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Enclosure;

Attorney General's Opie,

Yong-Kong,

3th August 1858-

in reply to his Excellency's engring

under date the 2′′ Instant (to 467,

Received last night at & Susi 8 Ollock

I have the honor to certify to Fores Excellency that the article in the Enclosed

the Friend of China" thereby

copy of

referred to me, and particularly, so

much of it as forms the cxtract

your beforementioned

Contained in your

official letter, is libellous -

The Finorable

W. 7. Bridges, Eft

Acting Colonial Forstare

in the Prosecution against as Counsel for Mr Turrant Mr Austly has been retained beneral day reporting that From Bus Acting Attorney

him for

Government

Libel

on'

the

Hot September 1885