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sentence passed upon him was out of all proportion to his

crime.

Sir E. Grey entirely concurs in the views expressed in

the 5th. paragraph of your letter. A British subject can

only be surrendered from China to Hongkong under the pro-

visions of the Fugitive Offenders Act and the suggestion

that a Chinese official should act as a sort of assessor

in a British tribunal trying a British subject could not

for a moment be seriously entertained.

Sir E. Grey sees no objection to the proposal respect-

ing the furnishing of particulars to the Viceroy of Canton

referred to in the latter part of paragraph 2 of Sir F.

Lugard's despatch.

A copy of your letter and of this reply will be for-

warded to His Majesty's Minister at Peking in case he may

wish to offer any observations upon the matters therein

referred to.

I am,

Sir,

Your most obedient,

humble Servant,

Wrangley