CO129-158 - Sir Kennedy - 1872 [6-8] — Page 419

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407 J

in

a

precarious state in the French

Hotel in

this City.

It is not necessary for me to

add

any

charges

or

allegations

now.

The account

of

the

gross outrage. Having

consulted

the Executive Council, I have,

on

the advice of the Acting Attorney General,

instructed that legal

proceedings shall be instituted against

all those who were

concerned, and,

although

the matter is a difficult one, I trust that there will

be

sufficient evidence forthcoming to enable the Law to be vindicated.

6. Nevertheless, it is as regards two of the persons, the Spanish Consul and the Acting French Consul, that

I have to request Your Lordship's especial attention. Whether they will be proved to have been guilty of

the Misdemeanor with which they are charged under Ordinance No. IV of 1860, Sec. IV,

or not, they have unquestionably offered unfitting

conduct in the exercise of the powers

they hold. I am not aware

of any authority by which I can suspend a Consul's Exequatur, whatever his offence, pending reference to Her Majesty's Government. I have not, therefore, moved in that direction, and the dealing with the case, so far as the official position of the Consuls is concerned,

thus lies entirely with Your Lordship's

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407 J in a precarious state in the French Hotel in this City. It is not necessary for me to add any charges or allegations now. The account of the gross outrage. Having consulted the Executive Council, I have, on the advice of the Acting Attorney General, instructed that legal proceedings shall be instituted against all those who were concerned, and, although the matter is a difficult one, I trust that there will be sufficient evidence forthcoming to enable the Law to be vindicated. 6. Nevertheless, it is as regards two of the persons, the Spanish Consul and the Acting French Consul, that I have to request Your Lordship's especial attention. Whether they will be proved to have been guilty of the Misdemeanor with which they are charged under Ordinance No. IV of 1860, Sec. IV, or not, they have unquestionably offered unfitting conduct in the exercise of the powers they hold. I am not aware of any authority by which I can suspend a Consul's Exequatur, whatever his offence, pending reference to Her Majesty's Government. I have not, therefore, moved in that direction, and the dealing with the case, so far as the official position of the Consuls is concerned, thus lies entirely with Your Lordship's
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407 J

in

a

precasions state in the Prench

Hotel in

this lit

Ally

d. It is not necessary for me to

add

amy

chis

www

ants

lanum ew

ww

The accant

of

The

groß anbrage. Having

consulted

Becautive Cormail I have,

of

Allomey

en

adview of the Acting Attorney Openeral,

instructiors that legal

Juven

proceedings shall be instatuted agained

all those who were

cerned, and,

cancer

al though of

cause the matter is a difficult one, I trust that there will

be

QM

to

ufficient residence fortcoming enables the Law to be vindicated).

6. Nevertheles, it is as

regards two of the portion the Spanish Consul and the Acting French Consul _ that

I have to request Your Lordship's especial attention. Whether they will be proved to have been quilly of

Ordinance Noy Misdemeanor with which th of 1860 Sec. IV.

naw

committed

they

are

Them

the

charged or not, they have unque limity offered unfitting

wich which they

an

to hold the powers

overs

are indred. I am not aware

havner,

mo

of any authority by which I carts suspend a Conant's Evesquatur - matter what his offered pending reference to Oher Majesty's Government. I have not, therefore, moused in that directions, and the dealing with the case, so

was the Official

far

is

-position of the Consuls in comerned,

This left intercly in Your Lordship's

a

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