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The Honghong Government Gazeltg.
[SEPTEMBER 10, 1859.
Powers, Instructions, and Authorities, as shall from time to time and at any time hereafter bo granted or appointed you, under Our Signot and Sign Manual, or by Our Order in Our Privy Council, or by Us through one of Our Prin cipal Secretaries of Stato, And We do hereby require and command oli Officers and Ministers, Civil and Military, and all other the Inhabitants of Our said Colony of Hongkong and its Depondencion, to bo obedient, aiding, and as. sisting to you the said HanovrES GEORGE Ronzer Ronissos, in the execution of this Our Commission, and of the Powers and Authorities herein contained. In Witness whereof We have caused these Our Letters to be made Patent. Witness Ourself at Westminster, the Twenty-second Day of June in the Twenty-third Year of Our Reign, By Warrant under the Queen's Sign Manual.
C. ROMILLY.
LETTERS PATENT appointing SIR HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT Romissos, Knight, to be Vico-Admiral of the Island of Hongkong.
VICTORIA, by the Grace of Gop of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Queen, Defender of the Faith, To Our beloved HenCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Esquire, Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Our Island of Hongkong, and its Dependencies, and in the event of his absence, the Officer administer ing the Government of our said Island and its Dependencies for the time being, Greeting: We confiding very much in your Fidelity, Caro and Circumspection in this behalf, do by these Presents, which are to continue during Our pleasure only, ordain, constitute, and depute you, the said HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT Robinson, Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief aforesaid, and in the event of your absence, the Officer administering the Government of Our said Island and its Dependencies for the time being, Our Viec-Admiral, Commissary, and Deputy in the Office of Viec-Admiralty in Our Island of Hongkong aforesaid, and Territories thereon depending, and in the Maritime parts of the same, and thereto adjoining whatsoever, with power of taking and receiving all and every the Fees, Profits, Advantages, Emoluments, Commodities, and Appurtenances whatsoever due and belonging to the said Office of Vice-Admiral, Commissary, and Deputy in Our said Island of Hongkong, and Territories dependient thereon, and Maritime parts of the same and adjoining to them whatsoever, according to the Ordinances and Sta tutes of Our High Court of Admiralty of England: And Wo do hereby commit and grant unto you, the aforesaid HERCULES GEORGE ROBERT ROBINSON, Our Governor and Commander-in-Chief aforesaid, and in the event of your absence, the Officer administering the Government of Our said Island, and its Dependencies for the time being, Our Power and Authority in and throughout Our Island of Hongkong afore mentioned and Territories thereof, and Maritime parts whatsoever adjacent thereto, and also throughout all and every the Sea Shores, Publie Streams, Ports, Fresh Waters, Rivers, Creeks, and Arms as well of the Sca as of the Rivers and Coasts whatsover of Our said Island of Hongkong, and Territories dependent thereon, and Maritime parts whatsoever of the same, and thereto adjacent, as well within Liberties and Franchises as without, To take cognizance of and proceed in all Causes, Civil and Maritime, and in Complaints, Contracts, Offences, or Suspected Offences, Crimes, Pleas, Debts, Exelianges, Ac counts, Charter-Parties, Agreements, Suits, Trespassos, Injuries, Extortions, and Demands, and Businesses Civil and Maritime whatsoever, commenced or to be commenced, between Merchants, or between Owners and Proprieton of Ships and other Vessels, and Merchants or others whomsoever, with such Owners and Proprietors of Ships, and all other Vessels whatsoever employed or used within the Maritime Jurisdiction of Our Vice-Admiralty of Our said Island of Hongkong, and Territories depending on the same, or between any other Persons whomsoever, had, made, begun, or contracted for any Matter, Thing, Cause, or Business whatsoever done or to be done within Our Maritime Jurisdiction