Cong Kong.
Vol: Offies
Patles Bices
Touse of
Sommons.
RECEIVED
MAR. 14 1845
House of Commons.
Marti's. 11° die Martir, 1845.
Berolied.
That over bumble Address he presented to Her Majesty that the ded to give
sraciously pleased to
directions that there be laid before
Ordinances
this Mouse. (opies of any
which have been issued by the Gove
the Subject of the
ingistration of the Inhabitants
of Hong Kong,
1. Bur (rn
M. Stofer
Admiralty
JUNE 23 1845
Admiratty 27th June 1945.
Davis : Des petit
"Separet...".
a tear den find fochrane having,
communciated to my words Commissiver.
of the Nominatry that Mr Davis, governor of
Hong dong has informed him that he had
adarfed a Letter to Ford Randley relative
to te Papage aporded in Her Majestys than besets Driver in Ayird and May Off4.
to the Governor and other Persons from
dombay to Hong Kong, Jame commanded
A Fischer Cost
Colonial Department
their Lordwhites to refer you to your better of
the St of Our W144, ovved to request your
If Livon Sankey
that the allow anu die
of person
to ferens. Rantande
should be paid.
durer Sor
Your most orduant Vervarit,
154 Artlong.
ublic Office
wither Mr Davis
Mind – it is clear that
nor the Min
the Spiteful", M Davis expense of their papage caine tobe relieved from
no the other Offiens haing apage. allowance of 480.
recieved the noual
I write to see the com
Where subject
unications from The Passie.
std. he think Lord.
should not
is still of opinion that the char
be paid by the Public. but that of the Lorde
Comme! of the
advance the amount
from this
ehr be willing to
and to dedual
mat of the Salaries
of the Public Officis in questions
Lord Sunday
objectivis to thoat made
keen allow
allowed full salwould establech such à from their embarkation accu on his part. of thoedipus
Consideration of the extin
Expense of the voulures
Chish Jente Winquent
happage is half having at present_ hubaside for a furth report from My Davis ot is difficult toimagin
circumstances whe
Me Komble
1. Corry
Forwarded! JULY
MeStephen
Len Stanley 10
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Let 11 Juhw45.
Sam dusited by
And Stanley backed th reciphopyw
Letter of
the 27th Lettinis in which, with reperence to previous Corespondence in the subject, you.
engine sitter hin Luochip is spinning
that the Allowe
due to the Commander
ytt. Ms Steam Pipel Spitiful» for the Convergener
che Devis this Suit
is to be paid.
dreply damit
bequaint you, for the information
Comes of the Axmints.
that Lnd Souty shte opopinion that this Charzisteldad be paid lytte Public.. Should however, the Luv Comme of the Tran be willing badvance the amount, and to
deduck it from the ent of
Me Salaries
Officers in questions, and Henley would love no
objchin of that mode of settling the demand,
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16 2.0.11 8:17.
Tên thay đông.
Admiralty
14h left? 1845.
laid before my tordr
Commissioners of the Admiralty your
Letter of the 21th hitting, enclosing
pics of two
Despatches from
John Dairs, the Governor of None Long
the subject of the Prevalence
Piracy in the neighborhood of the means by
that Island,
which it is proposed by some Chinese merchants to suppress it,
hamely; - to fit out two tepels to be manned by Chinese but Commanded by Britivol Officers, and
to be employed exclusively in
G. W. Hope Ealy.
Colonial Office
Cruizing
Cruizing against Pirates, and for the conveyance of important Government beshatcher - on proposition Lord Stanley desirer to receive any observations which
Lords, before may occur to many his Lordabis pronouncer any
it to his John baies; Samm.
commanded by their Lordships
of chimion to state that they that the proposal made by the
heighborhood of Hong Kong, and the Reinporecment of small Ships
of war which has recently joined the Rear Admiral in command of the Station will probably enable hind to appropriate a greater portion of Cruizew then hitherto for the total extinction of Piracy,
not only in the heighborhood of
but throughout
Stong Kong.
Chine Lear.
Chinese merchants at Stong kong
should be adopted as a
mode of checking, if not of
entirely buthing
an end to the
Piracy complained of his the
(our most abedient.
humble Lewant.
Af/ Sitions this thus be camer the Ft before it is acted si
Gutseptly.
entered.
Cow : 1804 14. Kory
All. Addington day
Forranted by
3. Mendock G MB Stephen
Lead Stanley
1. kept was
11. Sept: 1045.
With reference to
Lord Camming's letter of the 13 Juce last and gon's of the 7 Ullins, Jame directed & Lowstanley to transmit Byou her with I for
for the information of the Early Aberdeen, the long qu
Weten from the
Lees to the Lords Comm's of the Adm & convezing their Lordships approval.
of the measures pispord for the suppression of Perang in the Lear adjacent to St. long. In counse of the opinion expressed (the Lords of the Aldund Lord Stanley Jusprend toauthorize Sir J. Davi,
House Comme
to carry out the arrangement duggested thinly the
Chinese Merchants-
fitting out two Cruizers
Whe manned
Wthiness
but commanded (British Officer, toast against the Qiralis. But before
ispering
Conclusive
nistuections on the onfect his Lordship would reguet
to be informed
there are any points of
international Card involved in the matter which in
Cord Aberden''s spiccion it might be necefsuny to point out to tic
Daves notice in annonning the views of
Benzodi esen
1626 Hong
Supthers
Adminatty 10 Sept 1845
unded by the
Lords Commissionia of the Adimatly to acquaint you.
with reference to your
the 20th Wiltons, that under
Sie John Davis is explanation,
howsmitted therewith the claine on the Colonial department
6. M. Hope Eugen K.P Colonial Office
forcepayment of the valu of the Auction and Stock Supplied to the Governm of Mong Stony, from Her Minjecty's Ship Alligator, With Frawn.
Jumble Sewan
12. Sefe Md. Roper
The hot. Heauld, of course, he so informed,
forwarding Berp. 104/1072/
Vedets Sreas :
28 Nov. 145
2015 trong không
0.0 NOV. 12 1845
Having laid before the Adunatly your
Admiralty
10 Nov. 1845
Inch Commissionen
the 5th Sustant,
its inclosures from the Governor of Hong Kong
iheating à charge
in the Colonial Accounts of
fring costs of an ex-Officio information filed R Adminal bi Thot Aschrane against the
the Friend of China Newspaper for a
requesting the informed whither J. persion that bor That Cochrane
stionld be indemnified at the Public Expense.
come condut b
acquaint you, for Lud Raulo's information that thin bordshifte Stanley's
not having received
Thot Cochrace
etalement from Su
the sulyest
are math t
question part by Lord
Stanley; they will however call on
I Stephen by
34. Colonial Office
the Rear
Acheninal
Achiviral for the particulars of the case and
generally
that if the step
taken was
purely on public grounds muy
would submit that the expenses should be
the public.
Jann, Jo
You mach chulants Locant
12 And M. Kohen
I dashore that the state of the emerfondence should Communicated to the Treasury, reggeling third this charge should be admitted in the fort accounts – that the quacliven whether it should be besperged allimally bone leg die Thot! Cochnamen or lay then Public, sled well the recachet of the refert for which the Lorde Amerit of the Aclinically han afflied to him — and, adding, Mad altomatiche be devolved on the
that if the charge
Bublin it did not fall on the Renanner of kangkung
which tolving done not appear to have. particular interest on this subject mallin
of this action
J. Ind. 14
December
Capt. Hamilton Bot. 17. "Reccubion 1845
Lonisconley
Mine M.Stephen
AM Swick, NUW
Forwardede 3845
Lord Stanley to nquet
I am dicted by
that you
the Lords Corremissioon
take set area
the Adrovcialty to
in the island.
for establishing
Cont of Nice Aderivelly
as may be measury
J. W. Huloare Era, :ting the this Justin
Korey, and for appoin
the Chif
Indge of
the time being
the said
I am further diverted
to regret that you
with enor
the Lords
Commissioners to
gir directions for isering & Commit
:sion to Governor
Fir John Francis
Davis, Baronet, to
br Vice lidmiral
the sand Scland.
its Dependencies
if the les dift
2143 khong hong
RECEIVED
DEC.20 1845
18 Best 1845.
die afety to your letter of the 17th butte stating the request of Lord Stanley that ands Councifioners of the Adiciralty will apponit Si Jolun Francis (Davis, Baronet, Governor of the Estured of Bong Kong and its Bependencies _ to be Vice Admiral of the same also that they will appoint the Chief Justice John Walter Stulene Ess- the Chief Justice for the time being to be Judge of Vice Admiralty Court at the said Island, I am to acquaint
Vide Council Letter - 23 Dec^ 1845——
you, for bed Stanley's information, that Lords have not at present authority t appoint a Viie ledenical
reysired for
any Officers
Count of Vice Admiralty at
Song Song, but Vent it is then Lorships I Stokken Eng
Colonial Office
intention & apply to the Queen
in Commits
for a Commission for that purposes, which
when obtained the appointments shall go
forward.
You moch behint, Savant.
و پایی را از
1815 Hong Kong Mansion Rove
17 Oct. 1845
14 November 1845.
I have the Honor to
to you for the consideration
Stanley the Copy of a letter by
addussed to the
one of the Superintendents Petropolitan Police unloting
start of a letter which he has riseisand poun his son the Super.
dent of the Hong Kong Police Requisition for various
Poling equipment which he states have been sanctioned by the Govern ment of that Colony the liberty of calling Lord Stanley attention to the Coregularity of the application as well as to the mode. of pay tuent proposed which sicens James Stephen Expe
to me to be quite contrary established Regulations.
I have the Honor to be
I have h
Your moth slidient
Huuth Servant G. Miller
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Considering the sergeleitly of the derm of serending I presenme that the consent of the deasury must be ached do that the Grid
attention should be called to there ever
le Currenek
ingularities
thank the
Samsthong
Metropolitan Police
Office 14 Oct. 1845.
I beg leave to enclose au
from a letter addressed to me "Superintendent May of the Hong Kong
Police relative to certain articles therein. enumerated, which are required by the Police Force there and for which he states he has authority from Government
"Gardly Chief blech here, has had interview "with" "M. Murdock of the Colonial Office on the subject of the above supply_and the latter gentleman suggests; that as the Requisition for the above articles was not transmitted by the Governor of Hong Kong aiths the equipment &e forms a feature of the supercntendent's Report recommended for this adoption by the Governor, it would be better for me to hand the Requisition
and to request that you will move have the goodness to obtain directions
G. Baillie Esp-
thereon from the Colonial Office
Should the letter from which I have made the Extract be required _Ishall immediately forward it to you -
may farther remark that the
Force will Cournissioners of Police of this s
approve of the List of Articles applied for
Sam, Sir He
(Ligned) Ilumay)
Just of Alice.
LovesMe Copy/
Extract prom letter of
Superintend May, Hong Kong to Superinten May Metropolitan Police Fore dated Victoria 30 May 1845. I have written to the Commissioners
(of Metropolitan Police) by this (Mail respecting the following articles, I am authorised to obtain from the Loudou Contractor subject to the approval of the Commissioners
50 Cutlasses & Belt
hed tong hang.
Similar trone taken as
2 butlases & Belts you to be of i
for 5% he of white mountings and
Inspectors-same ma: 4
rattle Luperio
40 Fuxces to be suspended To be very right & rather longer
by survel to the Worst than a bailine_percussion cap
(but thesed leave for better judges to approved the Belt
to have a small ammunition
Fox til.
10 Paics of Pistols - Not to be in cases 5 Cobalary Lords and not tolong Belts-}
5 Cloaks.
2 Inspector's Staffs
as the houses here and all
22 Gross Buttow § Tobe smalen as
for Jackets and to be ma
Blue Police unisone
This had be to be the
bloth sufficient to then the bloth at home C. Levelen by
make 117 Sachets and the Weather is warner
Trowsers here.
