More than a fortnight has elapsed since the Summons taken out by the Postmaster General was heard and disposed of by me with regard to the concluding paragraph of your letter in which you state you'd wish to appeal through His Excellency the Acting Governor, to the Right Honorable the Secretary of State for the Colonies. I beg to state that I must decline to direct a Copy of the depositions to be forwarded to you without direction to that effect from the Honorable the Acting Colonial Secretary.
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I have the honor to be,
Your most obedient Servant,
John J. Whyte,
Police Magistrate.
Navy Yard, Hong Kong, 18th October 1850
The Honorable,
J. H. Alexander Esqr,
Colonial Secretary,
Hong Kong.
We have the honor to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 20th instant, referring to the letter of the 28th Ultimo, to the Supreme Court, upon the subject of our representation addressed to His Excellency, The Acting Governor on the 28th Ultimo. We applied, consequently, at the Magistracy for a Certified Copy of the Minutes of the proceedings against us, on the 28th Ultimo, but the Police Magistrate declined to grant such Certificate, either for the purpose of appeal to the Supreme Court or to the Right Honorable, The Secretary of State for the Colonies, which Course appearing to us the only alternative, we now beg leave to intimate our intention to appeal, through His Excellency the Acting Governor, to an influential Member of the Legislature. Meanwhile, we respectfully request that directions may be given, that our application for...
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Your most obedient Cervant.
John & Whyte :
Police Magistrate. ___
Navy Sony 18th October
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