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it. If not, I trust, Sir, that you will premise the copy annexed to duplicate Original N.2 was

From that correspondence you will perceive that, at the very time when I was acting actively in the Jr. Bridges suspension, the measures for my removal were being taken.

A year - part of my expected spoils to be allotted to him by 9250l salary was being allotted to his contingent share, although such allotment was directly forbidden by the terms of Lord Clarendon's despatches.

The same correspondence will show you, that, (my suspension being partly justified by marginal references to official correspondence of February and March 1857, on the supposed limits to the right of the Attorney General to advise private clients, here and at the Five Ports,) D: Bridges has, since his acting appointment to the office in question, acted freely for clients in Appeals coming before Sir John Bowring, such Superintendent.

The expression 'greedy for my succession,' on which so much indignant censure was passed, by his Excellency in Executive Council, is, I submit, fully justified, by the facts; (now first brought to light by the death of Mr. Day, with whom the arrangement was effected.)

I have the honor to be,

Your most obedient humble servant,

1. Cheshiren Anstey

To

The Right Honorable

2. B. Lytton Bart. M. P.

Secretary of State for the Colonies,

Downing Street,

London

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130 40121 it. If not, I trust, Sir, that you will premise the copy annexed to duplicate Original N.2 was From that correspondence you will perceive that, at the very time when I was acting actively in the Jr. Bridges suspension, the measures for my removal were being taken. A year - part of my expected spoils to be allotted to him by 9250l salary was being allotted to his contingent share, although such allotment was directly forbidden by the terms of Lord Clarendon's despatches. The same correspondence will show you, that, (my suspension being partly justified by marginal references to official correspondence of February and March 1857, on the supposed limits to the right of the Attorney General to advise private clients, here and at the Five Ports,) D: Bridges has, since his acting appointment to the office in question, acted freely for clients in Appeals coming before Sir John Bowring, such Superintendent. The expression 'greedy for my succession,' on which so much indignant censure was passed, by his Excellency in Executive Council, is, I submit, fully justified, by the facts; (now first brought to light by the death of Mr. Day, with whom the arrangement was effected.) I have the honor to be, Your most obedient humble servant, 1. Cheshiren Anstey To The Right Honorable 2. B. Lytton Bart. M. P. Secretary of State for the Colonies, Downing Street, London Appendix
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it. If not, I trust, Su, that you will premise the conry annexed to duplicate Original N.2

was

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From that correspondeau you,

time when will perceive that, at the very

acting active in the Jr. Bridges

suspension, the measures for my

a year - part of my

by 9250l

sala iy

expected spoils to bein

Ad

was

being allotted

his contingent share. -_

although such allotment was

directly

forbidden by the terms of Lord

Clarendon's despoles.

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to the office in question, _acted freely for

clients

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John Bowring,

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such Superentend_

The expression 'greedy for my succession,

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was passed, by his Excellency

Executive Council,

and the

is, I submit, fully

justified, by the facts; (now first brought

to light by the death

9

Mr. Day,

with

was effected.

it was

whorn the arrangement.

I have the humor to be,

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Your most chedient bumblebunt

1. Cheshiren Anstey by.

The Right Honorable

2. B. Lytton Bart. M. P.

Secretary of

State for the [clone's

Downing Stree

London

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