Sir Percules Robinson
to
The Duke of Newcastle.
No 1150
Received
melizures.
Achoy and others, in
regarding the Trial of
Conveying information
February
Jan-
against a Village in China.
out a hostile expedition
tait, charged with fitting
(Copy)
Houghong
the
2.4th August, 1860.
Your Excellency,
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In compliance with your Excellency's request I
sent
you a copy of my notes in the case of Tay Achoy
and others, and also the
affidavits which were read
in mitigation of punishment.
It is not
part of the
duty of the Chief Justice
to
make a special report to the Executive
of any case
before
him unless sentence of
Death be passed
or recorded