CO129-026 - Bonham - 1848 [9-12] — Page 233

2.

226

full credits in every respect

This matter was, as is

3.

such

Coroner's Requests,

is customary

the

rccasions, investigated by two separate

one held on the bodies of Chince, and one on that of the Policeman, and. Copies of the Proceedings had on theu 15245. recasions are enclosed for your Lordship's perusal... The Coroner's "Jury at this Colony is - composed of only 3 members. –

4. I confess that I am by

Ate AucaICI

satisfied either with the justice or legality of the verdict returned by these Juries, for

they came to the conclusion.

it would seem

that the opposition offered by the Suntimen

to

legal Authority,

was sanctioned by

the

translation of a Proclamation issued_by_ Sir John Davis in 1846.-

5.

The

wording of the original of this documents, as promulgated by Sir John Davis, appears to me

unobjectionable, and sufficiently expressive of all that itsintended to declare,

N. 4.

but it has been urged that the Translation_

is incomplete, and likely to mislead the Juntmen to whom it was addressed. The:

Translation was made by Dr Butzlaff, Chinese secretary

he was

if he

attached to the

the

Superintendency, who on being questioned_ satisfied of it's accuracy, 125. forwarded to me a letter on the subject,

in which he maintains that the Translation is concot :. Mon should it be forgotten that Sir John Davis is himself an accomplished_ Chincu Scholar, and it is not improbable_ also perused the Chinese version before it

was issued.

See his hvidence. b.

From To Legge's testimony before the Inquest, it would seem that he and his Chinese acquaintance consider the Tranelation. incomprehensible, and if such were the case, the natural inference would necessarily be, that a paper which they did not understand, could not have been the means of impressing