Blue bam let sufficient to make 117 Jackets
Trowers for
for summer
Uniform)
ean in Winter
of there is anything preferable to bamlet will be so conseguem
oo that it is durable a
This is all that I have authority of from Government —
I have spoken to the Colonial Secretary respecting the mode of payme and it must be arranged by the bruchart
follows ___ The whole of the propert to be securely pack in Tin, the mound and Freight tobe included in the Bill and upon receipt here a Govenmen Bill
for the amount will be imune di
Forranted by corr
Siphen 20 "Hope LordStanley | 2/
17 October 20145
1025 thing
2.5. but 1945.
23? Altes embring a thespalat from thie
alobre Jome the established in
abchie force
herwith, for the undiche gthe Lude Comer of the diang
the Copyga
the Agent General for Khang encting the Copygen front. Mey of the Mehrpottin Police, Bathin with a Requisition wheel hehald neemid prather Expermitiralint,
Stamping Police foo vasion, Police Equipment,
which he states have been
Sanctioned by the
Gourment of that Whing. Samtaquent for
to state bothing Enochips
And Kenty Minum that Anthing should begiven
to Be Baillie fürler. plying with this Aquisition. His Lendships will fit
ball the attenti
the inqulinit of this Applection, and to the
thich it is proposed __ that the offences incurred in supplying these hikits
shall be met.
Agent) 1825, Treasury (2014) Wkony
Licht. Davis
Forwarded by Nov Mr. Mund MEStephen
Loud Stanley
19. Aww145.
The lyent Goud for
Arugternal les forender tome the Copy yo
Addreted May,
of the Inperinte
of the Metropolition Police, excelving an Street yo Lether which he had,
Vide 170. 19 dec : 1845 tother reet from his Son, the
Superint. of the I. hang. Police, with a Requisition for various Police ing Equipments.
bo pect mionnemine would probably be recasioned by delaying the supply other
Equipments Have antinge
the Agent to comply with the Ryuintionn But Immist point out by m the iniqulin's of this Applection, and the
Minusual mode
which it is proposed that
the Expenses
in supplying these bittetes
shell be met.
Jill inform MM. May that having acted Without Authing from Jouself in making thes Aquinction, he will be held personell responible for the Expense, should the demand provette in any respect unne= lefagor inproper.
19 Nov: 1945 Gange Baillie by
Bering Combisne Lund Stanley you
& Altimo Sam
attes 17t
dinatest & his Ludhiph
Comey to your
his writhing
for Complying with the Aquisition
has been made
for a Supply of Patie Eufiments for the any the Police Stabling ment at Smyking
2009 Hongkong
RECEIVED
NOV 25 1845
Mio Canum Row
Zelf Nodu 1845
Thave the honor to acknowledge the
Nov. 1845
receipt of your.
litter of the 4th instant
and to acquaint
in reply, for
Lord Hauley, that
the information
the cost of the Stationery required for the Government of Hong Kong for the Year 1848 according to an Estimate which I have procured from ther Majesty's Nationery Office will amount
to the tunes of
Than tuhour late
Stephen Eufe
Your most obedient Mumble Servant
xf/ usual cousse
2059 H.Kong
Serge Baillie d
Forwarded by OVE
MR M! Book 28
MEStephen 28
Loni Stanley 29
29 Nov 1845.
teringlende leyne dud Stemby junketter
of the 24. dutent Sem dicted of his Luichif
to Convey toyou his cutting for Complying Aprisition for
for Stationery
for the Suvice of the Grammment & St. korch für
the Year 1046 chech
Accompanied my
to you of the 2ft distent.
Cond in Chrif
FE, 20 3.40
sulq x L X X X F
Copy of a
12. Động lòng
Horse Guards.
19 February: 1845.
Referring to your Letter
the 11th July last, I have now the honor, by desire of
Field Marshal The Commander
transmit in Chief,
You, for the information of The Secretary of State, the accompanying Copy of
Letter which has been received
from Major General. D'Aguilar
the Copy of
Covering
General Order, which he had
caused to be issued the Troops serving
James Stephen Esg
his Command, impressing apon theme
Crability of respecting
the Institutions and lisages,
of studying
Occasions, the wishes and
feelings, of
the Chinese
Authorities and
I have the honor to be
our most Obedient humble Servant
This It? I cuffore,
67) to the Foreign Officers,
bi 32. song. ang.
26 Oct 1844
have the honor to
actor cutire the recupt of You Lordship's Letter of 13. July
and in obedience to the Sustructions contamies therein.
pom Her Majesty Government bey lean to forward toyon the c. elwen bopy go General bever which I have caused love sus tothe Troops
in this Ben and Serving
impressing upon their the great deonability of cerkecting the Ouvertations Iusages
StGeneral
Last Sonusor Rep
bantry and of thudying mall recasions
the wishest feelings of
the Chriese Authorities &
(So) Yes I Aquilar
Mely ineral-
GENERAL ORDER
THE HONORABLE MAJOR GENERAL D'AGUILAR C. B. COMMANDING THE TROOPE
SERVING IN CHINA.
VICTORIA, 14TH OCTOBER, 1844.
With a view to the more effectual preservation of our amicable relations with China, the Major General Commanding has received the instructions of Her Majesty's Government, to im- presa upon all Officers and Soldiers and others serving under his orders the great desirability of respecting on all occasions the usages and Institutions of the Country, and of studying the wishes and feelings of the Chinese Authorities and People.
The Major General has no reason for supposing that any one under his Command has been wilfully deficient in respect for the Higher Classes or in kindly treatment of the lower, but it must be obvious that in a Country so peculiar as China, actions indifferent in themselves, or which among European Nations would lead to little or no inconvenience might produce an im- pression highly unfavorable to the British character.
It is under these circumstances the Major General desires to impress the utmost circum- spection of Conduct, while he calls upon all under his orders to refrain even from things indifferent if likely to give occasion for misinterpretation.
Her Majesty's Government have expressed their determination to discountenance any proceedings offensive to the Chinese Authorities and People, and if necessary to visit with the severest displeasure any persons under their immediate Control against whom Complaints of this kind should be substantiated; but the Major General is convinced that the Officers and men in this Command require no motives to determine the nature of their intercouse with the natives of China, so strong as those which are founded on their own sense of propriety and justice; and after the high reputation acquired by the Troops in the Field, he feels confidently assured, that they will be the last to detract from it, by any deficiency in those qualities of Courtesy and Kindness which give a permanence and a value to all amicable relations,
(By order,)
T. M. EDWARDS, Captain,
Assist. Adjut. General.
Printed by JoHN CARR.
J. ll. Addington Ey
Forwarded ex
Ricoh 22 MEStephen 22
LrStanley 23
hubs 1045
1130/44 312 HtKing
27. Le 1045.
With reference b
Jou Letter of the 6t
last Jamdnictidly
bogen, hemith, falte
tion atte
bolghberdeen, the
Letter formatte
Miluting to the fend
boring the Coping Letter fromthe
Mayor Gement Com:
the Troops
Sather with a Geranl
liter iftud totho
elgu ffice
Trooper,
Upon them проплет
Mehrig of respecting
the Jachtictions and hoages
of shidzig
the visher and feebaj, of the Rinise butterhe And Rople.
SEP 2 1043
1001. trọng lộng.
Hores Guards
1 September: 1845.
submitted t
The Commander
Your Letter of
with the a
in chief
the 21 Wiltimo
accompanying. extract of a Dispatct from The Governor of Hong Kong Explanatory of th
the corcumstances
great Mortality
and Morta
which teol
sickness
Station soon
the Troops
first occupation; and
the grounds
G. b. Hope Egth. Pr.
which he
to expect that
similar sickne
sickness
ased mortality
not prevail either in
the present,
or in future
Years, _ I have received directions
request you will
You maste
known to Lord Stanley, the satisfaction which The Duke of Wellington feels at the prospect held out
by Sir John Davis, of Hong Rony becoming
healthy An expectation
entertained and
Expressed by His Grace.
H/ Dutty}
[ have. The honor to be
our most obedient fumble Servant
Bados Frade
160 Hagkong Office of Cezumiter f Bring Council for Trade Whititiall 29th Jan 1865.
RECEIVED
In reference to
your Letter of the 18th- Sully last: hensmitting for the conscounting This Board the Ordinance N°4 papa of the Legislative Council of Houghing to restrain Masters of Mere haut. Sepels belage #Her Majesty's Trebjects paneleaving Sear cuen sothers in a destitute State in that tolong
4 (28 Jelly1844) Javor directed by Lords of the Committee of Prinz founcil for Grade tohaummit to you, for the information of Lord Stanley, copy of a litter frau suchten Barrow communicating the opinions of The Lords of the Admiralty upoitte ative
mentioned Ordinance
James Fettrendys
It will be
be perceived that in Sin Sohn Barrow's letter it is remarked thatthere is no provision in the
Broud to be rutered into by Masters of Piper having reference to the cost of conveying
home destitute Seamen alth's 'it is the first subject alluded to in the Ordinancez
My Lords howevn conceive that it was ush intended by the Ordinance to alter the mode in which that cost was to be de prayed : i . r. under the provisions of the Statute: 10 Sente 18. W€20, but only to provide a more prompt andiffection mode of rugbreing the obligation created by that Statute on the part of Master of Sepels & receive destitute persons on board according to the terror of ito Exactments. The circumstances of Mongkong however
appear to My Lords to be so peculiavasto
Under this additional means of ruficing that Statute descable.
One like considerations induce - My Loss hacquiesce in those parts of the Ordinance Bond which render the Master ofa Sipel liable for illegally dis berging or leaving behind Seamen, & fitthe injuries done ly
the [rew this lepel - My Lads, however, Entertain great doubt whether the liabilities of the Master should extend so faras to include the cases of destitution of Seaccion stapengers newrring after the departure of the Nepel, unasseuch as these would seem to be beyond the controul of the Master a Owner of the Pepel.
- My Lordsttherefore are disposed to thicil
that the Ordinance should be amended
in this respect before it receives Her Mapsti Confirmation, & My Lords are the more
inclined to recommend this course because they have reason & believe that the Ordmanse however nece pary, will be considered ly the Merchant rugaged in the Trade with Hongkong as burthensome
and Dronews of Pepe,
me on Masters
Jam to add that the verbal
Errors noticed by Si Bhu Barrow shand
be exrected.
the God. sh? be wishnched .
Joersbedient Servant Written before
"dinance is herewith returned
in 160 Mongkong Admiralty
7 September 1844.
With reference to your Letter of the syth ultimo, transmitting a Copes of ce Letter & its enclosures from the Colonial Department, relative to aus Padinance passed by the Legistative Council Hong Kong, to restrain masters Merchant Vessels leaving their kamen in a disabled state in that Colony; Jaux commandex by my dords Commissioners of the Admiralty to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade, that it appears to my Lords that the details of the Redinance are not correct. There is not any provision. in the Boud having reference to the Cost of conveying home sostitute
Ramen, at the this is the first subject alluded to in the preamble of the Ordinance - The Bond is
IG. haw Lefore.
Board of Trade
gainst que GINA MA
worded as if it were to be endorsed upore
some other instrument, which does not appear to be intended, & the Det referred to in the Boud is wrongly cited, it having few passed in the year of his late Majesty King George the 4th & not in the sh
of Medicine the 14 the
Lords consider Bar Houre
Communication, should be had with some of the Inershauts engaged tid the Face to Hong Kong & China previous to recommending the conformations of the Ordinance in question, as to the effects likely to result from requiring a Bond Few all Merchant Ships of the extended nature Sch forth, & making their masters liable to the extent of the Boux, for all damage, or impossiaty on the part of any persons within & Puouths after they shall have quitted suck Inerchant Stufe -
The Copy of the Adimeuce is herewith
Signed / John Barroce
THE FRIEND OF CHINA AND HONGKONG GAZETTE.
SUPPLEMENT TO No. 114.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION,
The Following Ordinances are published for General information.
By order,
RICHARD WOOSNAM. Government, House, Victoria, Hongkong, 9th March, 1844.
HONGKONG. No. 4 of 1844.
Amo Sexto et Septimo Victoriae Regina.
