upon
the point whether, with a "View to obviate the possibility of
such criminals being subjected
to torture, it would be within
the power of Her Majesty's Gover
nment to denounce
extradition
of
clause
the
the Greaty
Tientsin without imperilling.
the whole Treaty,
f
and
they
are
opinion that such action
would give
the Chinese
Government an equal right to refuse compliance with any or all of the obligations which the Treaty impo
o des
upon it.
Meanwhile
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Meanwhile Lord Granville has
been reminded of
ཟ་ agreement
(copy of which is enclosed.)
Sir
arrived at in 1866 betwee
R. Alcock (then Her Majesty's Minister in China) and the Prince
of Kung, by which the Chinese Government undertook that in the case of Criminals surrendered
by the Government of Houghing, capital punishment should be "summary" and without any
kind
g
torture. It is true that
this engagement extended
only
to the disuse.
of
torture at
Capital