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to apply torture - shall still be__ demanded before surrendering fugitives under the Extradition

laws. In other words, it appeare that a promise to set aside the ordinary "judisial machinery is to

be obtained, but that no

steps

are to be taken to see that this in

promise is kept. It is certain, however, that the Roman Catholic

Missionaries at Canton will take care to have witnesses present at the trial, and that their report of

the

- proceedings will be forwarded

to

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to England.

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REC

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REG 4 TB 24

On the whole, in view

of the recent information furnished

Mr Vorwlett; of the peculiar

· by

charzoter

of

the instructions from

the Foreign Office; of the strong

position taken with respect to -

the

question of torture by previous

Searctaries of State

for the Colonies,

especially by Mr. (now Ford) Eardwell in his despatch of the

# December 1865; and by dir Michael Hicks-Beach in his ~. Easy despatch W: 128 of 20th September

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