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" that, according to his own showing, he had made

berellf hable to an indictinent; for confederate of with pirates : ) His Excellency the Governor is reported also to have stated, in auxiver to a quistion, at the close of the Eugung, that "to express any opinire on the conduct offer gehen "Bowney and Dr. Bridges, with uperence to the suppression of " evidence, relating to Mr. Caldwell's connection with perates, was "not, this bxcellency thought, within the scope of the Corumission "f rugining, for that was limited in its terns; but this Excellency in wild take care that whatever wording to that efect had teen " gwin should be preserved with the Minutes:

5. My information is derived from persons present upon both occasions, and is conferived by the newspaper reports of the proceedings themselves. But, of these are excepted to no exception can possibly be taken to the official language of the Council itself, in which the findings on the three Charges in question are set forth, and thus publicly notoped for general infinuation by cornrnand of the Governa hunself, at the termination of the Enquiry. I quote their from the Hong Kong Gooining

wen to this extreme of Gazette of the sith alterns; - for procrastination has the tardiness of a reluctant Government, been carried, in the removal of a criminal seront prom bis posts of power and trust, the partial reparation of the fair Jamie fance of his accusers; and the rimival of an international the eyes of the Chines scandal which had for disgraced and to the farthest last: Yo......" The Council Considered that Mr. May's view of "the character of Mah Chand trong " that his (M. May) rendered very valuable services to the "cotorry in protendly to convection- rishinghstanding the po "opposition he had to contend against — that notonous offender "who had, for

so many years by the unscrupulous exercita "of the means at his disposal, contrived to excape the punishment

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148 " due to his crimes. The Council entirely concurred... as to "the great value of M. May's ions and meritorious public " services, and expressed their unanimous opinion, that "his removal poin "Government comployment would be

great loss to the Colony."

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10. "The Council, having carefully considered the Lindence "laid before them, in support of the charges, brought " against Mr. Caldwell, as well as the Endence given in "reference to there matters, which incidentally grew out if the " Enguery, were unaniniously of opinion, that Mr. Caldwell. long

and intimate connection with the pirate mak Chow such a character, as to render him unfit to * Woong "be continued in the Public Servic; and the Council.

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"The Council were further of opinion, that, even if they had avvio con un opposite conclusion upon this, the new "Subject of Inquiry, they

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te wild far from called up in "recommend the removed porn to the 's Server upon "the quienes of "rindisionerable treatment of his the thie "Helen. W. May, and his abandonment of his office, but " = withstanding the refusal of this Excellency the Governa "te reexpt his resignation, while Groor charges were pending "against him "

12. I fuel myself consequently released from the oblegation which for the last two ypass and more I have submitted to, in the patient expectation & the end. To continue any longer under the silence.

now that the time I had imposed upon myself, to break it has arrived, will be to beting the cause

duty to myself, exore fame and of duty. It is fortiere have been disipates to gratify the vengeanc

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