CO129-002 - Sir Henry Pottinger - 1843_Part_005

inflaged the Colonial service. It would be advisable that these regulations should be made generally known to the Officers in Stongkong kering. mon this Dep! My Lord, Macav. 7th October., 1843. I have the boner to enclose. Copies of Medical. Certificates given. by Doctors Anderson and Young to Mr A. R. Johnston, setting forth. the menessity for his returning to England - for the benefit . " his health; and to report to Your- Lordship that; entirely concurring in that necessity, I have granted W Jehusten. The Right: Hennable. The Earl of Aberdeen, K., T. leave of absence from China for one Year- and have sanctioned that Gentleman's · Setting off as soon as • possible, he. anxious to undertake the trip so as to avoid the and. S hot season in India - Mr. Edward Elmslie, the late- Treasurer and. Secretary to the. Superintendents of Trade, having been- permitted to receive one half his Salary. during his absence from china. Certificate; I have intimated to Mr Johnston, that he will be allowed. the same terms, or any further indulgence- to which. Her Majesty's Government - may consider him entitled_, and _ ferther, that should his health- require- him to remain. above a year. he is to apply to Your Lordship for a extention of his leave.. I have &c. (Signed) Henry Pottinger (True Copy) Michal Woomam No 90, of 184.3. Inclosure No I in Despatch Besfalch. benefit of his heatthi .. Anderson and Young of necessity for Mr. Johnston's going to England for the 4- 7th Petober, 1843. enclosing certificates from Doctiss 28 Kong, Fon Certificate. I do hereby certify that the Hombre Msistant A.R. Johnston Edy == Meid and Superintendent 4 o to, hus frequently consulted the month of April, for discuse of the mucous membrane of the Stomach and Bowels, accompanied with ulceration of t mouth and of the coals of the stomachs, - and that up to this time, little = improvement has taken plac in his = I do also certify that I have allinded A. Johnstone, as his Medical Allendant, for more than mines and that Consider, consider his health to have been materially this affected, and -complaints to be kept up by long residence in this climate, and that I earnestly advise that he should proued to Europe before the com hot sexson). 3rd botz 1843. commencement of another 6 of another (Signed). Abe Anderson. Colonial Surgeon do Hongkong. A True Cotry Richard Mortuan Calificati in 28 Hong Kong The Hob? A. R. Johnston, Assistant, Superintendent. lendent &c &c consulted me in Dur last ragouding a troublesome ulcerations of the hard palate, which he stated, had vxisted for several weeks. He complained at the same lime of want of appetite and impaired digestion, accompanied with a feeling of langur, and disinclination to mental: exertion, which is usual in such cases. appeared probable that the memchane of the Stomach, and Bowels was closer examination of the implicated, and I was led to the conclusion that it also was affected: with chronic ulceration, M Johnston has been regularly attended by ane, since the dute above amentioned, and is consultation with friends Dr. Anderson I have tried possibles semedy to effect. a cure ; these have however, been attended with but little success improvement in his general health. - Change of climate seems requisite ; and without it's aid, I am inclined to think that the further use of remedies will be of 10 avail I should therefores recommend that "to fernstew proceed to England at some + Convenient time, previous to the commencement : another (Signed) Peter Toning Surgeon. Victoria, Hongkong. 5th Belt 18:13. A true Copy Michand Wormnam Inclosure N. 3 in Despatch N. 20, 1863. Certificate – from Dr Young N° 90, of 1843. Inclosure No2 in Despatch Anderson corificate from My Lord, Maeav, betober 7th, 1845. With reference to my Despatch. N. 127, of the 7th Instant, I have the honor to solicit your Lordship's early --- attention to the advisability of some defined Rutes being laid down. by Her Majesty's Government. as to the manner and terms which leave of absence _ _ whether Sick Certificate The Right Nourable. private affairs___ The Earl of Aberdeen, M., J., should be granted to Her Majestys Servants in China.. A appears to me that those Rules should provide not only for individualt going to Europe, but for more temporary "periods of absence for change of purposes in which it, in which it may be neccesary to appoint a Locum Tenens other purposes the absentee, and which it is nearly superfluous to observe will almost ____ invariably be the case in China. I have to (Signed) Henry Pottinger Copy) Michau Worrnam No 20, of 1843. – Inclosure N. 4 in Despatch 29 Hory long GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. His Excellency Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., &. c. »., Her Majesty's Chief Superintendent of Trade, &c., &c., in China, is pleased to direct that the annexed documents be published for general information. RICHARD WOOSNAM, By Order. Macao, 23d September, 1843. Copy of Despatch requesting that defined. Rules to Lord Aberdeen, th. P., to Her Majesty's Servants leave of absence being granted be laid down regarding in China . botsber 1843. Macao, 22d September, 1843. G. T. LAY, Esq., Officiating Consul, Canton. I deem it advisable to reply in an official form to your private letters of the and instants, with the twofold object of placing my sentiments on record for the future guidance of yourself and Her Majesty's other Consuls in China, as far as they may be applicable to their stations, and of making those sentiments public, for general information. You will see from the Notification which I have had published in all the news- papers under date the 14th instant, that I highly approve of your Circular dated the 28th of July, regarding ships' Manifests, and that none are to be received in which the rules you have laid down shall be omitted. I am glad to find from your recent letters that such a change for the better had my let- taken place, that you and Mr. Thom had considered it unnecessary to deliver ter to the Imperial Commissioner, regarding the delays in the Hoppo's establishment. I need hardly say, that I quite concur in the opinion you express, and the answer you gave, when referred to, respecting the Linguists. I told you in my original in- structions, to bear in mind "That it is no part of the duty of the British Government or its officers to render mercantile firms or individuals any assistance in conducting their business, beyond what is laid down expressly in the General Regulations;" and I remarked, that I considered it advisable and right to draw your particular at- tention to this fact, as I had had reason to believe, that an impression had been imbibed, that Government was bound by its officers and establishments to supply, in some measure, the loss of the agency of the abolished Hong Merchants. I also pointed out, that such an impression was equally erroneous and absurd, as demonstrated by the General Regulations and Tariff being applicable to the five ports, at four of which no such thing as liceused merchants had to my knowledge ever existed. You were quite right to submit Mr. Coolidge's petition to the Imperial Com- missioner, but, in doing so, you ought to have particularly explained, that it was handed up by him in his capacity of agent to a British firm, and not as an ‘American merchant,' which His Excellency appears to have understood from his reply. That reply is, in my estimation, highly satisfactory; for although it does not immediately remove the obstacles to trade of which Mr. Coolidge had complained, it distinctly admits, that the late Hong Merchants are no longer the servants of, or under the dictation of, the Chinese Government; and could the pecuniary demand which is hanging over those individuals on behalf of the imperial government only be adjusted to their satisfaction, or altogether removed, they would stand, as merchants, in a posi- tion of independence and stability, which they have never before enjoyed at any period of our connection with China. I propose to publish this letter, as well as the Imperial Commissioner's reply to Mr. Coolidge's petition; and adverting to the matters and occurences to which they refer, and the consequent disappointment and clamor which has been felt and raised, I likewise think it expedient to append to them a passage of my original In- structions to you, from which it will be seen, that from the first, I considered the delays and trouble that have arisen, to be inseparable from the introduction of the new system in the commerce of Canton. I have the honor to be, &c., HENRY POTTINGER. (Signed) (True Copy) RICHARD WOOSNAM, REPLY OF THE IMPERIAL COMMISSIONER. Keying of the Imperial Family, High Commissioner, Guardian of the Heir Apparent, Viceroy of the Two Kwang provinces, &c., &c., hereby sends this official reply. The Honorable English Consul having officially stated to me, that the American merchant Coolidge bad sent in a petition to be transmitted through him, (the Consul) of which the following is a copy (here follows a copy of Mr. Coolidge's petition); and this coming before me, it behoves me now to give the following reply: The now Regulations for commercial intercourse just agreed upon and settled, clearly state, "That the "Hong Merchants are to be done away with, and that henceforward the English merchants are to be allowed "to deal with whatever native merchants they please; there will be no occasion for officers of Government "to interfere in the matter;" or words to that effect, which places the present commercial intercourse on a very different footing from what it was previously, when government merchants carried on the trade in beloof of the foreign merchants of all nations. As regards the question of renting hongs and go-downs, the Plenipotentiary of your honorable nation already communicated with us officially upon that subject, and we gave an official reply, commanding the ci-devant Hong Merchants to rent such hongs or go-downs at just and fair prices, (both parties being agreed thereon), as is recorded. But now the said merchant Coolidge having set forth in his petition the various difficulties of his position, and his inability to extricate himself, if I, the said High Commissioner, were to abide by the strict letter of the Regulations and do nothing for him, it would not be acting upon a proper principle of kindness; and yet the Hong Merchants being abolished, these people are not now under the same constraint that they were when government merchants; if they like, or do not like, to buy or sell-if they choose, or do not choose, to rent their hongs and go-downs, it depends entirely upon their own will and pleasure; they are exactly in the same position as English merchants who may, or may not, trade with whom they please. If we were to use any compulsion in the matter, not only would that be contrary to every principle of reason and justice, but it would no less be attended with great inconveniences; it would set the Chinese merchants and English merchants at