CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 265

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Conclusion be formally astard His Excellency the Major General Commanding in the presence of the Council not to land in the way of letting him have the Band on the Incrus Royal Prince was to Birth day and when i propose the Queens health.

Irs becelleney the heayin General Commanding raid he would be happy to give a reply when the application came before him in proper form.

and he emphatically demes that the dinner which he is giving is lilter political or opposition in its character, adding that he had simply Mnvited the theads of the Military Departintats to his diviner on the Qureus Birthday The Governor Inquires if it is true that the

Generat

General had invited the Stonorable William.

Forswick a member

of

the legislative Council

to the dinner in Juration. The General said "Yes", but imphatically drined that he had: done was because hur. Keswick was a political Governor, and offers to put

opponent of the Governor.

or an

TW. Keswick off, strongly repeating that his duncle is not a political

oppisitioni dimmer. In connection with a remark made. by the May's General that the Commander wi Chief in Dublin was in the habit of giving Qullus Birthday dinner, the Governor referred to the deal which it appeared that the major General was in the habit of using in his official communication: vis: "Coremmande, in Chief (copy) and printed out that it

was

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