CO129-043 - Sir Bonham - 1853 [7-12] — Page 423

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that Your Memorialist must suppose that his Memorial has either, been unread cr misunderstood. He did not-

ask Your Grace, to interfere with the vours of the law in operation, for as it stood or might be interpreted, it must apply to any curise arising wonder it; but as by the united voice of the Bench and Parliament of England the law had been condemned, as an instruc

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ment of tyranny and injusaw, after

by, moreover, the amesided

being car ferred on this Colony, hast

In beist tukin away by a side wird, Four Mémorialist presumed to think that upon a fair and explicit stall -mont. I the efreum, stances, redress

would not have been sought in vui from.

From Your Grace; and under the in pression that the fucks have escaful, never been brought to, Your Gruer park cular no lies, un other copy of the original. Memorial will accompany

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reason assigned for not laking steps in the matter no longer sister, for the action ag under the old us your memorialist months ago; but the law still wrists, and so long us that is the case Memorialist will not crase to use all lawful means to have it amended; and with that view, Prays,

this.

Your

That Your Grace will be pleased to take, the firemised in to Consieferation, any. restore to the Memorialist and othst British subjects in this Colony and in China the important right to which is such are & titied, and of which this fave bien depriacl, surjeestly und sorthant Caus

without

Und Your Mimoriulist will sour pray Heng Mong I cords, 25.185. And themedi

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