CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 135

the

refer to the Records of Colonial office, for the official acknowledgments of my previous chiefs

and

are

Leveral

toffein estimato of any ability and zeal. Many now deddy of there gentlemen but admissal Sin C. Elliot, Sie John Davis, and Sin Gesp

Bonham, will, Sam confident,

if ufered to, fully satisfy

thave Jon Lordship that they ha "Considered me

along tried and

recourse

trusty, servant of the frown. I may suhahs, be permitted bradd, that whilst in charge of this Government in 1856, without. to extreme military Hoodshed. I one fortemate luough to repress formidable rising off the thiness population in this Colony

mealmes or any

e and

grave

and

a

was enabled to do so mainly from any practical knowledge off the People with whom I had to deel.

There adpearing toke probabilit that the starto Lettlemen to with be placed under

the purisdiction of the teolonial office thoned such prone the the case, I respectfully request

Lordship toniclude only came in tho lish of those what

be

may considered

considered as

discharging

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bit persons for the office of Governon Relia

there. My long residence in

and China, Jacquaintance with the language spoken by maritimati

the m'habitants, and knowledge of

ano

and will.

be

Asiati

of

Character

qualifications which may be Considered advantageons Othe proper conduct ofthat Gonanment,

apology for having thus offended Tomyself apout Your Lordships' notice.

as this application is one entirely of a personal character, I taft that I am not

any

rule on order

che

of making.

I now leave

Case in Your

Lordships hands, with a forvent

hope that the public Service vite admit of an arrangement which

may enable

me

remainder of mach

loskend the

career

A

position where the experience I

Lave obtained will have.

every

opportunity of beeffe blic goodie

being usefull exercised for

I have the Loun & lea

Iny Lord

Grin Lordships

Frost Obsalinit Frem Ele Semut

Mains & Clone Sumit! Juvena of Hougtong

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