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Court on the 6th. July till about 2 o'clock, in a Marine In-

surance case I had tried and that Mr. Kyshe who only attends in

Court for about one hour a month at the opening of the Criminal

Sessions was in the Registrar's Office, I considered he should

devote more personal attention to what was done in the Registry

and 1 deemed it right to tell him so.

4.

Mr. Kyshe then in the presence of both

Barristers and Solicitors addressed me in the most insolent way,

saying I took advantage of my position to make a cowardly at-

tack upon him, that my statements were false, and he called

upon me in the most offensive way "to apologise as a gentleman".

The scene was most painful to me but, finally, Mr. Kyshe left

the room and it was possible to proceed with my duties in

Chambers, the Deputy Registrar being as usual in attendance.

5..

five or ten minutes later, Mr. Kyshe

suddenly returned, opened the door and commenced addressing the

professional gentlemen present and myself. First he said he had

come "under advice" to ask me to apologise, speaking in loud and

offensive tones. I requested him not to interrupt the proceed-

ings and asked him to reserve anything he had to say to a more

convenient opportunity, but he continued addressing the Bar-

risters and Solicitors and finally I told him I should have to

write down what he said and asked him, if he would not leave

off, to speak more slowly so that I could take a note of his

remarks. I also asked him to leave the room but he continued on

in most offensive tones, demanding an apology from me, adding

(what was entirely incorrect) that I had said "The whole Colony

knew he did not attend to his duties". I told him he was mis-

taken but he appealed to Mr. Slade, one of the Barristers

present, who declined to interfere.

6.

At last Mr. Kyshe went out and, knowing

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