Preambie
sal to enler
By His Excellency Sir HENRY POTTINGER Baronet Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath Major General in the Service ul'the Best Jodie Oupany trovernor and Commander in Chief of the Colony of Hongkong and its Dependencies andi Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Concil of Hongkong.
An Ordinance to restrain inasters of merchant Vessels belonging to Her Majesty's Subjects from leaving sea
en and others in a destibule state in the Colony of Hongkong and froi re- fusing to convey distressed seamen from thence to England and also to provide for the good conduct of seamen within the same.
(28th February, 1844. Whereas by reason of the distance of Hongkong from Great Britain great delay and expense are incurred in re- covering such sums of money as are expen led on her fajcary's behalf in conveying home destitute seamen un- lawfully left behind in Hongkong by masters of British Merchant Vessels.
And whereas it is expedient to effèe- tually provide against busters of mer- chant Vessels belonging to Her Majes- ty's Subjects leaving behind seamen or other persons in a destitute state in Hongkong and against masters of mer- chant vessels refusing to convey dis- tressql seated thence to England and also to provide means of affording sa- tisfaction to persons who may have sadered injury from the crew of any ̈vessel belonging to Hor Majesty's Sub-
Mastere or I. Bo it therefore enacted and or Merchant ves dained by His Excellency the Gover- iste bad with nor of Hongkong with the advies of Suretes as in the Legislative Council thereof that form annexed the master of every merchant Vessel belonging to any of Her Majesty's Sub. jects as such master and in that cha- racter on his arrival at Hongkong shall together with sufficient sureties subject to the Jurisdiction of the Courts of Jas. tico nt Hongkong enter into a bond conditioned as and in the form in the Schedule to this Ordinance annexed Provided always that only one such bond shall be required within the spaco of one year nulcse the sante shall be come forfeited and that any bond of a similar nature taken at any Pert in the Dominions of the Emperor of China and conditioned to extend to Hongkong shall be of the same force and effect as if entered into ut Hongkong aforesaid Provided also.int the Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's Subjects in China may demand and take uch other security as he may deem neces- sary or sufficient from the owners mas- Ler consignees or other persons interest ed in any vessel for the due perfor Inance of the conditions in such bond as aforesaid conditioned to extend both to Hongkong and the dominions of the Emperor of China and that thereupon no master of any vessel in respect of which such other security shall be taken · shall be required to enter into such bond as hereinbefore mentioned.
Marbon Mas
bud and give
2 And be it enacted that the Iar- bour Master at Hongkong or such other
certificate the. Officer as may be duly authorized in reof and ap- that behalf shall be entitled to demand Hove of Bure and take possession of such bond and shall deliver a certificate of the laking thereof to such master ga aforesaid and that the sureties therein shall be to the satisfaction of and approved by the said Harbour Master or other Officer.
VICTORIA, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, 1841.
Penely fr 3. And be it enacted if any master not entering of such vessel as aforesaid shall neglect a band or
Superintendent of Trade may think fil and reasonable.
HENRY POTTINGER. Governor &c. &c.
star giving for the space of ten days after lus arri. other Security, val at Hongkong or offer the forfeiture
of or after the expiration of the space Possed the Legislative Council
the 28th day of February, 1844,
RICHARD BRGASS
Clerk of the Legislaire Council.
TRE SCHEDUS TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE Know all men by these presents that master of the verse! Lie
of one year from the previous taking of any such similar bend or shall at uny tine upou lawful demand made by the said Superintendent of Trade for such other security or by such Officers as aforesaid for each bond neglect or 18- fuse to enter into the same or to pro- of vide such sureties or other security us aforesaid that it shall be lawful for the said Superintendent of Trade or for such Officers as aforesaid to arrest and firmly bound on Her Most Gracious Majesty detain such master and the vessel com. manded by him until such time as the Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith in the fuit Victoria by the Cince of God of Great Britain and
British Merchants resident at
are held and
sand demand shall be complied with and also summarily to impose on the
sum of one thousani lawful current dollars of the said master a fine rut exceeding the Her said Majesty Her Heirs and Successors for currency of the Colony of Hongkong to be paid to sum of one hundred dollars to be paid which payment to be well and truly made we bind to Her Majesty Her Heirs and Sucoes-
sors for the public purposes of the Co- ourselves and each of us for himself in the whole fony of Hongkong and in case of non- our and every of our heirs esecutors and adminis- payment thereof to forthwith cause the trators firmly by these presents Seated with our
day of sarde to be levied of the apparel boats seals Dated this tackle or furmure of the vessel com- have agreed to esenure this obligation as suretics
Whereas the within bound manded by the said master.
for the wilina bound Master and 4. And be it enacted that the said skip deed master and the said ship whilst so de- to be able a9 if bond entertained or arrested shall be subject in every respect to the same liabilities as if such boud or other security had been doly entered into,
ed into.
Proceedings 5. And be it enacted, upon any com- against the Crew of plaint made of any injury either in por. Ship not in son or property sustained from the act Port damages of any of the crow of any vessel be- Gurotine to be paid by longing to Her Majesty's Subjects done Bond or other
sec:inty-
Bond or alter conut be e
if the within named
Now the Condition of this obligation is such that master of the vessel the
aforesaid do not within one year from the date hereof unlawfully discharge or leave behind any of the crew of the said vessel the
in Hongkong and also within the space of one year aforesaid within the limits do nos refuse to re- ceive on board the said vsezel the
such distressed seamen as may be sent ou..... board thereof for conveyance to Great Britain ac committed within Hongkong or the cording to the provisions of the Stators made anch domainions of the Emperor of China or passed in the first year of the reign of His late Ma- within 100 miles from the Coast of jesty William the Fourth intituled An Act to " Chine which said vessel thail not then "amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the be in Hongkong or in any Port in Chi. "pay of the Royal Navy" and if no person force- na at which a British Consular Establish. y a seaman of the said vessel or no subject of ment may exist and in respect where for Majesty conveyed in the said vessel the of sneh houd or other security as afo-
to Hongkong shall within three calen- rusaid almll. kaya bean enter into that lar months from having been such sannian or from it shall be lawful for any competent lying been so conveyed be found destitute or re- Tribunals to summon the sproties in quiring public relief in Hongkong aforesaid and also such bond or other security as afore. if the within named obligörs shall forthwith dis- stid to appear and answer such com- charge all or any sums of money which shall be awarded by way of satisfaction (in the manner plaint and thereupon to proceed to en- quire of hear and determine the same provided by the Ordinance in pursuance of which in the absence of the party alleged to this bond is entered into) to any person or persons havs committed the injury complained by any competent Tribunal for any injury sustained of and to award such damages (to be within one year from the date hereof from the paid and borne by the sureties the
crew of the said vessel the bond or other security aforesaid) to or any one or more of them. Then this obligation such injured party as may be just and shall be void and of no effect but otherwise shall reasonable. Provided always that remain in full force and virtue such adjudication shall not be pleada- Signed Sealed and Delivered bie in bar of any criminal proceeding instituted in respout of the subject mat-
in the presence of ter thereof and that no such complaint shall be inquired of or heard unless it shall clearly appear that the party pro ferring the same has used all possible diligence in so doing whilst such vessel was in port and that no such adjudi- cation of damages or compensation shall be made if the said sucties show special cause for delaying the same or shall undertake to produce the party alleged to have committed the injury complained of within a reasonable fimu to be then Sxed by such Tribunal as aforesaid.
6. And be it enacted. That upon put in any such bond or other secuity as whole pornly herein mentioned becoming forfeited levied up the same shall be put in suit by such Tide. Flusendent at person as may hereafter be duly au
To return 10:1
thorized in that behalf by the Superin- tendent of Trade and the whole pe- nalty thereof recovered and levied but that it shall be lawful for the Superin- tendent of Trade aforesaid upon peti- tion being made to him to that effect
Au Ordinance for Her Majesty's sug jects within the dominions of the Empe ror of China, or within any ship or vessel at a distance of not more than one hun- dred miles from the coast of China.
Anna Sexta et Septimo Victoria Regine.
to order that sucf: part thereof as shall not be actually expended in conse- quence of the breach of the conditions Preamble. of the said bend or other security or as may not be required to liquidate any legal penalty which may have been incurred by the master or other par- son bound thereby to be returned to the party or parties from whom the same may have been levied at such ume and on such conditions as the said
No. 3 of 1941-4.
By His Excelleney Sir Henry Pottinger, Barinn, Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the Bath, Major General in the Service of the East India Company, Gremor and Commander in Chief of the felony of Hongkong and its Dependencies, and Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's sobjects in China, with the advice of the Legislative Council of Blangkong.
An Ordinance to restrain masters of merchant vessels belonging to Her Ma- from leaving seamen and jesty's subjects others in a destitute state in the dominions of the Emperor of China, and from re- fusing to convey distressed seamen from thence to England, and also to provide for the goud conduct of scatuen within the same,
(28th February, 1844.) Whereas by reason of the distance of China from Great Britain grent delay and expense are incurred in recovering such eums of money as are expended ou Her Majesty's heball in conveying home desti- bile seamen unlawfully left behind in China by nesters of vessels: And whereas it is expedient to effectually provide against unsters of merchant vessels be- longing to Her Majesty's subjects leaving
Masters of mer-
behind seamen or other persons in a dez- titute state in the dominions of the Em peror of China, and against masters of vessels refusing to couvey distresser aca men theuce to Hongkong or to England, and also to provide means of afferding satisfaction to Chinese subjects and others who may have suffered injury from the crew of any vessel belonging to Her Ma- jesty's subjects.
1. Be it therefore enacted and re chant vessels so riained by His Excellency the Governor suter into bond of Hongkong and Superintendent of with eurenes as the Trade of Her Majesty's subjects in in form annex China, with the advion of the Legislative Council of Hongkong, that the master
of erotics,
of every merchant vessel betonging t any of Her Majesty's subjects, is such master and in that chandler on his arrival at any port in China at which there ahu!! De a British Consular establishment, shall together with sulfidicat suresice subjoot to the jurisduction of the courts of justice at Hongkong, enter into a bond.cendi. tioned as and in the form in the schedain to this ordinance annea¿d, provided al ways that only one such bond shall be re- quired with the space of the year, unless the same shall become forfeited, and that any bond of a similer unțure taken at Hongkong, and conditioned to extend to the dominious of the Emperor of China, shall be of the same force and effect as if entered into at any of the ports abresaid: Provided also that the Superintendent of the Trade of Her Majesty's subjects in China may demand did fake such other security as he may deeru acoessary or suf ficient from the owners, master, con- signees, or other persons interested in any vessel for the due performance of the con- ditions in such bond as aforesaid, and that thereupon no master of any vessel, in respect of which such other security shali be taken, shall be required to enter into such bood as herein before mentioned. Lound to take 2. And be it enacted that the British bond and gse Conel at any such port as aforesaid shall certificate there-be entitled to demand and take possession of, and approve of such bond, and shall deliver a certifie cate of the taking thereof to such mas- ter as aforesaid, and that the sureties therein shall he to the satisfaction of and approved by the said Consul, Bersity for not 3. And be it enacted, if any rastea
Como puede mo
inanid' shell nagleet bend, be not grving other es, for the space of ten dega aller his arc-val purity, at any sith port as aforesaid, or after the forfeiture of, or after the expiration of the space of one year from the previous taking of any such simuler hood, or shall at any time upon law demand made by the said Superintendent of Trade, or by the Consul aforesaid, for such other security or for speh bond, jegiect or refuse to enter into the same or to provide such sureties, or other jecurity as aforesaid, that it shall be lawful for the said Super tendent of Trade of for the said Consul to arrest and detain uch master and the Vessel commanded by Sim, until such, time as the said demand, shall be complied with, and also summarily to impose on the said master a the not exceeding the sum of one hundreijdeflurs, to be paid to Her Majesty, ber heirs and successora, and, in case of nonpayment thereof, to forthwith cruse the same to be levied of the apparel, boats, tackle, ur furniture of the vessel commandex by the said master. 4. And be it enacted, that the said Master ship deinined to he muster, and the said ship wulat so de- fiablo asif bond raised or arrested shall be subject in every rsespect to the same babilities pa if such bond or other security bad been duly en. tered into.
entered into.
