hour to Report
that we do not see upon the information before us, that the Act in question can be considered illegal
We are not aware of any Treaty
with which it interferes
we
request
that the particular Treaty adverted
to by Sir J. Bowring in his despatch
No.43 of
13 March 1856
be printed out.
Signed
H. Waven
J O Harding
R.L. Cockburn R.Bethell
may
Governor instructed 25 July - No. 81.
2 August 19 Dept LT
Gov 11649
July 9/56
ron
Sir
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Foreign Office.
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July 14. 1856.
July 14.
I am directed
by
The
Earl of Clarendon to
transmit to
you a copy
of a letter from General Oxholm,
the Danish Minister at this Court, relative to the Administration of the Property of the late Mr. John Rid, the Danish Merchant Consul