The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-11-09 00:00:00

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self I to the fact of the abstiactii
inert.
With refetenen to this subject,
the (14vernoient to bate sustained 1
of paper for specie, Mr. Honk meager
rations tiptin othei alleged soppressi
which We shall notice in doe --
striln of morn, indignation; th
picions" by thii Board; anti
not even venture to my they th
We hate no Isesisatioh In expresi
that the circumstances see of a
The quantity of specie whiCh
checked bylegal evidence, so
charge againit Mr. nook, ur
he signed the weekly; retur,
litotes.
In paragraph 15 of onr report
we have folly stated to your 1
•our suspicion; and your Los
Mr. Hook couW not have bees
of this paragraph, !teenage it
tally calls to poor recollectios
to add, that the most renew
try are in the faMiliar practice,
IsnAcient evidence to convict,
strong suspicion.
In reporting to your IA 141.!
our duty to express our opinio
Mr. Hook hes ob d,
transactions of the nttnre alluded
which we examined. We are
what Is the object or tendency
there were similar trangnetions
violin to those, during which r
negerately the amount of sprci
for notes. Mr Hook bitusel
267, presented to us an eiaborei
I and issues of specie, from the 1,
of September, 1816, which, gilt
examination, gild was admitti
both in principle and detail, h
to the feet of some temp:mil°,
curred previously to the peri,
with the difference.

Wheiher the evidonre of
justify suspicion; your Lntdsl
Isingle answer. In endravouri
lappearance of 87,350 dollars,
her, 1416. Mr. Hook had gii
lanswers; and on being asked
ithe balance brought twward it
hits, and audited in the island,
lance. he gave this memorable
" There seems to be a greet I
for time to examine the account
question."
The whole cam and evidence
we bare adverted to this answer
it is impossible to avoid suspicion
requires time to consider whether
has himself signed, and delivered I
and which was actually audited, is
We now return to the alleged
truth, the third instance of which
due from Hr. Hook on account
and Co.
fdr: Hook my., that be did
for the period during which
grind by him on hilts granted
the particuius'4f which are
It is true, my Lordot be had
bat the gamest, prepared in t
ed by him (*the Committee.
he had every opportunity of t
Asada, way mem.; sad with
them as the basis of the accani
sad attested beige the Board.

We smut refrain from ex,
at the manner in which Me.
he cells •fourth instance of ►.
relating to the advances of money
without the authorityof the tiovernm
We have stated, and we r
very essence of hi I offence, tha.
without the authority of the
bound by his oath not to make
Tr ; and actually swor
that he Lad not made any with,.
reference to that oath is, indeed,
but it is referred to in oar repot
it was repeatedly pointed out to
inations before us, and he well
thought such advances consist
his Oath imposed. His answer
which be has now stated, that
making such advances an iinpi
bow to reconcile either the 'r
his own account, or the mini
Hook palliates as " irregolat
oath. Mr. Hook has stated, t
tags from such advances. nil
ciple of the offence ; but
stated, end the certificate that
from three officers, are expressl,
port of the 2d July, 1919, part
rate was inserted intim appen'
Mr. Hook alleges, that w►
no lola ever did or could arise
As it happened, no loss did
stances in which the amount
we beseech your Lordships inc
pith of Mr. Hook's defence,
he thus terms " irregular Isola
unfortunately, the party so indi
day of regular payment, the tr
have been recovere;out of his
Yet, at the very moment of his
charged as a defaulter to tho
12,555/. Ns. 6d., which he hat
of repaying, except your Lordt
his proposal, that he should be
Lary of the situation from whi
dismissed.

With respect to the repression
his answers to nur queries on t'
lions balances," we certainly
falloff to the balances in 111
and weekly statements; sincr
Mr. Ooudsir's evidence to slit
weekly statements, as far as
between the Treasury and the
dimly "ficti..hrus." Upon a
this point we retain our origi
time we must observe that 1111
rest his objections to the chat
Terrace between specie and p.
lid from it, principally on lb,
in the uanothly accounts he
(many of them verified by bit
returns regnired from him,
putting the Clavernor in pomessim
tion as to the actual state of the
entirely Ictitious. It must therm
whether, in the particular
Setts, he meant to apply the
his accounts and returns, 01
meat made out in this othee
returns.

We are flow, my Lords, ay
part of Mr. Hour.'s letter, in
our use or the sword `• cosispii
attain to the Lich.

