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stand their

non brisk for the offences which they are evil to be grilly; and in handing them

handing them over ther

S

have made a formal demand for

the

Me men

to be returned to Amoy

in custody, and surrendered to them under the 21st artich of the

Fruity. The

The counen liten by the

Chinese Authorities, in this matter

is

so unusual that I

loss to know the

proper

am

at

course to be taken for the legal custome of Chinese prisoners in quiction until their return, to Amoy; auch I think it desirable to address

you

the

enfject to request that the Long Kong

Government will do all that is

necessary for

the

Mwen

to be hapt

in Caroful custody auch returned to their oron authorities at amoy

in due course.

This is I believe, the first

recasion in which the local authorities

of Amoy have taken my fart, in

the

any

sending of witnesses to a trial

Evern it the

at tory kor.

Any kay

delosition of the

Auen now sent

are madmissible, the care will be

most valuable as

A

I trust that great

takken

for

managed

may

precedent; and

care will be

the matter to be so

that the handlarins

as

have no reason to repit