Mr. Drvxacoxo said he would do so. the Mixed Court in foreign clothes. Mr.
The Assessor explained to the Magistrate Allen still would not recognise me, and told that Mr. Drammond was in Court to repre-Chen so to decide the case. Chen, without sent Kum Allom, whereupon the Magistrate going half into the case, and without hear-handed to Mr. Dummond a copy of a despatch ing-any witnesses, or perusing the contract, from Mr. sport, H.B1.'s Consul, on the ordered me to pay Tls. 300, before the China case. This despatch was as follows New Year, and as soon as the contractor finished the houses to pay him Tis, 120, and Shanghai, let January, 1879. the balance to be decided after New Year.
Sre,—H.M.'s Vice-Consul at this port, Mr.
I showed Mr, Allen my now certificate, and told him that I was not under the jurisdiction Allen, has brought to my notice a case which Kum Allum, a person of Chinese des-of the Mixed Court; cent, born in the British Island of Penang, any claim against m e me at the had declined to submit himself to th Supreme Court. T objected to vay the money and would not submit to the. Mlayist diction of your Court. In this matter, the honor to inform you that, as at the ti decision. Mr. Allen said, "You pay the in question the defendant was not conform:
and you can appeal to the Consul." I ing to the British regulations, and was not objected to do ao, and Mr. Allen tub me to registered as a British subject, he wi call at the Consulate on the following day and the Consul, I went there, but did not: entitled to claim British protection or inter-tereu Daring the pendency of this case, Mr, Davenport, saw Mr. Allen, whi fendant having conformed to the "All right, Lhave spoken to the will write to Chen that it la settled." In the granted him a certificate of Re afternoon the assault case occurred, and on iti g that it Monday, 20th January, the contractor protection in the case referred to, as I would not allow th three others wore tried and Gued $20, This ration to have a retrospective effect in fine was paid by Ube Magistrate himself, who ious reasons. told the Assessor that the men were poor Kum Allum being and could not pay, we he, the Magistrate, would pay for them. Chou was pressing the subject, in future long Acnesgor hurd to get ime to pay the Tls. 300, conforms to our regulations, be subject but Mr. Allen told him that he would see the solely to British jurisdiction.
Consul about it, and we ordered me to go to T have the honor to be, the Consulate at 2 p.m. I went there and saw Sir, the Consul. After some 0 with Me.
Your obedient servant, Allen, the Consul as! ne was satis. fied with the Magiscra H.B.M.s Consul, No," if he should try the case His Worship Cuex, differently. Mr. Daven- Deputy Magistrate, port asked me why I did not tell him about the. case, when I came to got my cor I replied that Idid not know the case had been tried when I got a certificate; it was decided three full "days? afterwards, Mr, Davenport said, You have to settle it your-telt L have nothing to do with won't interfere." From the 2ist up to 29th nothing transpired during the New Year holidays, "On the 30th January, L ree from Mr, Allen saying Me. Dav to see me at 2.3) pan ort told me to "conform to the Mixed Court decision and not to conform exactly,' and than read Lord Derby's instructions about the changing of dress, in and was asked by Mr. Davenport to After being away for about came and spoke the Chief opinion about and not coming to any defn g, L asked Mr. Allen whet! to pay the money.
Allen replied, you ployee. next day, two Mixed Court at my hous ud demanded the Tia. 300. naturally. refri to comply. They went Having been givew an option, and nothing was heard for two or th On Monday, the 3ed February, man anda Mixed Court ra: came, x1 mea summons, and told me that the Magistrate wanted me to go at on clined. to do so, thinking that ae subject Iwas only amenable to th Cou: Tiwent. yesterday, the 6th is 7 and saw Mr. Alien, and told him that Mr. Penfold went me the summons, and asked him whether L should appear or not at ti Mixed Court, He said I ought to go, and if I did warrant would be issued for my when the arrest sas made, Bir. Davenport would perhaps help me, I went and saw Mr, Davenport and showed him the summons; he said I ought to go to the Mixed Court, and told me us before that he wouldn't interfere about the case.
The Assessor explained that in the assault case by told Kum Allum that he was recognised asa British subject. He admitted that Kum Alums statement was tolerably correct, and explained that ko only wrote on summonses and warrants asa notarial act. In this particular case he had acted entirely under the orders of the Consul, who had declared that he registered the defendant for 1879 under distinct understanding that the registra. tion was not to have a retrospective effect.
Mr, Dxvusoxp thought that this was wulira vires on the part of the Consul, and The Mixed Court.
The Assessor admitted that Kum Allum had accurate papers of his nationality up to 1877 and for 1879, but he had no registration paper for 1878, H auggeated that Mr. Drummond should sce the Consul on the matter, Mr. Davstwoxp aald be would do ea, and withdrew from the Court.
We are informed that Inter in the day Mr, Drummond applied to H.M.'s Consul and asked him to reconsider his decision, but Mr, Davenport declined and said he was pro-pared to support the course he had taken.
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