CO129-061 - Public Offices - 1856 — Page 41

S.

so liable- and secondly

whether in the present circumstance

勘

the deurral Blanco was liable

to seizure for violation

Paperzer 6.

Aet.

the

Street

Leas

of

the thrice

6. The first point it outs be beyond our province to discuss. Mr. Labouchere will probably desire to obtain

the opinion of the Foreign Office or of the Queen's Advocate upon it. He may point out, however, that Sir J. Bowring in his letter to Admiral Stirling does not allege positively that the lorcha had no papers,

but

I think

merely that the "said to fly the Siamese flag without any papers" and again "is reported to be possessed of no papers and consequently of no national character or privileges."

rights

Whatever the Law may be, it does not appear to us surprising that Admiral Stirling did not think himself justified without more certain knowledge of the ship on this ground.

7. On the second point

there

we think there is no doubt

that Admiral Stirling was right. The authority to enter and search Chinese passenger ships

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S.

so liable- and secondly whether in the present circumstance

勘 the lorcha Blanco was liable to seizure for violation

Paperzer 6. Aet. the Street Leas of the thrice

6. The first point it outs be beyond our province to discuss. Mr. Labouchere will probably desire to obtain the opinion of the Foreign Office or of the Queen's Advocate upon it. He may point out, however, that Sir J. Bowring in his letter to Admiral Stirling does not allege positively that the lorcha had no papers, but merely that the "said to fly the Siamese flag without any papers" and again "is reported to be possessed of no papers and consequently of no national character or privileges or rights."

Whatever the Law may be, it does not appear to us surprising that Admiral Stirling did not think himself justified without more certain knowledge of the ship on this ground.

7. On the second point we think there is no doubt that Admiral Stirling was right. The authority to enter and search Chinese passenger ships

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