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The Supreme Court Hingsting May 1874.

I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt by

The Chief Inotice of your Excellency's litter dated the

the 27th year of

th

4th day of the first month

of the

of HM the Iu Que.

1.

2.

the reign

to the

I am directed to state that it is conbary

Law and enstoms of England for a Judge to

receive

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- any communication by letter, all Communication, must be made in the presence of the parties whose

are intended to be affected thereby. Considering

interests

however that the enetomo here are not known in Annam,

I am to reply to your Excellency's litter.

That letter contains various statements of

brainndances which

doubtless understand to be

you

any

accurate but it is contrary to English Low that

otalements however accurate can be accepted by

the

Judge mileso they.

unless they are proved by the solemn declaration

off persons who would be subject to criminal prosecution by the Court in ease the statements should not be true

whatever