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House

of Commons.

fauinst the 2 Judgment & Sacele Cex "With Indicice the

After the primer has been

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"Times" 21 feb.

COOLIE PROSECUTIONS,

Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSIN, in reply to Sir J. LAWRENCE, said that the coolia named Kwok-a Sing, to whom his question referred, was a Chinese who had "been shipped with other coolies at Macao. On the voyage the captain of the vessel and several of the crew had been killed, and the

Fie doolie in: question being a Chliess

subject the Chinese Government demanded his sorrender in order that he might take his trind therefore arrested, but the Chief Justios of Hongkong for murder. fle was discharged him under * writ of Habets that if he ought to be commfted for any crime it was that that if

Corpus I piracy, and that in his opinion no crime had been com declaring mitted, because the cooliea were practically slaves and har right to try to free themselves. The Attorney-General of Hongkong bad, he might add, proceeded against the man on a charge of piracy, and he was again discharged

ceived no Instructions from home, but

under a writ of. Habeas Ourmia. The A Beneral re-

usual performance of his duties. The Government of Hong- Ply acted in the kong was dissatisfied with the decision of the Chief Justics, and referred the matter home for consideration. opinion of the law officers of the Crown had been taken The upon it, and they pronounced it to be a proper subject of appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. That appeal was now pending.

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