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of Hong Kong and the Consul at Canton, it will be seen that I
had anticipated Your Lordship's wishes and taken the necessary steps to obtain
a
reconsideration of the evidence or
more-
rather to give the Plamtiff, another opportunity of bringing forward amy be might possess of a satisfactous kind in proof of the verasity of his statement.
The Youngli gumen have exprefed Gamên
their willingness
to allow a mitigation
of penalty should the further evidenc
of the Chinese Authorities, I need
not enter into
amy
detail here
as
could only repeat what I have
written
in
I
abready
my despatches to the
Governor and the Consul.
I have to
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The Lord Shanley M.P.
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Justify
such
cv Cours.
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regards my
ownv
view of the
merits of the case and the action
of