variance, and would throw infinitely more difficulties in the way of your commerce. Therefore, the utmost we can do under present circumstances, is to depute a special officer to call upon the late Hong Merchants, and admonish them on the subject; and farther we shall issue a Pro- clamation showing both the late Hong Merchants and the new free-trading merchants that they should on one and the same principle, proceed to do business, hoping thereby to widen the door of communication. Forasmuch I, the Imperial Commissioner, now reply to the Honorable Consul, that he may act in con- formity, and at the same time impress upon the English merchants that the principle of trading depends entirely upon a mutual willingness; if a field of profit is to be reaped there is no occasion to beg people to go to reap it, they will certainly reap it of their own accord. The English merchants and others must carry on their business with our native merchants in a spirit, and according to a sense, of justice, laying their plans for a long continuance of beneficial intercourse, and thus it is to be hoped that day by day the aspect of affairs may brighten, and all kinds of goods expand in their cousumption. Although I have no means of looking after such matters in behalf of the foreign merchants, yet I, the Imperial Commissioner, do really day and night, indulge in the fervent hope of an improved commercial intercourse, beneficial to all parties. An important official reply. To Mr. Lay, H. B. M.'s Consul at Canton. Taoukwang, 23d year, 7th intercalary moon, 22d day. (September, 15th 1843). tion of such sweeping innovations and changes in the commerce of any country, and more especially in one like China--which has not, from causes which it is needless to dilate upon, kept pace in advancement with the other nations of the earth-must be attended with unforeseen difficulties and trouble, must call for the exercise of great patience and forbearance on both sides, and amongst all parties, and must only be expected to come into full and beneficial operation when the government of China shall find, from actual experience, that the new system is better, more simple, and more profitable to the revenue than the one it has superseded. I am therefore prepared to expect delays and causes for reference at the outset of your duties at Canton, but I rely on your meeting those drawbacks with calmness and firmness, and not allowing any interested persons, whether English or Chinese subjects, to bias your proceedings, or dictate, or even advise you as to what you should do." (True extract.) RICHARD WOOSNAM. (True Copy) (A true translation,) (Signed) RICHARD WOOSNAM. ROBERT THOM. EXTRACT. "The General Regulations for Trade and the Tariff appear to me to combine all the advantages of conciseness and perspicuity, with provision for every possible contingency that can arise in the common course of trade; and I confidently trust that in due season, their practical application will realize the hopes I have formed of them. At the same time, I by no means disguise from myself, that the first introduc- Cour cupreustai Duplicate. 22 bong bóng My Lord, RECEIVED 3 FEB 8 1844 House, Victoria, Government House, (Haughing) November 11th, 1845. I have the honor to acknowledg the receipt of Your Lordship's Desfatates N. 1, Military Department, of the 20th of July 1843, and N. 11 of the 2nd of August 1843; all, of Your Lordship's Cranlars under dates the 28th the 28th of June of June and 13th and_ 28th of July _ the latter accompanced. by a Copy of a Treaty of Commerce and Navigation beliveen Great Britain and Russia. Shave Me honor to ben, My Lord, Your most the dock Obedient Humble Servant, Brun Beke The Right Hourable Lord Stanby, to. de Vo. Received Tup: No 21. Sir Henry Pottinger, 11th November, 1843. Department", and N. 11, and Despatch No 1" Military Acknowledging receipt of Circulars to 2nd of August. huplicate Government House, Victoria, (Hong Kong ) November 11th. 13. My Lord, In my Despatch, N° 21, of this date, have acknowledged the receipt, amongst others, of Your Lordship's Despatch N: 1, "Military, of the 20th of July last. Im reply to that Desfatah, I have_the_honor to firisard. Copies of - Despatch N. 148, of that date, and it's Enclosures, to the address of Earl of Aberdeen, and by which Lordship will are, that neither. nor any of the former. Public Agents": now at this Plase know The Righty Honorable Lord Stanley, any thing. thing of the letter written by Lieut-General Sir Hugh Gough, the 1st of December 1842, or of the Statement that was submitted_ with it... have the honor to be, My Lord, "Your most obedient humble Servant Sir Henry Pottinger Victoria, Hong Kong, 11th Nov ́2, 1343. 5 Inclosures- Received relative_ to Prize, Money (China)". Expartment, regarding "Return's Reply to Beopatch N. 1 Military K1/18.... My Lord, Nell. 23 October 1818. No36-29th August, 1817 Enclosure 3. N. 40. 8th September 1842. Geonament Heuser, Victoria, (Hongting) November 11th. 18/13.. My Despatches of the Nr and Dates quoted in the margin 2.63 : 65 tromber; 1867 to the subject of Your Lordship's No. 25 March, 1843. Ending 28 & 29. Despatch N. 74%, of the 25th of. July Enclosures N77. 5th July, 18663. No111 - 25th August, 1843. last, and to those documents beg very respeulfully to refer Her Majesty's Government for all the information. I " have it in my power to furnish. Those Despatakes will show, that the whole arrangement for the appointment. of Public Agents had its origin in a suggestion which I made to the Naval and Military Commanders of the Expedition, for the special reasons The Right Honorable The Earl of Aberdeen, R. P., no doubt stated in N. 77, and- but Her Majesty's Government will; learn with extreme surprize – when all the circumstances are taken into consideration, _ that the Original of the_ (printed_) "Returns relative to Prog - Money (China)," which accompanied Your Lordship's Despatch was never shown to me, and that I never Your Lordship's Despatch I also enclose & Copy of a hell now at this Letter addressed Chimmo and Woosnam (the only twor : the Public Agents place) from which it will be seen_ that those Gentlemen. were equally with myself ignorant of the existence such a document." am quite unable to account_ for Captain Balfour's having disguised me- and also Cothagues- share in the from This having taken preparation of unauthorized document. I presume he efsisted under the directions of Lient - General Lieut-General- Sir Hugh Gough, and perhaps the necessary obedience to this immediate - Suferion rendered. it profer the should do so, but that appears to me to be why he should. sufficient have concealed frome me what be had done, and have allowed me to address Your Lordship, repeatedly, style, that I now feel must have led Her Majesty's Government to think that. I was either interfering with what I had_ business with, or wilfully practising deception.. I shall immediately call on Captain Balfour to give any explanation then may think - fit; but as waiting, for his reply would occasion a of pahaps two months, and I am most anxious to relieve myself of the smallest shadow of either of the imputations to which I refer a love, I will not delay this Despatal for his answer. _ It is perhaps proper I should_ further aaquaint Your Lordship, that the Enclosures to my Dispatch N.11, of the 25th of August, which are signed by Captain Balfour to, only reached the 20th of that month, although I perocive, on referring to them this day, that N/ of those Enclosures 16th of May... dated on whatever understanding the printed. Return without the Statements to which it refers, but this I may observe, that I and satisfied, from the very minuteness of some of its Entries, that it is calculated to erroneous impression, that it includes all property that was taken within the period mentioned in it. _ I positively, that this is not the case_, nor did I ever hope, on imagine, that it would do so. A considerable quantity of the "Cash" or Coffer Coin- told, lost in a a. Junt that sunk in Chusan Harbour, and the rest (which is estimated et 1000 for an Dollar) was sold at the rate of 1200 for Dollar, by my It will also be seen-from- part of my Despatch N. 24. of 25th of March, that the Receipt passed_ at Ningpo for $250,000, which are to be deducted from the next or 3rd Instalment as stated Inalosure N. 4 to Despatch No 137: of the 29th of October, was avowedly an approximation to the__ true amount realized, and that = I was entirely in the dark as to such acknowledgment – having bron given when I drafted the_ Treaty.. I however, repeat my opinion, that I consider it - I was not apprized of it _ that much very fortunate granted, no doubt but had an as there investigation been subsequently. required 42 aux. 3 required and entered into, that the Chinese Authorities would have brought forward almost undeniable claims to a much larger amount... As immediately connected with the subjent of this Despatch, and also as demonstrating how entirely I have been acting under, and influenced by, the impressions which other Despatches this and all relating to the Public Agent's demote, I beg to malose Copies of two letters (No 405 and 411 ) 15 hich I wrote to the Public Agents and to Saltoun, Last month, which gents and to Lord the sums on the 17th and 21th of regarding. still in deposit, deposit, and shape, which have never been brought to account. - The amount of those those deposits is shown in the accompanying Statement of the Publie as well as the names conceive to be entitled to it. I have to (Signed) Henry Pottinger (True (s pg) Nichart Worment Hongkong. 11 the November, 1813.. We have the honor to thank Your Excellenay for the _ perusal of a printed Document purporting. to be a Statement of Property "captured or detained by the Combined: "Forces employed in China, belineen the " periods of 25th August 1841; and • 29th August 1842, showing the in " extimated value of the Property · "not yet realized, and the actuali " Amount of Money received_ to this " date (13th November 1842) and in "What manner the same has been "disposed of." His Excellency Signed R. Ware Prize Agent G. Balfour, Bring Agent Sir Henry Pottinger Bart. We cannot but express surpring at Rose Gentlemen putting forth a Paper in which deeply concerned, without our Knowledge_; and we believe without - the Knowledge of the other Public- whose behalf signed this letter. And Be tenor to acquaint Your Excellency, for the information of Her Majesty's Government, that we entirely disown the said Statement, in the framing of which hever consulted, and to which, We are No parties.. We have Ac. - (Signed) Benj (Kimmo for himself - and R. M. Whichels. Rickard Woosnam, for himself and G. A. Malcolm ._ (True lopar) Michaw Wooncam Gentlemen, ་་་་་ད་མེད་ད་མ་བ་ནས་ཚེ་ག་ག་གས་ཁ་དང་། Government House, Victoria, (Honghong ) October 17th, 1843. eferring to letter to Your address N. 187 of the 6th of November, 18412 with which. I sent you a Copy of my Despatch N. 4o to the Warl of Merkeen - Phase to acquaint you, that Her Majesty's Government (apparently under some misconception as to your duties occasioned. by the term. Prize. Agent instead. of Public. Agent having been applied. "to Your appointment in some. e. of the Official. dreuments of which. Copies were forwarded. Lieut. Colonel. Malcolm, C. B. Nichard Woornam B. Chimme R.M. Whichels Paptain Balfour Explain. Ware. Late Publie. Esquires Agents. Yo with a former Despatch on the subject ) have not seen fit distribution of the. to direct the Commission. of 5 for Cent which I sanctioned, but have intimated that it will be paid to you, agreeable to the usage of the Service as soon as the Prize Money shall be divided.