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injurious

instrument of an Communication, or to obtrude

a worthless accusation upon

the notice of State- but that he thinks it wells that the duke of Newcastle should be afforded this additional opportunity of estimating the

The Secretary of

value of your

on

recent

Public Officers.

aspersions

With this intention

you

the

letter shall be forwarded by

Mail

of

15th Justant.

I have Ac.

(Copy)

Sir.

239

Hongtong, 12 & December, $862.

I have the honor to acknowledge

the receipt of y

our Communication of

Yesterday's date, together with a document addressed to the Secretary of State, and

Containing a charge against me capacity of Judge.

in

my

As it appears that His Excellency, the Acting Governor, has already-Expressed his opinion upon the worthlessness of the

"

accusation" it can

only be necessary for

me to make one or two observations Explanatory

(Signed) W. H. Alexander,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

(True Copy)

M &

44 Alexand27

acting Colonial Secretary-

of

the

facts referred to, and even

those,

The Heonorable

W. H. Alexander,

Yen