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impressing But the mischief was done, and inesorable. of the impotence of the commission to protect themston

vengeance of lume against whom they give evidence, the Chinese had alreally sim grample the disgraceful proceedings reforced to in Mt. Caldwell's emowers to questions, out by the Chief Magisters on the subject in

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