__ I have since. the receipt of the foregoing reply, explained by my Despatch. Ne 77 of the 5th of July 1843, to Lord. Aberdeen's address, exactly how the matter stands, and have expressed my respectful. hope. that, under that explanation," the · Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's. " Treasury will be pleased to authorize the " sum - which is in deposit, and which... appeared in any Government "Account (having been specially reserved. Instructions) to be divided " amongst the late Public Agents, "their representatives. be looked for. this recommendation. of three by Months _ as the Deepatch went home Colonel Malcolm – and in the time. I think it advisable, that the sum. now held by you in deposit should be placed for safety, in the Treasury of Her Majesty's Superintendent who will pass Receipts of or. it by the hand of the Treasurer - I have accordingly to boy that you will have this done attaching to the. Return stating showing the shares, or portions, claimable- by card. Individual, which will be paid to him, or his the total Amount, a Memorandum. Assignees, the moment the Sanction of Her Majesty's Government that being done shall be received by understand, that a part of the deposit money has been lodged- Colonel. Wilson, Pate Pay Master. to the. Troops in China . _ with. Mr. Commissary. General. Coffin.; but as it seems to me- desirable, that it should all be in one. Treasury I would recommend. applying to Mr. Poffin. to transfer what is in his hands to the Chief Superintendents charge, and Precipts will be granted... in like manner to that Gentleman, I propose for Yourselves direct. I have vo. (Signed) Henry Pottingen... (True Copy) Michaud Wormam N. 22, of 1843. Inclosure. N. 2 in Despatche My Lord.. Government House Victoria. (Honghong ) October. 21th, 1845. A sum of money (being part of the Argemey Commission. of 5 fer Cent which. I proposed for the Public Agents during the War. ) has been for a length of time. past deposit with. Colonel. Wition, late. Pay Master. to the Troops in. China ... A still larger sum is likewise in deposit in this Treasury and the_ distribution of both. Sums awaits the.. commands of Her Majesty's Government; which. I expect to receive very shortly. As it seemed to me desirable on the Complete separation of all the Public. Agonks, that the whole should be Major General The. Lord Saltown, M. C. B. H. C. H. and detained, t. ment of Properly captured Woosnam regarding a State== from Mess 2 Chisms and- Letter to Sir Henry Pollinger 11th Nov 1843. Treasury, - and as the amount has appeared in any public. Account, I suggested, that the sum which had boom transformed. by Colonel Wilson to Mr. Commissary General. Coffin's charge- should be paid over to Mr. Stewart, the Treasurer and Financial. Secretary to Government. It appears from a. Memorandum, of which. I enotose a Copy that this can. only be done by Mr. Coffin Lordship's Sanction, and with the object of preventing references and consequent delay hereafter, I have the honor to beg Your.. Lordsh will – if you see no necessary Order. objection - give. I have to.. (Signed) Henry Pottinger. (True Copy.) Michard Wrotham Statement I have received the letter and Account Current from the Priblic Agents . From the latter it = appear that the total Receipts have This amount is composed of Said at Calcutta. Jay Master in China Credit of the 2,000,000. Mr. Whichele Agencies. Charges. 247744b 203,456.3 317964.472 $1,047942.5/2 But of this amount there is stated to be due to the Agouts. which shows the absolute Receipts to be only 1,047,942-3/2 29,41042 $1,018,53 2-3/2 The Cross amount of Agencies is shower to be 51.96414/2 29.410.2 are due by Government and this 22,55442/2 "The hands of the Agents, Agents, or at least supposed. I believe that a portion of this latter = in deposit with M- Chimmo. amount is now ins That another portion has been, contrary to my exprefsed with and intention, paid by Caplains Ware and Buisour over to the = Pay Master, and that a third portion has any Authority that been without. of carried to England by Mr. Whicheto. It seems to me to be vam dwaré, desirable. with a new to preventing further references after I shall have quitted China), that the exact proportions of in the hands of the Agents the Agency, others should be stated; Mr Chimano. The Pay Master | M. Whichels: These three ought to amount to $$$ 22,55%-271⁄2 observe that I never gave; Whickels any sort of Instructions. Pegged: Sin Themas Herbert to instruct. Mr. Whichels account of the:. to furnish monies that had passed through his = in order that it might be paid to the Military Chest, but it is needless to = add that my full intention was that the - Agency should have been reserved. * "the delay that has already takin place has solely arisen from the improper the team Frigo Agents, instead of Public Agents, Agents, but I hope recent : despatches will set this to rights (Signed) Hevery Pottinger 23th August 1843 hue Copy. Richard Woosh an N.B. The N.P. The preceding Hatement was drason cp by Sir Houry Pettivegor nother accript of the letter and Account Ceevent from the Pub Agents on the 20th of August last . The Cenarts in Red Ink were -filled in by the Public Agents . Officers entitled to share The late Caph Colin Campbell H. Ms. 18. Regt. Lieut. Col. Malcolm. C.B. Richard Woonam Eq: Benjamin Chimmo Esse R. M. Whichels Esop Capla u Balfour . Madras Artillery. Captain Ware. 49 Regr (Signed) Richard Woosnans. (Inne (opy) Richard Worman Inatonore N. 22, of 1863. more N. 4 in Despatch 21th betr. 184.3. Ware and Balfour. Master's hands by (aptains in deposit in the Pay regarding the agency placed Pottinger to Lord. Saltown. Letter from Sir Stury Gorm & SCRIVED House, Victoria-, (Hongkong) November 13th, 1863. My Lord, my Seepatch N. 18, of the 1st of September, I fully explained to Your_ Lordship how I was situated, and the consequent difficulties, or rather impossibility, which I apprehended in carrying the Instructions with which I had been honored in ony capacity of Governor &c. of this Colony, until__ Ishould_ assistance from England. I now proceed. Lordship acquairited with Measured mot already, or get to be specially both previous and subsequent reported The Right Honorable Lord Stanley, to the date of my Bespalsh N. 11, of the 314 of July, which was forwarded by Lint Coloral Malesh; and. I can. trust, that those measures will be... considered to be the best I could have adohted, under ey- existing circumstances. ative and On the 21th of August Jissued. Prodamation, of which I forward- Copy appointing Mossus "Johnston, and Morrison, and Major Caine to be Members of the Legislative Executive Councils of Hongkong, by virtue of powers rested in me Her Majesty's Instructions and- Letters Patent. My despatches N= 17, of the 1st of September, and No 20, of the 9th of setober, will have apprized Your Lordship of the untimely and lamentid= death- of Mr Morrison, on the 29th of August, and of the departure to England fortificate, of Mr Johesion, of my having this time of filling up- No means at the vacancies. which have this arisen. I informed Your Lordship- respatch N.11, that. I intended to monimate Mr Morrison to officiate. Colonial Searstory during Colonel Malcolm's absence, and the enclosed_ x2. Copy of a Notification, of the 21th of will show that I carried that intention into effect. It likewise will be seen from it, that I have nominated Mr. Burgass to be Legal Adviser to the Government of Hongkong and (lock of the Council. This Gentleman has been practising for some at the Bar the Supreme Court of Judica to come to at Bombay, and happening China, Igladly availed myself of services to me with his advice- in the variety of complicated legal questions that are sure to be referred - pending the establishment. of regulaz Courts of Justice. I have_ assigned to Mr. Burgass a Salary, for the present, of £800 per On the same day, that the Povolamation and Affointments above :ferred to were made publier, I likewise promulgated a Notification in the subject of the frown lands Colony, and of which Notification I beg to submit a at that time, my plan to have taken steps for carrying the object of this Notification immediate effect; but the Sickness sickness which has unfortunately prevailed in this fotony, during the last three- months, and Creature belonging to the Land Officer's Department _ _ including that officer himself, has been incapacitated for duty- and Captain De Havilland, I lament to add, died — put stop to all our proceedings for konepth of time. They have now, however, been resumed_ and, by way of expediting them, I have appointed. 4. Mr. fluvaly _ a professional. Lleverly Surveyor who lately England_ _ to the situation of Asistant- Surveyor se which had become_ -vacant by Captain De Havilland's decease. Mr Cleverly is to receive_ Salary, of whilst the may be employed & subject to the confirmation of Her Majesty's Government- My duties as Her Majsstig's Plenipotentiary having required that I should proceed to Mreas - from place I could with much greater fasility carry on my Communications with the Imperial_ Commisioner at Canton, I announced Notification, that intention by dated the 24th of August, of shiah. I forward a Copy. The late Mr. Morrison had preceded me to Macao some days before, orving his severe and final illness; but good health, even had the been in I must have taken Thim with me to aid Government in my own. hands, whilst I was absent - from Hongkong... spite of every exertion. my part, a variety of circumstanses_ the chief of which was Mr Morrison's demise, and consequence, my having, to summon Mr Thom from fanton, and to send that "Gentleman back and forward, with my written and verbal communications little euforial Commissioner – protracted. my stay at Macas much longer than I had_ originally anticipated. and I only retioned to this Estong o the 13th last month. Ever since return here my time and thoughts have been almost solely and insessantly recupied with matters affertaining duties as Negotiations; and therefore I had alternative but to retain the_ Government Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of Trade which admitted of of delay; but in the midst of the perform. of those duties, both at Mawar and Since I came back to Hongkong, I have striven to prevent any serious public inconvenience on in the Colonial business, and as the best means of putting Your . Lordship. possession of what - Phave. Rad- to do in that ((olonial ) Departmention, Hhave resolved to transmit to Your Lordship by this Mail Copies Outwards folonial my letters up to this Endey day, briefly showing their Nos, dates, and purports ... I hope Your Lordship will approve of this resolution and will accept of these Copies of letters and ther accompanying accompanying. Indoy, in time of a cach subject, regular report prepare which I have now no time, As I am daily to pecting to hear that the Supplementary Treaty ratified by Emperor has arrived at Canton "from_ Peking, and that the High Chinese Officer, who is to me, is is to bring and deliver it The inclosed. Notification contains appointments that I made_ on the grid of had come to October. Major Pollingg Thina to visit me. China England, on leave route to England. granted by the government of India, and. I have detained him here to home the Copies of the Supplementary Treaty, ratified by the Emperor and that for The Queen's ratification. Dr Winchester has been nominated to be Surgeon to Her Majesty's Consulate at Amsy, and he has left for his new Station. I have supplied his place as Colonial Surgeon by Mr. Anderson, a Gentleman who has strong public claims from having formaly served as Assistant Surgeon __and _ afterwards Surgeon - to the establishment of Her Majesty's Superintendent's in China, and whose professional acquirements and zeal_ particularly beg, be confirmed in the induce me to Situation to which I have appointed_ Before I close this Deepatch, my very painful duty to acquaint Your Lordship, that this Colony s has been, since July last, visited by a great deal of most severe_and_ fatal sickness.. cases the prevailing Tower has assumed a type so strongly assimilated to that which attacked. the last ryfedition to the Niger, that the same medical_ description might be declared to And wer` equally well for both; in others a. turn. greatly it has taken modified and protracted form of the - Yellow fever of the West Indies, whilst in some instances, the Medical Officers have pronounced it to be entire new disease, in which patient's fill. sick, lingered for even wreeks together, and sunk any. Sufficient apparent cause, except that the most powerful Medicines had no decired effect. Providentially there appears is to be no reason. for- thinking that this Fever, in arms, is, or. has been, either of it's forms. - contagious or infections, for although it has carried off persons circumstances, and in- to cation. in- in all every it has I have observed heard of, attacked Medical men, or those whose duty has called them to be_ near the sick, in an undul r proportion So fatal a disease and its attendant mortality, have naturally excited the greatest alarme, and attempts have been, and are still, made to generalize and explain the causes but whatever Medical Gentlemen. may have said, or may say, support of their theories - I must declare, with every deforenes to their opinions, that I can see nothing about this Island that should engender disease, that almost all the reasons which I have heard assigned for the fatality at some locations have been direatly refuted and contradicted illness whatever having recurred at other spots similarly Situated as to elevation, provimity to the Sea, de., Je; and, that therefore disposed to hope and believe that this season has been one of those occasional_ ones that unhealthy to periodically all in all tropical tropical climates. The Natives themselves, as well many of the foreign assert, that so residents sickly a period hat ever been. Known as the has hitherto been Thardly past few months have proved all along this part of the Coast of China and yet Chuson - which, was :-notorious for it's unhealthiness in. 1840- very healthy this year. I may add, that Sobserve pom the - Newspapers, that several of the Military Stations in India, which have always ben considered to possess a very good (though hot) climate, have been __ : 4-tremely sickly during the past rainy weather, which a proof, that the be taken as an reason has been irregular and uncongenial elsewhere as well I have felt it to be right to offer thise remark's_which are the result of my - personal anxious observation _ for the information and perhaps satisfaction, of Her Majesty's Government, and. I will only add, that Ieee indulge the hope, that, under God's Blessing, after the creation of comfortable. and substantial houses and barracks, and the completion of other arrange, in progress for scouring to =ments now in reason to this Colony the advantages of proper draining and cleanliness ___ it will not be more likely to be unhealthing than other places similarly situated, and that the recent sovere visitation will be happily demonstrated to be no criterion of the future. Shave the honor to ben, My Lord, Your Most thedient humble servant, relation to the affombinect of an Opustarts ti chul Share not ductil your attention " sardol that there is a puction di has comported out to me by bo Sir Henry Pottinger. 13th November 1943, "Victoria, Hongkong, 5 malosures. Received prevent date- Reporting Proceedings Jusouzor _ you with se the Jopage marked. in the draft- to Siento. Pottinger of 30. be 1847. Juneyor_ Libe competint to act as Cluck as Auk of the Works rather than at you contemplated the curflogement ofn the Works Mr. Mundort has suggested to me, ng differ to Education in inquired than I think very justly, that Vak ting epential - Should zu Cepleier Harland the offerturity scams a food humledge of the details. I hate having become que in this view the Office shelf of Bulding one toriel Fed. 10. Consult with Cl. W. for. (for Cu intia ferson with the reciprusy qualifications instead the person of fortid as her Sapuning PROCLAMATION. By virtue of the Authority vested in me by the Queen's Letters Patent, dated at Westminster, on the 5th day of April, 1843, and also by Instructions issued to me under Her Majesty's Royal Signet and Sign Manual, of date the 6th day of April 1843, I do hereby nominate and appoint the undermentioned Gentlemen to be Members of the Legislative and Executive Councils of the Colony of Hongkong, pending Her Majesty's Pleasure: ALEXANDER ROBERT JOHNSTON, Esq., Registrar & Assistant to Her Majesty's Chief | Superintendent of Trade, &c. JOHN ROBERT MORRISON, Esq., Chinese Secretary to Her Majesty's Chief Supe- rintendent and the Government of Hongkong. WILLIAM CAINE, Esq., Major in Her Majesty's 26th Regiment of Foot, and Chief Magis- trute of the Colony of Hongkong. The above Gentlemen are to be styled, in addi- tion to their usual addresses, The Honorable, in all Official and other documents, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. Dated at the Government House, at Victoria" Hongkong, this 21st day of August 1843, in the seventh year of the Reign of Her Majesty Queen HENRY POTTINGER. Victoria, &c. see Anything in anything to bedene by you- question aught be the contrimation of the newly apponiticle aferet horved but as trots hachin paral in to consider whether the Offic light not be altogether Bethel witte of cussi hotting need bee clene – Нила нить си cut to what is a be cringed an aboma. suna cate tune the Cod of tuching as the tapereist will plotally a Goodcheal. As lon have to move abut is he had count Itwick her way be invest. Tit. 13 Verbiases the saform cuss will be to Can a disculin to the fermen chard in Bhal peated is pottur Have Chipretin kin with peddwe RECEIVED FER 8 1844 226 Hongtong. FER 8 1844 GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS. DURING the absence of Lieutenant Colonel Mal- colm, C. B.-or until further order-the Honorable J. R. Morrison, Esq., is to officiate as Colonial Secretary. Richard Burgass, Esq., is appointed Legal adviser to the Government of Hongkong, and to officiate as Clerk of the Legislative Council, pending the plea- sure of Her Majesty's Government. By order of His Excellency the Governor, and Commander in Chief of Hongkong. RICHARD WOOSNAM. Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 21st August, 1843.' 226 Hong RECEIVED FER. 8 1844 GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. His Excellency the Governor having had under his careful consideration the Instructions which have been received from Her Majesty's Government on the Subject of Crown Lands in this Colony, is pleased to publish the following Extracts of a Despatch from Her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for the Colonies. "Sir HENRY POTTINGER is to abstain from "alienating any of the land on the Island, either in "perpetuity, or for any time of greater length than "may be necessary to induce and enable the Tenants "to erect substantial buildings, &c." "But with the general prohibition against the alie- "nation of Crown Lands, and with the general refusal "to sanction any such Grants as may have already been made, Lord Stanley would conuect a promise, "that immediately on the Establishment of a regular "Government in the place, an inquiry should be insti. tuted, by some competent and impartial authority, "into the equitable Claims of all Holders of Land, to "a confirmation, either permanent or temporary, of their Titles, so far as they could be confirmed con- sistently with a just regard to the interests of Society "at large." With advertence to the principle laid down in the above Extracts, it will be understood, that Her Ma- jesty's Government do not recognize the validity of any Grants, or Sales, of Land that may have been made, or may have taken place, under any authority whatsoever, previous to the Exchange of the Ratifi- cations of the Treaty, upon which event the Island of Hong-Kong became a bona fide Possession of the British Crown, and from which day the payment of rents derivable from Such Land will only be held to commence. In obedience to the intimation conveyed in one of the preceding Extracts, His Excellency, the Governor in Council is pleased to appoint, A. T. GORDON Esq., Land Officer, 4o. CAPTAIN DE HAVILLAND, H. M's. 55 Regt., Assistant Surveyor, and, CHARLES EDWard Stewart, Esq., Treasurer and Financial Secretary to Government, to be a Committee; assisted by Richard Burgass, Esq., Legal Adviser to Government, to inquire into the equitable claims of all Holders of Lands, to define the classes to which particular lots shall henceforward belong, as well as their future annual rent, and to ar- range for the disposal of further lots regarding which Her Majesty's lustructions prescribe: "and it is our "further Will and Pleasure, that no such lands shall; "be sold, or let, except at public auction; and that "at every such auction, the Lands to be then gold or "let, he put up at a reserved, or minimum, price, "equal to the fair reasonable price and value or an- "nual rent thereof. " By Order of His Excellency the Governor, and Commander in Chief of Hong-Kong, RICHARD WOOSNAM. Officiating Deputy Colonial Secretary. Government House, Victoria, Hong-Kong, 21st of August, 1843. 