CO129-188 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [5-6] — Page 330

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At Home on Easter Monday, - answer to which complaint - His Excellency is compelled to

• state that I had been so omitted - because of social misconduct of which I had been guilty,

having made use of violent and abusive language to a a lady. As explanatory again of the compulsion which I need with regard to the omission from the Official list His Excellency quotes

me as saying to I was merely desirous of ascertaining "whether or not I was to regard."

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As

" the ourission to invite me as

an implication against my "official character, perhaps

His

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His Excellency will allow me to be informed that he is willing "to remove from

the serious "avcial stigma &

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His Excellency is then compelled to reply to my suggestion in negative account of the second reason which is then given.

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Your Lordship will perceive that the whole tenor of my letter to you has been unsconceive? and that I am brought face to with what are practically

• face

livo serious

charges made to ~

you,

arise out of my letter to. but properly speaking having

us raison d'etre in connection

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