willingly receive, at all events in
the first instance, one or more judicial Authorities selected by The Emperor of China, who should administer in the name of the Queen
the law of China
in
cases
where the
respective subjects of the British Crown
are concerned, and whose maintenance
would be provided from the Revenues of the Island, and would not be a
charge upon any province of Emperor's dominions.
the
Lord Aberdeen directs me to add
in conclusion that he considers it
desirable
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desirable that some notice should
be taken of Sir Henry Pottinger's report
on these matters, by the mail of the ensuing month, and he would therefore be glad to be favoured
with Lord Stanley's opinion
on
the
points stated in this letter, at
His Lordship's earliest convenience.
Jav, Sor
Your most obedient
humble servant
Addington