89
that body, a Report of e
a so-called "Examination"
of the Documents, which Report was false as well in respect of the entries which related to the convict, as of those which related to himself
1. But the Commission of Enquiry, hampered already by the packing of its members, the terms of its warrant of appointment, and its own ill-advised submission of all its actions to the arbitrary opinion of Ma Chow Wong's Counsel,
(and perhaps iny. cxportant Successor to the Attorney-Generalship) was, by the entire destruction of the original document, by an untrue statement of the Cause and manner of that destruction, and by the suppression of the Memorandum containing that secondary evidence of their contents, which is now before your Grace, further misled into making a Report of a most unsatisfactory nature.
00
Wote
62. The Chairman, whose casting vote alone carried the Report,
Mr. Caldwell, has, at a subsequent period,
Frented Report
pp. i - ii
"and that, since the Report of the Commission had been handed in, further evidence had come to his knowledge"
63
The Commissioners are certainly entitled to the benefit of that explanation – But it cannot excuse them from having added to these difficulties those of their own creation, already noticed; nor the haste with which they proceeded to draw up, pass, and reheven their Report, without taking a day's time to consider the evidence which they had collected (extending over seven weeks)
from which Report, consequently, all notice of very important matters that had been established, some days or even weeks before to their entire satisfaction, is altogether excluded; whilst others, which are not well, are very imperfectly noticed, and very unsatisfactorily and sometimes very erroneously found. Invite Your Grace's attention to a few instances.
64. W. Beatchwell's unsupported statements, as far as it favored the Honorable the Surveyor General, were invariably admitted as satisfactory evidence by the Commissioners, in his favor; and contradicted, were Jacant ubi suprà 10th and 23rd days; for evidence, 12th and 16th June, and their Legal Adviser and Examiner, Mr. Day, 14th July 1858. pp. 10
"certainly did not point out the impropriety"
and upon Oath explained that Wote away Hee has explained in open Court that there "had been important evidence subsequently given in the Supreme Court, which the Commissioners "had not heard;" - that "the (sworn) evidence of Dr. Bridges, and Mr. Mongan, was so different from what had been given by them (unsworn) before the Commission, as to amount to new evidence!
34
In General Margenes of the concession
liabilities &c. Thvids Fifth, Leventh
2.
In this favorable position, the only witnesses to Whom att baldwell pidged it preident & call ad Eighteenth days pot 3nd were his Chinese wife, Ayow, his Chinese Servant, 10th, 16th, 20th June; Size Hai Solicitor Mr. Stace, his quack Doctor; and Chinese ad pt. July 1850 pp. Myth, Vendee of brothel property; Eum ateen, the aching,
6.16. (per $20 bol) 20-1,
3. (15) 2: Col) 22-30, 50-1 lang) 69-70.
89
that body, a Report of e
a so called "Examination"
of the Documents, which Report was falser av well in respect of the enties which related to the convict, as of those which related to himself
1- But the Commission of Enquiry, hampered already by packing of its obtembers, the terms of its warrant of appointment, and its own ill advised submission of all its actions to the re
ar
:bitary opinion of Mah Chow Wongs' Counsel,
(and perhaps iny. cxportant Successor to the attorney - Generalship) was, by the entire destruction of the original document, by an unhue statement of the Cause and manner of that destruchow, and by the suppression of the Ellemorando containing that secondary evritence of their contents, which is now before your Grace, porther misted into making, a Report of a most unsatisfactory
nature.
00
Wote
62. The Chairman, whose Casting alone carried the Report,
Mr. Caldwell, has, at a subsequent period,
Frented Report
pp. i - ii_
" and "that, since the Report of the Commission had
been handed in, further evidence had come to his knowledge"
63
The Commissioners
issioners are certainly entitled tall the benefit of that explanation – But it cannot
for excuse them from having added to these difficulties those of their own creation, already noticed; nor the haste with which they proceeded to draw up, pass, and reheven their Report, without taking a day's time to consider the evidence which they, 1. Parq. 2. p. i. Ein Twenty For Setting, extending over seven weeks )
had confived from which Report,
consequently, all notice of very important that had been established, some
matters,
days or even
I some
weeks beford to their entire satisfaction, is altogether. excluded; whilst others, which are not wood are very
imperfectly notweed, and
unsah'sfactorily and.
very unsa
but sometimes, very erroneouslyf
eously found invite Your Grace's
Cross Examination Leer their printed
attention to a few instances.
no matter how much soever.
64- W beatchwell's unsupported statements, is far as it favored of the Honorable the Report, Paragraphs Sib his own excut
culpation, Surveyor General at Had: 10 6 22 and See that Trial of the Queen wuited Minutes 4.30 que
contradicted, were invariably) admitted, as satisfactory. Jacant ubi suprà 10th and 230 days; fot evidence, by the Commissioners, in his favor; and
12th and 16th June, and their Legal Adviser and texaminer, Mr. Day, 14th July 1858. pp. 10~
"certainly
dict not-point out the improprichys cr
-
and
upon Oath explained that Wote away Hee has explained in open
Court that there
" had been important evidence subsequently "given" in the Supreme Court, which the Commissioner "had not heard;" - that "the (sworn) evidence of "QDr. Brudges, and Mr. Mongan,
was so de
different
" from what had been given by them (unswoorn)
"
before the con
Commission, as
to aimount
f new evidence! _
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In Gemst Margenes of the concession
لیٹر
If
"And see "prented 15-
mucks &c. Thvids Fifth, Leventh
2.
In this favorable position, the only evetnesses
to
Whites, Tenth, Fifteenth, Fifteenth whom att baldwell) pidged it preident & call ad Eighteenth days _ pot 3nd were his Chinese tife, Ayow, his Chinese Servant 1012 1616 200h 4, 20th June Size Hai Solicitor Mr. Stace, his quack Boctor and
Chinese ad pt. July 1850 pp. Myth, Vendee of brothel property; Eum ateen, the aching,
616. (per $20 bol) 20-1,
3. (15) 2: Col) 2230, 50-1 lang) 69-70.
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