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cheque for £6-8 - he did
not obtain a hearing of
the case, until the 20th
of that month, when it
was adjourned, to the
25th; at which heard
his accuser, having
acknowledged his inability
to prove the charge Bill
was set at liberty:

Should the statement
made by Bell, be truthful
I have to request the
favour of your report, for
the information of the
Government, as to the
cause, of his long detenture
in the Lockup - prior to
his being in the first
occasion brought before
your Bench.

I have the honor
Gentlemen

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