CO129-144 - Sir MacDonnell & Lieut Governor Whitfield - 1870 [3-5] — Page 238

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236

"Austiority

very

"described it, large

under circum =

detaining " at the

centre of British

in China by dread of...

"personal violence, as Mr Jaboncher

large bodies of Ohmere

unsuitable premisis under {"stances of revolting filit ro ro re"

described

the sentence of the Chinese to six mouetis imprisonment with hard labor, and the conviction of the Europe.

The trial is

#!

resulting in

"

of a simple

ance)

with a fine of

five Dollars.

13.

Mr Jabonchere's comments

m

this

course of justice

are most

natinal and dignified, when he leams

accuracy

of the Report which had

"That

"attracted his attention

to

quite confirmed?

He declares "that the case is not one

"to do credit to British Autority

or

increase respect for the adminstration " of British Justice," and he expresses "hope that, if any similar enormity

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"should recur the principal delinquent

"may

"

not a

Mer an

again

escape,

be suffered to undesirable distinction appear

" in the mode of dealing with Emopsan.

as contrasted with Native Offenders.

14

The Euopean and "furincipal.

delinquent alluded to by Mr Jabenchere

Mas

Your Lordship's compondent, Mr

Murrow, and the person, who in the

of his duty,

Care!

Aborigines,

proceedings,

as

Protector of I

iniquitous

discovered his ini

and caused his conviction,

EX

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