Ansiv3 18 March 59.
RECEIVED
2300 trong không
3 MAR 1859.
M the
Apsmouth
2nd March 1859
At the request of
260
Public Meeting
of the Inhabitants of this Borough held in the Town Hall yesterday morning,
over
which I presided. I have the honour
to
enclose to you for presentation to
Petition of the meeting
to Her Majesty
on
the subject of certain proposals relating to
Hong Kong
referred to
at
the Meeting.
I Have the Honour to be,
for,
The Right Honourable
Sir C. Bulwer Lytton
Secretary of State
For the Colonies
Your most obedient
Humble Servant-
Wm. Potter
Mayor
[...] was recorded as a Petition.