CO129-106 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1865 [8-9] — Page 54

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it is plain that the Treaties with China have overlooked the reassity of making the duty I of renditions reciprocal, a point I have brought to the notice of Her Majesty's Government in the hope that the serious omission may

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and I have indicated the

Embarassing position in which this

be

Government will infallibly be placed then

the flaio

in on relation becomes know to

an

the Chinese population of thoughing aoit

plainly is already to the Chinese Government in Canton.

In a recent conversation witho

ntleman assured

lemaul Robertson that gentleman

that the Chinese Authorities were –

fully

aware

of their advantage, and

I believe their reason for not boldly panties.

it forward to be their hope that it would

remain un discovered

the leolony

amendment.

by

the

Government of and this escape revision and

There is one matter more and I

think one

only in you

!

Your Excellency's

~

your

Despatch that demands notice, it is quotation of an "authoritative decision of "Carl Grey when Secretary of State for the "Colmin." "that the rendition of Chinese "Criminals under the circumstances Coned "not be insisted on "_

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on

the occasion of

This

you

state to be

a demand made for

"the murderer Tsü apo in the

of

thi

case of

year 18497

of Chri apor, I have

a distinct recollection nowo

a

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i reference to our archives, and In