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In the first place, I have to rewind Your Grace that the supplementary Aväty and General Regulations of Prade, agreed on belivien Her Majesty and the

mperor of China in 1842, have long been abrogated by the 1. Article of the Treaty of Pientsin (October 1860). Consequently

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the re

since

reasoning of the Law Officers in the opinion. travismilled by tour Grace becomes irrelevant

far as it is based

a0

m

the assumption

what auch aupplementary Treaty is still

in force

3.

The Law

now in

force

That

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subject is allojector comprised in Alide 21 of the Treaty of Tientsin, with the exception of certain mutual

engagements to recover.

-property of absconding debtors, when such

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pavao.

property is situated within the dominions of either of the contrading parties (Artides 22

and 23).

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There is, however,

whatever for

any

every mo

stipulation

surrender by the Chinese

Authorities of Criminals, whertive British or Chinese subjects; who commit crimes,

havever

may

grave, in this Polossy,

and

take

refuge in China. Such emission of what

in all equity should be a reciprocal right

from a Treaty

and

army

won)

ly

a British fleet

is not movely in itself an

extraordinary and apparently

mutable

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~ fact, but has also operated most injuriously

to British interests here,

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as

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ve fully..

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explained in mey despatch N. 392 of the

14

th. November last.