CO129-084 - War Office & Others - 1861 — Page 105

Lordships to acquaint you for the information of

Lin

George

Lewis that they conclude theat

Judges order

in asking for

to lea

was

procured the fact

overlooked that the Prisoner

was sentenced by a court martial at Canton as far back

as the yo of June 1858, the Leutence was at that

that

lave approved and wreformed by the major Geveral County. Atv's hoops in China and chial the Fretion

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the act

quotid (similar provisions being in

Jan

war

force when the

Sentenced in 1858/

directs that the necessary order for carrying out the Sentence is to be made by the Chief Justice, or Judge

the Colony, notifications of

Al's Forces,

there is no

wes

the

alter

the

6 Officer Comany

a cours

re

which

Cason to think

departed from

presents occasion.

Ing Lords have not

the

received

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of

the

A

received any internation

wrecumstances under which

this Conviet has been set

mor

home

auz

had

have they in fact

control over him.

since his conviction, but they would suggest that probably

au

omision may

have been

made by the Civil Authorities at Hong Kong in not sending with him the reapary

documents establishing his Ten years penal

Lentence

Lervitude.

of

which he has

already underford nearly 3 years, and throat the best course might therefore be to call for such documents as might be requisite.

Jam x

1.) W. J. Romaine

f.

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