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The Memorial of Isabella Francis Hunford

The Right Honorable Edward Cardwell M.P. Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies.

December 1865

The Memorial of the Undersigned Isabella Francis Hunford Wife of William Kent Hunford, Prisoner at Hong Kong.

That the said William Kent Hunford was tried at Hong Kong before the late Chief Justice Ogilvie on the 21st day of August 1862 on the charge of having fraudulently disposed of certain Chests of opium intrusted to his care as Master and part Owner of the Receiving Ship "Tropic" and having pleaded guilty to the charge was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.

That on being arrested on the charge the said William Kent Hunford denied any fraudulent intention and declared that he had been induced to part with the Opium by one Rustomjee, who had absconded to India, with whom he was connected in business transactions and who was tried on a similar charge in respect of this Opium on the 24th November 1862 and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. And that the said Rustomjee obtained Receipts for the Opium on a promise to the said William Kent Hunford to at once supply him with Opium to the amount mentioned in such Receipts, part of which he said he had already ordered from his Brokers.

That the said plea of Guilty was recommended by Counsel on the ground that the said William Kent Hunford...

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The Memorial of Isabella Francis Hunford The Right Honorable Edward Cardwell M.P. Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. December 1865 The Memorial of the Undersigned Isabella Francis Hunford Wife of William Kent Hunford, Prisoner at Hong Kong. That the said William Kent Hunford was tried at Hong Kong before the late Chief Justice Ogilvie on the 21st day of August 1862 on the charge of having fraudulently disposed of certain Chests of opium intrusted to his care as Master and part Owner of the Receiving Ship "Tropic" and having pleaded guilty to the charge was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment. That on being arrested on the charge the said William Kent Hunford denied any fraudulent intention and declared that he had been induced to part with the Opium by one Rustomjee, who had absconded to India, with whom he was connected in business transactions and who was tried on a similar charge in respect of this Opium on the 24th November 1862 and sentenced to 10 years imprisonment. And that the said Rustomjee obtained Receipts for the Opium on a promise to the said William Kent Hunford to at once supply him with Opium to the amount mentioned in such Receipts, part of which he said he had already ordered from his Brokers. That the said plea of Guilty was recommended by Counsel on the ground that the said William Kent Hunford...

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18 Jee

Not. 204-1696

Isis Long trong

488

The Right Honorable Echwererd Caudwell m. p. Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of Shite for the Colonies.

DEC G

1865

Furthe

hewety

The Memorial of the Undersigned Isabella Francis Hunford Wife of

William Kent Hunford.

Prisoner at Hong Kong.

now defined as ∞

What the said Millium Kent Shinfort was bred at Hong Kong before the late Chief Justice Udams on the tif?. duy of lingust 1862 on the charge of having pandutenting disposed of certeun Chests of opium intrusted to his care as Muster and part Owner of the Receiving Ship Tropic and having foliadest guilty to the charge was sentenced to 8 years imprisonment.

That on being arrested on the charys the said William

Kent Hanford denied any fraudulent intention and dector? that he had been induced to fourt with the Opium by one Rustomjee, who had absconded to Axcal: with whom he

on w

was connected in business transactions and who was

trecit

- similar charge in respect of this & pium on the 24th November 1862 and sentenced to 10 years inforisonment. and that the sued Rustomjer obtained Receipts for bipiunt.

Open

on a

a promise to the suid William Kent Stanford to at once" supply hum with Opium to the amount mentioned in such Receipts purt of which he said he had already ordered from his Brokers.

That the sad plew of Guilty

was recommended by

Counsel on the & ground that the sued Wiliam kent

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