CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 247

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Clow Falls Wisch uistattes and the alleged illegality of the appointment of Leutenant

Core to be time-de-Came

15.

I

Letre

wy

certaines put Ill the papers

atrisers and consulted them

He various difficulties that had croped up. to far from bojecting to this, the Major General entered freely into each point this statement Lent his actions were

criticised in "an incutin manner", and that therence be left the Council table, is

A we

perfectly incomprehensible. I

a work on tone

was used that could be

coustived into

thing approaching

au

incult. Whatever remarks I and the

"Major General's colicaques, make, were

рібза

wadrabtedly made with the gooh temper

and courtesy befitting the Council chamber. No doubt, when Mr Keswick's name was mentioned, the Major

General

alpeared to

of a

Fa

get annoyed. It was in the midst remark I was makin about Mr. Maurick having declined the Government Muse

invitation, that the Major General Farted up

and lift the

Council table was

Ri imtrepion it thú

that the moment Mr

Keswick's refusal to dine with the Govern

was disensed, the Mijn General began to

grave

mistake be lad make in

the rival dinner.

realize the

getting up

16.

I enclose for your Lordshipó

Friship's

information a copy of the Sintes as complimal

confirmed

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