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to have been committed in

Chinese Territory in October 1836

3. had witnesses in attendance

that

occasion who could

upon

have proved that I had been

residing in Guangdong for the

last ten

years,

and that Said

not leave the Colony for a single day during

the

last

4.

The

Magistrate before whom

I was brought charged with the

alleged offence in October

or November

1884 refused

to hear

my

although my

solicitor

stated that they

were in attendance and asked leave to call them.

3. as

I was unable to produce witnesses before Norman Gilbert Mitchell Innes Esquire

who has now committed me

to

gaol

I was informed and

believe

that the persons able to

give

evidence on

my behalf

are

afraid

to attend.

in a case

in which Lihoi officer of the Shin

Government is the complainant

6. I therefore humbly pray your Lordship to grant me Her Majesty's writ of habeas Corpus to bring

me before your Lordship to be discharged from imprisonment and that Lordship will be pleased

to

order that a

writ of certiorari

be issued to the committing Magistrate to produce before Your Lordship the examination and depositions taken before him which grounded the

commitment.

And I do solemnly and sincerely

declare that the

contents of this

are true.

Declared etc.

my

declaration

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to have been committed in Chinese Territory in October 1836 3. had witnesses in attendance that occasion who could upon have proved that I had been residing in Guangdong for the last ten years, and that Said not leave the Colony for a single day during the last 4. The Magistrate before whom I was brought charged with the alleged offence in October or November 1884 refused to hear my although my solicitor stated that they were in attendance and asked leave to call them. 3. as I was unable to produce witnesses before Norman Gilbert Mitchell Innes Esquire who has now committed me to gaol I was informed and believe that the persons able to give evidence on my behalf are afraid to attend. in a case in which Lihoi officer of the Shin Government is the complainant 6. I therefore humbly pray your Lordship to grant me Her Majesty's writ of habeas Corpus to bring me before your Lordship to be discharged from imprisonment and that Lordship will be pleased to order that a writ of certiorari be issued to the committing Magistrate to produce before Your Lordship the examination and depositions taken before him which grounded the commitment. And I do solemnly and sincerely declare that the contents of this are true. Declared etc. my declaration
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to have been committed in

Chinese Territory in October 1836

مجھ

3. had witnesses in attendance

that

occasion who could

upov

have proved that I had been

residing in stongdong for the

last ten

years,

and that Said

not leave the Colony for a singh 1 day during

last

4.

The Ira

October or Rovember

Magistrate before whom

I was brought charged with the

alleged offence in October

to hear

said

1884 refused

my although my

Raid

Dolicitor

fur Holmes stated that they

were in attendance and asked leave to call theme.

3. al el

was unable to produce witnesses before Korma Gilbert dritchell Lanes Esquire

who has now committed me

to

gaol

Qo

I was informed and

believe

that the persons able to

evidence ou

afraid

308

to give

my behalf

to attend.

in a case

ax

aud

give

are

evidence

in which Lihoi officer of the Shins

ment is the complainant

Jovernment is the

humbly

6 . I therefore neast humbet pray your Lordship to grant me her Mapsty's writ of habeas Corpus to bring

to bring me before your Lordship to be discharged from imprisonment and that Lordship will be pleased

order that a

may

1 Your

to

writ of festionare

be issued to the committing Magistrate to produce before Your Lordship the examniation and depositions taken before him which grounded the

commitment.

And I do solemnly sincerity

declare that the

and truly contents of this

are true.

Declared etc.

my

declaration

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