172

recent Ordinance.

avo

to rendition to

of their guill."

·Macao had been thought of where

the accused had reserved to him

an

appeal

I first

to the Suprence Court.

Alnew

of

this case at

10 o'cloose last night and I slept

but little. At 8 Am. I found the

Maw

ww

had been sent off and wich

experince of

Chinese Justice

we know to what fate.

It was

This view

of the consequens)

of rendition which inspired the

words of Artide 91

of the Treaty

of 1808 that Criminals" subjects of

were to be

China"

as in

p not

given up

European Preation on reasmables

ground of suspicion but" on

proof

Naw this

m anv

has been

given

up" without proof of his guilt." It

seems to me

at present advised

that, First it is not proved that the

An an

is "a

subject of China):

Secondly- Mr. May belicon the board but he only

M an

Jaipo

Avas on

that there

Avas

such

A

care)

ant himi

again!

that he should)

have committed him.

that is to abide

there should or

A..

for

trial here-

trial in which

should not be "a

-proof of his guilt." Thirdly. The offences

en

w as

board a Trench Ship-

if at all French

on

Puritory and Bance not China reas

EX.

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