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Mr Blackwood
This case I think a little more attention. The change gained for the colonial authorities of HK. made by the Mary, in which 2d C. should seem to concur is that Kary acted in sanctioning the police tops on board the Maddison without a warrant. I think directions as to his duty, in that particular: but I should like in the first instance to have a statement made how the facts actually stand with reference to this point.
Adm. Mr. 13
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I have gone over all the correspondence on this subject, & now annex Extracts therefrom of so much as has been said on the point of the police acting without a warrant. You will notice the Ordinance under the authority of which the Police acted. I also annex an extract from the L.O. sending the opinion of the Lawer's Advocate Mr. Merivale with reference to St. Lucia's dept. of the Crown to Governor sending & perhaps in a mild caution to the course of the Colonial Foreign Office Authorities in these questions of 8 May 70724 upon a case in one of the West India Colonies resembling this at St. Kong.
I have been unable to procure this Letter before.
Juss. E. Hammond, Com
9.0.4172 Honthong
Roof Entered.
M. Ball 14
M. J. Shadworth 21
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Mr. Merivale
7 Jul 28560
Sep 2868
I am directed by W. Secretary Labouchere to request, in reply to your letter of the 9th May first, forwarding a protest from M. Crampton relative to certain proceedings of the American Consul at Houghtong, that you will lay before Lord Clarendon for his information, the enclosed copy of the instructions which have been addressed to the