ITM846732 Colonial Secretary's Inwards Correspondence - 1860, No. 151 - 499

[Written in RED] The Bench Gladstone. 10th. April. 60/497 Respecting Circular and recommending Magistrates &c.

Police Office, Gladstone. 2nd. April, 1860.

Sir, We have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your Circular or the 30th. January last intimating that it is in Contemplation by the Government to issue shortly a fresh Commission of the [Illegible] Peace

The Honorable The Colonial Secretary. Brisbane.

[Margin] [Illegible] this with the other letters on the same subject. GFB

Peace for this Colony and requesting to be furnished for the information of His Excellency the Govenor, with the names of any Gentlemen residing in the vacinity who should, in the opinion of this Bench, be added to those already Acting in the District of Gladstone.

In compliance 2. with your request the name of Mr. James Sandsborough of Ragland Creek is recommended to

to be placed upon the new Commission, in addition to those Magistrates at present forming the Gladstone Bench, and whose names are appended below ; viz. Maurice Charles O'Connell Esquire Charles James Clarke Esquire

3. There are also attending occasionally, but generally resident without the District, William Henry Walsh Esquire, and Alfred

Alfred Henry Brown Esquire.

In conclusion, 4. We beg to bring under the notice of the Government, for its favourable Consideration, in the event of any [Illegible] being open to him, the name of Mr. Lindsay B. Young, who has now been upwards of three years Clerk of Petty Sessions at this Bench, and who has always Condusted the duties of his office with great

great attention to their details, and with great intelligence.

We have the honor to be, Sir, Your obedient Servants M : C : O'Connell. J.P. C J Clarke JP.