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State to the Author of another, to be tried

by a Foreign Tribunal, that, without

express instructions, Taotai take no action in the

matter. Here, especially,

Here could be

no

in China, where

reciprocity under the

extraterritorial clause, the simple

statement of such a novel & one-sided pretension

on our

part would appear an insult to the face of the Country.

Whatever

may in

the abstract be the apparent justice of the principle, which has been contended for by Sir Edmund Hornby

on a

former

occasion, that a criminal

should be tried by the tribunals of the country the Laws of which he has violated,

that where the wrong is done,

there the

trial should take place, - it has not

yet found place in any recognized system

of International Law, nor in any Treaty

of which I have

cognisance; & I scarcely

think China is favourable ground for the introduction of a

new

practice, not sanctioned

by the usages of Europe.

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State to the Author of another, to be tried by a Foreign Tribunal, that, without express instructions, Taotai take no action in the matter. Here, especially, Here could be no in China, where reciprocity under the extraterritorial clause, the simple statement of such a novel & one-sided pretension on our part would appear an insult to the face of the Country. Whatever may in the abstract be the apparent justice of the principle, which has been contended for by Sir Edmund Hornby on a former occasion, that a criminal should be tried by the tribunals of the country the Laws of which he has violated, that where the wrong is done, there the trial should take place, - it has not yet found place in any recognized system of International Law, nor in any Treaty of which I have cognisance; & I scarcely think China is favourable ground for the introduction of a new practice, not sanctioned by the usages of Europe. Page 59 (Three lines at the top and bottom of "Page 59" are kept as per the original format requirement, though not shown here due to format constraints)
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} State to the Author of another, to be bried

by a Foreign Tribunal, that, without

express instructions, Tafall take no action in the

matter. Here, expecially,

Here could be

no

in China, where

reciprocity under the

le statement

exterritorial clause, the simple

of suel a novel & one-sided pretension

our

to involve

part would appear insult to the foot of the Country.

Whatever

may in

ov

a14

be the apparent justice of the principle, in the abstract, wh. has been contended for by Sir Edmund Hornby

on a

former

occasion, that a criminal

should be tried by the bribunals of the country the Laws of which he has violater,

that where the wrong is done,

is done, there the

treal should take place, - it has not

yet found place in any recognized system

International Law, not in a

of I

in any Treaty

of wh. I have

cognisance; & Tecarely

think China is favourable ground for the introduction of a

new

practice, not sanctioned

by the usages of Europe. I love re

(ad)

ge.

Rutherford level.

59

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