Proceadings a gainst the crew
5th. And be it emneted, upon any com. of navy mily not painui täide of any injury, outre la posma
or papery, sustained Pers des act of any
gre so te paid of the orce of any Vossel belonging to
by sureties in
Her Majesty's subjecta, done or commit.
SUPPLEMENT.
Bardor ather
put in it and
intendent
ted within the dominions of the Emperor of China, or within one hundred miles from the coast of Ching, which said vessel shall not then be at longkong, or in any port in China at which a British Consular establishment may exist, and in respect whereof such bond or other security as aforesaid shall have been entered into, that it shall be lawful for any competent tribunals to summon the sureties in such bond or other security as aforesaid, to ap pear and answer such coinplaint, and thereupon to proceed to enquire of hear, and deleraine the same in the absence of the party alleged to have committed the injury complained of, and to award such damages (to be paid and borne by me suretics in the bond or other security as aforesaid) to such injured party as may be just nod reusipable:"Provided always that such adjudication shall at be pleatable in bar of any criminal proceeding insti tated in respect of the subject matter thereof, and that no such complaint shall be inquired of or heard unless it shall clearly appear that the party preferring the same has used off possible diligence in so doing whilst such vessel was ir port, and that no such adjudication of damages or compensation shail he made if the said suretics show special enņas for delaying the saine, or shall undertake to produce the party alleged to have committed the injury complained of, within a reasonable time to be then fixed by such taibunal as sforesaid.
6. And be it enacted that upon any such Buy to be bond or other security as herein mentioned whale penaay becoming forfeited the same chail be put in levied Super, suit by such person as may here after be duly authorized in that behalf by the said hia discretion Superintendent of Trade and the whole te renun part penalty thereof recovered and levied but that itehall be lawful for the Superintens dent of Trade aforesaid upon petition being made to him to that effect to order that such part thereof as shall not be actually expended in consequence of the breach of
thereof.
leave behind any of the crow of the said Viesel be in floogkong or in the dominions of the Emperor of China or within 100 miles of the Cost of China and also who the space of one year aforesaid within the hmit aforesaid do not refuse to receive on board the said Vessel the such distressed scamen as may be sent on board thereof for conveyance to Hongkong or to Great Britain by any of Her Majesty's Consula in China and if no person formerly a souman of the said vessel or to subject of Her Majesty conveyed u the said vessel tha to the dominions of the Emperor of China shoil within three calendar months from having buen such seaman or from having heen so conveyed he found destitute or reqnicing public relief in the said dominions and also if the witly named obligors shall forthwith discharge all or any sums of money which may be awarded by way of satisfaction (in the manner provided by the ordinance in pursuance of which this bond is entered iuto) to any person or persona by any competent tribunal for any injury sus tained wibim one year from the dats hereof from the crew of the said vesser LING
or any one or more of them then this Obligation shali be void end af no effect but otherwise shall remain in fall free and virtas.
Signed Scaled and Delivered
in the presence of
PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by a certain Act of Parliament passed the sh year of the reign of His late Majesty K George The Fourth, intituled - An Act for punishing offences committed by triusports Reps to labour in the Colonies, and better regulating the powers of Justices of the Peace in New South Wales," it is among other things enacted That it shali and may be lawful for his Majesty, by any order or orders to be by him from time to te in at purpose issued, with the advice of his Privy Counch to appoint, or by any augh onder or orders in council to authorize the Governors, Lieu- tenant governors, of other persons for the time being administering the government of any of his Majesty's foreign possessions, copies or plantations, to appoint the place or places within les Majesty's dominues to which any offender conficted in any such foreign pos- sessions, enlouies, or plantations, and being under sen- Lence or order of transportation, sind be sent or bans-
the conditions of the soil bond or other se curity or as may not be required to liqui date any legal praaby which may have been incurred by the master or other personported; and," that all such perspas, shall, within the bound thereby to be returned to the party or parties from win the same may bave heen levied ut such time and en such con- d.tions as the id Superintendent of Trade may think it and reasonable.
HENRY POTTINGER,
Supt. of Trade &c. dc.
Passed the Legislative Council
the 28th day of February, 1844
RICHARD BUBGAÍS.
Clerk of the Legislative Councii.
THE SCHEDELE TO WHICH THIS ORDINANCE FETERS, Know All men by these presents that master of the ressed the of and we
place or places to which, in pfeuance of any such order or offers in Council, they shall or may be so sor or transported, be subject and liable to all such and the porne laito, rules, and regulatja be. På are, or shall be. force in any such plass or plates with respect to victs transported from Great higih." And whe Her Majesty, by an order by Hengad, by the adv. of Fler Privy Council, on the 22nd day of May, 1848, in pursuance of the said Act of Parliament, and is exercise of the powers dyreby in der in that behalf Tested, dil order the Cesfrnors, Lieutenant-governors, or other persons for the time being administering the government of any of Her Majesty's foreign posses. sions, colonies, or plauftations, shall, by proclumioits to be by them respectively for that purpose issued, aje point de place or jfces within Her Majesty's dami. nius to which any offender convicted any such foreign possessions/ colonies, or plantations, and being under sentence or gider of transportation, slali be sent or transported, přovided that Beither the long of Bermung nor agy of Her Majesty's colonies in New Holland orin e Southern Ocean be so apported for that purpose ofher than the island of Van tuen's Land mid Norfolk Island, and the islands adjacent to and comprised within the government of Van Diemen's Lam Ngw therefore, J. Henry Pottinger, Gieterior, 8. of thy colony of Hongkong, in pursuance of the said order in Council and Act of Parliament respect- ively, and in exercise of the powers thereby respectively in or, such Governer og aforesaid, vested,do appoint 154. that y offenders convicted in the said colony, and being under sentence of order of transportation, shall have agreed to be sent by the first convenient opportunity to Yan execute this obligation as surelien for the within bound Tiefen's Land.
Now the Condition of this Obligationen saam van can
DENRY POTTINGER,
Governor, &c,,
British Morchants resident at
are heild and
firmly bound unto Her Most Gracions Majesty Vic. toria by the Grace of God of Great Britain and Ireland Queen Defender of the Faith in the full sum of one thougnud inwfill earrent dollars of the currency of the Colony of Hongkong to be paid to Fer said "Majesty her Heirs or Successors for which payment to be well and truly made we bind ourselves and ouch of us for himself in the wfile oneand every of our heirs execo- turs and administraty firmly by these presents Sealed with our seals this
day of Whereas the withia bound
ink that ifthe within named
master of the vessel one year from the date hereof unlawfully discharge or aforesaid de nut within
Government House, Victoria, Hongkong, 11th March, 1844.
TELVAAKKA
ارگاه تیم ملوان را
1 Mashay' fice of Committee )
Bucy Council for Frede Mitchell 31 Bee 145.
In reference to your letter of the 12 " Alleine, Enclosing copy of adespatch Come the Governor of Hong Kong covering Petition from M Sterling an English ther in that Seland, in which he
Copy of Inclosure to do. No s
July 784
7 January
Explains
lains of the injury done to him to the introduction of Peritish pirated Brooky Sam directed by the Lords of the Committee of Pring founcil pritrado totransmit to you, for the information of M Secretary Gladstone, copy of a Report from the sommisioners of Her Majestys Customs, from which it will be amos Seption E17
Perceived
perceived that the Exactinents contained in the Ach paped in the last Sepsion of Parliament for regulating the tide of the British Copepions abroad will protably be friend sufficient to preocut- the importation of pirated Editions of Copyrighted Works into Houghong
Yoursbet Servant
Johntefore
ted, upon any com.
Now the Condition of this Oblication
HENRY TUTTINAKI
Juu!! Mr. Rohen
I pucrare that a copy of this should be. in answer to his (Berfalih E. 1881
to the for.
POSTIMINGERI
2:1 HongKong
Your Lordships
May it plove your
Mr Macgregor having by bus Letter dated the 11 of Rovember last stgreified that he had been commandit by your Lordshipes to transmit to us far : consideration and Resort,
Copy of a dispatch from the Governor of Hong Kong, inclosing the Casey of a "Petition which had been addressed to him by an
English Colonist,
complaining of the injury which he restains by the illegal introduction into the Colony, of American Copies of British Copyrights together with the ofusion of the Attorney General thereen
In obedience to your Fordsteps Conemauds,
We Report;
That under the Provisions
of the British Possessions Act of the 8% 49th bie lap 9.5 See 9 of which Act the Governor of Hong Boug could not have been aware at the dale of his despatch of the 19th August last to Her Mapstys principial secretary of State for the Colossies _ it is enacted
Books wherein the Casy
that any night shall be subsisting, first confused or written or printed in the Uscited Kingstone and printedt.
other Counting referentect in any shall be absolutely prohibited to be impertext uito the British Possessions abroad, Provided always that no such Books shall be prohibited to be importul as aforesaid unless the Proprietor of such Casey right
his Agent: shall have given notice in writing to us, that such Copyright
subsists, and in such notice shall
have stated when the Copyright.
will expire, whereupon
We are H
required.
to cause to be made and to be
publicly exposed at the several Parts in the British Possessions abroad from time to time printect lists of Books, respecting which such notice thall have been duly given, and all Books importul "contrary Mereto shall be forfeited ... Acut by the 67th Act it is further. section of the same.
enactul, that all Goods liable to forfeiture, under that Act or Act relating to the Customs, Trade or Navigation, shall and may be seized by any officer of the Customs, or
Navy, or by
Person employed for that purpose
with our concurrence.
Under there circumstances we
PETENTERA.
have to submit our opinion, that upon the Governor of Houg Hong being furnished with the printed list of Books, respecting which Notice of subsisting Copyright state have been fursushed, all Books falling within the Prohibition_ contained in the 9th section of the hereinbefore _ recited. Act of the 8t 49th bir lap 93 may be seized_ by any officer of the Navy at Hong Kong, and destroyed. agreeably to the Practice which prevails in this country, and the would upon being favored with your Lordslaps directions take care that . the lists of prohibited works should from time to time be transmitted to the Governor of
khung trong
in such enanner as
" Her Majesty's Principal Secretary
of State for the Colorces may be pleased le direct
H. Richmond.
F. Goulburn. signed. Smith.
4. Dechenson
Ascom House
19th Dec 1845.
E. L. Comp
RECERVES
AUG 13 1845
10 trong đồng
East India House
12th August 1845
Jam Commanded to acknowledge the receipt of your Letter of the 14th June and its enclosure, and to state in reply that the Court have also been apprized by His Excellency the Governor of Hong Hove
he had made the disbursement of one Sundred Dollars to the Chinese A Jung out of
balance in the Colonial Trasary due to the East Moix Company, in Account Current with the Government f India
Sir J. Davis has at the same have brought to the Court's notice The case of
Individual named
A_ ming, who served the Company, faithfully Compradone for
many years, and the Court, under the are induced to grant
Circumstances.
relief to that Individual to the same
James Stephen Eggen
touse Commo
extent as that afforded to A... Jung namely One hundred Dollars
I have there fore to request that
I you? will submit to Lord Stanley, the application of the Court of Directors, that His Londships will be pleased to convey Sir J. Davis the necessary an
authority for disbursing the said Amount to A. mine on account of the Company –
I have the honor to be
Your most obercent
humble Servant
James Actue
In the LiDavis 3–
Poreza fere
Foreign Office
101 Hongkong
Foreign Office February.
I am dreated by The Earl of Aberdeen to kansmit to you, herewith, to be laid before
Pottinger's wishes, a
Lord Hawley, in conformity with Sir Henry,
a Letter from Sir St. cover to some papers received
Pottinger giving
by him from Mr. Stewart on matters connected with the adjustment of the accounts for services on (finca during the period of his employment in that Country. The papers in question have been forwarded to the Board of Treasury,
the subjects to which they more peculiarly within the
relate are more.
Province of that department.
the phen Seg
most obedient
humble Servant,
Egering.
dons wit
in ther Office
Come that.
y quation.
apon thei
*If unless in be on the
Conduct of our offs in the Coliny but until the heauty nan swan an puni it kuns premature to enquie intact.
