shipowners
in
future to employ.
men
having local experience of the coast navigation":"
remarks were
Buy
3. According to the best information obtainable at the time, and still relied these
fully warranted, and are not so severe as, judging from what was said about the Cop of the "Orion" in Ine 1860, the event would have called forth
the home papers, expecially
as it further appears that, besides the questions of sea.
Far Cen
one
ship and carelessness, there was only efficient boat, and Thirty-
one lives
lost in a calm night,
shot of the shore.
within gern-
4. At any
any rate,
rate, the
rem au
arks in the
Ον
gross
is
were made without malice
negligence, and their publication, it
conceived,
rvas
the
more
for the public benefit; pleas that
are available only under Lord l'ampbell's Aat, for the better protection of private character, and for effectually occuring the liberty of the press -
5. But your Memorialist has been a matter of general belief, that Lord Campbell's Act is not in operation within this Colony. He cannot pretend to say how the point will be settled by this Court; but
hold, and it is
ad
a
49
judgement may
be reserved, the
settled only be definitely
question.
Can
by Her Majesty in Cormeil, and to that and the following memorad
of facts
cais emm
to your
Grace's
is respectfully outwitted to faverable
considerations:
6. On the 5th
Charter
was
of April, 1845 a Rezal granted to the Colony of
Henghing, which, amongst other things, authorised the formation of a Legislative Conneil; but that Council made laws until the following year.
212 Auguel, 18441, an
of 1844) Inpreme
220
On the
Ordinance (or 15.
passed, "To establish a
Indicature at Hong
Cont
King," the Third Scation of which declares,..
"That the Law of England shall be
in full force in the ward Colony of Hongkong, except when it shall be inapplicable to the local circumstances of the said Colony or of cò in habitants"
repeated and another
This Ordinance was
امج
(Note of 1842) substituted, dated the 19th Angust, 1845, and entitled Au Ordinance to repea ( Ordinance to 15 of 1844, for the establishment of a Inpreme Court of Indicature A Houghing, and to substitute other provisions in hen thereof," the Fourth