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Notification ifred by the Consul issued
Meadows at Shanghai
of July 1860
and
the local papers, they
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the th
published in
were
informed
declaring
Auch
of the special ordinance dec
proceeding to be illegal, and stating
the penalty to which persons enlisting
for
or against the Imperialists,
liable
were
Taking into accowat however
charged with
the release of the mon having entered into the Taiping ranks, -- and the imprisonment already suffered; I think the petition of these mon ought to be granted, and that they
may
a
caution
be released with excepting the prisoner to lexander
~
Will, whose offence
serious character, and
ought
t to continue for
is
of
Andro
far his imprisonment
a twelve month
from the date of his sentince, This to be what justice
hears to me to bo
appears
required:
but I should exterm it a
favour if you
would cause
this
despatch to to laid before the Attorney
Gencial for his opinion, as to whether
have the power to remit the
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properly
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dentence awarded by constituted Consular bourt. If his opinion is in the affirmative it will Save time if your feetloney will direct the prisoners to be discharged, and I will furnish upon application
legal
warrant in any form and