22 tháng sống GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION, His Excellency the Governor and Commander-in- Chief being about to proceed for a short time to Macao, on the Public Service, is pleased to announce that he will continue to carry on all his duties as Governor, &c., during his absence, All Letters and Reports to be sent as usual to the Go vernment House whence they will be forwarded. By order, RICHARD WOOSNAM. Government House, Victoria, Hong-Kong, 24th August 1843. FEB. 8 1844 GOVERNMENT APPOINTMENTS, His Excellency the Governor and Com- mander-in-Chief of Hongkong &c., is pleas- ed to make the following Appointments. Major ELDRED POTTINGER C. B. of the Bombay Artillery to be an Extra Aid-de Camp on His Excellency's personal Staff from the 1st of September 1843. Alexander Anderson Esquire, to be Colo- nial Surgeon of Hong-Kong from the 1st of October 1813. Doctor Winchester will continue to act as Assistant to the Colonial surgeon until further orders. These Appointments are subject to the approbation and confirmation of Her Ma- jesty's Government. By order, RICHARD WOOSNAM. Macao, 2nd October, 1843. Duplicate. My Lord, Dernment House, Victoria, (Mongtong. ) November 16.2., 19843. With reference to my. Despatch N. 22, of the 11th Instant, I have the hour to forward Copies of a further Despatch and its Inalssures, which I have this day written to The Earl of Aberdeen.. I have the hover liber, My Lord. most obedient Humble Servant, Burny Low E The Right Honorable Ford Stanley, Duplicate (Copy) My Lord, Government T House Victoria, (Honghong ) November, 14th, 1845. In continuation. of my Tespulch No14E, of the 11th Instant. I have the. homer to forward a further teller, dated the 11th Instant, and its Enclosures; which I have received from Messr #himme and Wovinam., and which. will, I think, afford. Her Majesty's Government the fullest information. to the amount collected by the Tublic_ Agents, the Ningpo Ransom., Aa... It will be seen. from N. 3 of the Inclosures to the letter, that the sum actically received from Ningpe was $25,000, less than the Amount The Right Honorable. The Earl of Aberdeen, M. I. of the Receipt difference. I given, and that this apparently caused: the rate at which the "Cash." valued... I have de... (Signed) Henry Tellinger. (True Copy Richard Worman Duplicate 227 Kory Kn 382 Hongkong 11th Mar 1863 RECEIVED Kers 1844 We have the honor to acknowledge-- reccipt of Your Excellency's letter, N. 1405, of the 17th Ultimo ; and to transmit for Your information. - 1th A Statement showing the total. amount of Agencies due to the late. Public Agents, and 2ndly A Return in which the Sum. now is to be Treasury at Honghong distributed, when the requisite authority is obtained from- Majesty's Government We beg leave respectfully to state, that no funds His Sweelleney. Sir. Henry Pottinger, Bart, G. C.B. from which we can reserve the Agencies on the Guns, 4, 4e, which have been disposed of, and brow into the Gineral Account, dated_ the 16th of August last, which had the honor of transmilling to Your Ewettency; or for the Guns in the Campaign of 18/12. (subsequently sent to Calcutta in the "Forth." Transport) or for the. Nansom of Yang - Chow foo, which Your Excellency is aware, we to cre Captured in the directed to examine and send to England in excelly, as we received it same state from that it being subsequently allowed by Your Excellency to form part of the Six Millions of Indemnity paid at Nanking. Our claim, therefore, of $29. 1410.2 the balance in our as shown by the Account of favor, as shown. "the 16th of August, before adverted_ respectfully submit for. Your rucelleney's Consideration, and directions thereer... We have to. (Signed) Benj : Chimms for himself and _ R. M. Whichele. Richard. Woornam for himself- G. N. Malcolm . (True Copy) Nichan Wroman Inotonde No2 in despatch No 2471843. #uplicate.. Litter pond Mess?? Chimme and Woosnamun, Pablie Agents. 11th Nov. 1843. Inclosure N. /'in despatch No. 24, of 1843. Despatch N. 150 to the Parl. of Aberdeen, forwarding helter from Moss's thirumo and Woosnam, Public Agouts. 14th Nov. 1863. tient Libellen brie huch but we had bellen proated arccelain what is deni برای میکر The que lose ha I to this dreaming powreyong I grosso ou le mon A Statement showing the Total. Amount of Agencies due to the late Public and Custody of Properly captured. the care. Agents for operations in detained during the late 1843. 18,772.11⁄2 in. China, us per General Account dated the 18th of August. Amount paid into the Treasury at Wonghong - Mr. M. M. Michele, one of the Ryempt. Im possession. of Agency on Guns &o., sold at Calcutta England... the Sum received, as the. Annsom of Yang-chow_for Guns captured.. at Chapso, Norsing, te. (account" Sales at Calcutta not yet received)_ $ 22,554.21⁄2 4, 410.0 25,00 0.03 Honghongz, 11th November, 18143. (Signed) Denis Chimme for himself, and R. Mr Wrichelo (True Copy) Nichard Wood Richard Worsnam for A. Malcolm... 227 Rong t FRECERED A Return the manner. distribution of the Agencies paid into the Treasury at Wongtong by the late Public detained during the late _ Operations in China .. late. Public Agents for the care and Custody, of Property exptured_ To be paid to Captain. the Legal Representatives of Captain Campbell.. Rick? Worsnam Esyre · Lieut: Col: Maledm, C. B. Mr Chimme Whichele The Amount for Mr. Chimme is ... Whichelo but as Mr. Which to holds. they have to reerive The sum paid into the Treasury, is } Agents for The Army Agent for the Crown } Agents for the Grown. { } Agents for the Navy { $4,372.62 4,373.0% $4.373.36 4,373.11⁄2 3,685.2ź Hongkong, 11th November, 18/13. $18.772.14 $18,772. 11⁄2 $8.745. 7 (Signed) Richard Wesinam for himself and G. A. Malacho - jointly as above. _ $ 4.963. 6 Benj . Chimms for himself and Mrs Agents for the Royal and Indian Way -(True Copy): Michard Morrnain the Random The amount actically received. of Ningpo is By. W. Chimine realization of Cush Captains Balfour & Ware Mr. Whichele. on account 368 8 0 7 3/8" 65,525.1 31,4154 By W. Chimme. Ransom of various Cargoes of Merchandize, and Junks(not including duties on Exports and Imports. Captains Balfour & Ware By Captain Campbell From the lawnbrokers at Chinhaus. $24325.3 31,516x4 6970. 20,9750 $,000. $93.999-2 Brought down $130,808, 1 93.999" $224,807.3 N. B. The above agrees exactly with the General Account dated the 16" Caugust, 18463. betweene The difference be the amount claimed: by the kingpochople and the sun realized $250,000 which may be accounted for in the difference the valice of the Irace, thus; - It produced at the rate of 1200 Cash per Follar. It was received at the rate of 1000 Cash per Hongking, 11th Not: 1843 True Copy. Nichard Worrnam $ 1 3 0,8 0 8.0 156949.0 26,161.0 differences $26 (Signed; Bonj" Chumms.) Richard Woosiram, The Pets 220 trong động, Colonial content. 369 Government House, Victoria, (Manghong ) November 98th, 186.3. begged. Lord. Merdeen fwarish pun. Lordship. with: Besfulch. N. 152, of the 20th Instant; the Subjout of the Seamen's Hospital. ich had been established in this Colony, through the meant of a donation $3800, made by Mr Hem jethey and for the site of which Hostalet granted _ a piece of Ground- long ago as February, 186.7. "I received a further afflication. me to allot the Marine Lots surrounding the Hill_ m. which the. The Right Honorable Lord Stanley, Hospital. Hospital_ is built (and which overlooks the Harbour) for the support of the Institution; but I have hitherto not- contributed in- shape.., beyond the piece of ground for the site. the_Building- The two letters on. this subject are numbered _ 44 and 56, of the goud of February, and 30th of April, 184.2, and will be found in the 1ct Volume of the Colonial Outwards Correspondencer - which I forwarded to Your Lordship- by Lient folorel. Malwolm.. support_ of the present Hospital- regarding which it it of those questions, impossible - Jay, whether it belongs most most strictly to the Department of the Government - of this fotong, or to that of Ster Majesty's Chief Superintendent of Trade; but the extension of it's advantages and uses, as described in the addressed to me accompanying copy of a letter, dated: the 25th Instant, which has been. addressed Mr Anderson - by the Colonial Surgeon - clearly appertains to the Colony; and I have there fore_ thought it right to submit that letter for Your Lordship's information and Commands. It is needless for me to Your Lordship's time by onlarging. Institution. the necessity for such in this Colony, although there is not now time to prepare the details spoken of in the concluding passage of Mr Anderson's letter. I therefore, at present, only think it = right to respratfully recommend for. Your Lordship's favorable consideration, that Her Majesty's Government may Tum. at leash the donation of Mr. Harjeethey Rustamjee. and also a to increase the Building, Dranthly Allowance of Two Hundred. Dollars to Keep up. the requisite establishments, as well- as to provide. Medicines, Hospital. furniture, Ac. Ao. When the whole of Monthly allowance. expended, I would. propose, the balance should be carried to the credit of the Hospital. Fund"; that the expenditure should be... Audited once-a- Quarter by Committee_ (of which the Colonial Surgeon and one or two other Officers of Government should be ex-officio Members) and submitted to the_ Governor Governer. in Council. for. final sanction ; and that de defined. as to then admission of patients, the stoppages (where they were in the pay of "Government ) to be made from this. pationts, and other requisite - détails, should. b. framed and promulgated, under the same_ Authority and... Sanction. Should it be thought advisable. hereafter, to meet the Expences of both the Seamon's and General Hospitals by appropriating to that - object. the rent's accruing from Marines lots situated_in_the_ immediate neighbourhood of the Hospitals - plan which is alluded to in- of the letters already quoted. - doubt but this might there is be done... I come however, disposed to think that a fixed. Monthly. allowance to be paid- from the_ Colonial Treasury would be better, ensuring perfect regularity, and obviating any risk of a failure- in the pecuniary Institution from locations not resources of the tenanted, or other similar causes. It is perhaps proper I should_ acquaint Your Lordships, that an number of the public- Servants of the inferior grades (Police, Road wverseers, to., 4o. of Government-have- sent to the Hospital- been necessarily it's present footing, during. :the late unhealthy Season, and have received_ gratuitous professional attendance from the Gentlemen who devote themselves to that-- humane and charitable_ purpose; but who could not spare time to visit the sick at their usual residences, so that to a certain extent, the plan pointed out by trial, Mr. Anderson has had- and has been found to answer.. every useful and convenient - purposes. Shave the honor to be, My Lord, Your most obedient = humble Servant- Bruny Posting is مجھے جینے سے the necessary 228ttony. Victoria, Hon. Mong 25th November, 1843 I take the liberty of addressing Your Excellency upon the necessity that exists in Hougthing, for the formation of a Hospital, or of come such