CO129-008 - Foreign Office - 1844 — Page 163

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the usager

People, to respect institutions of China, and to study the wishes and feelings of the authorities and People of the Country.

It may readily be conceived that in so peculiar a country as China, actions, indifferent in themselves

and which

among European nations

would lead to little or no

inconvenience

might produce an impression highly

unfavourable to the British character, and destructive of that wholesome influence which it is important should attach

161

in China to every thing connected with Great Britain.

It may be hoped that occasions will rarely, if ever, arise where any persons in the public service shall expose themselves to censure on the charge of wilfully offending against the usages of China; but Lord Aberdeen is disposed to concur in Sir Henry Pottinger's opinion that it would be well that all public Servants in China should be apprized that they are expected and required uniformly circumspect in their conduct, and to abstain even from things indifferent, if likely to give

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the usager People, to respect institutions of China, and to study the wishes and feelings of the authorities and People of the Country. It may readily be conceived that in so peculiar a country as China, actions, indifferent in themselves and which among European nations would lead to little or no inconvenience might produce an impression highly unfavourable to the British character, and destructive of that wholesome influence which it is important should attach Lo in + 161 in China to every thing connected with Great Britain. It may be hoped that occasions will rarely, if ever, arise where any persons in the public service shall expose themselves to censure on the charge of wilfully offending against the usages of China; but Lord Aberdeen is disposed to concur in Sir Henry Pottinger's opinion that it would be well that all public Servants in China should be apprized that they are expected and required uniformly circumspect in their conduct, and to abstain even from things indifferent, if likely to give tobe occasion

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the usager and People, to respect instituctions of China, and to study the wisher and feelings of the authorities and People of the Country. It may readily be conceived that in so peculiar a fountry as China, actions, indifferent in themselver and which among European nation would lead to little or no inconvenie might produce an impression highly unfavourable to the British character, and destructive of that wholesome influence which it is important should attach Lo in + 161 in China to every thing connected with freat Britain. It may be hoped that occasions will rarely, if ever, arike where any persons in the publick service shall Expose themselves to censure on the charge of wilfully offending against the rexages of thina; but Lord Aberdeen is disposed to conceer in Sir Henry Pottinger's opinion that it would be well that all publick Servants in China should be apprized that they are expected and required uniformly circumispect in their conduct, and to abstain even from things indifferent, if likely to give tobe occasion

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the usager

and

People, to respect instituctions of China, and to study the wisher and feelings of the authorities and People of the Country.

It may readily be conceived that in so peculiar a fountry as China, actions, indifferent in themselver

and which

among European nation

would lead to little or no

inconvenie

might produce an impression highly

unfavourable to the British character, and destructive of that wholesome influence which it is important should attach

161

in China to every thing connected with freat Britain.

It may be hoped that occasions will rarely, if ever, arike where any persons in the publick service shall Expose themselves to censure on the charge of wilfully offending against the rexages of thina; but Lord Aberdeen is disposed to conceer in Sir Henry Pottinger's opinion that it would be well that all publick Servants in China should be apprized that they are expected and required uniformly circumispect in their conduct, and to abstain even from things indifferent, if likely to give

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