Minute of His Excellency, the Governor of Hongkong.
61. 417 until such accusation shall be proved.
of Hong Kong fitting tongue. – be fit for divination or examination, after and that, as the fullest opportunity has been given to the accusers in this instance, to establish their accusation, the Persons accused, have been ordered to be released, and allowed to return to their Homes, and that no further proceedings are admissible.
These remarks, and translations of the Chief Magistrate's Communications to and from the Magistrate of Junon are to be appended to the trial, and a Copy of the whole prepared for transmission to Her Majesty's Government.
I have omitted to notice the further Petition of the accusers (vide document H.), the contents of which are alluded to and reported on, in the Chief Magistrate's letter of the 26 Instant.
It is hardly credible, that a Reich, after being carelessly buried in a moist, hot climate such as that of China, should remain discoverable after a lapse of upwards of four months, but even admitting the fact to be so, and that the LANGVO are discoverable, the remarks I have already made fully apply to them.
[Signed] Wm. Forthinger.