Hippy Typs
Aug. 1844
* Aust 1874
Just 187.4
in 101 Hong
RECEIVED
FEB. 3 1843
My Lords
80 Laton Place.
24.1945-
I have the honour to forward to you
_Lordship there Original Letters of dates
1 per margin, which I have received from for lewart, late Acting huancal Secretary and Secasueer to the Good of bongtong, & tott's Superintendent of
Trade in China.
Mr. Hewart had, by my accounts reached Bombay on his way home, and may be shortly expected in England. I had therefore proposed to allow these three (and other letters to
over until his arrival, but I am on further reflection, induced to
The lack of Aberdeen 1. 7.
alter this resolution for two reasons. The one that I think it right that your Lordship should be made acquainted without further delay with the strange, and in ・my: humble opinion, unworthy treatment which Me Stewart has experienced at the hands of the Authorities at Houghong since I quitted that Colony. The other that this Commisioners of Audit should be with your Lordships sanction, apprized of the probability
there is, that Mr. Stewart will be able at once to clear all doubtful hoints in the Accounts which t
brought home, and likeurse
how little good is likely treecult from references being made on thou matters, tothose now in office at Honghong.
From the first of these letters your Lordship will see that br Hewart has had topay out of his own pocket, the expence of the small establishment which I had recommended might be allowed them, on my responsibility to bring up the voluminous arrears of Captain Elliots & my own Accounts,
art that he has had his Abstract for that Estabt ectuorned them marked with insulting & uncalled for remart <.
Aniralty
The second letter reports that Mr. Stewart had traced a seccions
discrepancy that existed between
the Accounts connected with the "Canton Ransom " & those of the
"Goot of Honghong" and of which the cause had previously escaped
detection.
The third letter shows that Mr. Stewart had been officially & dogmatically called on to audit The Consular accounts up totter?" of April 1844, & had been informed that the Balances at the different Consulates on that would be assumed tobe correct, unless he notife's otherwise.
four Lordship will have observed from- former & expatches that I had brought up and balanced my accounts to the bery day that the Davis took charge (8th of May 1844) but how it could have been supposed that Mr. Stewent had either means or authouty for auditing the disbursements of the Consulates tothe same period is to me perfectly incomprehensible. The doctrine laid down byter Davis, thathe & thore under him had nothing tray, in any degree, tomy Account is, I respectfully conceive, altogether and indeed it is plain that were it once admitted, the transfer, and
erroklong
chain of responsibility, which is micparable from changes in Office, would be totally set aside & broken it The Public be left on all such occasions, in the power of any unprincipled Servant who chose to take advantage of his retirement from office to abuse his brust
I have ve.
(Signed)
Henry Pottinger .
I. I. Schould be obliged by yout Lordship's having a Copy of this letter Communicated & Lord Harley.
Clayton 199 kong
Viscount Fanning presents his compliments
to be Stephen and is directed
the Earl of
Aberdeen to request that the Letters of introduction
favour of the Litjewalch asked for Viverunt Canning's letter of the 27
forwarded to this
Early convenience.
to this office at the
of Her Majesty Lucretary
of State for the Clonies. —
Foreign office
February 65 1845.
Sir Henry Pottinger
January 24. 1845.
House Comme
Put by, this having crossed his latton for which it applies.
Inarch/45
hội cảng hàng
Foreign Office
19.6045.
am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen
- state to you, ei
reply to your Letter of
con curs
The 15th Instant, that His Lordship Ws with Lord Stanley in considering that the course which Mr. Davis adopted with & reference to the attempt of the Chinese Authorities to levy money from the native inhabitants on the south side of the Island of Hongkong, as reported in his Despatch to the Colonial Office W. 72, of the 13th of December, should be approved by Her Majesty's Government.
I am, Sir,
Samer Stephen Ese
Your most obedient
humble servant,
Alle Addington.
20 harch Mor Hope
I presume that the prefood distinction
proceed.
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J. Jan 22
RECEIVED
APR 3 1845
Foreign Office
March 28
I am wrected by the Earl of Aberdeen to transmit to you herewith for the information
of Lord Stanley, and for such directions
as His Lordship may be pleased to give thereupon, Copies of a Letter and its inclosure received from her deary Pottinger, recommending the issue of a certain amount of Salary to har. Stewart lato Colonial Treasurer at Hongkong, and also that the expences of his orgage &England
be allowed to him.
James Stephen Evr
I am at the same time to inclose
Copy of a Letter which I have addressed
to the Secretary of the Treasury
forwarding
to that Department Copies
of the inclosed Papers .
Sir, Your mont
most obedient
humble Servant, AlleAddington.
What information in there in
this subject
the coupondence with the Good but in Coll Malesluit Confidential report on the Gold his tablishment M. Stewent, There is no mention of Mr Stewart, have in appointinent as heavis
was explained Shave
ascertained to a private enguing that the hearing an
how in cor
houdence with that Audit Spire on the
Inject of this letter & propone hereafter to writete
: pusume therefore that the should a pout by rubil.
Foreign office. April 1.1845.
with reference to your letter of the 30the ofteft! of left: last respecting the remuneration tobe assigned tom! Stewart for his Services in the adjustment of Chinese Accounts, Tam directed by the lack of Aberdeen to transmit to you herewith for the information and consideration of the Lords Commissioners of ther's reasury 6of of a letter and its inclosure received from Sir Henry Pottinger requesting that orders may be given for the issue of tr Stewarts Palary up to such time as may be thought right, and for the payment of the exkenc. of his voyage Angland.
Lord Aberdeen does not doubt that the Lords of the Treasury, in J. S. Trevelyan be.
Consideration
530 Arng
ouse of common
consideration of Mr. Stewart's scurces, with show suck favour whim, as the case wit admit of, but as Mr Stewart was not an officer sewing under this Department
any specific recommendation as regards the issue of his Palary, which appears tothis Lordship to be a question for the Board of Treasury to decide upon in concert with the Secretar of State for the Colonial Department.
Lord Aberdeen canno make
(Signed) #Maddington.
67. Paton Place:
March 28. 1845.
My Lord,
Referring to my Despatches to your Lordship Address of the 18th and 25th of May 1844 (40187889) I have the honour to forward an orginal letter from Mr Stewart, and to solicit that your Lordship will be pleased to have the necesary authority ifned for that Gentleman's Salary being paid thim
I Whewise trust, under the peculiar circumstances of Mr. Pewart's removal from his appointment as treasurer & Financial Secretary, that I shall be pardoned for my. respectfully recommending that he maybe allowed his travelling expences Wingland.
In troubling your lordship with this letter I feel it to be quite unnecessary for me to enlarge the value of the public seurces
which Mr. Stewart rendered in China, as The Earl of Aberdeen 1.7.
My opinion of them as well as the thanks Lowe tohim for his unweared yeal and exections, have been refeatedly submittin
me to this Good.
As Mr. Stewarts official duties were intimately connectio's with the Govt of Houghing, Ishould be obliged by your Lordship directing that copies of this letter & its enclosure shall be sent to Lord Stapley
Thave be
(Signed) Henry Fottinger
RESERVED
In 536 Along
19. Hertford Sheet.
March 22.1845-
my return to Town on the 1". That. I have been
with Mr. Auditor Hamilton upon the accounts of the Goot of Honghong, & office of this luperintendent of Trade in China, tut am glad to be able tchate, that those for which Jam personally responsible appear to be correct and satisfactory . The Accounts of more early. date and those rendered by the Consals, needed explanation, but the objections token weee for the most part, confined to points capable of ready explanation & removal on the account, for the quarter ending 30th June 1844- lately mad home, some questions have arisen that with probably require a reference lottonghongs for #this Commisfers of audit can make their final report respecting them, but I have fortunately brought with me the necessary vouchers to prove the correctness of all Benry Pottinger Bait. GCB.
statements
thatements furnished by
me, and also to
shew that the discrepancies do not originate in that portion of the duarterly accounts prior to the 8th May 1844. the date on which I
I wis afumed charge.
my answers to all queries have been geven in writing and also my explanations committed Opaper. I am not aware that I can be of any further seunice until such time as the accounts have undergone a reexamination Spropose therefore shortly going back to the Country, but I have intimated to Mr. Hamilton that I will be
should it be recessary
quite ready to give my attention danypoints on which be
may call for information, and even toreturn to London, should my frusence be considered useful. Under These wrcumstances Iventure trequent that gow will move the proper Authorities to ruthouge the discharge of my Lalary
from the date of the last fegment, March 31.1844, touch time as Whis
be pleased to sanchon. I have ye
Goot may
(Peigned)
Chassl Rewark
of March 28.1845.
Henry Pottinger's letter
Foreign Office.
April 19.1845.
I am directed by the Earl of Aberdeen
to transmit to you
hote from
herewith a copy of a
hur Everett, Minister of the United
har Everettan in States of America at this Court, negursting
200 lfils 5 am
that the Royal Earquatur may be ipecred in worder to enable for Frederick I Bush,
has been appointed Consul of the United States for the bland of Houghong, to suiter upon the discharge of his Consular Duters; and I am to request
I am to request that you will
lay this paper before Lord Stanley, and more. Lordship to cause Lord Aberdeen to be informed whether there is any objection to -complying with her Everett's request.
I am, Si,
Your most obedient,
humble Servant,
James Stephen Eng.
The usual course
In 593. H. Rong.
The Undersḍ tea has the honour to transmich to the Earl of Aberdeen fr the Commision of hor Farderick I Bush as Consul of the United States for the kland of Honghon, and to request that His Lordship would obtain the Rozal Exequatur to enable hir Much to suter expon the discharge of his duties in that capacity. He is already residing in Hongkong.
powrner Place
The Andersd &
(signed) Edward Everett
April 14.1845.
All basingly
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RECEIVED
MAX20 1845
Foreign Office
Mag. 19. 1045.
am directed by The Earl of Aberdeen to acknowledge the receipt of your eletter of the 18th Instant, inclosing a Copy of
an ordinance of the Legislative Council
he. 21, of 1844; and I am
of Hongkong,
to state to
in reply, for the information
Lord Stanley, that Lord Aberdeen
objection as far as this office is concerned, to the confirmation of that
sees no.
Ordinance .
Your most thement
Kamble Servant Allebddington.
James Stephen Eg
20 hay. W.Skofer
thing have
ho asked whether
that the Treasury should any objection to the anformation of the Law - they
being informed of the ghinions of and Rhuden.?
Phu My Hifly
1020 Hrugkong
Foreign Office,
June 11. 1845.
With reference to the correspondence which has passed between this Department and the Colonial office respecting British Jurisdiction over The Chinese Inhabitants of Hong Kong, Jam directed by the Earl of Aberdeen to transmit to you,
for the information of
tion of Lond
14-16.14.20. Stanley, Copier of three despatcher Mr Davir, inclosing Copier
S.W. Hope Sep.
of his correspondence with the
Imperial Commissioner upon variour Points connected with
that question.
Board of
Jam, Sir, Your
most obedient
humble Servant
45 Mr Kope
not auror
reman's to be done
Subject.
or couthen
Other rectonces two respectable if same glad operi
hustun 245
Chrises the har lavez
brittle al Songhay-
Duplicate
heel. In 1020 Ak
My Lord,
-biclona Hongkong 11't Jumuarry.
When I thanked Keying for his
communication anno
announcing
the execution
of the criminals quilty of the Piracy off Chekchu (Despatch 119 of 184444) I added, as a
proof of
friendly feeling towards China, as well as co-operation in the punishment of quilt, that I had passed a severe ordinance against the Triad Society, whose avowed objects
only the promotion and impuney of crime, but the overthrow of the existing Government of -China . My Setter is enclosed herewith N°1.
