They that be truly of H. B. M's. Anglick
Law & other officials must be Summoned to Chemin austivities and take the usual pledge as to secrecy - Sold as we have notated rely
it-does not appear
upon the pledge
By. 27
Lu for? 533
8947 June 2x-1868.
N122.
My Lord,
Peking.
May 18.1868.
Amay
Ju 878
405
Your Lordship's despatches No. 15 and
76, dated respectively
the 22nd of Jan and the xot of May 1867, have not remained so long without answer from any oversight but the impossibility of dealing satisfactorily with the subject of the enclosures and the difficulty of obtaining the exact information the Governor of Hongkong desired as to the "true extent" of the principle requiring previous confession of criminals: Such information is not very easy of acquisition on any subject in China, & still less on matters connected with the administration of the Laws; I believe I have, however, arrived at the truth as regards confession before judgment or Execution of a criminal. By the law of China it is Essential and cannot be dispensed with except
Lord Stanley
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They tht be trudly of. K. (mitt. Anglick
Law _ other excinials must be Sumenon to Chemin austivities actul the usual pledge as to truttin - Sold as Whave notated rely
it-donsent affem
upon the pledge
By. 27
Lu for? 533
8947 June 2x-1868.
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N122.
My Lord,
Peking.
May 18.1868.
Amay
Ju 878
405
Your Lordship's despatches was 15 a
76, dated respectively
the 22nd
th
of Jan xot of
May 1867, have not remained so long
without auswir
from any oversight but the impossibility of dealing Satisfactorily with the subject of the uclosures a the difficulty of obtaining the exact information
the governor of Hongkong
desired as to the "true
"Extent of the principle requiring previous confession
of
criminals: Seact information is not
very Easy
of acquisition on any subject in China, & still
less
on
matters connected with the administration
of the Laws; I believe I have, however, arrived at the truth as regards confession before judgment
Execution of a
a criminal. By the law of China it
is Essential a
cannot be dispensed with except
4 Lord Stawley
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