offence,
and the reckless manner in
which the prisoner Cocked and
pointed a loaded gun under circumstances Affording no justification, I hereby in virtue of the powers vested upon me by the Queen's order in Council to Confirm or vary the punishment awarded by the Consul, when such Award is referred by reason of dissent of Assessors, do sentence the said Michael Moss to three months imprisonment in Her Majesty's Gaol at Hongkong, and further, confirm sentence of deportation.
Given
the
hand and
under my
Seal this eighteenth day of December, 1860, at Her Majesty's Legation, and
Consulate General, Yeddo,
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(Signed) Rutherford Alcock,
H. B. M. Envoy Extraordinary
(True copy)
(Signed) I. Howard Nyse
Her Britannic Majesty's Acting Consul at
Kanagawa
(True copy)
Colonial Secretary.