CO129-049 - Sir Bowring and Lieut Governor Caine - 1855 [1-4] — Page 159

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Weibst considering the topics discussed in

Cavemawi =

Your Excellency's cation new under reply, I

would venture to observe, that

the habits

ers and.

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customs of the Chinese totally opposed to those

of Curopean nations, that I doubt the pondence of any great ~ change grounded on European: Legistation, and at variance with their prejudices, for I have- been opposed to the system that applies them, and when

ever

avy

some

humble voice was raised

sunt ten years since for legislation for the

them on chinese and not

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British principles,

principles, air lawyers. immediately objected to having two different laws for subjects, notivillestanding my having instanced. India, where

British Mohammedan Itindu Saws prevailed and

were applied to each particular class of subjects coming

muder

their influence. – Istill. conceive that of

that of any change be adopted Chinese shuntel, be fremmed

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Code of laws

of

for

Haunston's Penal Code," The Chinese lequire to be, Euled justly, but sternly. Indulgence but few of them

understand, and when ._ hindness is practised towards them, it is not generally