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way as

his friend

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finding of the

much to blame for the abuses of the late administration as D. Bridgin

and acting Successor. le assumes to prove that the Gxecutive Council, on the Civil sonce abuses for confederating with pirates & for mathing

agamist

against the chief Culprit M. Cald

and turce repeating a scandalous co

canst a brother officer, well Annuring the same to be false, - apples

Ponages as to Mr Caldwell.

as to Im Caldwell and he relies upon what came out before

to D

Council to prove this position

Hea

avers

as much

wwth

that - Mr Merar, who sat upon the enquing, shielded D. Bridg whenever his name occurred. also that Mr Merar has an ascendency Governor whe hound & Badges with his confidence and acquaintance to the a he left the Colony . be declares that after the publication of the finding Mr Mer mit In Caldwell at a Freemason's lodge. Be asserts

that to aid & Fondges Mr Mercer to carry

out their schemes. of Vengeance against an | who had brew convicted of letel, M. Alexander then Registrar of the Court

acting Colonial Secretary taped the couts at $ 2.500,

and Norv

proving that in a previous libeb case

an

an

Editor of a paper

an appendi

against the same Editor which Goren

lost the same Mr Alexander Haged the Costs at one third the amount and this

even

shen the Commor complained of then exorbitancy

He seeks to show that an improper and a

that

strong Connexion exists

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RECEIVE,

JUL

1862

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Dur,

Eregret to

to home again to force myself

betinen Dr. Bridges Mr Alexander has bun put forward by Governm. rent in an unseemly manner

To prove that the same

system still exists to which is attributed the

and Af Alexander, and aurs that owing to this connexion upon your notice. Entone please find tripleate

abuses that.

were to

a letter which I have addressed to the Duke

I in the Colony, he states that the Colonial Surgeon's sent to be forwarded on the usual opperal.

rife.

munnis

The

supplemetary

h. My respect.

he Grace of 24" Wes

I earnest, crave your

reports have ben suppressed. It is assumed that these will prove mume= "cipal Momanagement. It is affirmed that the Lungeon's has been

intimidated with threat of suspension for giving the conter infromation ) into producing last years report in a shape pharing to the Gevarner, with to.fil peruent of it. I hope are loud this

Eleasing

is said to have them the original reports at the Surgeon's head. Pour or fir other officers have brew intimidated. Ar Alexander, the acting Secretary unto the Surgeon an intimidatory

and without a number.

Colonial

Letter

in his

Morr

hand,

Jp Marrow

I am mit acting more that it

grant.

to suitable to

I canest pane, that an, grounds for

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