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on the receipt of a guarantee that he I

would not be

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subjectids

to losture nor to

lingering form of deach, a division I

respecting which the honorable Consul

requested might be sent to him.

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On purrsal of this despatch, the Acting Viency has to observe that it is obviensly of importance that a criminal who has lasen a principal part in an act of binglary should be brought to justice tribunal, and as in the

before

the

proper

present instance Chow-a-Rive, after escaping te Hongsong, has been arrested

pihas

by

the

Colonial Authorities, whilst St. E. the I Governor proposes to surrender him on

the condition that neither torture be used

nor the lingoing form of deact be inflicted;

the Acting Viency will feel bound le appoint special and bustwority officials to conduct the trial of this prisoner with unbiased

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of torture or the

equity forbidding the inflidtion of the lingering form of deach,

to arrive at al

requiring them only to

I just

the

decision in conformity with the law.

The Ading Viceroy has appointed expectant Show pei (Captain) Isas swin to proceed to Songsong and apply for the delivery of chow a stue, and to bring

him

to Canton; and he begs that the honorable Consul will be good enough to despatch a Constable in company rich this Officer,

in order to direct him in

tasting the mcessary steps. We further requesto

that Mr. C. de Governor of Songsing may