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I have the honor to be,

With the highest respect,

Lir,

Your

Most Obedient

Humble Servant,

T. B.

See 11045 H. Heng.

Menorandum


Hongkong 7 October 1856

"We have the honor to enclose, for your information, copies of a memorandum, addressed to the Justices of the Peace of this Colony by His Excellency Sir John Bowring, the Governor of the Colony, upon the 19th of August last, and of certain correspondence relative thereto.

These copies we take the liberty of transmitting in a printed form, duly authenticated, for the convenience of reference.

It is stated in the memorandum that, upon a certain occasion, "in the judgment of His Excellency, the obvious intent and meaning of the law were abrogated and annulled by the action of the Bench"; and, subsequently, the Justices are charged with having co-operated with the acting Chief Magistrate in his determination not to give effect to the law.

We are not disposed to press any enquiry into the charge made against...

The Right Honorable

The Secretary of State for the Colonies

London

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I have the honor to be, With the highest respect, Lir, Your Most Obedient Humble Servant, T. B. See 11045 H. Heng. Menorandum Hongkong 7 October 1856 "We have the honor to enclose, for your information, copies of a memorandum, addressed to the Justices of the Peace of this Colony by His Excellency Sir John Bowring, the Governor of the Colony, upon the 19th of August last, and of certain correspondence relative thereto. These copies we take the liberty of transmitting in a printed form, duly authenticated, for the convenience of reference. It is stated in the memorandum that, upon a certain occasion, "in the judgment of His Excellency, the obvious intent and meaning of the law were abrogated and annulled by the action of the Bench"; and, subsequently, the Justices are charged with having co-operated with the acting Chief Magistrate in his determination not to give effect to the law. We are not disposed to press any enquiry into the charge made against... The Right Honorable The Secretary of State for the Colonies London
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I have the lown to be.

With the highest respect,

Lir,

Your

Your Mint Obedient

Annable Servant,

Tib

Blu Benna

See 11045 H Heng.

Men Memale

Нет

I think no feuther

Antun is.

идниед

is indicats in

minute on 11045?

BM.

10

Ban

в

279

Hongkong 7 October 1856

"We have the honor to enclose, for pur information, copies of a memorandum, addressed to the Justices of the Peace of this Colony bytis Excellency hi John Browning the Governor of the bolony, upon the 19th of langust last, and of certain correspond cnce, relative there to be two an the mistices

These copies and His Excellency.

me take the liberty of transmitting in a printed form, duly authentiented, for the convenience of reference.

It is stated in the memorandum

that, upon a certain occasion, "in the pidement of His Excellency, the obvious 4 intent and encaning of the law were " abrogated and annulled by the action " of the Bench" ; and, subsequently, the

charged

with having

Justices are

a Co-operated with the acting Chief Magistente

" in his determination not #

"the law."

to give effect to

We are not disposed.

to press any enquiry into the charge made

"The Right Honorable

The Secretary of State for the Colonies

London

against

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