establishment, where servants of Government; ¡ Police. or others not entitled... to Military or Naval Professional attendance.) may be provided with means of cure, when babouring under sickness. The extent over which the Police Stations are necessarily placed. penders it difficult to give. efficient Medical. Attendance upon them all, even in cases of ordinary sichness, and in the levere.. illnesses unfortunately too frequent in this Climate, it is impossible that due attention can be paid, or that the necessary comforts and allendants can be procured.. To His Excelleney Sir H. Pottinger Bart : G.C.B. 2// It is here Jesponce to motitute a dublic Hospital in connection with rattia in addle in to a seaman's Hospital alleachy founded by private beneficence Vi ff Hj writer ander bee complepim that a Coldfusgeon is to be alloon xili clear that a Geuth is how actity in that capacy - Im will amater that their office his notbeni Save timal The sequins how which apply to a Coltuigene Who would be anche یک بیت celect for bac Highe do not apply Cold Stospital & hu. Caseif with for Huisking it has atings struck we that such cu motitution with be mort Expedient bille per In relief of sich for & as archol of inity. I will propose the region to command the theme for the aucting an Reaming - Guthors an the joke. Sir Henry Pottinger, 28th November, 187.3. Victoria, Hongkong, I biolosire Received Regarding the establishme set- of a Colonial . Hospital, at Hongkong The accommodation that will be afforded by such stations and dwelling houses as may be provided for them, will be very insufficient. in cases of sickness, and I need scarcely point out the necessity, that frequently exists, of removing patients from particular localities to such as have been proved healthly, and the propriety of always having them under a controul. that can only be efficiently kept up, when they are placed... under the immediate superintendance of the Medical officer, or his assistants. Besides the Police and others attached to the Chief Magistrates istablishment. who must be provided with the pecessary Accommodation and attendance, when sick, there are a considerable number of clerks, and others serving in the different Government Offices, provide for whose comfort under similar Circumstances the call is nearly as imperative. The same prasons that exist for having a Hospital to which Police, and others that description may be removed, apply to the latter class of public servants, who though receiving salaries sufficient to provide for all their comforts in health, have it not in their power to procure the necessary attendance in sickness As Your Excellency is well aware, it is always difficult and at times impossible. in Chind, to obtain the attendance of nurses for patients; natives of the Country will peldom act in that capacity or bestow attention, and are never to be depended upon – and it is far beyond the means of the public servants above alluded to, to pay for the attendance of Europeans when such can be procured. Mere. a Hospital however once established upon officient footing, a portion of their pay would go far towards defraying all their Nospital Charges, and in many cases provide for all. expenses attendant upon their Maintenance and Cure. I small deduction might also be made | from the wages of Police, and others of that. description, while unfit for duty, which would : help towards the support of the establishment. In pointing out the necessity of... providing for the accommodation of, and attendance upor, public servants requiring Medical treatsuwat. I would take the liberty of suggesting the propriety of continuing any establishment for that purpose with the leamen's Hospital.. Your Execllency is aware that a Hospital for Lamer had been kept up for some Years in Macao, and that the sum of $12,000 was given by WW: Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee for the purpose of assisting to form a limilar institution in the site. Honghong of this tum $5,500 has been already expended, in erecting the present building upon granted by Your Excellency for that purpose, and the remaining $3,500 will be required to complete the establishment. The Expenses of the Inilitution have hitherto been defrayed neau mer of distribution of Return of the into the Treasury at of the agencies defrayed, by the charges upon Ships for seamen admitted from them, and the payments made. by Government for the maintenance of distressed British Subjects requiring Hospital heatment. These charges however, though very heavy, would not have been sufficient, had not the establishment been freed from the expense of house rent by contributions from the community, and the Surgeon to the Superintendents been Medical attendance enabled to give the necessary without any charge upon the institution. In Honghong however this will be out of the power of the Colonial. Medical Officer, wen were two attached to the Government; unless by some arrangement for the reception of Government servants, the labour of attending upon them in remote quarters be lessened. The situation granted by Your Excelleney the zeamer's Hospital, is one well adapted for the purpose; being lofty and airy, and as far as can be judged from the health of patients... admitted, and of those residing there, during the Mouths when the greatest amount of sickness has prevailed on the Island, - viz: since the 12t of August when the institution was opened... the locality is a By an expor dilure of a sum equal to that giver by Mr. H. Rustomjer the present building could be enlarged. sufficiently to supply all the wants of the Colony, affording accommodation to leamen from ships in the Harbour, and on the Coast of China. and to all Government servants exclusive of the Army and Navy; and the residence of the Colonial surgeon in the immediate pecinity of the Hospital, would enable him to give the necessary Medical attendance. From the large amount of shipping upon the Coast of China, the most stringent rules will be insufficient to entirely prevent men unemployed from finding their Houghing Hongkong, who becoming destitute will fall upon Government for maintenance and Medical treatment; and cases will frequently oceur, others not seamen, against whose admission the doors of any institution Public or Private coud mot be shut. At the present moment in the seamen's Hospital there are, besides those sent in by the Marine Magistrale, three patients, British subjects not season; two of these are supported by private individuals, and the other upon the Charity of the Institution. By combining any Government institution of the Kind with the Seamen's Hospital, not only would a great boon be conferred upon the Colony, but the expense be much less than by forming a separate retablishment. The same number of Hospital. servants / Hospital assistants, Apothecary &e) now necessary, would be sufficient for the enlarged enlarged. one, with double the number of patients, and Government be enabled to extend the benefits of the Institution to all distressed Britests Subjects. Should Your Excellency appove of these suggestions I shall be prepared to day before you plans for increasing the present building and for the general management of the Institution. I have ye | digned. / Alex - Anderson True Copy Michael Normann Statement showing the total the Public Agents. of Agencies due to 229 Amy Ramp Colonial . Department 377 RECEIVED My Lord., 1844 Government House, Victoria, (Mongting) November 30th, 1815. With reference to my Despatch. N°23, of the 18th Instant, I have the honor to forward. to Your Lordship. Copies of all. Colonial.n - Outwards Correspondence, which Share thought. it advisable to continue up to this date. Itake this opportunity to mention to Lordship.., that the Title Your Lordship., that the Title Deeds to all. "Lots of frown Lands formerly sold in this.. Colony (rath the exception of those regarding which a reference has become ne necessary Her Majesty's Government, in consequence of the plans brought forward by Vice Admiral_ Sir William Parker and Major Aldrick.) are in a forward. state of preparation, and The Right Honorable, Lord Stanley, will. I hope, be completed, and delivered. to the Owners, during the ensuing, of December; also, that an additional... - pom . 10 to 60 _ have.... been marked. off, providing for the required Streeks, &, and will be sold. early January I shall shortly forward to your. ordship by the Officer who is to proceed.. to England in Harge of the Supplementary Treaty, a. Stitch of the Mhe... new locations and . Streets, with the remarks of the Land Officer, explaining them. I have the honor to be, Your. Most Obedient Humble Servant, Buny 18ting? Neceived. forrespondence up to this date. Forwarding Colonial. Aulicards 1. Molosures. F. Denis Ley Sir Henry, Pollinger, Tatier bag mers l Forwarard by sco Glophen | 21 usilope at Stanley 22 26 del /44 In a despatch dated hidonar last host Liv A Pottinger travcomitted tome copies of all letters written thine or Whis direction to personations. Hongkong on fglonial questions from the July to the 22 Kodr lust. Aurxamining documenti dobserve that many of them relate to subjects of considerable with a questions and especially that key ofExpediditure both for Civil Military pimposed, and to augmentations on atterations of the felonial Establishments. Should have wished to be able to courtauld refer tit purwish you before your departer with the tient Sabiburdock when trim Aus read these through & le fruite has cookedal the lectitary over - James a list" of the only ones attention Adesivon bato come on the imperfect Hall of the concertice it is cupper give any instructions aflist_ The only thing IAce Whe dew it to clesie wat a Cauflete report thalle officer creatul, fall. allow est cap fauctione to which the conce preeceepally Water Jungaldee by hlade out h of & Me God! on several of theas koferts - but Shave beenanable to do so from the incomplete nature of the information before me. This will beat once apparent to your onreferring Whie A Pottinger's Despatch, auditi Enclosures- with perceive that the letters which his com. munication, are founded do nohappear in the correspondence, and that the tenor even letters can scarcely gathered from the replies. Under such crementance, it would be imposible for me to venture upona decision on any of the points raised & the coverpondude. Thong remianines for therefore, tocall youn attention to Sir If Pottinger's 26-30 hor/4. despatch, andtorequest thabas soon as possible after gom arrival is Hong Kong you will furnish. me with defecati subjects therein advected to which in your opinion require the brought unde the special notice form. God! More particularly Iwould call young to the questions of Expenditor attentin and Establishments as thave which it is most important that we should receive the clearest and most ample information. and Swould take this opportunity ofpointing that however out to you convenient it mag keen under the peculiar circumstanse, of the first Extablishment 5. Ja Godh Gong long that list. Pottinger Kould furnish