greater magnitude and importance, Her Majesty's Government deem it most desirable that the Consular Officers, in hearing and determining such cases, should have the assistance of Assessors, selected from the British Community. For although those Assessors, not being themselves responsible, cannot properly be allowed to possess a judicial voice in the decision of cases, it can scarcely be doubted that their
presence at the hearing, and the power reserved to them of recording for the consideration of the Chief Superintendent the grounds on which they may dissent from the decision of the Consuls, will give greater assurance to all parties, that the proceedings before the Consuls will be impartially conducted, and so increase the confidence of the British Community in the administration of the Consular Jurisdiction.
But althogh Her Majesty's Government look upon the presence of Assessors in this light, they have not thought it necessary to impose upon the Mealers of the British Community a legal obligation to act in such capacity. Such a provision would indeed have been ungracious, for Her Majesty's Government are satisfied, that on all occasions where their services have been required, the Members of the British Com- munity have readily consented to act as Assessors; and Her Majesty's Government gladly take this opportunity of acknowledging the valuable assistance which has been on such occasions afforded to Her Majesty's Consular Officers in the discharge of their judicial duties.
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FREDERICK HARVEY.
ORDER of Her Majesty in Council for the government of her Majesty's subjects being within the Dominions of the Emperor of China, or being within any ship or vessel at a distance of not more than one hundred miles from the Coast of China.
At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 13th day of June, 1853,
Present:
THE QUEEN'S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY IN COUNCIL.
Preamble.
WHEREAS by an Act passed in the 3rd and 4th years of 3 & 4 Wm. IV, c. 93. the reign of His late Majesty King William the Fourth, intituled "An Act to regulate the Trade to China and India," it was among other things en- acted, that it should and might be lawful for His Majesty to appoint not exceeding three of His Majesty's subjects to be Superintendents of the Trade of His Majesty's subjects to and from the dominions of the Emperor of China; and by any Order or Orders in Council to make and issue directions and regulations tonching the said trade and for the government of His Majesty's subjects within the said dominions:
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6 & 7 Vict. c. 80. | And whereas by a certain other Act passed in the 6th and 7th years of Her Majesty's reign, intituled "An Act for the better government of Her Majesty's subjects resorting to China," it was among other things enacted, that it should be lawful for Her Majesty to authorize the Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's subjects in China (so long as such Superintendent should be also the Governor of the island of Hongkong) to enact, with the advice of the Legislative Conncil of the said Island of Hongkong, all such Laws and Ordinances as might from time to time be required for the peace, order, and good government of Her Majesty's subjects being within thre dominions of the Emperor of China, or being within any ship or vessel at a distance of not more than one hundred miles from the coast of China; and that it should also be lawful for Her Majesty, by any Order or Orders in Council, to ordain, for the government of Her Majesty's subjects, being within the dominions of the Emperor of China, or being within any ship or vessel at a distance of not more than one hundred miles from the coast of China, any Law or Ordinance which to Her Majesty in Council might seem meet:
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