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further grievous wrong" by

large

mitigation of penalty. I should think

it Kwok, a Chong's interest therefore to

make up his mind quietely And I have

only to state in conclusion that the legal

right to confiraation the part of the

ou

Chinese Authorities, arises on the infringement

of the section already referred to

constitute the liability on the one

Chinese Gove that the vessel

is there by .

AND

fault of her ours.

ruch

Q-1

being brought

there by stress of weather, legitimate fear of

Pirates or other arcunstance which rendered

ber resort or entrance necessary to her safety

and that of those

Chinese Gove

are ut

on board

But the

in the first sistance the

Judges of the sufficiency and value of the

To

hand,

proof advanced -

are alone

and the right to wiflict the penalty on

the other, proof of two facts requisite. 10th that the Port in which

the vessel is found is a non.

Treaty

Fort

2nd that the vessel is actually

The illegality of the

urthur its luunits.

Act of

Nesort

and entrance is liable to

be rebutted by proof satisfactory of the

Chinese

of the Gove acts unfairly or

fairly or improperly

in the exercise of its Indgment, it is their competent for the Gove to whom the party.

whose property the confiscated ship is, owes

allegiance, to remonstrate if it see fit and

intervene

action or otherurse

by Diplomatic action

for the ends of Justice -

This

to

adorsed,

the legal

aud

equitable bearing

of

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