this Dept with (quier ofall letters written them, it would not be desirable in future to continue the Mactice, or to depart from Kogeneral rule that each which Modecision the Stone God! maybe required be brought should be muder their notice is a Separate despatch, in which should be embodied all thom formation recepanny tornable their wcome to a clear judgment- on the question. cop it. J.B. 16 Marat 402 Hong Komunal. A Telquial. De partmout MAR 8 1844 My Lord, Government House, Victoria, (Hanging) December 7th, 181.3. I have the honor to to Your . Lordship. forward. Lordshift., the detailed . Precedings Trial, held of this Colony. by the Chief Magistrals Seven of Her Majesty's Chinese - Subjects, charged with murder. This case is the first Scrious. :natione, that has occurred, since. the cmnformation of the cession of this Island to the frown. of England by the bychange of the Ratifications of and I induced to submit- it to Her Majesty's Government, not only because it establishes beyond. all. future doubt or cavil the entire Sovereignty The Right, Honorable. Lord Stanley, of England. chinose- over this Colony and it's population; but because it: Joems to me, that it will form for all. Similar cased, regular. Court of friminal. Justice shall be errated. appointment of. a. Judge, and other Law Officers; and will therefore. probably become the basis of an Enactment to be hereafter made by the Sigistative Council, when I shall be enabled to constitute that Body, conformity Charter and Her Majesty's with the Royal a Setters This case, likewise pofasers a considerable degree interest as developing, to a certain extent, the extraordinary (and, according to our notions, repugnant ) System of Jurisprudence. Jurisprudence ... It will be seen that the Accuser in the cast- from it, obliged, on laying his complaint in instance, before the Chiness.. Magistrate . of Sunon - to enter into bond consenting to undergo the punishment that would be by Law, awarded to the accused persons quilt being proved, if he failed in establishing his accusation; and that he set out. this petition. as a matter of course, that the alleged Murderer "and. This Conrades with the woman "Neishe be examined by torture, " and, after confession, may be punished_ " according "The utter inapplicability of any form resembling Trial - by Jury" to Her ets seems to Majesty's Chinese Subjects me to be too obvious to require any Commentin comment... My. present : impression is, that in all serious simple mode de of pro matters an pre vedere, combining great requisites of rigid impartiality and strict. justice, will be found in the thire grades of Magistrall, Judge, and Governor in founail. formeer. Officer investigating the charge- against, and committing the Accused; "the Judge - perhaps assisted by the stipendiary Chief Magistrate, and an Justice of the Prane, or other similar Functionary - presiding at the Trial, and punishment beyond in all cases in involving certain degree= Governor in Council confirming. the Sentence ints excention. it is carried This arrangement would have the additional advantage of assimilating སེས་ཀྱིས་ ལ ་པ་ན་ assimilating vary much with the Chines in cases which (unlass of urgent and pressing necessity immediate example considered proper and always, excepting torture, and forced confessions) appeal. or. reference. ties from the trying Judge, or Magistrate to the Vienoy, and prome the latter to the Emperor. The great, I conceive. inemediable, difficulty which will - Attend all serious criminal cases, onr. Courts, as regards Chinese Subjects will be found in the __ positive_ of veracity, admitted want be said to render oral.. testimony, unless supported by ciraum.. -stancial or pressumfitive-, evidense absolutely vacuoles . _ In the thiness. Courts of friminal Justice there is no as an oath administered, probably and it is to be ascribed to that- fact the security or bond already alluded to, which is taken from_ persons binging forward charges, as the best, if not only, means of preventing unfounded, avansalions. I beg Your Lordship- me the favor to have this Despatch and the Trial accompanying it sent. for . Lord Aberdeen's perusel.. In Mis instance the maller refors purely to this Colony, but in other cases that may scour the Department - of the thief Superintendent of Trade, &c. be called on to take share in the discussion ; therefore, it is desirable that His Lordship should be aware of the views I entertain. I have the honor to be, My Ford, Your most obedient Humble Servant, In the Rison. case underment to punishment d'authore any opinion as to the Pacifulmahs Had bin not muhary to express the boarding, against thein Logo forums such an opinion str. sul les 8 have 2. Hope nade to requiale such Prials for the frame That a copy of Pafarch, with this I sing the suffered Sir Henry 4:27 1. Malosure 9th December, 1823, Pottinger, Victoria, Hongkong, Received Trial held on Seven of Forwarding copy of an Majesty's chinese. murder.. Subjects, charged request?? Morcedays then clearly was affumthet delemned perfecting ith m it accented by the Couns. Fund to 7.0. Hory Kurt in 402 Hory, Indey to the Trial SCENE Introductory Remarks Proceedings on the Trial . on the Trial. Thief . Magistrate of Herzting. Minute of the Governor of Heng king regarding the Trial Translation of the Warrant. from the Chinese Magistrate _ of. Sunon Translation_ of a. Polition - presented to the Chief Magistrate - of Hongking by the prson- avented_ as the Principal in the Murder Copy of a letter from the "Chinese. Secretary toke Government. of Hongkong to the address of- the Chief Magistrate- MAR. 8 1844 a letter Translation. of a addressed to the Chinese, Junon Magistrate of Buum by 76 No Stiney. Magistrale of. Hongkong.... Translation of a Communication. from the Chinese, Magistrate of Sunion to the thief. 79 Magistrate of Hongking. reply to the foregoing in reply Translation of Petition (that of the Original, Accuser) enclosed in the foregoing Communication Copy of a further letter addrejn by the Chief Magistrate of. Hongtang to the Chinese, Magistrate of Junon, requiring the attendance of the Parties Translation of a Petition from. the Villagers of Shaiwan--- praying for. the release of the Prisences letter from thief Magistrate of Hongking to the Deputip Colonial_ Secretary referred to at the cloth of the Governor's Government Hous-, Victoria», (Hongkong) 9th Desember, 1841.3. Michaut Meruam in feesh 1843- Chief Magistrate's offices, Victorias, Hong Ming, 16. Auquotli43. Houghing, fase 10348. Before the Chiefs. Magistrate. On the M Linstant, somer Féliennews from the District of Junon, pacounts, écemment. §. in fourt, as Warrant (vider(Damunt & afpind- red), which the I had gate. from the Chich. Magistrabes of that District, for the apprehens- sion of Six (6) men, and one womans, accused of being concerned in the murder farman at Sha at Thain-wan, in Hong Kong.. They requested asse ated assistance four The Chief Magistrate of thing thong, who, compliance, orderis bus of the Hung hong Chinese Folives, taccompany the captures of these inimin and assist in le. A woman Noir Echup, or Banguishe Hongueisher, and as man have today, Warrant to be brought backh St. backs by these Lotton, stated in the accused as the Frincipals in the crimes, presected, this morning, innoemen (vide Sitition, protesting his im Joonment. B, appended). He stated that he heard of as Ma aut being out for his apprehension, and had therefore here for protection – The Hong Kong Chinese Blimmen are not lach to Policemen Shairwant, to apprehend the other offenders mentioned in the foregoing The woman, who has a child the breast, is placed in a solitary and the men Lo. Now, and Lo: Mimpo in the common dail, Sail, until His Excellency the Governor, which, have bem solicited throughs the Chinese Scentery, be obtained bject. (vives (See mente C, D, F., Fife) and L. appended). time the rest of the Persons in lis Ptition, brequently tations inte enstory by the above Policemen softember, eptember 1848. Sockton Fethers. Before the Chief Magistratu- Le. Atow, hustandenas, – Loittimempo, hus- bandman, – So. Infithens, Keeper of as Shape for the sale of Sundries, – Lo: Lanthivies, bus- Ming neither bandman, 5 of Wang: Shair want, a village Vaon fiforth, all of it situated thes Leerpen moon Pessage; charged, the 1th mentioned, with being last mentioned, Principal, and the five last Witness for accessory with being consorry to the murder of the Bullent. Plaftenter. beard the best of my brother things chanz above mentioned Wing: feng sick, former husband of the 67 Prisoner. The Prisoner Leichsam being as both of only Begenes of age, though charged with to the aboves Murder, being accessory account of his bender at the bar. grass, is not fland Ming: Afcongipe, owner of as ficking 10th Miter fo boat, which has been emplached for 41 or 5 years pash in catching fish in the water, waw, and Nantong which is situated on village called the enviin länd 4 from the opposite to Shai wars, and distant, latter about 3 miles; inattes the following deposition. auth On the 8th of April last, a ma Po: Asgo, my friend, told me, that the evening of the 16th April, at about I oflock, the Prisoner Loittows weet on prosecution fork, and was detected in the act of criminal connection with the Prisoner Hong: niche, his twife, – that Hing afvangi fok abused Atow, who then went on akore, but returned board, at between 12 and 3 ing, with the oflock, in the next morning, mow at the bar, and the boy Asaun, that the book Asau looked after the book in which the Prisonen while the rest, armed with thrives, and iron bars, boarded Afart's bout, and killed Afork,- that no one was on board the boat, but, Afort, and the Prisoner Hong neithe, his that the body of Wong throng: Book Bife, that the thrown into the by the hurderess; who previously fastened tick as large stone, - that havieef juch he wished brother's. buy floating, ist I could identify it me that he all this frous his boat, which was 1th Witness for Grovention. Whitness for auchored near to that of ung brother. my & Iupons dufen müßt of this information, went with To: Rege, who pointed pointed out to the body, which I imanediately vertaised brothers . It bore the September Scftember place when the body is buries, and now re :mains, is half miles by the sea side, about two and as miles from the Houers of the aboves hor families, whichs distaver inflicted on the top of the head, apparently by as kinife, which had cleft the stulle, and ent wound on the right aboulse; the right wrish. The the boun; of as and calves of the beaten away, the depth. some blunt instrument. I took the and busied it at Nausting, cubits from the surface.