aforesaid, together with all and singular their Incidents, Emergencies, Dependencies, annexed and con nexed Causes whatsoever, wheresover, or howsoover, and such Causes, Complaints, Contracts, and other the Premise abovesaid, or any of them, which may happen to arise, be contracted, had, or done, to hear and determine according to the Rights, Statutes, Laws, Ordinances, and Customs, anciently observed; And moreover, in all and singular Com- plaints, Contracts, Agreements, Causes, and Businesses, Civil and Maritime, to be performed beyond the Sea, or contracted there, howsoever arising or happening, and also in all and singular other Causes and Matters which in any manner whatsoever touch, or any way concern, or anciently have and do or ought to belong unto the Maritime Jurisdiction of Our aforesaid Vice-Admiralty of Our said Island of Hongkong and Territories thereon depending and Maritime parts thereof, and to the same adjoining, whatsoever, and generally in all and singular other Causes Suits, Crimes, Offences, Excesses, Injuries, Complaints, Misdemeanors, or suspected Misdenicanors, Trespasses, Regratings, Forestallings, and Maritime Businesses whatsoever, throughout the places aforesaid, within the Maritime Jurisdiction of Our Vice-Admiralty of Our Island of Hongkong aforesaid and Territories thereon depending, by Sea or Water, or the Banks or Shores of the same, howsoever done, committed, perpetrated, or happening, and also to enquire, by the Oaths of honest and lawful Men of Our said Island of Hongkong, and Territories depending thereon, and Maritime parts of the same and adjoining to them whatsoever, dwelling both within Liberties and Franchises and without, as well of all and singular such matters and things which of right and by the Statutes, Laws, Ordinances, and Customs anciently observed were wont and ought to be enquired of, an Wreck of the Sca, and of all and singular the Goods and Chattels of whatsoever Traitors, Pirates, Manslavers and Felons, howsoever offending, within the Maritime Jurisdiction of Our Vice-Admiralty of Our Island of Hong kong aforementioned and Territories thereunto belonging, and of the Goods, Chattels, and Debts of all and singular their Maintainers, Accessories, Counsellors, Abettors, or Assistants whomsoever, and also of the Goods, Dehts and Chattels of whatsoever Person or Persons, Felons of themselves, by what means or howsoever coming to their death within Our aforesaid Maritime Jurisdiction, wheresoever any such Goods, Debts, and Chattels or, any part thereof, by Sea, Water, or Land, in Our said Island of Hongkong and Territories thereon dependent, and Maritime parts of the same, and thereto adjacent, whatsoever, as well within Liberties and Franchises as without, have been or shall be found forfeited or to be forfeited or in being: And moreover, as well of the Goods Debts, and Chattels, of whatsoever other Traitors, Felons, and Man-slayers, wheresoever offending, and of the Goods, Debts, and Chattels of their Maintainers, Accessories, Counsellors, Abettors, or Assistants, as of the Goods, Debts, and Chattels of all Fugitives, Persons Convicted, Attainted, Condemned, Outlawed, or howsoever put or to be put in exigent for Treason, Felony, Manslaughter, or Murder, or any other Offence or Crime whatsoever, and also concerning Goods, Waving, Flotzon, Jetson, Lagon, Sharos, and Treasures, found or to be found, Deo dands, and of the Goods of all others whomsoever taken or to be taken derelict or by chance, found or to be found, or howsoever due or to be due, and of all other Casualties, as well in, upon, or by the Sea and Shores, Creeks, and Coasts of the Sea or Maritime parts, as in, upon, or by all Fresh Waters, Ports, Public Streams, Rivers, or Crecks, or Places overflowed whatsoever within the ebbing and flowing of the Sea or High Water, or upon the Shores or Banks of any of the same, within Our Maritime Jurisdiction aforesaid, howsoever, whensoever, or by what means soever, arising, happening, or proceeding, or wheresoever such Goods, Debts, and Chattels, or other the Premises, or any Parcel thereof, may or shall happen to be met with or found within Our Maritime Jurisdiction aforesaid ; and also
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