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mode of legal redress open Supreme

Court on as

to us

at the

"he remarked, "Any

"Other Course that might appear to us more Indeed our own application

"advisable

of

4

th October to the Police Magistrate, the first instance, for a copy of the Depositions, which was

by him, declined

in stated our intention was to send the same

to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through His Excellency the Acting Governor

our Letter of the 31st October last with the

Original and Copies of Correspondence upon

the subject matter of our complaint, which we took the liberty to send accompanying, it is presumed unnecessary to trouble the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies with any further details of our grievance through the unjustifiable Police prosecution complained of, at the instance of the Postmaster General of this Colony.

Only we may add that had not the Summons been served (apparently for a purpose) at our residence, a considerable distance from the Magistracy, scarcely an hour preceding our required appearance in the Police Court, we would have been prepared with legal advice, and adduced respectable exculpatory testimony on our own part, as well as in reprobation of the Postmaster's high-handed proceeding, not alone towards ourselves, but to the general public, who were likewise impatient for the overdue delivery of Overland mail despatches close to the eleventh hour of night!

We have the honor to be respectfully,

Jam Sui

Most Obedient Servants

Littler

Dr. Frederic Rogers Barl

Colonial Office Sheet

Downing Street London

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310 mode of legal redress open Supreme Court on as to us at the "he remarked, "Any "Other Course that might appear to us more Indeed our own application "advisable of 4 th October to the Police Magistrate, the first instance, for a copy of the Depositions, which was by him, declined in stated our intention was to send the same to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies, through His Excellency the Acting Governor our Letter of the 31st October last with the Original and Copies of Correspondence upon the subject matter of our complaint, which we took the liberty to send accompanying, it is presumed unnecessary to trouble the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies with any further details of our grievance through the unjustifiable Police prosecution complained of, at the instance of the Postmaster General of this Colony. Only we may add that had not the Summons been served (apparently for a purpose) at our residence, a considerable distance from the Magistracy, scarcely an hour preceding our required appearance in the Police Court, we would have been prepared with legal advice, and adduced respectable exculpatory testimony on our own part, as well as in reprobation of the Postmaster's high-handed proceeding, not alone towards ourselves, but to the general public, who were likewise impatient for the overdue delivery of Overland mail despatches close to the eleventh hour of night! We have the honor to be respectfully, Jam Sui Most Obedient Servants Littler Dr. Frederic Rogers Barl Colonial Office Sheet Downing Street London
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310 -mode of legal redress open Supreme Court on as to us at the "he remarked, "Any " Other Course that might appear to us more Indeed our own application "advisable of 4 ترجم th October to the Police Magistrate, the first motance, for a copy of the Depositions, which was by declined him, in stated our intention was to send the same to the Right Accompanying an appeal Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colomis, through Me Excelleway Ms the Acting Governor our Lett Beyond Craving reference to as of the 314 October last with the Original and Copies of Correspondence upon The aubject matter of our complaint. which we took the liberty to send accom : panying, it is me presume unnecessary to trouble the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies with Any further details of our grievance Through the unjustifiable Police procention complained of, at the mstance of the Postmaster Coverat of this Colony . Only вале May add that had not the Simmons been (apparently for a purport Served an fro Considerable at our residence à Considerable distance from the Magistracy, Scarcely -hour preceeding our required An Appearance in the Police Count, we would have been prepared with legal advice, And adduced respectable exculpatory testimony on our own part, as well do in reprobation of the Postmachi's high handed preceding, not alone towards our Belves, but to the General public, who were likewise that accusion impaticully on on the importiming for. Overdue delivery of Overland mail despatches close Eleventhe hour of night! We have the honor to be respectfully, Jam Sui Most Abedreich Rervants Litter Dr. Frederic Rogers Bar! Colonial Office Sheet Dawning Street London
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-mode of legal redress open Supreme

Court on as

to us

at the

"he remarked, "Any

" Other Course that might appear to us more Indeed our own application

"advisable

of

4

ترجم

th October to the Police Magistrate, the first motance, for a copy of the Depositions, which was

by

declined

him,

in

stated our intention was to send the same

to the Right Accompanying an appeal Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colomis, through Me Excelleway

Ms the Acting Governor

our

Lett Beyond Craving reference to as

of

the 314 October last with the

Original and Copies of Correspondence upon

The

aubject matter of our complaint. which we took the liberty to send accom : panying, it is me presume unnecessary to trouble the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies with Any further details of our grievance Through the unjustifiable Police procention complained of, at the mstance of the Postmaster Coverat of this Colony .

Only

вале

May

add that had not the

Simmons been (apparently for a purport

Served an

fro

Considerable

at our residence à

Considerable distance from the Magistracy, Scarcely

-hour preceeding our required

An

Appearance in the Police Count, we would have been prepared with legal advice, And adduced respectable exculpatory testimony

on our own part,

as well do

in reprobation of the Postmachi's high handed preceding, not alone towards our Belves, but to the General public, who were likewise that accusion impaticully

on

on

the

importiming for. Overdue

delivery of Overland mail despatches close Eleventhe hour of night!

We have the honor to be respectfully,

Jam

Sui

Most Abedreich Rervants

Litter

Dr. Frederic Rogers Bar!

Colonial Office Sheet

Dawning Street London

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