CO129-082 - Sir Robinson - 1861 [8-12] — Page 418

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M: Pollard then offered to deposit of 10,000 Dollars in lien of Bail a proposal which I formnised to consider

At an interview with His Excellency shortly afterwards be expressed his determination to refer the question to this quace the Secretary of the lefomes I therefore informed His Excellency that I frurfussed to advise the Acting thief Magistrate to accept a defiesite of $10,000 in liew of sureties and of Pastors

ance in the like sum and to set him at

own re eo-

Leo guiy

..

large Istated that I thought this course proper in + consequence of the great doubts expressed by the thief Justice

on the case and of this accepit Bail and lucause understanding Pastor to be an

recommendation to m

Officers in the State Navy of Pere I felt satrified from

of the ease that in the forcible

what I had seen

Leigure of Cookies he was

acting with the sanction of

Peruvian Official authority if not under absolute orders This Excellency concurred in the propriety of

this

the

Course

I proposed to tatre

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On the gte of December instant Paster was brought ups before the acting. Chief Magistrate. He definitect ten thousand Dollars and entered into a recognizance in a like on the condition being his return to prison

on the 15th if April 1862 – which must be some days

at least befor England

any

auswer can be received from

as to this case. Pastor

was

then on my

advice liberated by the acting thrik Majistrate

It appears to one to the of very great importance that the obligations and duties of this Goverment towards China with reference to all fugitives from fustice

in China to Slongtrong mit being Chinese or subjects of the British Crown should the well defined

The broad

question

on

which ofiinion from home is

desirable is whether this Government can render of foreign criminals other than Chinese for crimes committed in China to the Chinese authorities. The Legal question

io