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The Friend of China & Hong Kong Gazette,

SUPPLEMENT TO No. 61.

HEO NGK ONG THUR

PROCLAMATION.

His Exet

NOY, SIR HENRY

POTTINGER, BARTZ G. C. B. Chaf

Superinten

the

Subject

The anne

jesty's

Foreign Af

of Herl

Thereh

and Gundance of all.

are Required

the Trade of British-

rele

the Iplor Heh Subjects

that

ined pay Dak and Implicit Obedience to the said Order in Council.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN, Dated at the Government House, at Hong Kong,

this 1st day of June 1843.

[Copy-No. 21],

HENRY POTTINGER-

FOREIGN OFFICE

JANUARY 4, 1842.

SIR

I transmit to you, herewith, for your information and guidance, a Copy of an Order of Her Majesty Council, oviding that the Court of Justice with Criminal and tion which

late Majesty

ber, 1833 to

of the Emper

Ship, Of shall hane Hon

Offences comm within the said I of the Emperor Havens thereof Hundred Miles of t

I am, with grea

Your most obedie

(Signed)

SI HENRY POTTINGER,

(True Copy)

tv Jurisdic. Gider of His

cem

AT THE COURT AT

4TH DAY RESENT, THE ELLENT MAJEST

W

and pass

the Ma

QUEENS

IN LOUNCILS

JUNE Bou, 1843.

and that

Court Chief Sup

fort be appointed, by der and in pursuance of

the said Court

and that

hat the said Court sha Island of Hong-Ko I have, and exercise jurisdiction for the trial of effen committed by Her Majesty's fectes within the said Island and within

the Dominions of the Emperor of China, and the Ports and Havens thereof, and on the High Seas withm one hundred miles of the Coast of Chine and it as hereby further ordered, that the said Court shall be bolden by the Chief Superintendent, for the time being, cappointed, or to be appointed, Her Majesty, under, and in pursuance of the

said Aot

And Her Majesty, by, and with the advice of Her said Council, doth hereby confirm in all other respects the said Order of His said late Majesty in Council, dated the ninth December, one thousand eight hundred and thirty three...

And the Right Honourable, the Earl of Aber- deen, one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, is to give ssary directions herein accordingly.

CO GREVILLE RICK WOOSNAM.

(True Copy)

GOVERNMENT MOTIFICATION.

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said Court shall be holden by the Chief Superin- tendent for the time being,"appomted or to be appointed, by His Majesty under and in pursuance of the laid Aut of Parliament:

(And it la further ordered, that the practice and cedings of the said Court upon the trial of all sues of fact or law, to be joined upon any indiet-

nts or informations to be therein brought or... uted, shall be conformable to, and corre spond with the practice and proceedings of the Burts of Oyer and Terminer and Goal delivery n England, upon the trial of such issues in such Courts, far as it may be practicable to maintain such conformity and correspondence, regard being had to the difference of local circumstances; and issue of fact, or of mixed fact and law, shall be especially it is hereby ordered, that every such by the said Chief Superintendent for the time being, and a Jury of twelve men,—and that upon every such trial, the examination of witnesses for and against, the party or parties charged shall take place viva voce, in open Court, and that the sen- such trial, founded upon the verdiet of such jury, tence or judgment of the said Court upon every shall be pronounced in open Court, by such Chief Superintendent as the presiding Judge thereof.

And, whereas, it will be necessary to frame and prescribe rules of practice and proceeding to be observed upon all such prosecutions, in order to ascertain how far the same can be brought into conformity with the practice and proceeding of His Majesty's Courts of Oyer and Terminer and Goal delivery in England, andthew far it

may be

ry to deviate from such practice and pro- ceeding by reason of the differences Af local cir cumstances it is, therefore, further offered, that such Chief Superintendent for the the being, shall be, and he is hereby authorised, rom time to time, but subject to the provisions aforesaid, to promulgate all such rules and practice, and pic- to the preceding Proceeding as it may be necessary to adopt and fol- date the 1st instant, the low upon, or previously to the commitment of the Order in Council, any person to take his trial in the said Court, and sty, King William the respecting taking of bail for the appearance of he 9th of Janunty 1833, and manner of preferring and finding indietments, such person at such trial, and respecting the form General Information.

and of exhibiting crimmal informations against any By order,

persons charged with any erimes or offences before the said Court; and respecting the manner of summoning and convening Jurors for the trial of such indictments, or informations, and respecting qualifications of such Jurors, and the mode of summoning and compelling the attendance of Witnesses; and respecting the process of the said Court, and the mode of carrying the same into execution; and respecting the times and places of holding such Courts, and the duties of the re- spective. Ministernal Officers attending the same, THE COURT at Brighton, THE 9TH whom he is hereby authorised to appoint provision-

subject to His Majesty's Day of December, 1833-PRESENT, also respecting every other

RICHARD WOOSNAM, "Government House, Hong Kong, 3rd June, 1843,

BRITISH ORDER IN COUNCIL appoint- [Justice at Canton, for the trial ces committed by British Subjects in

December, 1832.

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ESTY IN COUNCIL.

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