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- gislature in 1843 empowering the Crown to pass orders in Council for the better government of British subjects in China.
2. An Order in Council was passed in 1849, constituting the Bishopric of Victoria at Hongkong, and subjecting to the jurisdiction of the Bishop thereof all persons within the five Consular districts and elsewhere in the dominion of the Emperor of China on board any vessel within the same.
3. The above-mentioned Act of Parliament and the Order in Council grounded thereon are quoted in the Preamble of the Bishop's Letters Patent issued in 1849.
4. Hongkong is a Crown Colony; its Legislative Council is not an independent local Parliament; and if ... is consequently in ... affected by the recent ... Judgment.
5. There are on average 20 Anglican clergy (Missionaries and Chaplains) in China, needing supervision and control.
6. There are only 3 English clergy now in Deacon's orders, 742 ... awaiting the arrival of a bishop to admit them to priest's orders. Three Missionaries of the Church Missionary Society are also about to embark for China in May next month.
7. The Bishop of Victoria is ex-officio resident Warden and Trustee (under the Visitorship of the Archbishop of Canterbury) of St Paul's College at Hongkong, and is the authorized receiver of a local rental of £300 a year, being part of its endowment. The appointment of the Head of the college, founded for the Christian education of Chinese youth, is suffering great detriment from the lack of its official Head.
... might add to the foregoing facts many other considerations which will doubtless suggest themselves to Your Lordship's own mind, any ...
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