(Sane 16th.) Sir @. Cawrnert asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he could give the House any information as to the general result of the missions to inquire into the circumstances of the murder of Mr. Margary.
Mr, Boorke said he was sorry he could not give any information asto the result of the ious. A report had been received, but he did not deem it advisable to make it public before it had been under the consideration of the Government, We drew attention some time ago to the existence in this Settlement of certain Canton stores in which foreign wines, beer, brandy, preserved meats, &c., areretailed. it is not a secret that house-boys and other servants in foreign employ are on the best of terms with the proprietors of these establishments; and the irregular scale of prices, extraordinary stock, &¢., lead irresistibly to the conclusion that the {goods ave in many cases been
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