18.
the meantime forward
of
copy
to the Govern
this despatch to
of Hongthong for his information
བ་་་་་
reply
of the
has
to his
communication
February 1868 which
doubt kwn forwardid
to Your Lordship from
Conlonial Office
the
It will be seen that I
have in addition stated
Sir K. Mucà dennel that I do
not share
his
fears of
the prisoners under
the
sendition Hause being allowed
because of
to go free simply
refusal to confess, or their scomption from a lengthened
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19.
imprisonment under conditiores
which to the majority of the
accused must be
ZOEZ Ve
death. The is eviden
to the
than
evidently mistakon
nature and extent
of the guarantee given by
the
Chinese Authorities, which has
reference only to the execution of the final sentence, and not to the judicial procedure If conducted according
law
subject
to the
87
trial.
to Chinese
same mode
examination and trial as
all
other prisoners accused of like crimes, confession in most likely
to be obtained. But
they
will
failing this
certainly not exape