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instructing the Jury that

crtntim n attempt to extort

must & dicetic proved.

Dique) WP. Meren,

Glonini Sientary.

Honial Secretary's Spice,

Victoria, Anyhow, 8 = July, 1858.-

True Copy)

Maurit

Krunt Sceretary-

Copy NA 51.

Sir,

to

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blief Magistrate's office, Victoris, Honghong the 70th July 1856.

I beg leave, with all respect,

inform His Excellency The Governor, that it is not my

intention to address the

Secretary

of state by this departure, on the

subject of t Iween against myself for

the recent trial_ The

Misdemean

reanor and that I

leave the first-

accordingly leave the representation of

the case to Her

Majesty's Grocrument, entirely in this brocellency's hands.

The Houble. W. J. Mercer, Eye,

Colonial secretory