Sin,I have the honour to bring to your knowledge for the information of His Excellency the Governor, that, perceiving from Colonial Surgeon's Report for 1858, published in Government Gazette of the 19th ultimo, that the Statistical Returns referring to Si and Mortality in the Police Force of the Colony did not clearly exhint the actual amount of Sickness as compared with Strength of F I wrote to the Acting Colonial Surgeon on the subject, enclosing a Return compiled from the da ly state of Sick.
The substance of note was, that although his Statistics were fully comprehended by him and myself, that they were likely to lead to erroneous conclusion the casual observer; and that as the actual amount of Sickness had been so remarkably small when the calibre of the Force and its duties a considered, and more especially when placed in juxta-position with the amount of Sickness in the Military Forces in the Colony, that 11 sidered it very desirable that the Return should be clear and explicit. With this view I enclosed the Return before alluded to, and beg that he would forward it with his remarks thereon, to the Honourable the Colonial Secretary, to be considered as an addendum to the t Report before specified.
The Acting Colonial Surgeon replied to my note (of his note I enclose a copy), promising to comply with my request. From a verbal communication with you, Í ascertained that the Return has not been forwarded-the cause I am assured being, that Acting Colonial Surgeon forgot the subject, having to occupy himself in making arrangements for his pa sage to England by last Mail,
I have, therefore, the honour to lay the Return before you for the information of His Excellency.I have the honour to be, Sir, most obedient servant,
Honourable W. T. MERCER, Esquire,
Colonial Secretary.
C. MAY, Superintendent of Polics.
Return of Men Sick during the Year 1858, inclusive of trifling cases not admitted into Hospital.
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No. 36.
C. MAY, Superintendent of Police.
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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary has received the following Communication from the British Consul at San Francisco, and has handed it to the Colonial Government for publication.
By Order,
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th April, 1859.
W. T. MERCER, Colonial Secretary.
BRITISH CONSULATE. SAN FRANCISCO, 28th January, 1859. Sin, The Act passed in the State Legislature on April 26 h, 1858, entitled “An Act to prevent the further Immigration of Chinese, or Mongolians," so far as concerns the First and Second Sections thereof, has been declare to be unconstitutional by the Supreme Court; and Mr Joseph Hosguck, Moster of the British ship Cyclone, who was arrested for violating the Act in bringing Chinese Passengers, has been liberated. I enclose, for the information of Your Excellency, a Copy of the Decision.—I have the honour to be, Sir, your Excellency's inost obedient humble servant,
His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING,
Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief
Superintendent of Trade. &c., &c., &c.,
Hongkong.
WM. LANE BOOKER, Consul.
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SACRAMENTO, January 12, 1859.
In the matter of the Petition of Joseph Hossack on habeas corpus, the defen lant claims his discharge from imprisonment, upon the ground that the Act of the Legislature of April 26th, 1858, entitle 1 “4a dot to prevent the further Immigration of Chinese, or Mongolians,” so far as concerns the First and Second Sections thereof, is unconstitutional. He is in Custoly for an alleged violation of those Sections. Upon the authority of the cases in 7 Howard, 392, and 7 Cal. 169, we hold that the Prisoner is entitled to his discharge. The pressure of other business, prior in time and obligation, forbids our giving in full the reason which has determined our action, but we propose to do so, as the question is of public interest and importance, as soon as we can consistently with more pressing duties,
The Prisoner is discharged.
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BALDWIN, J.
FIELIN J.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
His Excellency SIR JOHN BOWRING, Knight, LL.D., Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade in China, &c., &c., has directed the following translation of a Proclamation from the Chief Magistrates of the Districts of Nanhai and Pwanyu, for preventing and punishing the abuses and atrocities which have been lately committed in Canton and its neighbourhood, in the collection of Coolies for shipment to Foreign Countries, and authorizing the departure of voluntary Emigrants, to be published for general information.
By Order,
Superintendency of Trade, Victoria, Hongkong, 7th April, 1859.
G. W. CAINE.
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