3561 H.K.

with the expansion of an inquiry that the miscarriage of justice in the case of the letter to his Excellency with reference to Palmerston. This letter is best to be sent to Journal. Probably it might answer very fully Leyard's assertion without the imputation of bad design.

Care has been taken in this description. I chose not to send it to Palmerston, which incurred apparently some delay in being submitted to Hong Kong for trial. Lachen was there that they wanted to get rid of any afristame. Though quite legal, the handwriting jury; but the assumare that copy will readily find his afristame &c., measure what may.

79

Bright adinsatte by the F.O. (with whom the first steps seem to rest Ainically.

Bom Jand.

97

I don't see what the F.O. can do in this case. The geassert suured from the Judge has not been alverned to the Left. It was conceally reported, the Judge & in fact prevented the Bill from being passed, that it seemed to my if the proceedings were Law said on 2361 Hong Kong.

Forand

Did the psy of synnes not butt to the manner in which the law is administered in Ary.

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Lord Fey

145 Hong Kong

that the question relating to office har with the matter is. The only concern the Wrigen was not in sealt, the failure to obtain a convict God exlasing my hoke.

Mansmit a copy of this to the Canu. In this case died it unn suffered by the Act & mypeth tent it hereafter witness who absconded to be forthcoming another bill of indictment be referred to thesis this to be lyve "I najver.

Write a letter to Govt respecting to this to the effect of the letter to the F.O. I shall also be glad to be informed by Hd Merivale whether a draft has been prepared respecting Admiralty juris. with will comove the necessity for grand jury in future cases tried at Hong Kong & whether if this is not the effect "the bill as it stands such a clause wo without.

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Marney

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