In reply I received enclosure N. 2 expressive of His Excellency's thanks for this - proof of friendship - Any individual specially
The Right: Honorable
The Earl of Aberdeen K. J.
pointed out by the Chinese Government as a refuges and proving to be so on examination, would of course be handed over: but Members of the Triad Society apprehended by
our own Police, as offenders under the bolonial Ordinance, must
of necessity be punished by
our own law.
the British criminal jurisdiction - the Chinese of this Colony, which is absolutely indispensable as a condition of its good government, is naturally unpalatable to the Rulers of China; and so dangerous and critical a topic does the Imperial Commissioner consider it in relation to himself, that he made it the subject of a private communication, enclosure N., 3.
In my reply I endeavoured to shew chat on this point I was the mere passive__ instrument of principles and circumstances chat: admit of no change ;
; and took occasion
at the same time to point out the palpable -
distinctions
subjects
Hongkong,
and mere commercial residents
from England at the Consulates. That the
constitute the maso of the populace former.
the Colony, the chief subjects of criminal Law; while the English Traders to China are confired to particular Ports, and even to a particular location at each Port, and are not
in a thousand to the native population. that the severe restrictions in their case were
consistent with, and
1 justified,
an extraneous
jurisdiction, while the liberty allowed in the other rendered it impossible. Above all, hat the Treaty itself sanctioned the existing
arrangements.
I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
most obedient,
humble Servant,
Mongkong
Neceived.
and from St. E. Neying.
Transmitting Communications to,
John Francis Pairs Ig
14 James any 1845
44 Frelsures.
Dup. Not
Victoria Hongkong,
22nd. December, 18hh
I have haud the sutisfaction to
receive Your
Your Excellency's communication. the subject of the execution of the Chehchu
• Pirates. It will give me great satisfaction to transmit this document to Her Majesty's Pecretary of State
for a Foreign Affairs
pereef of the friendship and good faith of the Chinese Government.
severe examples
a The pirates have of late greatly increased; but, if they see that severe are made of them by Your Excellency, it will have the effect of restraining their growth. and prevent the necessity of foreign nations
His Excellener,
Keying, High Imperial Commissioner.
Dus comm
measures
against them, as in the...
reign of leaking.
While preparing this despatch. I have just received. Your Excellency's communication. concerning the Singaon Clerk. It is extremely proper, and co:sonant to the Treaty, that uny Chinese criminals taking refuge in Roughrong should be immediately seized, and handed over to the Chinese Authorities for punishment. It is the custom of the civilized nations of the West to afford no protection to crimes ... committed against a piendly power; and
this principle I have enacted a severe ... Ordinance against any meetings of the Triad Society in Honghong, knowing that it has traitorous designs against. Your Excellency's Government, as well as against social order and security in general.
I have &c. (Signed) J. J. Davis.
True Copy. Alam Munshi.
Keying, High Imperial Commissioner, Member: of the Imperial ( Pan, Governer General of "Kwanglung and Kwangse, &c. &c. &. sends the following
ansiver..
"I just received, con official letter.
from You the Monorable Cnory, in which was You allude to the execution of the Chetchu robber (hin many new ( here follow the contents == the despatch dated 22nd December 1844) with which I have made myself fully acquainted. This is a sufficient proof." "You. the Monnable. Enery fully understand. busines, and are animated, with the warmest. friendship, for which I feel greally obliged.. "At present however the pirates are numerous, and though I have given prequent. orders to the Military and Civil Authorities, to fall upon them with all privacy and severity. still, it is to be feared, that one is
seized and
another hides himself. The traitorous villains If the • Tried bouty have again assembled. and created disturbance. Whilst however now- instituting investigations to trace them, they
order to avoid seizure scatter themselves, and indeed be apprehended, that they have gone to Menghong to hide . themselves there. a They ought therefore
in mi body
body be arrested,
and then perhaps these perfidious villains ... will have no place where to put their feet..
and tranquillity may thus be ensured. "Whilst sending this
of You the Honorable. Envoy, Thope.
consideration
Mandarins of the said place. (Cow-loon"? ) that
very severe measures may
be taken
against.
them .. Thus You will display Your public. rundship...
Whilst sending this answer Wish You the highest happines and this communication is addressed... To His weellency, Her. Britannic Majesty's... Plenipotentiary, Governor of Honghing Commander in Chief of the & Firees and Superintendent of a "Trade, Davis.
will order the Soldiers under Your command
them all with their united strength. And if it be ascertained, that they are native traitors and apociates of the Iniad Socity.
villains who have tahin
refuge at Hongkong
and absconded there, they ought to be
apprehended, and be sent to the local ...
Mandarins
Taoukwang 24th Year, 11. Mouth 21% Day
30th December 1844-
Received 3th January 1845.
True Translation
{ "igned) Charles Gutzlaff
hines heretury
True Copy;
Alam Mathi
Communication from N. E. Neying in reply to Fuel. 17. 1.
Inclosive 3 in deepatch I of 1848,
Inclosure I in despatch & of 1845.
Thanking Communication announcing
has been passed against the Frad informing kine that an Ordinance execution of Chichches Pratis, ands
H.§. Reying for his
Communication
Your officiel letters.
moment I have received_
If natives having committed crimes
run away to Kongbrong, they might to be sent back to their native Country, in order to be punished, which is also in accordance with the treaty. Wespecting Your uniting scoring the villains of the Triad Society, I have already written an official reply
busines long
mind and need to speak privately about it to teve. The Meuerable. Envoy. The news has
that You'r
me now”,
Menorable Judge,
having seized many robbers, has sentenced. "them to transportation in foreign Countries, and
iferced public notice to that effect. Thisis
excellent.
of Government, to
inspire.
inspire terror and remove.
scourge from
well intentioned. But Menghing is a new Colony, and all is in its beginning. The people. that go there to trade and traffic are not- wealthy and quiet. personages, and the remainder employed in manual labour.
poor and have
no dependance and
idlers are
away atran
are mixe with
mixed up-r robbers and
them. Hence, there are nun, au
murderers and wretches who belong to the Triad.
loridly amongst them; and this is the that all along Mongkong so pequent. lopes (theft) occur..
cases of
It is my humble opinion, that these people, resembling weeds, bansgres at: their homes the laws of China, and at. Hongkong sin.
9 against the British regulations. It is therefore, matter of great joy to send them beyond. the seas, there to die of age. and care however, fellows of a violent, and stubborn. disposition, and having in considerable numbers
to reliven
combined
combined together, they have pledged each. other to create disturbance. They consider. themselves as subjects of China, and are not willing to observe the English laws, and I therefore apprehensive that the multitude. will not willingly submit to it. The land and naval. prees of Your Honorable Country are
than sufficient for hecking them in chuck, must guard against an unexpected.
but still.
is moreøver a
prevision of the.
supplementary beaty, that the subjects of Chima should be judged by Chinese Mandarins, and that natin malefactors having
run away Ringhong, should be sent back to the Chinese territory to receive there their purvishment,
• The best therefore that can be done., is to fireward the arrested felons to Cowleen in order to send them; to the Magistracy ( of "linan) to be there prosecuted a Then these.
villains
villains will have no pretence to create disturbance Thave not the slightest pily for these villains, nor wish I to take. the power of the British. Gavernment, to nule, Wongtrong, As there is now
• parring in intercourse with You the Honorable Eury, I give You preely and fully my opinion upon this subject. A however
am not. nightly
informed about the real state of things at...
Honghong, I would in the mean trouble. You the. Honorable, Envoy, to institute. investigations on the spot, and to direct. Your people to manage things properly, so that the:= subjects of both Countries may live peaceably together, without disturbance, and thus shew their amity of perpetual, peace and piendship; and how
; and how very fortunate would.
this be?
I have Wild
my mind and hore
that You will not. divulge it, and hanquillity,
will then be established. I wish You
hapṣunes.
(Signed) Keying, in Mantches
Without date
Characters
3rd Ireceived 30% January 184.5.
Iwe Translation
(" "igned_) (Charles Gutylaff.
Chinese Secretary.
Grue. Copy
Adam M Puishi.
Nicteria Honghong.
4"h January, 184 5. A private communication in reply.
I have had the pleasure to receive. Your Excellency's private communication, and prepare this letter for the Steamn which is about to proceed to Canton for the Treasure. Py
this Heamer. I must also beg Your. favorcible, acceptance of some hifling articles of English "Wine and provisions, in return for Your hind present before sent.
an avowed enemy of all public criminals, and should any subjects of China offered, against their lovernment, and seek refuge in Hongkong, Wwill induintly cause them to be seized, examined, and delivered-
His Excellency
Keying, High Imperial Commisiones.
House Cominoi
Chalisall
wer to the Magistrate at Cowler.. ». This will be
in strict accordance with the Treaty. Thereld.
Your Excellency demand members of the
Triad Society, refugees in Menghong, they will be delivered up in like.
You have only
MAUNUNUA..
to mention their names, and I will hunt them.
but and give
them up The Colony of Hong Kong by Treaty is
be popepoed in perpetuity by Thea Britannic Majesty, to be governed by such laws, and regulations
as Her Majesty the Queen of Great. Britain. Se shall see fit to direct. No Chines ure compelled to reside here they may retire
choose when dissatisfied. but there, who cheer to make. it their wiede of their non pox will, have exactly the
privileges and protection
~ British subjects; and, if they offend against the British Law, must have the same. punishments.
• The fundamental. Laws of
England.
England are Supreme, und
of the nation. I cannot control the judge
in the administration of those laws which are in the statute books. At. "Henghong, the Chinese
form by far the larger part of the Population, and must therefore be governed by the lows of the Colony. It would be imposible to rule it many
other terms.
In the five Ports of Trade. it is different British Subjects are not allowed to approach any other part of China they reside only in particular spots, and are very few in number not one in a thousand of the population. Waving also been very formen years,
ill treated at Canton in for all these
reasons settled
by treaty that they should be governed by their. own Consuls. In Canton, & British subjects not. get enter the City, though. (by our nocords) Your Excellency informed his Henry Pollingen. that ce time would shortly warive when they might
do so. At Fro-chow for, the local authorities now sendesevour to put forth pretexts, wishing to prevent, even Wher. Majesty's (Consul from living in the City ! = This is not only derogatory to those Officers, but also controvy to the treaty, and -
therefore, improper.
• The subjects of China have pee.. permission to enter. Her Majesty's ! Dominions,
both at home and abroad, without restriction.
England having no fear of foreign. intercourse, treats foreigners and subjects alike, on condition. their all obeying the same laws. Except.
This condition, such
generous and liberal
treatment would be impossible.
With many wishes for Your
Exzeliancy's continued prosperity
I have & (Signed) J. F.. Davis.
a True Copy Adam !! Panshi.
Board of
Inclosure I in despatch 6 of 1845.
Duplicate.
Jurisdiction of the Chinese of this regarding / Pritish Criminal Private note from St. E. Keying
Duplicate N°14
ful. 2 is 1020 HK
My Lord,
Victoria Hongkong 18th January 1848
I have the honor to acquaint your
Lordship that two Chinese were
seized by
of Brigadier Campbell at bhusan in the act of executing warrants of arrest on certain of the
to the convention
natives of that island by order of the Chinese officer at Tygosan, contrary by which it was agreed that during
occupation of Chusan no Chinese officer should exercise jurisdiction
the island.
The perfect order that has existed under our rule appears to have fully justified this arrangement; and as it seemed very unlikely that the return of the tivo offenders to the officer who had employs I them, with a full knowledge
The Right Honorable
the Earl of Aberdeen K. I
of the conventional
arrangement, would lead to their peenishment, or prevent a repetition of the offence, I requested Major General RAquelar to cause the tivo prisoners to be sent down to me in order that I might hand them over to His Excellency Keying.
They accordingly arrived yesterday in the "Sapphire troop ship, and were instantly sent over to the charge of the Mandarin at bowloon, with the enclosed Letter from myself to the Imperial Commissioner. I took this
occasion to point out to His Excellenang that
of British subjects trespassing misconducting themselves on the Chinese territong it would be impossible in most cases
to act up to
anxious desire to punish such offenders, unless the local authorities seized them
the spot and handed
handed them
myself had done in the case offenders.
over, as
of the two Chinese
letter I allude particularly to
a case which lately occurred, when the Officer
at bow loon merely wrote a complaint against some persons unknown, without having either arrested them, or afforded
Their identification. I published a reward of fifty dollars for the conviction of the persons in question, as your Lordship will observe from The enclosed extract from the government gazette, detailing the circumstances.
