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sound, and that I was

in acce

right assepting it. Composed as the Free largely is of excitable Sikhs,

on whose natural antipathy to the Chinese there is evidently no efficient restraint, and disliked as the Police generally by the people, I doubt -

are

whether any collision between

し

them and an excited crowd

could take

place

bloodshed; and I

without-

satisfied

of the soldiers,

that the sight of

who are

comparatively popular,

would

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would, instead of exasperating

as in

have

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England, be likely to

contrary effect.

For reasons indicated

little

my despatch N. 261 of this day's date, I have very hope while MW. Deane remains

in command of the Police Force, that in the event

another disturbance of a

of

similar Kind, the assistance;

of the troops would be less necessary

occasion

than

OnL

any

the

referred to; and the

question

Oot