– اندان کا کی than two When I buried the body, Yoons: and tugittung: fook assisted me. CAL) ANARKAL belong to hamtong, families are the only two families which live theres. to other these two, saw. the corpse buried. the are situated Bong: Argen, the Sea. was, at this time, working on board, a fishing How Absent somer Seland called Laws how tous. which is situated to the Eastward about and belo sail, with a fair wind, from this, belonging to the Sunow (District. Immediately after 2. had buried the brother. corpse de went in search of any my Lams: Kawsitors, Protoy, I went to Hong King, and Famikat : At the latter place, I found hims. I expended about fifty days lothing for my brother. When J. Rad formed hies, I narrated the circumstances of the to the magis= murder, and begged him to go -trate of the Suncor (District, to prosenber the murderers. My My brother, and jet Witness for it Witness for Prosecution. Prosecution. incrussiately actumed to hauntongs, and her kering Lichtenter persistenters the hunder be lock prepared a Pititions presented it to the Sunon- Magistrates: Law. He was ordered to bring Magistrate, that I also might make statement; d. accordingly presented as Vitition to the Mandarin Law, and after waiting for thirteen at Sauer, days at trong lòng, wide to the English Magistrate fainer. My elder brother presented the Etition on the 30th June. I presented mine 18th July Whitness is questioned by the shich Eragistrate. Question. After you had found your of Raiwan enquiries? -brother's corpse, did you go to the head man Answer ._ I did not. Itwee that all The duhabitants of Shainan was friends afraid, that, if I said thing to them on the subiich, the corpse together, and was would be made with, and proof of the Question. – Did your quarrel with Prisoners ? ko. Rever ou ever in debt Question. Five you wor Prisoners ? Answer. – ko. lever._ Question.. Did you ever flize your to any one? Answer. Ko woman Wong: neiske, Question .. Has the woman since the death of her husband, cohabited with Alow? Answer . _ Yes, until she wastation by the Police... Question. How de throw this? Ansion. – On the 22: April I went to Thai-want, saw Ming: neisher in Lo:Atowb House, and told his to come home to boot. the said that she would not, as she was then Lo:etton's wife.. Question, jet Witness for the Witness for Prosecution. Prosecution.. Question - (Did- you at this time report the of shembus Likhunter of ate, named Chaong hope, who assists me circumstance to the head was Answer. – No, I kieu friend... caw at Hais wan Mo, I Mecew that he was Loccttows and therefore did not belle bins. I was also afraid of being beaters Question - When entered Now's house, had you not the same fr ar of being beaten ? Answer. – ho one was in the house but the Ming: nithe.. Questions: How did your brow, thahnoone, ANDRA GRAAL Mong:neishe, was in the management of my boat, accompanied The boss only pulled shore in the boat, he did not go to the village with Question.– Phainoan distance from the shore, and a number, of houses are thickly cattered about : How- is it, that no but Atowe sitter in Answer. – I went to Prai to Thai, wan at about GPM . when the sun had set, and the Answer. – Aton's house is small and built of mats, I looked in at the door, acid saw no one), but hers. Atow's sister in law (3. not throw hes e) was outside the house, but I did not speak to her, but her, during my Question. When any Answer. and saw co went to Praise. accompany you ? tryouth of about sixteen years, Justion. Thes shining. at Thai-wan, did Wong neishe tay here with used in her husbandi Murder? concerned Answer. Non Question. Why did you hot! Autious. I did say to her, where it Wong asaong fock"? How is it that he dead? The replied that the Soldier of Lai, jet Witness for el pitness for Prosecution Cosecution. the mandarine at hurtseng had wizun bien. Hechingenben geheftember, seized Ehrensicfort, when I have already After I left. Pain- I asked Yaong Ason, my friend, to go to the Was Boats at forsling, and enquire about the matter. He did, but resumed to and held Mondineishi's assertion must be falen, he could hear nothing about the matter. _ Question. – Did Atow's sister in law hear what you said to Menginsishe & Answer. – No. the was distant about thirty cabits from us. Questions. You state that you identified your brother's April, What necessity found and recognised there there can his body, mistatià". Hong replied, what I say nei: she is indeed. true. She body which your found, is that of another person. So to fowloong. To to fowloong, and act : than en then find my statement true? - Question._ Where is now Afoot's boat, and property? Answer. – Lawietrcy, a woman of Chung Chow, to whom throng: Afrok med money, and property. thept of there for for your was there sending to (avlound after the 23rd th April, and actting the mandarin there, if he has brother to be seized and carving (your away from Thai waw? Answer. I said to Mong: neis: the, when I Hong:neriche, hes in Atow's house. Slow's house, "what is the use of your telling that the Soldier have Ducroney, the boat that Afooth The told me, owed her bor & Dollars, and that the mush takte his boat. I told here that I wanted the boat as evidence in evidence in the trial which The would not it ups, and took it with her to Chung Chow. It was worth about borf Dollars. My bout is worth. about 144(Dollars. Po Aeye's boat is worth (Dollars. pot. Mitness for the Witness for Prevciction... Prosecution. – about 2 Bellers. There were marks of block in Brittenden Beschbecken ungelf to brish the noutation, and therechen. Auction. ring of Afortes h's book... charges of your brother Afoot's boat, after he was killed? Answer. – No one. The boat. at Shain was.. It bring. now 1.P.M., auchored. 11. P.M., the Examination &journeds sustits 11 Am. Monday 18 September 1848. The Prisoner, and Witness for prosecutions resumed. fourt the Exausication is Witness is questioned by the Chief Magistratu .. Question. – How not to report the fact of the murder, to the British Authori = tics here? Answer ._ I did not likes to better upon aught my elder brother, when I found at Samition, which is near the Sunon District. I therefore thought it proper to lay accusation there._ Question .. You say that you found the the 8th April; – that you diately sought your elder brother, and expended 53 days in the search . How is it then that 325. April? were in thai Answer . – After having searched for my brother at severals places, I returned to the 33rd of April. Lagain started in search of him on the 24. April, and did not action to Phais-won I has found. until the 17th June, when I hat brother... Question. When did you firth see your thes murder ? Answer. – On the 17th June- Witness for Witness for Prosecution. – Question. You say, you fouers gaur brother #cftember. Messfesumbers, always hind, in bests. Any diseased brothers after 51 days by your last account, bih had passed - How do for this discrepancy? Answer. – dans exstain that de found brother on the 17th June, but suppose That was Las deceived. regard to the other dates._ Hon diAyee, a fisherman, elder brother to Wong Yainspo is sworn. know nothings of the brunder, but what much brother told me. My brother to me at Lausitott on the 17th June, and told me, that my sister in law neisher had beus ravished, and brother Mong taong foot killed by Loittow= I ther went to sumans Citch, where & arrived out the 30th June. I have not the bosch. I belong to Shain afet sew although I do not live there. I have 2nd Mitmes for Prosecutions. also had always lived in beats forquenting these parts. Wengineisher went wrong with this murde, happened. D. have been told by Yrong foot brother, that the arrel betwee frous as quarrel and How, about Hong :nsiste, and that she has since with Loittow. My money to any bations his boat since the murder, lived deceased brother owed his decease Wong neither has been married to boother about Loong Phine I did not The belongs to Howloong. to Sumors, inundiately hearing of the murder, because I wished to examine my brother thoroughly the sealyject, before & petitioned the magis = trote. Sunson Cit of it two or Four Lam Koth. three miles دیگری کرے Po . Asefes, as fisherman, living in beat frequenting Shais die the morning of the 6t of theile, between 12 and 4 öfleck, my of frang fook, another in best, and anchored close to the bay of Thaiwan. I heard. frons foot say to Mong neither, let us go somewhere else to Zick: About an hour after this, I heard a disturbaven about 190 cubits distant and on lotting, recognised Yoong; fook's book, and mother boat thet erat. I could fighting on board. ecognises them, but I distinctly heard Lottow's vie some rope, and water jar? jas: I then heard them say fasten I heard nothing about half hour afterwards, when I heard a splash in the Water . The disturbance board the boat, lasted about Bu about Yarny forké of the 8th of April, I saw a 3. Witness for #itness for Prosecution.- 11. Schituber. 11th September. body floatings, and went in searches of Mong : frong fick's brother, Yaongipe, to kill kines and see if he could identify it, his brothers. Be identified it immediately. I had porviently on the day after the disturbance, goue Yoongips, but could not find his. I also Now, and Wrong : nithe in the boat, day after the fight. not trenow how long they lived together afterwards whores. On the day after the disturb. I went to another place to catch fish, and though I was still Thai wan, did not see bout afterwards.. anong: fork's Witness in answer to Questions put to him by the Chief. Magistrate statien • follows:- I never at any at any time que with the Prisoners. I did quarrelle. not go Tops (quersion) of the village, the affair did not to report thes I did not comes to the Which Magistrates of Hongkong, case, because d'an a poss and could not afford to love the live which would otherwise have is gaining as bachchard. beam effunded in Lexure here: because I was of acquieted by the acousins, throng po to come. the Prisoners but angself. oi riev. At on boat at the time, when I heard the disturbances. No other 30 Mitares für Mitarse for Cosecution September. Whitten din planter a friend of mines. I was was, in the batt of yourf into his boat. I could easily have cognised. trong: fook's voice, but I did not hear it at the time when the disturbance book plass. Yoongiforte 30 years of age, tall and thin, not pochmarkhed, and not very strong. Yaong: fork's boat would hold for It was at the time of the disturbance, about 300 yards. yards from the chore, aut about 2/1⁄2 miles from any inhabited house. My resides wire when oven and K's boat the sweet. Wong : throngiferk's was not at au corpwhen the disturbance took place on board, _ When Thaerziforks M heart uniue, and his wifer Wong mushes in it. I did not hear tharng: foot cry for help.. avere win throng: fook's boat; when last. I saw it, beffore dark. Young : fook was aquaintances only, not were in the nigh to that in which the Vill · Acd . Both lays I heard the disturbancers, is situar are called Bhainsaw. wowi aug voice de they are fighting! The night. although Mont av de s suring They an fighting, was not danki, shining. The stars to Yarng forks assistance, because Jaws not as enous, and was besides lame. Isar bli 3. Witness Prosecution. tness for itness for 3. Prosecution. on the meat covers, and in the cheen, of the 18th September 1. September beat of Yarny frott; when I sour the best day after