CO129-059 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [11-12] — Page 91

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for him to call the Executive Council together to try the questions of fact, and, after hearing the evidence,

to decide whether more than...

Justly

Indiscretion was attributable to

one.

A

I do not find from your Communication that the opinion so expressed by me has incurred the disapprobation of the Secretary of State.

On the contrary, conforming myself to what I believe to be his wish, I do once more declare my regret for the indiscretion committed by me of the private table of the mess of which I am a member or anywhere else, in Commenting on what may have been passed at an official dinner party at Government House or what I may have gathered there from the unguarded Communications of His Excellency. In the first place standing as I do in a peculiar official relation to the Chief Justice, I have to express to Mr. Hulme my regret for the blameable indiscretion which I admit it to be, in having used the language respecting him referred to in the above Despatch.

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88 for him to call the Executive Council together to try the questions of fact, and, after hearing the evidence, to decide whether more than... Justly Indiscretion was attributable to one. A I do not find from your Communication that the opinion so expressed by me has incurred the disapprobation of the Secretary of State. On the contrary, conforming myself to what I believe to be his wish, I do once more declare my regret for the indiscretion committed by me of the private table of the mess of which I am a member or anywhere else, in Commenting on what may have been passed at an official dinner party at Government House or what I may have gathered there from the unguarded Communications of His Excellency. In the first place standing as I do in a peculiar official relation to the Chief Justice, I have to express to Mr. Hulme my regret for the blameable indiscretion which I admit it to be, in having used the language respecting him referred to in the above Despatch.
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88 for him to call the Comcutive -Connoit lögether to try the questions of fact, and, after hearing the evidence, to decide whether more than.. Justly Indiscretion was attributable to one. A I do not find from your Communication that the opinion so expressed by me has incurred the disapprobation of the Secretary of State. On the contrary, conforming myself to what I believe to be his wish, I do once more declure my regret for the indiscretion at Committed by me of the private table of the mess of which I am A member or anywhere else, in Commenting on what may official have es passed at au cx dinner party at Gavemment House or what I may have gathereds there from the wrought Communications of His texcellency. In the nort place standing de in a peculiar offioivalizectation Iwords the Chief Justice, I have to express to Mr. Hulme my regret for the blameable indiscretion which I admit it to be, in having used the language respecting him referred to in the above Despatch.
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for him to call the Comcutive -Connoit lögether to try the questions of fact, and, after hearing the evidence,

to decide whether more than..

Justly

Indiscretion was attributable to

one.

A

I do not find from your Communication that the opinion so expressed by me has incurred the disapprobation of the Secretary of State.

On the contrary, conforming myself to what I believe to be his wish, I do

once more declure

my regret for the indiscretion

at

Committed by me of the private

table of the mess of which I am

A member or anywhere else, in Commenting on what may

official

have

es passed at au

cx

dinner party at Gavemment House or what I may have gathereds there from the wrought Communications of His texcellency. In the nort place standing de in a peculiar offioivalizectation Iwords the Chief Justice, I have

to express to Mr. Hulme my regret for the blameable indiscretion which I admit it to be, in having used the language respecting

him

referred to in the above Despatch.

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