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from the hands of justice, unless ander vory pare and exceptional circumstances, such as the aid

of powerful friends,

of large

or the command

of corruption and

bribes might create, and this

کر کے

تسلیم گھر تو سیر

contingency interference allogother prevent.

ویسم هم هست

stipulation part could

I have, &o:,

(Signed) Rutherford Allcock,

True Copy)

J. Gavina Aman

(Copy) No294

Sin

212

Government Hause,

Hong Kong, 18 June, 15608.

I have the honor to acknowledge

I receipt of Your Excellency's interesting despatch of the 16th ultimo in reply to I some inquiries

which I had made

sixteen months

previously

مت

to the possibility

of inducing the Chinese to dispense with Torture in the trial of Criminals. I perceive

that lor the

you

for the

reasono

given in your reply

have not judged it expedient to

make

any

direct

application

Jom

the

must

you

subject. and I presume that

"

Heis Excellency,

Cedenial Secretory

Sir Rutherford Absock, R. &. 13.

He Ma's Minister Plenipotentiary, Peking.