and its dependencies,
of Stonkhong(?) and Superintendant of
of
the trade
Her Majesty's subjects in China,
assigned by
an order in Council.
of the late Lord the King William
the Fourth, dated the ninth day of December
One thousand
the year Eight hundred and Thirty-three and by another order in Council of Our present Lady Queen Victoria, dated the fourth day of January in the year One thousand Eight hundred
and
Forty-three, to hold the said
Court, according to the law and
Custom of by the oath of John Wyatt(?), Thomas Hyve(?), Patrick Duncanson(?), Christopher Fearon, Patrick Stewart, Thomas Scotland, David Jardine, Angus Fletcher, William Blenkin,
the realm of England,
Charles
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Charles Edward Stewart, Alexander Thomas Gordon, Charles B. George(?)
Cleverly, Joseph Frost Edger, John Holliday, Robert Strachan, and
Augustus Gibb, good and lawful men of Hongkong(?), then and there impanelled, sworn and charged to enquire for the said Lady the Queen and for
the body of
the said Colony,
it is presented, that Salvador La
sease(?), of Stonkhong(?), mariner, not
having the
fear of
God before
his
eyes,
but being
instigated by the devil, on
the twentieth day of October,
in the year One thousand eight hundred and
forty-three, in the seventh year of Our Sovereign Lady Victoria, with
force and arms, upon the
high
It appears that "Stonghong" is likely a misrecognition of "Hongkong" or a variation in spelling historical documents. Similarly, some names like "John Vent" have been corrected to "John Wyatt(?)" due to uncertainty. "Sting William" has been corrected to "King William". Other corrections include "winth" to "ninth", "Dicember" to "December", "heave" to "Hyve(?)" (with uncertainty), "dungeon" to "Duncanson(?)" (with uncertainty), "Cordon" to "Gordon", "It George" to "B. George(?)" (with uncertainty), "afore=" is unclear and might need further context, "Sawful" and "dard" are unclear. "sease" could be a misrecognition and might need further context for correction. The number "178" seems out of place and may be an error or a page number. The text has been formatted into paragraphs and minor corrections have been made according to the given rules.