Hainan, and being much alarmed at the rumour, met and have this day agreed to present to His Excellency, The Governor, a petition praying that alum be discharged, and allowed to return home, it being understood that he is prohibited from trading at Hongkong again.
Presented you, February 1857.
(Signed) Thomas Wade, Chinese Secretary.
(True Copy)
Colonial Secretary.
Copy
Jam atsoi and others, some sixty, in all, appeal to His Excellency The Governor, against the deportation of a cheung alum and the rest of the persons imprisoned with him. The equity and humanity of the decision of the Chief Justice have been the theme of universal admiration.
His Excellency the Governor's humanity is equally well known, and Petitioners pray that, if Alum be not allowed to remain at Hongkong,