CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 90

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87

2

decision is on the matter

My decision

" referred to me by both parties as

" well as by yourself (His Bradley)

is that Mr. Anstey

owes a

" public expression of regret. "the Chief Justice for the language

" which he has held respecting

him :-

--

and informing me that,

me that you have " the direction of His Excellency to

" await my reply.

I was yesterday made aware by third parties, that the general purport of this passage has been

verbally communicated by Mr. Anstey to the Chief Justice.

Please not a moment in

replying to it now that it is

Communicated to

me.

His Excellency is not ignorant

that it is not my fault that this painful matter was not settled, as

it

" ought to have been when it was

first agitated. At that time I pointed out to His Excellency in reply to the private letter which, began our correspondence - now on the files of your office - that if honorable apology, such as I considered then tendered for the indiscretion, of which he declared me

guilty

were not accepted, it only remained


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87 2 decision is on the matter My decision " referred to me by both parties as " well as by yourself (His Bradley) is that Mr. Anstey owes a " public expression of regret. "the Chief Justice for the language " which he has held respecting him :- -- and informing me that, me that you have " the direction of His Excellency to " await my reply. I was yesterday made aware by third parties, that the general purport of this passage has been verbally communicated by Mr. Anstey to the Chief Justice. Please not a moment in replying to it now that it is Communicated to me. His Excellency is not ignorant that it is not my fault that this painful matter was not settled, as it " ought to have been when it was first agitated. At that time I pointed out to His Excellency in reply to the private letter which, began our correspondence - now on the files of your office - that if honorable apology, such as I considered then tendered for the indiscretion, of which he declared me guilty were not accepted, it only remained Page 90 Page 91
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87

2

decision is on the matter

My decision

" referred to me by both partics as

" well as by yourself ( His bradley)

is that Mr. Anstey

owes a

to

" public expression of regret. "the thef Justice for the language

" which he has held respecting

him : -

--

and informing me that,

me that you have " the direction of His Excellency to

" await my reply.

I was yesterday made aware by third parties, that the general pumport of this passage has been

by Stin

serbally communicated by Marathoney to the Chief Justice.

Plose not a moment in

replying to it now that it is

Communicated to

me.

cr

His Sexcellancy is not ignorant

that it is not my fault that this painful matter was not settled, as

ite

" ought to have been when it was

first agitated. At that time I printed out to Bis Excellency in reply to the private letter which, began our correspondence - now on the files of your office _ that if honorable apology, such as I co

An

then bendered for the indiscretion, of which he declared me

guilty

were not accepted, it only remained

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