annoyance to which he who are questionably exposed by emissaries from the Mainland, the Consul declined to interfere at my request. Nevertheless, when immediately afterwards the Vice Roy requested him to ask me to order Messrs Wolliday Wise & Co to send him their Compradors for trial at Canton, where the Vice Roy merely promised that he should not be tortured, the Consul at once seriously transmitted that extraordinary demand.
I refrain from recurring particularly to previous circumstances which show how with the most amiable motives Mr Robertson has become thoroughly imbued with many Chinese notions, which would apparently conflict seriously with the early prejudices of an Englishman. I infer that long residence amongst the Chinese and a study of their usages and customs can influence some minds in a manner which we ought not to condemn too severely till we had been similarly tried.
Nevertheless, on a place peculiarly situated and limited like this, with English laws and wages alongside the different civilization of the vast Chinese Empire, there must necessarily be a constant though not always obtrusive conflict between the ideas of the West and the East. It is, therefore, desirable that the tone and tendency of Her Majesty's servants in this part of the
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annoyance to which he
who r
questionably
*
exproved by emisaries from the Mainland, the Ansul declined to interfere at my request. Neverrheles, when immediately afterwards the Vice Roy requested him to ask me to order Mess? Wolliday Wise & Co to send him
being their
him as being
Compradors for trial at Canton, where The Rice Roy merely promised that he should not be tortured, the Consul at one and seriously transmitted that extraordinary demand.
9.
I refraim from recurring particularly to previous eiramstomers which show how with the most amiable matives Mr
Robertson has become thoroughly imbued)
with
many
as
to
domestic glavery Chinese notions, which would
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apparently conflict seriously with the early
prejudices of are contrautla Englishman: tence. I infer that long
residence
amonget
Chinese
Alemm m.
an do their
usages
and customs to
some minds in a manner
which
we
ought not to condemn too--severely till
we had been similarly tried.
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Nevertreless,
on
o peculiarly
-depot-
situated and limited
a.
ac
This
of English lows and wages alongsidesfehe
different civilization of the vast Chinese Empire, there must
necessarily be a constant though not always obtrusive
conflict beloven the ideas of the West
and the East. It2 2
Reemo
, therefore, desirable that the tone and tendency of ther
Majesty's servants in this part of the
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