CO129-083 - Public Offices - 1861 — Page 130

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had no control, and in regard to which a superior Court of Justice. might hold them irresponsible; yet the Public Interests would in all cases suffer not only by the disparagement in the estimation the people of the Country, which a Diplomatic or Consular office would needs suffer, but possibly by br. the British Community at large in the Country where they now reside, being deprived of the protection and support which the presence of the diplomatic orfounlar Offices is calculated and intended to afford.

Y.K. was pleased to suggest that we should, after disporing of the immediate case take this point into

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with the view of suggesting it possible, come mode but the inconvenience of such a state of things as had occurred in regard tour togs' case, might be obvieled.

We were honoured with a better frommt! Wodehouse dated the 28th of June last, stating that he was directed by yt. to transning tous alleople pom Mr Alcock inclosing du oppimon given by the Attorney fe of Hongkong in the case of moss, dequesting that we would table there Papers into our consideration together with those submitted to us in

the Mr Hammonds Letter of 15th of June last, in which we were requested &adise yt. as to the course wh should

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