It is worthy of note, as indicating how common a thing it is in China for condemned persons to procure substitutes, oxen in capital offences, that a kidnapper who recently killed the watchman who was endeavouring to effect his a executed at Canton on the 22ni his photograph exhi it the 23rd on one of the wharves near Shameen. Te is alleged that the photograph was taken before his execution "ud exhibited with the head on the suggestion of the citizens wh desired to make sure that the right man suffered decapitation.
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