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IN CHINA AND JAPAN.

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I, X. Y. of

Police Officer of this Court, do hereby certify to this Court that by virtue of the within written warrant, I bave made diligent search for the goods of the within named A.B., and that I can find no sufficient goods of the said A.B., whereon the sums within mentioned can be levied.

54.

X.Y.

Warrant of Commitment for Want of Distress. In Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton].

[Thursday] the

day of

18

To X.Y., Police Officer of this Court, and to the keeper of

prison at

[Proceed as in warrant of distress (Form 52), down to the commencement of the commanding part, and then thus:-]

day of

and

18

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And on the

this Court issued a warrant to you, the above-named X. Y., commanding you to levy the said sum of

, [or the said sum of

for costs] by distress and sale of the goods of the said A.B., and it now appears to this Court, as well by the return of you the said X. Y. to the said warrant as otherwise, that you have made diligent search for the goods of the said A,B., but that no sufficient distress whereon the said sums could be levied could be found.

Therefore you are hereby commanded in Her Majesty's name, you the said X. Y., to take the said A.B. and convey him safely to the above-mentioned prison, and there deliver him to the keeper thereof, together with this warrant. And you the said keeper of the said prison to receive the said A.B. into your custody in the said prison, and there to imprison him [and keep him to hard labour] for the space of unless the said sums [or sum] and all the costs and charges of the said distress [and of the commitment and conveying to the said prison of the said A.B.] amounting to the further sum of

be sooner paid.

54.

Order of Dismissal of Charge.

In Her Britannic Majesty's Court at [Canton].

[Thursday] the

A.B. of

18

day of

[labourer] was on the

18

(Seal).

day of

charged before this Court for that [&c., as

in summons or warrant].

And now both the said parties appear before this Court in order that it may bear and determine the said charge [or the said A.B. appears before this Court, but the said C.D., although duly called, does not appear].

Whereupon, the matter of the said charge being by this Court duly considered, it manifestly appears to this Court that the said charge is not proved, and this Court dismisses the same.

of

And adjudges that the said C.D. do pay to the said A.B. the sum for his costs in this behalf, and if the same be not paid forthwith [or on or before

this Court orders that the same be levied by distress and sale of the goods of the said C.D., and in default of sufficient distress, this Court adjudges the said C.D. to be imprisoned in

[and there kept to hard labour] unless the same sum and costs and charges of the said distress [and of the

prison at