attribute As they hint the wish to do, the failure of this remedial legislation of 1856 to its own demerits, or to any other cause than Hishecellencis hesitation to remove the solitary obstacle, and to set an example before the eyes of paid and unpaid justices, sufficient to
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älebrated Mr. A. Hudson whose

coses he has been adjudicating After so shange a fashion- and that he has others of his

own.

On the very eve of his chief's arrival here he is preparing & great embarrassment from which, as I submit Mrr Davies

ought to be relieved by His Vexcellency . Sallude of course to the Standing Order he has adopted And recorded on the motion of Mr. Outrolus and other non-official justices, to which the impertinent Circular of a dusk of his,

derk

named

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38

..

Collins, which I yesterday mad the matter of complaint to this boxullency, relates - It is obvions that things will not be much

by his being permitted to subside into his former office

mended.

of Sistant Police Magisterte .

If the Resolutionists attribute As they hint the wish to do, the failure of this remedial legislation

of

1856 to its own demerits, or to

any other cause than Hishecellencis hesitation to remove the solitary

obstacle, and to set an example

before the eyes of paid

and

unpaid justices, sufficient to

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