The Sun.
London, England, 1855-09-07 00:00:00

"MORE TOORAK BEER.

"The following coreespondenc,--which explains itself
—has been handed to us for insertion,
(To THE EDITOR OF THE AGE.)
" Sir —Will you do me the favour of inserting the en-
closed correspondence. The cause of my summary dis-
missal, in the usual arbitrary style of Sir Charles Hotham,
i. e., without waiting to hear the other side of the ques-
tion, will be sufficiently exp!aine 1 by the correspondence
" Your obedient servant,
CHARLES B. CROONS,

" Brunswick-street. Collingwood,
June 5, 1855 "

Colonial Secretary's Office, Melbourne, June 1, 1855.
Sir,—Hie Excellency the Governor having had under
his consideration a report made to him by an offi,er of
police, with reference to certain expressions used by you
on a late occa.ion, and also with reference to your tone
and bearing, I am directed by his Excellency to inform
you that you are unfit to have the honour of holding the
appointment of a Government contractor, and that your
services will henceforth be dispensed with.
I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient ser-
vant, J. MOORE, A.C.S.
Cbarles B. Croons, Esq.

Brunswick-street, Collingwood, June 2, 1855.
Sir,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of
your letter, informing me that my services will hence-
forth be dispensed with, in c.msequence of the report by
an officer of police concerning certain expressions said to
have been made use of by me, together with my tune
and bearing on a late occasion. May Ibe permitted t)
remonstrate against this summary decision on the part
of his Excellency, and also to inquire what were the
offensive expressions alluded to, and what tone and bear-
ing has been described to have been uttered or displayed
by me, and on what occasion, as I am at a loss to un-
derstand how I can have offended to such a degree as to
cause his Excellency to adopt so sudden and severe a
measure, have the honour to he, sir, your most obe-
dient servant, CHARLES B. CROONS.
To the Hon. the Colonial Secretary.

Colonial Secretary's-office, June 3, 1855.
Sir,—His Excellency!the Governor having duly con-
sidered your request to be informed of the grave charges
brought against you, which have caused your dismissal,
and having thought fit to
,accede to such request, I am
directed by his Excellency to state that the remark you
were heard to make, on the subject of his Excellency's
beer at the late viceregal ball, Ras neither courteous nor
proper ; and furthermore, that the want of discretion
was aggravated by your recumbent bearing and gestures
while in the act of leaving the supper-room.
His Excellency, at the same time directs me to state,
that although the defence would, in itself, come under
the head of extreme indiscretion, yet having been com-
mitted on a great State occasion, where Court etiquette
i
was obviously enforced on all sdes, his Excellency ha(
no other course open to him than to order your
diate public dismi,sal and official disgrace,
to
independent
of the hot of the bad example set by. you
to Fly
time,
and contractors, whose duty itta7d.
Icountenance
and more especially
all articles of consuillnlpPttiloobtliict'ortnoissl'ipepdobry official contract
be, sir, your most obediert
—I have the hurour t
J. Moult, A.C.S.
servant,
Charles B. Croons, Esq.

Brunswick•strtet, Collingwood, June 4, 1855.
ISir,--I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letter