soon after, and the undefined and unsettled state into which the relations between Great Britain and China were thrown by those Events, prevented, as I understood, his Majesty's Ministers from carrying my suggestion into effect.
As I am now informed that, in consequence of the recent treaty of Peace between China and Great Britain and of the cession of Hong Kong by the former to the latter fort, Her Majesty's Ministers are about
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to introduce into Parliament an Act for Establishing a British Court of Justice on that island, and for granting certain judicial and magisterial powers to the several British Consuls or Superintendents of trade, who are in future, to reside at the different Ports in China, and as it will be very desirable considering the numerous peculiarities of the Chinese people
श् and
soon after, and the undefined
and unsettled state into which the relations between preat britain and China were thrown by those Events, prevented, as I understood,
his Majesty's Ministers from carrying my suggestion into affect.
As I am now
informed that,
in consequence of the recent treaty
of Peace between thina and
and Great
Britain and of the cession of
of Hong Kory by the
the Deland
former to the latter fort, Her Magisty's Ministers
are
about
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to introduce into Parliament
an Act for Establishing a British Court of Justice on that saland, and for granting certain fidione and magisterial powers to the Leveral British Consuls or
Superintendents of trade, who are
in future, to reside at the different Ports in China, and
as it will be
very
desirable
considering the numerous
peculiarities of the Chinese people
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