CO129-068 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 568

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has

engaged in such, whilst Mr Day, your Examines,

probably neveventered Committe Roomon either side of the Palace of West.

a

minster.

Of six Commithes even I have, in my time been a Member; and, out of those six, I was the Chairman of Three, and occasionally of a Hourth. You will therefore permit me to say that not one of questions, which I have ever suggested to your

the

Commission would have been considered objectionable

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much less suppressed, by any Committer of Parliament.

And yet no

yet no Committee

and

of either House ever had to deal with so delicate a question, as the fituesd of

a person for society employment, or any other question of mere character = such as that now before

you,.-

If it were to happen. Ifeel convinced that even the Parliamentary Rules

of Evidence would be relaxed

as too strict and narrow

for a case where suspicion