To His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight and Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.
THE HUMBLE MEMORIAL OF THE UNDERSIGNED PORTUGUESE INHABITANTS
OF THIS COLONY,
Humbly Sheweth:
That we have heard with surprise and amazement the decision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court given to-day in the case of Regina v. Antonio Joze da Silva e Souza against whom an Information was signed by the Attorney General of this Colony for a Libel on Mr. MARQUES PEREIRA, the Procurador of Macao, and his Wife, published in the Echo do Povo, Newspaper, of the 3rd of May last, Printed and Published in this Colony in the Portuguese Language.
That we understand the decision of the Chief Justice to amount to this, viz.: That a Person residing Hongkong may Print and Publish a Libel in Hongkong upon any one in Macao, from the Governor downwards, and not be amenable to the Criminal Law of this Colony for the same.
That such a decision affects us greatly as a Community, most of whom are bound by ties of relationship or friendship with the residents of Macao, more especially as Macao is within such a short distance of, and in immediate connection with, Hongkong.
That if the before mentioned decision of the Chief Justice be a correct enunciation of the Law existing Hongkong, we humbly beg that Your Excellency will prevent the further continuance of such danger to the reputations of our relations and friends residing in Macao by some Legislative Enactments.
And Your Memorialists as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.
HONGKONG, 18th June, 1869.
(Signed.) Agostinho B. Romano,
Vice Consul de Portugal.
(Dr.) Alex. A dos Remedios,
(Dr.) A. A. Lerin,
and 130 others.
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To His Excellency SIR RICHARD GRAVES MACDONNELL, Knight and Companion of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies and Vice-Admiral of the same.
THE HUMBLE MEMORIAL OF THE UNDERSIGNED PORTUGUESE INHABITANTS
OF THIS COLONY,
Humbly Sheweth :
That we have heard with surprise and amazement the decision of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court given to-day in the case of Regina v. Antonio Joze da Silva e Souza against whom an Information was signed by the Attorney General of this Colony for a Libel on Mr. MARQUES PEREIRA, the Procurador of Macao, and his Wife, published in the Echo do Povo, Newspaper, of the 3rd of May last, Printed and Published in this Colony in the Portuguese Language.
That we understand the decision of the Chief Justice to amount to this, viz.: That a Person residing Hongkong may Print and Publish a Libel in Hongkong upon any one in Macao, from the Governor downwards, and not be amenable to the Criminal Law of this Colony for the same.
That such a decision affects us greatly as a Community, most of whom are bound by ties of relation- ip or friendship with the residents of Macao, more especially as Macao is within such a short distance of, d in immediate connection with, Hongkong.
That if the before mentioned decision of the Chief Justice be a correct enunciation of the Law existing Hongkong, we humbly beg that Your Excellency will prevent the further continuance of such danger to
reputations of our relations and friends residing in Macao by some Legislative Enactments.
And Your Memorialists as in duty bound will ever pray, &c.
HONGKONG, 18th June, 1869.
(Tigned. ) Agostinho b. Romano.
Fice Consul de Portugal.
(D) Alex. A dos Remedios,
(2. I. Los Remedios xes)
(Dr.) A. A. Leirin,
and 130 others.
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