CO129-067 - Sir Bowring - 1858 [1-4] — Page 515

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patriotic bourd ... But his property

your.

and

even his own

san was sold in order to

obtain the 200 tarls for was to be liberated. The

aid, beck the

was paid.

whichhs.

moury

mau was

and $600

demande d

his

r.

retained in prison.

Morr

art

release. His last.

Ed

from

mercy

cast up

upow

whom hr

and

for ray of hope

the allies.

Expects to oblanc

liberty.

Such criminals as have provrd.

to be muru

of

a

d

angrous

character to Govt are sent to the

d withouch

Exrection ground.

a trial.

There is therefore something in

512

the crime committed by these. retained in prison, by

prison, by which

( according to Chinese philosophy Chry

deseror to live. Bub

whilst according

to the

هم هست

principles the murderer of his

uncle is spared, because he

revruged the death of his

facher, other unfortunate

(such as an

old woman who

-Stole a few cullies of pics) have are stile in the prison

bern and

since 1840; whilst

ain others

again

for pitty Carerey have gone. laresuy through a succession of the

most

painful lortures .. One of these wretches who had stolin a fre

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