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of Cof

Admi

Agent

opinion doubtful is crine was piracy, er vect "if Inorder."

The advice tendered to me,

and of which the above

is a 30

was that

not not

a Shumway although it did not seen

por hether your

Very

clewi

Gost

the French Gost

maghtatten as ancect if reforcing

by lest we open to doubl

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on the 21st Sept? 1852, Troub informed that of that opinor waken to refer to the

porisdiction of the "Colonial " Court to try the offence of Murder, that opinion might he seld to be correct, but that if the offence was one of Pracy. If a view of the case which dow not appear to have been considered to bot

wer

the pinion tube open to

question.

I

have. F

K

demandad the surrender of

the prisoner; it was to be but assuring

informed that the French

Gort claimed the extradition

of a person accused of murder, and who has fled To Hong Kongs

In that pumption IFU

ne thjection was seere to hid being

Surrendered if he has commild

Jan advised that

he may peopnely br

a morder within French See Extradition Treaty of I wrisdiction, and if the evidence 1843. 6 Hortslet. P. 345.

was fortherming

as agreed

upon by treaty, and sanctioned

by

act of Fwilt (647 Ke.cap.75) 6 Nertslet. P. 448. And as regarded the opinion

belivered by the Law Officers

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