that you will move Lord
Lord Stanley
to have
the goodness to favour Lord Aberdeen
with his opinion
as to the Instructions
which, upon consideration of what
is suggested in my
other Letter and
in the report of the Law Officers, he
may
consider it advisable should
be addressed to Sir Henry Pottinger
James, Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant
A. d'A.
W. Nope.
See N° 202. For the
reasons assigned.
stant Letter and in this, it is clear that no
this problem is to be found.
purist solution
to
we do so we must expect and submit to be done by. British
to the Chinese jurisdiction
Subjects sojourning
their ports.
so we must allow
over Chinese
by
the Chinese to deny our jurisdiction: Subjects sojourning in Hong Kong. British Judges try British Offenders at Canton, therefore at Hong Kong Chinese Judges must.
try my Chinese Offender, British Law is enforced at Canton by the British Judge. Chinese Law must be enforced at Hong Kong by the British Judge.
But the Crown Lawyers
would no doubt
Lord Aberdeen would
distinguish between the case of crimes committed by settled Inhabitants
who had
will
not and
who had not domiciled there. It is
proposed to accomplish this in way
under certain
to exclude
any
Chinese from being induced to renounce their allegiance to the Emperor
the effect of rendering
which of the Treaty
(as it can be supposed) pretension of the Chinese Court to interfere about them. Or it is proposed that the Chinese at Hong Kong should continue to live under Chinese Law, the Native population of
Calcutta live under Hindu Mohammedan Law - the Chinese Law being administered at least at first by Judges selected or recommended by the Emperor.
This last adjusting
the whole question. I think that the distinction between alien and domiciled Inhabitants might
will be laid out of account, Chinese cases dealt with
and
that
every
committing a crime at Hong Kong would be
subjecting him to a Chinese Tribunal as then Established. His
easy enough to suggest difficulties
any
other
arrangement of such a question. But I
that you will move Lord
Lord Stanley
to have
the goodnes to favour Lord Aberdeen
with his opinion
ar to the Instructions
which, upon consideration of what
is suggested in my
other Letterand
in the report of the Law Officers, he
Suay
consider it advisable shoulds
be addressed to Sir Henry Pottingen
James, Sir,
Your most obedient
humble Servant
Alle dinghind
W. Nope.
See N° 202. For the
165
reasons assigned.
stant Letter and in this, is Ishant dear that no
this problem is to be found.
pufist solution
to
we do so we must expect and submit to be done. dition mer British
Ao
wvc
dany to the Chinese jinisdictio
Sudyuts soyourning
ther porto.
sowe must allow
over Chinese
by.
the Chinese to deny to no jurisdation: Subjects sojourning in Hong Kong. Butish Judges try Bitish Offenders at Cautow, therefore at Hong Kong Chinese Juages must.
must my Chinese Offender, Buitish Lane is enforced at Canton by the British Judge. Chincor Low must be enforced at thong Kong by the thread Judge.
Avfor
thin
But the frown Lawyers
world ecom
no doubl
lobe and Lerd Aberdeen would
distingival betivien the love of frimes Committen by by sealed Inhabitants
sopren who had
will
not and
who had this do Marchkinge. It is.
proposed to accomplish this in way
au
under curtains
to cxclude
any
A.
be
a.x2
othe
Cakes In Chinese on to be induced to enounce their allegiance, to the Empern the effect of re
which of the Treaty
(an it` ca suppised) pretention of the Chrieve fort to interfere about them. Or it is proposed that the Chinese at Me Kong should continue to live under Chinese Law, the Native population of
Calcutta live under Tinder Mahoration Law - the Chinese Law being. administered at least at first by Judges actected or recommended by the Emperor.
the best way of
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This last adjusting
the whole question. I think that the destination between lanarent and domiciled Inhabitants might
will be laid out of account, Chinees co best death with
aud
that
every
mmitting a frime at thingKing would be
sulyesting him to a chinese Tikunnal lobe them Established. His
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any
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arrangement of such a queation. But I
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