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prisoner and the witnesses been conveyed to Shanghai,
or had lids Majesty'e Lupreme Court for China gone to
Canton, at the expense of the dislocation of other
business as well 30 8 considerable journey, to try the
CA89.
The points of law raised, though of great import-
unce, were not of special interest to lionskons, and
would have been equally capable of being raised (and
would equally have been raised) if the case had been
tried in Fis lajesty's Supreme Court for china.
In view of these considerations, wir Gray is
of the opinion that the expenses of the appeal can
properly be charged to the Imperial exchequer and
trusta that the Lords Commissionere will on reconsideram :
tion concur in this view.
I am.
Mir,
Your most obedient,
humble vervant,
(Signed) A LAW