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the Peninsula of Macao,

to all the British laws,

are

subject

well

us in every respect to the authority and jurisdiction of the judges and to the Courts of Justice of the said felony. Through

Her Majesty the Secretary of State for Marine and the Colonies,

that it be intimated to the Governor of Macao that although it was understood that ordinance should have been applying only to that portion of the peninsula of Macao which appertains exclusively to the Chinese empire,

and not to the territory occupied by the Portuguese establishment which is subject to the Supreme Authority of the Portuguese Crown, and governed by the laws of these realms and presided over by its Magistrates; nevertheless,

the diffuse, and general terms in which that Ordinance is conceived may also be construed to comprehend the city of Holy Name of God of Macao, and its Dependencies, which form part of the Portuguese establishment; and as such provisions, if applied to this establishment, may infringe the principles of National Law, and outrage and disturb the rights hitherto exercised by the Portuguese over that territory, Her Majesty has directed Her Minister at the Court of London to apply to the British Government for explanation of the Ordinance above alluded to.

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the Peninsula of Macao, to all the British laws, are subject well us in every respect to the authority and jurisdiction of the judges and to the Courts of Justice of the said felony. Through Her Majesty the Secretary of State for Marine and the Colonies, that it be intimated to the Governor of Macao that although it was understood that ordinance should have been applying only to that portion of the peninsula of Macao which appertains exclusively to the Chinese empire, and not to the territory occupied by the Portuguese establishment which is subject to the Supreme Authority of the Portuguese Crown, and governed by the laws of these realms and presided over by its Magistrates; nevertheless, the diffuse, and general terms in which that Ordinance is conceived may also be construed to comprehend the city of Holy Name of God of Macao, and its Dependencies, which form part of the Portuguese establishment; and as such provisions, if applied to this establishment, may infringe the principles of National Law, and outrage and disturb the rights hitherto exercised by the Portuguese over that territory, Her Majesty has directed Her Minister at the Court of London to apply to the British Government for explanation of the Ordinance above alluded to.

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the Peninsula of Macao,

to all the 13ritish laws,

are

subject

well

us in every respect to the authority und jurisdiction of the judges and to of Justice of the said felony. onds, through

Courts

the

Her Majesty the Secretary of State for

Affairs of Marine and the folonies,

that it be intimated to the

Governor of Macae that although

that ordinance should have

been understood

to that

-applying only

portion of the kninsula of Mação which appertains intively to the Chinese

and

empire,

not to the territory occupied by the establishment which is

bject Supreme Huthority of the Portuguese bonon, and

subject to the

which is

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over by it's Magistrates; nevertheless,

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conceived may also be construed

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be comprehend the lity of Holy Name of God of Uncao, and its Dependencies, which

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establishment; and

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provisions, if applied to this

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establishment.

and o

the

principles of National Law,

(outrage and disturb the -rights hitherto exercised by the Portuguese brown ever that dessitory, Her

Majorly

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directed Her Minister at the

Court of London to apply to the

British

Fish Goverment for

explanation of the of the Ordinan

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above alluded

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