CO129-062 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [1-3] — Page 115

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his accomplices in this case

Suffer death in the course of

law,

persons here threaten

to put them to death with their own hands

At a private conversation with Mr. Superintendent to which I understood, myself to be invited, I had also this morning informed him that Since last evening I have had cause to apprehend a failure of prosecution in the event of the poisoners being tried by a jury in the Criminal Court. The common Jurors of Wongking

are not

Generally

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generally men of affluent circumstances; and it is believed,

that most of the houses of business

are in debt to their

own Compradors or Shroffs. These latter again

are strongly of

the party,

or under the influence

of the miscreant Allum, men of wealth and, of course, moneylender having been arrested some of them assisting his friends to his assistance, these Compradors and shroffs

have generally responded to the call; - and they are going

about to sweep on houses

8

A Sterling

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his accomplices in this case Suffer death in the course of law, persons here threaten to put them to death with their own hands At a private conversation with Mr. Superintendent to which I understood, myself to be invited, I had also this morning informed him that Since last evening I have had cause to apprehend a failure of prosecution in the event of the poisoners being tried by a jury in the Criminal Court. The common Jurors of Wongking are not Generally 1 113 generally men of affluent circumstances; and it is believed, that most of the houses of business are in debt to their own Compradors or Shroffs. These latter again are strongly of the party, or under the influence of the miscreant Allum, men of wealth and, of course, moneylender having been arrested some of them assisting his friends to his assistance, these Compradors and shroffs have generally responded to the call; - and they are going about to sweep on houses 8 A Sterling
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2. A his accomplices in this case Suffer death in the counter of law, persons here threaten to put them to death with their own hands Mt. a private conversations with Mid Sportloney to which Sunderstood, myself lobe invited, I had also this morning. informed hime that Sincer last= " evening I have had cause to apprehend as failure of pesticn in the event of the poisoners being truck by a pony in the Comminal Court. The commvan "Jurors of Wongking are not Generally 1 113 generally men of affluent "circumstances; and it is believed, "that most of the houses of bertiness in debt to their st are on "' own Compradors or Shroffs. Thes Latter again & goxins are Shongly of the party, or under the influenes a of the miscreant Allum, maws of wealth and, of course, "a ancneylender Wacand shaving beers frested somyrkornoatting " his friends to his assistanon, thes Compradors and shroffs ' have generally responded to the call; - and they are going " a bout to Swopean houses 8 A Sterling
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his accomplices in this case

Suffer death in the counter of

law,

persons here threaten

to put them to death with their own hands

Mt. a private conversations with Mid Sportloney to which Sunderstood, myself lobe invited, I had also this morning. informed hime that Sincer last= " evening I have had cause to apprehend as failure of pesticn in the event of the poisoners being truck by a pony in the Comminal Court. The commvan "Jurors of Wongking

are not

Generally

1

113

generally men of affluent "circumstances; and it is believed,

"that most of the houses of bertiness

in debt to their

st are on

"' own Compradors or Shroffs. Thes Latter again

& goxins are Shongly of

the party,

or under the influenes

a

of the miscreant Allum, maws of wealth and, of course, "a ancneylender Wacand shaving beers frested somyrkornoatting " his friends to his assistanon, thes Compradors and shroffs ' have generally responded to the call; - and they are going " a bout to Swopean houses

8

A Sterling

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