CO129-069 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [5-12] — Page 378

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nd alsa Lyonsan

sand Roberts. "persons whos conquiries with "the pbject of obtaining crimin ating evidence, you do knowledge) "yourself to have directed. This

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graves ( suspicions with regard to "your interference in this branch of the enquirypohicles is painfully confirmed in the mind of His Excellency by your having recently sohased Lejons & Robert Sas fit persons

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for promation in the Police, "Force."

It is a subject of consolations to me that whenevers, from cincumstances there appears a shadow apparently Exhibiting want of upright conduct on

tofu my part, that they inkgrity of my motives, which therefore + truly place me in) a false light, enables me to wipe away the suspicion. I beg to state that the switness Assow was not produced byf

cannot tr

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depone to certain,

one focertain matters connected with his Office