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place where the head and hand had been

buried was discovered. Can it still be said

supposititious

?

that this individual was a criminal, and was not the real aggressor If in all, these, circumstances doubts are

entertained, the life. of

consequence;

man is o

2.

of great

the exccution could not be

thus carried into

effect without the family

of Sen chi-long ultering a word about it. As to the depositions of low chi bong and H. Ahong, as each of them expressed. himself according to his own has been a difference

way,

there

in some circumstances;

in

and the others

but there was no discordance in the fact, and all of them have acknowledged. their Depositions Ro-thong to be the accomplices, but did not mention the individual Ham - Tong. Depositions of the Criminals sufficient

Are not the

to serve as documents, when rumours are

still believed. "? "With regard.

regard to Ho. thong

and others who ran-

Barrier gate,

ad ow

away through the

that occasion

sion night

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abready approaching, the soldiers at that post could not, in the midst of such hurry, recognise

them in order to stop

them. This is a

a

very simple reason, how

them can quilt be brought home to these

soldiers ?

A deputed officer

was sent to

take the head and hand of Governor Amaret,

to be delivered up ; but the noble Council having kept back the three soldiers belunging to the gate, without setting them free, the said - officer could. not. take upon himself

Here is the cause the responsibility the delay, and of this confusion

All things should be managed_

.

with reflection, and in proper terms; obstinacy. cannot bring affairs to a conclusion . This then depends

serious consideration on

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of

the part of the