Illhen the accounts rendered
your Lordships' warrant, ha('

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action the letter did Dot ad- . ••
jest, of the loss we con-idor .
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mined Irons the euhatitution .
,Ic..(after some further ult,er- ..
stifipresaions of the troth. t
se course), reprobates, in a
the use of the word " saw.
Intl obseries that, "they do
r themselves entertain any." .. .
meriting one decided opinion
A a most suspicious nature.
b disappeared conl.l not I e
so es to form the basis of a
until the period from which
.
ens of Specie exchanged fur
port of the 2.1 of July, 1819.
' Lordships the grounds of ' i
.ordehips will observe that
.en ignorant of the ronteuts
it is that which he !partial-
on. Ii lia:most superfluous t 1
ated tribunals in thra confl-
ict, even where there is not .
:t, to state the case as one of
ahips on the subject, i: w4s
lion.
and there never were any
Iluded to, previous to th i.e -.....-.'
ire at some loss to conceive
racy of this observation, as
on. for many months pre- i -
4
Is we were enabled to check
.cie paid away, or exchanged ~
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self, in answer to question A. 1 '
orate statement of receipts . I
e Ist of January to the 28th i '
altliongh it turned out upon at ,
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red by him to be erroneous,
is evidently conclusive as . '
lons of the kind having oc-
lad
for which he is charged
' Mr. Hook was such as to
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ships may determine by a
'ring to account fur the die- A I
1, in the month of Decem- -
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riven variods unsatisfactory
ni whether he believed that
I in Ills *Coolie, signed by
id, was a true or a false be-
lle answer:—
at many errors in it; I wish
ants in order to answer that i.'
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ace lead to mspicion ; but
;wet in particular, becanso
) icion when an accountant
ether the *cement which he i
rend to the local auditors,
ted, is true or false.
illeged suppressions of the
ibich relates to the interest
ant of the bills tar Bohomme
d not make np the accounts ;•-•
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h certain interest was re-
led by Bohomme and Cu,
e hereafter more fully de- t
, .
id not made up theacconoto ;
the usual way were deliver.
He himself admitted, that
examining them,„ and coo- - ,
n a thot admissio-fro eithAtlllti - - .
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rusts which he delivered to,
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;pressing our astonishment •
Hook has adverted to what , .
the suppression of truth, i ~
nosey by him to individuals
Governor. - a
re-state, that it was of the ,1
'wiliest advances were maths . a
e Governor, because he was
the any payment out of the ~.
. .-
are from month to month ~
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thout such authority. Any '
eed, omitted by Mr. Hook, ,
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rport of the 2.1 July, 1319; t ...
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to Mr. Hook, on hisexam-
as asked to explain how he
sistent with the duty whirls
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ter was, in effect, the same
tat he did not consider the
inpropriety. We know not
admitted overdrawings on . ;
sores to others, which Mr.
lar indulgeneies " with that
,that he received no advan-
Ilia does not vary the prin-
the tact of his baring so
at he produced to that effect
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essly mentioned in our re-
mragraph 8, and the certiti-
andix to that report. -
we should have stated that
se front such advance, &c.
d arise from the specified in- •
t advanced was repaid ; but t
cost serious attention to the /4
~ for having granted what •
inlcencles." It is that uif
ndulgeil had died before the I 7
trilling balance due would
tie (Mr. Hook's) salary."— •
ail writing, Mr. Hook stood
the pnbltc in the sum cf ~
has sworn lie has no means 0
Irdslsips should acquiesce i a 3
be allowed three years' ss-
Licit be was so deservedly
ssion used by Mr. Hook, in lii:
a his accounts about •' hai-
r did believe that he was re-
his own monthly accounts •
ea it was the whole scope of
tow that the balances in the
related to the transactions
be Military Chest, were en-
, careful reconsideration of
'rine' opinion. At the same "sr
lr. Hook did, and still does,
1(1
urge against him for the dif-
paper, and his claims to re- - t
.he grounds that the entries
r rendered to the auditors
its oath), and in the weekly
for the express purpose of
session of accurate intimate-
, .
the Treasury, were almost ..
herefore be very immaterial .4
instance to which he ad- ,
a term to the balances ost
or tit times in the state-
' front those en:mutts and
rrived at that extraprdinary .
I which he emputAts upoe ,
piracy." We shall shortly ,
[Fred by Mr. Hook, tinder .
id been ea mained, written
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