Major General D'Aquilar instituted a Court of Enquiry, and the result has been That four sergeants of the European force
proved to have
day in question, but a minute investigation proved that the statement of their conduct on the occasion had been grossly exaggerated to the Magistrate ab Cowloon by his subordinates. The Major General has judiciously taken measures to prevent any non... commissioned officers or privates being -
Hous Comi
Joard of
allowed to cross the water to the Chinese
been considered as
a sort of neutral ground.
Five additional Chinese were arrested
under the
at Chusan by Brigadier Campbell, exacting quice of authority from the people at Sinkeamoon. I contented myself
with directing
that these should be handed
| over by the Brigadier to the Chinese authorites at Ningpo, about this ty-six miles from Chusar.
I have the honor to be,
with the highest respect,
Your Lordships,
most obedient,
humble Servan
Nictoria, HongMons,
#h January 1845.
I have the honor to acquaint Your Excellency that I have ordered to be delivered.
over to the officer at Cowloon two Chinese Qubjects who were detected in the act of seizing some of the native inhabitants of Chusan under a warrant from the Zygosan Mandarin
Now it was settled that while Chusan
under British protection no Chinese officer should attempt to exercise any jurisdiction there, and as the Zygozan Mandarin presumed to violate this plain rule, it has been deemed ne
necessary
to deliver over these
persons to Your Excellency's disposal.
the officer who employed them could not
His Excellency
Reying, Imperial Commissioner.
of course, be expected to punich the act for which they
were arrested by the British
Officer at Chulan.
lome English persons lately
committed excesses on the Chinese territory at Cowloon, and if the Officer at that station
had in like manner.
seized the Offenders,
according to Greaty, and delivered them to me I would have instantly punished them; he has not done so, I have
offered a
reward of 50 dollars for their discovery - In
Your future it would be much better if Excellency would have the foodness to direct
the Chinese Authorities to levze and deliver over to the English Officers or Consuls all British offenders, in order that they may not escape funishment.
with Rentiments of high consideration,
I have the honor Yo
True Copy Adam M. Imielin.
[Regned) I.F. Davis.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.
His Excellency the Governor, Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of British Trade, having been informed by the Officers of the Chinese Government, through the chief Ma- gistrate by the annexed letter, of certain most disgraceful outrages committed at Kowloon by some soldiers or other persons at present un-. known, is pleased to publish a reward of Fifty Dollars for any information leading to the con viction of the delinquent or delinquents. His Excellency draws the attention of Her Majesty's subjects to the severe penalties already enacted against this description of offenders, who at once disgrace their country, violate the provi sions of the subsisting Treaties, and oppose the wishes and intentions of the Home Govern- inent, so often made known; and he is deter- mined, by the most summary enforcement of those penalties against all persons indiscrimi- nately on conviction, to put a stop to abusesį calculated to abridge the liberty, hitherto- enjoyed by those who conduct themselves. properly.
By order,
FREDERICK W. A. BRUCE.
Colonial Secretary.
Victoria, Hongkong,
13th January, 1845.
A SECOND COMMUNICATION.
My Second, Major Yé stated, that several Englishmen on a previous day entered into the Fort. Your humble Officer treated them with politeness, because there exist peace and friend- ship between our two countries. Who would have! thought, that the said Englishmen would have gotten drank in the public place, and afterwards talked madly, fired their guns, doing every thing which was disgraceful. On the 4th day inst, (11ib January) there came again seven British Soldiers į from the Barracks to the fort, The garrison at
that time prevented their coming in, but the f English soldiers pointed their guns at them and threatened, as if they wanted to strike them. The i soldiers of the fort therefore seeing that matters went on in this manner, let them come in The English military then entered, produced their liquor, and after having become intoxicated, went out of the fort, and perceiving the pigs and dogs of the people, as well as their tame pigeons, fired at them at randam, just as they pleased,
In Cowloon first is the office of Major Ye, I where he drills the soldiers, and the order therefore · ought to be strict. The people rear the dogs, pigs and pigons, and these ought not to be hunted.
I therefore would request my elder brother to di- reet the Soldiers of Your Honurable Country, that whenever they come in future to Cowloon to walk about and to shoot birds, they ought not to go into the fort and injure the domestic animals
of the people. This would be no trifling proof of neighbourly friendship
I inform you of this, and hope you will cast your glance on it. Without dife
Received 12th January. 1845.
(Signed)
True Translation,
CHARLES GUTZLAFF,
Chinese Secretary.
hut zis 020 rk
Dup. Nr.20.
Victoria AmyNing,
fht by West.
With reference to my despatch N. 6 of 11th January in which I forwarded (Inclosures 1:53 and (1) a note from His Excellency Neying with my reply on the subject of British Surisdiction, I have received the accompanying
· from Neying. It is the more
more needful that the Imperial Commissioner should requieser in the
necessity for our Criminal jurisdiction the Chinese of Hongtong to the fullect extent, because though the punishment of transportation happens by Lord Stanley's directions to be abolished for the present at least, and so far the wishes of Neying have
The Night Amerable,
The Arl of Aberdeen W. T.
Circumstance
been unexpectedly met, this very will only render Capital punishment more necessary, from the want of a secondary one- and if the old (hinese pride was hurt by awarding transputation as a penalty, it will be still more touched by the infliction of the Capital Sentence, however called for by crimes of
atrocious violence or murder.
The point, however, must be, and is virtually yielded; and if I may judge by the
enormous
afflux of an improving
population, now for the first time accompanied by their wives and families, they are by means unwilling to live under the protection of British Law.
my despatch N.14 of 18th Jan!?! I had the honor to forward a copy of my to Neying, with two Kinees who had bew apprehended by Drigadier Campbell at "Rusan, in the act of executing Chinese
Warrants
; ''ཨཏྟཾ,
Marrants on the inhabitants Contrary to the Convention. The enclosed reply thanks me for
the same, and declares that they will be punished. A further declares that, according to my Advice and request all English brespassers will be seized by the Kinese
Authorities and handed over at once according to the shealy . They have hitherto been in the habit of allowing the parties to escape, and then complaining
affording the least clun as to the deleation of the offenders, by which it became ..
impossible to punish them.
I have the honor lobe,
With the highest respect.
Your Lordship's
Most Obedient. Humble Servant,
Communication to
reporting that the two Chinese Wrp.10.20
Received
2. Inclosures.
Regarding British Criminal
Jurisdiction
over the Chinese
ཧམ--ཐཏྟིཡཐད
English trespassing
Inhabitants of Storything, and
Rinese territory
A respectful
Your remarks of breaking the inhabitants of Hongkong according to their deserts, are just . I hope that. You the Honorable Envoy from time to time will examine into the state of affairs, and take your measures accordingly, and I look forward with ardent expectations, that the English and Chinese will live quietly together.
I have previously received several communications about the choice of a dwelling for linul Lay at Fruhchow, which I have transmitted to the Governor and Tatar General of the Fokien Provincial lity to manage the affair
as Freceive an answer, properly, and as soon as Freceive
shall transmit the same again for Your
consideration.
Whilst sending this previous intimation, I wish you every happiness.
(Signed) Keying in Mantchoo Characters.
ouse of ommon
Without date-
Received 17th January 1845.
True Translation,
(signed) Charles Gutzlaff.
Chinese Secretary.
True Copy's Adam Mmshi.
Keying, High Imperial Commissioner sends the following reply.
I have received the note from you
the Honorable Envoy with the policemen of
Tae ko son ( here follows an extract from the despatch respecting these min)
From the above, Sperceive the intentions of you the Honorable Envoy to preserve the existing Treaty. Whilst now trying
trying and punishing those police runners, I have alre issued orders to all the local Officers, that if any Englishman in China commits a crime, he shall in accordance to the Treaty of peace be
immediately seized and delivered over to your Hmorable Officers te
Officers to stand his trial in conformity
with the existing regulations.
Whilst sending this answer I
abundant happiness, This is
the principal object of this Communication
addressed
addressed
His Excellency, Ther Britannic Majestyi Plenipotentiory- Davis.
Jaoukwang 24th Year 12th month (January 1845.
Received 3rd February.
True Translation
(signed) Charles Getzlaff
Chinese Secretary
True Copy Adam Mmski
Ms! 5. July.
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1029 Hongking
RECEIVEL
JUNE 12 4845
Foreign Office,
June 11.1845.
With reference to Mr Addington's
Letter of the 5th of September last,
inclosing a copy of a despatch which the Earl of Aberdeen had addressed to Mr Davis, respecting The necessity of his establishing secondary punishment
for offencer committed at
Hongkong, I am directed by this Lordship to transmit to you,
J. W. Hope rap. Поречер
ouse o Common
for the information of Lord Stanley,
Copy of a Despatch which he hav received from M. Davir
that subject. -
this subject !?
Your most obedient
humble servant
Egenings
Where in the Perfe: for he Bavis Mr Davis Derp of 29 J and hold namne
the case
Offer - and
li aware
TWM. 14 June
sonvili olmuld be explained to the Formige they should be told that Lord Starlig
го галан
for doubling the authority of the Execution Good of kingshing to cany silo immediate effect cofulal veulen pronounced by the Court there
Auf. Ne 18.
In 1029 192
My Lord,
Victoria Hongting, 21th Ant 1865.
With reference to Your Lordship's despatch Robb of 10th September concerning the dieposal
of of the Convict Salvador Sacrase, Ibey to state- that I have received Lord Stanley's despatch as to the recessity of instituting some secondary punishment in lieu of transportation to the...
Ausbahin Colonies.
In my reply to His Todship, 1:10 Sendeavoured to explain that- this would reduce me to a serious difficulty,
of 29th January
secondary punishment could be devised except imprisonment with Convict labor, and the addition (for the Riness ) of the cangue or
Wooden Collar.
The 1 right Amorable,
The Parl of Nordeen N. 2.
The penalley of transportation persessed
the wet sabulary terrors for the Livese, and, without it's aid, the long interval between capital punishment and any secondary one in the power of this Government to invent, (- Consistently with English notions,) will be attended with considerable wils, rendering executions more frequent, often causing an inadequate award of punishment to crime. and giving rise to additional expense in prison accommodations. Salvador Sacrase has been adjudged to perpetual imprisonment with Convict labor.
I have ventured to recommend to
Lord Stanley's attention the measure of transporting convicts from hence to the Straits Settlements of Singapore, Malacca and Torang, Penang, by an arrangement with the Det India Company, but which, without due authority from home. I could not undertake.
Ibey to Your Lordship that Her
Majesty's sign Manual instructions, and the printed Colonial regulations, left no doubt in
own mind as to the Authority of this
government to execute Capital punishment. without previous reference to England. The Regulations indeed expressly declare that such a reference is undesirable, and accordingly a native of India, who had murdered a sergeant of the 98th Regiment,
here in November last.
I have the homer tobe, With the highest respect,
Your Lordships
Most Obedient, Humble Servant.
was executed
315 Vanlary 1845 Ichn Franci: Davis By".
Dip Ne 18
Received
Regarding Transportation A
Convicts to the Australian
regarding English trespassing on Meying rewarding 1 Pritish Criminals Seller From Nio Fcellency
Ventered
70. Voz y thoug
Recommt famming Mylord
Forwarded by UNE
Muddock 30 Stephen 30 W Hope. 150
Lord Stanley /
Instephen
3 July 1045.
Lave directed
docoteauley back the receipt of your Uten of the 11 diall enclosing the st qa Despatch adduped to the laid of Aberdeenh In Davis relative to thi Mr Davis elative dhe
The power of the Gods to difficulty ofproviding recente fapital sentences was fully explained to this
a punishment for
Tousign Office in a letter individuals, converted dated 22 leg.
in St. Kong of airious
crimes but which dond
Vide to hov: 48. 13 May 1846 merch the extreme Renally,
of the Lord.
