"of my suspension, until the pleasure of Her Majesty's Government be known! That letter of the 18th inst. from Her Majesty's Imperial Government, until it is too late to make enquiries into its statements will, like the late proceedings in the Executive Council, be exparte, and without the means of my being informed by myself, the party solely interested in their result.
I confidently ask you to permit your perusal of the Duplicate (p. 2.) and the enclosures of that letter (now to be intercepted by inclosing a single copy, as in its first Duplicate) that there is not a statement therein which has not been made the subject of previous consideration by the local authorities; - or that half-a-day of really diligent and honest investigation, - for I speak not of defences, - would not be more than enough to ascertain. You will therefore be able to conceive why a single Mail has been lost, by reason of these needful enquiries?
It is the fortune of a good cause, like mine, that delays of any kind, procured by contrivance of its enemies, do only bring its truth and honesty more and more into light.
If Sir John Bowring had complied fully & fairly with all and each of the Queen's Regulations, which prescribed the course to be taken in my case, I had not now the opportunity to address you, very respectfully, to direct your attention to a remarkable confirmation, which has, but two days since appeared, in part substantiation of my statement.
The China Mail is notoriously the channel through which Sir John Bowring and W. Bridges convey their unofficial despatches regarding the Hong Kong government as administered by themselves, and their criticisms of other public departments.
"The authorities who have the misfortune to displease the proprietor and manager of that paper, a man of imperfect education, named Dixson - once a principal witness against Caldwell & Co. (holding how the Government Contract for printing was obtained) - I have frequently had occasion to complain of the facilities afforded at the Colonial Secretary's Office and the Governor's Office for obtaining access to the secrets of official correspondence; to be afterwards used by the writer, a scurrilous man, to the vituperation of those who serve the Government, and to support it. I have made more than one allusion, in the course of the present correspondence, to what, in every private well-ordered community, would be esteemed the felicity of official correspondence.
I have now the honor to draw your attention to the China Mail of the 19th inst. in substantiation of remarks, which I shall not observe upon further than reminding you that the Dixson, the libel writer, is the same Jay Deason, who on the occasion of the Caldwell Inquiry, gave his evidence in a way that the secrets of the Executive Council itself have been communicated to some one, or to Wilson; that the reasons which pretended to have moved the minds of all (the Governor, Sir John Bowring, and W. Bridges) - some of which had not been known even to myself, are paraded, under an authority - [of the Governor, Sir C. P. Straubing, and of Bridges] – and that the sentence of suspension, as I also learn for the first time...
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single self, by Inclose
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else, which half-a-day, of really dilatory authorities; - or honest investigation, - for I speak not of defences, - would not be xnore than enough to excertain. You will therefore be cops to combine why a single Mail has been lost, by reason of these needful enquiries?
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If his John Bowring had complied = fully & fairly, with all and each of the Queen's Regulations, which prescribed the course to be taken in my
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that I have the opportunity to direct_ addressing you, very respectfully, - your attention to a remarkable.
since appeared, of one Confirmation, which has, but two days
part
part of my datement.
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who have the suisfortune to displease them proprietor and manager of that paper a printin of imperfect education, naoned Dixson_once a principal ustness against Caldwell & mas (houlding how the Government Contract for printing the Genius I have prequently had occasion to complain sometimes I have complained of the facilities afforded at the Colonial beritain's Office and the Governor's scurilous man, for that highly
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person named Wilson – of those who serve the Govimment
to support it. I have made more -cite, as taxpayers, there one with allusion, in the course of the present. correspondence.
I have now the honor to draw your attention to the China Mail of the 19th inot in substantiation of remarks. Act to weary you with onore than the my sem arture which is more particularly in question, I analyis there shall not observe upon the profligacy of prenciple, displayed in the false and catum rious
in a hose name offered, of the case against M. Coldwell, further han The decord Jeason, who on by reminding you, that the Dixion, the libel mind is the same Jay
of the Caldwell Inquiry, gave his evidence fire_ But I request your calen con_ -cisely
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the leading arbeite spon
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spore will there, tir persive, that the secrets of
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the Executive forencit itself have been communicated to some
or to Wilson; that the reasons which to Deason
pretended to have moved, the minds of allots tiluckas
authority - [of the Gouernor of the deaukmant governor of Sir C. P. Straubing and of
Fr Bridges) – some of which had not lessere been cate
re paraded, under an to known, wen
myself, are which only thise; or some one or more of these could possibly geise; - and that the sentence of suspension, as I also leam for the NO findt
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