CO129-005 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1844 — Page 345

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is I have had frequent occasion to remark, the commonest rules of international Law are utterly unknown.

In addition to this primary reason for withholding any Communication to the Macao Authorities, I likewise very humbly take leave to Jay - which I do with great deference to the legal Authorities whose opinion was sent to me by Stanby- Lod Mak was

I am forced by mature reflection to question the right of Portugal to call for our interposition or assistance between her and under any circumstances... She does not pretend to hold the somblance of Sovereignty over Subjects of the Chinese Empire, residing even in the City of Macao,

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Macao, and although circumstances have led to her exercising an undefined authority with respect to the Subjects and Citizens of foreign States, similarly Situated, yet even regards Portuguese Subjects the Governor and Senate of Macao are not I understand vested with the power of life and death, and have to send all such criminals as are likely to demand condign punishment for trial to Gov. Supposing, however, that the opinion of Her Majesty's Advocate General is perfectly correct (and I repeat that I dissent from it with extreme deference) I presume that the observance of the Treaties between England and Portugal was intended to be rigidly reciprocal

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which - is I have had frequent occasion to remark, the commonest rules of international Law are utterly unknown. In addition to this primary reason for withholding any Communication to the Macao Authorities, I likewise very humbly take leave to Jay - which I do with great deference to the legal Authorities whose opinion was sent to me by Stanby- Lod Mak was I am forced by mature reflection to question the right of Portugal to call for our interposition or assistance between her and under any circumstances... She does not pretend to hold the somblance of Sovereignty over Subjects of the Chinese Empire, residing even in the City of Macao, 337 Macao, and although circumstances have led to her exercising an undefined authority with respect to the Subjects and Citizens of foreign States, similarly Situated, yet even regards Portuguese Subjects the Governor and Senate of Macao are not I understand vested with the power of life and death, and have to send all such criminals as are likely to demand condign punishment for trial to Gov. Supposing, however, that the opinion of Her Majesty's Advocate General is perfectly correct (and I repeat that I dissent from it with extreme deference) I presume that the observance of the Treaties between England and Portugal was intended to be rigidly reciprocal
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! which - is I have had frequent recation to remark, the commonest . rules of international Law are utterly unknown. In addition to this for withholding any 1 primary reason Communication to the Mação Authorities, I likewise very humbly take leave to Jay - which I do with great deference to the legal Authorities whose opinion. Lod sent to me to by Stanby- was Mak I am forced by mature reflection question the right of Portugal to call for our tanel or assistance interposition betiveen her and under any think circumstances... She does pretend to not hold of to hold the over -~- somblance of Sovereignty Subjects of the Chinese Empire, residing even in the City of aca Macas, 337 Macao, and although circumstances have led to her eyereising an undefined_ authority with respect to the Subjects and Citizens of foreign States, similarly Situated, yet AJ even regards Portuguese boom Subjects the Governor and Senate of Macar are not I understand vested with the power of life and deaths, and have to send all such friminals As are likely to demand. condigns punishment for trial to Gour. Supposing, however, that the opinion of Her Majesty's Advocate. General. He porfectly correct (and I repeat that I dissent from its with extreme deference ) I presume that the observance of the Treaties between England and Portugal was intended to be rigidly reciprocal
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which -

is I have had frequent

recation to remark, the commonest .

rules of international Law are

utterly unknown.

In

addition to this

for withholding any

1 primary reason

Communication

to the Mação Authorities, I likewise very humbly take leave to

Jay

- which

I do with great deference to the legal Authorities whose opinion.

Lod

sent to me

to

by

Stanby-

was

Mak

I am forced by mature reflection

question the right of Portugal to

call for our

tanel or

assistance

interposition betiveen her and

under

any

think

circumstances... She does

pretend to

not hold of

to hold the

over

-~-

somblance of Sovereignty Subjects of the Chinese Empire,

residing even

in

the City of aca

Macas,

337

Macao, and although circumstances have led to her eyereising

an

undefined_ authority with respect to the Subjects and Citizens of foreign States, similarly Situated, yet

AJ

even

regards Portuguese boom Subjects the Governor and Senate of Macar

are not I understand vested with the power of life and deaths, and have to send all such friminals

As are

likely to demand. condigns punishment for trial to Gour. Supposing, however, that the opinion of Her Majesty's Advocate. General. He porfectly correct (and I repeat that I dissent from its with extreme deference ) I presume that the observance of the Treaties between England and Portugal

was intended to be

rigidly

reciprocal

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