A 85
The Earl Gray.
Governor Bonham..
25th October,
Victoria, Hongkong'
Received
7 Inclosures.
F:11 of 17th October to the address
Enclosing copy of his Despatch
on
an alleged case
Viscount Palmerston, reporting
of Piracy
sequent thereon, with result
detailing legal proceedings consequent
British Schooner "Spec", and
committed by the Crew of the
James –
of the
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2361 Hong Kong
Wo Haws
I reply that I acted there
in the first instance without further
But the main question,
consideration.
which is, whether Consul in China
can apprehend for trial parties charged with felony on the high seas, appearing not to have been resolved to this Department In my opinion My Lord Palmerston, I conclude that it is under his Lordship's consideration & that he will not withhold assistance on the subject?
& send to Hong Kong
The trial in question was by sitting of the Piracy Commission held in Jan 1846 (which in Messrs all these papers & by a confusion