CO129-066 - Public Offices - 1857 — Page 324

27th April, a copy of which is laid before the

Court, and marked "D" . - On the 25th April I receird a Letter from the tectonial Sonetary (marked E) tonhich I sent the reply of which I hand you

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rough copy. I also produce the letters of Offices Commanding the Th Regiment and Madras wops, giving the

full denials of the Offices. that they

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any way parties to Sapplying the accomt ; which appeared in the local paper. On a minute investigation Ifelt satisfied that nothing of any value was

brought away by the Military on that occasion, & I ___ strongly reprobated in Ganison Oraris any article whaters having been taken, nor aud I trace horr the account of the circumstances detailed, could have got into the local paper. I found that His Excellency's Letter had been Sent round with the mrms: by the TountRajor which was not my intention, as I thed Captain Hingeben I found it out.

Afterwards. I note to the Town Major stating that from the communications I had received, as

before guien, from Officers Commanding Regiments. Ifett satisfied, the Offices had not in any may authorized the publication in question directly or ___

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The letter or a copy of the Letter from H. E. The Governor 10 Colonel Dunlop ras sent round by a

Chiness messenger, with the Msmo : Sex Cotonel Dunlop's order; these docurrents might have been in possession of the Clarks but he believes them to be quite incapable of giving copies of anything to the local paper, as they

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When prevent with the expedition on the 21st April 1837, did you

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Open (Dr Orr taking many things from The Mandarin's House, and spoke Whim about it, being much disgusted; I mentioned the encumstance to Captain Clarke (Commanding the Retachment 57th Regiment), who inmediately to allow neither placed a sentry over Officer

or Soldier in. Teing however Dr Orr - agam pass in. I followed him, and found him commnging, and even wantonly destroying

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articles in the House, and he cance out with the beast of his Tacket filled with . things Jaxpressed my sense

of his conduct to him, when he afterwards produced

Sundry things, certainly of little valve, amongst

others.