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maintained by the Merchants at great expence in the absence of any mode of carrying Conveniences or of any regular Correspondence which the authorities themselves did not hesitate to make recognizing

Foreman requested that having regard to the Circumstances of the Case, a representation might be made to His Excellency for his recommendation to remit the penalty. As no notice has been hitherto taken of this Despatch off without any existence of a Post office by all which things were so notorious that your petitioner never imagined Such averment would be made, but there has been no attempt to confute it, which he could easily have done and is now prepared to do.

Since the trial a Portugese Officer has been sent to Canton on the part of the Post Office to receive and dispatch letters by such Conveyances as may offer. Official intimations of his appointment, and the right to make it without special arrangement with the Chinese Government seems doubtful. In his address to the Jury, the Chief Justice according to the published report of the trial laid it down that the first point to be decided was, whether or not a post was established between this and Canton, if so the case came within Statute. The next point was, whether Captain Larkins has infringed privileges of that Post Office, if existing.

The evidence of Mr. Hylan and others, he thought might be considered to set the first point at rest. It was for the Jury to decide on the other, and also how often a breach of the Law has taken place, if at all. Under his direction the Jury Convicted your Petitioner, but through their verdict going beyond referring your Petitioner to the Post Master General, to whom the Money was not paid, the prosecution, having been at the instance of the Attorney General and in the name of the Crown. Your Petitioner is compelled to appeal to Your Lordships in the Confident hope, that after enquiring into the Premises, an order may be given for the repayment of One Hundred Pounds paid by him to the Attorney for the Crown on the 25th of June 1847.

And your Petitioner will ever pray as in duty bound, &c.

October 1847.

HS Intiass

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maintained by the Merchants at great expence in the absence of any mode of carrying Conveniences or of any regular Correspondence which the authorities themselves did not hesitate to make recognizing Foreman requested that having regard to the Circumstances of the Case, a representation might be made to His Excellency for his recommendation to remit the penalty. As no notice has been hitherto taken of this Despatch off without any existence of a Post office by all which things were so notorious that your petitioner never imagined Such averment would be made, but there has been no attempt to confute it, which he could easily have done and is now prepared to do. Since the trial a Portugese Officer has been sent to Canton on the part of the Post Office to receive and dispatch letters by such Conveyances as may offer. Official intimations of his appointment, and the right to make it without special arrangement with the Chinese Government seems doubtful. In his address to the Jury, the Chief Justice according to the published report of the trial laid it down that the first point to be decided was, whether or not a post was established between this and Canton, if so the case came within Statute. The next point was, whether Captain Larkins has infringed privileges of that Post Office, if existing. The evidence of Mr. Hylan and others, he thought might be considered to set the first point at rest. It was for the Jury to decide on the other, and also how often a breach of the Law has taken place, if at all. Under his direction the Jury Convicted your Petitioner, but through their verdict going beyond referring your Petitioner to the Post Master General, to whom the Money was not paid, the prosecution, having been at the instance of the Attorney General and in the name of the Crown. Your Petitioner is compelled to appeal to Your Lordships in the Confident hope, that after enquiring into the Premises, an order may be given for the repayment of One Hundred Pounds paid by him to the Attorney for the Crown on the 25th of June 1847. And your Petitioner will ever pray as in duty bound, &c. October 1847. HS Intiass
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maintained by the Merchants at great

expence in the absence of any

mode of carrying

Convenien ees

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of any reque

the in

lar Correspondence

which the authorities themselves

did not hesitate to make

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the Circumstances

of

the

Case, a representation.

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might be made to His laxcellency for has recommend =

the penalty. As no erotice has been hitherto batten of this is

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Despatch

off without au existance of a Post office ty all which things were so notorions that your petitioner nevar

imaginsel Such averment would be made. be

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but there has been

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that it would

very.

Hecessary. Confute it. which he could easily have done and is now prepared to Since the trial a Portugese Oberth has been sent to Canton on the part of the Post Officer to receive and dispatch letters by such Conveyances as

may offer official intimations of his appointment, and the right to make it without special arrangement with the Chinese Goverment seems doubtful. In his address to the Sury. the Chief Justice acen ding to the published report of the trial laid it down that

the first point to be decided was, whether " or not a post

was established between this " And Canton, if so the case Came within Statute. The next point was, whether "Captain Larkins has infringed priviliges of that Post Office, if existing The evidence of Mr. Hylan

and. he thought "might be considered to set the first point

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at rest, sh

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for the

Lury

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to decide

breach

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the Low has taken place, if at all Under his direction the Sury Convicted Sury-Convicted your Petitioner, but through their

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f

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acting

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to the Post Master General, to whom the Money was not paid, the prosecution, having been at the instance of the ac Attorney General . and in the name of the Crown. Your Petitioner is compellad

to appeal to Your Lordships in the Confident hope, that after enguing

the Premises, an order

quiry cute

given

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May for the

the penalty repayment of One Hundred Pounds paid by to the Attorney for the Crown

25th of June 1847.

کھائے

And your Petitioner will ever as in duty

duty bound. &c.

pell October 189.

HS Intiass

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