Dear Sir,
Some of our constant correspondents for a period have been extracting six mails, to no avail, as not even one has been received; and has shared in the like fate.
One of these has had his ordinary correspondence "burked."
We beg of you to institute a thorough investigation into the state of the Post Office in Hong Kong, and we implore you not to allow such acts to pass without the most searching inquiry, and, if found guilty, to banish those who are responsible for them.
As for Sir J. Bowring, judging from his acts, it appears that his mission is not to serve Queen Victoria; he can be held accountable. The peaceful city is being governed contrary to law and authority, without being brought to trial, or even recalled. The servant is becoming the master.
A nation that cannot enforce obedience in its servants will sink, and deservedly so, into shame and disgrace.
On behalf of the Committee, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
John Bowring is not the siganture, it is John Maddington
The Right Honorable Sir C. B. Lytton, Bt.
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Re-formatted and corrected version:Dear Sir,
Some of our constant correspondents for a period have been extracting six mails, to no avail, as not even one has been received; and have shared in the like fate.
One of these has had his ordinary correspondence "burked."
We beg of you to institute a thorough investigation into the state of the Post Office in Hong Kong, and we implore you not to allow such acts to pass without the most searching inquiry, and, if found guilty, to banish those who are responsible for them.
As for Sir J. Bowring, judging from his acts, it appears that his mission is not to serve Queen Victoria; he can be held accountable. The peaceful city is being governed contrary to law and authority, without being brought to trial, or even recalled. The servant is becoming the master.
A nation that cannot enforce obedience in its servants will sink, and deservedly so, into shame and disgrace.
On behalf of the Committee, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
John Maddington
The Right Honorable Sir C. B. Lytton, Bt.
APP15/3.
Page 391
The effusions of this Foreign Affairs Committee on Colonial matters are best treated with no notice.
Corrected and formatted in HTML as per the instructions:Dear Sir,
Some of our constant correspondents for a period have been extracting six mails, to no avail, as not even one has been received; and have shared in the like fate.
One of these has had his ordinary correspondence "burked."
We beg of you to institute a thorough investigation into the state of the Post Office in Hong Kong, and we implore you not to allow such acts to pass without the most searching inquiry, and, if found guilty, to banish those who are responsible for them.
As for Sir J. Bowring, judging from his acts, it appears that his mission is not to serve Queen Victoria; he can be held accountable. The peaceful city is being governed contrary to law and authority, without being brought to trial, or even recalled. The servant is becoming the master.
A nation that cannot enforce obedience in its servants will sink, and deservedly so, into shame and disgrace.
On behalf of the Committee, I have the honor to be, Sir, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant,
John Maddington
The Right Honorable Sir C. B. Lytton, Bt.
APP15/3.
Page 391
The effusions of this Foreign Affairs Committee on Colonial matters are best treated with no notice.