which they exhibit in their own
windows
I cannot but fear that a trade in obscene productions which must-
use
Le
Chinese
reasonably arise against.
I have the honour to be
They Lord,
with the
Your Lordship's obedient humble servant,
GG. Knight Rider M.
Doctors Common
Feb. 1959
Leverchett. J.
Mr. Merivale
Thank this gentleman for his comments
beneficially
but how can we use the information? By apprizing the B.O., who must be vested with means of preventing the admission into China proper of such prints, or a Magistrate have?
This shews
but one
evil
of a kind with
which I am not aware
that the Executive
Govt is already
vested with powers
to
deal.
It works
overtly
contrary
[
While
155
are
to public decency are exhibited for sale in England, I believe that there are legal powers to suppress the evil; but I have never heard that there are means of forbidding exportation of such deplorable subjects of traffic in the course of trade.
If there be any law,
or power for the fall rather within the cognizance of the Board of Trade than
purpose, it could
the B.O.
I should be disposed to acknowledge the letter, to say that the Duke of Newcastle much regrets to learn that stereographic prints of an indecent character form a large subject of exportation to China, - that His Grace is not aware however that there are any legal powers of interfering with such a traffic, but that he will forward this gentleman's letter to the Board of Trade which is the Dept more especially cognizant of the laws and regulations affecting Commerce then forward the letter and the statement for Your Lordship's Consideration.
28 Feb 1861:
answer
Commerce.