CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 284

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mention- and (1) partly.

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a recollection (which turno out to be incorrect) of ch Inglis (the present Govern

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the fare) respecting a

visit which he paid W. Caldwell in 1844 that in 14 year ago (page 28). On

the other hand Mr and

Mrs. Caldwell (for

boch

M. May term

mannen

and demeanour and

the Chu

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And

Chunch of England. A

it is admitted that sines

her mariage five for longer)

the management of her she has lived quietly and

Househsed were

h

alway

"marked by drist propite

conduct and were that respectably.

It

appears

J'a Fentlewoman page 18 to me that the Committee)

Mr Anstey in saying

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deal much too gently with

that

there

grounds for

making

this

charge. He

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are examined on

this

point)

declare that the statement

is siply false-

that W.

Caldwell married her according to the Chinese fashion from her mothers

House- that she

wvab

afterwards converted to

Christianity

and that he

then married her again

acending

to the forms of

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has brought against the

wife of

ove

who may

be

called a

brother officer.

whe

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beyond...

doubt has been for Birgan

living with strict propriety the charge of having been taken from a brothi - meaning

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be explained to the

Legislative Comice that the

"halot: No man

wav

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has a right to bring such

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