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It is proposed that all criminals who have committed crimes worthy of death or severe punishment are to be handed over to the Chinese authorities for trial and punishment, and that people guilty of trivial offences, liable to lighter punishments, ought to be dealt with by the English officers. The two factories having now concluded peace, little trifling matters of this kind might perhaps not be deemed worthy of consideration: but the laws for the court of China are defined most clearly and minutely; thus, for instance, the mandarins of Fokien cannot interfere with the affairs of Canton; the people of the district of Shangynen are not subject to the magistrate of Kesugning.
How, if by any chance the people of Hong Kong should refuse submission to punishment by English officers, the consequence might be some unfortunate circumstance or other, and would not this be likely again to give rise to hostilities? Moreover, in the course of last year, when it was agreed upon at Canton to give Hong Kong as a residence for British subjects, the English commanding officer, Brewer, issued a proclamation clearly setting forth that "any of the resident people of Hong Kong who should be content to submit to the jurisdiction of the English...
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It is proposed that all criminals who have committed crimes worthy of Death or severe punishment are to be handed over to the Chinese authorities, to be tried and punished, and that people guilty of trivial offences, liable to lighter punishments ought to be dealt with by the English officers. The two factories having now concluded peace, little trifling matters of this kind might perhaps not be deemed worthy of consideration: but the laws for the court of China are defined most clearly and minutely; thus, for instance, the mandarins of Fokien cannot interfere with the affairs of Canton; the people of the district of Shangynen are not subject to the magistrate of Kesugning.
How, if by any chance the people of Hong Kong should refuse submission to Punishment by English Officers, the consequence might be some unfortunate circumstance or other, and would not this be likely again to give rise to hostilities? Moreover, in the course of last year, when it was agreed upon at Canton to give Hong Kong as a residence for British subjects, the English Commanding officer Brewer issued a proclamation clearly setting forth that "any of the resident people of Hong Kong who should be content to submit to the jurisdiction of the English...