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Dollars, as Cornert to the monopoly:- the said Granter - and Dr. Bridges being the officiat being a Chinaman, and channel through where alone the Grant could be oflacired

28. Augue

Or Bridges's resignation was not accepted an by the Governor until the 28th August lost and Fozill in the interval. He is understood to have been's actively cemployed in the measures taken, both in the Office of Cotorcial secretory, and in that Exccutive Councillor, for my Suspension from the Attorney Generalship.

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It only reached my knowledge last night that the oncant post of Law Adviser to the disperantenoting.. oncated of recosity by muy came suspension prom that of Ittorney feneral,

of

Iwn 9th Augu from the Acting Lecretan

correctly reccended by this Freellency Reonself withen,

tive days after the latter event,

was nevertheless,

Mr. Faine

the Aeling

according

Correspon

locum.

with the the

upon Dr. Bridges's rexionation being accepted bestowed upon him, instead of Attorney jeneral, to whome alone, Kerd Clarendon's Despatch, and also according to the precedent of the Kenpomill, my tenens of last year And finally

Mr. Woong July-Se 1837

it was properly applicable. Bridges is at liberty

Dr

to act uncensured – at least he has so acted_

in the capacity of private Counsel to cients having causes depending before the Consular and Sexperin _ -Budenry Counts.

In

In that of Lending & or

Leong-acting

now pending on appial pore au tessoncours mdgment of Mr. Consul Robertson, Dr Bridges, amongst other Covenael, advised the Appeal, being at the tire Acting for unsel to the superintendency. In discrimping allowing the Appeal, fir John Bowning, according to his hitherto invariable practice. will have consulted D. Bridges.

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sutwit uncommented these Lordship, in the startling facts to hope that the unfairness towards myself- against whom, let su add, no one has ever presussed to insinuate that kind of misconduct of which Dr Bridges has Court of Honor of this been convicted by

seeking, _ may

non

a

be redressed.

I have the honor to be

My Lond

Your Lordship's most obedient & humble servant,

T. Cherkohen Ansley A.G.

The Right Honorable the last of Malmete

H.

Fr.

Principal. Secretary of State for theijn

Affairs.