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Negros, but very shrewd people greatly accustomed both to travel and to Commerce) shared be ill-used on board of Emigrant ship, we have attempted the philanthropic task of guarding against maltreatment without either any body of Municipal Law to support and to guide our own Officers, yet any previous negotiations whatever with other powers.

It really is formidable to reflect how at any moment in any part of the Globe, this well-meant and Kindly Act may involve a dispute with any of the great powers of the World.

7th April.

Nor Labouchere

I confer that I think the Admiralty, unnecessarily nervous as to the difficulty of administering this law. I though I deprecate as much as any one can do the danger of any unnecessary risk of Collision with foreign powers. I am not of opinion that such risk is created by this Act to an extent greater than is already existing in other cases where the claims of justice & humanity are to be enforced by law.

On the four contingencies pointed out by the E[arl?] (^s I may remark, &c. It is not proposed to call on the officers of the Navy to act ... the only practical risk of collision would be with the United States but this law is much less stringent than the Act of Congress of 1855 regulating Emigrants from Europe to the U. States.

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22 Negros, but very shrewd people greatly accustomed both to travel and to Commerce) shared be ill-used on board of Emigrant ship, we have attempted the philanthropic task of guarding against maltreatment without either any body of Municipal Law to support and to guide our own Officers, yet any previous negotiations whatever with other powers. It really is formidable to reflect how at any moment in any part of the Globe, this well-meant and Kindly Act may involve a dispute with any of the great powers of the World. 7th April. Nor Labouchere I confer that I think the Admiralty, unnecessarily nervous as to the difficulty of administering this law. I though I deprecate as much as any one can do the danger of any unnecessary risk of Collision with foreign powers. I am not of opinion that such risk is created by this Act to an extent greater than is already existing in other cases where the claims of justice & humanity are to be enforced by law. On the four contingencies pointed out by the E[arl?] (^s I may remark, &c. It is not proposed to call on the officers of the Navy to act ... the only practical risk of collision would be with the United States but this law is much less stringent than the Act of Congress of 1855 regulating Emigrants from Europe to the U. States.
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hegros, but

very

shrewd

people

greatly accustomed both to travel And to Commerce) shared be ill-

used on board of Eigrant ship,

we have attempted the

philanthropie

task of guarding against maltreatment without either Any body of Municipal Law to support

And to

de ou

guide

our own Officers,

yet any previous negotiations

ent whatever with other

a preement

powers.

It really is formidable

to re

how at reflect Accy part of the

or

any moment in Globe, this well

meant and Kindly Act may

win a dispute with any

tte

are

great powers of the World.

involve

of

7. april.

Nor Labouchere

I confer that I think the Admiralty, unneceparity nervous as to the difficulty of administering this law. I though I deprecate

as much as

any

one

can do the

ирагу

danger any unnecessary risk Collision with foreigh powers

am.

not of opinion that such risk is created by this Act to an extent greater than is already existing

in other cases where the claims

wright.

of justice & humanity are to be enforced by law

On the four contingencies pornted out by the Eving" (^s I may remark, pot. It is not proposed to call on the officers of the Navy to act _ me only practical risk of collision und be

with the United States but this law is much lep Thrungent than the Act Congress of 1855 regulating Eming from Europe to the U. States.

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