CO129-157 - Sir MacDonnell Acting Governor Sir Kennedy - 1872 [4-5] — Page 524

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Until about 7 o'clock in the evening of that day, I was not aware that any suit had been instituted by the Owners against the "Ava." Nor did I know of the circumstance connected with the case which required my consideration. At or about that hour, a Solicitor (Mr. Brereton), called upon me at my private residence, and on behalf of the Messageries Maritimes, gave me to understand that the French Mail Steam Vessel "Ava" was detained under arrest, and that very serious consequences might ensue if immediate action were not taken in the matter. Appreciating the force of his representations, I told him that, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, I was willing to hear the parties at nine o'clock the same evening, and at that time there attended at my house the Acting Queen's Advocate, the French Consul, M. Caril, the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes, Mr. Brereton, their Attorney, and Mr. Francis, the Attorney of the Owners of the "Rona" who had arrested the "Ava" and who then appeared to oppose her release.

At the time of hearing, the Queen's Advocate stated that he appeared before me on behalf of the Government,

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Until about 7 o'clock in the evening of that day, I was not aware that any suit had been instituted by the Owners against the "Ava." Nor did I know of the circumstance connected with the case which required my consideration. At or about that hour, a Solicitor (Mr. Brereton), called upon me at my private residence, and on behalf of the Messageries Maritimes, gave me to understand that the French Mail Steam Vessel "Ava" was detained under arrest, and that very serious consequences might ensue if immediate action were not taken in the matter. Appreciating the force of his representations, I told him that, under the peculiar circumstances of the case, I was willing to hear the parties at nine o'clock the same evening, and at that time there attended at my house the Acting Queen's Advocate, the French Consul, M. Caril, the Agent of the Messageries Maritimes, Mr. Brereton, their Attorney, and Mr. Francis, the Attorney of the Owners of the "Rona" who had arrested the "Ava" and who then appeared to oppose her release. At the time of hearing, the Queen's Advocate stated that he appeared before me on behalf of the Government,
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clock in the

Until about 7 o'cloese

evening of aware that

amy

that day,

9

was not

suit had been

instituted by the Own against the "Ava","

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The "Rona"

of the

nor did I Know

circumstance

connected with

the ease which required my corsideration. At or about that hour,

me at

upon

a Solicitor (Mr. Brereton), called

my private residence, and on behalf of the Mesageries Maritimes)

gave

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very

serious

consequences might

ensue

if immediate action were not laten

The matter. Appreciating

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the

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circumstances of the

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my

house

the Adding Queen's Advocate, the French Corpul, M. Caril, the Agent

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of the Messagoris Maritimes, Mr. Brereton, their Attorney, and Mr. Francis, the Altomy of the Owners

of

the "Rara" who had arrested the Ave and who then appeared to

opped her release.

At the time

of hearing, the

Queen's Advocate stated that he appeared

before

me

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behalf of the Gavremment,

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