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Sir James Lawrence,-To ask the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, if his attention has been called to a statement in the "China Mail," that evidence had been given before the Chief Justice of Hong Kong, of Chinese having been kidnapped and shipped at Macao to be sent to Peru as slaves, and that a kidnapped coolie named Kwok-a-Sing had with others risen against and killed the captain of a French vessel who was about to enslave him; and, having escaped to Hong Kong, his rendition had been demanded by the Viceroy of Canton, which the Chief Justice after hearing the evidence refused, and ordered the release of the man from custody, saying that he had committed no offence against the Laws of England:

And, whether, notwithstanding this decision, Kwok-a-Sing had been again arrested upon a warrant issued by the Governor of Hong Kong.

9. Sir James Lawrence,-To ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether any steps have been taken by Her Majesty's Government to ascertain the correctness of the statement that large numbers of Chinese have been shipped against their will from the port of Macao, and treated as slaves, on board vessels bearing the French and Portuguese flags; and if any communications have been made to the French and Portuguese Governments upon this revival in the Pacific of the Slave Trade:

And, if he will lay before the House any Correspondence that may have taken place upon the subject.

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