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confiscation of his steamer, and he is penetrated with the belief that he may still obtain redress, it he
induce Your Excellency
ellency to lay the matter before Her Majestije : principal Secretary of state for
the Colonies, for transmission to Her Mapestop formcipal Semutary of State for Levign Affairs.
5 Your Excellency cannot fail
to observe that the case was ad pudicated under certain exticles concluded between Mr. Nade, whilst
and
fitting the appointment of exting British Minister at Seking His Imperial Highness the Prince and dated 217 October
of Kung, last year. At Copy of these articles will be found at page 5 of the
decument affixed, Your Petitioner
submits that these articles
Several
oro in
get
ways objectionable, and
the Conouts action= they regulate
in cases of seizure of British property by the Imperine Custom authorities. it is impossible to sit them avide, Your Petitioner calls Your Excellency's attention to the circumstance; that these articles leave the Custom Aleuthurities to adjudicate their own
mon seizures, the
only chick
bring the presence of the Conour, and the only redress his leave to appeal to the British Minister at Ft King. Four Petitioner respectfully Submits that Mr. Wade, who framed these articles was at one time in the en
Copley of the Chinese Custom House himself, and it is notorious that Mr Consul Robertson in all