CO129-192 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [1-4] — Page 67

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Your Stmour's killer will receive this Excellency's brief attention.

I have re...

(Signed) Frederick Etwach

Acting Colonial Secretary

A

101.2834

8

63

Chief Justice to be/ing Col. Secretary Supreme Court the 26th October 1860

Sir,

Hongkong 28 October

I have the honour to forward a letter (enclosed) which I received yesterday from Mr. Justice Snowden in which he stated that the dead-lock still exists.

He details the difference between the Judges and Mr. Gibbons - an unprecedented case of the Judges having decided that business must be done in Chambers and that Mr. Gibbons persists in sitting in Open Court; the newspaper's report of his harangues there against the Judges, and particularly his scandalous slanders against them.

Since the date of Mr. Justice Snowden's letter Mr. Gibbons has continued the contest with our Judges. Mr. Justice Snowden sent into Court (as it was his duty to attend with) a list of the same un-disposed matters headed "In the Supreme Court and therefore to be taken in the large Court." Mr. Justice Snowden inserted a subheading "In Chambers" a...

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Your Stmour's killer will receive this Excellency's brief attention. I have re... (Signed) Frederick Etwach Acting Colonial Secretary A 101.2834 8 63 Chief Justice to be/ing Col. Secretary Supreme Court the 26th October 1860 Sir, Hongkong 28 October I have the honour to forward a letter (enclosed) which I received yesterday from Mr. Justice Snowden in which he stated that the dead-lock still exists. He details the difference between the Judges and Mr. Gibbons - an unprecedented case of the Judges having decided that business must be done in Chambers and that Mr. Gibbons persists in sitting in Open Court; the newspaper's report of his harangues there against the Judges, and particularly his scandalous slanders against them. Since the date of Mr. Justice Snowden's letter Mr. Gibbons has continued the contest with our Judges. Mr. Justice Snowden sent into Court (as it was his duty to attend with) a list of the same un-disposed matters headed "In the Supreme Court and therefore to be taken in the large Court." Mr. Justice Snowden inserted a subheading "In Chambers" a...
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Your Stmour's killer will, receive thi Excellency's birch attention. I have re (Signed) Frederick Etwach Aching Colonial Sverstan hops of) A 101.2834 8 63 Chef Justice to beling Col. Licntary Sipreme Court the lober 1860 Air, Hongkong 28 Oction Shave the honour to forward I letter ( enclosed) which al received Yesterday from Mr. Justice Snowden in which he stated that the dead-lock still weists. "He details the between the Judges and Mr. Gibbons unprecedent - of the Judges having ed De curÅ pa cl done decided that business must be Chambers and that our Gibbous persists in sitter Sitting in Open Court: the the newspaper's report his harangues there against slanders. the Judges. st' me aganest не scandaldus particular. Since the date of Mr. Justice it nowden's letter Mr Gibbons has continued the contest with our Justice Snowden. He sent into Court (his duty attend with) a in the was to list of the same uw- disposed matters headed the Supreme Court and therefore to be taken in the large Court. Mr Justice Snowden in subheading "In Chambers" a serted a su Mr
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Your Stmour's killer will, receive thi

Excellency's birch attention.

I have re

(Signed) Frederick Etwach

Aching Colonial Sverstan

hops of)

A

101.2834

8

63

Chef Justice to beling Col. Licntary Sipreme Court the lober 1860

Air,

Hongkong 28 Oction

Shave the honour to forward

I

letter ( enclosed) which al received Yesterday from Mr. Justice Snowden in which he stated that the dead-lock

still weists.

"He details the

between the Judges and Mr. Gibbons

unprecedent - of the Judges having

ed

De curÅ pa cl

done

decided that business must be

Chambers and that our Gibbous

persists in sitter

Sitting

in Open Court: the

the newspaper's report his harangues

there against

slanders.

the Judges.

st' me

aganest

не

scandaldus

particular.

Since the date of Mr. Justice it nowden's letter Mr Gibbons has continued the contest with our Justice Snowden. He sent into Court (his duty

attend with)

a

in the

was to

list of the same uw- disposed matters headed

the Supreme Court and therefore to be taken in the large Court. Mr Justice Snowden in subheading "In Chambers" a

serted a su

Mr

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