Mreply Lamitostate for the information of Lord Aberdeen Mit Lord
is in Communication
Stanly with the Destindeninf
the aufect of the
poposition adouted to JMr
Mr Davis for the hausportation of Offenden
Workhony Woome of the
Straits Settlements _ and his Lordship with hereafter apprige Lord Aberdeen the decision which
be come to on that
Ilmerson Femment
Landinited & Lord J. July, 145 Glowd Hauley Wostate toyou, for the information of ther Comm" for effains of Ridia, that considerable difficily has arisen in
as to the mode of
he 10-20 Jan 745.
dealing with friminals quilt oferimes which tho ofany
perious nature
not such as toment the
Extreme penalty of death.
In the first instance the Governon had denounced. against auch freininals he penals of Fracesportation Wt. Dhand and that sentime has bene carried into
effect But the objections
in several instances.
lowre are to
so serious that & negod!
felt obliged at one ti direct that its should be discontinued. In the despatch of which I Enclone afany, In Davis points out the difficulter
wwhich he shall be
Кракедей
exposed in consequented
this decision, and propone,
The fathe
fovercoming mat Convicts from
A Dodd should be trans.
the Lettlements.
ported to one of in the Straits of Malacca. As it with be impossible to revise the decision in regard Wolcansportation WV. D.dard, Lord Stanley consider that Mr Daver proposition is well worthy of consideration, and dam therefore brevent That Jour Commer's for the affairs of India Brommnicate with
would move
the Touch of Directors on the sulfect, and toasenlain from Keen whether they would be pic pored Wagree to the trans.
portation of Chinese Rinimals Bruing of the Straits Lettlements - and if to towhich and under what conditions Pregulations.
J. Stephen Eje
1041 Hongkong
JUNE TO 1845
Parijs Office, June 13. 1975:
Jame directed
The Earl of
Aberdeen
herewith
for the information
to hansmit t
of huislanby, a copy of a despatch for l
the increased resort of Chinese
Savis, stating
to the Leland of Amy Kary.
I am, Sii,
moshobedient, humble Servant.
In104 17K
Copy 10.34. Mylord,
Hughage. March 3
With reference to four Lordship's despatch 2.03 of the 7th bets on the sadycin of the Macas question, I beg to state that a further proof of the Chinese Sovereignty has been afforded by the Tonnage & Tariff duties being there established and levied for the benefit of the Chinese foo!
not a thinese subject can be touched by the Portuguese authouties of that place, and the consequence is, that since the departure of the English (of whom the Chinese were afraid) the peasarela of Macas has become the resort robbers & members of the Triad Society to an enormous extent. While on a visit of 24 hours for the purpose of procuring plants & and cuttings for the Colag
seeds as well as vine
under my Goot I was attacked while walking alone in plain clothes, by three
Some More
robbers close to the town, who however immediately fled, on seeing coming up. Being neither injured nor plundered I was very glad to abstain
The Carl of Aberton 27.
from applying to the Portuguese for redres as in the first place they
were unable
to afford it, & secondly the mere application would have acknowledged their jurisdiction in the place.
Fortunately a very different state things exrits here, & since I have convinced the native inhabitants that no emissary of Chinese jurisdiction with be allowed to set her foot in the Colony and that
robbers & Lonsebreakers will be either
shot by the Police or hanged in the course of Law, the security enjoyed town of Victoria has immensely increased.
numerous resort of Chinese of greater respectability to Hagkang proves, the benefit of this increased security. The number is reported by the Registrar, have increased during the last eight
to 30,000 and the
months from
emigrants are accompanied by
& families.
their wives &
I herve to.
(signed) J. F. Davis
emigrants
loard of
For Mr. Davis
Baghing Machthy
in favour
argument
16 June J. Stoffen
You will find that this is
of the Friad Society
J. Stephen layo
valle 21 August 1845.
1072 Sting Kong
Farsign Office, June 13.1965.
sted of the last of the deer
bemwith, for the
Lord Stanley, Copies of
:ift inclosures received form
Banx refecting
the hash
the restrictions imposed
Shade Sailt thughing in Chinese Vefuels,
the extent to which firabist arried on in the nightoute
neighborhood
and respecting
ontrager
of Mushing
Hanging Sam, Sis
most obedient,
yo mbele borant,
Coperto End
in anything
more to be done on this
at iftuneet We
ought to be
12 Houghing 21 Augusthes
"Call" Hamilton Lie
Forwarded: AUG!
When doch 20 MEStephen
Lord Stanley
No 36 in Top 1 - 9. Aug. 145.
Post in 1846, 2-15 June /45/
Jamdirected f
Lord Stanley Straummit Boucherewith, for the consideration of the Lords, Cocopies Comme" of thes
) copies
the Aduciralty
sits of two
of two Despatche
ccently addreped to the Carl of Aberde
Aberdeen Ether Governor of Nillong
relative to the prevalence in the neighbombon
that Irland and the
Breaux & which itsuage
put down.
The Lords of the Comes with observe that Pirangrons prevail, to
such are extent in the sea,
surrounding Nikonya, seriously binterfercasit
Moresort of Chimere. Merchant Aspils to that Leland- and
that from which this Riragg, in
the manne
carried on
thepreamery AM. Ships of War in Salong Harbour affords no protection, Anderther.
cirmeistance, a proponat. has been madets Sic J. Davis (some of the Chinese
Grou Merchants to fitonttuv Cruizers the mammeng
Chinese, but commanded & British Offiches, aced to be emplaged exclusively
Comvegance important God! Decks and in the suppression of the Pirates. This proposition while it would appear well calculated battain
theo Gject in view, would
nivolve koadditional defence to this Country -beat would impone the burther for uponthong whowould benefit,
konrrangement. Before however, pronouncing any opinion on it thin J. Davis Lord Staulez
would with to receive,
observation, which
accur to the Lord,
the Auck of the Shavere
30 96, this no 144 25hptrong
havn? 1504
J. J. Davis
Forvarded by sup
M&Stephen 23 M&Hope
LondStanley 24
Cottsheasury - & Aptit
Aus? 66-5 June.
The Carl of Aberdeen
has travmmitted tome the Despatches which you
addrefed to hime on the 4th March 44 April last Nos 36 and 37 ou
subject of the prevalue in the vicinit officacy in
the means of H.Song, Z which it mag
From there Despatcher it appears that Risang how prevail, Bauchan Extent in the neighbourhood of Itchong us seriously Winterfere with the resort to the Island of Chinese Merchant Voppels _ and that from the manides in which it is carried on
the presence of Mohips of thes in Stekong Harbour affords no protection, buser
Nese circumstances it
Maskeen propored togonh one of the Chimene Merchants fitout two Cruizer, to be replayed in the conveyance of God! Despatches and the suppression Piranz-libe manned Chinese, but commanded
GEnglish Officers. Expense of these Vesels is the defraged parth o the thinere There hauts. and parts by the weal God.
Adverting
reculiar circumstances
the care, and to the
apparent impossibilit
of putting
down thei
Sateur of Piracy the
meared at their
ordinary disponall, IM God are of opinion that the propoul of the Chinese the chants should be accepted. They doud; attempt Oprescribe the details of the arrangement, fully satisfied that your local knowledge with enable you tofau
judgment. points than themselves.
You with, however, of cours Report to me the arrange - ments which meng
ultimates concluded- in the mearetive this onl necessary for me to point
that outtogan that Capture, should not be effected the propone 5 Mucizers with. the limits of the Chinese
territory unlepwith the consent of the Chinese
Board of
Victoria Hong Kong.
Hey Lord
4th March 1845TM
With every circumstance
of freedom in it's favor at
Duties and
relates to exemption prom
Port Ques I regret
to observe that the
trade with
Chinese repels has
no progress from the very
to be attributed.
to two causes.
The 134 Article of the
Supplementary Treaty puts a stop to
The Right Houble
The Earl of Aberdeen
except such
previously obtain
permits at; and
dear out from
the five
Chima. This
the commerce
the correspondence from home the
on securing
endoset ramarke
resort of Chinese vessels.
But another serious bar
not only
confines
aard off
time enables
has long existed
to the growth
Chinese vessels,
the Mandarins
to interfere with
Piracy. The enclosed
obstacles in the way
letter por myself to reying
of Eginese Subjects wishing to trade
with this Colony; and
I should
the repre
well satisfact
herisfer to
these trammits
withdrown. They are
great dissatisfaction
Community in
I obsewi
mirce of
& the British
this Comitry, and
booking back &
attention of the
Imperisi gimisoroner to the fast,
Henry Pottinger mode
Affer to the
Chinese Government.
to cooperate with
suppression of the marauding systems
by which
communication between
this Elony and
ent off, except in
to Reying
my enclosed
such licences
manned European vessell. Your Lordship
refused.
this offer was
I appears however that
of the vessels which
commit these Piracise possess liäences to carry arms, granted by the Chinese Government during the war with England, which Licences are
continued after the war is over,
the Admiral
two vessels
seized on suspicion, and which I
should be wholly withdrawn,
the first step
piracy, and
carry armis
suppressing
vessels should
any pretext to
we might then
measures
suggested for
the extruction of the
in this neighbourhood, by
certaris mumber of
maming a
with Europeans.
(as reported in my
Despatalie No:53 of 1344) to the office at Cowloon, possened these Licences.
I accordingly recommended.
Ar the 24th Jetting
forwarded a copy of my
# Keying with the enclosed to lear Admiral Sir Thomas Cochrane, pointing
the necessity
to which
Majesty's &quadron for operations
Pirates -
We might
protesting with any
driven, of
means in our
own power.
trade of this
Colony, should
Chinese Government
it tends
prove either muvilling or unable
to afford
proper protection
along its own garth.
The Rear Diminal in his
reply Enciosure No4 quite concurs
the recivity for
the withdrawal of the Licences,
really correct is unfortunate,
of this Colony.
increase
the charges
On the 3rd Instant,
received Enclosure Nos por Keying
stating that only twelve chince
Vepels within
licenced
Guston River
to carry arms, and
the neighbourhood of
warning of the
at liberty
boat precious i
my efectmas
measures
དྷམྨམྨནྟི, སྶ
measures berrig adopted
adopted on our
our part; but at the same
tine swello
the unfitues
vesels o
to sicurity of the Colony
was obliged nowever in
my repits, Enclosure Hop & inform
His Excellency
Vessels on
that many of the
Licences from the
Officers of Chinese districts in the
Extract pom Despatch No. 4, dated
3rd February 1841-
vicinity of if this
of Entri
to niguire
urth his
sanction and authority.
I have received a reply
Evéosure No7, stating
the Surprize-
Imperial commissioner at
the intelligence, and his intention to
" propose
Are authorget to
condition that if there
to the Brition (rown
The sided
an bend off
If China
Eastern wash
acquaint
the result of
the Subject
his inquiries.
Your Lordship shali be dritz informed
whenever
I obtain this
I have t
Joigneds
J. J. Dair's
Chumerait foto for British Sooject
the Chinese merchants and Invariants.
the Fours and citas on
the bust of Chine, shall be "rmitted by the chinese Government
to come piilly, and without the
"least hindrance
and molestation
for the purpose
of Fading
Subjich therem Estabushen
the British
hus Extrach
Isigned,
Adan Bawde
His Excellence
Victoria Hong hong
25th January 1845—
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Socilliney on
the Fracies
to address your
the migist of
on this neghbourhood
which are raily iscome mine
unneroni.
My Predecessor Mr Henry Pottinger proposed to the Chinese Government that the British Quigers
mored co-operate with the authorities of
& buton in putting
the general
expripet an
Imperial Commisioner
a top to
roil; but as they
unwillingness & sccept
Offer hoped that the
acquiered, and
means out their.
pecies of violence and
the Licence
recalled
isposal would
be sufficient to
heavy Penalties
attached
put down
the pirates
besing retained,
to the Arms
Pirates would
I find however that the
boat which
Wie Pracias possess heiress to arry arms, granted by the Guise Lovernment during the war
with Explant. I have mijesion
several of these
licence. Now
the war beng over it woudt be
highing proper.
write trew the
sicence, which quò
thees Prato
the semblance of nomining with the