some.
Mr. Cardwell felt hesitation in sanctioning the course proposed without further enquiry from those best competent to advise him.
this Community communicatur.
But an explanation was received from Sir J. Bruce whose views on the subject of union are quoted by Mr. W. Robinson. Mr. Cardwell has now been able fully to consider the question and he is of opinion that the course in respect to the harbour already pursued obrniture can be properly extended to Hong Kong. He could therefore propose with Earl Russell to authorise (with Her Majesty's concurrence) the Hong Kong Government to deliver over for trial to the Chinese Authorities such Chinese subjects charged on sufficient evidence with acts of piracy as may have been brought within Colonial Jurisdiction by Her Majesty's Vessels of War or otherwise provided first that this course is consistent with the existing Law and is lawful, and secondly that a Flag has been duly legalized by some Ordinance.
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