Whither to I have affirmer
through all the laws
will have
will
the
are
a
0-22
to promulgate
that Elays when
usually distinguished penal. But this will
not really be the case.
or canous
Many
may
arise
in
which it will be necessary
Mar
CH
laws should be
enacted rather to ascertain
The mutual obligations
than to punish
the
offences
the British Residents
in
China
For example
it was
may
readily be supposed
that the shipping of & Mr
subjects
Lin
port,
to
are
permitted
which they
Ho
resort may require
stand in need of
supervision and
regulations for the
benefits of
the general
The Mariner.
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7 three
Merchants for which
The Laws
of
China would
not
provide. The
law will
provide for
this kind the law will
cases of
usually
command
willing
obedience.
0
even
the the enforcement of
its penalties may
the
be attended with serious
even
insuperable difficulty,
It is not however
my
intention to deny that
the powers of
with which
His
Legislation
will be
you invested, may give
complete
rise to questions scarcely susceptible of
satisfactory
on
solution
on the contrary
I
am
well
aware
of the
peculiar & critical
nature