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by Mr. Davies after months during an interval of nearly more than four of which I have ceased to belong to this Government and have endeavoured by the strictest abstinence from all public matters to allow previous dissensions to die out.
With this Gentleman no time had elapsed before matters were again brought into discussion. The injury inflicted upon me and my conduct by the suppositions of Mr. Davies with his accusations I trust, you will not deem me presumptuous in asking that he be ordered by you to apologize to me for his conduct, and that as he circulated the Legislative Council I have at the difference on public injury attempted to be done me would have been sufficiently grievous had the publication been confined to the proceedings of the Council, but it is infinitely aggravated by the fact that the chief Magistrate has managed to have his libel circulated (within forty-eight hours after its production before the Council) in the columns of the most scurrilous of the Colonial newspapers - which could not have taken place except with Dr. Davies' cooperation.
When, Sir, you have contrasted the manner in which I expressed myself to what I then believed to be the honesty and fairness of his conduct, the same place may give publicity to his reparation. Up to the present time I have received no intimation from the Colonial authorities here as to the decision, if any, of the Secretary of State on the Opium Commission report; although, the highly flattering commendation which you were pleased to express to my humble services when in office, emboldens me to hope that any conduct in that matter did not merit severe animadversion.
I shall merely add that Mr. Dent, the colleague chief Magistrate in the Commission, has informed me that he was altogether dissociated from any connection...
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by
Mr. Davies after months
the during
an
interval of nearly more than four of
which I have ceased to belong to this Frvemment and have endeavoured by the strictest abstinence from all public matters to allow - previous dipensions to die out .
-
With this Gentleman
no time had
matters.
The
inflicted upon
any
moverver
and good faish of Mr Danes with his suppositions my
1-v
conduct
you
not orill
1x
I trust, deem me presumptuous in asking that he be ordered by you apologize
w to me
fr.
his conduct, and that
as he eclected the Legislative Connoil
I have at
fr
the
difference on public -injury attempted to be
me would have been.
sufficiently grievous had the publication
"the protect been confined to the proceeding
the Council, but it is infinitely
of
the fact
that the chief, aggravated by "Wagistrate has managed to have his
be
:: lander eirmundated (within forty eight hours after its production before the Council)
in
of
an occurrenes
the columns of the most scurrilous the Colonial neurpapers - which could not have taken place except with Dr Danis cooperation.
the
A J
When, Sir, you have contrasted manner in which I expressed myselfer to what I then believed to be the honesty
and
scene of
his
Offence the same,
place may give publicity to his reparation.
Up to the present time I have
received no intimation from
the Colonial
authorities here as to the decision, if any,
the opiume
of the becretary of Strate on
Commission report; although, the highty plattering commendation which you,
ex press
new pleased to ex
humble
to my emboldens me
with
Lir,
regard
services when in office,
to hope that any
contrick
inn that matter did not merit
severe animadversion.
I shall merely add shaten
ue of
Mr Dent the colleague chief Magistrate in the
The
Commission has informed me
be altogether dissoons
he
any
connection
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