CO129-109 - Public Offices - 1865 — Page 348

would be strictly defiird, and An Engagement given by the Chine Grot apunt

the infliction of tortures or any barbarong

cerminals geven of to theid;

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barbaron, junishment

or the crine to which sach promishenbat is applicable be Excluded from the operation of

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But the Chinese frot- may that the British fort. are

to obtain from then what they cenush frant, namely renunciation murder Treaty of Law of the land applicable to Certains clape of Chinese Cremtual,

its and Hey may profe to abide by consequences of lecoing the

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the abstrars sight for the Chunere fort.

to adopt though it he

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thes course, calculatrat

be to disturb the

krielly priting, between the twe nations. But it may be posible to turn the difficulty, and to induce the Eficere pot whic

While

abiding by the terms of the Frat and maintaining Unaltered the Laws of China, to buted with be heapily's fort wito soms less formal agreement than Pesty, by which the Chuce ie foot. would promise not to ask for the Exhadition of

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a criminal who

by Chucere low may be subjectes & torture or inhiman Jumisharit,

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